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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 75 4487 4076 847 836 273 18544
Environmental Sciences 79 1028 977 108 107 305 20366

Rongliang Qiu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rongliang Qiu between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rongliang Qiu published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 25.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 94 publications in 2024. 173 of the 627 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 94. Peak 94 publications in 2024. 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 43 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 42 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 62 publications 2023: 90 publications 2024: 94 publications 2025: 79 publications
2001 2025

627 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rongliang Qiu: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 3
2002 1
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 4
2007 6
2008 7
2009 14
2010 10
2011 12
2012 15
2013 12
2014 20
2015 8
2016 18
2017 21
2018 43
2019 30
2020 42
2021 35
2022 62
2023 90
2024 94
2025 79
Total 627
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Rongliang Qiu 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 Rongliang Qiu 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, 301–310 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: 305 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130 305
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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Rongliang Qiu 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 Rongliang Qiu 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, 79 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: 79 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 79
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

Rongliang Qiu is affiliated with South China Agricultural University in China and focuses on environmental science research, particularly in pollution and related subfields. Their work covers a range of topics including heavy metals in the environment, geochemistry, advanced oxidation water treatment, and photocatalysis techniques.

Their research spans areas such as pollution, plant science, water science and technology, health toxicology and mutagenesis, and environmental chemistry. Qiu's main topics of investigation include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Geochemistry and elemental analysis
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal

Qiu has contributed significantly to scientific literature, with numerous publications in respected journals. Frequent publication venues include:

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

Among Qiu's recent papers are:

  • "3D hierarchical H2-reduced Mn-doped CeO2 microflowers assembled from nanotubes as a high-performance Fenton-like photocatalyst for tetracycline antibiotics degradation" (2020) published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Factors influencing heavy metal availability and risk assessment of soils at typical metal mines in Eastern China" (2020) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Facile synthesis of Z-scheme composite of TiO2 nanorod/g-C3N4 nanosheet efficient for photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin" (2020) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Chromium biogeochemical behaviour in soil-plant systems and remediation strategies: A critical review" (2021) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Enhanced adsorption of tetracycline by an iron and manganese oxides loaded biochar: Kinetics, mechanism and column adsorption" (2020) published in Bioresource Technology

Qiu frequently collaborates with several coauthors who have contributed extensively to their research projects. Notable frequent coauthors include:

  • Yetao Tang
  • Shizhong Wang
  • Jean-Louis Morel
  • Zhuobiao Ni
  • Wen-Shen Liu

Qiu's scientific expertise centers on complex environmental issues involving pollutant behavior, contaminant remediation, and the development of novel treatment technologies, with extensive publication and collaboration experience in these domains.

Best Publications

  • Relative distribution of Pb2+ sorption mechanisms by sludge-derived biochar

    Huanliang Lu;Weihua Zhang;Yuxi Yang;Xiongfei Huang

  • 3D hierarchical H2-reduced Mn-doped CeO2 microflowers assembled from nanotubes as a high-performance Fenton-like photocatalyst for tetracycline antibiotics degradation

    Anqi Wang;Zhikeng Zheng;Hui Wang;Yuwen Chen

  • Characterization of sewage sludge-derived biochars from different feedstocks and pyrolysis temperatures

    Huanliang Lu;Weihua Zhang;Shizhong Wang;Luwen Zhuang

  • Mitigation effects of silicon rich amendments on heavy metal accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) planted on multi-metal contaminated acidic soil

    Hai-Hong Gu;Hao Qiu;Tian Tian;Shu-Shun Zhan

  • Factors influencing heavy metal availability and risk assessment of soils at typical metal mines in Eastern China

    Xi Zhong;Ziwu Chen;Yaying Li;Kengbo Ding

  • Simultaneous photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) and oxidation of phenol over monoclinic BiVO4 under visible light irradiation.

    Baoping Xie;Hanxia Zhang;Peixiang Cai;Rongliang Qiu

  • The study of operating variables in soil washing with EDTA

    Zeli Zou;Rongliang Qiu;Weihua Zhang;Hanying Dong

  • Lead, zinc, cadmium hyperaccumulation and growth stimulation in Arabis paniculata Franch

    Ye-Tao Tang;Rong-Liang Qiu;Xiao-Wen Zeng;Rong-Rong Ying

  • Photocatalytic activity of polymer-modified ZnO under visible light irradiation

    Rongliang Qiu;Dongdong Zhang;Yueqi Mo;Lin Song;Lin Song

  • Facile synthesis of Z-scheme composite of TiO2 nanorod/g-C3N4 nanosheet efficient for photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin

    Kang Hu;Ruiqi Li;Chenlu Ye;Anqi Wang

  • Chromium biogeochemical behaviour in soil-plant systems and remediation strategies: A critical review.

    Ming Ao;Xiaoting Chen;Tenghaobo Deng;Shengsheng Sun

  • Hyperaccumulator Plants from China: A Synthesis of the Current State of Knowledge.

    Jin-Tian Li;Hanumanth Kumar Gurajala;Longhua Wu;Antony van der Ent;Antony van der Ent

  • Pb(II) and Cr(VI) sorption by biochars pyrolyzed from the municipal wastewater sludge under different heating conditions.

    Weihua Zhang;Weihua Zhang;Shengyao Mao;Hao Chen;Long Huang

  • Influence of EDTA washing on the species and mobility of heavy metals residual in soils.

    Weihua Zhang;Hao Huang;Fenfang Tan;Hong Wang

  • Wet torrefaction of biomass for high quality solid fuel production: A review

    Chao He;Chao He;Chunyan Tang;Chuanhao Li;Jihui Yuan

  • Mechanisms of Pb and/or Zn adsorption by different biochars: Biochar characteristics, stability, and binding energies.

    Man Zhao;Yuan Dai;Miaoyue Zhang;Can Feng

  • Enhanced adsorption of tetracycline by an iron and manganese oxides loaded biochar: Kinetics, mechanism and column adsorption.

    Xin Zhang;Xin Zhang;Yaru Li;Mengru Wu;Yao Pang

  • Structure, Variation, and Co-occurrence of Soil Microbial Communities in Abandoned Sites of a Rare Earth Elements Mine.

    Yuanqing Chao;Wenshen Liu;Yanmei Chen;Wenhui Chen

  • Adsorption-reduction removal of Cr(VI) by tobacco petiole pyrolytic biochar: Batch experiment, kinetic and mechanism studies.

    Xin Zhang;Weijing Fu;Yuanxue Yin;Zhihua Chen

  • Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons using AgBr/TiO2 nanocomposites under visible light

    Mudar Abou Asi;Chun He;Minhua Su;Dehua Xia

  • Urinary Concentrations of Bisphenols and Their Association with Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in People Living Near E-Waste Recycling Facilities in China

    Tao Zhang;Jingchuan Xue;Chuan-zi Gao;Rong-liang Qiu

  • Water eutrophication in China and the combating strategies

    Wei Liu;Rongliang Qiu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ye-Tao Tang
Ye-Tao Tang Sun Yat-sen University
Jean-Louis Morel
Jean-Louis Morel University of Lorraine
Hao Qiu
Hao Qiu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Antony van der Ent
Antony van der Ent University of Queensland
Guillaume Echevarria
Guillaume Echevarria University of Lorraine
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Marie-Odile Simonnot
Marie-Odile Simonnot University of Lorraine
Alan J. M. Baker
Alan J. M. Baker University of Queensland
Thibault Sterckeman
Thibault Sterckeman INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Zhihong Ye
Zhihong Ye Sun Yat-sen University

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