Zhen He

26.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
417 papers, 21.4k citations indexed

About

Zhen He is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen He has authored 417 papers receiving a total of 21.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 204 papers in Environmental Engineering, 132 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 128 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhen He's work include Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (195 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (96 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (82 papers). Zhen He is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (195 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (96 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (82 papers). Zhen He collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Qatar. Zhen He's co-authors include Largus T. Angenent, F. Mansfeld, Zhang Fei, Heyang Yuan, Zheng Ge, Shiqiang Zou, Ibrahim M. Abu-Reesh, Shelley D. Minteer, Xiao Li and Junhong Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zhen He

400 papers receiving 21.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Towards sustainable wastewater treatment by using microbial fuel cells-centered technologies

2013 727 citations Zhen He et al. profile →
Exploring the use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in microbial fuel cell studies

2008 616 citations Zhen He et al. profile →
Electricity Generation from Artificial Wastewater Using an Upflow Microbial Fuel Cell

2005 600 citations Zhen He et al. profile →
Nitrogen‐Enriched Core‐Shell Structured Fe/Fe₃C‐C Nanorods as Advanced Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2012 524 citations Zhen He et al. profile →
Compression and Aggregation-Resistant Particles of Crumpled Soft Sheets

2011 471 citations Zhen He et al. profile →
Nutrients removal and recovery in bioelectrochemical systems: A review

2013 390 citations Zhen He et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
Breakthrough of solid tumor treatment: CAR-NK immunotherapy

2024 74 citations Zhen He et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Zhen He	11.9k	9.6k	5.4k	4.7k	4.6k	417	21.4k
Cees J.N. Buisman	10.6k 0.9×	7.3k 0.8×	5.7k 1.0×	4.5k 0.9×	3.4k 0.7×	225	18.5k
Yujie Feng	8.5k 0.7×	9.1k 1.0×	5.6k 1.0×	4.4k 0.9×	4.9k 1.1×	683	26.4k
Peng Liang	7.3k 0.6×	6.5k 0.7×	4.9k 0.9×	2.8k 0.6×	4.8k 1.0×	346	15.6k
H.V.M. Hamelers	15.1k 1.3×	12.9k 1.3×	8.5k 1.6×	6.6k 1.4×	4.3k 0.9×	205	25.0k
Zhiyong Jason Ren	7.2k 0.6×	5.0k 0.5×	3.9k 0.7×	2.4k 0.5×	3.9k 0.8×	315	17.6k
Xia Huang	8.9k 0.7×	8.0k 0.8×	9.5k 1.7×	3.2k 0.7×	12.9k 2.8×	668	28.5k
Wen‐Wei Li	4.9k 0.4×	4.3k 0.5×	4.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.3×	6.0k 1.3×	429	19.9k
Nanqi Ren	7.3k 0.6×	4.7k 0.5×	7.8k 1.4×	2.1k 0.4×	10.9k 2.4×	629	30.3k
Jürg Keller	17.0k 1.4×	8.5k 0.9×	4.7k 0.9×	4.6k 1.0×	7.2k 1.6×	337	35.9k
Aijie Wang	7.8k 0.7×	3.9k 0.4×	4.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.3×	4.5k 1.0×	606	22.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Huang, Zeai, Zhen He, Rustem Zairov, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the role of CH3S* intermediates for efficient methane and hydrogen sulfide reforming over Mo/Al2O3 catalysts. Journal of Catalysis. 448. 116168–116168.

Hassouna, Mohamed Salah El-Din, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of bioelectrochemical and electrochemical systems in ammonia recovery from slaughterhouse wastewater. Applied Water Science. 15(2). 1 indexed citations

Liu, Qian, et al.. (2025). Polystyrene microplastics alter plankton community and enhance greenhouse gas emissions: A case study in the China coastal sea. Water Research. 287(Pt B). 124412–124412.

He, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Light stimulated H2O2 inhibition on methanogenesis during anaerobic digestion towards enhanced VFAs production. Water Research. 286. 124229–124229. 1 indexed citations

Hassouna, Mohamed Salah El-Din, et al.. (2024). Bioenergy production from chicken feather waste by anaerobic digestion and bioelectrochemical systems. Microbial Cell Factories. 23(1). 102–102. 9 indexed citations

Yang, Haoran, et al.. (2024). Machine learning facilitated the conceptual design of an alum dosing system for phosphorus removal in a wastewater treatment plant. Chemosphere. 351. 141154–141154. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Ting, et al.. (2024). CoNi alloy nanoparticles confined by N-doped carbon matrix with tailored d-Band center for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Fuel. 365. 131176–131176. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaoyu, et al.. (2024). Enhanced release of volatile halocarbons of microalgae in response to antibiotic-induced stress: Based on laboratory and ship-field experiments. Marine Environmental Research. 202. 106754–106754. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xianggang, Haijun Wu, Zhen He, et al.. (2024). Application of swirl intensification technology in thermochemical conversion of biomass to high-value bio-oil: A review. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 128795–128795. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Kaichao, Ibrahim M. Abu-Reesh, & Zhen He. (2024). Feasibility assessment of electrochemical chlorination for direct potable reuse. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100117–100117. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, Kaichao & Zhen He. (2024). Electrochemically assisted water softening with disinfectant production for wastewater reuse. Desalination. 599. 118466–118466. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Yiqi, Zhen He, Zihan Wu, et al.. (2024). ETCIM: An Error-Tolerant Digital-CIM Processor with Redundancy-Free Repair and Run-Time MAC and Cell Error Correction. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 1–2. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jianpeng, et al.. (2023). Prediction of biogas production in anaerobic digestion of a full‐scale wastewater treatment plant using ensembled machine learning models. Water Environment Research. 95(6). e10893–e10893. 18 indexed citations

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Yang, Kaichao, Ibrahim M. Abu-Reesh, & Zhen He. (2023). Formation of oxidation byproducts during electrochemical treatment of simulated produced water. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 460. 132469–132469. 9 indexed citations

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Rao, Yue, et al.. (2023). Meta-analysis of biogas upgrading to renewable natural gas through biological CO2 conversion. Journal of Cleaner Production. 426. 139128–139128. 13 indexed citations

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He, Zhen, Xianggang Zhang, Xia Jiang, et al.. (2023). In-situ gas flow separation between biochar and the heat carrier in a circulating fluidized bed reactor for biomass pyrolysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 472. 145099–145099. 7 indexed citations

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Yang, Kaichao, Ibrahim M. Abu-Reesh, & Zhen He. (2023). Enhancing organic contaminant degradation through integrating advanced oxidation processes with microbial electrochemical systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100075–100075. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fan, Linghao Li, Hong Wang, et al.. (2021). Pretreatment Influence of an Imitative Deep Eutectic Solvent Composed of Biomass Light Oil and Choline Chloride on Boosting Selective Saccharification during Corn Stalk Pyrolysis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9(38). 12813–12824. 10 indexed citations

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Love, Nancy G., et al.. (2019). University–utility partnerships: Best practices for water innovation and collaboration. Water Environment Research. 92(3). 314–319. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Yan, Zhen He, Ren Tu, et al.. (2019). The mechanism of wet/dry torrefaction pretreatment on the pyrolysis performance of tobacco stalk. Bioresource Technology. 286. 121390–121390. 42 indexed citations

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