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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 71 1566 1488 151 149 157 21112

Jian-Liang Zhao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jian-Liang Zhao between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jian-Liang Zhao published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2021. 29 of the 177 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2021. 2006: 3 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 13 publications
2006 2025

177 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jian-Liang Zhao: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 3
2007 0
2008 0
2009 4
2010 6
2011 8
2012 10
2013 7
2014 11
2015 11
2016 5
2017 13
2018 9
2019 10
2020 10
2021 17
2022 14
2023 10
2024 16
2025 13
Total 177
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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.

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, 151–160 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: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% 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
151–160 539 157
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
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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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.

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, 71 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: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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
70 94
71 105 71
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

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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