Yunguo Liu

26.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
307 papers, 22.2k citations indexed

About

Yunguo Liu is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yunguo Liu has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 22.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Water Science and Technology, 71 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 62 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yunguo Liu's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (108 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (40 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (33 papers). Yunguo Liu is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (108 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (40 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (33 papers). Yunguo Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Saudi Arabia. Yunguo Liu's co-authors include Guangming Zeng, Xiaofei Tan, Xinjiang Hu, Shaobo Liu, Yanling Gu, Luhua Jiang, Weihua Xu, Xin Li, Lu Zhou and Danlian Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Yunguo Liu

297 papers receiving 21.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Application of biochar for the removal of pollutants from aqueous solutions

2015 1.5k citations Xiaofei Tan, Yunguo Liu et al. profile →
Biochar to improve soil fertility. A review

2016 809 citations Yunguo Liu, Shaobo Liu et al. profile →
Adsorption of chromium (VI) by ethylenediamine-modified cross-linked magnetic chitosan resin: Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics

2010 773 citations Yunguo Liu, Xin Li et al. profile →
Biochar-based nano-composites for the decontamination of wastewater: A review

2016 699 citations Xiaofei Tan, Yunguo Liu et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
Biochar as potential sustainable precursors for activated carbon production: Multiple applications in environmental protection and energy storage

2016 543 citations Xiaofei Tan, Shaobo Liu et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
Competitive adsorption of Pb(II), Cd(II) and Cu(II) onto chitosan-pyromellitic dianhydride modified biochar

2017 417 citations Yunguo Liu, Shaobo Liu et al. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →

Peers

Yunguo Liu

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Baoliang Chen China

Xiaofei Tan China

Yaoyu Zhou China

Xinde Cao China

Dongmei Zhou China

Byong‐Hun Jeon South Korea

Meththika Vithanage Sri Lanka

Dinesh Mohan India

Zhi Dang China

Mallavarapu Megharaj Australia

Baoliang Chen China

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Countries citing papers authored by Yunguo Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yunguo Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yunguo Liu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Chenchen, Shutao Wang, Xueqiu He, et al.. (2025). The joint action of nano-montmorillonite and plant roots on the remediation of cadmium-contaminated soil and the improvement of rhizosphere bacterial characterization. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115462–115462.

Gao, Rong, Mengyang Xia, Niu Huang, et al.. (2025). Boosting hydrogen peroxide photosynthetic efficiency via enhanced adsorption of small water clusters. Energy & Environmental Science. 19(2). 539–550. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Jinqiang, Zhanjun Wang, Maoliang Zhang, et al.. (2025). Hydrochemical characteristics, driving factors and health risk of fluoride in groundwater from the northwestern Ordos Basin, China. Geoscience Frontiers. 16(5). 102123–102123. 2 indexed citations

Sang, Zhiyuan, Min Zheng, Zhenxin Li, et al.. (2025). Accelerating water dissociation to achieve ampere-level hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis in brine and seawater. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5895–5895. 1 indexed citations

Dai, Haixing, Zhengliang Liu, Wenxiong Liao, et al.. (2025). AugGPT: Leveraging ChatGPT for Text Data Augmentation. IEEE Transactions on Big Data. 11(3). 907–918. 16 indexed citations

Li, Delong, et al.. (2024). Advances in the metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for the production of serotonin and its precursor, tryptophan. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 208. 109360–109360. 2 indexed citations

Cui, Shaobo, et al.. (2024). Silver nanoparticle functionalized heterojunction NiO/SnO2 nanotubes for comprehensive sensitization of acetone sensor. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 417. 136208–136208. 20 indexed citations

Guo, Zhenbo, Yunguo Liu, Zhiping He, et al.. (2024). A carbon-promoted galvanic replacement method to synthesize efficient PdNi nanoalloy catalyst. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 663. 369–378. 4 indexed citations

Yan, Cheng, et al.. (2024). Enhancing genome‐wide populus trait prediction through deep convolutional neural networks. The Plant Journal. 119(2). 735–745. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Yangguang, Yunguo Liu, Weize Wang, et al.. (2024). Deposition characteristics, sintering and CMAS corrosion resistance, and mechanical properties of thermal barrier coatings by atmospheric plasma spraying. Surface and Coatings Technology. 482. 130623–130623. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Xinyu, Wangwang Tang, Qichen Li, et al.. (2024). Accelerated Fe(III)/Fe(II) cycle for ultrafast removal of acetaminophen by a novel W18O49 co-catalytic Fe3+/H2O2 fenton-like system. Separation and Purification Technology. 342. 127056–127056. 35 indexed citations

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Wang, Guiyin, Ruoqi Liu, Zhanbiao Yang, et al.. (2023). Enhanced simultaneous removal of phosphate and ammonium from swine wastewater using magnetic magnesium–loaded Chinese herbal medicine residues: Performance, mechanism, and resource utilization. Bioresource Technology. 393. 130103–130103. 9 indexed citations

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Cao, Li, et al.. (2023). Exploring the response of regional metabolism to population quality change in the late demographic dividend - Evidence from China. Ecological Indicators. 152. 110337–110337. 4 indexed citations

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Huang, Yu, Lingxiao Liu, Yunguo Liu, et al.. (2023). Solid-state nanochannels for bio-marker analysis. Chemical Society Reviews. 52(18). 6270–6293. 63 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunguo, Qingmei Su, Weihao Shi, et al.. (2023). Chemical Lithiation-Induced Oxygen Vacancies in MnO₂ at Room Temperature for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 6(12). 6689–6699. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunguo, Xiaofei Tan, Shaobo Liu, et al.. (2019). Facile synthesis of MnO_x‐loaded biochar for the removal of doxycycline hydrochloride: effects of ambient conditions and co‐existing heavy metals. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 94(7). 2187–2197. 46 indexed citations

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Li, Xin, Zhongping Zhu, Chang Zhang, et al.. (2018). The bioenergetics mechanisms and applications of sulfate-reducing bacteria in remediation of pollutants in drainage: A review. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 158. 162–170. 98 indexed citations

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Zeng, Zhiwei, Sirong Tian, Yunguo Liu, et al.. (2017). Comparative study of rice husk biochars for aqueous antibiotics removal. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 93(4). 1075–1084. 46 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunguo. (2010). Study of the Cadmium Accumulation and Tolerance of Vetiveria Zizanioides. Journal of Hunan University.

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Liu, Yunguo. (2007). The Essential of Primary Health Care and a Review of Its Development in China. Zhongguo weisheng jingji. 4 indexed citations

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