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2023

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Environmental Sciences

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71
Citations
14392
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1631
National Ranking
160

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Chuanlun L. Zhang 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 Chuanlun L. Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 288 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chuanlun L. Zhang 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 Chuanlun L. Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Chuanlun L. Zhang is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work extensively covers several subfields, including Ecology, Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change. Their major research topics encompass Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Chuanlun L. Zhang has contributed to a range of scientific journals and publication venues. Frequently publishing in:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Data
  • Science China Earth Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Several recent publications highlight their scientific focus and range:

  • In-House Standard Method for Molecular Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter by FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry, 2020, ACS Omega
  • Phylogenetic analyses with systematic taxon sampling show that mitochondria branch within Alphaproteobacteria, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • The production of diverse brGDGTs by an Acidobacterium providing a physiological basis for paleoclimate proxies, 2022, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Alternative strategies of nutrient acquisition and energy conservation map to the biogeography of marine ammonia-oxidizing archaea, 2020, The ISME Journal
  • In situ identification of environmental microorganisms with Raman spectroscopy, 2022, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors including:

  • Fengfeng Zheng
  • Songze Chen
  • Jianchang Tao
  • Yuanqing Zhu
  • Wei Xie

Best Publications

  • Ages and magnetic structures of the South China Sea constrained by deep tow magnetic surveys and IODP Expedition 349

    Chun Feng Li;Xing Xu;Jian Lin;Zhen Sun

  • Targeted deletion in astrocyte intermediate filament (Gfap) alters neuronal physiology

    M A McCall;R G Gregg;R R Behringer;M Brenner

  • Methane Index: A tetraether archaeal lipid biomarker indicator for detecting the instability of marine gas hydrates

    Yi Ge Zhang;Yi Ge Zhang;Chuanlun L. Zhang;Chuanlun L. Zhang;Xiao-Lei Liu;Li Li

  • Microbial response to salinity change in Lake Chaka, a hypersaline lake on Tibetan plateau

    Hongchen Jiang;Hailiang Dong;Bingsong Yu;Xinqi Liu

  • A Comprehensive Census of Microbial Diversity in Hot Springs of Tengchong, Yunnan Province China Using 16S rRNA Gene Pyrosequencing

    Weiguo Hou;Shang Wang;Hailiang Dong;Hailiang Dong;Hongchen Jiang

  • Seismic stratigraphy of the central South China Sea basin and implications for neotectonics

    Chun Feng Li;Jiabiao Li;Weiwei Ding;Dieter Franke

  • Microbial synthesis and the characterization of metal-substituted magnetites

    Y Roh;R.J Lauf;A.D McMillan;C Zhang

  • Global occurrence of archaeal amoA genes in terrestrial hot springs.

    Chuanlun L. Zhang;Qi Ye;Zhiyong Huang;WenJun Li

  • Nonmarine crenarchaeol in Nevada hot springs.

    A. Pearson;Z. Huang;A. E. Ingalls;C. S. Romanek

  • In-House Standard Method for Molecular Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter by FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry.

    Chen He;Yahe Zhang;Yunyun Li;Xiaocun Zhuo

  • Control of temperature on microbial community structure in hot springs of the Tibetan Plateau.

    Shang Wang;Weiguo Hou;Hailiang Dong;Hailiang Dong;Hongchen Jiang

  • GeoChip-based analysis of metabolic diversity of microbial communities at the Juan de Fuca Ridge hydrothermal vent

    Fengping Wang;Huaiyang Zhou;Jun Meng;Xiaotong Peng

  • BIOGEOCHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN Fe BIOMINERALIZATION: MAGNETITE AND SIDERITE FORMATION

    Y. Roh;C.-L. Zhang;H. Vali;R. J. Lauf

  • Thermophilic Fe(III)-Reducing Bacteria from the Deep Subsurface: The Evolutionary Implications

    Shi V. Liu;Jizhong Zhou;Jizhong Zhou;Chuanlun Zhang;Chuanlun Zhang;David R. Cole;David R. Cole

  • Alkaline anaerobic respiration: isolation and characterization of a novel alkaliphilic and metal-reducing bacterium.

    Qi Ye;Yul Roh;Susan L. Carroll;Benjamin Blair

  • Microbiology and geochemistry of great boiling and mud hot springs in the United States Great Basin.

    Kyle C. Costa;Jason B. Navarro;Everett L. Shock;Chuanlun L. Zhang

  • Bacterial and archaeal diversities in Yunnan and Tibetan hot springs, China.

    Zhao-Qi Song;Zhao-Qi Song;Feng-Ping Wang;Xiao-Yang Zhi;Jin-Quan Chen;Jin-Quan Chen

  • Evolving paradigms in biological carbon cycling in the ocean

    Chuanlun Zhang;Hongyue Dang;Farooq Azam;Ronald Benner

  • The production of diverse brGDGTs by an Acidobacterium providing a physiological basis for paleoclimate proxies

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  • Factors Controlling the Distribution of Archaeal Tetraethers in Terrestrial Hot Springs

    Ann Pearson;Yundan Pi;Yundan Pi;Yundan Pi;Weidong Zhao;WenJun Li

  • Quantifying carbon sources in the formation of authigenic carbonates at gas hydrate sites in the Gulf of Mexico

    Michael J. Formolo;Timothy W. Lyons;Chuanlun Zhang;Cheryl Kelley

  • FORMATION OF SINGLE-DOMAIN MAGNETITE BY A THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM

    Chuanlun Zhang;Hojatollah Vali;Christopher S. Romanek;Tommy J. Phelps

Frequent Co-Authors

Hailiang Dong
Hailiang Dong China University of Geosciences
Julia Velkovska
Julia Velkovska Vanderbilt University
W. A. Zajc
W. A. Zajc Columbia University
S. Nagamiya
S. Nagamiya Japan Atomic Energy Agency
R. Seto
R. Seto University of California, Riverside
T. C. Awes
T. C. Awes Oak Ridge National Laboratory
D. P. Morrison
D. P. Morrison Brookhaven National Laboratory
Ryugo S. Hayano
Ryugo S. Hayano University of Tokyo

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