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Baogang Zhang publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Baogang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 135 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Baogang Zhang D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Baogang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Baogang Zhang is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, chemistry, and engineering, with notable contributions spanning several subfields such as inorganic chemistry, biomedical engineering, health toxicology and mutagenesis, water science and technology, and pollution.

The main topics covered in Zhang's research include:

  • Vanadium and halogenation chemistry
  • Metal extraction and bioleaching
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Fluoride effects and removal
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Microbial fuel cells and bioremediation
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials

Zhang has published extensively in several key scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their work are:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (19 publications)
  • Water Research (12 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (9 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Technology (8 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (8 publications)

The research collaborations involve multiple frequent co-authors, including Jianping Lü, Siming Chen, Jiaxin Shi, Han Zhang, and Song Wang, with whom Zhang has co-published numerous papers.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Baogang Zhang include:

  • "Novel Pathway for Vanadium(V) Bio-Detoxification by Gram-Positive Lactococcus raffinolactis", 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "A critical review on the electrospun nanofibrous membranes for the adsorption of heavy metals in water treatment", 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Decontamination of heavy metal complexes by advanced oxidation processes: A review", 2020, Chinese Chemical Letters
  • "Soil vanadium(V)-reducing related bacteria drive community response to vanadium pollution from a smelting plant over multiple gradients", 2020, Environment International
  • "A newly discovered function of nitrate reductase in chemoautotrophic vanadate transformation by natural mackinawite in aquifer", 2020, Water Research

The broad scope of Zhang's work includes investigation into heavy metal adsorption and decontamination, microbial interactions with vanadium compounds, and the biochemical processes involved in metal detoxification and transformation in environmental contexts.

Best Publications

  • Co-occurrence patterns of soybean rhizosphere microbiome at a continental scale

    Baogang Zhang;Jun Zhang;Yao Liu;Peng Shi

  • A critical review on the electrospun nanofibrous membranes for the adsorption of heavy metals in water treatment.

    Fan Zhu;Yu-Ming Zheng;Bao-Gang Zhang;Yun-Rong Dai

  • Simultaneous reduction of vanadium (V) and chromium (VI) with enhanced energy recovery based on microbial fuel cell technology

    Baogang Zhang;Chuanping Feng;Jinren Ni;Jing Zhang

  • A novel UASB-MFC-BAF integrated system for high strength molasses wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation.

    Baogang Zhang;Huazhang Zhao;Shungui Zhou;Chunhong Shi

  • Biosynthesis of copper nanoparticles using Shewanella loihica PV-4 with antibacterial activity: Novel approach and mechanisms investigation.

    Qing Lv;Baogang Zhang;Xuan Xing;Yingxin Zhao

  • Microbial Community Responses to Vanadium Distributions in Mining Geological Environments and Bioremediation Assessment

    Baogang Zhang;Song Wang;Muhe Diao;Jie Fu

  • Decontamination of heavy metal complexes by advanced oxidation processes: A review

    Junqun Du;Baogang Zhang;Jiaxin Li;Bo Lai

  • Distinct large-scale biogeographic patterns of fungal communities in bulk soil and soybean rhizosphere in China.

    Jun Zhang;Baogang Zhang;Yao Liu;Yanqing Guo

  • Recovery of iron from vanadium tailings with coal-based direct reduction followed by magnetic separation

    Huifen Yang;Lili Jing;Baogang Zhang

  • Spatial distribution of vanadium and microbial community responses in surface soil of Panzhihua mining and smelting area, China

    Xuelong Cao;Muhe Diao;Baogang Zhang;Hui Liu

  • Behavior of autotrophic denitrification and heterotrophic denitrification in an intensified biofilm-electrode reactor for nitrate-contaminated drinking water treatment.

    Yingxin Zhao;Baogang Zhang;Chuanping Feng;Fangyuan Huang

  • Autotrophic Vanadium(V) Bioreduction in Groundwater by Elemental Sulfur and Zerovalent Iron.

    Baogang Zhang;Rui Qiu;Lu Lu;Xi Chen

  • Simultaneous microbial reduction of vanadium (V) and chromium (VI) by Shewanella loihica PV-4

    Guangyu Wang;Baogang Zhang;Shuang Li;Meng Yang

  • Novel Pathway for Vanadium(V) Bio-Detoxification by Gram-Positive Lactococcus raffinolactis.

    Baogang Zhang;Yi'na Li;Yangmei Fei;Yutong Cheng

  • Soil vanadium(V)-reducing related bacteria drive community response to vanadium pollution from a smelting plant over multiple gradients

    Song Wang;Baogang Zhang;Tingting Li;Zongyan Li

  • Synchronous microbial vanadium (V) reduction and denitrification in groundwater using hydrogen as the sole electron donor.

    Yufeng Jiang;Baogang Zhang;Chao He;Jiaxin Shi

  • Sulfur-based mixotrophic bio-reduction for efficient removal of chromium (VI) in groundwater

    Baogang Zhang;Zhongli Wang;Jiaxin Shi;Hailiang Dong

  • Simultaneous removal of sulfide and organics with vanadium(V) reduction in microbial fuel cells

    Baogang Zhang;Huazhang Zhao;Chunhong Shi;Shungui Zhou

  • A newly discovered function of nitrate reductase in chemoautotrophic vanadate transformation by natural mackinawite in aquifer.

    Chao He;Baogang Zhang;Jianping Lu;Rui Qiu

  • Vanadate Bio-Detoxification Driven by Pyrrhotite with Secondary Mineral Formation.

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  • Insights into interactions between vanadium (V) bio-reduction and pentachlorophenol dechlorination in synthetic groundwater

    Baogang Zhang;Yutong Cheng;Jiaxin Shi;Xuan Xing

  • Enhanced vanadium (V) reduction and bioelectricity generation in microbial fuel cells with biocathode

    Rui Qiu;Baogang Zhang;Jiaxin Li;Qing Lv

Frequent Co-Authors

Chuanping Feng
Chuanping Feng China University of Geosciences
Alistair G.L. Borthwick
Alistair G.L. Borthwick University of Edinburgh
Jinren Ni
Jinren Ni Peking University
Zhongfang Lei
Zhongfang Lei University of Tsukuba
Zhen He
Zhen He Washington University in St. Louis
Wen Liu
Wen Liu Peking University
Jianhua Guo
Jianhua Guo University of Queensland
Huaming Guo
Huaming Guo China University of Geosciences
Jie Fu
Jie Fu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Miao Li
Miao Li Tsinghua University

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