Zhen Wei

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Zhen Wei is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Wei has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Water Science and Technology, 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhen Wei's work include Chromium effects and bioremediation (13 papers), Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (10 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (10 papers). Zhen Wei is often cited by papers focused on Chromium effects and bioremediation (13 papers), Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (10 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (10 papers). Zhen Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malawi. Zhen Wei's co-authors include Cui Lai, Piao Xu, Chao Huang, Dan Lian Huang, Chong Feng, Shuang Hu, Zhi Liu, Guang Zeng, Danlian Huang and Ningjie Li and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Wei

66 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Use of iron oxide nanomaterials in wastewater treatment: ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 500 1000 1.5k
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. Use of iron oxide nanomaterials in wastewater treatment: A review
    2012 1.5k citations Piao Xu, Guang Zeng et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhen Wei China 28 1.4k 1.1k 1.0k 793 626 69 3.8k
Xiaofang Yang China 38 1.7k 1.2× 763 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 445 0.7× 139 4.4k
Yuezhong Wen China 35 1.3k 0.9× 600 0.6× 982 0.9× 846 1.1× 601 1.0× 140 4.1k
Xi Hu China 31 1.7k 1.2× 897 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 822 1.0× 621 1.0× 68 3.6k
Patrício Peralta-Zamora Brazil 31 1.2k 0.9× 639 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 1.6k 2.1× 360 0.6× 152 4.5k
Yaoning Chen China 41 1.4k 1.0× 811 0.8× 737 0.7× 588 0.7× 295 0.5× 90 4.8k
Dimitrios Kalderis Greece 37 2.3k 1.7× 1.3k 1.2× 850 0.8× 702 0.9× 502 0.8× 107 5.4k
Iffat Naz Saudi Arabia 32 1.0k 0.7× 794 0.7× 669 0.6× 357 0.5× 400 0.6× 114 3.5k
Jinlong Yan China 35 1.1k 0.8× 714 0.7× 994 1.0× 381 0.5× 363 0.6× 171 4.3k
Zhanqiang Fang China 36 1.6k 1.1× 1.8k 1.7× 753 0.7× 578 0.7× 665 1.1× 110 3.9k
Md. Nazmul Hasan Bangladesh 26 2.4k 1.7× 866 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 760 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 34 5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Wei

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shi, Qingkai, Ming Zhang, Zhen Wei, et al.. (2025). Effect and mechanism of coexisting chloride ions in peracetic acid activation for wastewater decontamination: The rejuvenation of organic radical. Separation and Purification Technology. 378. 134723–134723.
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Xu, Wenbo, Zhen Wei, Guangfu Wang, et al.. (2025). Unraveling p-block elements doping-induced lattice and electronic engineering in Fe0 for enhanced and regulated reactive oxygen species generation in Fenton-like reactions. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 385. 126280–126280. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Min, Danlian Huang, Ming Yan, et al.. (2023). Insights into metal/carbon materials activation of persulfate from a structure–property perspective: Performances, tunable reaction pathways and toxicity. Chemical Engineering Journal. 478. 147369–147369. 37 indexed citations
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Tang, Chensi, Min Cheng, Cui Lai, et al.. (2023). Multiple path-dominated activation of peroxymonosulfate by MOF-derived Fe2O3/Mn3O4 for catalytic degradation of tetracycline. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 110395–110395. 67 indexed citations
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Liang, Jun, Wenfei Wang, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Fructooligosaccharides and fructans from Platycodon grandiflorum: Structural characterization, lung-oriented guidance and targetability. Carbohydrate Polymers. 323. 121457–121457. 11 indexed citations
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Gao, Lan, Danlian Huang, Min Cheng, et al.. (2022). Effect of Phanerochaete chrysosporium inoculation on manganese passivation and microbial community succession during electrical manganese residue composting. Bioresource Technology. 370. 128497–128497. 10 indexed citations
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He, Zhanfei, Zhen Wei, Qingying Zhang, Jinte Zou, & Xiangliang Pan. (2019). Metal oxyanion removal from wastewater using manganese-oxidizing aerobic granular sludge. Chemosphere. 236. 124353–124353. 31 indexed citations
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He, Zhanfei, et al.. (2019). Cultivation of a versatile manganese-oxidizing aerobic granular sludge for removal of organic micropollutants from wastewater. The Science of The Total Environment. 690. 417–425. 19 indexed citations
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He, Zhanfei, et al.. (2018). Optimization of methane-dependent oxygenic denitrification in sequencing batch reactors by insights into the microbial interactions. The Science of The Total Environment. 643. 623–631. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoyu, et al.. (2016). Morphological comparison of pollen and seeds of three Paulownia species and their autotetraploids. He'nan nongye daxue xuebao. 50(5). 623. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Zhen, et al.. (2014). [Variation of forest vegetation carbon storage and carbon sequestration rate in Liaoning Province, Northeast China].. PubMed. 25(5). 1259–65. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Piao, Liang Liu, Guangming Zeng, et al.. (2014). Heavy metal-induced glutathione accumulation and its role in heavy metal detoxification in Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 98(14). 6409–6418. 90 indexed citations
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Lai, Cui, Guangming Zeng, Danlian Huang, et al.. (2014). Synthesis of gold–cellobiose nanocomposites for colorimetric measurement of cellobiase activity. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 132. 369–374. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoshen, et al.. (2013). Comparative studies on physiological responses to salt stress in tetraploid Paulownia plants. 33(11). 42–46. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Piao, Guang Zeng, Dan Lian Huang, et al.. (2012). Use of iron oxide nanomaterials in wastewater treatment: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 424. 1–10. 1539 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Ningjie, Guangming Zeng, Danlian Huang, et al.. (2011). Oxalate production at different initial Pb2+ concentrations and the influence of oxalate during solid-state fermentation of straw with Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Bioresource Technology. 102(17). 8137–8142. 44 indexed citations
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Wei, Zhen, et al.. (2004). Discuss on the main body status of forest in the terrestrial ecosystem. He'nan nongye daxue xuebao. 38(2). 167–173. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Zhen. (2000). Effects of water stress on the light-harvesting complexes in wheat leaves. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 2 indexed citations

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