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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 81 3277 2959 595 584 432 22052

Heng Liang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heng Liang between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heng Liang published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 15.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2024. 41 of the 478 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2024. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 51 publications 2023: 68 publications 2024: 72 publications 2025: 40 publications 2026: 1 publication
1997 2026

478 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heng Liang: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 2
2005 2
2006 0
2007 2
2008 6
2009 12
2010 5
2011 5
2012 8
2013 8
2014 14
2015 9
2016 16
2017 28
2018 17
2019 32
2020 35
2021 40
2022 51
2023 68
2024 72
2025 40
2026 1
Total 478
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Heng Liang publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Heng Liang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 421–440 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 432 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327 432
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Heng Liang D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Heng Liang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354 81
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Heng Liang is affiliated with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Additional research subfields include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, as well as Pollution.

The main topics of Heng Liang's work encompass Membrane Separation Technologies, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques, and Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment. They also study Water Treatment and Disinfection, Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport.

Heng Liang has published extensively in several key journals and venues, including:

  • Water Research
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Desalination

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Ultrathin Thin-Film Composite Polyamide Membranes Constructed on Hydrophilic Poly(vinyl alcohol) Decorated Support Toward Enhanced Nanofiltration Performance," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances in water and wastewater: A comprehensive review from sources to remediation," 2020, Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • "MXene Nanosheet Templated Nanofiltration Membranes toward Ultrahigh Water Transport," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Mussel-inspired polydopamine modification of polymeric membranes for the application of water and wastewater treatment: A review," 2020, Process Safety and Environmental Protection
  • "Biological sulfamethoxazole degradation along with anaerobically digested centrate treatment by immobilized microalgal-bacterial consortium: Performance, mechanism and shifts in bacterial and microalgal communities," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal

Collaborations are a significant part of Heng Liang's research network. Frequent co-authors include Guibai Li, Xuewu Zhu, Daliang Xu, Langming Bai, and Xiaoxiang Cheng.

Best Publications

  • Membrane fouling control in ultrafiltration technology for drinking water production: A review

    Wei Gao;Heng Liang;Jun Ma;Mei Han

  • Implementation of a specific urban water management - Sponge City

    Thu Thuy Nguyen;Huu Hao Ngo;Wenshan Guo;Xiaochang C. Wang

  • Characterization of dissolved extracellular organic matter (dEOM) and bound extracellular organic matter (bEOM) of Microcystis aeruginosa and their impacts on UF membrane fouling

    Fangshu Qu;Heng Liang;Junguo He;Jun Ma

  • Ultrafiltration membrane fouling by extracellular organic matters (EOM) of Microcystis aeruginosa in stationary phase: influences of interfacial characteristics of foulants and fouling mechanisms.

    Fangshu Qu;Heng Liang;Zhaozhi Wang;Hui Wang

  • Ultrathin Thin-Film Composite Polyamide Membranes Constructed on Hydrophilic Poly(vinyl alcohol) Decorated Support Toward Enhanced Nanofiltration Performance.

    Xuewu Zhu;Xiaoxiang Cheng;Xinsheng Luo;Yatao Liu

  • Ultrafiltration membrane fouling caused by extracellular organic matter (EOM) from Microcystis aeruginosa: Effects of membrane pore size and surface hydrophobicity

    Fangshu Qu;Heng Liang;Jian Zhou;Jun Nan

  • Incorporation of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) into the Polyamide Layer of Thin-Film Composite (TFC) Nanofiltration Membranes for Enhanced Separation Performance and Antifouling Properties

    Langming Bai;Yatao Liu;Nathan Bossa;An Ding

  • Fabrication and characterization of thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration membranes incorporated with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) for enhanced desalination performance and dye removal

    Langming Bai;Yatao Liu;An Ding;Nanqi Ren

  • A critical review on ammonium recovery from wastewater for sustainable wastewater management.

    Yuanyao Ye;Huu Hao Ngo;Wenshan Guo;Yiwen Liu

  • Ferrous iron/peroxymonosulfate oxidation as a pretreatment for ceramic ultrafiltration membrane: Control of natural organic matter fouling and degradation of atrazine.

    Xiaoxiang Cheng;Heng Liang;An Ding;Xiaobin Tang

  • Hydraulic backwashing for low-pressure membranes in drinking water treatment: A review

    Haiqing Chang;Heng Liang;Fangshu Qu;Baicang Liu

  • Sludge activated carbon-based CoFe2O4-SAC nanocomposites used as heterogeneous catalysts for degrading antibiotic norfloxacin through activating peroxymonosulfate

    Zhiquan Yang;Zhiquan Yang;Ying Li;Xinyi Zhang;Xiandi Cui

  • Effects of pre-ozonation on the ultrafiltration of different natural organic matter (NOM) fractions: Membrane fouling mitigation, prediction and mechanism

    Xiaoxiang Cheng;Heng Liang;An Ding;Fangshu Qu

  • Microcystis aeruginosa-laden water treatment using enhanced coagulation by persulfate/Fe(II), ozone and permanganate: Comparison of the simultaneous and successive oxidant dosing strategy.

    Bin Liu;Bin Liu;Fangshu Qu;Wei Chen;Heng Liang

  • Cleaning of fouled ultrafiltration (UF) membrane by algae during reservoir water treatment

    Heng Liang;Weijia Gong;Jie Chen;Guibai Li

  • Relationship between soluble microbial products (SMP) and effluent organic matter (EfOM): characterized by fluorescence excitation emission matrix coupled with parallel factor analysis

    Huarong Yu;Fangshu Qu;Lianpeng Sun;Heng Liang;Heng Liang

  • MXene Nanosheet Templated Nanofiltration Membranes toward Ultrahigh Water Transport.

    Daliang Xu;Xuewu Zhu;Xinsheng Luo;Yuanqing Guo

  • Control of natural organic matter fouling of ultrafiltration membrane by adsorption pretreatment: Comparison of mesoporous adsorbent resin and powdered activated carbon

    Kai Li;Heng Liang;Fangshu Qu;Senlin Shao

  • Flower-like BiOBr/UiO-66-NH2 nanosphere with improved photocatalytic property for norfloxacin removal.

    Zhiquan Yang;Zhiquan Yang;Xiaowen Tong;Jinna Feng;Shan He

  • Effect of sulfate radical-based oxidation pretreatments for mitigating ceramic UF membrane fouling caused by algal extracellular organic matter

    Xiaoxiang Cheng;Daoji Wu;Heng Liang;Xuewu Zhu

  • Surface modification of UF membranes with functionalized MWCNTs to control membrane fouling by NOM fractions

    Langming Bai;Heng Liang;John Crittenden;Fangshu Qu

  • Microbial community structures in a closed raw water distribution system biofilm as revealed by 454-pyrosequencing analysis and the effect of microbial biofilm communities on raw water quality

    Jianghan Luo;Heng Liang;Lijun Yan;Jun Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Guibai Li
Guibai Li Harbin Institute of Technology
Fangshu Qu
Fangshu Qu Guangzhou University
An Ding
An Ding Harbin Institute of Technology
Jiayu Tian
Jiayu Tian Hebei University of Technology
Nanqi Ren
Nanqi Ren Harbin Institute of Technology
Jun Ma
Jun Ma Harbin Institute of Technology
Huu Hao Ngo
Huu Hao Ngo University of Technology Sydney
Wenshan Guo
Wenshan Guo University of Technology Sydney
Zhonglin Chen
Zhonglin Chen Harbin Institute of Technology

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