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D-Index
57
Citations
10323
World Ranking
3510
National Ranking
1336

Che-Jen Lin 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 Che-Jen Lin sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 166 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Che-Jen Lin 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 Che-Jen Lin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Che-Jen Lin is affiliated with Lamar University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant number of publications addressing various subfields and topics related to environmental pollutants and health impacts.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broader field, Lin has contributed to subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Engineering

Lin's work also spans key environmental topics including:

  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Some of the recent papers authored by Lin include:

  • Underestimated Sink of Atmospheric Mercury in a Deglaciated Forest Chronosequence, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Global warming accelerates uptake of atmospheric mercury in regions experiencing glacier retreat, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Mercury cycling and isotopic fractionation in global forests, 2021, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Mercury pollution in China: implications on the implementation of the Minamata Convention, 2022, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Stable Mercury Isotope Transition during Postdepositional Decomposition of Biomass in a Forest Ecosystem over Five Centuries, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Lin frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • Xinbin Feng
  • Xun Wang
  • Wei Yuan
  • Shuxiao Wang
  • Yun Zhu

Their research has been published across various venues, with regular contributions to:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Analytical Chemistry

Best Publications

  • The chemistry of atmospheric mercury: a review

    Che-Jen Lin;Simo O. Pehkonen

  • Dynamic oxidation of gaseous mercury in the Arctic troposphere at polar sunrise.

    Steve E. Lindberg;Steve Brooks;C.-J. Lin;Karen J. Scott

  • Inorganic fouling of pressure-driven membrane processes — A critical review

    Saqib Shirazi;Che-Jen Lin;Che-Jen Lin;Dong Chen

  • Temporal Trend and Spatial Distribution of Speciated Atmospheric Mercury Emissions in China During 1978–2014

    Qingru Wu;Shuxiao Wang;Guoliang Li;Sai Liang

  • Scientific uncertainties in atmospheric mercury models I: Model science evaluation

    Che-Jen Lin;Pruek Pongprueksa;Steve E. Lindberg;Steve E. Lindberg;Simo O. Pehkonen

  • Observations of atmospheric mercury in China: a critical review

    X. W. Fu;H. Zhang;B. Yu;X. Wang

  • Assessment of Global Mercury Deposition through Litterfall

    Xun Wang;Zhengduo Bao;Che-Jen Lin;Che-Jen Lin;Wei Yuan

  • Stable Isotope Evidence Shows Re-emission of Elemental Mercury Vapor Occurring after Reductive Loss from Foliage.

    Wei Yuan;Jonas Sommar;Che-Jen Lin;Che-Jen Lin;Xun Wang

  • Health risks of heavy metal exposure through vegetable consumption near a large-scale Pb/Zn smelter in central China

    Xinyu Li;Zhonggen Li;Che-Jen Lin;Xiangyang Bi

  • Mass-Dependent and -Independent Fractionation of Mercury Isotope during Gas-Phase Oxidation of Elemental Mercury Vapor by Atomic Cl and Br.

    Guangyi Sun;Jonas Sommar;Xinbin Feng;Che-Jen Lin

  • Mercury transformation and speciation in flue gases from anthropogenic emission sources: a critical review

    Lei Zhang;Shuxiao Wang;Qingru Wu;Fengyang Wang

  • Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric Mercury in China: New Evidence for Sources and Transformation Processes in Air and in Vegetation.

    Ben Yu;Xuewu Fu;Runsheng Yin;Hui Zhang

  • Aqueous free radical chemistry of mercury in the presence of iron oxides and ambient aerosol

    Che-jen Lin;Simo O. Pehkonen

  • Aqueous Photochemistry of Mercury with Organic Acids

    Simo O. Pehkonen;Che-Jen Lin

  • Using Mercury Isotopes To Understand Mercury Accumulation in the Montane Forest Floor of the Eastern Tibetan Plateau.

    Xun Wang;Ji Luo;Runsheng Yin;Wei Yuan

  • Climate and Vegetation As Primary Drivers for Global Mercury Storage in Surface Soil

    Xun Wang;Wei Yuan;Che-Jen Lin;Leiming Zhang

  • Degradation of monomethylmercury chloride by hydroxyl radicals in simulated natural waters.

    Jing Chen;Simo O. Pehkonen;Che-Jen Lin

  • The influence of dynamic chamber design and operating parameters on calculated surface-to-air mercury fluxes

    C.S. Eckley;M. Gustin;C.-J. Lin;X. Li

  • Global observations and modeling of atmosphere–surface exchange of elemental mercury: a critical review

    Wei Zhu;Wei Zhu;Che-Jen Lin;Che-Jen Lin;Xun Wang;Jonas Sommar

  • Model estimate of mercury emission from natural sources in East Asia

    Suraj K. Shetty;Che-Jen Lin;Che-Jen Lin;David G. Streets;Carey Jang

  • Oxidation of elemental mercury by aqueous chlorine (HOCl/OCl−): Implications for tropospheric mercury chemistry

    Che-Jen Lin;Simo O. Pehkonen

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinbin Feng
Xinbin Feng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xun Wang
Xun Wang Tsinghua University
Xuewu Fu
Xuewu Fu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Carey Jang
Carey Jang Environmental Protection Agency
Jonas Sommar
Jonas Sommar Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shuxiao Wang
Shuxiao Wang Tsinghua University
Steve E. Lindberg
Steve E. Lindberg Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Simo O. Pehkonen
Simo O. Pehkonen University of Eastern Finland
Xinrong Ren
Xinrong Ren University of Maryland, College Park
Lihai Shang
Lihai Shang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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