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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 57 3487 3334 373 369 216 10930

Dantong Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dantong Liu between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dantong Liu published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 16.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2025. 88 of the 357 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2025. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 43 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 41 publications 2022: 44 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 47 publications
2004 2025

357 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dantong Liu: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 1
2006 0
2007 1
2008 0
2009 1
2010 4
2011 6
2012 4
2013 2
2014 4
2015 10
2016 6
2017 13
2018 20
2019 43
2020 37
2021 41
2022 44
2023 31
2024 41
2025 47
Total 357
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Dantong Liu 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 Dantong Liu 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, 211–220 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: 216 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
211–220 282 216
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
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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Dantong Liu 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 Dantong Liu 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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 57
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
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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Overview

Dantong Liu is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China, specializing in environmental and earth sciences with a focus on atmospheric phenomena. Their research output spans several core fields and subfields including Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Automotive Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

Their principal scientific topics cover a range of atmospheric and environmental issues such as Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Vehicle emissions and performance, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Frequent publication venues for Dantong Liu include the following journals and periodicals, reflecting the broad scope of their work:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Dantong Liu has collaborated extensively with several co-authors through their career. The most frequent collaborators are:

  • Delong Zhao
  • Ping Tian
  • Shaofei Kong
  • Yangzhou Wu
  • Mengyu Huang

Their recent publications illustrate active involvement in research addressing atmospheric chemistry and pollution, including the following papers:

  • Fast sulfate formation from oxidation of SO2 by NO2 and HONO observed in Beijing haze, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Aqueous production of secondary organic aerosol from fossil-fuel emissions in winter Beijing haze, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Significant changes in the chemical compositions and sources of PM2.5 in Wuhan since the city lockdown as COVID-19, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Lifecycle of light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosols in the atmosphere, 2020, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • Exploring wintertime regional haze in northeast China: role of coal and biomass burning, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Best Publications

  • Black-carbon absorption enhancement in the atmosphere determined by particle mixing state

    Dantong Liu;James Whitehead;M. Rami Alfarra;Ernesto Reyes-Villegas

  • Enhanced light absorption by mixed source black and brown carbon particles in UK winter

    Shang Liu;Shang Liu;Allison C. Aiken;Kyle Gorkowski;Kyle Gorkowski;Manvendra K. Dubey

  • Fast sulfate formation from oxidation of SO 2 by NO 2 and HONO observed in Beijing haze

    Junfeng Wang;Junfeng Wang;Jingyi Li;Jianhuai Ye;Jian Zhao

  • Significant changes in the chemical compositions and sources of PM2.5 in Wuhan since the city lockdown as COVID-19.

    Huang Zheng;Shaofei Kong;Nan Chen;Yingying Yan

  • Aqueous production of secondary organic aerosol from fossil-fuel emissions in winter Beijing haze.

    Junfeng Wang;Jianhuai Ye;Qi Zhang;Jian Zhao

  • Size distribution, mixing state and source apportionment of black carbon aerosol in London during wintertime

    Dantong Liu;James D. Allan;Dominique E. Young;Hugh Coe

  • The impacts of firework burning at the Chinese Spring Festival on air quality: insights of tracers, source evolution and aging processes

    S. F. Kong;L. Li;X. X. Li;Y. Yin

  • Ambient black carbon particle hygroscopic properties controlled by mixing state and composition

    D. Liu;J. Allan;J. Whitehead;D. Young

  • Single Particle Soot Photometer intercomparison at the AIDA chamber

    M. Laborde;M. Schnaiter;C. Linke;H. Saathoff

  • Coarse-mode mineral dust size distributions, composition and optical properties from AER-D aircraft measurements over the tropical eastern Atlantic

    Claire L. Ryder;Franco Marenco;Jennifer K. Brooke;Victor Estelles

  • Monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from an oil and gas station in northwest China for 1 year

    Huang Zheng;Shaofei Kong;Xinli Xing;Yao Mao

  • Lifecycle of light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosols in the atmosphere

    Dantong Liu;Cenlin He;Joshua P. Schwarz;Xuan Wang

  • Airborne measurements of the spatial distribution of aerosol chemical composition across Europe and evolution of the organic fraction

    W. T. Morgan;J. D. Allan;K. N. Bower;E. J. Highwood

  • Compositions, sources and health risks of ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at a petrochemical industrial park along the Yangtze River.

    Huang Zheng;Shaofei Kong;Yingying Yan;Nan Chen

  • Black carbon measurements in the boundary layer over western and northern Europe

    G. R. McMeeking;T. Hamburger;D. Liu;M. Flynn

  • Contrasting physical properties of black carbon in urban Beijing between winter and summer

    Dantong Liu;Dantong Liu;Rutambhara Joshi;Junfeng Wang;Chenjie Yu

  • Insights into characteristics, sources, and evolution of submicron aerosols during harvest seasons in the Yangtze River delta region, China

    Y.J. Zhang;L.L. Tang;Z. Wang;H.X. Yu

  • Light Absorption Enhancement of Black Carbon Aerosol Constrained by Particle Morphology

    Yu Wu;Tianhai Cheng;Dantong Liu;James D. Allan

  • Iodine observed in new particle formation events in the Arctic atmosphere during ACCACIA

    J. D. Allan;P. I. Williams;J. Najera;J. D. Whitehead

  • Evidence of major secondary organic aerosol contribution to lensing effect black carbon absorption enhancement

    Yunjiang Zhang;Olivier Favez;Francesco Canonaco;Dantong Liu

  • The mass and number size distributions of black carbon aerosol over Europe

    Carly L. Reddington;Gavin McMeeking;Graham W. Mann;Hugh Coe

  • Assessment of the sensitivity of core/shell parameters derived using the single-particle soot photometer to density and refractive index

    J W Taylor;J D Allan;D Liu;Michael Flynn

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh Coe
Hugh Coe University of Manchester
James Allan
James Allan University of Manchester
Shaofei Kong
Shaofei Kong China University of Geosciences
Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn University of Manchester
Shihua Qi
Shihua Qi China University of Geosciences
Pingqing Fu
Pingqing Fu Tianjin University
Yele Sun
Yele Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul I. Williams
Paul I. Williams University of Manchester
Keith Bower
Keith Bower University of Manchester
Jim Haywood
Jim Haywood University of Exeter

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