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China
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
117
Citations
44858
World Ranking
573
National Ranking
96

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
116
Citations
44993
World Ranking
149
National Ranking
16

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  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Gang Yu is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with extensive work in related subfields including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers several key topics within their field. These include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Advanced oxidation water treatment, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Water Treatment and Disinfection, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

The publication record features a number of recent papers published in respected scientific journals. Notable examples are:

  • Assessment of the validity of the quenching method for evaluating the role of reactive species in pollutant abatement during the persulfate-based process, 2022, Water Research
  • Can the commonly used quenching method really evaluate the role of reactive oxygen species in pollutant abatement during catalytic ozonation?, 2022, Water Research
  • Emerging contaminants: A One Health perspective, 2024, The Innovation
  • Revisiting the role of reactive oxygen species for pollutant abatement during catalytic ozonation: The probe approach versus the scavenger approach, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: An Underestimated Source of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products in the Water Environment, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Frequent co-authors in Gang Yu's collaborations include Bin Wang, Jun Huang, Shubo Deng, Yujue Wang, and Giovanni Cagnetta.

Publication venues where Gang Yu has contributed multiple articles include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemosphere

Best Publications

  • Adsorption behavior and mechanism of perfluorinated compounds on various adsorbents--a review.

    Ziwen Du;Shubo Deng;Yue Bei;Qian Huang

  • Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the aquatic environment in China: a review.

    Qingwei Bu;Bin Wang;Jun Huang;Shubo Deng

  • Sorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoate on activated carbons and resin: Kinetic and isotherm study

    Qiang Yu;Ruiqi Zhang;Shubo Deng;Jun Huang

  • Occurrence, sources and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the groundwater: A review

    Qian Sui;Xuqi Cao;Shuguang Lu;Wentao Zhao

  • Assessment of the validity of the quenching method for evaluating the role of reactive species in pollutant abatement during the persulfate-based process.

    Unknown

  • Occurrence of PAHs, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in the Tonghui River of Beijing, China

    Zulin Zhang;Jun Huang;Gang Yu;Huasheng Hong

  • Occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals, caffeine and DEET in wastewater treatment plants of Beijing, China.

    Qian Sui;Jun Huang;Shubo Deng;Gang Yu

  • First Report of a Chinese PFOS Alternative Overlooked for 30 Years: Its Toxicity, Persistence, and Presence in the Environment

    Siwen Wang;Jun Huang;Yang Yang;Yamei Hui

  • Can the commonly used quenching method really evaluate the role of reactive oxygen species in pollutant abatement during catalytic ozonation?

    Unknown

  • Regeneration of chitosan-based adsorbents used in heavy metal adsorption: A review

    Mohammadtaghi Vakili;Mohammadtaghi Vakili;Shubo Deng;Giovanni Cagnetta;Wei Wang;Wei Wang

  • Fate and assessment of persistent organic pollutants in water and sediment from Minjiang River Estuary, Southeast China.

    Z.L. Zhang;H.S. Hong;J.L. Zhou;J. Huang

  • MOF-derived nitrogen doped carbon modified g-C3N4 heterostructure composite with enhanced photocatalytic activity for bisphenol A degradation with peroxymonosulfate under visible light irradiation

    Yan Gong;Yan Gong;Xu Zhao;Hui Zhang;Bo Yang

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban soils of the megacity Shanghai: occurrence, source apportionment and potential human health risk.

    Xue-Tong Wang;Yi Miao;Yuan Zhang;Yuan-Cheng Li;Yuan-Cheng Li

  • Granular bamboo-derived activated carbon for high CO(2) adsorption: the dominant role of narrow micropores

    Haoran Wei;Shubo Deng;Bingyin Hu;Zhenhe Chen

  • Emerging Contaminants: A One Health Perspective

    Unknown

  • Preparation of ultrafine magnetic biochar and activated carbon for pharmaceutical adsorption and subsequent degradation by ball milling.

    Danna Shan;Shubo Deng;Tianning Zhao;Bin Wang

  • Municipal wastewater treatment in China: Development history and future perspectives

    Jiuhui Qu;Hongchen Wang;Kaijun Wang;Gang Yu

  • Seasonal variation in the occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in different biological wastewater treatment processes.

    Qian Sui;Jun Huang;Shubo Deng;Weiwei Chen

  • Removal of perfluorooctane sulfonate from wastewater by anion exchange resins: effects of resin properties and solution chemistry.

    Shubo Deng;Qiang Yu;Jun Huang;Gang Yu

  • Efficient electrochemical oxidation of perfluorooctanoate using a Ti/SnO2-Sb-Bi anode.

    Qiongfang Zhuo;Shubo Deng;Bo Yang;Jun Huang

  • Selective removal of perfluorooctane sulfonate from aqueous solution using chitosan-based molecularly imprinted polymer adsorbents.

    Qiang Yu;Shubo Deng;Gang Yu

  • Degradation of Ofloxacin by Perylene Diimide Supramolecular Nanofiber Sunlight-Driven Photocatalysis.

    Ping Chen;Lee Blaney;Lee Blaney;Giovanni Cagnetta;Jun Huang

  • BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) photocatalysts prepared using NaBiO3 as the Bi source: Characterization and catalytic performance

    Xiaofeng Chang;Xiaofeng Chang;Jun Huang;Cheng Cheng;Qian Sui

  • As(V) and As(III) removal from water by a Ce-Ti oxide adsorbent: behavior and mechanism.

    Zhijian Li;Shubo Deng;Gang Yu;Jun Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Huang
Jun Huang Tsinghua University
Shubo Deng
Shubo Deng Tsinghua University
Bin Wang
Bin Wang University of Hawaii at Manoa
Yujue Wang
Yujue Wang Tsinghua University
Zhiguo Cao
Zhiguo Cao Henan Normal University
Zulin Zhang
Zulin Zhang James Hutton Institute
Heidelore Fiedler
Heidelore Fiedler Örebro University
Zhaofu Qiu
Zhaofu Qiu East China University of Science and Technology
Caizhen Zhu
Caizhen Zhu Shenzhen University
Baoshan Xing
Baoshan Xing University of Massachusetts Amherst

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