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2023

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72
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1494
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143

Renjian 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 Renjian Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 259 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Renjian 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 Renjian Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Renjian Zhang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to atmospheric science and related subfields. The main topics of their work include atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric ozone and climate, vehicle emissions and performance, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

The scientist has published extensively, with notable frequent publication venues including The Science of The Total Environment, Atmospheric Environment, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Atmospheric Research, and Environmental Pollution.

Renjian Zhang's work is often collaborative, with frequent coauthors including Yunfei Wu, Junji Cao, Yuesi Wang, Qiyuan Wang, and Ru-Jin Huang.

Examples of recent papers authored by or involving Renjian Zhang are:

  • Water-Insoluble Organics Dominate Brown Carbon in Wintertime Urban Aerosol of China: Chemical Characteristics and Optical Properties (2020) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • Levels and sources of hourly PM2.5-related elements during the control period of the COVID-19 pandemic at a rural site between Beijing and Tianjin (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Spatial distribution and sources of winter black carbon and brown carbon in six Chinese megacities (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Effect of the "coal to gas" project on atmospheric NOX during the heating period at a suburban site between Beijing and Tianjin (2020) published in Atmospheric Research
  • Contrasting sources and processes of particulate species in haze days with low and high relative humidity in wintertime Beijing (2020) published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Renjian Zhang's scholarly activity encompasses a broad array of topics within environmental and atmospheric sciences. The frequent publication count in key subfields and topics reflects a sustained research output focused on chemical and physical aspects of the atmosphere, as well as air quality and related health impacts.

Best Publications

  • Chemical characterization and source apportionment of PM 2.5 in Beijing: seasonal perspective

    R. Zhang;J Jing;J. Tao;S.-C. Hsu

  • Spatial and seasonal distributions of carbonaceous aerosols over China

    J. J. Cao;J. J. Cao;J. J. Cao;Shun-cheng Lee;J. C. Chow;J. G. Watson

  • Enhanced haze pollution by black carbon in megacities in China

    A. J. Ding;X. Huang;W. Nie;J. N. Sun

  • Characterization and Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in an Urban Environment in Beijing

    Lingda Yu;Lingda Yu;Guangfu Wang;Renjian Zhang;Leiming Zhang;Leiming Zhang

  • A review of current knowledge concerning PM 2. 5 chemical composition, aerosol optical properties and their relationships across China

    Jun Tao;Leiming Zhang;Junji Cao;Renjian Zhang

  • PM 2.5 pollution in a megacity of southwest China: source apportionment and implication

    J. Tao;J. Gao;L. Zhang;R. Zhang

  • Ionic composition of TSP and PM2.5 during dust storms and air pollution episodes at Xi'an, China

    Zhenxing Shen;Zhenxing Shen;Junji Cao;Richard Arimoto;Zhiwei Han

  • New insights into PM 2.5 chemical composition and sources in two major cities in China during extreme haze events using aerosol mass spectrometry

    Miriam Elser;Ru-Jin Huang;Ru-Jin Huang;Robert Wolf;Jay G. Slowik

  • Chemical composition of PM2.5 in an urban environment in Chengdu, China:Importance of springtime dust storms and biomass burning

    Jun Tao;Leiming Zhang;Guenter Engling;Renjian Zhang

  • THE JOINT AEROSOL- MONSOON EXPERIMENT A New Challenge for Monsoon Climate Research

    K. M. Lau;V. Ramanathan;Z. Li;S. C. Tsay

  • Brown Carbon Aerosol in Urban Xi'an, Northwest China: The Composition and Light Absorption Properties.

    Ru-Jin Huang;Lu Yang;Jun-ji Cao;Yang Chen

  • Source apportionment of PM2.5 at urban and suburban areas of the Pearl River Delta region, south China - With emphasis on ship emissions.

    Jun Tao;Jun Tao;Leiming Zhang;Junji Cao;Liuju Zhong

  • Dicarboxylic acids, ketocarboxylic acids and dicarbonyls in the urban atmosphere of China

    K. F. Ho;K. F. Ho;J. J. Cao;Shuncheng Lee;Kimitaka Kawamura

  • Impact of PM2.5 chemical compositions on aerosol light scattering in Guangzhou — the largest megacity in South China

    Jun Tao;Jun Tao;Leiming Zhang;Leiming Zhang;Kinfai Ho;Renjian Zhang

  • Seasonal Variations and Evidence for the Effectiveness of Pollution Controls on Water-Soluble Inorganic Species in Total Suspended Particulates and Fine Particulate Matter from Xi'an, China

    Zhenxing Shen;Richard Arimoto;Junji Cao;Renjian Zhang

  • Roles of regional transport and heterogeneous reactions in the PM2.5 increase during winter haze episodes in Beijing

    Qingxia Ma;Yunfei Wu;Daizhou Zhang;Xiaojia Wang

  • Model study on particle size segregation and deposition during Asian dust events in March 2002

    Zhiwei Han;Hiromasa Ueda;Kazuhide Matsuda;Renjian Zhang

  • Chemical composition and source characterization of spring aerosol over Horqin sand land in northeastern China

    Z. X. Shen;Z. X. Shen;J. J. Cao;R. Arimoto;R. J. Zhang

  • Characteristics of trace metals in traffic-derived particles in Hsuehshan Tunnel, Taiwan: size distribution, potential source, and fingerprinting metal ratio

    Y.-C. Lin;C.-J. Tsai;Y.-C. Wu;R. Zhang

  • Molecular distribution and stable carbon isotopic composition of dicarboxylic acids, ketocarboxylic acids, and α-dicarbonyls in size-resolved atmospheric particles from Xi'an City, China.

    Gehui Wang;Gehui Wang;Kimitaka Kawamura;Chunlei Cheng;Jianjun Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Junji Cao
Junji Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Tao
Jun Tao Jinan University
Zhenxing Shen
Zhenxing Shen Xi'an Jiaotong University
Zhiwei Han
Zhiwei Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Leiming Zhang
Leiming Zhang Environment and Climate Change Canada
Tiantao Cheng
Tiantao Cheng Fudan University
Ru-Jin Huang
Ru-Jin Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qiyuan Wang
Qiyuan Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kin-Fai Ho
Kin-Fai Ho Chinese University of Hong Kong
Xiangao Xia
Xiangao Xia Chinese Academy of Sciences

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