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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 93 527 497 59 58 227 28860

Deyi Hou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Deyi Hou between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Deyi Hou published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2020. 49 of the 300 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2020. 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 8 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 35 publications 2020: 54 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 19 publications
2006 2025

300 publications in total across all disciplines

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Deyi Hou: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1
2010 0
2011 1
2012 2
2013 1
2014 8
2015 5
2016 6
2017 6
2018 26
2019 35
2020 54
2021 40
2022 31
2023 34
2024 30
2025 19
Total 300
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Deyi Hou 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 Deyi Hou 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, 221–230 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: 227 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
221–230 263 227
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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Deyi Hou 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 Deyi Hou 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, 93 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: 93 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 93
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

Deyi Hou is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several key subfields including Pollution, Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

They have contributed extensively to topics such as Heavy metals in environment, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Arsenic contamination and mitigation, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, and Clay minerals and soil interactions.

Deyi Hou's recent publications include:

  • Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability (2020), published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils (2020), published in Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental fate, toxicity and risk management strategies of nanoplastics in the environment: Current status and future perspectives (2020), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development (2022), published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage (2021), published in International Materials Reviews

The venues where Deyi Hou most frequently publishes their work include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Soil Use and Management
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Deyi Hou collaborates regularly with several researchers, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Liuwei Wang
  • Daniel C.W. Tsang
  • Jörg Rinklebe
  • Nanthi Bolan
  • Yong Sik Ok

Best Publications

  • Soil amendments for immobilization of potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils: A critical review.

    Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Season S. Chen;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability

    Deyi Hou;David O’Connor;Avanthi D. Igalavithana;Daniel S. Alessi

  • Effect of pyrolysis temperature, heating rate, and residence time on rapeseed stem derived biochar

    Bin Zhao;David O'Connor;Junli Zhang;Tianyue Peng

  • Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development

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  • Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils

    Manish Kumar;Xinni Xiong;Mingjing He;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Biochar application for the remediation of heavy metal polluted land: A review of in situ field trials

    David O'Connor;Tianyue Peng;Junli Zhang;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Environmental fate, toxicity and risk management strategies of nanoplastics in the environment: Current status and future perspectives.

    Liuwei Wang;Wei Min Wu;Nanthi S. Bolan;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

    Nanthi Bolan;Nanthi Bolan;Son A. Hoang;Jingzi Beiyuan;Souradeep Gupta

  • Biochar Aging: Mechanisms, Physicochemical Changes, Assessment, And Implications for Field Applications.

    Liuwei Wang;David O'Connor;Jörg Rinklebe;Jörg Rinklebe;Yong Sik Ok

  • Integrated GIS and multivariate statistical analysis for regional scale assessment of heavy metal soil contamination: A critical review.

    Deyi Hou;David O'Connor;Paul Nathanail;Li Tian

  • Microplastics undergo accelerated vertical migration in sand soil due to small size and wet-dry cycles

    David O'Connor;Shizhen Pan;Zhengtao Shen;Yinan Song

  • A green biochar/iron oxide composite for methylene blue removal

    Ping Zhang;David O’Connor;Yinan Wang;Lin Jiang

  • Mercury speciation, transformation, and transportation in soils, atmospheric flux, and implications for risk management: A critical review

    David O'Connor;Deyi Hou;Yong Sik Ok;Jan Mulder

  • Assessment of sources of heavy metals in soil and dust at children's playgrounds in Beijing using GIS and multivariate statistical analysis.

    Yuanliang Jin;David O'Connor;Yong Sik Ok;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Remediation of mercury contaminated soil, water, and air: A review of emerging materials and innovative technologies.

    Liuwei Wang;Deyi Hou;Yining Cao;Yong Sik Ok

  • Roles of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter in soil amendment and environmental remediation: A critical review

    Yuqing Sun;Xinni Xiong;Mingjing He;Zibo Xu

  • Sustainable soil use and management: An interdisciplinary and systematic approach.

    Deyi Hou;Nanthi S. Bolan;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Mary B. Kirkham

  • Green remediation of As and Pb contaminated soil using cement-free clay-based stabilization/solidification

    Lei Wang;Dong Wan Cho;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Xinde Cao

  • Remediation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated soils - To mobilize or to immobilize or to degrade?

    Nanthi Bolan;Binoy Sarkar;Yubo Yan;Qiao Li

  • Sustainability: A new imperative in contaminated land remediation

    Deyi Hou;Abir Al-Tabbaa

  • Effect of production temperature on lead removal mechanisms by rice straw biochars

    Zhengtao Shen;Zhengtao Shen;Deyi Hou;Fei Jin;Junxian Shi

  • Nature based solutions for contaminated land remediation and brownfield redevelopment in cities: A review.

    Yinan Song;Niall Kirkwood;Čedo Maksimović;Xiaodi Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Zhengtao Shen
Zhengtao Shen Nanjing University
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Daniel S. Alessi
Daniel S. Alessi University of Alberta
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan University of Western Australia
Abir Al-Tabbaa
Abir Al-Tabbaa University of Cambridge
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Zhejiang University
Binoy Sarkar
Binoy Sarkar University of Adelaide
Hailong Wang
Hailong Wang Foshan University

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