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D-Index
56
Citations
8721
World Ranking
3736
National Ranking
407

Liang Zhang 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 Liang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 179 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Liang Zhang 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 Liang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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: 199 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: 19 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: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Stratification of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) for Aggregated Anammox Microorganisms.

    Fangxu Jia;Qing Yang;Xiuhong Liu;Xiyao Li

  • Quantify the contribution of anammox for enhanced nitrogen removal through metagenomic analysis and mass balance in an anoxic moving bed biofilm reactor.

    Jianwei Li;Yongzhen Peng;Liang Zhang;Jinjin Liu

  • Partial nitrification-anammox (PNA) treating sewage with intermittent aeration mode: Effect of influent C/N ratios

    Yuanyuan Miao;Yongzhen Peng;Liang Zhang;Baikun Li

  • A critical review of one-stage anammox processes for treating industrial wastewater: Optimization strategies based on key functional microorganisms.

    Jianwei Li;Jialin Li;Ruitao Gao;Ming Wang

  • Insight into the impacts of organics on anammox and their potential linking to system performance of sewage partial nitrification-anammox (PN/A): A critical review.

    Jialin Li;Jianwei Li;Yongzhen Peng;Shuying Wang

  • Effect of temperature on short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) accumulation and microbiological transformation in sludge alkaline fermentation with Ca(OH)₂ adjustment.

    XiaoLing Li;YongZhen Peng;YongZhen Peng;NanQi Ren;BaiKun Li

  • Start-up of single-stage partial nitrification-anammox process treating low-strength swage and its restoration from nitrate accumulation

    Yuanyuan Miao;Liang Zhang;Yandong Yang;Yongzhen Peng

  • Metagenomic analysis of anammox communities in three different microbial aggregates

    Jianhua Guo;Jianhua Guo;Yongzhen Peng;Lu Fan;Liang Zhang

  • Enhanced nutrient removal in a modified step feed process treating municipal wastewater with different inflow distribution ratios and nutrient ratios.

    Shijian Ge;Yongzhen Peng;Yongzhen Peng;Shuying Wang;Jianhua Guo

  • Highly enriched anammox within anoxic biofilms by reducing suspended sludge biomass in a real-sewage A2/O process.

    Jianwei Li;Yongzhen Peng;Ruitao Gao;Lan Yang

  • The feasibility of using a two-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal process to treat sewage.

    Bin Ma;Shujun Zhang;Liang Zhang;Peng Yi

  • Enhancing ammonium oxidizing bacteria activity was key to single-stage partial nitrification-anammox system treating low-strength sewage under intermittent aeration condition

    Yuanyuan Miao;Liang Zhang;Baikun Li;Qian Zhang

  • Microbial community evolution in partial nitritation/anammox process: From sidestream to mainstream.

    Yandong Yang;Yandong Yang;Liang Zhang;Jun Cheng;Shujun Zhang

  • Nitrogen removal performance and microbial distribution in pilot- and full-scale integrated fixed-biofilm activated sludge reactors based on nitritation-anammox process.

    Liang Zhang;Shujun Zhang;Yongzhen Peng;Xiaoyu Han

  • How to detect small microplastics (20-100 μm) in freshwater, municipal wastewaters and landfill leachates? A trial from sampling to identification.

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  • Successful Application of Anammox Using the Hybrid Autotrophic–Heterotrophic Denitrification Process for Low-Strength Wastewater Treatment

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  • Achieve efficient nitrogen removal from real sewage in a plug-flow integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) reactor via partial nitritation/anammox pathway.

    Yandong Yang;Liang Zhang;Liang Zhang;Jun Cheng;Shujun Zhang

  • Pathways and Organisms Involved in Ammonia Oxidation and Nitrous Oxide Emission

    Jianhua Guo;Yongzhen Peng;Shuying Wang;Bin Ma

  • Application of intermittent aeration in nitrogen removal process: development, advantages and mechanisms

    Yuanyuan Miao;Yuanyuan Miao;Liang Zhang;Deshuang Yu;Jianhua Zhang;Jianhua Zhang

  • Advanced nitrogen removal from low C/N municipal wastewater by combining partial nitrification-anammox and endogenous partial denitrification-anammox (PN/A-EPD/A) process in a single-stage reactor.

    Huihui Cui;Liang Zhang;Qiong Zhang;Xiyao Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongzhen Peng
Yongzhen Peng Beijing University of Technology
Qiong Zhang
Qiong Zhang University of South Florida
Xiyao Li
Xiyao Li Beijing University of Technology
Baikun Li
Baikun Li University of Connecticut
Shuying Wang
Shuying Wang Beijing University of Technology
Jianhua Guo
Jianhua Guo University of Queensland
Hanchang Shi
Hanchang Shi Tsinghua University
Boran Kartal
Boran Kartal Max Planck Society
Zhiguo Yuan
Zhiguo Yuan City University of Hong Kong
Mike S. M. Jetten
Mike S. M. Jetten Radboud University

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