Yi Wei

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Yi Wei is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Wei has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 8 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Yi Wei's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (32 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (18 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (18 papers). Yi Wei is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (32 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (18 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (18 papers). Yi Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yi Wei's co-authors include Yupeng Liu, Lei Zhu, Xuesong Zhang, Quan Bu, Hanwu Lei, Lu Wang, Gayatri Yadavalli, Juming Tang, Hanwu Lei and Masaya Kumagai and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Power Sources and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Yi Wei

71 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A review of catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenols from biomass pyrolysis

2012 470 citations Quan Bu, Hanwu Lei et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Wei China	31	2.0k	960	399	359	299	71	3.0k
Yong Huang China	35	2.1k 1.1×	977 1.0×	793 2.0×	283 0.8×	291 1.0×	162	3.7k
Jianbin Zhou China	26	1.9k 1.0×	576 0.6×	348 0.9×	288 0.8×	215 0.7×	82	2.7k
Humair Ahmed Baloch Australia	24	1.4k 0.7×	604 0.6×	322 0.8×	227 0.6×	215 0.7×	46	2.3k
Mingwei Xia China	17	1.5k 0.7×	566 0.6×	462 1.2×	545 1.5×	351 1.2×	24	2.5k
Yunwu Zheng China	29	1.3k 0.7×	713 0.7×	613 1.5×	221 0.6×	248 0.8×	86	2.3k
Zhi-Xiang Xu China	29	1.3k 0.6×	540 0.6×	391 1.0×	327 0.9×	335 1.1×	71	2.3k
Moriko Qian United States	31	1.7k 0.8×	658 0.7×	375 0.9×	198 0.6×	136 0.5×	45	2.6k
Feiqiang Guo China	34	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	642 1.6×	730 2.0×	485 1.6×	96	3.5k
Quan Bu China	33	2.9k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	513 1.3×	191 0.5×	114 0.4×	72	3.6k
Kai Sun China	34	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	1.3k 3.2×	366 1.0×	534 1.8×	161	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Wei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yi Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yi Wei based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yi Wei. Yi Wei is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Xudong, et al.. (2024). Preparation of activated carbon by molten salt electrochemical method and adsorption and recovery on chromium. Industrial Crops and Products. 222. 119814–119814. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Yi, et al.. (2024). Catalytic production of H2-rich syngas from cellulose pyrolysis under nickel metal fog with molten carbonates. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 72. 991–1000. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Shan, et al.. (2024). Molten salts coupled Ni/Al2O3 for hydrogen from CH4 pyrolysis at mild temperature in bubble-cap reactor. Fuel. 368. 131612–131612. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Yuning, et al.. (2023). Boosting electron transfer in Cu2O@PDA hollow fiber membranes to decompose oxytetracycline under visible light with persulfate. Separation and Purification Technology. 318. 124024–124024. 20 indexed citations

Hou, Yanjun, et al.. (2023). Removal of tar from waste textiles by molten carbonates pyrolysis in bubbling reactor. Fuel. 350. 128823–128823. 2 indexed citations

Hou, Yanjun, et al.. (2023). Removal of Tar from Waste Textiles by Molten Carbonates Pyrolysis in Bubbling Reactor. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Yi, et al.. (2023). Pyrolysis of Lignin in the Presence of Cerium Oxide Coupled with Molten Salts. Catalysts. 13(5). 878–878. 2 indexed citations

Wei, Yi, Wei Chen, Chuanfu Liu, & Huihui Wang. (2021). Facial Synthesis of Adsorbent from Hemicelluloses for Cr(VI) Adsorption. Molecules. 26(5). 1443–1443. 21 indexed citations

Wei, Yi, et al.. (2021). Effects of dissolved oxygen on the sludge dewaterability and extracellular polymeric substances distribution by bioleaching. Chemosphere. 281. 130906–130906. 42 indexed citations

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Wei, Yi, et al.. (2021). Single step carbonating and activating fir sawdust to activated carbon by recyclable molten carbonates and steam. The Science of The Total Environment. 818. 151778–151778. 6 indexed citations

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Wei, Yi, et al.. (2020). Study on reaction mechanism of superior bamboo biochar catalyst production by molten alkali carbonates pyrolysis and its application for cellulose hydrolysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 712. 136435–136435. 45 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhiying, Liping Ma, Quxiu Dai, et al.. (2020). Role of extracellular polymeric substances in sludge dewatering under modified corn-core powder and sludge-based biochar pretreatments. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 202. 110882–110882. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xueqin, Yi Wei, Mingjie Chen, et al.. (2020). Development of functional chitosan-based composite films incorporated with hemicelluloses: Effect on physicochemical properties. Carbohydrate Polymers. 246. 116489–116489. 35 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xueqin, Naiyu Xiao, Mingjie Chen, Yi Wei, & Chuanfu Liu. (2019). Functional packaging films originating from hemicelluloses laurate by direct transesterification in ionic liquid. Carbohydrate Polymers. 229. 115336–115336. 53 indexed citations

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Zhu, Lei, Yayun Zhang, Hanwu Lei, et al.. (2018). Production of hydrocarbons from biomass-derived biochar assisted microwave catalytic pyrolysis. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2(8). 1781–1790. 52 indexed citations

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Wang, Huihui, Yutong Chen, Yi Wei, Aiping Zhang, & Chuanfu Liu. (2016). Homogeneous esterification mechanism of bagasse modified with phthalic anhydride in ionic liquid. Part 2: Reactive behavior of hemicelluloses. Carbohydrate Polymers. 157. 1365–1373. 14 indexed citations

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Bu, Quan, Hanwu Lei, Lu Wang, et al.. (2014). Bio-based phenols and fuel production from catalytic microwave pyrolysis of lignin by activated carbons. Bioresource Technology. 162. 142–147. 169 indexed citations

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Wei, Yi & Hanwu Lei. (2014). Advanced upgrading of extracted water phase bio-oil via esterification by ZSM-5 catalysis. 2014 ASABE Annual International Meeting. 1–22. 1 indexed citations

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Bu, Quan, Hanwu Lei, Lu Wang, et al.. (2013). Renewable phenols production by catalytic microwave pyrolysis of Douglas fir sawdust pellets with activated carbon catalysts. Bioresource Technology. 142. 546–552. 116 indexed citations

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Bu, Quan, Hanwu Lei, Alan H. Zacher, et al.. (2012). A review of catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenols from biomass pyrolysis. Bioresource Technology. 124. 470–477. 470 indexed citations breakdown →

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