2026 Kebin He: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	129	81	78	7	7	445	63685

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Kebin He is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China, focusing primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, notably Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Automotive Engineering.

Their work addresses a variety of main topics including Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Vehicle emissions and performance, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Environmental Impact and Sustainability.

Recent published papers include:

Enhanced secondary pollution offset reduction of primary emissions during COVID-19 lockdown in China, 2020, National Science Review
Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Nature Communications
Tracking Air Pollution in China: Near Real-Time PM _2.5 Retrievals from Multisource Data Fusion, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
Drivers of PM2.5 air pollution deaths in China 2002-2017, 2021, Nature Geoscience
Pathways of China's PM2.5 air quality 2015-2060 in the context of carbon neutrality, 2021, National Science Review

Kebin He frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors being Qiang Zhang, Guannan Geng, Huan Liu, Bo Zheng, and Dan Tong.

The scientist has contributed numerous articles to leading publication venues, among which are The Science of The Total Environment, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, and Environmental Science & Technology.

In addition to articles, Kebin He has authored a book titled Pathways for Reaching Air Quality Standard and Carbon Peak in Selected Cities in China, published in 2025 under the Urban sustainability series.

Best Publications

Trends in China's anthropogenic emissions since 2010 as the consequence of clean air actions

Bo Zheng;Bo Zheng;Dan Tong;Meng Li;Fei Liu

2623
Citations
Asian emissions in 2006 for the NASA INTEX-B mission

Q. Zhang;Q. Zhang;D. G. Streets;G. R. Carmichael;K. B. He

2378
Citations
Drivers of improved PM2.5 air quality in China from 2013 to 2017.

Qiang Zhang;Yixuan Zheng;Dan Tong;Min Shao

1999
Citations
Reduced carbon emission estimates from fossil fuel combustion and cement production in China

Z Liu;Dabo Guan;Wei Wei;Steven J Davis

1635
Citations
MIX: a mosaic Asian anthropogenic emission inventory under the international collaboration framework of the MICS-Asia and HTAP

Meng Li;Qiang Zhang;Jun-ichi Kurokawa;Jung-Hun Woo

1459
Citations
The characteristics of PM2.5 in Beijing, China

Kebin He;Fumo Yang;Yongliang Ma;Qiang Zhang

1418
Citations
Reactive nitrogen chemistry in aerosol water as a source of sulfate during haze events in China

Yafang Cheng;Guangjie Zheng;Guangjie Zheng;Chao Wei;Qing Mu

1240
Citations
Anthropogenic emission inventories in China: a review

Meng Li;Meng Li;Huan Liu;Guannan Geng;Chaopeng Hong

1171
Citations
Transboundary health impacts of transported global air pollution and international trade

Qiang Zhang;Xujia Jiang;Dan Tong;Steven J. Davis;Steven J. Davis

1055
Citations
Exploring the severe winter haze in Beijing: the impact of synoptic weather, regional transport and heterogeneous reactions

G. J. Zheng;F. K. Duan;H. Su;Y. L. Ma

974
Citations
The water-soluble ionic composition of PM2.5 in Shanghai and Beijing, China

Xiaohong Yao;Chak K. Chan;Ming Fang;Steven Cadle

878
Citations
Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Zhu Liu;Philippe Ciais;Zhu Deng;Ruixue Lei

800
Citations
Enhanced secondary pollution offset reduction of primary emissions during COVID-19 lockdown in China

Xin Huang;Aijun Ding;Jian Gao;Bo Zheng

797
Citations
Air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

David G. Streets;Joshua S. Fu;Carey J. Jang;Jiming Hao

662
Citations
Heterogeneous chemistry: a mechanism missing in current models to explain secondary inorganic aerosol formation during the January 2013 haze episode in North China

B. Zheng;Q. Zhang;Y. Zhang;Y. Zhang;K. B. He

655
Citations
Policy: Cleaning China's air

Qiang Zhang;Kebin He;Hong Huo

582
Citations
China's international trade and air pollution in the United States

Jintai Lin;Da Pan;Steven J. Davis;Qiang Zhang

562
Citations
NOx emission trends for China, 1995–2004: The view from the ground and the view from space

Qiang Zhang;David G. Streets;Kebin He;Yuxuan Wang

553
Citations
Primary anthropogenic aerosol emission trends for China, 1990–2005

Y. Lei;Y. Lei;Q. Zhang;K. B. He;D. G. Streets

504
Citations
Tracking Air Pollution in China: Near Real-Time PM2.5 Retrievals from Multisource Data Fusion.

Guannan Geng;Qingyang Xiao;Shigan Liu;Xiaodong Liu

503
Citations
Exploring the severe winter haze in Beijing: the impact of synoptic weather, regional transport and heterogeneous reactions

Guangjie Zheng;Hang Su;qiang zhang;yafang cheng

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiang Zhang Peking University

Qiang Zhang Tsinghua University

Yongliang Ma Tsinghua University

Fengkui Duan Tsinghua University

Bo Zheng Tsinghua University

Guannan Geng Tsinghua University

Huan Liu Tsinghua University

Dabo Guan Tsinghua University

Jihua Tan University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Mei Zheng Peking University

External Links

Personal website of Kebin He

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