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30
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9791
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Qiong Zhang publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qiong Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 43 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Qiong Zhang D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qiong Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Qiong Zhang is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specialization in wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal processes.

The main fields of study covered in Zhang's work include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad field, their subfields of study comprise:

  • Pollution
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Catalysis
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research topics frequently explored by Zhang involve:

  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

Zhang's publication record includes several papers, with notable ones being:

  • A novel partial nitrification-synchronous anammox and endogenous partial denitrification (PN-SAEPD) process for advanced nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater at ambient temperatures, 2020, Water Research
  • Highly enriched anammox within anoxic biofilms by reducing suspended sludge biomass in a real-sewage A2/O process, 2021, Water Research
  • Characteristics of sludge granulation and EPS production in development of stable partial nitrification, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Advanced nitrogen removal from low C/N municipal wastewater by combining partial nitrification-anammox and endogenous partial denitrification-anammox (PN/A-EPD/A) process in a single-stage reactor, 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • Rapid enrichment of anammox bacteria linked to floc aggregates in a single-stage partial nitritation-anammox process: Providing the initial carrier and anaerobic microenvironment, 2021, Water Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zhang include:

  • Xiyao Li
  • Yongzhen Peng
  • Liang Zhang
  • Jianwei Li

Zhang's work is regularly published in venues such as:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • Water Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Characterization of EPS compositions and microbial community in an Anammox SBBR system treating landfill leachate.

    Lei Miao;Qiong Zhang;Shuying Wang;Baikun Li

  • Long-term effect of pH on denitrification: High pH benefits achieving partial-denitrification.

    Wenting Qian;Bin Ma;Bin Ma;Xiyao Li;Qiong Zhang

  • Achieving advanced nitrogen removal from low C/N wastewater by combining endogenous partial denitrification with anammox in mainstream treatment

    Jiantao Ji;Yongzhen Peng;Wenke Mai;Jianzhong He

  • Enhanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater in an anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic sequencing batch reactor with sludge fermentation products as carbon source.

    Jinjin Liu;Yue Yuan;Baikun Li;Qiong Zhang

  • A novel partial nitrification-synchronous anammox and endogenous partial denitrification (PN-SAEPD) process for advanced nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater at ambient temperatures

    Jiantao Ji;Yongzhen Peng;Xiyao Li;Qiong Zhang

  • Achieving partial nitrification in a continuous post-denitrification reactor treating low C/N sewage

    Ting Zhang;Bo Wang;Xiyao Li;Qiong Zhang

  • Long-term stable simultaneous partial nitrification, anammox and denitrification (SNAD) process treating real domestic sewage using suspended activated sludge

    Shuzhe Ding;Peng Bao;Bo Wang;Qiong Zhang

  • Highly enriched anammox within anoxic biofilms by reducing suspended sludge biomass in a real-sewage A2/O process.

    Jianwei Li;Yongzhen Peng;Ruitao Gao;Lan Yang

  • A novel SNPR process for advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal from mainstream wastewater based on anammox, endogenous partial-denitrification and denitrifying dephosphatation.

    Jiantao Ji;Yongzhen Peng;Bo Wang;Xiyao Li

  • Synergistic Partial-Denitrification, Anammox, and in-situ Fermentation (SPDAF) Process for Advanced Nitrogen Removal from Domestic and Nitrate-Containing Wastewater.

    Jiantao Ji;Jiantao Ji;Yongzhen Peng;Bo Wang;Xiyao Li

  • Step-feeding organic carbon enhances high-strength nitrate and ammonia removal via DEAMOX process

    Rui Du;Shenbin Cao;Baikun Li;Hanyu Zhang

  • Comparative environmental and economic life cycle assessment of high solids anaerobic co-digestion for biosolids and organic waste management.

    Eunyoung Lee;Deborah Stolte Bezerra Lisboa Oliveira;Luiza Stolte Bezerra Lisboa Oliveira;Eduardo Jimenez

  • Characteristics of sludge granulation and EPS production in development of stable partial nitrification.

    Xiangchen Li;Rui Du;Yongzhen Peng;Qiong Zhang

  • Rapid start-up and stable maintenance of domestic wastewater nitritation through short-term hydroxylamine addition.

    Jia Li;Qiong Zhang;Xiyao Li;Yongzhen Peng

  • Advanced nitrogen removal from low C/N municipal wastewater by combining partial nitrification-anammox and endogenous partial denitrification-anammox (PN/A-EPD/A) process in a single-stage reactor.

    Huihui Cui;Liang Zhang;Qiong Zhang;Xiyao Li

  • Effect of low COD/N ratios on stability of single-stage partial nitritation/anammox (SPN/A) process in a long-term operation

    Jialin Li;Liang Zhang;Yongzhen Peng;Qiong Zhang

  • Improving Efficiency and Stability of Anammox through Sequentially Coupling Nitritation and Denitritation in a Single-Stage Bioreactor.

    Jialin Li;Yongzhen Peng;Liang Zhang;Xiyao Li

  • Rapid enrichment of anammox bacteria linked to floc aggregates in a single-stage partial nitritation-anammox process: Providing the initial carrier and anaerobic microenvironment.

    Jialin Li;Yongzhen Peng;Qiong Zhang;Xiyao Li

  • Achieving partial nitrification by inhibiting the activity of Nitrospira-like bacteria under high-DO conditions in an intermittent aeration reactor.

    Peng Bao;Shuying Wang;Bin Ma;Qiong Zhang

  • Feasibility of in situ enriching anammox bacteria in a sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR) for enhancing nitrogen removal of real domestic wastewater

    Jianhua Zhang;Liang Zhang;Yuanyuan Miao;Yawen Sun

  • Enhanced nitrogen removal assisted by mainstream partial-anammox from real sewage in a continuous flow A2/O reactor

    Jianwei Li;Yongzhen Peng;Liang Zhang;Ruitao Gao

  • Advances in algal-prokaryotic wastewater treatment: A review of nitrogen transformations, reactor configurations and molecular tools.

    Meng Wang;Ryan Keeley;Nadezhda Zalivina;Trina Halfhide

  • Simultaneous partial nitritation and denitritation coupled with polished anammox for advanced nitrogen removal from low C/N domestic wastewater at low dissolved oxygen conditions.

    Wen Zhang;Yongzhen Peng;Liang Zhang;Xiyao Li

  • Improving performance and efficiency of partial anammox by coupling partial nitrification and partial denitrification (PN/A-PD/A) to treat municipal sewage in a step-feed reactor

    Ruitao Gao;Yongzhen Peng;Jianwei Li;Qiong Zhang

  • Rapid initiation and stable maintenance of municipal wastewater nitritation during the continuous flow anaerobic/oxic process with an ultra-low sludge retention time.

    Zihao Wang;Yongzhen Peng;Jianwei Li;Jinjin Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongzhen Peng
Yongzhen Peng Beijing University of Technology
Xiyao Li
Xiyao Li Beijing University of Technology
Liang Zhang
Liang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Baikun Li
Baikun Li University of Connecticut
Shuying Wang
Shuying Wang Beijing University of Technology
Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Jianzhong He
Jianzhong He National University of Singapore

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