Zhetai Hu

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 898 citations indexed

About

Zhetai Hu is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhetai Hu has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 898 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Pollution, 16 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 10 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Zhetai Hu's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (27 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (12 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (8 papers). Zhetai Hu is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (27 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (12 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (8 papers). Zhetai Hu collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Hong Kong. Zhetai Hu's co-authors include Min Zheng, Zhiyao Wang, Zhiguo Yuan, Shihu Hu, Jia Meng, Haoran Duan, Tao Liu, Ahmed Al‐Omari, Haydée De Clippeleir and Jing Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Zhetai Hu

31 papers receiving 885 citations

Hit Papers

Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage 2024 2026 2025 2024 25 50 75
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. Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage
    2024 77 citations Min Zheng, Zhetai Hu et al. Nature Sustainability profile →

Peers

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Carles Pellicer i Nàcher Denmark
Alba Pedrouso Spain
Yan-Xiang Cui Hong Kong
Grzegorz Cema Poland
Da Kang China
Anne‐Claire Texier Mexico
Joanna Majtacz Poland
Yangfan Deng China
Tanner R. Devlin Canada
Carles Pellicer i Nàcher Denmark
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Citations per year, relative to Zhetai Hu Zhetai Hu (= 1×) peers Carles Pellicer i Nàcher

Countries citing papers authored by Zhetai Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhetai Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhetai Hu. 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 Zhetai Hu. The network helps show where Zhetai Hu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhetai Hu

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

All Works

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Hu, Zhetai, Zhigang Yu, Zhiqiang Zuo, et al.. (2025). Integrated application of nanoscale zero-valent iron for sulfide and methane control in sewers and improved wastewater treatment. Water Research. 276. 123248–123248. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Guanbin, Dandan Lu, Zhiqiang Zuo, et al.. (2025). Adaptation of pilot-scale one-stage partial nitritation and anammox process to kitchen waste digestion liquid and mature landfill leachate. Bioresource Technology. 434. 132820–132820.
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Lu, Xi, Zhiqiang Zuo, Haoran Duan, et al.. (2025). Integrated approach for waste activated sludge stabilization under ultra-short solids retention time. Bioresource Technology. 434. 132828–132828.
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Kong, Zheng, Zhiyao Wang, Zhetai Hu, et al.. (2025). Insights into the start-up of acidic nitritation using conventional activated sludge: Process dynamics, nitrifiers succession, and pilot-scale demonstration. Water Research. 275. 123208–123208. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Xi, Zhiyao Wang, Zheng Kong, et al.. (2025). Upgrading waste activated sludge into valuable biosolids via an integrated biochemical approach. Water Research X. 28. 100325–100325. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Dongdong, et al.. (2024). An overlooked nanofluids effect from Fe3O4 nanoparticles enhances mass transfer in anammox granular sludge. Water Research X. 25. 100260–100260. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhetai, et al.. (2024). Production of ammonium nitrate for nitrogen recovery in a single bioreactor operating at pH 3. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152748–152748. 2 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhetai, et al.. (2024). Integrated urban wastewater management through on-site generation and application of ferrous carbonate. Water Research. 268(Pt B). 122732–122732. 2 indexed citations
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Zheng, Min, Zhetai Hu, Tao Liu, et al.. (2024). Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage. Nature Sustainability. 7(11). 1395–1404. 77 indexed citations breakdown →
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Duan, Haoran, et al.. (2023). Multifaceted benefits of magnesium hydroxide dosing in sewer systems: Impacts on downstream wastewater treatment processes. Water Research. 247. 120788–120788. 7 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhetai, Min Zheng, Shihu Hu, et al.. (2023). Integrated urban water management by coupling iron salt production and application with biogas upgrading. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6405–6405. 18 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhetai, et al.. (2023). An integrated approach to vivianite recovery from waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology. 371. 128608–128608. 10 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhetai, Tao Liu, Jing Zhao, et al.. (2023). Adaptation of anammox process for nitrogen removal from acidic nitritation effluent in a low pH moving bed biofilm reactor. Water Research. 243. 120370–120370. 23 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, Gaofeng Ni, Maria Piculell, et al.. (2022). Characterizing and comparing microbial community and biofilm structure in three nitrifying moving bed biofilm reactors. Journal of Environmental Management. 320. 115883–115883. 14 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhetai, Min Zheng, Shihu Hu, et al.. (2022). Electrochemical iron production to enhance anaerobic membrane treatment of wastewater. Water Research. 225. 119202–119202. 11 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhetai, Tao Liu, Zhiyao Wang, et al.. (2021). Feasibility of methane bioconversion to methanol by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Water Research. 197. 117077–117077. 15 indexed citations
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Zheng, Min, Zhiyao Wang, Jia Meng, et al.. (2020). Inactivation kinetics of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria by free nitrous acid. The Science of The Total Environment. 752. 141876–141876. 32 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhetai, et al.. (2018). The acute effects of erythromycin and oxytetracycline on enhanced biological phosphorus removal system: shift in bacterial community structure. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(10). 9342–9350. 12 indexed citations
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