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Environmental Sciences
Taiwan
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 63 2502 2388 6 6 247 13068

Cheng-Di Dong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cheng-Di Dong between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cheng-Di Dong published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 17.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 87 publications in 2023. 163 of the 571 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 87. Peak 87 publications in 2023. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 24 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 43 publications 2021: 65 publications 2022: 72 publications 2023: 87 publications 2024: 77 publications 2025: 86 publications
1993 2025

571 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cheng-Di Dong: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 4
2008 1
2009 1
2010 1
2011 1
2012 24
2013 17
2014 11
2015 10
2016 13
2017 14
2018 8
2019 33
2020 43
2021 65
2022 72
2023 87
2024 77
2025 86
Total 571
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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.

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, 241–250 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: 247 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
241–250 217 247
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
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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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.

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, 63 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: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 63
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
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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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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