Defu Xu

54 papers and 952 indexed citations i.

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Defu Xu is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Defu Xu has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 952 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 16 papers in Water Science and Technology and 9 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Defu Xu’s work include Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (14 papers), Phosphorus and nutrient management (13 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (12 papers). Defu Xu is often cited by papers focused on Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (14 papers), Phosphorus and nutrient management (13 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (12 papers). Defu Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Defu Xu's co-authors include Yingxue Li, A. D. Howard, Jianming Xu, Jian Wu, Kewei Yu, Junmin Cao, Yidong Guan, Hong Yang, Mindong Chen and Lihong Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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