Zequn Yang

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Zequn Yang is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zequn Yang has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 34 papers in Materials Chemistry and 26 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zequn Yang's work include Mercury impact and mitigation studies (63 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (24 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (19 papers). Zequn Yang is often cited by papers focused on Mercury impact and mitigation studies (63 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (24 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (19 papers). Zequn Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Zequn Yang's co-authors include Hailong Li, Jianping Yang, Wenqi Qu, Kaimin Shih, Jiexia Zhao, Yong Feng, Lijian Leng, Haoyi Peng, Hongxiao Zu and Yingchao Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Zequn Yang

108 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A complete review on the oxygen-containing functional groups of biochar: Formation mechanisms, detection methods, engineering, and applications

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zequn Yang China	38	1.9k	1.3k	1.0k	1.0k	668	114	3.8k
Haomiao Xu China	36	2.1k 1.1×	2.1k 1.6×	1.2k 1.1×	875 0.9×	928 1.4×	126	4.3k
Dongjing Liu China	35	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	986 0.9×	727 0.7×	1.0k 1.6×	112	3.3k
Wenqi Qu China	32	1.8k 0.9×	890 0.7×	803 0.8×	469 0.5×	577 0.9×	76	2.7k
Jian Mei China	30	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	602 0.6×	524 0.5×	533 0.8×	81	2.6k
Shanhong Li China	34	649 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	763 0.7×	403 0.4×	903 1.4×	85	3.0k
Jiang Wu China	44	1.6k 0.8×	2.6k 1.9×	2.5k 2.4×	3.0k 3.0×	636 1.0×	182	5.2k
Bo Zhao China	45	649 0.3×	2.4k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	709 0.7×	1.5k 2.2×	160	4.9k
Xu Han China	39	426 0.2×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	322 0.5×	195	4.9k
Yi Zhao China	36	665 0.3×	2.5k 1.8×	1.2k 1.2×	448 0.4×	2.5k 3.7×	138	3.6k
Yuan Zhuang China	37	530 0.3×	1.3k 1.0×	906 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	276 0.4×	119	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zequn Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zequn Yang

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Zhou, Zhenhuan, Hao Ling, Yunlei Zhao, et al.. (2025). Enhanced CO2/N2 separation via optimized temperature/vacuum swing adsorption (TVSA) Processes: Experimental and simulation studies. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 132051–132051. 6 indexed citations

Yang, Jianping, Wei Zheng, Fanyue Meng, et al.. (2025). Development of urea modified CuO pellets for elemental mercury adsorption from natural gas with H2S. Chemical Engineering Journal. 528. 172101–172101.

Xie, Fang, Ning Wang, Hongmei Chen, et al.. (2025). Advances in amine-functionalized metal organic frameworks for carbon capture. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(48). 41653–41685. 1 indexed citations

Li, Huan, Zequn Yang, Wei Xing Zheng, et al.. (2025). A review on monolithic remediators for mercury pollution control in industrial flue gas and effluents. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 131917–131917. 2 indexed citations

Zheng, Wei Xing, Min-Yu Li, Hongmei Chen, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of Selenized Metal–Organic Framework Hollow Cage under Ambient Condition for Clean Energy Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(8). 11993–12003.

Zhang, Mingguang, Jianping Yang, Lijian Leng, et al.. (2025). Mechanistic insights into mercury removal by FeCl3-modified ZnS: Role of oxidation and sulfur activation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 515. 163054–163054.

He, Weizhen, Wei Zheng, Hongxiao Zu, et al.. (2025). Sepiolite-CuₓSy pellets fabricated via extrusion-spheronization for elemental mercury removal in natural gas. Chemical Engineering Journal. 521. 166875–166875. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Weijin, Jiefeng Chen, Hongxiao Zu, et al.. (2025). Machine Learning-Assisted Prediction and Exploration of the Homogeneous Oxidation of Mercury in Coal Combustion Flue Gas. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(22). 11073–11082. 2 indexed citations

Zheng, Wei Xing, Qi Sun, Wanliang Yang, et al.. (2024). Advances in single-atom catalysts/sorbents for elemental mercury removal from flue gas. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 129298–129298. 4 indexed citations

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Zu, Hongxiao, Zequn Yang, Wenqi Qu, et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation of homogeneous elemental mercury oxidation within an electrostatic precipitator. Chemical Engineering Science. 303. 120968–120968. 1 indexed citations

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Zheng, Wei Xing, Wanliang Yang, Jiefeng Chen, et al.. (2024). H2S induced in-situ formation of recyclable metal sulfide-based sorbent for elemental mercury sequestration in natural gas. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154699–154699. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Hailong, Wei Zheng, Hongxiao Zu, et al.. (2023). In situ acid etching boosts mercury accommodation capacities of transition metal sulfides. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1395–1395. 53 indexed citations

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Li, Hailong, Hongxiao Zu, Wenqi Qu, et al.. (2023). Density functional theory study on the structural evolution of mercury sulfide adsorbed on zinc sulfide. Chemical Engineering Science. 280. 119015–119015. 5 indexed citations

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Leng, Lijian, Weijin Zhang, Jiefeng Chen, et al.. (2023). Machine-learning-aided hydrochar production through hydrothermal carbonization of biomass by engineering operating parameters and/or biomass mixture recipes. Energy. 288. 129854–129854. 18 indexed citations

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Zheng, Wei, Yuanyuan Na, Jianping Yang, et al.. (2023). Facile fabrication of regenerable spherical La0.8Ce0.2MnO3 pellet via wet-chemistry molding strategy for elemental mercury removal. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147659–147659. 9 indexed citations

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Yang, Jianping, Yuanyuan Na, Yingchao Hu, et al.. (2023). Granulation of Mn-based perovskite adsorbent for cyclic Hg0 capture from coal combustion flue gas. Chemical Engineering Journal. 459. 141679–141679. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Hailong, Jiefeng Chen, Weijin Zhang, et al.. (2023). Machine-learning-aided thermochemical treatment of biomass: a review. Biofuel Research Journal. 10(1). 1786–1809. 110 indexed citations

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Gao, Shan, et al.. (2023). Copper Selenide (CuSe) Monolith Fabricated by Facile Copper Foam Selenization for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue. International Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2023. 1–12. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Hailong, Zejian Ai, Lihong Yang, et al.. (2022). Machine learning assisted predicting and engineering specific surface area and total pore volume of biochar. Bioresource Technology. 369. 128417–128417. 89 indexed citations

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Liu, Song, Yajing Liu, Yuli Sun, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and biological evaluation of [18F](2S,4S)4-(3-fluoropropyl) arginine as a tumor imaging agent. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 183. 111730–111730. 13 indexed citations

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