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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 69 1800 1714 174 172 338 16463
Biology and Biochemistry 69 7403 6826 234 229 336 16700

Hongbin Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hongbin Liu between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hongbin Liu published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2020. 48 of the 433 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2020. 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 5 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 39 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 22 publications
1988 2025

433 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hongbin Liu: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 3
1989 2
1990 4
1991 2
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 3
1998 3
1999 5
2000 5
2001 2
2002 5
2003 2
2004 4
2005 5
2006 1
2007 5
2008 10
2009 12
2010 17
2011 13
2012 11
2013 14
2014 17
2015 15
2016 20
2017 18
2018 28
2019 31
2020 39
2021 37
2022 22
2023 29
2024 26
2025 22
Total 433
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Hongbin Liu 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 Hongbin Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 331–340 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 338 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80 338
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Hongbin Liu 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 Hongbin Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 198 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: 20 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: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98 69
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Hongbin Liu is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China and has an extensive publication record in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research primarily focuses on marine and coastal ecosystems, microbial community ecology and physiology, and marine biology and ecology research.

The scientist has contributed significantly to multiple subfields including oceanography, ecology, molecular biology, environmental chemistry, and global and planetary change.

Key research topics addressed in their work include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Hongbin Liu frequently publishes in a range of scientific journals. The most common publication venues are:

  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • mSystems

The scientist collaborates regularly with other researchers, and frequent co-authors include:

  • Zhimeng Xu
  • Shunyan Cheung
  • Xiaomin Xia
  • Jiawei Chen
  • Kailin Liu

Selected recent publications include:

  • A critical review on livestock manure biorefinery technologies: Sustainability, challenges, and future perspectives, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Dynamics of inorganic carbon and pH in a large subtropical continental shelf system: Interaction between eutrophication, hypoxia, and ocean acidification, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Low dissolved oxygen in the Pearl River estuary in summer: Long-term spatio-temporal patterns, trends, and regulating factors, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Global oceanic diazotroph database version 2 and elevated estimate of global oceanic N 2 fixation, 2023, Earth system science data
  • Distinct interaction effects of warming and anthropogenic input on diatoms and dinoflagellates in an urbanized estuarine ecosystem, 2021, Global Change Biology

Best Publications

  • Effects of feedstock and pyrolysis temperature on biochar adsorption of ammonium and nitrate.

    Xiapu Gai;Hongyuan Wang;Jian Liu;Limei Zhai

  • Prochlorococcus growth rate and contribution to primary production in the equatorial and subtropical North Pacific Ocean

    Hongbin Liu;Hector A. Nolla;Lisa D. Campbell

  • The impact of farm size on agricultural sustainability

    Chenchen Ren;Shen Liu;Hans van Grinsven;Stefan Reis

  • Physical–biological coupling in the Pearl River Estuary

    Paul James Harrison;Kedong Yin;Kedong Yin;Joseph Hun Wei Lee;Jianping Gan

  • Annual variability of phytoplankton and bacteria in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean at Station ALOHA during the 1991–1994 ENSO event

    Lisa D. Campbell;Hongbin Liu;Hector A. Nolla;Daniel Vaulot

  • A critical review on livestock manure biorefinery technologies: Sustainability, challenges, and future perspectives

    Benyamin Khoshnevisan;Na Duan;Panagiotis Tsapekos;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi

  • Plastic pollution in croplands threatens long-term food security

    Dan Zhang;Ee Ling Ng;Wanli Hu;Hongyuan Wang

  • Microbial food web structure in the Arabian Sea: a US JGOFS study

    David L. Garrison;Marcia M. Gowing;Margaret P. Hughes;Lisa D. Campbell

  • Geographical distribution of red and green Noctiluca scintillans

    Paul James Harrison;Ken Furuya;Patricia M. Glibert;Jie Xu

  • Effects of different types of biochar on the anaerobic digestion of chicken manure.

    Junting Pan;Junyi Ma;Xiaoxia Liu;Limei Zhai

  • Spatial patterns in phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing in the Arabian Sea during monsoon forcing

    Michael R. Landry;Susan L. Brown;Lisa D. Campbell;John Constantinou

  • Short-term effects of maize residue biochar on phosphorus availability in two soils with different phosphorus sorption capacities

    Limei Zhai;Zhuoma CaiJi;Jian Liu;Hongyuan Wang

  • Diffusion-weighted imaging in predicting and monitoring the response of uterine cervical cancer to combined chemoradiation.

    Y. Liu;R. Bai;H. Sun;H. Liu

  • The status and distribution characteristics of residual mulching film in Xinjiang, China

    Dan Zhang;Hong-bin Liu;Wan-li Hu;Xiao-hui Qin

  • Does warming enhance the effect of microzooplankton grazing on marine phytoplankton in the ocean

    Bingzhang Chen;Michael R. Landry;Bangqin Huang;Hongbin Liu

  • Achievements of biochar application for enhanced anaerobic digestion: A review.

    Junting Pan;Junyi Ma;Limei Zhai;Tao Luo

  • Response of microbial community structure to environmental forcing in the Arabian Sea

    Lisa D. Campbell;Michael R. Landry;John Constantinou;Hector A. Nolla

  • Rebuilding the linkage between livestock and cropland to mitigate agricultural pollution in China

    Chuanzhen Zhang;Shen Liu;Shuxia Wu;Shuqin Jin

  • Effects and potential of water-saving irrigation for rice production in China

    Yanhua Zhuang;Liang Zhang;Sisi Li;Hongbin Liu

  • Optimizing the nitrogen application rate for maize and wheat based on yield and environment on the Northern China Plain

    Yitao Zhang;Hongyuan Wang;Qiuliang Lei;Jiafa Luo

  • Biological response to intensified upwelling and to a river plume in the northeastern South China Sea: A modeling study

    Jianping Gan;Zhongming Lu;Minhan Dai;Anson Y. Y. Cheung

  • Long-term benefits of combining chemical fertilizer and manure applications on crop yields and soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in North China Plain

    Xiapu Gai;Hongbin Liu;Jian Liu;Limei Zhai

  • Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus growth rates and contributions to production in the Arabian Sea during the 1995 Southwest and Northeast Monsoons

    Hongbin Liu;Lisa D. Campbell;Michael R. Landry;Hector A. Nolla

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Harrison
Paul J. Harrison University of Oxford
Michael R. Landry
Michael R. Landry University of California, San Diego
Benyamin Khoshnevisan
Benyamin Khoshnevisan University of Southern Denmark
Bangqin Huang
Bangqin Huang Xiamen University
Baojing Gu
Baojing Gu Zhejiang University
Lisa Campbell
Lisa Campbell Texas A&M University
Kedong Yin
Kedong Yin Sun Yat-sen University
Minhan Dai
Minhan Dai Xiamen University
Jianping Gan
Jianping Gan Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
George T.F. Wong
George T.F. Wong Old Dominion University

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