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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
85
Citations
25336
World Ranking
749
National Ranking
77

Bin Chen 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 Bin Chen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 338 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bin Chen 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 Bin Chen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Bin Chen is affiliated with Beijing Normal University in China and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. The scientist's work includes significant contributions to Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Water Science and Technology, as well as topics intersecting Economics and Econometrics and Ecology.

Their research covers multiple specialized topics within environmental studies. These include Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Urban Stormwater Management Solutions, Urban Heat Island Mitigation, and Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis.

Bin Chen has published extensively, with notable recent papers that highlight a focus on urban sustainability and resource management. Selected works include:

  • Physical and virtual carbon metabolism of global cities (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • CEPC Technical Design Report: Accelerator (2024), published in Radiation Detection Technology and Methods
  • Water-energy scarcity nexus risk in the national trade system based on multiregional input-output and network environ analyses (2020), published in Applied Energy
  • Tracking the carbon footprint of China's coal-fired power system (2021), published in Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Study on the performance of pervious concrete mixed with waste glass powder (2021), published in Construction and Building Materials

Their frequent coauthors illustrate a collaborative approach to research, involving:

  • Cuncun Duan
  • Saige Wang
  • Hao Wang
  • Shaoqing Chen
  • Delin Fang

Bin Chen's publications are often found in journals that focus on environmental and energy topics. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Applied Energy
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Environmental Science & Technology

The scope of Bin Chen's research reflects a multidisciplinary approach to environmental challenges, integrating technical, economic, and ecological perspectives. The combination of their work on carbon metabolism, trade system risks involving water and energy scarcity, and urban infrastructure materials demonstrates engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of sustainability and resource use.

Best Publications

  • Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

    Ruiyun Li;Sen Pei;Bin Chen;Yimeng Song

  • An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China.

    Huaiyu Tian;Yonghong Liu;Yidan Li;Chieh Hsi Wu

  • Stable classification with limited sample: transferring a 30-m resolution sample set collected in 2015 to mapping 10-m resolution global land cover in 2017

    Peng Gong;Han Liu;Meinan Zhang;Congcong Li

  • Annual maps of global artificial impervious area (GAIA) between 1985 and 2018

    Peng Gong;Xuecao Li;Jie Wang;Jie Wang;Yuqi Bai

  • Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Zhu Liu;Philippe Ciais;Zhu Deng;Ruixue Lei

  • Mapping global urban boundaries from the global artificial impervious area (GAIA) data

    Xuecao Li;Peng Gong;Yuyu Zhou;Jie Wang;Jie Wang

  • Influence of meteorological conditions on PM2.5 concentrations across China: A review of methodology and mechanism.

    Ziyue Chen;Danlu Chen;Chuanfeng Zhao;Mei po Kwan

  • Mapping essential urban land use categories in China (EULUC-China): preliminary results for 2018

    Peng Gong;Bin Chen;Xuecao Li;Han Liu

  • Energy and material flows of megacities

    Christopher A. Kennedy;Iain Stewart;Angelo Facchini;Igor Cersosimo

  • Spatial distribution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments from a typical plateau lake wetland, China

    Junhong Bai;Baoshan Cui;Bin Chen;Kejiang Zhang

  • A holistic low carbon city indicator framework for sustainable development

    Sie Ting Tan;Sie Ting Tan;Jin Yang;Jin Yang;Jinyue Yan;Jinyue Yan;Chew Tin Lee

  • National water footprint in an input–output framework—A case study of China 2002

    X. Zhao;B. Chen;Z.F. Yang

  • Urban energy consumption: Different insights from energy flow analysis, input–output analysis and ecological network analysis

    Shaoqing Chen;Bin Chen

  • Targeted opportunities to address the climate-trade dilemma in China

    Zhu Liu;Zhu Liu;Zhu Liu;Steven J. Davis;Steven J. Davis;Kuishuang Feng;Kuishuang Feng;Klaus Hubacek

  • Network environ perspective for urban metabolism and carbon emissions: a case study of Vienna, Austria.

    Shaoqing Chen;Bin Chen

  • Observed inequality in urban greenspace exposure in China.

    Yimeng Song;Bin Chen;Hung Chak Ho;Mei-Po Kwan

  • Multi-source remotely sensed data fusion for improving land cover classification

    Bin Chen;Bin Chen;Bo Huang;Bing Xu;Bing Xu;Bing Xu

  • Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Ruiyun Li;Sen Pei;Bin Chen;Yimeng Song

  • Author Correction: Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Zhu Liu;Philippe Ciais;Zhu Deng;Ruixue Lei

  • Pathways for sustainable energy transition

    Bin Chen;Rui Xiong;Hailong Li;Qie Sun

  • Comparison of Spatiotemporal Fusion Models: A Review

    Bin Chen;Bo Huang;Bing Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Bing Xu
Bing Xu Tsinghua University
Zhifeng Yang
Zhifeng Yang Guangdong University of Technology
Gengyuan Liu
Gengyuan Liu Beijing Normal University
Brian D. Fath
Brian D. Fath Towson University
Peng Gong
Peng Gong University of Hong Kong
Yan Zhang
Yan Zhang Beijing Normal University
Guoqian Chen
Guoqian Chen Peking University
Sergio Ulgiati
Sergio Ulgiati Parthenope University of Naples
Zhu Liu
Zhu Liu Tsinghua University
Dabo Guan
Dabo Guan Tsinghua University

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