Zimo Lou

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Zimo Lou is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Zimo Lou has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Water Science and Technology, 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 19 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Zimo Lou's work include Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (33 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (16 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (14 papers). Zimo Lou is often cited by papers focused on Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (33 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (16 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (14 papers). Zimo Lou collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and United States. Zimo Lou's co-authors include Xinhua Xu, Shams Ali Baig, Jiang Xu, Zhen Cao, Kunlun Yang, Jiasheng Zhou, Dan Lv, Yuanli Liu, Xiaoxin Zhou and Yilin Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Zimo Lou

66 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

A review of functionalized carbon nanotubes and graphene ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 200 400 600
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. A review of functionalized carbon nanotubes and graphene for heavy metal adsorption from water: Preparation, application, and mechanism
    2017 613 citations Jiang Xu, Zhen Cao et al. Chemosphere profile →
  2. Sulfur Loading and Speciation Control the Hydrophobicity, Electron Transfer, Reactivity, and Selectivity of Sulfidized Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron
    2020 316 citations Jiang Xu, Astrid Avellan et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zimo Lou China 32 2.1k 2.1k 970 831 630 67 4.1k
Shams Ali Baig China 42 2.2k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 828 0.9× 657 0.8× 803 1.3× 99 4.3k
Hanjin Luo China 32 1.9k 0.9× 1.0k 0.5× 779 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 605 1.0× 56 3.6k
Chaomeng Dai China 31 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 487 0.5× 534 0.6× 473 0.8× 72 3.1k
Sungjun Bae South Korea 36 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.5× 356 0.6× 110 4.6k
Jae‐Kyu Yang South Korea 41 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 916 0.9× 1.5k 1.8× 615 1.0× 155 4.9k
Tabrez Alam Khan India 40 3.7k 1.8× 1.0k 0.5× 1.5k 1.5× 1.2k 1.5× 447 0.7× 108 5.8k
Feiping Zhao China 36 2.6k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 802 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 338 0.5× 83 4.9k
Saif Ali Chaudhry India 30 1.6k 0.8× 823 0.4× 738 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 656 1.0× 55 3.4k
Antoine Ghauch Lebanon 31 3.1k 1.5× 1.5k 0.7× 408 0.4× 468 0.6× 531 0.8× 47 4.1k
Jinxiang Li China 22 1.3k 0.6× 2.4k 1.2× 774 0.8× 334 0.4× 598 0.9× 49 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zimo Lou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zimo Lou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zimo Lou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zimo Lou 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 Zimo Lou. Zimo Lou 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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Lou, Zimo, et al.. (2025). Pre-oxidized zerovalent iron creates reactive Fe(II) species for continuous self-driven depassivation: Implications for contaminant removal. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160770–160770. 2 indexed citations
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Lou, Zimo, Jiang Xu, Ryan C. Sullivan, et al.. (2024). Carbon Adsorbent Properties Impact Hydrated Electron Activity and Perfluorocarboxylic Acid (PFCA) Destruction. ACS ES&T Engineering. 4(9). 2220–2233. 3 indexed citations
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Hu, Jun, Yifan Qiu, Bing Gu, et al.. (2023). Enhancement mechanism of magnetite on the ball-milling destruction of perfluorooctane sulfonate by iron. Environmental Pollution. 319. 121014–121014. 7 indexed citations
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Lou, Zimo, et al.. (2023). Nontarget analysis and fluorine atom balances of transformation products from UV/sulfite degradation of perfluoroalkyl contaminants. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 25(3). 472–483. 12 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chuchen, Lei Wan, Zimo Lou, et al.. (2023). Comparative Sb(V) removal efficacy of different iron oxides from textile wastewater: effects of co-existing anions and dye compounds. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(57). 120030–120043. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Shuang, et al.. (2023). Application of sintered textile sludge as novel adsorbents for Sb(V) removal from textile wastewater: Performances, mechanisms and perspectives. Journal of Cleaner Production. 425. 138998–138998. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, Kunlun, Yuxuan Yang, Zimo Lou, et al.. (2023). Synergistic effect of novel pyrite/N-doped reduced graphene oxide composite with heterojunction structure for enhanced photo-assisted reduction of Cr(VI) in oxic water: Specific role of molecular oxygen. The Science of The Total Environment. 907. 168123–168123. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Jiang, Astrid Avellan, Hao Li, et al.. (2020). Sulfur Loading and Speciation Control the Hydrophobicity, Electron Transfer, Reactivity, and Selectivity of Sulfidized Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron. Advanced Materials. 32(17). e1906910–e1906910. 316 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xu, Jiang, Zhen Cao, He Ping Zhou, et al.. (2019). Sulfur Dose and Sulfidation Time Affect Reactivity and Selectivity of Post-Sulfidized Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(22). 13344–13352. 167 indexed citations
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Yang, Kunlun, Jiasheng Zhou, Dan Lv, et al.. (2017). Preparation and Application of Iron-Based Composite Materials for the Removal of Antimony from Aqueous Solution. Huaxue jinzhan. 29(11). 1407. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Jiang, Zhen Cao, Yilin Zhang, et al.. (2017). A review of functionalized carbon nanotubes and graphene for heavy metal adsorption from water: Preparation, application, and mechanism. Chemosphere. 195. 351–364. 613 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fu, Ruiqi, Yu Liu, Zimo Lou, et al.. (2016). Aminized pig biochar and its removals of trace Cu(II)and Cu(II)-Cit from aqueous solution. 35(10). 2004. 1 indexed citations
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Xiaoxin, Zhou, et al.. (2016). Functionalized Iron-Based Nano-Materials for Removal of Mercury from Aqueous Solution. Huaxue jinzhan. 28(8). 1156. 3 indexed citations
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Lou, Zimo, et al.. (2016). Nutrient conservation during spent mushroom compost application using spent mushroom substrate derived biochar. Chemosphere. 169. 23–31. 96 indexed citations
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Lou, Zimo, et al.. (2015). Preparation of Functional Carbon-Based Materials for Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solution. Huaxue jinzhan. 27(11). 1665. 21 indexed citations
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Jin, Zhu, Shams Ali Baig, Tiantian Sheng, et al.. (2015). Fe3O4 and MnO2 assembled on honeycomb briquette cinders (HBC) for arsenic removal from aqueous solutions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 286. 220–228. 105 indexed citations
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Lou, Zimo, et al.. (2014). Preparation of Iron and Manganese Oxides/Carbon Composite Materials for Arsenic Removal from Aqueous Solution. Huaxue jinzhan. 26(9). 1551. 4 indexed citations

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