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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 73 5002 4544 932 920 325 17932
Environmental Sciences 82 895 850 92 91 416 22597

Chao Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chao Wang between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chao Wang published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 26.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 67 publications in 2023. 41 of the 635 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 67. Peak 67 publications in 2023. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 56 publications 2017: 55 publications 2018: 62 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 56 publications 2023: 67 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 40 publications 2026: 1 publication
2003 2026

635 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chao Wang: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 1
2005 3
2006 4
2007 7
2008 12
2009 9
2010 15
2011 18
2012 7
2013 22
2014 21
2015 37
2016 56
2017 55
2018 62
2019 38
2020 38
2021 23
2022 56
2023 67
2024 41
2025 40
2026 1
Total 635
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Chao Wang 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 Chao Wang 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, 411–420 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: 416 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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 40 416
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
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Chao Wang 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 Chao Wang 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, 82 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: 82 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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 82
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
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Overview

Chao Wang is affiliated with Hohai University in China and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their body of work spans several subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Chao Wang are:

  • "Defective g-C3N4/covalent organic framework van der Waals heterojunction toward highly efficient S-scheme CO2 photoreduction," 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Cellulose-Based Hybrid Structural Material for Radiative Cooling," 2020, Nano Letters
  • "Rationally constructing of a novel dual Z-scheme composite photocatalyst with significantly enhanced performance for neonicotinoid degradation under visible light irradiation," 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Doping of carbon into boron nitride to get the increased adsorption ability for tetracycline from water by changing the pH of solution," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Nanosphere-structured hierarchically porous PVDF-HFP fabric for passive daytime radiative cooling via one-step water vapor-induced phase separation," 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chao Wang include:

  • Qingfeng Sun
  • Yingying Li
  • Yushan Yang
  • Xin Jia
  • Guangwen Xu

Chao Wang's research has been published in several venues repeatedly, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Ceramics International

Best Publications

  • Kinetics and thermodynamics of adsorption of methylene blue by a magnetic graphene-carbon nanotube composite

    Peifang Wang;Muhan Cao;Chao Wang;Yanhui Ao

  • Synthesis of novel 2D-2D p-n heterojunction BiOBr/La2Ti2O7 composite photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic performance under both UV and visible light irradiation

    Yanhui Ao;Kedan Wang;Peifang Wang;Chao Wang

  • The effect of excess Zn on mineral nutrition and antioxidative response in rapeseed seedlings.

    Chao Wang;Song He Zhang;Pei Fang Wang;Jun Hou

  • Mediator-free direct dual-Z-scheme Bi2S3/BiVO4/MgIn2S4 composite photocatalysts with enhanced visible-light-driven performance towards carbamazepine degradation

    Yan Guo;Yanhui Ao;Peifang Wang;Chao Wang

  • A literature review of sustainable consumption and production: A comparative analysis in developed and developing economies

    Chao Wang;Chao Wang;Pezhman Ghadimi;Pezhman Ghadimi;Ming K. Lim;Ming K. Lim;Ming-Lang Tseng

  • Facile synthesis of dual Z-scheme g-C3N4/Ag3PO4/AgI composite photocatalysts with enhanced performance for the degradation of a typical neonicotinoid pesticide

    Mengling Tang;Yanhui Ao;Chao Wang;Peifang Wang

  • Significantly enhanced visible light photocatalytic efficiency of phosphorus doped TiO2 with surface oxygen vacancies for ciprofloxacin degradation: Synergistic effect and intermediates analysis.

    Xianyong Feng;Peifang Wang;Jun Hou;Jin Qian

  • Total concentrations and fractions of Cd, Cr, Pb, Cu, Ni and Zn in sewage sludge from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants.

    Chao Wang;Xin Hu;Mao-Lin Chen;Yun-Hai Wu

  • New insights into the vertical distribution and microbial degradation of microplastics in urban river sediments.

    Lihua Niu;Yuanyuan Li;Yi Li;Qing Hu

  • Visible light activated photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline by a magnetically separable composite photocatalyst: Graphene oxide/magnetite/cerium-doped titania.

    Muhan Cao;Peifang Wang;Yanhui Ao;Chao Wang

  • Insights into the short-term effects of CeO2 nanoparticles on sludge dewatering and related mechanism

    Guoxiang You;Peifang Wang;Jun Hou;Chao Wang

  • Construction of silver/graphitic-C3N4/bismuth tantalate Z-scheme photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light-driven performance for sulfamethoxazole degradation

    Manli Ren;Yanhui Ao;Peifang Wang;Chao Wang

  • All-solid-state Z-scheme WO3 nanorod/ZnIn2S4 composite photocatalysts for the effective degradation of nitenpyram under visible light irradiation.

    Mengling Tang;Yanhui Ao;Peifang Wang;Chao Wang

  • Rationally constructing of a novel dual Z-scheme composite photocatalyst with significantly enhanced performance for neonicotinoid degradation under visible light irradiation

    Mengling Tang;Yanhui Ao;Chao Wang;Peifang Wang

  • Metabolic adaptations to ammonia-induced oxidative stress in leaves of the submerged macrophyte Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara.

    Chao Wang;Song He Zhang;Song He Zhang;Pei Fang Wang;Pei Fang Wang;Jun Hou;Jun Hou

  • Synergetic effect of MoS2 and MXene on the enhanced H2 evolution performance of CdS under visible light irradiation

    Ran Chen;Peifang Wang;Juan Chen;Chao Wang

  • Robust photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over amorphous ruthenium phosphide quantum dots modified g-C3N4 nanosheet

    Junfang Wang;Juan Chen;Peifang Wang;Jun Hou

  • Towards more accurate life cycle assessment of biological wastewater treatment plants: a review

    Yiwen Zang;Yi Li;Chao Wang;Wenlong Zhang

  • A one-pot method for the preparation of graphene–Bi2MoO6 hybrid photocatalysts that are responsive to visible-light and have excellent photocatalytic activity in the degradation of organic pollutants

    Peifang Wang;Yanhui Ao;Chao Wang;Jun Hou

  • Fungal community demonstrates stronger dispersal limitation and less network connectivity than bacterial community in sediments along a large river.

    Juan Chen;Peifang Wang;Chao Wang;Xun Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Peifang Wang
Peifang Wang Hohai University
Jun Hou
Jun Hou Hohai University
Yanhui Ao
Yanhui Ao Hohai University
Yi Li
Yi Li Hohai University
Zhenli He
Zhenli He University of Florida
Dawei Wang
Dawei Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guanghua Lu
Guanghua Lu Hohai University
Chi Zhang
Chi Zhang Hohai University
Gianluca Li Puma
Gianluca Li Puma Loughborough University
Shiming Ding
Shiming Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences

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