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Hailong Wang

Hailong Wang

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Environmental Sciences
China
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
105
Citations
39804
World Ranking
268
National Ranking
30

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
88
Citations
28029
World Ranking
307
National Ranking
26

Chemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
36204
World Ranking
1221
National Ranking
222

Hailong Wang 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 Hailong Wang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 489 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hailong Wang 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 Hailong Wang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Hailong Wang is affiliated with Foshan University in China and has an extensive publication record in environmental science and engineering. Their research primarily focuses on pollution control, water science, technology, and materials chemistry, along with molecular biology and civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage, 2021, International Materials Reviews
  • Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Impacts of climate change on the fate of contaminants through extreme weather events, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A critical review on arsenic removal from water using biochar-based sorbents: The significance of modification and redox reactions, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • New trends in biochar pyrolysis and modification strategies: feedstock, pyrolysis conditions, sustainability concerns and implications for soil amendment, 2020, Soil Use and Management

Wang's collaborations include frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Nanthi Bolan, Jörg Rinklebe, Lukas Van Zwieten, Zhaoliang Song, and Sabry M. Shaheen. These partnerships have contributed to a significant number of publications in notable journals.

The scientist publishes frequently in several academic venues, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Environmental Pollution

Their work spans across various fields of study with major contributions in:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Subfields covered in their research encompass:

  • Pollution
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Wang's research topics focus on several key environmental challenges, including:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

In addition to journal publications, Wang has contributed to book literature with a title published by Frontiers Media: "Micro/nano materials for energy storage and conversion" in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Surface functional groups of carbon-based adsorbents and their roles in the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions: A critical review.

    Xiaodong Yang;Yongshan Wan;Yulin Zheng;Feng He

  • Using biochar for remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals and organic pollutants

    Xiaokai Zhang;Hailong Wang;Lizhi He;Kouping Lu

  • Chemical characterization of rice straw-derived biochar for soil amendment

    Weixiang Wu;Min Yang;Qibo Feng;Kim McGrouther

  • Response of microbial communities to biochar-amended soils: a critical review

    Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya;James Tsz Fung Wong;Yohey Hashimoto;Longbin Huang

  • Effect of bamboo and rice straw biochars on the mobility and redistribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) in contaminated soil.

    Kouping Lu;Xing Yang;Gerty Gielen;Nanthi Bolan

  • Removal of Cu, Zn, and Cd from aqueous solutions by the dairy manure-derived biochar

    Xiaoyun Xu;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao;Hailong Wang

  • Microstructure, defects and mechanical behavior of beta-type titanium porous structures manufactured by electron beam melting and selective laser melting

    Y. J. Liu;Y. J. Liu;S. J. Li;H. L. Wang;W. T. Hou

  • Effect of biochar on the extractability of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) and enzyme activity in soil.

    Xing Yang;Jingjing Liu;Kim McGrouther;Huagang Huang

  • Correlation between Indian Ocean summer monsoon and North Atlantic climate during the Holocene

    Y.T. Hong;B. Hong;Q.H. Lin;Y.X. Zhu

  • Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

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

  • Soil organic carbon dynamics: Impact of land use changes and management practices: A review

    Thangavel Ramesh;Nanthi S. Bolan;Mary Beth Kirkham;Hasintha Wijesekara

  • Wood-based biochar for the removal of potentially toxic elements in water and wastewater: a critical review

    Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Noha E. E. Hassan;Irshad Bibi;Irshad Bibi

  • Reducing CH 4 and CO 2 emissions from waterlogged paddy soil with biochar

    Yuxue Liu;Min Yang;Yimin Wu;Hailong Wang

  • Applications of biochar in redox-mediated reactions.

