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D-Index
67
Citations
15018
World Ranking
1993
National Ranking
193

Jiakuan 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 Jiakuan Yang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 278 publications — 83rd percentile

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

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

Jiakuan 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 Jiakuan Yang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jiakuan Yang is affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their published work spans a variety of subfields including Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research prominently addresses topics such as Extraction and Separation Processes, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Phosphorus and nutrient management, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Advanced oxidation water treatment, Advancements in Battery Materials, and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation.

Recent publications by Jiakuan Yang include:

  • Metabolomics revealing the response of rice (Oryza sativa L.) exposed to polystyrene microplastics, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Spent Lithium Ion Batteries: Environmental Strategies and Sustainability Evaluation, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Phosphorus recovery from the liquid phase of anaerobic digestate using biochar derived from iron−rich sludge: A potential phosphorus fertilizer, 2020, Water Research
  • Microplastics affect rice (Oryza sativa L.) quality by interfering metabolite accumulation and energy expenditure pathways: A field study, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge for volatile fatty acid production: Recent updates of pretreatment methods and the potential effect of humic and nutrients substances, 2020, Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Their frequent coauthors include Huijie Hou, Jingping Hu, Sha Liang, Keke Xiao, and Shushan Yuan, with collaboration counts ranging from over 50 to more than 110 publications each.

Key publication venues for Jiakuan Yang's research are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Water Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Best Publications

  • Review on treatment and utilization of bauxite residues in China

    Wanchao Liu;Jiakuan Yang;Bo Xiao

  • Enhanced Cr(VI) removal from acidic solutions using biochar modified by Fe3O4@SiO2-NH2 particles

    Shunquan Shi;Jiakuan Yang;Sha Liang;Mingyang Li

  • Roles of iron species and pH optimization on sewage sludge conditioning with Fenton's reagent and lime

    Wenbo Yu;Jiakuan Yang;Yafei Shi;Jian Song

  • Cross-linked chitosan/β-cyclodextrin composite for selective removal of methyl orange: Adsorption performance and mechanism.

    Yezhou Jiang;Bingchuan Liu;Jikun Xu;Keliang Pan

  • Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Spent Lithium Ion Batteries: Environmental Strategies and Sustainability Evaluation

    Zhilin Liang;Chen Cai;Gangwei Peng;Jingping Hu

  • Metabolomics revealing the response of rice (Oryza sativa L.) exposed to polystyrene microplastics

    Xiang Wu;Yao Liu;Shanshan Yin;Keke Xiao

  • A critical review on secondary lead recycling technology and its prospect

    Wei Zhang;Jiakuan Yang;Xu Wu;Yuchen Hu

  • Experimental study of temperature field in a solar chimney power setup

    Xinping Zhou;Jiakuan Yang;Bo Xiao;Guoxiang Hou

  • Leaching copper from shredded particles of waste printed circuit boards.

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  • Analysis of chimney height for solar chimney power plant

    Xinping Zhou;Jiakuan Yang;Bo Xiao;Guoxiang Hou

  • Phosphorus recovery from the liquid phase of anaerobic digestate using biochar derived from iron−rich sludge: A potential phosphorus fertilizer

    Hui Wang;Keke Xiao;Jiakuan Yang;Zecong Yu

  • Mechanism of red mud combined with Fenton's reagent in sewage sludge conditioning.

    Hao Zhang;Jiakuan Yang;Wenbo Yu;Sen Luo

  • Microplastics affect rice (Oryza sativa L.) quality by interfering metabolite accumulation and energy expenditure pathways: A field study.

    Xiang Wu;Huijie Hou;Yao Liu;Shanshan Yin

  • A comprehensive insight into the combined effects of Fenton's reagent and skeleton builders on sludge deep dewatering performance.

    Huan Liu;Jiakuan Yang;Nairuo Zhu;Hao Zhang

  • Thiol-Functionalized Zr-Based Metal–Organic Framework for Capture of Hg(II) through a Proton Exchange Reaction

    Lin Ding;Xubiao Luo;Penghui Shao;Jiakuan Yang

  • Citric acid assisted Fenton-like process for enhanced dewaterability of waste activated sludge with in-situ generation of hydrogen peroxide.

    Keke Xiao;Kangyue Pei;Hui Wang;Wenbo Yu

  • Synergetic conditioning of sewage sludge via Fe2+/persulfate and skeleton builder: Effect on sludge characteristics and dewaterability

    Yafei Shi;Jiakuan Yang;Wenbo Yu;Shinan Zhang

  • Anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge for volatile fatty acid production: Recent updates of pretreatment methods and the potential effect of humic and nutrients substances

    Ting Liang;Khaled Elmaadawy;Khaled Elmaadawy;Bingchuan Liu;Jingping Hu

  • A comparison between sulfuric acid and oxalic acid leaching with subsequent purification and precipitation for phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge incineration ash.

    Sha Liang;Haoming Chen;Xiaohui Zeng;Zhibin Li

  • Unraveling oxidation behaviors for intracellular and extracellular from different oxidants (HOCl vs. H2O2) catalyzed by ferrous iron in waste activated sludge dewatering

    Wenbo Yu;Qianqian Wen;Jiakuan Yang;Keke Xiao

  • Emission characteristics of nitrogen- and sulfur-containing odorous compounds during different sewage sludge chemical conditioning processes

    Huan Liu;Guang-Qian Luo;Hong-Yun Hu;Qiang Zhang

  • Leaching of spent lead acid battery paste components by sodium citrate and acetic acid.

    Xinfeng Zhu;Xiong He;Jiakuan Yang;Linxia Gao

  • Sludge-derived biochar with multivalent iron as an efficient Fenton catalyst for degradation of 4-Chlorophenol.

    Quan Gan;Huijie Hou;Sha Liang;Jingjing Qiu

  • Conditioning of sewage sludge by Fenton's reagent combined with skeleton builders.

    Huan Liu;Jiakuan Yang;Yafei Shi;Ye Li

  • Enhanced sludge dewatering via homogeneous and heterogeneous Fenton reactions initiated by Fe-rich biochar derived from sludge.

    Shuangyi Tao;Jiakuan Yang;Huijie Hou;Sha Liang

  • Activated microporous-mesoporous carbon derived from chestnut shell as a sustainable anode material for high performance microbial fuel cells.

    Qin Chen;Wenhong Pu;Huijie Hou;Jingping Hu

  • Rapid cultivation of aerobic granular sludge in a pilot scale sequencing batch reactor

    Bei Long;Chang-zhu Yang;Wen-hong Pu;Jia-kuan Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jingping Hu
Jingping Hu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Huijie Hou
Huijie Hou Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Sha Liang
Sha Liang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Bingchuan Liu
Bingchuan Liu University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Keke Xiao
Keke Xiao Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
R. Vasant Kumar
R. Vasant Kumar University of Cambridge
Ye Chen
Ye Chen Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Bo Xiao
Bo Xiao Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang University of Connecticut
Hong Yao
Hong Yao Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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