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Shao-Meng Li

Shao-Meng Li

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Environmental Sciences
China
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
80
Citations
19884
World Ranking
976
National Ranking
98

Shao-Meng Li 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 Shao-Meng Li sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 274 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.

Shao-Meng Li 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 Shao-Meng Li sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

Shao-Meng Li is affiliated with Peking University in China and is actively engaged in research within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work primarily focuses on atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, and environmental gas dynamics, with additional interests that span global and planetary change as well as health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

Their recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on atmospheric science and environmental impacts. Key papers include:

  • Uncovering global-scale risks from commercial chemicals in air, 2021, Nature
  • Atmospheric OH Oxidation Chemistry of Particulate Liquid Crystal Monomers: An Emerging Persistent Organic Pollutant in Air, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Oxidation of commercial antioxidants is driving increasing atmospheric abundance of organophosphate esters: Implication for global regulation, 2023, One Earth
  • A newly developed Lagrangian chemical transport scheme: Part 1. Simulation of a boreal forest fire plume, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Atmospheric Humic-Like Substances (HULIS) Act as Ice Active Entities, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters

The scientist has collaborated frequently with various researchers, with notable co-authors including John Liggio, Jeremy J. B. Wentzell, Katherine Hayden, Amy Leithead, and Andrea Darlington.

Frequent publication venues for their work encompass journals and platforms such as:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their research subjects align closely with main and subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials. The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

This profile indicates a consistent focus on understanding atmospheric processes and their broader environmental implications, with a notable contribution to scientific literature through both collaborative and individual efforts.

Best Publications

  • Recommendations for reporting "black carbon" measurements

    Andreas Petzold;John A. Ogren;Markus Fiebig;Pablo Laj

  • Radiative Absorption Enhancements Due to the Mixing State of Atmospheric Black Carbon

    Christopher D. Cappa;Timothy B. Onasch;Paola Massoli;Douglas R. Worsnop

  • Aerosol chemistry during the wet season in central Amazonia - The influence of long-range transport

    R. W. Talbot;M. O. Andreae;H. Berresheim;P. Artaxo

  • Characterization of urban and rural organic particulate in the Lower Fraser Valley using two Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometers

    M. Rami Alfarra;Hugh Coe;James D. Allan;Keith N. Bower

  • High winter ozone pollution from carbonyl photolysis in an oil and gas basin

    Peter M. Edwards;Steven S. Brown;James M. Roberts;Ravan Ahmadov

  • Reactive uptake of glyoxal by particulate matter

    John Liggio;Shao-Meng Li;Robert McLaren

  • Heterogeneous Reactions of Glyoxal on Particulate Matter: Identification of Acetals and Sulfate Esters

    John Liggio;Shao-Meng Li;Robert McLaren

  • High resolution mapping of nitrogen dioxide with TROPOMI: First results and validation over the Canadian oil sands.

    Debora Griffin;Xiaoyi Zhao;Chris A. McLinden;Folkert Boersma;Folkert Boersma

  • Characterization and intercomparison of aerosol absorption photometers: result of two intercomparison workshops

    T. Müller;J.S. Henzing;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;A. Wiedensohler

  • Calculation of the sensitivity of proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) for organic trace gases using molecular properties

    Kanako Sekimoto;Kanako Sekimoto;Shao-Meng Li;Bin Yuan;Bin Yuan;Abigail Koss;Abigail Koss;Abigail Koss

  • Uncovering global-scale risks from commercial chemicals in air

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  • Nitryl chloride and molecular chlorine in the coastal marine boundary layer.

    Theran P Riedel;Timothy H Bertram;Timia A Crisp;Eric J Williams;Eric J Williams

  • Formation of light absorbing organo-nitrogen species from evaporation of droplets containing glyoxal and ammonium sulfate.

    Alex K. Y. Lee;Ran Zhao;Richard Li;John Liggio

  • Potential health risk for residents around a typical e-waste recycling zone via inhalation of size-fractionated particle-bound heavy metals

    Chun-Li Huang;Lian-Jun Bao;Pei Luo;Zhao-Yi Wang

  • Atmospheric measurements of pyruvic and formic acid

    Meinrat O. Andreae;Robert W. Talbot;Shao-Meng Li

  • Oil sands operations as a large source of secondary organic aerosols

    John Liggio;Shao-Meng Li;Katherine Hayden;Youssef M. Taha

  • Modelled black carbon radiative forcing and atmospheric lifetime in AeroCom Phase II constrained by aircraft observations

    B. H. Samset;G. Myhre;Andreas Herber;Yutaka Kondo

  • Stable isotope measurements of carbon fractions (OC/EC) in airborne particulate: A new dimension for source characterization and apportionment

    L. Huang;J.R. Brook;W. Zhang;S.M. Li

  • Organosulfate formation during the uptake of pinonaldehyde on acidic sulfate aerosols

    John Liggio;Shao-Meng Li

  • Possible sources and preferred pathways for biogenic and non-sea-salt sulfur for the high Arctic

    P. K. Hopke;L. A. Barrie;S.-M. Li;M.-D. Cheng

  • Identification of Source Nature and Seasonal Variations of Arctic Aerosol byPositive Matrix Factorization

    Yu-Long Xie;Philip K. Hopke;Pentti Paatero;Leonard A. Barrie

Frequent Co-Authors

John Liggio
John Liggio Environment and Climate Change Canada
Katherine Hayden
Katherine Hayden Environment and Climate Change Canada
Brian M. Lerner
Brian M. Lerner Aerodyne Research
Paul A. Makar
Paul A. Makar Environment and Climate Change Canada
Ralf M. Staebler
Ralf M. Staebler Environment and Climate Change Canada
Eddy Y. Zeng
Eddy Y. Zeng South China University of Technology
Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jessica B. Gilman
Jessica B. Gilman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kurt G. Anlauf
Kurt G. Anlauf Environment and Climate Change Canada
Patrick R. Veres
Patrick R. Veres National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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