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Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Seyedehhoma Ghavam
University of Sheffield
2
Shufei He
Harbin Institute of Technology
3
Hong-Yu Jin
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
4
Qiongpeng Dan
Beijing University of Technology
5
Francesca Petriglieri
Aalborg University
6
Shuohui Shi
Chongqing University
7
Yunzhi Qian
China University of Mining and Technology
8
Olivia E. Mosley
University of Auckland
9
Ru Zheng
Peking University
10
Chuanfu Zhao
Shandong University

Papers

1
Mechanistic insight into the aggregation ability of anammox microorganisms: Roles of polarity, composition and molecular structure of extracellular polymeric substances
Water Research|2024
81 cit.
2
Deciphering the synergistic effects and mechanisms of biochar and magnetite contained in magnetic biochar for enhancing methane production in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge
Water Research|2025
57 cit.
3
Multiple drivers and mechanisms of solid-water interfacial interactions in sludge dewatering: Roles of polarity and molecular structure of extracellular polymeric substances
Water Research|2024
35 cit.
4
Implications for nitrogen and sulphur cycles: phylogeny and niche-range of <i>Nitrospirota</i> in terrestrial aquifers
ISME Communications|2024
34 cit.
5
Magnetite modified zeolite as an alternative additive to promote methane production from anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge
Renewable Energy|2024
32 cit.
6
Publication in The Science of The Total Environment (2024) [27 citations, W4391561264]
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
27 cit.
7
Publication in Chemical Engineering Journal (2024) [27 citations, W4401285251]
Chemical Engineering Journal|2024
27 cit.
8
Publication in Nature Water (2025) [24 citations, W4406231786]
Nature Water|2025
24 cit.
9
Publication in Bioresource Technology (2024) [19 citations, W4399850242]
Bioresource Technology|2024
19 cit.
10
Publication in Bioresource Technology (2024) [18 citations, W4402388371]
Bioresource Technology|2024
18 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Nian-Si Fan
Hangzhou Normal University
2
Mari K.H. Winkler
University of Washington
3
Bin Ma
Hainan University
4
Chang Liu
Tianjin University
5
Kang Song
Institute of Hydrobiology
6
Shihu Hu
Karamay Central Hospital of Xinjiang
7
Olivier Chapleur
Université Paris-Saclay
8
Bao‐Cheng Huang
Hangzhou Normal University
9
Xugang He
Huazhong Agricultural University
10
Enrong Xiao
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Papers

1
Intensifying existing urban wastewater
Science|2022
161 cit.
2
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea exhibit differential nitrogen source preferences
Nature Microbiology|2024
112 cit.
3
Distinctive Microbial Processes and Controlling Factors Related to Indirect N<sub>2</sub>O Emission from Agricultural and Urban Rivers in Taihu Watershed
Environmental Science & Technology|2022
98 cit.
4
Single atom catalysts for use in the selective production of hydrogen peroxide via two-electron oxygen reduction reaction: Mechanism, activity, and structure optimization
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental|2023
73 cit.
5
Selective Enrichment of Comammox <i>Nitrospira</i> in a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor with Sufficient Oxygen Supply
Environmental Science & Technology|2022
64 cit.
6
Multi-heme cytochrome-mediated extracellular electron transfer by the anaerobic methanotroph ‘Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens’
Nature Communications|2023
62 cit.
7
Synergistic simultaneous endogenous partial denitrification/anammox (EPDA) and denitrifying dephosphatation for advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal in a complete biofilm system
Bioresource Technology|2022
41 cit.
8
Impact and microbial mechanism of continuous nanoplastics exposure on the urban wastewater treatment process
Water Research|2022
40 cit.
9
Achieving advanced nitrogen removal from low-carbon municipal wastewater using partial-nitrification/anammox and endogenous partial-denitrification/anammox
Bioresource Technology|2023
39 cit.
10
Achieving transformation from denitrifying biofilter to partial denitrification/anammox biofilter through self-enrichment of anammox bacteria
Journal of Water Process Engineering|2023
39 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht
Delft University of Technology
2
Yongzhen Peng
Beijing University of Technology
3
Michael Wagner
Miltenyi Biotec (Germany)
4
Mike S. M. Jetten
Radboud University Nijmegen
5
Per Halkjær Nielsen
Aalborg University
6
Zhiguo Yuan
City University of Hong Kong
7
David A. Stahl
University of Washington
8
Duu‐Jong Lee
City University of Hong Kong
9
Willy Verstraete
Ghent University
10
Han‐Qing Yu
University of Science and Technology of China

Papers

1
Combination of 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes with flow cytometry for analyzing mixed microbial populations
Applied and Environmental Microbiology|1990
4k cit.
2
Isolation of an autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing marine archaeon
Nature|2005
2.9k cit.
3
Complete nitrification by Nitrospira bacteria
Nature|2015
2.7k cit.
4
Extraction of extracellular polymers from activated sludge using a cation exchange resin
Water Research|1996
2.5k cit.
5
The sequencing batch reactor as a powerful tool for the study of slowly growing anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology|1998
2.3k cit.
6
The Domain-specific Probe EUB338 is Insufficient for the Detection of all Bacteria: Development and Evaluation of a more Comprehensive Probe Set
Systematic and Applied Microbiology|1999
2.3k cit.
7
Fluorescent-oligonucleotide probing of whole cells for determinative, phylogenetic, and environmental studies in microbiology
Journal of Bacteriology|1990
2.2k cit.
8
Full-scale partial nitritation/anammox experiences – An application survey
Water Research|2014
1.8k cit.
9
Activated Sludge Model No. 3
Water Science & Technology|1999
1.8k cit.
10
Use of cellulose-based wastes for adsorption of dyes from aqueous solutions
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2002
1.7k cit.

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