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Renjie Chen

Renjie Chen

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
82
Citations
22961
World Ranking
890
National Ranking
87

Renjie Chen 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 Renjie Chen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 288 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Renjie Chen 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 Renjie Chen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Renjie Chen is affiliated with Fudan University in China and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine. Their work is characterized by a strong emphasis on health impacts related to air quality and climate change.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Within these broad fields, their subfields of study focus on:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Pollution
  • General Health Professions
  • Physiology

Renjie Chen's research specifically covers several key topics:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses

Their publication record includes articles in notable venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environment International
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Renjie Chen include:

  • Hourly Air Pollutants and Acute Coronary Syndrome Onset in 1.29 Million Patients, 2022, Circulation
  • Short term associations of ambient nitrogen dioxide with daily total, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality: multilocation analysis in 398 cities, 2021, BMJ
  • Long-term exposure to ozone and cardiovascular mortality in China: a nationwide cohort study, 2022, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • The effects of night-time warming on mortality burden under future climate change scenarios: a modelling study, 2022, The Lancet Planetary Health

Frequent coauthors in Renjie Chen's research collaborations include:

  • Haidong Kan
  • Xia Meng
  • Cong Liu
  • Yue Niu
  • Yixiang Zhu

Best Publications

  • Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities

    Cong Liu;Renjie Chen;Francesco Sera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera

  • Ambient air pollution, climate change, and population health in China

    Haidong Kan;Renjie Chen;Shilu Tong

  • Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality. A Nationwide Analysis in 272 Chinese Cities

    Renjie Chen;Peng Yin;Xia Meng;Cong Liu

  • Association between ambient temperature and mortality risk and burden: time series study in 272 main Chinese cities

    Renjie Chen;Peng Yin;Lijun Wang;Cong Liu

  • Particulate Matter Exposure and Stress Hormone Levels: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Trial of Air Purification

    Huichu Li;Jing Cai;Renjie Chen;Zhuohui Zhao

  • Association of Particulate Air Pollution With Daily Mortality The China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study

    Renjie Chen;Haidong Kan;Bingheng Chen;Wei Huang

  • Association between long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and mortality in China: a cohort study.

    Jie Cao;Chunxue Yang;Jianxin Li;Renjie Chen

  • Ambient Ozone Pollution and Daily Mortality: A Nationwide Study in 272 Chinese Cities.

    Peng Yin;Renjie Chen;Lijun Wang;Xia Meng

  • Cardiopulmonary Benefits of Reducing Indoor Particles of Outdoor Origin: A Randomized, Double-Blind Crossover Trial of Air Purifiers

    Renjie Chen;Ang Zhao;Honglei Chen;Zhuohui Zhao

  • Long-term exposure to ozone and cardiovascular mortality in China: a nationwide cohort study.

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  • Visibility, air quality and daily mortality in Shanghai, China.

    Wei Huang;Jianguo Tan;Haidong Kan;Ni Zhao

  • Hourly Air Pollutants and Acute Coronary Syndrome Onset in 1.29 Million Patients

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  • The effects of night-time warming on mortality burden under future climate change scenarios: a modelling study.

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  • Ambient air pollution and hospital admission in Shanghai, China.

    Renjie Chen;Chen Chu;Jianguo Tan;Junshan Cao

  • Short term associations of ambient nitrogen dioxide with daily total, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality: multilocation analysis in 398 cities

    Xia Meng;Cong Liu;Renjie Chen;Francesco Sera;Francesco Sera

  • Temperature-related mortality in 17 large Chinese cities: How heat and cold affect mortality in China

    Wenjuan Ma;Renjie Chen;Haidong Kan

  • Short-term exposure to sulfur dioxide and daily mortality in 17 Chinese cities: The China air pollution and health effects study (CAPES)

    Renjie Chen;Wei Huang;Chit-Ming Wong;Zongshuang Wang

  • Ambient carbon monoxide and cardiovascular mortality: a nationwide time-series analysis in 272 cities in China.

    Cong Liu;Peng Yin;Renjie Chen;Xia Meng

  • Associations between short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide and mortality in 17 Chinese cities: the China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study (CAPES).

    Renjie Chen;Evangelia Samoli;Chit-Ming Wong;Wei Huang

  • Associations between long-term exposure to ambient particulate air pollution and type 2 diabetes prevalence, blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels in China.

    Cong Liu;Changyuan Yang;Yaohui Zhao;Zongwei Ma

  • Size-fractionated particle number concentrations and daily mortality in a Chinese city.

    Xia Meng;Yanjun Ma;Renjie Chen;Zhijun Zhou

  • Fine particulate air pollution and daily mortality in Shenyang, China.

    Yanjun Ma;Renjie Chen;Guowei Pan;Xiaohui Xu

  • Associations between Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Nationwide Analysis in 272 Chinese Cities.

    Renjie Chen;Peng Yin;Xia Meng;Lijun Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Haidong Kan
Haidong Kan Fudan University
Bingheng Chen
Bingheng Chen Fudan University
Randall V. Martin
Randall V. Martin Washington University in St. Louis
Qingyan Fu
Qingyan Fu Fudan University
Jianmin Chen
Jianmin Chen Fudan University
Shilu Tong
Shilu Tong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Aaron van Donkelaar
Aaron van Donkelaar Washington University in St. Louis
Yuming Guo
Yuming Guo Monash University
Honglei Chen
Honglei Chen Michigan State University
Klea Katsouyanni
Klea Katsouyanni National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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