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D-Index
46
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6837
World Ranking
6171
National Ranking
626

Jie Zhang 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 Jie Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 219 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jie Zhang 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 Jie Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jie Zhang is affiliated with Beijing University of Technology in China and has a research focus primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Pollution, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's research topics emphasize wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, microbial fuel cells and bioremediation, water treatment and disinfection, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, membrane separation technologies, arsenic contamination and mitigation, and environmental remediation using nanomaterials.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jie Zhang include Huiping Zeng, Dong Li, Jifang Zheng, and Hongpeng Li.

The following publication venues are common for Jie Zhang's research outputs:

  • PubMed
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Magnetic biochar synthesized with waterworks sludge and sewage sludge and its potential for methylene blue removal," 2021, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • "Characteristics and formation mechanism of hollow Anammox granular sludge in low-strength ammonia sewage treatment," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Efficient removal of As(V) from aqueous media by magnetic nanoparticles prepared with Iron-containing water treatment residuals," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Anticipating on potential electron acceptors for Anammox," 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Damage of anodic biofilms by high salinity deteriorates PAHs degradation in single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell reactor," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Microbial characterization of aggregates within a one-stage nitritation–anammox system using high-throughput amplicon sequencing

    Zhao-rui Chu;Ke Wang;Xiang-kun Li;Meng-ting Zhu

  • Sludge ozonation: disintegration, supernatant changes and mechanisms.

    Guangming Zhang;Jing Yang;Huanzhi Liu;Jie Zhang

  • Enhanced bioproduction of short-chain fatty acids from waste activated sludge by potassium ferrate pretreatment

    Lin Li;Junguo He;Xiaodong Xin;Mengfei Wang

  • Biological phosphorus removal in sequencing batch reactor with single-stage oxic process.

    Dong-bo Wang;Xiao-ming Li;Qi Yang;Guang-ming Zeng

  • Fast start-up of Anammox process with appropriate ferrous iron concentration

    Zhen Bi;Sen Qiao;Jiti Zhou;Xin Tang

  • Long term effects of divalent ferrous ion on the activity of anammox biomass.

    Sen Qiao;Zhen Bi;Jiti Zhou;Yingjun Cheng

  • Arsenic(V) removal by granular adsorbents made from water treatment residuals materials and chitosan

    Huiping Zeng;Yaping Yu;Fanshuo Wang;Jie Zhang;Jie Zhang

  • Effective start-up biofiltration method for Fe, Mn, and ammonia removal and bacterial community analysis.

    Yan’an Cai;Dong Li;Yuwen Liang;Yahong Luo

  • Microbial characteristics and nitrogen removal of simultaneous partial nitrification, anammox and denitrification (SNAD) process treating low C/N ratio sewage.

    Yuhai Liang;Dong Li;Xiaojing Zhang;Huiping Zeng

  • Influence of the amoxicillin concentration on organics removal and microbial community structure in an anaerobic EGSB reactor treating with antibiotic wastewater

    Ling-Wei Meng;Xiang-kun Li;Ke Wang;Kai-Li Ma

  • Biofilm activity and sludge characteristics affected by exogenous N-acyl homoserine lactones in biofilm reactors.

    Huizhi Hu;Junguo He;Jian Liu;Huarong Yu

  • Molecular characterization of microbial populations in full-scale biofilters treating iron, manganese and ammonia containing groundwater in Harbin, China

    Xiang-kun Li;Zhao-rui Chu;Ya-jun Liu;Meng-ting Zhu

  • Distribution and genetic diversity of the microorganisms in the biofilter for the simultaneous removal of arsenic, iron and manganese from simulated groundwater.

    Liu Yang;Xiangkun Li;Zhaorui Chu;Yuhui Ren

  • Mineralization of norfloxacin in a CoFe–LDH/CF cathode-based heterogeneous electro-fenton system: Preparation parameter optimization of the cathode and conversion mechanisms of H2O2 to ·OH

    Dehai Yu;Junguo He;Ziyao Wang;Heliang Pang

  • Denitrifying phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater and dynamics of "Candidatus Accumulibacter" and denitrifying bacteria based on genes of ppk1, narG, nirS and nirK

    Wei Zeng;Jie Zhang;Anqi Wang;Yongzhen Peng

  • Microbial production and applications of 5-aminolevulinic acid.

    Shuli Liu;Guangming Zhang;Guangming Zhang;Xiangkun Li;Jie Zhang

  • Simultaneous inhibition of sulfate-reducing bacteria, removal of H2S and production of rhamnolipid by recombinant Pseudomonas stutzeri Rhl: Applications for microbial enhanced oil recovery

    Feng Zhao;Ji-Dong Zhou;Fang Ma;Rong-Jiu Shi

  • Characterization of phosphorus species distribution in waste activated sludge after anaerobic digestion and chemical precipitation with Fe3+ and Mg2+

    Lin Li;Lin Li;Heliang Pang;Junguo He;Junguo He;Jie Zhang;Jie Zhang

  • Performance and microbial community profiles in an anaerobic reactor treating with simulated PTA wastewater: from mesophilic to thermophilic temperature.

    Xiang-kun Li;Kai-li Ma;Ling-wei Meng;Jie Zhang

  • Role of N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) based quorum sensing on biofilm formation on packing media in wastewater treatment process

    Huizhi Hu;Junguo He;Jian Liu;Huarong Yu

  • Autotrophic nitrogen removal from domestic sewage in MBR-CANON system and the biodiversity of functional microbes.

    Xiaojing Zhang;Dong Li;Yuhai Liang;Yongping He

Frequent Co-Authors

Guangming Zhang
Guangming Zhang Renmin University of China
Yongzhen Peng
Yongzhen Peng Beijing University of Technology
Yujie Feng
Yujie Feng Harbin Institute of Technology
Yuxi Liu
Yuxi Liu Beijing University of Technology
Jiti Zhou
Jiti Zhou Dalian University of Technology
Jia Liu
Jia Liu Tianjin University
Zhidan Wen
Zhidan Wen Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology
Nanqi Ren
Nanqi Ren Harbin Institute of Technology
Xie Quan
Xie Quan Dalian University of Technology
Fang Ma
Fang Ma Harbin Institute of Technology

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