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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 91 1986 1778 725 600 218 27518
Environmental Sciences 97 439 415 200 184 258 34830

Renyi Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Renyi Zhang between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Renyi Zhang published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2022. 12 of the 330 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2022. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 6 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 2 publications
1990 2026

330 publications in total across all disciplines

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Renyi Zhang: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 3
1992 1
1993 6
1994 5
1995 4
1996 4
1997 2
1998 1
1999 3
2000 9
2001 7
2002 9
2003 8
2004 8
2005 11
2006 7
2007 11
2008 12
2009 15
2010 11
2011 11
2012 9
2013 21
2014 13
2015 7
2016 15
2017 11
2018 9
2019 16
2020 7
2021 12
2022 25
2023 10
2024 14
2025 10
2026 2
Total 330
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Renyi Zhang publications per year - data summary

  • Renyi Zhang, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Texas A&M University, has 330 publications recorded across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 1992 and 1998, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 8.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.9 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 61 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2002: 55 publications (4.2 per year); 2003-2015: 144 publications (11.1 per year); 2016-2026: 131 publications (11.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Renyi 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 Renyi Zhang 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, 251–260 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: 258 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.

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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
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
251–260 180 258
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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Renyi Zhang publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Renyi Zhang, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Texas A&M University, records 258 publications - the 79th percentile of the discipline.
  • 79% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Renyi Zhang, and about 21% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Renyi Zhang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Renyi 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 Renyi Zhang 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, 97 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: 97 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 97
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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Renyi Zhang D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Renyi Zhang, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Texas A&M University, records 97 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Renyi Zhang, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Renyi Zhang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Renyi Zhang is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of environmental science, medicine, and earth and planetary sciences. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric science and related subfields, including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, global and planetary change, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and oncology.

Key topics addressed in their work encompass air quality and health impacts, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, climate change and health impacts, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, energy and environment impacts, and air quality monitoring and forecasting.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Air pollution and children's health-a review of adverse effects associated with prenatal exposure from fine to ultrafine particulate matter, 2021, Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
  • An unexpected catalyst dominates formation and radiative forcing of regional haze, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Remarkable nucleation and growth of ultrafine particles from vehicular exhaust, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Explosive Secondary Aerosol Formation during Severe Haze in the North China Plain, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Yixin Li
  • Jiayun Zhao
  • Yuan Wang
  • Natalie M. Johnson
  • Fang Zhang

Their work has appeared most often in the following publication venues:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • PubMed
  • Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Renyi Zhang has been recognized with several distinctions, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Elucidating severe urban haze formation in China

    Song Guo;Min Hu;Misti L. Zamora;Jianfei Peng

  • Persistent sulfate formation from London Fog to Chinese haze

    Gehui Wang;Gehui Wang;Gehui Wang;Renyi Zhang;Renyi Zhang;Mario E. Gomez;Mario E. Gomez;Lingxiao Yang;Lingxiao Yang

  • Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19.

    Renyi Zhang;Yixin Li;Annie L. Zhang;Yuan Wang

  • Formation of Urban Fine Particulate Matter

    Renyi Zhang;Gehui Wang;Song Guo;Misti L. Zamora

  • Nucleation and Growth of Nanoparticles in the Atmosphere

    Renyi Zhang;Renyi Zhang;Renyi Zhang;Alexei Khalizov;Lin Wang;Min Hu

  • Severe haze in northern China: A synergy of anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric processes.

    Zhisheng An;Ru-Jin Huang;Renyi Zhang;Xuexi Tie

  • Variability in morphology, hygroscopicity, and optical properties of soot aerosols during atmospheric processing

    Renyi Zhang;Alexei F. Khalizov;Joakim Pagels;Dan Zhang

  • Atmospheric new particle formation enhanced by organic acids.

    Renyi Zhang;Inseon Suh;Jun Zhao;Dan Zhang

  • Markedly enhanced absorption and direct radiative forcing of black carbon under polluted urban environments

    Jianfei Peng;Min Hu;Song Guo;Zhuofei Du

  • Mexico City aerosol analysis during MILAGRO using high resolution aerosol mass spectrometry at the urban supersite (T0) – Part 1: Fine particle composition and organic source apportionment

    Allison Aiken;Allison Aiken;D. Salcedo;Michael J. Cubison;J. Huffman

  • Getting to the Critical Nucleus of Aerosol Formation

    Renyi Zhang

  • Assessment of the global impact of aerosols on tropospheric oxidants

    Xuexi Tie;Sasha Madronich;Stacy Walters;David P. Edwards

  • New Particle Formation in the Atmosphere: From Molecular Clusters to Global Climate

    Shan-Hu Lee;Shan-Hu Lee;Hamish Gordon;Huan Yu;Katrianne Lehtipalo;Katrianne Lehtipalo

  • Proton transfer reaction rate constants between hydronium ion (H3O+) and volatile organic compounds

    Jun Zhao;Renyi Zhang

  • Enhancement of cloud-to-ground lightning over Houston, Texas

    Richard E. Orville;Gary Huffines;John Nielsen-Gammon;Renyi Zhang

  • Effect of clouds on photolysis and oxidants in the troposphere

    Xuexi Tie;Sasha Madronich;Stacy Walters;Renyi Zhang

  • Physical chemistry of the H2SO4/HNO3/H2O system: Implications for polar stratospheric clouds

    M J Molina;Renyi Zhang;P J Wooldridge;J R McMahon

  • Mass-Dimensional Relationships for Ice Particles and the Influence of Riming on Snowfall Rates

    David L. Mitchell;Renyi Zhang;Richard L. Pitter

  • Atmospheric nanoparticles formed from heterogeneous reactions of organics

    Lin Wang;Alexei F. Khalizov;Jun Zheng;Wen Xu

  • Effects of aerosols and relative humidity on cumulus clouds

    Jiwen Fan;Renyi Zhang;Guohui Li;Wei-Kuo Tao

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Zheng
Jun Zheng Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Yuan Wang
Yuan Wang California Institute of Technology
Mario J. Molina
Mario J. Molina University of California, San Diego
Song Guo
Song Guo Peking University
Min Hu
Min Hu Peking University
Xuexi Tie
Xuexi Tie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiwen Fan
Jiwen Fan Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Don R. Collins
Don R. Collins University of California, Riverside
Jianmin Chen
Jianmin Chen Fudan University

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