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D-Index
56
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9613
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3709
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280

Hong Yang 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 Hong Yang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 171 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hong Yang 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 Hong Yang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hong Yang is a researcher affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology and Plant Science. Additional subfields of interest include Agronomy and Crop Science, Physiology, and Cancer Research.

Their research covers key topics such as plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, plant gene expression analysis, plant molecular biology research, adipose tissue and metabolism, plant reproductive biology, crop yield and soil fertility, and plant pathogens and fungal diseases.

Hong Yang has published numerous scientific papers across a variety of journals. Among the recent papers are:

  • "Maize smart-canopy architecture enhances yield at high densities," 2024, Nature
  • "Long Non-Coding RNAs of Plants in Response to Abiotic Stresses and Their Regulating Roles in Promoting Environmental Adaption," 2023, Cells
  • "Photosynthetic base of reduced grain yield by shading stress during the early reproductive stage of two wheat cultivars," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Temporal regulation of alternative splicing events in rice memory under drought stress," 2020, Plant Diversity
  • "Low light stress promotes new tiller regeneration by changing source-sink relationship and activating expression of expansin genes in wheat," 2023, Plant Cell & Environment

The frequent publication venues for Hong Yang include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Frontiers in Plant Science, Plants, Research Square, and Cells.

Collaboration is an important part of their scientific activity. Frequent coauthors include Longjun Dai, Li Liu, Lifeng Wang, Bingbing Guo, and Heqiang Huo.

Best Publications

  • Fecal Contamination of Drinking-Water in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Robert Bain;Ryan Cronk;Jim Wright;Hong Yang

  • Global assessment of exposure to faecal contamination through drinking water based on a systematic review

    Robert Es Bain;Ryan Cronk;Rifat Hossain;Sophie Bonjour

  • Carbon emissions from land-use change and management in China between 1990 and 2010.

    Li Lai;Xianjin Huang;Hong Yang;Hong Yang;Xiaowei Chuai

  • Accounting for water quality in monitoring access to safe drinking-water as part of the millennium development goals: lessons from five countries

    Rob E S Bain;Stephen W Gundry;Jim A Wright;Hong Yang

  • Waste management, informal recycling, environmental pollution and public health

    Hong Yang;Hong Yang;Mingguo Ma;Julian R Thompson;Roger J Flower

  • Environmental effects of land-use/cover change caused by urbanization and policies in Southwest China Karst area – A case study of Guiyang

    Yan Liu;Xianjin Huang;Hong Yang;Hong Yang;Taiyang Zhong

  • Urban construction and demolition waste and landfill failure in Shenzhen, China

    Hong Yang;Hong Yang;Junqiang Xia;Julian R. Thompson;Roger J. Flower

  • The effect of urbanization on carbon dioxide emissions efficiency in the Yangtze River Delta, China

    Jianbao Li;Jianbao Li;Jianbao Li;Xianjin Huang;Xianjin Huang;Mei-Po Kwan;Mei-Po Kwan;Hong Yang;Hong Yang

  • Effects of topographic factors on runoff and soil loss in Southwest China

    Xingqi Zhang;Maochuan Hu;Xinya Guo;Hong Yang;Hong Yang

  • Impact of land use type conversion on carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems of China: A spatial-temporal perspective.

    Mei Zhang;Xianjin Huang;Xiaowei Chuai;Hong Yang

  • Water safety and inequality in access to drinking-water between rich and poor households.

    Hong Yang;Robert Bain;Jamie K Bartram;Stephen W Gundry

  • The impact of land urbanization on carbon dioxide emissions in the Yangtze River Delta, China: A multiscale perspective

    Jianbao Li;Xianjin Huang;Xiaowei Chuai;Hong Yang

  • Game theory based models to analyze water conflicts in the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project in China

    Shouke Wei;Hong Yang;Karim Abbaspour;Jamshid Mousavi;Jamshid Mousavi

  • Evaluation of low impact development approach for mitigating flood inundation at a watershed scale in China

    Maochuan Hu;Takahiro Sayama;Xingqi Zhang;Kenji Tanaka

  • Multi-sectoral decomposition in decoupling industrial growth from carbon emissions in the developed Jiangsu Province, China

    Qinli Lu;Hong Yang;Xianjin Huang;Xiaowei Chuai

  • Soil Pollution: Urban Brownfields

    Hong Yang;Xianjin Huang;Julian R. Thompson;Roger J. Flower

  • Impacts of Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes on Water Yield: A Case Study in Jing-Jin-Ji, China

    Suxiao Li;Hong Yang;Martin Lacayo;Junguo Liu

  • Observations of water transparency in China’s lakes from space

    Dong Liu;Hongtao Duan;Hongtao Duan;Steven A. Loiselle;Chuanmin Hu

  • Ebullition was a major pathway of methane emissions from the aquaculture ponds in southeast China

    Ping Yang;Yifei Zhang;Hong Yang;Hong Yang;Hong Yang;Qianqian Guo

  • Flood Mitigation by Permeable Pavements in Chinese Sponge City Construction

    Maochuan Hu;Xingqi Zhang;Yim Ling Siu;Yu Li

  • Sustaining China's water resources

    Hong Yang;Roger J. Flower;Julian R. Thompson

  • China must continue the momentum of green law.

    Hong Yang

  • Convergence of carbon intensity in the Yangtze River Delta, China.

    Jianbao Li;Xianjin Huang;Hong Yang;Xiaowei Chuai

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian R. Thompson
Julian R. Thompson University College London
Xianjin Huang
Xianjin Huang Nanjing University
Roger J. Flower
Roger J. Flower University College London
Derrick Y. F. Lai
Derrick Y. F. Lai Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mingguo Ma
Mingguo Ma Southwest University
Ping Xie
Ping Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jamie Bartram
Jamie Bartram University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Junguo Liu
Junguo Liu North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power
Meiyu Geng
Meiyu Geng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kaishan Song
Kaishan Song Liaocheng University

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