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He-Ping Zhao

He-Ping Zhao

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
48
Citations
6516
World Ranking
5640
National Ranking
579

He-Ping Zhao 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 He-Ping Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 163 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

He-Ping Zhao 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 He-Ping Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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: 199 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: 19 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: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • A critical review of aerobic denitrification: Insights into the intracellular electron transfer.

    Jixian Yang;Liang Feng;Shanshan Pi;Di Cui

  • Sorption of ammonium and phosphate from aqueous solution by biochar derived from phytoremediation plants

    Zheng Zeng;Song-da Zhang;Ting-qiang Li;Feng-liang Zhao

  • Interactions between Perchlorate and Nitrate Reductions in the Biofilm of a Hydrogen-Based Membrane Biofilm Reactor

    He Ping Zhao;Steve Van Ginkel;Youneng Tang;Dae Wook Kang

  • Degradation of phenanthrene by bacterial strain isolated from soil in oil refinery fields in Shanghai China.

    He-Ping Zhao;Qing-Sheng Wu;Lei Wang;Xue-Tao Zhao

  • Bioreduction of Chromate in a Methane-Based Membrane Biofilm Reactor.

    Chun Yu Lai;Liang Zhong;Yin Zhang;Jia Xian Chen

  • Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in a Methane Based Membrane Biofilm Reactor Reducing Vanadate

    Chun-Yu Lai;Chun-Yu Lai;Qiu-Yi Dong;Jia-Xian Chen;Quan-Song Zhu

  • Coupled anaerobic methane oxidation and reductive arsenic mobilization in wetland soils

    Ling-Dong Shi;Ting Guo;Pan-Long Lv;Zi-Fan Niu

  • Selenate and Nitrate Bioreductions Using Methane as the Electron Donor in a Membrane Biofilm Reactor

    Chun Yu Lai;Li Lian Wen;Ling Dong Shi;Kan Kan Zhao

  • Long-term organic fertilization promotes the resilience of soil multifunctionality driven by bacterial communities

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  • Isolation and characterization of phenanthrene-degrading strains Sphingomonas sp. ZP1 and Tistrella sp. ZP5

    He-Ping Zhao;Lei Wang;Jiao-Rong Ren;Zhuo Li

  • Effect of self-alkalization on nitrite accumulation in a high-rate denitrification system: Performance, microflora and enzymatic activities

    Wei Li;Xiao-Yu Shan;Zhi-Yao Wang;Xiao-Yu Lin

  • Chemoautotrophic denitrification based on ferrous iron oxidation: Reactor performance and sludge characteristics

    Ru Wang;Cheng Yang;Meng Zhang;Shao-Yi Xu

  • Nitrate Shaped the Selenate-Reducing Microbial Community in a Hydrogen-Based Biofilm Reactor

    Chun-Yu Lai;Xiaoe Yang;Youneng Tang;Bruce E. Rittmann

  • Interactions between nitrate-reducing and sulfate-reducing bacteria coexisting in a hydrogen-fed biofilm.

    Aura Ontiveros-Valencia;Michal C Ziv-El;He Ping Zhao;Liang Feng

  • AHL-mediated quorum sensing regulates the variations of microbial community and sludge properties of aerobic granular sludge under low organic loading

    Han Chen;Ang Li;Chongwei Cui;Fang Ma

  • Nitrate effects on chromate reduction in a methane-based biofilm

    Liang Zhong;Chun Yu Lai;Ling Dong Shi;Kai Di Wang

  • Using a Two-Stage Hydrogen-Based Membrane Biofilm Reactor (MBfR) to Achieve Complete Perchlorate Reduction in the Presence of Nitrate and Sulfate

    He Ping Zhao;Aura Ontiveros-Valencia;Youneng Tang;Youneng Tang;Bi O. Kim

  • Palladium Recovery in a H2-Based Membrane Biofilm Reactor: Formation of Pd(0) Nanoparticles through Enzymatic and Autocatalytic Reductions.

    Chen Zhou;Aura Ontiveros-Valencia;Zhaocheng Wang;Zhaocheng Wang;Juan Maldonado

  • Remediation of soil contaminated with organic compounds by nanoscale zero-valent iron: A review.

    Yaru Li;He-Ping Zhao;Lizhong Zhu

  • Coupling of Pd nanoparticles and denitrifying biofilm promotes H2-based nitrate removal with greater selectivity towards N2

    Chen Zhou;Zhaocheng Wang;Zhaocheng Wang;Aura Ontiveros-Valencia;Aura Ontiveros-Valencia;Min Long

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce E. Rittmann
Bruce E. Rittmann Arizona State University
Ping Zheng
Ping Zheng Zhejiang University
Fang Ma
Fang Ma Harbin Institute of Technology
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown Arizona State University
Lizhong Zhu
Lizhong Zhu Zhejiang University
Xiaoe Yang
Xiaoe Yang Zhejiang University
Tingqiang Li
Tingqiang Li Zhejiang University
Bing-Jie Ni
Bing-Jie Ni University of New South Wales
Zhenli He
Zhenli He University of Florida
Yong-Guan Zhu
Yong-Guan Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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