Zaiyong Zhang

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Zaiyong Zhang is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zaiyong Zhang has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Environmental Engineering, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Zaiyong Zhang's work include Groundwater flow and contamination studies (16 papers), Crystallography and molecular interactions (12 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (11 papers). Zaiyong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater flow and contamination studies (16 papers), Crystallography and molecular interactions (12 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (11 papers). Zaiyong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Zaiyong Zhang's co-authors include Zhongfu An, Suzhi Cai, Wei Huang, Wenke Wang, Xuefeng Mei, Jian‐Rong Wang, Chengcheng Gong, Lei Duan, Huili Ma and Zhichao Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zaiyong Zhang

66 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Enhancing Purely Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescence via Supramolecular Self‐Assembly

2024 92 citations Zaiyong Zhang, Suzhi Cai et al. Advanced Materials profile →

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Steven L. Larson United States

Josep Galceran Spain

Rafal Strekowski France

Demetrio Pitea Italy

Jinxia Liu Canada

Hongjun Pan United States

Adam Hogan United States

Xiang Zhou China

G. Polla Argentina

Stefano Brenna Italy

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Yang, Huanyu, Yuefei Wang, Ying Wang, et al.. (2025). Host‐Dependent Tunable Phosphorescence Based on Aromatic Heterocyclic Derivatives: Highly Efficient and Photo‐Activated Ultralong Organic Phosphorescence. Advanced Materials. 37(42). e03550–e03550. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Zaiyong, et al.. (2025). Delineate the unknown aquifer geometry and boundary condition using hydraulic tomography. Journal of Hydrology. 653. 132754–132754. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yuefei, Zaiyong Zhang, Huanyu Yang, et al.. (2025). Radical-enhanced photo-activated ultralong organic phosphorescence. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9158–9158. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinrui, Zijun Yan, Ziyue Li, et al.. (2025). The potential of anthraquinone-2-sulfonate (AQS) for “shell breaking” of iron-coated denitrification granular sludge. Journal of Environmental Management. 394. 127623–127623.

Zhang, Zaiyong, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness and optimization strategies for contaminant remediation using integrated groundwater circulation well and pump-and-treat methods in heterogeneous aquifer. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 205. 108243–108243.

Zhang, Zaiyong, Chengcheng Gong, Wenke Wang, et al.. (2024). Enhancing predictions of remedial reagent transport via a vertical groundwater circulation well with high-resolution aquifer characterization. The Science of The Total Environment. 921. 171041–171041. 8 indexed citations

Li, Man, et al.. (2024). Diurnal Variation in Summer Precipitation and the Characteristics of Precipitation Events in the Western Tarim Basin, China. Atmosphere. 15(8). 967–967. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Zaiyong, et al.. (2024). Enhancing groundwater remediation efficiency through integrating Pump-and-Treat system and groundwater circulation well. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 194. 1454–1464. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Zaiyong, et al.. (2023). Analysis of Detailed Lake Variations and Associated Hydrologic Driving Factors in a Semi-Arid Ungauged Closed Watershed. Sustainability. 15(8). 6535–6535. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiao, Song‐Wei Li, Zaiyong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Nanolobatone A, An Unprecedented Diterpenoid and Related New Casbanoids from the Hainan Soft Coral Sinularia nanolobata. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(26). e202300055–e202300055. 4 indexed citations

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Wen, Jet‐Chau, et al.. (2023). Characterizing basin-scale subsurface hydraulic heterogeneity with multiscale geological and hydrological measurements. Journal of Hydrology. 625. 130061–130061. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ying, Jiacai Chen, Zaiyong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Solvent-Free Loading of Vitamin A Palmitate into β-Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Frameworks for Stability Enhancement. AAPS PharmSciTech. 24(5). 136–136. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Xian, Yuefei Wang, Zaiyong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Recent Advances in Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence Metal–Organic Hybrids: Structures, Properties, and Applications. Advanced Materials. 36(15). e2308290–e2308290. 52 indexed citations

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Wang, Jian‐Rong, et al.. (2022). Discovery and photosynthesis of sinuaustones A and B, diterpenoids with a novel carbon scaffold isolated from soft coral Sinularia australiensis from Hainan. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(21). 5921–5928. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zaiyong, Wenke Wang, Chengcheng Gong, et al.. (2021). Salix psammophila afforestations can cause a decline of the water table, prevent groundwater recharge and reduce effective infiltration. The Science of The Total Environment. 780. 146336–146336. 33 indexed citations

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Gong, Chengcheng, Zaiyong Zhang, Wenke Wang, Lei Duan, & Zhoufeng Wang. (2021). An assessment of different methods to determine specific yield for estimating groundwater recharge using lysimeters. The Science of The Total Environment. 788. 147799–147799. 26 indexed citations

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Chen, Zihui, Zaiyong Zhang, Hui Luo, et al.. (2021). Sinusiaetone A, an Anti-inflammatory Norditerpenoid with a Bicyclo[11.3.0]hexadecane Nucleus from the Hainan Soft Coral Sinularia siaesensis. Organic Letters. 23(15). 5621–5625. 34 indexed citations

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Gong, Chengcheng, et al.. (2020). Comparison of field methods for estimating evaporation from bare soil using lysimeters in a semi-arid area. Journal of Hydrology. 590. 125334–125334. 25 indexed citations

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Bao, Junjie, Zaiyong Zhang, Zhicheng Yan, Jian‐Rong Wang, & Xuefeng Mei. (2018). Cocrystallization in vitamin B₉ gels to construct stoichiometry-controlled isostructural materials. CrystEngComm. 20(12). 1644–1648. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Long, et al.. (2012). Synthesis of vaterite and aragonite crystals using biomolecules of tomato and capsicum. Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 86(13). 2071–2075. 10 indexed citations

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