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Wenzheng Yu

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Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
6586
World Ranking
15787
National Ranking
2448

Wenzheng Yu publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wenzheng Yu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 140 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Wenzheng Yu D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wenzheng Yu sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wenzheng Yu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Environmental Science, encompassing a broad range of subfields and topics related to water treatment, environmental remediation, and engineering.

The main subfields of study in Yu's work include Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. These subfields reflect a multidisciplinary approach to addressing various environmental challenges.

Yu's research topics cover several key areas:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment
  • Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
  • Environmental Remediation with Nanomaterials
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

The scientist has published frequently in notable venues, with significant numbers of publications in the following journals:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water Research
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Yu's recent publications highlight a range of topics within catalysis, water safety, and environmental technology:

  • Iron-nickel bimetallic metal-organic frameworks as bifunctional Fenton-like catalysts for enhanced adsorption and degradation of organic contaminants under visible light: Kinetics and mechanistic studies, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Unveiling the synergy of polymorph heterointerface and sulfur vacancy in NiS/Ni3S2 electrocatalyst to promote alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction, 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Efficient anodic chemical conversion to boost hydrogen evolution with low energy consumption over cobalt-doped nickel sulfide electrocatalyst, 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Modulation of dual centers on cobalt-molybdenum oxides featuring synergistic effect of intermediate activation and radical mediator for electrocatalytic urea splitting, 2021, Nano Energy
  • Spatial assessment of tap-water safety in China, 2022, Nature Sustainability

Frequent coauthors in Yu's research include Nigel Graham, Muhammad Saboor Siddique, Ting Liu, Mengjie Liu, and Lei Xu. The recurring collaboration with these researchers supports a multidisciplinary and integrated approach in their work.

Best Publications

  • Two-dimensional MXene incorporated graphene oxide composite membrane with enhanced water purification performance

    Ting Liu;Ting Liu;Xiaoyan Liu;Nigel Graham;Wenzheng Yu;Wenzheng Yu

  • Characterization of organic membrane foulants in a submerged membrane bioreactor with pre-ozonation using three-dimensional excitation–emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy

    Ting Liu;Zhong-lin Chen;Wen-zheng Yu;Shi-jie You

  • Ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membrane fouling by natural organic matter: Mechanisms and mitigation by pre-ozonation and pH.

    Wenzheng Yu;Teng Liu;John Crawshaw;Ting Liu

  • Iron-nickel bimetallic metal-organic frameworks as bifunctional Fenton-like catalysts for enhanced adsorption and degradation of organic contaminants under visible light: Kinetics and mechanistic studies.

    Qiangshun Wu;Muhammad Saboor Siddique;Wenzheng Yu;Wenzheng Yu

  • The role of mixing conditions on floc growth, breakage and re-growth

    Wen-zheng Yu;Wen-zheng Yu;John Gregory;Luiza Campos;Guibai Li

  • Coagulation and oxidation for controlling ultrafiltration membrane fouling in drinking water treatment: Application of ozone at low dose in submerged membrane tank

    Wenzheng Yu;Nigel J.D. Graham;Geoffrey D. Fowler

  • Trivalent metal cation cross-linked graphene oxide membranes for NOM removal in water treatment

    Ting Liu;Bing Yang;Nigel Graham;Wenzheng Yu

  • Applying multiple bio-cathodes in constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell for promoting energy production and bioelectrical derived nitrification-denitrification process

    Lei Xu;Yaqian Zhao;Yaqian Zhao;Xiaodi Wang;Wenzheng Yu

  • Breakage and regrowth of Al-humic flocs--effect of additional coagulant dosage.

    Wen-Zheng Yu;John Gregory;Luiza Campos

  • Membrane fouling by extracellular polymeric substances after ozone pre-treatment: Variation of nano-particles size

    Wenzheng Yu;Dizhong Zhang;Nigel J.D. Graham

  • Breakage and re-growth of flocs formed by alum and PACl

    Wenzheng Yu;Guibai Li;Yongpeng Xu;Xue Yang

  • Development of a stable cation modified graphene oxide membrane for water treatment

    Wenzheng Yu;Tong Yet Yu;Nigel Graham

  • Breakage and re-growth of flocs formed by charge neutralization using alum and polyDADMAC

    Wenzheng Yu;John Gregory;Luiza C. Campos

  • Evaluation of ferrate as a coagulant aid/oxidant pretreatment for mitigating submerged ultrafiltration membrane fouling in drinking water treatment

    Wenzheng Yu;Yunjia Yang;Nigel Graham

  • Application of polyacrylamide flocculation with and without alum coagulation for mitigating ultrafiltration membrane fouling: role of floc structure and bacterial activity

    Ting Liu;Yuanlong Lian;Nigel Graham;Wenzheng Yu

  • Dependence of floc properties on coagulant type, dosing mode and nature of particles

    Wenzheng Yu;John Gregory;Luiza C. Campos;Nigel Graham

  • Coagulation of surface water: Observations on the significance of biopolymers

    Zhaoyang Su;Zhaoyang Su;Ting Liu;Ting Liu;Wenzheng Yu;Xing Li

  • Modulation of dual centers on cobalt-molybdenum oxides featuring synergistic effect of intermediate activation and radical mediator for electrocatalytic urea splitting

    Kai Zhang;Chunlei Liu;Nigel Graham;Gong Zhang

  • Effect of two-stage coagulant addition on coagulation-ultrafiltration process for treatment of humic-rich water.

    Ting Liu;Zhong-lin Chen;Wen-zheng Yu;Ji-min Shen

  • Comparison of FeCl3 and alum pre-treatment on UF membrane fouling

    Wen-zheng Yu;Nigel Graham;Hui-juan Liu;Jiu-hui Qu

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel Graham
Nigel Graham Imperial College London
Jiuhui Qu
Jiuhui Qu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huijuan Liu
Huijuan Liu Tsinghua University
Guibai Li
Guibai Li Harbin Institute of Technology
Zhonglin Chen
Zhonglin Chen Harbin Institute of Technology
Chengzhi Hu
Chengzhi Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yonglong Lu
Yonglong Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lei Su
Lei Su Shenzhen University
David Rooney
David Rooney Queen's University Belfast
Mark R. Wiesner
Mark R. Wiesner Duke University

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