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Liandong Zhu

Liandong Zhu

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 48 5590 5359 574 570 92 7759

Liandong Zhu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liandong Zhu between 2011 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liandong Zhu published across 15 years, from 2011 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2025. 56 of the 165 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2011 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2025. 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 35 publications
2011 2025

165 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liandong Zhu: publications per year, 2011 to 2025
Year Publications
2011 2
2012 2
2013 6
2014 5
2015 3
2016 10
2017 6
2018 7
2019 9
2020 5
2021 15
2022 17
2023 22
2024 21
2025 35
Total 165
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Liandong Zhu 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 Liandong Zhu 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, 91–100 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: 92 publications — 9th percentile

9% 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 92
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
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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Liandong Zhu 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 Liandong Zhu 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 48
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
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

Liandong Zhu is affiliated with Wuhan University in China. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Zhu's work covers a range of subfields including:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Pollution
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology

Their main topics of study include:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Liandong Zhu has frequently published in several journals. The most common publication venues are:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Water Research

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Shuangxi Li
  • Zhihong Yin
  • Dan Hu
  • Mingxiang Qv
  • Qirui Wu

Among Liandong Zhu's recent papers are:

  • A comprehensive review on cultivation and harvesting of microalgae for biodiesel production: Environmental pollution control and future directions, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Influence of polystyrene microplastics on the growth, photosynthetic efficiency and aggregation of freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A review on flocculation as an efficient method to harvest energy microalgae: Mechanisms, performances, influencing factors and perspectives, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • A review on co-cultivation of microalgae with filamentous fungi: Efficient harvesting, wastewater treatment and biofuel production, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Towards advanced nutrient removal by microalgae-bacteria symbiosis system for wastewater treatment, 2023, Bioresource Technology

Best Publications

  • Nutrient removal and biodiesel production by integration of freshwater algae cultivation with piggery wastewater treatment

    Liandong Zhu;Zhongming Wang;Qing Shu;Josu Takala

  • A comprehensive review on cultivation and harvesting of microalgae for biodiesel production: Environmental pollution control and future directions.

    Zhihong Yin;Liandong Zhu;Liandong Zhu;Shuangxi Li;Tianyi Hu

  • Influence of polystyrene microplastics on the growth, photosynthetic efficiency and aggregation of freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

    Shuangxi Li;Panpan Wang;Chao Zhang;Xiangjun Zhou

  • Biorefinery as a promising approach to promote microalgae industry: An innovative framework

    Liandong Zhu;Liandong Zhu

  • A review on flocculation as an efficient method to harvest energy microalgae: Mechanisms, performances, influencing factors and perspectives

    Shuangxi Li;Tianyi Hu;Yanzhe Xu;Jingyi Wang

  • Biomass accumulations and nutrient uptake of plants cultivated on artificial floating beds in China's rural area

    Liandong Zhu;Liandong Zhu;Zhaohua Li;Tarja Ketola

  • Microalgal biofuels: Flexible bioenergies for sustainable development

    L.D. Zhu;L.D. Zhu;L.D. Zhu;E. Hiltunen;E. Hiltunen;E. Antila;E. Antila;J.J. Zhong

  • Microalgae Chlorella vulgaris biomass harvesting by natural flocculant: effects on biomass sedimentation, spent medium recycling and lipid extraction

    Liandong Zhu;Liandong Zhu;Zhaohua Li;Erkki Hiltunen

  • Microalgal culture strategies for biofuel production: a review

    Liandong Zhu

  • A review on co-cultivation of microalgae with filamentous fungi: Efficient harvesting, wastewater treatment and biofuel production

    Ruoyu Chu;Shuangxi Li;Liandong Zhu;Liandong Zhu;Zhihong Yin

  • Scale-up potential of cultivating Chlorella zofingiensis in piggery wastewater for biodiesel production.

    Liandong Zhu;Liandong Zhu;Zhongming Wang;Josu Takala;Erkki Hiltunen

  • Bioaccumulation characterization of cadmium by growing Bacillus cereus RC-1 and its mechanism.

    Fei Huang;Chu-Ling Guo;Gui-Ning Lu;Xiao-Yun Yi

  • Microalgae consortia cultivation in dairy wastewater to improve the potential of nutrient removal and biodiesel feedstock production

    Lei Qin;Zhongming Wang;Yongming Sun;Qing Shu

  • Using microalgae to produce liquid transportation biodiesel: What is next?

    Liandong Zhu;Liandong Zhu;Y.K. Nugroho;S.R. Shakeel;Zhaohua Li

  • Photosynthetic CO2 uptake by microalgae for biogas upgrading and simultaneously biogas slurry decontamination by using of microalgae photobioreactor under various light wavelengths, light intensities, and photoperiods

    Cheng Yan;Liandong Zhu;Yanxin Wang

  • Effects of nitrogen source heterogeneity on nutrient removal and biodiesel production of mono- and mix-cultured microalgae

    Liandong Zhu;Liandong Zhu;Shuangxi Li;Tianyi Hu;Yohanes Kristianto Nugroho

  • Vertical-algal-biofilm enhanced raceway pond for cost-effective wastewater treatment and value-added products production.

    Qi Zhang;Zhigang Yu;Liandong Zhu;Ting Ye

  • Towards advanced nutrient removal by microalgae-bacteria symbiosis system for wastewater treatment.

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  • Microalgal cultivation with biogas slurry for biofuel production

    Liandong Zhu;Liandong Zhu;Cheng Yan;Zhaohua Li

  • The effects of various LED (light emitting diode) lighting strategies on simultaneous biogas upgrading and biogas slurry nutrient reduction by using of microalgae Chlorella sp.

    Cheng Yan;Raúl Muñoz;Liandong Zhu;Yanxin Wang

  • Cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris in Dairy Wastewater Pretreated by UV Irradiation and Sodium Hypochlorite

    Lei Qin;Qing Shu;Zhongming Wang;Changhua Shang

  • Recycling harvest water to cultivate Chlorella zofingiensis under nutrient limitation for biodiesel production

    L.D. Zhu;J. Takala;E. Hiltunen;Z.M. Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhenhong Yuan
Zhenhong Yuan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Renjie Dong
Renjie Dong China Agricultural University
Roger Ruan
Roger Ruan University of Minnesota
Zhi Dang
Zhi Dang South China University of Technology
Yuhuan Liu
Yuhuan Liu Nanchang University
Ningbo Gao
Ningbo Gao Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jian-Jiang Zhong
Jian-Jiang Zhong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Pau Loke Show
Pau Loke Show UCSI University
Raúl Muñoz
Raúl Muñoz University of Valladolid
Bo Xiao
Bo Xiao Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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