Zihang Cheng

1.1k total citations
21 papers, 907 citations indexed

About

Zihang Cheng is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zihang Cheng has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 907 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Water Science and Technology, 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zihang Cheng's work include Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (11 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (7 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (7 papers). Zihang Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (11 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (7 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (7 papers). Zihang Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Zihang Cheng's co-authors include Fenglian Fu, Bing Tang, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Weijiang Han, Chii Shang, Li Ling, Jianwei Lu, Jingyun Fang, Paul Westerhoff and Zihao Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zihang Cheng

19 papers receiving 901 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zihang Cheng China 14 478 430 279 217 192 21 907
Leila Alidokht Iran 13 384 0.8× 329 0.8× 131 0.5× 173 0.8× 171 0.9× 21 769
Yanqiu Leng China 9 834 1.7× 396 0.9× 533 1.9× 132 0.6× 277 1.4× 15 1.1k
Ali Shan China 16 491 1.0× 386 0.9× 219 0.8× 77 0.4× 137 0.7× 39 805
Xiangde Wang China 13 504 1.1× 369 0.9× 142 0.5× 186 0.9× 127 0.7× 15 812
Yiang Fan China 20 764 1.6× 268 0.6× 436 1.6× 175 0.8× 218 1.1× 30 1.1k
Tiantian Sheng China 14 751 1.6× 634 1.5× 141 0.5× 334 1.5× 202 1.1× 20 1.3k
Junqin Liu China 13 626 1.3× 296 0.7× 444 1.6× 106 0.5× 254 1.3× 28 928
Zheng-Yuan Zhou China 15 651 1.4× 384 0.9× 418 1.5× 90 0.4× 240 1.3× 34 1.1k
Zixi Fan China 11 576 1.2× 324 0.8× 132 0.5× 175 0.8× 106 0.6× 15 777
Bingyan Lan China 12 392 0.8× 208 0.5× 314 1.1× 89 0.4× 293 1.5× 21 798

Countries citing papers authored by Zihang Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zihang Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zihang Cheng

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

All Works

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Gao, Yunan, et al.. (2025). Reuse of waste alum-sludge for fluoride removal with nano ZrO2 modification: Compressive strength optimization, mechanism and fixed bed column adsorption. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 70. 106912–106912. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zihang, Yilin Wu, R. Du, et al.. (2025). Unlocking biochar's carbonyl group: Fe-Mn oxide synergy enables high-efficiency As(III) immobilization via non-radical oxidation. Journal of Environmental Management. 394. 127701–127701. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zihang, Ruixuan Wang, Chii Shang, & Li Ling. (2025). Modulating photoinduced chlorine activation pathways and reactive species via facet engineering of bismuth vanadate. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 496. 139547–139547. 2 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zihang, Chii Shang, Paul Westerhoff, & Li Ling. (2023). Novel polymer optical fibers with high mass-loading g-C3N4 embedded metamaterial porous structures achieve rapid micropollutant degradation in water. Water Research. 242. 120234–120234. 11 indexed citations
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Cheng, Xin, Zihang Cheng, Binghua Jing, et al.. (2023). Visible light-driven NH2Cl activation by g-C3N4 photocatalysis producing reactive nitrogen species to degrade bisphenol A. Water Research. 235. 119889–119889. 40 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zihang, Li Ling, Jingyun Fang, & Chii Shang. (2021). Visible light-driven g-C3N4 peroxymonosulfate activation process for carbamazepine degradation: Activation mechanism and matrix effects. Chemosphere. 286(Pt 3). 131906–131906. 35 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zihang, Li Ling, & Chii Shang. (2021). Near-Ultraviolet Light-Driven Photocatalytic Chlorine Activation Process with Novel Chlorine Activation Mechanisms. ACS ES&T Water. 1(9). 2067–2075. 27 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zihang, Li Ling, Zihao Wu, et al.. (2020). Novel Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Chlorine Activation Process for Carbamazepine Degradation in Drinking Water. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(18). 11584–11593. 115 indexed citations
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Ding, Zecong, Fenglian Fu, Zihang Cheng, Jianwei Lu, & Bing Tang. (2016). Novel mesoporous FeAl bimetal oxides for As(III) removal: Performance and mechanism. Chemosphere. 169. 297–307. 17 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zihang, Fenglian Fu, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, & Bing Tang. (2016). Adsorption, oxidation, and reduction behavior of arsenic in the removal of aqueous As(III) by mesoporous Fe/Al bimetallic particles. Water Research. 96. 22–31. 140 indexed citations
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Fu, Fenglian, Zihang Cheng, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, & Bing Tang. (2015). Fe/Al bimetallic particles for the fast and highly efficient removal of Cr(VI) over a wide pH range: Performance and mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 298. 261–269. 101 indexed citations
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Fu, Fenglian, Jianwei Lu, Zihang Cheng, & Bing Tang. (2015). Removal of selenite by zero-valent iron combined with ultrasound: Se(IV) concentration changes, Se(VI) generation, and reaction mechanism. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 29. 328–336. 34 indexed citations
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Fu, Fenglian, Zihang Cheng, & Jianwei Lu. (2015). Synthesis and use of bimetals and bimetal oxides in contaminants removal from water: a review. RSC Advances. 5(104). 85395–85409. 58 indexed citations
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Fu, Fenglian, Weijiang Han, Zihang Cheng, & Bing Tang. (2015). Removal of hexavalent chromium from wastewater by acid-washed zero-valent aluminum. Desalination and Water Treatment. 57(12). 5592–5600. 40 indexed citations
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Fu, Fenglian, et al.. (2015). Removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater by FeOOH supported on Amberlite IR120 resin. Desalination and Water Treatment. 57(38). 17767–17773. 6 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zihang, et al.. (2014). Removal of phenol by acid-washed zero-valent aluminium in the presence of H2O2. Chemical Engineering Journal. 260. 284–290. 67 indexed citations
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Fu, Fenglian, Min Hu, Bing Tang, Weijiang Han, & Zihang Cheng. (2014). Removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater using acid-washed zero-valent iron catalyzed by polyoxometalate under acid conditions: Efficacy, reaction mechanism and influencing factors. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 47. 177–181. 14 indexed citations

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