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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 154 112 97 57 44 852 94462
Plant Science and Agronomy 125 51 48 13 11 529 57398
Environmental Sciences 159 20 19 11 10 960 102849

Baoshan Xing publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Baoshan Xing between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Baoshan Xing published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 31.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 91 publications in 2021. 137 of the 1,124 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 91. Peak 91 publications in 2021. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 28 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 39 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 35 publications 2013: 38 publications 2014: 39 publications 2015: 43 publications 2016: 62 publications 2017: 71 publications 2018: 59 publications 2019: 77 publications 2020: 82 publications 2021: 91 publications 2022: 74 publications 2023: 36 publications 2024: 66 publications 2025: 71 publications
1990 2025

1,124 publications in total across all disciplines

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Baoshan Xing: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 5
1995 1
1996 5
1997 4
1998 8
1999 11
2000 8
2001 11
2002 8
2003 10
2004 6
2005 20
2006 27
2007 28
2008 25
2009 32
2010 39
2011 27
2012 35
2013 38
2014 39
2015 43
2016 62
2017 71
2018 59
2019 77
2020 82
2021 91
2022 74
2023 36
2024 66
2025 71
Total 1,124
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Baoshan Xing publications per year - data summary

  • Baoshan Xing, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Massachusetts Amherst, has 1,124 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 91 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992 and 1995, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 36 years in the span carries no publications at all (1991).
  • The rate of publication averages 31.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 32.1 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 338 publications, 30% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 58 publications (4.8 per year); 2002-2013: 295 publications (24.6 per year); 2014-2025: 771 publications (64.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Baoshan Xing 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 Baoshan Xing sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 690+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 960 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100 960
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Baoshan Xing publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Baoshan Xing, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Massachusetts Amherst, records 960 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Baoshan Xing, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Baoshan Xing ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Baoshan Xing 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 Baoshan Xing sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 126+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 159 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92 159
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Baoshan Xing D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Baoshan Xing, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Massachusetts Amherst, records 159 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Baoshan Xing, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Baoshan Xing ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Baoshan Xing is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Materials Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Pollution, Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's work frequently focuses on topics including Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Nanoparticles synthesis and applications, Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications, Heavy metals in the environment, Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal.

Baoshan Xing's publication record includes numerous articles in several notable scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science Nano
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • ACS Nano

Among recent papers associated with their field, important titles include:

  • "Differentially charged nanoplastics demonstrate distinct accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana" (2020, Nature Nanotechnology)
  • "Nano-Biotechnology in Agriculture: Use of Nanomaterials to Promote Plant Growth and Stress Tolerance" (2020, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry)
  • "Interaction of Microplastics with Antibiotics in Aquatic Environment: Distribution, Adsorption, and Toxicity" (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) by magnetic activated carbon and its mechanism" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Synergy between cobalt and nickel on NiCo2O4 nanosheets promotes peroxymonosulfate activation for efficient norfloxacin degradation" (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a set of coauthors, including:

  • Zhenyu Wang
  • Jason C. White
  • Jian Zhao
  • Xuesong Cao
  • Le Yue

Baoshan Xing has been recognized through professional fellowships, including designation as a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) and a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), both awarded in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of Slow Sorption of Organic Chemicals to Natural Particles

    Joseph J. Pignatello;Baoshan Xing

  • Phytotoxicity of nanoparticles: Inhibition of seed germination and root growth

    Daohui Lin;Baoshan Xing

  • Adsorption Mechanisms of Organic Chemicals on Carbon Nanotubes

    Bo Pan;Baoshan Xing

  • Health risks of heavy metals to the general public in Tianjin, China via consumption of vegetables and fish.

    Xilong Wang;T. Sato;Baoshan Xing;S. Tao

  • Root uptake and phytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles.

    Daohui Lin;Baoshan Xing

  • Compositions and sorptive properties of crop residue-derived chars.

    Yuan Chun;Guangyao Sheng;Cary T. Chiou;Baoshan Xing

  • Dual-Mode Sorption of Low-Polarity Compounds in Glassy Poly(Vinyl Chloride) and Soil Organic Matter

    Baoshan Xing;Joseph J. Pignatello

  • Differentially charged nanoplastics demonstrate distinct accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Xiao-Dong Sun;Xian-Zheng Yuan;Yuebin Jia;Yuebin Jia;Li-Juan Feng

  • Bacterial toxicity comparison between nano- and micro-scaled oxide particles.

    Wei Jiang;Hamid Mashayekhi;Baoshan Xing

  • Adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by carbon nanomaterials.

    Kun Yang;Lizhong Zhu;Baoshan Xing

  • Adsorption of Organic Compounds by Carbon Nanomaterials in Aqueous Phase: Polanyi Theory and Its Application

    Kun Yang;Baoshan Xing

  • Effects and mechanisms of biochar-microbe interactions in soil improvement and pollution remediation: A review.

    Xiaomin Zhu;Baoliang Chen;Lizhong Zhu;Baoshan Xing

  • Xylem- and Phloem-Based Transport of CuO Nanoparticles in Maize (Zea mays L.)

    Zhenyu Wang;Xiaoyan Xie;Jian Zhao;Xiaoyun Liu

  • Competitive Sorption between Atrazine and Other Organic Compounds in Soils and Model Sorbents

    Baoshan Xing;and Joseph J. Pignatello;Barbara Gigliotti

  • Graphene in the Aquatic Environment: Adsorption, Dispersion, Toxicity and Transformation

    Jian Zhao;Zhenyu Wang;Jason C. White;Baoshan Xing

  • ADSORPTION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS BY CARBON NANOTUBES: ROLE OF AROMATICITY AND SUBSTITUTION OF HYDROXYL GROUPS

    Daohui Lin;Baoshan Xing

  • Toxicity of nanoparticulate and bulk ZnO, Al2O3 and TiO2 to the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

    Huanhua Wang;Robert L. Wick;Baoshan Xing

  • Black Carbon (Biochar) In Water/Soil Environments: Molecular Structure, Sorption, Stability, and Potential Risk.

    Fei Lian;Baoshan Xing

  • Impacts of adding biochar on nitrogen retention and bioavailability in agricultural soil

    Hao Zheng;Hao Zheng;Zhenyu Wang;Xia Deng;Stephen Herbert

  • Copper Oxide Nanoparticle Mediated DNA Damage in Terrestrial Plant Models

    Donald H Atha;Huanhua Wang;Elijah J Petersen;Danielle Cleveland

  • Adsorption and Hysteresis of Bisphenol A and 17α-Ethinyl Estradiol on Carbon Nanomaterials

    Bo Pan;Daohui Lin;Hamid Mashayekhi;Baoshan Xing

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo Pan
Bo Pan Kunming University of Science and Technology
Zhenyu Wang
Zhenyu Wang Jiangnan University
Jason C. White
Jason C. White Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Shu Tao
Shu Tao Peking University
Xilong Wang
Xilong Wang Peking University
Ke Sun
Ke Sun Beijing Normal University
Lanfang Han
Lanfang Han Guangdong University of Technology
Kun Yang
Kun Yang Zhejiang University
Fengchang Wu
Fengchang Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lili He
Lili He University of Massachusetts Amherst

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