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D-Index
43
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6575
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7150
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703

Chaoliu Li 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 Chaoliu Li sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chaoliu Li 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 Chaoliu Li sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Chaoliu Li is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work mainly focuses on Atmospheric Science, with significant attention to Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts, and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

Their research encompasses a variety of topics including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Chaoliu Li has published in several key scientific venues with multiple contributions, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • Atmospheric Environment

Frequent collaborators in their research include Shichang Kang, Fangping Yan, Pengfei Chen, Zhaofu Hu, and Chao Zhang, highlighting a strong network of co-authorship within atmospheric and environmental studies.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Chaoliu Li include:

  • Carbonaceous matter in the atmosphere and glaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau: An investigative review, 2020, Environment International
  • Light absorption properties of elemental carbon (EC) and water-soluble brown carbon (WS-BrC) in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A 5-year study, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Black carbon and organic carbon dataset over the Third Pole, 2022, Earth System Science Data
  • A new method for extraction of methanol-soluble brown carbon: Implications for investigation of its light absorption ability, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Black carbon and mineral dust on two glaciers on the central Tibetan Plateau: sources and implications, 2020, Journal of Glaciology

Best Publications

  • Sources of black carbon to the Himalayan–Tibetan Plateau glaciers

    Chaoliu Li;Carme Bosch;Shichang Kang;August Andersson

  • Linking atmospheric pollution to cryospheric change in the Third Pole region: current progress and future prospects

    Shichang Kang;Shichang Kang;Qianggong Zhang;Yun Qian;Zhenming Ji

  • Major ionic composition of precipitation in the Nam Co region, Central Tibetan Plateau

    Chaoliu Li;Shichang Kang;Qianggong Zhang;Susan Kaspari

  • Light‐absorbing impurities enhance glacier albedo reduction in the southeastern Tibetan plateau

    Yulan Zhang;Shichang Kang;Shichang Kang;Zhiyuan Cong;Zhiyuan Cong;Julia Schmale

  • Atmospheric Mercury Depositional Chronology Reconstructed from Lake Sediments and Ice Core in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau.

    Shichang Kang;Shichang Kang;Jie Huang;Jie Huang;Jie Huang;Feiyue Wang;Qianggong Zhang;Qianggong Zhang

  • Pore-scale characterization of tight sandstone in Yanchang Formation Ordos Basin China using micro-CT and SEM imaging from nm- to cm-scale

    Xuefeng Liu;Jianfu Wang;Lin Ge;Falong Hu

  • Elemental composition of Tibetan Plateau top soils and its effect on evaluating atmospheric pollution transport.

    Chaoliu Li;Shichang Kang;Qianggong Zhang

  • Black carbon and mineral dust in snow cover on the Tibetan Plateau

    Yulan Zhang;Shichang Kang;Shichang Kang;Michael Sprenger;Zhiyuan Cong

  • Concentrations and light absorption characteristics of carbonaceous aerosol in PM2.5 and PM10 of Lhasa city, the Tibetan Plateau

    Chaoliu Li;Pengfei Chen;Shichang Kang;Fangping Yan

  • Mercury Distribution and Deposition in Glacier Snow over Western China

    Qianggong Zhang;Jie Huang;Feiyue Wang;Loewen Mark

  • Light-absorbing impurities accelerate glacier melt in the Central Tibetan Plateau.

    Xiaofei Li;Shichang Kang;Shichang Kang;Xiaobo He;Bin Qu

  • Indoor air pollution from burning yak dung as a household fuel in Tibet

    Qingyang Xiao;Eri Saikawa;Robert J. Yokelson;Pengfei Chen

  • Characteristics and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric aerosols in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

    Pengfei(陈鹏飞) Chen;Shichang(康世昌) Kang;Chaoliu(李潮流) Li;Maheswar Rupakheti

  • Yak dung combustion aerosols in the Tibetan Plateau: Chemical characteristics and influence on the local atmospheric environment

    Pengfei Chen;Shichang Kang;Jiankun Bai;Jiankun Bai;Mika Sillanpää

  • Carbonaceous aerosol characteristics on the Third Pole: A primary study based on the Atmospheric Pollution and Cryospheric Change (APCC) network.

    Pengfei Chen;Shichang Kang;Chaoliu Li;Qianggong Zhang

  • Lakes on the Tibetan Plateau as Conduits of Greenhouse Gases to the Atmosphere

    Fangping Yan;Fangping Yan;Mika Sillanpää;Shichang Kang;Kelly Sue Aho

  • Greenhouse gases emissions in rivers of the Tibetan Plateau.

    Bin Qu;Kelly Sue Aho;Chaoliu Li;Shichang Kang

  • Light absorption characteristics of carbonaceous aerosols in two remote stations of the southern fringe of the Tibetan Plateau, China

    Chaoliu Li;Fangping Yan;Fangping Yan;Shichang Kang;Pengfei Chen

  • Heavy metals and rare earth elements (REEs) in soil from the Nam Co Basin, Tibetan Plateau

    Chaoliu Li;Shichang Kang;Xiaoping Wang;F. Ajmone-Marsan

  • Concentration, sources and light absorption characteristics ofdissolved organic carbon on a medium-sized valley glacier, northernTibetan Plateau

    Fangping Yan;Fangping Yan;Shichang Kang;Chaoliu Li;Yulan Zhang

  • Carbonaceous matter in the atmosphere and glaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau: An investigative review.

    Chaoliu Li;Fangping Yan;Fangping Yan;Shichang Kang;Caiqing Yan

  • Light-absorbing impurities in a southern Tibetan Plateau glacier: Variations and potential impact on snow albedo and radiative forcing

    Xiaofei Li;Shichang Kang;Shichang Kang;Guoshuai Zhang;Bin Qu

Frequent Co-Authors

Shichang Kang
Shichang Kang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mika Sillanpää
Mika Sillanpää University of Johannesburg
Qianggong Zhang
Qianggong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhiyuan Cong
Zhiyuan Cong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter A. Raymond
Peter A. Raymond Yale University
Maheswar Rupakheti
Maheswar Rupakheti Research Institute for Sustainability
Jie Huang
Jie Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feiyue Wang
Feiyue Wang University of Manitoba
Aron Stubbins
Aron Stubbins Northeastern University

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