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2026

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D-Index
63
Citations
13068
World Ranking
2499
National Ranking
6

Cheng-Di Dong 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 Cheng-Di Dong sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 247 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cheng-Di Dong 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 Cheng-Di Dong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Cheng-Di Dong is affiliated with the National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong concentration on pollution, health-related toxicology, water science and technology, biomedical engineering, and sustainable environmental processes.

The main fields of study covered by Cheng-Di Dong include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad field, Dong's subfields of research involve:

  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Dong's research addresses several key topics, emphasizing environmental contaminants and remediation techniques:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Their publication record shows multiple contributions to prominent scientific journals, particularly in environmental and technological studies. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Pollution
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemosphere

Examples of notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Cheng-Di Dong include:

  • Organic wastes bioremediation and its changing prospects, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A critical and systematic review of sustainable hydrogen production from ethanol/bioethanol: Steam reforming, partial oxidation, and autothermal reforming, 2022, Fuel
  • Mesoporous and adsorption behavior of algal biochar prepared via sequential hydrothermal carbonization and ZnCl2 activation, 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • Lignin valorisation via enzymes: A sustainable approach, 2021, Fuel
  • Efficiency of various biofilm carriers and microbial interactions with substrate in moving bed-biofilm reactor for environmental wastewater treatment, 2022, Bioresource Technology

Dong collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Chiu-Wen Chen
  • Reeta Rani Singhania
  • Anil Kumar Patel
  • Yee Cheng Lim
  • Frank Paolo Jay B. Albarico

Best Publications

  • Advanced chemical oxidation: Its present role and potential future in hazardous waste treatment

    C.P. Huang;Chengdi Dong;Zhonghung Tang

  • Distribution and accumulation of heavy metals in the sediments of Kaohsiung Harbor, Taiwan.

    Chiu-Wen Chen;Chih-Ming Kao;Chih-Feng Chen;Cheng-Di Dong

  • Polystyrene microplastic particles: In vitro pulmonary toxicity assessment

    Cheng-Di Dong;Chiu-Wen Chen;Yi-Chun Chen;Hung-Hsiang Chen

  • Global status of lignocellulosic biorefinery: Challenges and perspectives.

    Nisha Singh;Reeta Rani Singhania;Poonam S. Nigam;Cheng-Di Dong

  • Current advances in biological swine wastewater treatment using microalgae-based processes

    Dillirani Nagarajan;Adi Kusmayadi;Hong Wei Yen;Cheng Di Dong

  • Influence of pyrolysis temperature on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons production and tetracycline adsorption behavior of biochar derived from spent coffee ground.

    Van-Truc Nguyen;Thanh-Binh Nguyen;Chiu-Wen Chen;Chang-Mao Hung

  • Current understanding of the inhibition factors and their mechanism of action for the lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis.

    Ruchi Agrawal;Amit Verma;Reeta Rani Singhania;Sunita Varjani

  • Adsorption of copper (II) in aqueous solution using biochars derived from Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed.

    Ravi Katiyar;Anil Kumar Patel;Thanh-Binh Nguyen;Reeta Rani Singhania

  • Synthesis of magnetic biochar from bamboo biomass to activate persulfate for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in marine sediments.

    Cheng-Di Dong;Chiu-Wen Chen;Chang-Mao Hung

  • Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in industrial harbor sediments by GC-MS.

    Cheng-Di Dong;Chih-Feng Chen;Chiu-Wen Chen

  • Cultivating Chlorella sorokiniana AK-1 with swine wastewater for simultaneous wastewater treatment and algal biomass production.

    Chun Yen Chen;En Wei Kuo;Dillirani Nagarajan;Shih Hsin Ho

  • Mesoporous and adsorption behavior of algal biochar prepared via sequential hydrothermal carbonization and ZnCl2 activation.

    Thanh-Binh Nguyen;Quoc-Minh Truong;Chiu-Wen Chen;Ruey-an Doong

  • Cobalt-impregnated biochar (Co-SCG) for heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulfate for removal of tetracycline in water.

    Van-Truc Nguyen;Thanh-Binh Nguyen;Chiu-Wen Chen;Chang-Mao Hung

  • Visible-light photodegradation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) over Ag-P-codoped g-C3N4 (Ag-P@UCN) photocatalyst in water

    Thanh-Binh Nguyen;C.P. Huang;Ruey-an Doong;Chiu-Wen Chen

  • Biohydrogen production from microalgae—Major bottlenecks and future research perspectives

    Dillirani Nagarajan;Dillirani Nagarajan;Cheng Di Dong;Chun Yen Chen;Duu Jong Lee

  • Emerging prospects of macro- and microalgae as prebiotic.

    Anil Kumar Patel;Reeta Rani Singhania;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Sunita Varjani

  • Effect of microwave-assisted ionic liquid/acidic ionic liquid pretreatment on the morphology, structure, and enhanced delignification of rice straw.

    Virak Sorn;Ken-Lin Chang;Paripok Phitsuwan;Khanok Ratanakhanokchai

  • Developments in bioprocess for bacterial cellulose production.

    Reeta Rani Singhania;Anil Kumar Patel;Yi-Sheng Tseng;Vinod Kumar

  • Adsorption of norfloxacin from aqueous solution on biochar derived from spent coffee ground: Master variables and response surface method optimized adsorption process.

    Van-Truc Nguyen;Thi-Dieu-Hien Vo;Thanh-Binh Nguyen;Nguyen Duy Dat

  • Lignin valorisation via enzymes: A sustainable approach

    Reeta Rani Singhania;Anil Kumar Patel;Tirath Raj;Chiu-Wen Chen

  • Assessment of toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments of Kaohsiung Harbor, Taiwan.

    Chih-Feng Chen;Chiu-Wen Chen;Cheng-Di Dong;Chih-Ming Kao

  • Degradation of 4-nonylphenol in marine sediments by persulfate over magnetically modified biochars

    Cheng-Di Dong;Chiu-Wen Chen;Mei-Ling Tsai;Jih-Hsing Chang

Frequent Co-Authors

Chin-Pao Huang
Chin-Pao Huang University of Delaware
Jo Shu Chang
Jo Shu Chang National Cheng Kung University
Chih-Ming Kao
Chih-Ming Kao National Sun Yat-sen University
Chun Yen Chen
Chun Yen Chen National Cheng Kung University
Duu-Jong Lee
Duu-Jong Lee National Taiwan University
Ruey-an Doong
Ruey-an Doong National Tsing Hua University
Wei-Hsin Chen
Wei-Hsin Chen National Cheng Kung University
Su Shiung Lam
Su Shiung Lam Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy
Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy Kaohsiung Medical University
Sunita Varjani
Sunita Varjani University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

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