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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 57 3506 3351 377 373 158 10457

Kun Shi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kun Shi between 2009 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kun Shi published across 17 years, from 2009 to 2025, averaging 14.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2025. 86 of the 250 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2009 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2025. 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 56 publications
2009 2025

250 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kun Shi: publications per year, 2009 to 2025
Year Publications
2009 1
2010 1
2011 2
2012 4
2013 7
2014 17
2015 18
2016 13
2017 12
2018 11
2019 11
2020 17
2021 20
2022 16
2023 14
2024 30
2025 56
Total 250
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Kun Shi 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 Kun Shi 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: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
151–160 539 158
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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Kun Shi 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 Kun Shi 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

Kun Shi is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, with a primary focus in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans a range of topics related to aquatic and coastal ecosystems, illustrating a detailed engagement with environmental monitoring and water quality assessment.

Their published research includes investigations centered on water quality, remote sensing technologies, and aquatic ecosystem dynamics. Recent papers authored by or involving Shi include the following:

  • Monitoring water quality using proximal remote sensing technology, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Extreme Climate Anomalies Enhancing Cyanobacterial Blooms in Eutrophic Lake Taihu, China, 2021, Water Resources Research
  • Chromophoric dissolved organic matter in inland waters: Present knowledge and future challenges, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Remote sensing estimation of water clarity for various lakes in China, 2021, Water Research
  • Global divergent trends of algal blooms detected by satellite during 1982-2018, 2022, Global Change Biology

Shi frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Yunlin Zhang
  • Boqiang Qin
  • Yibo Zhang
  • Yongqiang Zhou
  • Guangwei Zhu

Publishing venues where Shi has regularly contributed comprise:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Water Research
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Remote Sensing
  • Nature Communications

Shi's research domains include broader and subfields such as:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Oceanography
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change

The scientist's work engages main thematic areas reflecting the complexity of aquatic environments. These include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies

Best Publications

  • Global loss of aquatic vegetation in lakes

    Yunlin Zhang;Erik Jeppesen;Xiaohan Liu;Boqiang Qin

  • Why Lake Taihu continues to be plagued with cyanobacterial blooms through 10 years (2007-2017) efforts

    Boqiang Qin;Hans W. Paerl;Justin D. Brookes;Jianguo Liu

  • Dissolved oxygen stratification and response to thermal structure and long-term climate change in a large and deep subtropical reservoir (Lake Qiandaohu, China).

    Yunlin Zhang;Zhixu Wu;Mingliang Liu;Jianbo He

  • Long-term remote monitoring of total suspended matter concentration in Lake Taihu using 250 m MODIS-Aqua data

    Kun Shi;Yunlin Zhang;Guangwei Zhu;Xiaohan Liu

  • Fifteen-year monitoring of the turbidity dynamics in large lakes and reservoirs in the middle and lower basin of the Yangtze River, China

    Xuejiao Hou;Lian Feng;Hongtao Duan;Xiaoling Chen

  • Aquatic vegetation in response to increased eutrophication and degraded light climate in Eastern Lake Taihu: Implications for lake ecological restoration.

    Yunlin Zhang;Xiaohan Liu;Boqiang Qin;Kun Shi

  • Long-term MODIS observations of cyanobacterial dynamics in Lake Taihu: Responses to nutrient enrichment and meteorological factors.

    Kun Shi;Yunlin Zhang;Yongqiang Zhou;Xiaohan Liu

  • Improving water quality in China: Environmental investment pays dividends.

    Yongqiang Zhou;Jianrong Ma;Yunlin Zhang;Boqiang Qin

  • Optical properties and composition changes in chromophoric dissolved organic matter along trophic gradients: Implications for monitoring and assessing lake eutrophication

    Yunlin Zhang;Yongqiang Zhou;Kun Shi;Boqiang Qin

  • Thermal structure and response to long-term climatic changes in Lake Qiandaohu, a deep subtropical reservoir in China

    Yunlin Zhang;Zhixu Wu;Mingliang Liu;Jianbo He

  • Global divergent trends of algal blooms detected by satellite during 1982–2018

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  • Remote sensing of cyanobacterial blooms in inland waters: present knowledge and future challenges

    Kun Shi;Yunlin Zhang;Boqiang Qin;Botian Zhou

  • Monitoring water quality using proximal remote sensing technology.

    Xiao Sun;Yunlin Zhang;Kun Shi;Yibo Zhang

  • Extreme Climate Anomalies Enhancing Cyanobacterial Blooms in Eutrophic Lake Taihu, China

    Boqiang Qin;Boqiang Qin;Jianming Deng;Kun Shi;Jia Wang

  • Inflow rate-driven changes in the composition and dynamics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in a large drinking water lake.

    Yongqiang Zhou;Yunlin Zhang;Erik Jeppesen;Kathleen R. Murphy

  • The persistence of cyanobacterial (Microcystis spp.) blooms throughout winter in Lake Taihu, China

    Jianrong Ma;Boqiang Qin;Hans W. Paerl;Justin D. Brookes

  • The role of tropical cyclones in stimulating cyanobacterial (Microcystis spp.) blooms in hypertrophic Lake Taihu, China

    Mengyuan Zhu;Hans W. Paerl;Guangwei Zhu;Tingfeng Wu

  • Phenology of Phytoplankton Blooms in a Trophic Lake Observed from Long-Term MODIS Data

    Kun Shi;Kun Shi;Yunlin Zhang;Yibo Zhang;Na Li

  • Chromophoric dissolved organic matter in inland waters: Present knowledge and future challenges.

    Yunlin Zhang;Lei Zhou;Yongqiang Zhou;Liuqing Zhang

  • How autochthonous dissolved organic matter responds to eutrophication and climate warming: Evidence from a cross-continental data analysis and experiments

    Yongqiang Zhou;Thomas A. Davidson;Xiaolong Yao;Yunlin Zhang

  • Long-Term Satellite Observations of Microcystin Concentrations in Lake Taihu during Cyanobacterial Bloom Periods

    Kun Shi;Yunlin Zhang;Hai Xu;Guangwei Zhu

  • Remote estimation of chlorophyll-a in turbid inland waters: Three-band model versus GA-PLS model

    Kaishan Song;Lin Li;L.P. Tedesco;Shuai Li

  • Monitoring the river plume induced by heavy rainfall events in large, shallow, Lake Taihu using MODIS 250m imagery

    Yunlin Zhang;Kun Shi;Yongqiang Zhou;Xiaohan Liu

  • The influence of changes in wind patterns on the areal extension of surface cyanobacterial blooms in a large shallow lake in China.

    Tingfeng Wu;Boqiang Qin;Justin D. Brookes;Kun Shi

  • Dissolved organic matter fluorescence at wavelength 275/342 nm as a key indicator for detection of point-source contamination in a large Chinese drinking water lake

    Yongqiang Zhou;Erik Jeppesen;Yunlin Zhang;Kun Shi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yunlin Zhang
Yunlin Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Boqiang Qin
Boqiang Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guangwei Zhu
Guangwei Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Erik Jeppesen
Erik Jeppesen Aarhus University
Justin D. Brookes
Justin D. Brookes University of Adelaide
Kaishan Song
Kaishan Song Liaocheng University
Lin Li
Lin Li Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Hans W. Paerl
Hans W. Paerl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Zhidan Wen
Zhidan Wen Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology
Yang Gao
Yang Gao Nanjing University

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