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Dayi 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 Dayi Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 197 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Dayi 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 Dayi Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dayi Zhang is a researcher affiliated with Tsinghua University in China, with a focus on environmental science and medicine. Their primary research interests revolve around areas such as pollution, molecular biology, infectious diseases, ecology, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses notable topics including SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, microbial community ecology and physiology, microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, spectroscopy techniques in biomedical and chemical research, bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research, healthcare and environmental waste management, and broader SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Dayi Zhang has contributed to several academic publications, including:

  • Potential spreading risks and disinfection challenges of medical wastewater by the presence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral RNA in septic tanks of Fangcang Hospital, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • SARS-CoV-2 spillover into hospital outdoor environments, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters
  • SARS-CoV-2 spillover into hospital outdoor environments, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Roles of Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms from Managing Soil Phosphorus Deficiency to Mediating Biogeochemical P Cycle, 2021, Biology
  • Land-use changes alter soil bacterial composition and diversity in tropical forest soil in China, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

The venues where Dayi Zhang frequently publishes include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Biology

Frequent collaborators with Dayi Zhang are:

  • Guanghe Li
  • Songqiang Deng
  • Naifu Jin
  • Xia Huang
  • Xian Zhang

Best Publications

  • Evaluating tetracycline degradation pathway and intermediate toxicity during the electrochemical oxidation over a Ti/Ti4O7 anode

    Jianbing Wang;Dan Zhi;Hao Zhou;Xuwen He

  • Roles of Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms from Managing Soil Phosphorus Deficiency to Mediating Biogeochemical P Cycle.

    Jiang Tian;Fei Ge;Dayi Zhang;Songqiang Deng

  • Impacts of heavy metals and soil properties at a Nigerian e-waste site on soil microbial community

    Bo Jiang;Adedoyin Adebayo;Jianli Jia;Yi Xing

  • Potential spreading risks and disinfection challenges of medical wastewater by the presence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral RNA in septic tanks of Fangcang Hospital.

    Dayi Zhang;Haibo Ling;Xia Huang;Jing Li

  • Biodegradation of Phenanthrene in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Wastewater Revealed by Coupling Cultivation-Dependent and -Independent Approaches.

    Jibing Li;Chunling Luo;Mengke Song;Qing Dai

  • Autochthonous Bioaugmentation-Modified Bacterial Diversity of Phenanthrene Degraders in PAH-Contaminated Wastewater as Revealed by DNA-Stable Isotope Probing.

    Jibing Li;Chunling Luo;Chunling Luo;Dayi Zhang;Mengke Song

  • Functionalization of whole-cell bacterial reporters with magnetic nanoparticles

    Dayi Zhang;Rawil F. Fakhrullin;Rawil F. Fakhrullin;Mustafa Özmen;Mustafa Özmen;Hui Wang

  • Diversity of the active phenanthrene degraders in PAH-polluted soil is shaped by ryegrass rhizosphere and root exudates

    Jibing Li;Chunling Luo;Chunling Luo;Dayi Zhang;Xixi Cai

  • Identification of Benzo[a]pyrene-Metabolizing Bacteria in Forest Soils by Using DNA-Based Stable-Isotope Probing

    Mengke Song;Chunling Luo;Longfei Jiang;Dayi Zhang

  • Impacts of environmental factors on the whole microbial communities in the rhizosphere of a metal-tolerant plant: Elsholtzia haichowensis Sun.

    Songqiang Deng;Tan Ke;Longtai Li;Shenwen Cai

  • The impact on the soil microbial community and enzyme activity of two earthworm species during the bioremediation of pentachlorophenol-contaminated soils.

    Zhong Lin;Zhen Zhen;Zhihao Wu;Jiewen Yang

  • Whole cell bioreporter application for rapid detection and evaluation of crude oil spill in seawater caused by Dalian oil tank explosion.

    Dayi Zhang;Aizhong Ding;Shuangchao Cui;Cheng Hu

  • Ultra-fast and onsite interrogation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in waters via surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).

    Dayi Zhang;Xiaoling Zhang;Rui Ma;Songqiang Deng

  • Magnetic nanoparticle-mediated isolation of functional bacteria in a complex microbial community

    Dayi Zhang;James P. Berry;Di Zhu;Yun Wang

  • Whole-cell bacterial bioreporter for actively searching and sensing of alkanes and oil spills

    Dayi Zhang;Yi He;Yi He;Yun Wang;Hui Wang

  • Anaerobic degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated biphenyls ethers (PBDEs), and microbial community dynamics of electronic waste-contaminated soil.

    Mengke Song;Chunling Luo;Fangbai Li;Longfei Jiang

  • Application of Simplicillium chinense for Cd and Pb biosorption and enhancing heavy metal phytoremediation of soils

    Zhongmin Jin;Zhongmin Jin;Songqiang Deng;Yuchen Wen;Yifeng Jin

  • Effects of two ecological earthworm species on tetracycline degradation performance, pathway and bacterial community structure in laterite soil.

    Zhong Lin;Zhen Zhen;Shuwen Luo;Lei Ren

  • Uptake and translocation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals by maize from soil irrigated with wastewater.

    Shichao Zhang;Shichao Zhang;Hong Yao;Yintao Lu;Xiaohua Yu;Xiaohua Yu

  • Changes in atrazine speciation and the degradation pathway in red soil during the vermiremediation process.

    Zhong Lin;Zhen Zhen;Yanqiu Liang;Jin Li

  • Bacteria capable of degrading anthracene, phenanthrene, and fluoranthene as revealed by DNA based stable-isotope probing in a forest soil

    Mengke Song;Longfei Jiang;Dayi Zhang;Chunling Luo

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunling Luo
Chunling Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gan Zhang
Gan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiuhui Qu
Jiuhui Qu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongtao Li
Yongtao Li South China Agricultural University
Fabrizio Scarpa
Fabrizio Scarpa University of Bristol
Francis Martin
Francis Martin University of Lorraine
Xia Huang
Xia Huang Tsinghua University
Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Yunfeng Yang
Yunfeng Yang Tsinghua University
Yan Wang
Yan Wang Dalian University of Technology

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