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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 60 2945 2814 300 296 149 12464

Ling Zhao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ling Zhao between 2007 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ling Zhao published across 20 years, from 2007 to 2026, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2021. 8 of the 165 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2021. 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
2007 2026

165 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ling Zhao: publications per year, 2007 to 2026
Year Publications
2007 1
2008 6
2009 1
2010 1
2011 3
2012 3
2013 11
2014 7
2015 5
2016 5
2017 4
2018 3
2019 13
2020 19
2021 24
2022 22
2023 17
2024 12
2025 7
2026 1
Total 165
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Ling Zhao 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 Ling Zhao 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, 141–150 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: 149 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
141–150 541 149
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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Ling Zhao 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 Ling Zhao 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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
58 166
59 177
60 166 60
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

Ling Zhao is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with significant contributions in pollution, biomedical engineering, water science and technology, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and biomaterials.

Their work encompasses a range of topics within environmental science, including:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Ling Zhao has published extensively in numerous scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Water Research
  • Environmental Pollution

Among the recent papers associated with Ling Zhao are:

  • "Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole by Magnetic Iron-Char Composites via Nonradical Pathways: Fe(IV) Versus Surface-Mediated Electron Transfer," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Biochar as simultaneous shelter, adsorbent, pH buffer, and substrate of Pseudomonas citronellolis to promote biodegradation of high concentrations of phenol in wastewater," 2020, Water Research
  • "A review of pristine and modified biochar immobilizing typical heavy metals in soil: Applications and challenges," 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Country-level potential of carbon sequestration and environmental benefits by utilizing crop residues for biochar implementation," 2020, Applied Energy
  • "Chemical and photo-initiated aging enhances transport risk of microplastics in saturated soils: Key factors, mechanisms, and modeling," 2021, Water Research

Ling Zhao collaborates frequently with several co-authors, some of whom have partnered on numerous research projects. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Xinde Cao
  • Xiaoyun Xu
  • Hao Qiu
  • Erkai He
  • Deping Li

The scope of Ling Zhao's research integrates a considerable number of scientific disciplines and topics, emphasizing both fundamental and applied aspects of environmental remediation and engineering. Their contributions address pollutant removal techniques, biochar applications, microplastic transport, and advanced oxidation methods for water treatment.

Best Publications

  • Heterogeneity of biochar properties as a function of feedstock sources and production temperatures.

    Ling Zhao;Xinde Cao;Ondřej Mašek;Andrew Zimmerman

  • Removal of Cu, Zn, and Cd from aqueous solutions by the dairy manure-derived biochar

    Xiaoyun Xu;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao;Hailong Wang

  • Comparison of rice husk- and dairy manure-derived biochars for simultaneously removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions: role of mineral components in biochars.

    Xiaoyun Xu;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao

  • Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: Aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants - A critical review.

    Zhefan Ren;Xiangyang Gui;Xiaoyun Xu;Ling Zhao

  • The Interfacial Behavior between Biochar and Soil Minerals and Its Effect on Biochar Stability.

    Fan Yang;Ling Zhao;Bin Gao;Bin Gao;Xiaoyun Xu

  • Effects of Mineral Additives on Biochar Formation: Carbon Retention, Stability, and Properties

    Feiyue Li;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao;Jianfei Wang

  • Indispensable role of biochar-inherent mineral constituents in its environmental applications: A review

    Xiaoyun Xu;Yinghao Zhao;Jingke Sima;Ling Zhao

  • Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole by Magnetic Iron-Char Composites via Nonradical Pathways: Fe(IV) Versus Surface-Mediated Electron Transfer.

    Jun Liang;Xiaoguang Duan;Xiaoyun Xu;Kexin Chen

  • Biochar as simultaneous shelter, adsorbent, pH buffer, and substrate of Pseudomonas citronellolis to promote biodegradation of high concentrations of phenol in wastewater.

    Ling Zhao;Donglin Xiao;Yang Liu;Huacheng Xu

  • Copyrolysis of Biomass with Phosphate Fertilizers To Improve Biochar Carbon Retention, Slow Nutrient Release, and Stabilize Heavy Metals in Soil

    Ling Zhao;Xinde Cao;Wei Zheng;John W. Scott

  • Chemical transformation of CO2 during its capture by waste biomass derived biochars.

    Xiaoyun Xu;Yue Kan;Ling Zhao;Xinde Cao

  • Physicochemical property and colloidal stability of micron- and nano-particle biochar derived from a variety of feedstock sources.

    Bingqing Song;Ming Chen;Ling Zhao;Hao Qiu

  • Low-temperature H2S removal from gas streams with SBA-15 supported ZnO nanoparticles

    Xiaohui Wang;Tonghua Sun;Ji Yang;Ling Zhao

  • Effect of air-flow rate and turning frequency on bio-drying of dewatered sludge.

    Ling Zhao;Wei-Mei Gu;Pin-Jing He;Li-Ming Shao

  • Roles of Phosphoric Acid in Biochar Formation: Synchronously Improving Carbon Retention and Sorption Capacity.

    Ling Zhao;Wei Zheng;Ondřej Mašek;Xiang Chen

  • One-pot synthesis of nZVI-embedded biochar for remediation of two mining arsenic-contaminated soils: Arsenic immobilization associated with iron transformation.

    Jin Fan;Xiang Chen;Zibo Xu;Xiaoyun Xu

  • Comparison of sewage sludge- and pig manure-derived biochars for hydrogen sulfide removal

    Xiaoyun Xu;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao;Tonghua Sun

  • Different mechanisms between biochar and activated carbon for the persulfate catalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole: Roles of radicals in solution or solid phase

    Jun Liang;Xiaoyun Xu;Waqas Qamar Zaman;Xiaofang Hu

  • Country-level potential of carbon sequestration and environmental benefits by utilizing crop residues for biochar implementation

    Qiushuang Yang;Ondřej Mašek;Ling Zhao;Hongyan Nan

  • Treatment Technologies for Organic Wastewater

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  • Mineral constituents profile of biochar derived from diversified waste biomasses: implications for agricultural applications.

    Ling Zhao;Xinde Cao;Qun Wang;Fan Yang

  • Biochar- and phosphate-induced immobilization of heavy metals in contaminated soil and water: implication on simultaneous remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater

    Yuan Liang;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao;Eduardo Arellano

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinde Cao
Xinde Cao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xiaoyun Xu
Xiaoyun Xu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hao Qiu
Hao Qiu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bin Gao
Bin Gao University of Florida
Ondřej Mašek
Ondřej Mašek University of Edinburgh
Pinjing He
Pinjing He Tongji University
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg Leiden University
Liming Shao
Liming Shao Tongji University
Jinping Jia
Jinping Jia Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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