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D-Index
71
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21112
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1563
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147

Jian-Liang 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 Jian-Liang Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jian-Liang 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 Jian-Liang Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jian-Liang Zhao is affiliated with South China Normal University in China and focuses on environmental science with a broad range of research contributions primarily in pollution and environmental chemistry.

Their research spans several subfields including:

  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology

Main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Jian-Liang Zhao has coauthored extensively with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Guang-Guo Ying
  • You-Sheng Liu
  • Li-Xin Hu
  • Liang-Ying He
  • Yue-Hong Liu

Notable recent publications are:

  • "Microalgae-based technology for antibiotics removal: From mechanisms to application of innovational hybrid systems", 2021, Environment International
  • "Variation of antibiotic resistome during commercial livestock manure composting", 2020, Environment International
  • "Occurrence and risks of 23 tire additives and their transformation products in an urban water system", 2022, Environment International
  • "Occurrence, mass loads and risks of bisphenol analogues in the Pearl River Delta region, South China: Urban rainfall runoff as a potential source for receiving rivers", 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • "Uptake and Translocation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) by Wetland Plants: Tissue- and Cell-Level Distribution Visualization with Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (DESI-MS) and Transmission Electron Microscopy Equipped with Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy (TEM-EDS)", 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Jian-Liang Zhao's frequent publication venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Water Research
  • Environment International
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Pollution

They have contributed a book titled Water for sea water aquaculture (NY5052-2001), published by UNESCO in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive evaluation of antibiotics emission and fate in the river basins of China: source analysis, multimedia modeling, and linkage to bacterial resistance.

    Qian-Qian Zhang;Guang-Guo Ying;Chang-Gui Pan;You-Sheng Liu

  • Effects of six selected antibiotics on plant growth and soil microbial and enzymatic activities

    Feng Liu;Guang-Guo Ying;Ran Tao;Jian-Liang Zhao

  • Trends in the occurrence of human and veterinary antibiotics in the sediments of the Yellow River, Hai River and Liao River in northern China

    Li-Jun Zhou;Guang-Guo Ying;Jian-Liang Zhao;Ji-Feng Yang;Ji-Feng Yang

  • Occurrence and fate of eleven classes of antibiotics in two typical wastewater treatment plants in South China.

    Li-Jun Zhou;Guang-Guo Ying;Shan Liu;Jian-Liang Zhao

  • Discharge of swine wastes risks water quality and food safety: Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes from swine sources to the receiving environments.

    Liang-Ying He;Guang-Guo Ying;You-Sheng Liu;Hao-Chang Su

  • Simultaneous determination of human and veterinary antibiotics in various environmental matrices by rapid resolution liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.

    L. J. Zhou;G. G. Ying;S. Liu;J. L. Zhao

  • Trace analysis of 28 steroids in surface water, wastewater and sludge samples by rapid resolution liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

    Shan Liu;Guang-Guo Ying;Jian-Liang Zhao;Feng Chen

  • Occurrence and risks of triclosan and triclocarban in the Pearl River system, South China: from source to the receiving environment

    Jian-Liang Zhao;Guang-Guo Ying;You-Sheng Liu;Feng Chen

  • Antibiotics in typical marine aquaculture farms surrounding Hailing Island, South China: Occurrence, bioaccumulation and human dietary exposure

    Hui Chen;Shan Liu;Xiang-Rong Xu;Shuang-Shuang Liu

  • Simultaneous determination of four classes of antibiotics in sediments of the Pearl Rivers using RRLC-MS/MS.

    Ji-Feng Yang;Guang-Guo Ying;Jian-Liang Zhao;Ran Tao

  • Distribution and accumulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals in wastewater irrigated soils in Hebei, China

    Feng Chen;Guang-Guo Ying;Ling-Xiao Kong;Li Wang

  • Removal of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) during ferrate(VI) treatment of secondary wastewater effluents.

    Bin Yang;Guang-Guo Ying;Jian-Liang Zhao;Shan Liu

  • Spatial and seasonal distribution of selected antibiotics in surface waters of the Pearl Rivers, China

    Ji-Feng Yang;Guang-Guo Ying;Jian-Liang Zhao;Ran Tao

  • Determination of phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals and acidic pharmaceuticals in surface water of the Pearl Rivers in South China by gas chromatography-negative chemical ionization-mass spectrometry.

    Jian-Liang Zhao;Guang-Guo Ying;Li Wang;Ji-Feng Yang

  • Influence of biochars on plant uptake and dissipation of two pesticides in an agricultural soil.

    Xiao-Bing Yang;Guang-Guo Ying;Ping-An Peng;Li Wang

  • Removal of antibiotics from piggery wastewater by biological aerated filter system: Treatment efficiency and biodegradation kinetics.

    Jun Chen;You-Sheng Liu;Jin-Na Zhang;Yong-Qiang Yang

  • Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Representative Broiler Feedlots Environments: Identification of Indicator ARGs and Correlations with Environmental Variables

    Liang-Ying He;You-Sheng Liu;Hao-Chang Su;Jian-Liang Zhao

  • Microalgae-based technology for antibiotics removal: From mechanisms to application of innovational hybrid systems.

    Qian Xiong;Li-Xin Hu;You-Sheng Liu;Jian-Liang Zhao

  • Occurrence and risk assessment of acidic pharmaceuticals in the Yellow River, Hai River and Liao River of north China.

    Li Wang;Guang-Guo Ying;Jian-Liang Zhao;Xiao-Bing Yang

  • Class 1 and 2 integrons, sul resistance genes and antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from Dongjiang River, South China

    Hao Chang Su;Guang Guo Ying;Ran Tao;Ran Tao;Rui Quan Zhang

  • 4-Nonylphenol, bisphenol-A and triclosan levels in human urine of children and students in China, and the effects of drinking these bottled materials on the levels

    Xu Li;Guang-Guo Ying;Jian-Liang Zhao;Zhi-Feng Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Guang-Guo Ying
Guang-Guo Ying South China Normal University
You-Sheng Liu
You-Sheng Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiang-Rong Xu
Xiang-Rong Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chaohai Wei
Chaohai Wei South China University of Technology
Ping'an Peng
Ping'an Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bi-Xian Mai
Bi-Xian Mai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Daniel Schlenk
Daniel Schlenk University of California, Riverside
Xiao-Jun Luo
Xiao-Jun Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fahu Chen
Fahu Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liang Yan
Liang Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences

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