Zedong Lu

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Zedong Lu is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Zedong Lu has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pollution, 21 papers in Water Science and Technology and 19 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Zedong Lu's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (15 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (12 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (11 papers). Zedong Lu is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (15 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (12 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (11 papers). Zedong Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and France. Zedong Lu's co-authors include Xiuwei Ao, Wenjun Sun, Chen Li, Simiao Li, Domenico Santoro, Chao Yang, Chen Li, Jussi Eloranta, Ching‐Hua Huang and Pengrui Du and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Zedong Lu

53 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Peracetic acid-based advanced oxidation processes for dec... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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. Peracetic acid-based advanced oxidation processes for decontamination and disinfection of water: A review
    2020 552 citations Xiuwei Ao, Jussi Eloranta et al. Water Research profile →
  2. Ceramic nanocomposite membranes and membrane fouling: A review
    2020 350 citations Chen Li, Wenjun Sun et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zedong Lu China 23 1.4k 817 725 562 539 57 2.7k
Ran Yin China 31 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 737 1.0× 457 0.8× 539 1.0× 89 2.9k
Kangping Cui China 30 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 712 1.0× 452 0.8× 466 0.9× 129 3.1k
Joonseon Jeong South Korea 12 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 474 0.7× 546 1.0× 562 1.0× 13 2.5k
Hilla Shemer Israel 27 1.7k 1.2× 650 0.8× 459 0.6× 454 0.8× 838 1.6× 78 3.0k
Hadas Mamane Israel 34 1.2k 0.9× 839 1.0× 600 0.8× 838 1.5× 735 1.4× 115 3.6k
Renzun Zhao United States 15 1.1k 0.8× 747 0.9× 397 0.5× 544 1.0× 390 0.7× 30 2.3k
Zhiwei Zhou China 27 1.2k 0.9× 790 1.0× 347 0.5× 521 0.9× 378 0.7× 132 2.5k
Giovanni Cagnetta China 35 1.2k 0.9× 674 0.8× 911 1.3× 544 1.0× 669 1.2× 58 3.4k
Mohamed I. Badawy Egypt 29 1.6k 1.1× 762 0.9× 481 0.7× 638 1.1× 656 1.2× 73 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zedong Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zedong Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zedong Lu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zedong Lu. The network helps show where Zedong Lu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zedong Lu

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

All Works

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Yu, Wenqing, Zhiwei Zhou, Yanling Yang, et al.. (2025). Artificial intelligence in chemical dosing for drinking water treatment: A systematic review of algorithmic applications, implementation frameworks, and future challenges. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 118936–118936.
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Lu, Zedong, et al.. (2025). Impact of flow configuration on microbial ecological processes and health risks in biological activated carbon filters. Chemical Engineering Journal. 514. 163204–163204.
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Sun, Yazhou, Zedong Lu, Xing Li, et al.. (2025). Microbial behavior drives structure and composition changes during bio-cake evolution and implications for membrane fouling mitigation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 515. 163318–163318. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Na, Xing Li, Li Zhao, et al.. (2025). Slow sand filters with variable filtration rates for rainwater purification: Microecological differences between biofilm and water phases. Journal of Environmental Management. 375. 124210–124210. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Fangjun, Yanling Yang, Xing Li, et al.. (2025). Ultra-rapid start-up biological nitrification for nutrient recovery from source-separated urine. Water Research. 287(Pt A). 124343–124343. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Fangjun, Yanling Yang, Xing Li, et al.. (2024). Biological nitrification-based nutrient recovery technologies for source-separated urine treatment: A critical review. Desalination. 591. 118027–118027. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhiwei, Xing Li, Jiawei Ren, et al.. (2024). Reliable assessment and prediction of moderate preoxidation of sodium hypochlorite for algae-laden water treatment. Water Research. 266. 122398–122398. 12 indexed citations
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Shi, Ke, Xing Li, Zhiwei Zhou, et al.. (2024). Modular solar interfacial evaporation and crystallization– Functional partitioning. Chemical Engineering Journal. 486. 150229–150229. 22 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenjun, Yuanna Zhang, Zedong Lu, et al.. (2023). Fate of Naturally Dissolved Organic Matter and Synthetic Organic Compounds Subjected to Drinking Water Treatment Using Membrane, Activated Carbon, and UV/H2O2 Technologies. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(14). 5558–5568. 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenjun, Zibo Jing, Ran Yin, et al.. (2023). Dose–Response Behavior of Pathogens and Surrogate Microorganisms across the Ultraviolet-C Spectrum: Inactivation Efficiencies, Action Spectra, and Mechanisms. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(29). 10891–10900. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Chen, Wenjun Sun, Zedong Lu, et al.. (2022). Contribution of filtration and photocatalysis to DOM removal and fouling mechanism during in-situ UV-LED photocatalytic ceramic membrane process. Water Research. 226. 119298–119298. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Chen, Wenjun Sun, Zedong Lu, Xiuwei Ao, & Simiao Li. (2020). Ceramic nanocomposite membranes and membrane fouling: A review. Water Research. 175. 115674–115674. 350 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ao, Xiuwei, Jussi Eloranta, Ching‐Hua Huang, et al.. (2020). Peracetic acid-based advanced oxidation processes for decontamination and disinfection of water: A review. Water Research. 188. 116479–116479. 552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Zedong, Wenjun Sun, Chen Li, et al.. (2019). Bioremoval of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by Pseudoxanthomonas sp. DIN-3 isolated from biological activated carbon process. Water Research. 161. 459–472. 85 indexed citations
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Li, Chen, Wenjun Sun, Zedong Lu, et al.. (2019). Systematic evaluation of TiO2-GO-modified ceramic membranes for water treatment: Retention properties and fouling mechanisms. Chemical Engineering Journal. 378. 122138–122138. 79 indexed citations
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Lu, Zedong, et al.. (2015). The Diversity and Role of Bacterial Ice Nuclei in Rainwater from Mountain Sites in China. Aerosol and Air Quality Research. 16(3). 640–652. 21 indexed citations

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