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D-Index
51
Citations
9618
World Ranking
4742
National Ranking
493

Dawen Gao 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 Dawen Gao sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 254 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dawen Gao 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 Dawen Gao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Phthalate esters in the environment: A critical review of their occurrence, biodegradation, and removal during wastewater treatment processes.

    Da-Wen Gao;Zhi-Dan Wen

  • Aerobic granular sludge: characterization, mechanism of granulation and application to wastewater treatment

    Dawen Gao;Lin Liu;Hong Liang;Wei-Min Wu

  • Determination of benzotriazole and benzophenone UV filters in sediment and sewage sludge.

    Zifeng Zhang;Nanqi Ren;Yi-Fan Li;Yi-Fan Li;Tatsuya Kunisue

  • Occurrence and fate of phthalate esters in full-scale domestic wastewater treatment plants and their impact on receiving waters along the Songhua River in China.

    Dawen Gao;Zhe Li;Zhidan Wen;Nanqi Ren

  • An overview of phthalate acid ester pollution in China over the last decade: Environmental occurrence and human exposure.

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  • Effect of solution chemistry on the adsorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate onto mineral surfaces

    Chuyang Y. Tang;Q. Shiang Fu;Q. Shiang Fu;Q. Shiang Fu;Dawen Gao;Dawen Gao;Craig S. Criddle

  • A critical review of the application of white rot fungus to environmental pollution control.

    Dawen Gao;Lina Du;Jiaoling Yang;Wei-Min Wu

  • Membrane fouling in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor: Differences in relative abundance of bacterial species in the membrane foulant layer and in suspension

    Da-Wen Gao;Da-Wen Gao;Da-Wen Gao;Tong Zhang;Tong Zhang;Chu-Yang Y. Tang;Chu-Yang Y. Tang;Wei-Min Wu

  • Removal of Organoarsenic with Ferrate and Ferrate Resultant Nanoparticles: Oxidation and Adsorption.

    Tao Yang;Lu Wang;Yulei Liu;Jin Jiang

  • Shortcut nitrification–denitrification by real-time control strategies

    Dawen Gao;Dawen Gao;Yongzhen Peng;Baikun Li;Hong Liang

  • Impact of reactor configuration on anammox process start-up: MBR versus SBR.

    Yu Tao;Da-Wen Gao;Da-Wen Gao;Yuan Fu;Wei-Min Wu

  • Comparison of Ca2+ and Mg2+ enhancing aerobic granulation in SBR

    Lin Liu;Da-Wen Gao;Min Zhang;Yuan Fu

  • Treatment of domestic wastewater by an integrated anaerobic fluidized-bed membrane bioreactor under moderate to low temperature conditions.

    Da-Wen Gao;Qi Hu;Chen Yao;Nan-Qi Ren

  • Is anammox a promising treatment process for nitrogen removal from nitrogen-rich saline wastewater?

    Jin Li;Panqing Qi;Zhimin Qiang;Huiyu Dong

  • Survey of cyclic and linear siloxanes in sediment from the Songhua River and in sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants, Northeastern China.

    Zifeng Zhang;Zifeng Zhang;Zifeng Zhang;Hong Qi;Nanqi Ren;Yifan Li;Yifan Li

  • Linking microbial community structure to membrane biofouling associated with varying dissolved oxygen concentrations.

    Da-wen Gao;Yuan Fu;Yu Tao;Xin-xin Li

  • Comparative study on ferrate oxidation of BPS and BPAF: Kinetics, reaction mechanism, and the improvement on their biodegradability.

    Tao Yang;Lu Wang;Yulei Liu;Zhuangsong Huang

  • Comparison of four enhancement strategies for aerobic granulation in sequencing batch reactors

    Dawen Gao;Dawen Gao;Lin Liu;Hong liang;Wei-Min Wu

  • Effect of dissolved oxygen on nitrogen removal and process control in aerobic granular sludge reactor.

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  • Integrated anaerobic fluidized-bed membrane bioreactor for domestic wastewater treatment

    Da-Wen Gao;Qi Hu;Chen Yao;Nan-Qi Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

Nanqi Ren
Nanqi Ren Harbin Institute of Technology
Zhidan Wen
Zhidan Wen Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology
Wei-Min Wu
Wei-Min Wu Stanford University
Lin Liu
Lin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fenglin Yang
Fenglin Yang Dalian University of Technology
Jun Ma
Jun Ma Harbin Institute of Technology
Jin Jiang
Jin Jiang Guangdong University of Technology
Yongzhen Peng
Yongzhen Peng Beijing University of Technology
Lu Wang
Lu Wang Harbin Institute of Technology
Baikun Li
Baikun Li University of Connecticut

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