Zhitong Yao

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Zhitong Yao is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhitong Yao has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhitong Yao's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (30 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (22 papers) and Extraction and Separation Processes (17 papers). Zhitong Yao is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (30 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (22 papers) and Extraction and Separation Processes (17 papers). Zhitong Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, India and Brazil. Zhitong Yao's co-authors include Prabir Kumar Sarker, Meisheng Xia, Xiaosheng Ji, Lichao Ge, Jun Tang, Jinhui Li, S. J. Kelly, Tao Chen, Junhong Tang and Weihong Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zhitong Yao

93 papers receiving 4.2k 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 comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash

2014 1.3k citations Zhitong Yao, Prabir Kumar Sarker et al. profile →
Effect of fire exposure on cracking, spalling and residual strength of fly ash geopolymer concrete

2014 349 citations Prabir Kumar Sarker, S. J. Kelly et al. Materials & Design (1980-2015) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhitong Yao China	27	1.3k	1.1k	1.0k	831	829	100	4.3k
Wοjciech Franus Poland	39	722 0.5×	826 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	705 0.8×	880 1.1×	139	4.3k
J.M. Chimenos Spain	38	2.5k 1.9×	742 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	815 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	142	4.9k
Haobo Hou China	44	1.3k 1.0×	544 0.5×	1.8k 1.7×	872 1.0×	973 1.2×	164	5.8k
L.A.C. Tarelho Portugal	43	1.2k 0.9×	597 0.6×	754 0.7×	952 1.1×	619 0.7×	188	6.0k
Xuguang Jiang China	33	910 0.7×	697 0.7×	341 0.3×	561 0.7×	704 0.8×	110	3.1k
Teng Wang China	33	741 0.6×	342 0.3×	926 0.9×	484 0.6×	583 0.7×	182	3.3k
Constantino Fernández‐Pereira Spain	35	1.3k 1.0×	790 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	740 0.9×	709 0.9×	77	3.3k
Jiangshan Li China	46	2.0k 1.5×	465 0.4×	2.7k 2.6×	668 0.8×	1.4k 1.7×	255	7.0k
João C. Bordado Portugal	40	825 0.6×	296 0.3×	625 0.6×	1.4k 1.7×	890 1.1×	179	6.0k
Britt‐Marie Steenari Sweden	36	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	711 0.7×	2.0k 2.4×	704 0.8×	97	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhitong Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhitong Yao

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Wu, Dihua, Mengmeng Yi, Dong Zhang, et al.. (2025). Modification of waste printed circuit board substrates via Fe N doping and their adsorption performance towards tetracyclines antibiotics. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 71. 107170–107170. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Xiuwei, et al.. (2025). Unveiling adsorption mechanism of low-concentration VOCs on waste circuit board-derived porous carbon: A combined experimental and molecular simulation study. Separation and Purification Technology. 385. 136447–136447.

Yao, Zhitong, Jingjing Jiang, Qiang Yu, et al.. (2025). Catalytic pyrolysis of Alhagi sparsifolia Shap biomass over HZSM-5: Thermal behavior, kinetics, thermodynamics and evolved products. Industrial Crops and Products. 229. 120985–120985. 13 indexed citations

Yao, Zhitong, Jie Cui, Jingjing Jiang, et al.. (2025). End-of-life solar panels recycling: Focusing on the kinetic and thermodynamic compensation effects during back sheets pyrolysis. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 195. 106838–106838. 6 indexed citations

Yao, Zhitong, Huanxuan Li, Ljiljana Medić Pejić, et al.. (2025). Chemical looping pyrolysis of biomass using ferrite-based oxygen carrier: Kinetics, thermodynamics and compensation effects. Bioresource Technology. 439. 133372–133372.

Yao, Zhitong, Xinyang Chen, Yuhang Sun, & Wei Qi. (2024). Simultaneous regulation of nitrogen, sulfur and carbon using biochar during sewage sludge pyrolysis. Renewable Energy. 236. 121413–121413. 7 indexed citations

Liang, Cuiyi, et al.. (2024). One-pot catalytic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse into furfural using a pressurized phosphoric acid/acetone/water system. Biomass and Bioenergy. 185. 107242–107242. 4 indexed citations

Das, Amar Kumar, et al.. (2024). Thermodynamic investigation and 4Es analysis of a VCR diesel engine using emulsified diesel with catalytic co-pyrolysis fuel derived from waste LDPE and Pongamia pinnata seeds. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 191. 2373–2384. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Binhui, et al.. (2024). Pyrolysis conversion of multi-layer packaging waste under a CO2 atmosphere: Thermo-kinetic study, evolved products analysis and artificial neural networks modeling. Chemical Engineering Science. 300. 120584–120584. 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Binhui, Zhitong Yao, Markus Reinmöller, et al.. (2023). Pyrolysis behavior, kinetics, and thermodynamics of waste pharmaceutical blisters under CO2 atmosphere. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 170. 105883–105883. 23 indexed citations

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Yao, Zhitong, et al.. (2023). Co-Pyrolysis Behavior, Kinetic and Mechanism of Waste-Printed Circuit Board with Biomass. Processes. 11(1). 229–229. 10 indexed citations

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Yao, Zhitong, Wei Qi, & José Luiz Francisco Alves. (2023). Editorial for the Special Issue on the Environmentally Friendly Management and Treatment of Solid Waste to Approach Zero Waste City. Sustainability. 15(1). 826–826. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Zhitong, Markus Reinmöller, Núria Ortuño, et al.. (2023). Thermochemical conversion of waste printed circuit boards: Thermal behavior, reaction kinetics, pollutant evolution and corresponding controlling strategies. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 97. 101086–101086. 49 indexed citations

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Zhong, Tao, et al.. (2022). Chitosan/Silica Nanocomposite Preparation from Shrimp Shell and Its Adsorption Performance for Methylene Blue. Sustainability. 15(1). 47–47. 10 indexed citations

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Zhou, Hongxu, Rabin Bhattarai, Yunkai Li, et al.. (2021). Towards sustainable coal industry: Turning coal bottom ash into wealth. The Science of The Total Environment. 804. 149985–149985. 119 indexed citations

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Xiong, Jingjing, Shaoqi Yu, Daidai Wu, et al.. (2020). Pyrolysis treatment of nonmetal fraction of waste printed circuit boards : Focusing on the fate of bromine. Osuva (University of Vaasa).

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Yu, Shaoqi, Jingjing Xiong, Xiaoshu Lü, et al.. (2020). Pyrolysis characteristics of cathode from spent lithium-ion batteries using advanced TG-FTIR-GC/MS analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(32). 40205–40209. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Jie, Hao Zhang, Zhitong Yao, Xiaodong Li, & Junhong Tang. (2019). Thermal desorption of PCBs contaminated soil with calcium hydroxide in a rotary kiln. Chemosphere. 220. 1041–1046. 35 indexed citations

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Sarker, Prabir Kumar, S. J. Kelly, & Zhitong Yao. (2014). Effect of fire exposure on cracking, spalling and residual strength of fly ash geopolymer concrete. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 63. 584–592. 349 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yao, Zhitong, Jinhui Li, & Xiangyang Zhao. (2013). Destruction of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) in a ternary carbonate molten salt reactor. Journal of Environmental Management. 127. 244–248. 19 indexed citations

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