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D-Index
46
Citations
5748
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6212
National Ranking
632

Li-Yan 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 Li-Yan Liu sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 109 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Li-Yan 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 Li-Yan Liu 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

Li-Yan Liu is affiliated with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China and has a focused research portfolio in Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Biomedical Engineering.

The researcher's publications often explore themes such as Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques, and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure.

Li-Yan Liu has contributed to multiple papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • Ultrasensitive and Simultaneous Detection of Two Specific SARS-CoV-2 Antigens in Human Specimens Using Direct/Enrichment Dual-Mode Fluorescence Lateral Flow Immunoassay (2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • Efficient photocatalytic H2O2 production from oxygen and pure water over graphitic carbon nitride decorated by oxidative red phosphorus (2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Indoor occurrence and health risk of formaldehyde, toluene, xylene and total volatile organic compounds derived from an extensive monitoring campaign in Harbin, a megacity of China (2020, Chemosphere)
  • National-scale monitoring of historic used organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and current used pesticides (CUPs) in Chinese surface soil: Old topic and new story (2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • PAHs in Chinese atmosphere Part II: Health risk assessment (2020, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety)

Frequent publication venues for Liu's work include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemosphere
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • American Journal of Industrial and Business Management

Li-Yan Liu has collaborated regularly with a group of researchers, with frequent co-authors including Wan-Li Ma, Yi-Fan Li, Zi-Feng Zhang, and Wei-Wei Song. These collaborations have contributed to a substantial number of joint publications across different topics in environmental science and related fields.

Best Publications

  • Occurrence and Profiles of Phthalates in Foodstuffs from China and Their Implications for Human Exposure

    Ying Guo;Zifeng Zhang;Liyan Liu;Yifan Li

  • Polychlorinated biphenyls in global air and surface soil: distributions, air-soil exchange, and fractionation effect.

    Yi-Fan Li;Tom Harner;Liyan Liu;Zhi Zhang

  • Seasonal variations of sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to a northeastern urban city, China

    Wan-Li Ma;Yi-Fan Li;Yi-Fan Li;Hong Qi;De-Zhi Sun

  • Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Concurrently Sampled Chinese Air and Surface Soil

    Zhi Zhang;Liyan Liu;Yi-Fan Li;Degao Wang

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in air across China: levels, compositions, and gas-particle partitioning.

    Meng Yang;Hong Qi;Hong-Liang Jia;Nan-Qi Ren

  • Atmospheric concentrations, sources and gas-particle partitioning of PAHs in Beijing after the 29th Olympic Games.

    Wan-Li Ma;De-Zhi Sun;De-Zhi Sun;Wei-Guo Shen;Meng Yang

  • Dechlorane Plus in surficial water and sediment in a northeastern Chinese river.

    Hong Qi;Liyan Liu;Hongliang Jia;Yi-Fan Li

  • Phthalate metabolites in urine of Chinese young adults: Concentration, profile, exposure and cumulative risk assessment.

    Chong-Jing Gao;Li-Yan Liu;Wan-Li Ma;Nan-Qi Ren

  • Urinary Concentrations of Parabens in Chinese Young Adults: Implications for Human Exposure

    Wan-Li Ma;Lei Wang;Lei Wang;Ying Guo;Li-Yan Liu

  • PAHs in Chinese atmosphere Part I: Concentration, source and temperature dependence

    Wan-Li Ma;Li-Yan Liu;Hong-Liang Jia;Meng Yang

  • Concentrations and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in indoor dust in China.

    Hong Qi;Wen-Long Li;Ning-Zheng Zhu;Wan-Li Ma

  • Occurrence of Endocrine-Disrupting Phenols and Estrogens in Water and Sediment of the Songhua River, Northeastern China

    Zifeng Zhang;Zifeng Zhang;Nanqi Ren;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Jun Nan

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the indoor dust in China: Levels, spatial distribution and human exposure

    Ning-Zheng Zhu;Li-Yan Liu;Wan-Li Ma;Wen-Long Li

  • A survey of parabens in commercial pharmaceuticals from China and its implications for human exposure

    Wan-Li Ma;Xue Zhao;Zhong-Yang Lin;Mohammed O.A. Mohammed

  • Indoor occurrence and health risk of formaldehyde, toluene, xylene and total volatile organic compounds derived from an extensive monitoring campaign in Harbin, a megacity of China

    Zi-Feng Zhang;Xue Zhang;Xian-ming Zhang;Li-Yan Liu

  • Benzonphenone-type UV filters in urine of Chinese young adults: Concentration, source and exposure.

    Chong-jing Gao;Li-yan Liu;Wan-li Ma;Ning-zheng Zhu

  • Monitoring and Modeling Endosulfan in Chinese Surface Soil

    Hongliang Jia;Liyan Liu;Yeqing Sun;Bing Sun

  • Dechlorane plus in multimedia in northeastern Chinese urban region.

    Wan-Li Ma;Li-Yan Liu;Hong Qi;De-Zhi Sun

  • Phthalate Esters in Indoor Window Films in a Northeastern Chinese Urban Center: Film Growth and Implications for Human Exposure

    Chun-Yan Huo;Chun-Yan Huo;Li-Yan Liu;Zi-Feng Zhang;Wan-Li Ma

  • Five-year trends of selected halogenated flame retardants in the atmosphere of Northeast China.

    Wen-Long Li;Li-Yan Liu;Wei-Wei Song;Zi-Feng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi-Fan Li
Yi-Fan Li Harbin Institute of Technology
Wan-Li Ma
Wan-Li Ma Harbin Institute of Technology
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York
Nanqi Ren
Nanqi Ren Harbin Institute of Technology
Chongguo Tian
Chongguo Tian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ed Sverko
Ed Sverko Harbin Institute of Technology
Jianmin Ma
Jianmin Ma Peking University
Robie W. Macdonald
Robie W. Macdonald Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Zhifang Chai
Zhifang Chai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hing Man Chan
Hing Man Chan University of Ottawa

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