Zaiming Chen

5.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
26 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Zaiming Chen is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zaiming Chen has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Water Science and Technology, 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zaiming Chen's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (10 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (5 papers) and Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (5 papers). Zaiming Chen is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (10 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (5 papers) and Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (5 papers). Zaiming Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Zaiming Chen's co-authors include Baoliang Chen, Xin Xiao, Jun Wang, Lizhong Zhu, Jerald L. Schnoor, Cary T. Chiou, Li Zhu, Dandan Zhou, Wenyuan Chen and Tiantian Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Zaiming Chen

25 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

A novel magnetic biochar efficiently sorbs organic pollut... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2010 2018 2014 2009 250 500 750
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. A novel magnetic biochar efficiently sorbs organic pollutants and phosphate
    2010 842 citations Baoliang Chen, Zaiming Chen et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
  2. Insight into Multiple and Multilevel Structures of Biochars and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A Critical Review
    2018 717 citations Xin Xiao, Baoliang Chen et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  3. Adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Graphene and Graphene Oxide Nanosheets
    2014 703 citations Jun Wang, Zaiming Chen et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  4. Sorption of naphthalene and 1-naphthol by biochars of orange peels with different pyrolytic temperatures
    2009 538 citations Baoliang Chen, Zaiming Chen Chemosphere profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zaiming Chen China 14 2.1k 1.2k 980 862 831 26 4.2k
Dimitrios Kalderis Greece 37 2.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 850 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 107 5.4k
Fei Lian China 29 1.8k 0.8× 780 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 702 0.8× 628 0.8× 62 3.8k
Dengjun Wang United States 39 1.5k 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.5× 1.2k 1.4× 775 0.9× 124 4.9k
Ankur Sarswat India 15 2.4k 1.1× 863 0.7× 802 0.8× 533 0.6× 814 1.0× 17 3.8k
Yingwen Xue China 32 3.8k 1.8× 1.1k 0.9× 1.5k 1.5× 856 1.0× 1.6k 1.9× 57 5.7k
Md Abu Hasan Johir Australia 41 2.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 696 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 104 5.2k
Ahmed Mosa Egypt 30 2.0k 0.9× 691 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 400 0.5× 816 1.0× 92 4.0k
Weiben Yang China 40 2.5k 1.2× 851 0.7× 673 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 630 0.8× 116 4.5k
Xiaoling Dong China 22 1.8k 0.8× 655 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 361 0.4× 613 0.7× 43 3.6k
Rongzhong Wang China 34 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 1.5k 1.6× 1.8k 2.1× 711 0.9× 57 5.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zaiming Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zaiming Chen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Zaiming, et al.. (2025). Tandem electrocatalysts for CO 2 reduction to prepare multi-carbon products. Nano Research. 18(4). 94907270–94907270. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Ju, Hao Ding, Shiyi Zhao, et al.. (2025). Boosting interfacial electron transfer via built-in electric fields in N-doped biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron for highly efficient sulfite activation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 370. 125155–125155. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Zaiming, et al.. (2024). Hydrolysis of p-Phenylenediamine Antioxidants: The Reaction Mechanism, Prediction Model, and Potential Impact on Aquatic Toxicity. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(1). 811–822. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Kun, et al.. (2024). Biochar Reduced the Risks of Human Bacterial Pathogens in Soil via Disturbing Quorum Sensing Mediated by Persistent Free Radicals. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(50). 22343–22354. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Shanshan, et al.. (2024). Adsorption of nucleotides and nucleic acids on goethite nanoparticles: mode, sites and relationship with phosphate and non-phosphate structures. Environmental Science Nano. 11(6). 2655–2667. 3 indexed citations
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Feng, Huajun, et al.. (2023). Biochar as an enhancer of the stability, mesoporous structure and oxytetracycline adsorption capacity of ferrihydrite: Role of the silicon component. The Science of The Total Environment. 875. 162652–162652. 13 indexed citations
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Huang, Dan, et al.. (2023). Enhanced removal of florfenicol by distributing nanoscale zerovalent iron onto activated carbon: Mechanism and toxicity evaluation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147938–147938. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Zaiming, Lihua Yao, Feng Sun, et al.. (2021). Antibiotic resistance genes are enriched with prolonged age of refuse in small and medium-sized landfill systems. Environmental Research. 197. 111194–111194. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Zaiming, Jianfei Wang, Yuefeng Wang, Bing Li, & Meizhen Wang. (2021). Rapid formation of pyrogenic char (biochar) with high and low sorption capacity towards organic chemicals. Environmental Pollution. 273. 116472–116472. 5 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xin, Zaiming Chen, & Baoliang Chen. (2020). Proton uptake behaviors of organic and inorganic matters in biochars prepared under different pyrolytic temperatures. The Science of The Total Environment. 746. 140853–140853. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Zaiming, Xin Xiao, Baoshan Xing, & Baoliang Chen. (2019). pH-dependent sorption of sulfonamide antibiotics onto biochars: Sorption mechanisms and modeling. Environmental Pollution. 248. 48–56. 76 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xin, Baoliang Chen, Zaiming Chen, Lizhong Zhu, & Jerald L. Schnoor. (2018). Insight into Multiple and Multilevel Structures of Biochars and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A Critical Review. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(9). 5027–5047. 717 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Zaiming & Wenjie Ji. (2018). Sorption of ionizable organic chemicals to carbonaceous adsorbents: Solution pH change and contributions of different species. The Science of The Total Environment. 647. 1069–1079. 5 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xin, Zaiming Chen, & Baoliang Chen. (2016). H/C atomic ratio as a smart linkage between pyrolytic temperatures, aromatic clusters and sorption properties of biochars derived from diverse precursory materials. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 22644–22644. 258 indexed citations
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Wang, Jun, Zaiming Chen, & Baoliang Chen. (2014). Adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Graphene and Graphene Oxide Nanosheets. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(9). 4817–4825. 703 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Baoliang, et al.. (2010). A novel magnetic biochar efficiently sorbs organic pollutants and phosphate. Bioresource Technology. 102(2). 716–723. 842 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Baoliang & Zaiming Chen. (2009). Sorption of naphthalene and 1-naphthol by biochars of orange peels with different pyrolytic temperatures. Chemosphere. 76(1). 127–133. 538 indexed citations breakdown →

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