据学术引用统计，阳光净水课题组4篇论文被引超过300次，体现了课题组在生物质基环境功能材料方向持续的国际学术影响力。

Photocatalytic decolorization and degradation of Congo Red on innovative crosslinked chitosan/nano-CdS composite catalyst under visible light irradiation, J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 169: 933–940. 被引次数505 （全球首篇壳聚糖基光催化材料ESI高被引论文）

Adsorption removal of congo red onto magnetic cellulose/Fe?O?/activated carbon composite: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies, Chem. Eng. J. 2011, 173: 494–502.被引次数475

Preparation, characterization, adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics of novel magnetic chitosan enwrapping nanosized γ-Fe?O? and multiwalled carbon nanotubes with enhanced adsorption properties for methyl orange, Bioresour. Technol. 2010, 101: 5063–5069.被引次数434

A novel magnetically separable γ-Fe?O?/crosslinked chitosan adsorbent: preparation, characterization and adsorption application for removal of hazardous azo dye, J. Hazard. Mater. 2010, 179: 251–257. 被引次数321

上述论文均聚焦壳聚糖/磁性复合材料在染料废水处理中的应用，涵盖光催化降解与吸附去除两条技术路径，发表于2009–2011年间，至今仍保持较高的引用频次。其中2009年壳聚糖/纳米CdS光催化论文是台州学院首篇ESI高被引论文，引用已突破500次。