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Wenhui Xu

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2006Rising activity
Microplastics and Plastic PollutionUrban Heat Island MitigationAsphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactantsMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Publications

55

Citations

255

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2006

Research summary
AI-generated

This publication record spans a mix of environmental and unrelated topics, including microplastic/nanoplastic toxicology and detection, asphalt pavement performance, urban riverscape and waterfront design, and unrelated fields such as animal nutrition, tuberculosis epidemiology, and mechanical wave propagation. The most consistent thread involves the environmental health effects and detection of microplastics and nanoplastics, including their interactions with pollutants and biological systems. Given the breadth and inconsistency of topics, this record may represent contributions from multiple same-named individuals rather than a single coherent research program.

Microplastics and nanoplastics toxicologyEnvironmental detection methods (e.g., spectroscopy)Asphalt pavement performance and safetyUrban environmental design and perceptionBioremediation and microbial ecology

Publication output was low or absent before 2021 but has grown substantially since 2022, averaging about 8 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.2/year recently
17182019: 3 publications19202021: 1 publication212022: 8 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 10 publications10242025: 9 publications252026: 8 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×5
  • The Science of The Total Environment×2
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials×2
  • Frontiers in Public Health×2
  • Environment International×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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