Zelin Wu

3.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
50 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Zelin Wu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zelin Wu has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 24 papers in Water Science and Technology and 15 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zelin Wu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (29 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (24 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (14 papers). Zelin Wu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (29 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (24 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (14 papers). Zelin Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Singapore. Zelin Wu's co-authors include Bo Lai, Zhaokun Xiong, Gang Yao, Bingkun Huang, Zhimin Ao, Xinhao Wang, Shengyan Pu, Yupeng Wang, Hongyu Zhou and Zhicheng Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Zelin Wu

46 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Core-shell magnetic Fe3O4@Zn/Co-ZIFs to activate peroxymonosulfate for highly efficient degradation of carbamazepine

2020 638 citations Zelin Wu, Zhaokun Xiong et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
Coupled Surface-Confinement Effect and Pore Engineering in a Single-Fe-Atom Catalyst for Ultrafast Fenton-like Reaction with High-Valent Iron-Oxo Complex Oxidation

2023 159 citations Bingkun Huang, Zelin Wu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Microenvironment modulation of cobalt single-atom catalysts for boosting both radical oxidation and electron-transfer process in Fenton-like system

2023 149 citations Kexin Yin, Yanan Shang et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
Long-range interactions driving neighboring Fe–N4 sites in Fenton-like reactions for sustainable water decontamination

2024 101 citations Zelin Wu, Zhaokun Xiong et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zelin Wu China	24	2.1k	2.0k	954	804	326	50	3.1k
Peidong Hu Japan	15	2.3k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	963 1.0×	952 1.2×	309 0.9×	25	3.2k
Zhicheng Pan China	24	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	832 0.9×	618 0.8×	251 0.8×	41	2.4k
Xiaoming Peng China	20	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	971 1.0×	654 0.8×	336 1.0×	57	2.7k
Chencheng Dong China	23	2.8k 1.4×	2.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.7×	930 1.2×	323 1.0×	34	4.0k
Deling Yuan China	33	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	580 0.7×	259 0.8×	58	3.1k
Stacey Indrawirawan Australia	10	1.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	755 0.8×	643 0.8×	242 0.7×	10	2.5k
Zeyu Guan China	27	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	689 0.7×	588 0.7×	212 0.7×	76	2.3k
Yaobin Ding China	33	3.0k 1.4×	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	1.2k 1.5×	374 1.1×	48	4.3k
Abdellatif Gadri Tunisia	32	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	723 0.9×	328 1.0×	59	3.7k
Zhaoxin Zhou China	27	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	615 0.8×	212 0.7×	51	2.8k

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Li, Ziyi, Zelin Wu, Donglong Fu, et al.. (2025). Inhibitory Effect of Water on Propane Dehydrogenation over Metal Oxides via Dissociative Adsorption. Transactions of Tianjin University. 31(6). 579–589.

Wu, Zelin, Xinhao Wang, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Thermal-Driven Coordination Microenvironment Reconstruction in Single-Atom Catalysts Unlocks Ultrafast Water Remediation. ACS Nano. 19(29). 26701–26714.

Huang, Bingkun, Zelin Wu, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Is the choice of quencher appropriate for exploring reactive oxygen species in advanced oxidation processes?. Chinese Chemical Letters. 37(3). 111537–111537. 2 indexed citations

Li, Ying, Zelin Wu, Xiaoyu Liu, et al.. (2025). Matching molecular scale with active site spacing induces distinct mechanisms in single-atom catalysts for persulfate activation. Chinese Chemical Letters. 37(4). 111627–111627.

Wu, Zelin, Congwei Wang, Xiaoxiang Zhang, Quangui Guo, & Junying Wang. (2024). Graphene-based CO2 reduction electrocatalysts: a review. Carbon. 221. 118879–118879. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Bingkun, Zelin Wu, Hongyu Zhou, et al.. (2024). The structure-performance relationships in active center size-dependent Fenton-like catalysis: From nanoparticles to single atoms. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 355. 124157–124157. 47 indexed citations

Wu, Zelin, Zhaokun Xiong, Bingkun Huang, et al.. (2024). Long-range interactions driving neighboring Fe–N4 sites in Fenton-like reactions for sustainable water decontamination. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7775–7775. 101 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Wei, Sai Chen, Jiachen Sun, et al.. (2024). Modulating Lattice Oxygen through an Alkaline Earth Metal Promoter for Chemical Looping Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane. ACS Catalysis. 15(1). 585–594. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xinhao, Zhaokun Xiong, Hongle Shi, et al.. (2023). Switching the reaction mechanisms and pollutant degradation routes through active center size-dependent Fenton-like catalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 329. 122569–122569. 132 indexed citations

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Wu, Zelin, Zhaokun Xiong, Wen Liu, et al.. (2023). Active Center Size-Dependent Fenton-Like Chemistry for Sustainable Water Decontamination. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(50). 21416–21427. 63 indexed citations

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Huang, Rongfu, Xipeng Wei, Zelin Wu, et al.. (2023). Activation of periodate by N-doped iron-based porous carbon for degradation of sulfisoxazole: Significance of catalyst-mediated electron transfer mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 457. 131790–131790. 61 indexed citations

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Huang, Bingkun, Xinyi Ren, Jian Zhao, et al.. (2023). Modulating Electronic Structure Engineering of Atomically Dispersed Cobalt Catalyst in Fenton-like Reaction for Efficient Degradation of Organic Pollutants. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(37). 14071–14081. 116 indexed citations

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Wu, Zelin, Hongle Shi, Kexin Chen, et al.. (2023). Insights into the electron transfer mechanisms of peroxydisulfate activation by modified metal-free acetylene black for degradation of sulfisoxazole. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(8). 109334–109334. 36 indexed citations

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Yin, Kexin, Yanan Shang, Dongdong Chen, et al.. (2023). Microenvironment modulation of cobalt single-atom catalysts for boosting both radical oxidation and electron-transfer process in Fenton-like system. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 329. 122558–122558. 149 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Zelin, Bingkun Huang, Xinhao Wang, et al.. (2023). Facilely Tuning the First-Shell Coordination Microenvironment in Iron Single-Atom for Fenton-like Chemistry toward Highly Efficient Wastewater Purification. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(37). 14046–14057. 127 indexed citations

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Wu, Zelin, Zhaokun Xiong, & Bo Lai. (2022). Metal sulfide-based catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for water decontamination. 1(3). 298–315. 37 indexed citations

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Mu, Youbing, Zelin Wu, Jiyong Zheng, et al.. (2017). Robust mussel-inspired coatings for controlled zinc ion release. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 5(9). 1742–1752. 8 indexed citations

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Mu, Youbing, Zelin Wu, Danfeng Pei, Jiming Wang, & Xiaobo Wan. (2017). A versatile platform to achieve mechanically robust mussel-inspired antifouling coatings via grafting-to approach. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 6(1). 133–142. 12 indexed citations

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Mu, Youbing, Xiao‐Feng Wu, Danfeng Pei, et al.. (2017). Contribution of the Polarity of Mussel-Inspired Adhesives in the Realization of Strong Underwater Bonding. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 3(12). 3133–3140. 47 indexed citations

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Wu, Zelin, Liang Li, Youbing Mu, & Xiaobo Wan. (2017). Synthesis and Adhesive Property Study of a Mussel-Inspired Adhesive Based on Poly(vinyl alcohol) Backbone. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 218(16). 1700206–1700206. 14 indexed citations

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