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D-Index
81
Citations
21605
World Ranking
3283
National Ranking
596

Liyuan Chai publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Liyuan Chai sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 404 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Liyuan Chai D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Liyuan Chai sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Liyuan Chai is affiliated with Central South University in China, specializing in environmental science and engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields, focusing extensively on materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, water science and technology, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including extraction and separation processes, metal extraction and bioleaching, minerals flotation and separation techniques, chromium effects and bioremediation, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, heavy metals in the environment, and adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal.

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Liyuan Chai include Zhang Lin, Feiping Zhao, Meiqing Shi, Min Liu, and Xiaobo Min.

Publication venues where Liyuan Chai has contributed significantly include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • ACS ES&T Engineering

Among the recent papers authored by or associated with Liyuan Chai are:

  • Different Pathways for Cr(III) Oxidation: Implications for Cr(VI) Reoccurrence in Reduced Chromite Ore Processing Residue, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Accelerating CO2 Electroreduction to Multicarbon Products via Synergistic Electric-Thermal Field on Copper Nanoneedles, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Preparation of MOFs and MOFs derived materials and their catalytic application in air pollution: A review, 2020, Catalysis Today
  • 3D Cationic Polymeric Network Nanotrap for Efficient Collection of Perrhenate Anion from Wastewater, 2021, Small
  • Selenium and nitrogen co-doped biochar as a new metal-free catalyst for adsorption of phenol and activation of peroxymonosulfate: Elucidating the enhanced catalytic performance and stability, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials

Liyuan Chai has also contributed to academic book literature, including a publication titled Remediation of Chromium-Contaminated Soil: Theory and Practice, published by Springer Nature in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Characterization and genomic analysis of kraft lignin biodegradation by the beta-proteobacterium Cupriavidus basilensis B-8

    Yan Shi;Liyuan Chai;Chongjian Tang;Zhihui Yang

  • Sulfate-doped Fe3O4/Al2O3 nanoparticles as a novel adsorbent for fluoride removal from drinking water.

    Liyuan Chai;Yunyan Wang;Na Zhao;Weichun Yang

  • Subcellular distribution and chemical forms of cadmium in Bechmeria nivea (L.) Gaud.

    Xin Wang;Yunguo Liu;Guangming Zeng;Liyuan Chai

  • Mechanistic insight into reactivity of sulfate radical with aromatic contaminants through single-electron transfer pathway

    Shuang Luo;Zongsu Wei;Dionysios D. Dionysiou;Richard Spinney

  • Synthesis of Core–Shell Magnetic Fe3O4@poly(m-Phenylenediamine) Particles for Chromium Reduction and Adsorption

    Ting Wang;Liyuan Zhang;Chaofang Li;Weichun Yang

  • Different Pathways for Cr(III) Oxidation: Implications for Cr(VI) Reoccurrence in Reduced Chromite Ore Processing Residue.

    Weizhen Liu;Weizhen Liu;Jing Li;Jing Li;Jiayi Zheng;Jiayi Zheng;Yao Song

  • Heavy metals and metalloids in the surface sediments of the Xiangjiang River, Hunan, China: distribution, contamination, and ecological risk assessment

    Liyuan Chai;Huan Li;Zhihui Yang;Xiaobo Min

  • Preparation of MOFs and MOFs derived materials and their catalytic application in air pollution: A review

    Hanbing He;Ren Li;Zhihui Yang;Liyuan Chai

  • Kinetic and mechanistic aspects of hydroxyl radical‒mediated degradation of naproxen and reaction intermediates

    Shuang Luo;Lingwei Gao;Zongsu Wei;Richard Spinney

  • Controllable Synthesis of Hierarchical Porous Fe3O4 Particles Mediated by Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and Their Application in Arsenic Removal

    Ting Wang;Liyuan Zhang;Haiying Wang;Weichun Yang

  • Bioleaching remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils using Burkholderia sp. Z-90

    Zhihui Yang;Zhi Zhang;Liyuan Chai;Yong Wang

  • Cr (VI) remediation by indigenous bacteria in soils contaminated by chromium-containing slag

    Liyuan Chai;Shunhong Huang;Zhihui Yang;Bing Peng

  • Study of arsenic(V) adsorption on bone char from aqueous solution.

    Yun-Nen Chen;Yun-Nen Chen;Li-Yuan Chai;Yu-De Shu

  • Anodizing of magnesium alloy AZ31 in alkaline solutions with silicate under continuous sparking

    Liyuan Chai;Xia Yu;Zhihui Yang;Yunyan Wang

  • Cadmium-induced oxidative stress and response of the ascorbate-glutathione cycle in Bechmeria nivea (L.) Gaud.

    Yunguo Liu;Xin Wang;Guangming Zeng;Dan Qu

  • Enhancement of As(V) adsorption from aqueous solution by a magnetic chitosan/biochar composite

    Shaobo Liu;Binyan Huang;Liyuan Chai;Yunguo Liu

  • Biodegradation of kraft lignin by a bacterial strain Comamonas sp. B-9 isolated from eroded bamboo slips.

    Y.H. Chen;L.Y. Chai;Y.H. Zhu;Z.H. Yang

  • Environmental availability and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in zinc leaching residue

    Xiao-bo Min;Xian-de Xie;Li-yuan Chai;Yan-jie Liang

  • Phylogenetic analysis of bacterial community composition in sediment contaminated with multiple heavy metals from the Xiangjiang River in China

    Jianyu Zhu;Jingxia Zhang;Qian Li;Tao Han

  • Synchronous and rapid preparation of lignin nanoparticles and carbon quantum dots from natural lignocellulose

    Mengying Si;Jin Zhang;Yuyang He;Ziqi Yang

  • Resistance to oxidation and ablation of SiC coating on graphite prepared by chemical vapor reaction

    Xin Yang;Qizhong Huang;Zhean Su;Xin Chang

Frequent Co-Authors

Tang Chongjian
Tang Chongjian Central South University
Ruiyang Xiao
Ruiyang Xiao Central South University
Wenqing Qin
Wenqing Qin Central South University
Ting Wang
Ting Wang Nanyang Technological University
Zongsu Wei
Zongsu Wei Aarhus University
Guanzhou Qiu
Guanzhou Qiu Central South University
Yuehua Hu
Yuehua Hu Central South University
Ping Zheng
Ping Zheng Zhejiang University
Dionysios D. Dionysiou
Dionysios D. Dionysiou University of Cincinnati
Yuekun Lai
Yuekun Lai Fuzhou University

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