Zibo Xu

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
72 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Zibo Xu is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zibo Xu has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Water Science and Technology, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 14 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zibo Xu's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (18 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (15 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (11 papers). Zibo Xu is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (18 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (15 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (11 papers). Zibo Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Zibo Xu's co-authors include Daniel C.W. Tsang, Xinde Cao, Xiaoyun Xu, Mingjing He, Deyi Hou, Yuqing Sun, Yong Sik Ok, Zhonghao Wan, Hao Qiu and Jörg Rinklebe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zibo Xu

69 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.

Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development

2022 471 citations Mingjing He, Zibo Xu et al. profile →
Biochar as both electron donor and electron shuttle for the reduction transformation of Cr(VI) during its sorption

2018 316 citations Xiaoyun Xu, Huang Huang et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Roles of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter in soil amendment and environmental remediation: A critical review

2021 280 citations Yuqing Sun, Mingjing He et al. profile →

Peers

Zibo Xu

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Guoqiang Liu China

Linbo Qian China

Jiang Li China

Yongshan Wan United States

Ori Lahav Israel

Luca Di Palma Italy

Yanzong Zhang China

Honghong Lyu China

Mengfang Chen China

Biplob Kumar Pramanik Australia

Guoqiang Liu China

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1.2k ×0.7

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735 ×0.6

1.3k ×1.2

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637 ×0.9

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410 ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to Zibo Xu Zibo Xu (= 1×) peers Guoqiang Liu

Countries citing papers authored by Zibo Xu

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zibo Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zibo Xu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Zibo, et al.. (2025). Carbon-mineral composite design for microwave-assisted degradation of organic contaminants. Journal of Environmental Management. 388. 125931–125931.

Xu, Zibo, et al.. (2025). Collaborative catalysis of single atoms and atomic clusters as dual sites for confined peroxymonosulfate activation to coordinate radical and singlet oxygen pathways. Water Research. 288(Pt A). 124655–124655.

Xu, Zibo, Song Xue, Ying Wáng, et al.. (2024). R2R3-MYB transcription factor GmMYB68 is involved in the accumulation of soybean isoflavones. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 216. 109187–109187. 2 indexed citations

Qiao, Lei, Zibo Xu, Wei‐Wen Chen, et al.. (2024). Integrated analysis of single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing data reveals a cellular senescence-related signature in hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 12. 1407428–1407428. 1 indexed citations

Zheng, Haonan, Yiran Zhang, Zibo Xu, et al.. (2024). One-step synthesis of Pt@(CrMnFeCoNi)3O4 high entropy oxide catalysts through flame spray pyrolysis. Journal of the Energy Institute. 117. 101804–101804. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Yuqing, Zibo Xu, Mingjing He, Daniel S. Alessi, & Daniel C.W. Tsang. (2024). Unlocking the solution-phase molecular transformation of biochar during intensive rainfall events: Implications for the long-term carbon cycle under climate change. The Science of The Total Environment. 954. 176708–176708. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Yuan, Qingfa Bu, Wenhua You, et al.. (2024). Single-cell analysis reveals hypoxia-induced immunosuppressive microenvironment in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(7). 167276–167276. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, Qiaozhi, Yang Cao, Zibo Xu, et al.. (2024). Manganese-Biochar Catalyst for Sustainable Glycolic Acid Production from Biomass-Derived Glucose and Oligosaccharides. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(44). 16423–16433. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Qi, Qingfa Bu, Zibo Xu, et al.. (2024). Macrophage ATG16L1 expression suppresses metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis progression by promoting lipophagy. Clinical and Molecular Hepatology. 30(3). 515–538. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Kang, Zibo Xu, Mengmeng Wang, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of Thermal Decomposition in Spent NCM Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials with Carbon Defects and Oxygen Vacancies. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(48). 21362–21373. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengmeng, Kang Liu, Zibo Xu, et al.. (2023). Selective Extraction of Critical Metals from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(9). 3940–3950. 87 indexed citations

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Su, Wantong, Rui Zhang, Qi Wang, et al.. (2023). TAK1 deficiency promotes liver injury and tumorigenesis via ferroptosis and macrophage cGAS-STING signalling. JHEP Reports. 5(5). 100695–100695. 61 indexed citations

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Wan, Zhonghao, Yang Cao, Zibo Xu, et al.. (2023). Revealing Intrinsic Relations Between Cu Scales and Radical/Nonradical Oxidations to Regulate Nucleophilic/Electrophilic Catalysis. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(12). 40 indexed citations

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Lin, Junhao, Zibo Xu, Qiaozhi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Enhanced adsorption of aromatic VOCs on hydrophobic porous biochar produced via microwave rapid pyrolysis. Bioresource Technology. 393. 130085–130085. 28 indexed citations

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Xu, Zibo, Yulu Yu, Xiaoyun Xu, et al.. (2022). Direct and Indirect Electron Transfer Routes of Chromium(VI) Reduction with Different Crystalline Ferric Oxyhydroxides in the Presence of Pyrogenic Carbon. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(3). 1724–1735. 70 indexed citations

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Xu, Zibo & Daniel C.W. Tsang. (2022). Redox-induced transformation of potentially toxic elements with organic carbon in soil. Carbon Research. 1(1). 62 indexed citations

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Wan, Zhonghao, Zibo Xu, Yuqing Sun, et al.. (2021). Critical Impact of Nitrogen Vacancies in Nonradical Carbocatalysis on Nitrogen-Doped Graphitic Biochar. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(10). 7004–7014. 179 indexed citations

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Xu, Zibo, Xiaoyun Xu, Yue Zhang, Yulu Yu, & Xinde Cao. (2019). Pyrolysis-temperature depended electron donating and mediating mechanisms of biochar for Cr(VI) reduction. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 388. 121794–121794. 142 indexed citations

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Xu, Zibo, et al.. (2019). Interaction with low molecular weight organic acids affects the electron shuttling of biochar for Cr(VI) reduction. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 378. 120705–120705. 116 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiaoyun, Huang Huang, Yue Zhang, Zibo Xu, & Xinde Cao. (2018). Biochar as both electron donor and electron shuttle for the reduction transformation of Cr(VI) during its sorption. Environmental Pollution. 244. 423–430. 316 indexed citations breakdown →

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