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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 57 3542 3385 385 381 188 9170

Junxin Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Junxin Liu between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Junxin Liu published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2009. 29 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2009. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 15 publications
2002 2025

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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Junxin Liu: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 2
2005 1
2006 7
2007 5
2008 10
2009 17
2010 8
2011 7
2012 8
2013 12
2014 9
2015 9
2016 7
2017 12
2018 17
2019 16
2020 16
2021 11
2022 10
2023 14
2024 14
2025 15
Total 229
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Junxin 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 Junxin 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, 181–190 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: 188 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
181–190 400 188
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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Junxin 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 Junxin 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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 57
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
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

Junxin Liu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, focusing primarily on environmental science and engineering. Their research encompasses over one hundred publications in environmental science and forty-three in engineering, reflecting a strong interdisciplinary approach to addressing environmental challenges.

Their work concentrates on several specialized subfields including industrial and manufacturing engineering, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, water science and technology, environmental engineering, and pollution. This broad scope supports investigations into impacts on human health and technological solutions within environmental contexts.

The main topics covered in Junxin Liu's research include odor and emission control technologies, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, wastewater treatment and reuse, anaerobic digestion and biogas production, air quality and health impacts, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, and constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment.

Junxin Liu has contributed notably to the following frequent publication venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Research
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Environmental Pollution

Their research collaborations involve several frequent coauthors who have contributed extensively alongside them, such as Tianlong Zheng, Lin Li, Yunping Han, Wenkai Li, and Yingqun Ma.

Representative recent papers by Junxin Liu address environmental pollution and public health concerns linked to wastewater treatment plants and aging populations. Notable works include:

  • "Distribution, sources, and potential risks of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plant: A review," 2022, Environmental Pollution
  • "Healthy lifestyle in late-life, longevity genes, and life expectancy among older adults: a 20-year, population-based, prospective cohort study," 2023, The Lancet Healthy Longevity
  • "Characteristics and interactions of bioaerosol microorganisms from wastewater treatment plants," 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Composition, dispersion, and health risks of bioaerosols in wastewater treatment plants: A review," 2020, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
  • "Comparison of two advanced anaerobic digestions of sewage sludge with high-temperature thermal pretreatment and low-temperature thermal-alkaline pretreatment," 2020, Bioresource Technology

Best Publications

  • Enhanced Biohydrogen Production from Sewage Sludge with Alkaline Pretreatment

    Mulin Cai;Junxin Liu;Yuansong Wei

  • Surface modification of coconut shell based activated carbon for the improvement of hydrophobic VOC removal

    Lin Li;Suqin Liu;Junxin Liu

  • Airborne bacteria in a wastewater treatment plant: Emission characterization, source analysis and health risk assessment.

    Kaixiong Yang;Lin Li;Yanjie Wang;Song Xue

  • Bioelectrochemical enhancement of hydrogen and methane production from the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge in single-chamber membrane-free microbial electrolysis cells

    Xuesong Guo;Junxin Liu;Benyi Xiao

  • Landfill leachate treatment with a novel process: anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) combined with soil infiltration system.

    Zhu Liang;Junxin Liu

  • Composition analysis of fractions of extracellular polymeric substances from an activated sludge culture and identification of dominant forces affecting microbial aggregation

    Xuan Guo;Xu Wang;Junxin Liu

  • Comparison of single-stage and two-stage thermophilic anaerobic digestion of food waste: Performance, energy balance and reaction process

    Benyi Xiao;Yu Qin;Jing Wu;Hong Chen

  • Evaluation of the microbial cell structure damages in alkaline pretreatment of waste activated sludge

    Benyi Xiao;Cao Liu;Junxin Liu;Xuesong Guo

  • Biodegradation of malathion by Acinetobacter johnsonii MA19 and optimization of cometabolism substrates.

    Shan Xie;Junxin Liu;Lin Li;Chuanling Qiao

  • Occurrence and removal of organic micropollutants in the treatment of landfill leachate by combined anaerobic-membrane bioreactor technology.

    Yiping Xu;Yiqi Zhou;Donghong Wang;Shaohua Chen

  • Temperature-phased anaerobic digestion of food waste: A comparison with single-stage digestions based on performance and energy balance

    Benyi Xiao;Yu Qin;Wenzhe Zhang;Jing Wu

  • Characteristics of greenhouse gas emission in three full-scale wastewater treatment processes

    Xu Yan;Lin Li;Junxin Liu

  • Evolving wastewater infrastructure paradigm to enhance harmony with nature.

    Xu Wang;Xu Wang;Glen Daigger;Duu Jong Lee;Duu Jong Lee;Junxin Liu

  • Distribution, sources, and potential risk of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plant: A review.

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  • Enhancing simultaneous electricity production and reduction of sewage sludge in two-chamber MFC by aerobic sludge digestion and sludge pretreatments.

    Benyi Xiao;Fang Yang;Junxin Liu

  • Biological hydrogen production from sterilized sewage sludge by anaerobic self-fermentation

    Benyi Xiao;Junxin Liu

  • Stepwise pH control to promote synergy of chemical and biological processes for augmenting short-chain fatty acid production from anaerobic sludge fermentation.

    Xu Wang;Xu Wang;Yanbo Li;Ya Zhang;Yi-Rong Pan

  • Bacterial population and chemicals in bioaerosols from indoor environment: Sludge dewatering houses in nine municipal wastewater treatment plants.

    Yunping Han;Yanjie Wang;Lin Li;Guangsu Xu

  • Effect of H2O2 dosing strategy on sludge pretreatment by microwave-H2O2 advanced oxidation process.

    Yawei Wang;Yuansong Wei;Junxin Liu

  • Current status and future prospects of sewer biofilms: Their structure, influencing factors, and substance transformations.

    Wenkai Li;Tianlong Zheng;Yingqun Ma;Junxin Liu

  • Effect of sludge retention time on sludge characteristics and membrane fouling of membrane bioreactor

    Ke Ouyang;Junxin Liu

  • Control factors of partial nitritation for landfill leachate treatment.

    Zhu Liang;Jun-xin Liu

  • Biodegradation of organonitriles by adapted activated sludge consortium with acetonitrile-degrading microorganisms.

    Tinggang Li;Junxin Liu;Renbi Bai;Dieudonne-Guy Ohandja

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuansong Wei
Yuansong Wei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiuhui Qu
Jiuhui Qu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Duu-Jong Lee
Duu-Jong Lee National Taiwan University
David Butler
David Butler University of Exeter
Han-Qing Yu
Han-Qing Yu University of Science and Technology of China
Renbi Bai
Renbi Bai National University of Singapore
Nanqi Ren
Nanqi Ren Harbin Institute of Technology
Yu-You Li
Yu-You Li Tohoku University
Wen-Wei Li
Wen-Wei Li University of Science and Technology of China
Guo-Ping Sheng
Guo-Ping Sheng University of Science and Technology of China

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