Wen Zhang Source Confirmed

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High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

33 h-index 205 pubs 3,581 cited

Research Areas

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Efficient removal of pollutants from water Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Wen Zhang's research focuses on the development and application of novel materials for environmental remediation and advanced catalytic processes. This includes the fabrication of piezocatalytic membranes incorporating nanomaterials such as few-layer E-MoS2 nanosheets and flower-like Co-doped MoS2 microspheres for the degradation of organic pollutants like oxytetracycline. Zhang also investigates the use of composite materials, such as nano-zero-valent iron modified biochar-zeolite composites, for the efficient removal of heavy metals like cadmium (II) and arsenic (III) from water. Further work explores photo-Fenton degradation of water pollutants using peracetic acid activation over sulfur vacancies-rich metal sulfides/MXenes.

Beyond environmental applications, Zhang's publications indicate an interest in diverse scientific areas. This includes a review on the traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of *Xanthoceras sorbifolium*, and research on the impact of river dams on phosphorus migration. Additionally, Zhang has contributed to a review on systemic therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma and developed real-time dynamic path planning methods combining artificial potential field and RRT algorithms.

Zhang holds a professorship at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and leads a research group, maintaining an active lab website. With a h-index of 33 and over 205 publications, Zhang is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Key collaborators at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville include Diksha Shrestha, Mary C. Savin, Aaron Long, and Asal Behzadnezhad.

Metrics

h-index: 33
Publications: 205
Citations: 3,581

Selected Publications

Comparison of RT‐qPCR and RT‐ddPCR on Assessing Model Viruses in Wastewater (2025) DOI
Bacterial motility in aqueous micro-environment with natural soil particles (2025) DOI
A snapshot of SARS‐CoV‐2 viral RNA throughout wastewater treatment plants in Arkansas (2024) DOI
A one-step soft-template hydrothermal preparation and piezoelectric catalytic activity of flowers-like Co-doped MoS2 microspheres (2023) DOI
An in-situ approach to cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms degradation of microcystin-LR cyanotoxins using TiO2 photocatalysts coated on nylon mesh supports (2022) DOI
Effects of the aspect ratio on the piezocatalytic performance of self-assembled hierarchical MoS2 nanotubes for degradation of sulfamethazine (2022) DOI
Synergetic contribution of enriched selenium vacancies and out-of-plane ferroelectric polarization in AB-stacked MoSe<sub>2</sub> nanosheets as efficient piezocatalysts for TC degradation (2022) DOI
Laboratory preparation of monochloramine for environmental research: A comparison of four commonly used protocols (2021) DOI
Fabrication of PVDF-based piezocatalytic active membrane with enhanced oxytetracycline degradation efficiency through embedding few-layer E-MoS2 nanosheets (2021) DOI