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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
44
Citations
9134
World Ranking
6659
National Ranking
93

Elvis Genbo Xu 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 Elvis Genbo Xu sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 125 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elvis Genbo Xu 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 Elvis Genbo Xu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea.

    Laura M. Hernandez;Elvis Genbo Xu;Hans C. E. Larsson;Rui Tahara

  • A Review of Microplastics in Table Salt, Drinking Water, and Air: Direct Human Exposure

    Qun Zhang;Elvis Genbo Xu;Jiana Li;Qiqing Chen

  • Separation and Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Complex Environmental Samples

    Brian Nguyen;Dominique Claveau-Mallet;Laura M. Hernandez;Elvis Genbo Xu

  • Analysis of environmental nanoplastics: Progress and challenges

    Huiwen Cai;Elvis Genbo Xu;Fangni Du;Ruilong Li

  • Environmental occurrence, fate, impact, and potential solution of tire microplastics: Similarities and differences with tire wear particles.

    Zhuanxi Luo;Zhuanxi Luo;Xinyi Zhou;Yu Su;Haiming Wang

  • Environmental fate of microplastics in the world's third-largest river: Basin-wide investigation and microplastic community analysis

    Unknown

  • Micro- and nanoplastics: A new cardiovascular risk factor?

    Unknown

  • Is microplastic an oxidative stressor? Evidence from a meta-analysis on bivalves.

    Zhuoqing Li;Xueqing Chang;Menghong Hu;James Kar-Hei Fang

  • Effects of HCO3– on Degradation of Toxic Contaminants of Emerging Concern by UV/NO3–

    Ying Huang;Minghao Kong;Danielle Westerman;Elvis Genbo Xu

  • Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 October 2009–30 November 2009

    Junghwa An;Arnaud Bechet;Åsa Berggren;Sarah K. Brown

  • Toxicity Assessments of Micro- and Nanoplastics Can Be Confounded by Preservatives in Commercial Formulations

    Oluwadamilola Pikuda;Elvis Genbo Xu;Dimitrios Berk;Nathalie Tufenkji

  • Time- and Oil-Dependent Transcriptomic and Physiological Responses to Deepwater Horizon Oil in Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) Embryos and Larvae

    Elvis Genbo Xu;Edward M. Mager;Martin Grosell;Christina Pasparakis

  • Biochar as a novel niche for culturing microbial communities in composting.

    Unknown

  • Key mechanisms of micro- and nanoplastic (MNP) toxicity across taxonomic groups.

    Sara Matthews;Lei Mai;Chang-Bum Jeong;Jae-Seong Lee

  • Primary and Secondary Plastic Particles Exhibit Limited Acute Toxicity but Chronic Effects on Daphnia magna.

    Elvis Genbo Xu;Rachel S. Cheong;Lan Liu;Laura M. Hernandez

  • Microplastic contamination in seawater across global marine protected areas boundaries.

    Unknown

  • Toxicity mechanisms of polystyrene microplastics in marine mussels revealed by high-coverage quantitative metabolomics using chemical isotope labeling liquid chromatography mass spectrometry.

    Wei Huang;Xinghuo Wang;Deying Chen;Elvis Genbo Xu

  • Uptake, translocation, and biological impacts of micro(nano)plastics in terrestrial plants: Progress and prospects

    Unknown

  • Short-term exposure to positively charged polystyrene nanoparticles causes oxidative stress and membrane destruction in cyanobacteria

    Unknown

  • Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in China's largest freshwater lake system.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Schlenk
Daniel Schlenk University of California, Riverside
Martin Grosell
Martin Grosell University of Miami
Nathalie Tufenkji
Nathalie Tufenkji McGill University
Kenneth M.Y. Leung
Kenneth M.Y. Leung City University of Hong Kong
Gary Hardiman
Gary Hardiman Queen's University Belfast
Youji Wang
Youji Wang Shanghai Ocean University
Joseph H.W. Lee
Joseph H.W. Lee Hong Kong Polytechnic University
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Jay Gan
Jay Gan University of California, Riverside
Keith A. Maruya
Keith A. Maruya Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

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