    Yong Yuan;Nanthi Bolan;Antonin Prévoteau;Meththika Vithanage

  • A critical review on bioremediation technologies for Cr(VI)-contaminated soils and wastewater

    Shaopan Xia;Zhaoliang Song;Paramsothy Jeyakumar;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen

  • Effect of bamboo and rice straw biochars on the bioavailability of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn to Sedum plumbizincicola

    Kouping Lu;Xing Yang;Jiajia Shen;Brett Robinson

  • Effects of biochar application in forest ecosystems on soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions: a review

    Yongfu Li;Shuaidong Hu;Junhui Chen;Karin Müller

  • Inverse phase oscillations between the East Asian and Indian Ocean summer monsoons during the last 12 000 years and paleo-El Niño

    Y.T. Hong;B. Hong;Q.H. Lin;Yasuyuki Shibata

  • Insight into the Effects of Biochar on Manure Composting: Evidence Supporting the Relationship between N2O Emission and Denitrifying Community

    Cheng Wang;Haohao Lu;Da Dong;Hui Deng

  • Arsenic removal by perilla leaf biochar in aqueous solutions and groundwater: An integrated spectroscopic and microscopic examination.

    Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Irshad Bibi;Muhammad Shahid;Yong Sik Ok

  • Contamination and remediation of phthalic acid esters in agricultural soils in China: a review

    Lizhi He;Gerty Gielen;Nanthi S. Bolan;Xiaokai Zhang

  • Are the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus driven by the “FeIII–FeII redox wheel” in dynamic redox environments?

    Yichun Li;Shen Yu;James Strong;Hailong Wang

  • Effects of biochar amendment on rice growth and nitrogen retention in a waterlogged paddy field

    Da Dong;Qibo Feng;Kim McGrouther;Min Yang

  • Spectroscopic evidence for biochar amendment promoting humic acid synthesis and intensifying humification during composting

    Cheng Wang;Qiaoping Tu;Da Dong;P.J. Strong

  • Responses of methane emissions and rice yield to applications of biochar and straw in a paddy field

    Da Dong;Min Yang;Cheng Wang;Hailong Wang

  • Seasonal soil CO2 efflux dynamics after land use change from a natural forest to Moso bamboo plantations in subtropical China

    Juan Liu;Juan Liu;Peikun Jiang;Hailong Wang;Hailong Wang;Guomo Zhou

  • Bioavailability of Cd and Zn in soils treated with biochars derived from tobacco stalk and dead pigs

    Xing Yang;Kouping Lu;Kim McGrouther;Lei Che

  • Bamboo- and pig-derived biochars reduce leaching losses of dibutyl phthalate, cadmium, and lead from co-contaminated soils.

    Peng Qin;Hailong Wang;Hailong Wang;Xing Yang;Lizhi He

  • Long-term fertilizer application effects on the soil, root arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and community composition in rotation agriculture

    Hua Qin;Kouping Lu;P.J. Strong;Qiufang Xu

  • Effects of biochar application on fluxes of three biogenic greenhouse gases: a meta‐analysis

    Xinzhang Song;Genxing Pan;Chao Zhang;Lu Zhang

  • Effect of compost addition on arsenic uptake, morphological and physiological attributes of maize plants grown in contrasting soils

    Tariq Mehmood;Irshad Bibi;Irshad Bibi;Muhammad Shahid;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi

  • Thermal Properties of Biochars Derived from Waste Biomass Generated by Agricultural and Forestry Sectors

    Xing Yang;Xing Yang;Hailong Wang;Hailong Wang;Peter James Strong;Song Xu

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research

    Philippe Garrigues;Emmanuelle Pignard-Péguet;Åke Bergman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Zhaoliang Song
Zhaoliang Song Tianjin University
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan University of Western Australia
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Sabry M. Shaheen
Sabry M. Shaheen Kafrelsheikh University
Nabeel Khan Niazi
Nabeel Khan Niazi University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Doerthe Tetzlaff
Doerthe Tetzlaff Leibniz Association
Lukas Van Zwieten
Lukas Van Zwieten New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Chris Soulsby
Chris Soulsby University of Aberdeen

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