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Environmental Sciences
China
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
77
Citations
21489
World Ranking
1133
National Ranking
114

Ru-Jin Huang 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 Ru-Jin Huang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 275 publications — 82nd percentile

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

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

Ru-Jin Huang 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 Ru-Jin Huang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Ru-Jin Huang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research focuses extensively on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in atmospheric science and related subfields. Huang's work covers areas such as atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, and atmospheric ozone and climate.

They have an extensive publication record in leading scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Ru-Jin Huang's research covers several core topics:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Impact of city lockdown on the air quality of COVID-19-hit of Wuhan city," 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Puzzling Haze Events in China During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Shutdown," 2020, published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Water-Insoluble Organics Dominate Brown Carbon in Wintertime Urban Aerosol of China: Chemical Characteristics and Optical Properties," 2020, published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "A new method for long-term source apportionment with time-dependent factor profiles and uncertainty assessment using SoFi Pro: application to 1 year of organic aerosol data," 2021, published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "Summertime and wintertime atmospheric processes of secondary aerosol in Beijing," 2020, published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Ru-Jin Huang frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Chunshui Lin
  • Jing Duan
  • Haobin Zhong
  • Wei Xu
  • Haiyan Ni

Their work also extends into subfields such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, global and planetary change, environmental engineering, and automotive engineering. This diversity reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their environmental science research, particularly in the study of air quality and atmospheric processes relevant to public health and environmental impact.

Best Publications

  • High secondary aerosol contribution to particulate pollution during haze events in China

    Ru Jin Huang;Yanlin Zhang;Carlo Bozzetti;Kin Fai Ho

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

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

  • PM2.5-bound oxygenated PAHs, nitro-PAHs and parent-PAHs from the atmosphere of a Chinese megacity: Seasonal variation, sources and cancer risk assessment

    Benjamin A. Musa Bandowe;Hannah Meusel;Ru-jin Huang;Kinfai Ho;Kinfai Ho

  • Global Survey of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Air

    Jing Li;Junji Cao;Yong-guan Zhu;Qing-lin Chen

  • 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

  • Impact of city lockdown on the air quality of COVID-19-hit of Wuhan city.

    Xinbo Lian;Jianping Huang;Jianping Huang;Rujin Huang;Chuwei Liu

  • 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

  • A possible pathway for rapid growth of sulfate during haze days in China

    Guohui Li;Naifang Bei;Junji Cao;Rujin Huang

  • Puzzling haze events in China during the coronavirus (COVID-19) shutdown.

    Yunhua Chang;Ru-Jin Huang;Xinlei Ge;Xiangpeng Huang

  • Fossil vs. non-fossil sources of fine carbonaceous aerosols in four Chinese cities during the extreme winter haze episode of 2013

    Y.-L. Zhang;R.-J. Huang;R.-J. Huang;I. El Haddad;K.-F. Ho;K.-F. Ho

  • Long-term trend of O3 in a mega City (Shanghai), China: Characteristics, causes, and interactions with precursors.

    Wei Gao;Xuexi Tie;Jianming Xu;Rujin Huang

  • Gasoline cars produce more carbonaceous particulate matter than modern filter-equipped diesel cars.

    S. M. Platt;S. M. Platt;I. El Haddad;S. M. Pieber;A. A. Zardini

  • Occurrence, gas/particle partitioning and carcinogenic risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their oxygen and nitrogen containing derivatives in Xi'an, central China

    Chong Wei;Yongming Han;Benjamin A. Musa Bandowe;Junji Cao

  • Severe Pollution in China Amplified by Atmospheric Moisture

    Xuexi Tie;Ru-Jin Huang;Ru-Jin Huang;Junji Cao;Qiang Zhang

  • Spatial and seasonal variations of PM2.5 mass and species during 2010 in Xi'an, China.

    Ping Wang;Jun-ji Cao;Jun-ji Cao;Zhen-xing Shen;Yong-ming Han

  • Inter-annual variability of wintertime PM2.5 chemical composition in Xi'an, China: Evidences of changing source emissions.

    Hongmei Xu;Hongmei Xu;Junji Cao;Junji Cao;Judith C. Chow;Judith C. Chow;R.-J. Huang

  • Water-Insoluble Organics Dominate Brown Carbon in Wintertime Urban Aerosol of China: Chemical Characteristics and Optical Properties

    Ru-Jin Huang;Ru-Jin Huang;Lu Yang;Jincan Shen;Wei Yuan

  • Source-Specific Health Risk Analysis on Particulate Trace Elements: Coal Combustion and Traffic Emission As Major Contributors in Wintertime Beijing

    Ru-Jin Huang;Rui Cheng;Miao Jing;Lu Yang

  • Emission characteristics of carbonaceous particles and trace gases from open burning of crop residues in China

    Haiyan Ni;Yongming Han;Junji Cao;Junji Cao;L.-W. Antony Chen;L.-W. Antony Chen;L.-W. Antony Chen

  • Two-stroke scooters are a dominant source of air pollution in many cities.

    S. M. Platt;I. El Haddad;S. M. Pieber;R. J. Huang

  • Characterization and source apportionment of organic aerosol using offline aerosol mass spectrometry

    K. R. Daellenbach;C. Bozzetti;A. Křepelová;F. Canonaco

  • Effect of heavy haze and aerosol pollution on rice and wheat productions in China.

    Xuexi Tie;Ru-Jin Huang;Ru-Jin Huang;Wenting Dai;Junji Cao;Junji Cao

  • Mixing State of Black Carbon Aerosol in a Heavily Polluted Urban Area of China: Implications for Light Absorption Enhancement

    Qiyuan Wang;R.-J. Huang;Junji Cao;Yongming Han

Frequent Co-Authors

Junji Cao
Junji Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongming Han
Yongming Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qiyuan Wang
Qiyuan Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenxing Shen
Zhenxing Shen Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xuexi Tie
Xuexi Tie Chinese Academy of Sciences
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute
Kin-Fai Ho
Kin-Fai Ho Chinese University of Hong Kong
Suixin Liu
Suixin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Thorsten Hoffmann
Thorsten Hoffmann Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Colin D. O'Dowd
Colin D. O'Dowd University of Galway

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