Yu Tian

15.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
395 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Yu Tian is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Tian has authored 395 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Water Science and Technology, 90 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 81 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Yu Tian's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (69 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (62 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (49 papers). Yu Tian is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (69 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (62 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (49 papers). Yu Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yu Tian's co-authors include Jun Zhang, Wei Zuo, Wei Zuo, Lingchao Kong, Li‐Kai Yan, Zhipeng Li, Lipin Li, Jianhui Zhao, Jingxiang Zhao and Yi Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yu Tian

374 papers receiving 12.9k 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.

  1. Oxygen Vacancy-Induced Nonradical Degradation of Organics: Critical Trigger of Oxygen (O2) in the Fe–Co LDH/Peroxymonosulfate System
    2021 404 citations Yu Tian et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Yu Tian 4.2k 4.0k 3.3k 2.5k 2.4k 395 13.0k
Bo Jin 5.2k 1.2× 5.3k 1.3× 3.5k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 2.5k 1.0× 165 13.7k
Zhaohui Yang 4.1k 1.0× 3.9k 1.0× 2.9k 0.9× 2.7k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 173 11.8k
Xin Li 4.9k 1.2× 2.5k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 2.5k 1.0× 307 12.6k
Chaohai Wei 3.2k 0.8× 2.8k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 2.8k 1.1× 2.3k 1.0× 305 11.1k
Chunping Yang 5.6k 1.3× 3.8k 0.9× 4.0k 1.2× 4.4k 1.8× 2.9k 1.2× 241 16.7k
Aimin Li 6.8k 1.6× 2.7k 0.7× 3.4k 1.0× 2.7k 1.1× 3.2k 1.3× 395 15.8k
Tian C. Zhang 3.1k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 2.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 2.9k 1.2× 316 11.2k
Patrick Drogui 5.7k 1.4× 4.9k 1.2× 2.8k 0.8× 3.4k 1.4× 3.2k 1.3× 286 14.2k
Abdeltif Amrane 4.8k 1.1× 2.7k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 2.4k 1.0× 2.2k 0.9× 489 12.6k
Xuefei Zhou 5.0k 1.2× 4.0k 1.0× 2.1k 0.6× 2.8k 1.1× 4.5k 1.8× 364 13.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Tian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Tian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Tian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Tian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu Tian 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 Yu Tian. Yu Tian is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Li, Yuelei, Lipin Li, Haoran Zhang, et al.. (2025). Machine learning enhancing biochar abatement predictions: Advancing China climate goals for food production and promoting application. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 218. 108248–108248. 2 indexed citations
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Tian, Yu, Rumeng Wang, Min Ji, et al.. (2024). The Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Biological Electrochemical System: A Mini-Review. Water. 16(17). 2424–2424. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jie, et al.. (2024). Structure and composition of dissolved organic matters in sludge by ultrasonic treatment. Journal of Environmental Management. 356. 120589–120589. 10 indexed citations
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Tian, Yu, et al.. (2024). Numerical Study on the Hydrodynamics of Fish Swimming with Different Morphologies in Oblique Flow. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 12(12). 2302–2302.
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Tian, Yu, et al.. (2024). Z-scheme H-PDI supermolecule/NH2-MIL-101(Fe) for enhanced malathion degradation: Mechanism, pathway, and toxicity assessment. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(6). 114358–114358. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yue, Hanmin Zhang, & Yu Tian. (2024). Sulfur-driven microbial fuel cells denitrification system for targeted treatment of nitrate-containing groundwater: Performance and mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 154328–154328. 7 indexed citations
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Lei, Yongjia, Yu Tian, Dionissios Mantzavinos, et al.. (2024). New insights into the PFAS defluorination performance and mechanism of ultrasound-enhanced electrochemistry with peroxydisulfate electrolyte. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 156928–156928. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Daikun, et al.. (2024). A sustainable carbon aerogel from waste paper with exceptional performance for antibiotics removal from water. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 474. 134738–134738. 13 indexed citations
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Zhong, Jin‐Rong, Yu Tian, Yi-Fei Sun, et al.. (2024). The dual action of N2 on morphology regulation and mass-transfer acceleration of CO2 hydrate film. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 73. 120–129. 4 indexed citations
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Lei, Yongjia, Yu Tian, Ruixiang Wang, et al.. (2024). Novel enhanced defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acids by biochar-assisted ultrasound coupling ferrate: Performance and mechanism. Bioresource Technology. 402. 130790–130790. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, et al.. (2024). Selective adsorption of tetracycline by β-CD-immobilized sodium alginate aerogel coupled with ultrafiltration for reclaimed water. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 68. 27–34. 9 indexed citations
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Sun, Li, et al.. (2024). Unraveling biological behavior and influence of magnetic iron-based nanoparticles in algal-bacterial systems: A comprehensive review. The Science of The Total Environment. 915. 169852–169852. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Fen­wu, Uma Maheswari Rajagopalan, Yu Tian, et al.. (2023). Effect of Biochar-Containing Compost on Cucumber Quality and Antibiotic Resistance Genes Abundance in Soil–Cucumber System. Sustainability. 15(12). 9563–9563. 3 indexed citations
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Tian, Yu, Fen­wu Liu, Bo Sun, et al.. (2023). Efficient removal of doxycycline using Schwertmannite as a heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst over a wide pH range. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(2). 109441–109441. 11 indexed citations
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Pang, Heliang, Yuyao Zhang, Wei Qiao, et al.. (2023). Enhancing volatile fatty acids accumulation through anaerobic co-fermentation of excess sludge and sodium citrate: Divalent cation chelation and carbon source supplement. Separation and Purification Technology. 311. 123356–123356. 25 indexed citations
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Lv, Longyi, Weiguang Li, Jiarui Chen, et al.. (2023). Regulation of extracellular polymers based on quorum sensing in wastewater biological treatment from mechanisms to applications: A critical review. Water Research. 250. 121057–121057. 85 indexed citations

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