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Shicheng Zhang

Shicheng Zhang

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
78
Citations
18104
World Ranking
1090
National Ranking
108

Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
18211
World Ranking
4109
National Ranking
773

Shicheng 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 Shicheng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 280 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shicheng 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 Shicheng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 78 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.

Overview

Shicheng Zhang is affiliated with Fudan University in China, focusing on research primarily within the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Building and Construction, Mechanical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Pollution.

Their research topics cover a range of areas such as:

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials

Among recent papers published by Shicheng Zhang are:

  • Biorenewable hydrogen production through biomass gasification: A review and future prospects (2020) in Environmental Research
  • A critical review on biochar for enhancing biogas production from anaerobic digestion of food waste and sludge (2021) in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Hydrochar-Facilitated Anaerobic Digestion: Evidence for Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer Mediated through Surface Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups (2020) in Environmental Science & Technology
  • Biochar-supported nanosized zero-valent iron (nZVI/BC) composites for removal of nitro and chlorinated contaminants (2021) in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Sustainable remediation with an electroactive biochar system: mechanisms and perspectives (2020) in Green Chemistry

Shicheng Zhang frequently publishes in several scientific journals, including:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Bioresource Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS ES&T Engineering

Common collaborative partners in research include Gang Luo, Xiangdong Zhu, James H. Clark, Jiajun Fan, and Fengbo Yu. These coauthors have contributed significantly to joint publications, indicating active collaboration within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Macroalgae Enteromorpha prolifera to Bio-oil

    Dong Zhou;Liang Zhang;Shicheng Zhang;Hongbo Fu

  • Biorenewable hydrogen production through biomass gasification: A review and future prospects

    Leichang Cao;Iris K.M. Yu;Xinni Xiong;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • A review of biochar-based catalysts for chemical synthesis, biofuel production, and pollution control

    Xinni Xiong;Iris K.M. Yu;Leichang Cao;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Preparation of magnetic porous carbon from waste hydrochar by simultaneous activation and magnetization for tetracycline removal.

    Xiangdong Zhu;Yuchen Liu;Feng Qian;Chao Zhou

  • Photocatalytic Degradation of RhB by Fluorinated Bi2WO6 and Distributions of the Intermediate Products

    Hongbo Fu;Shicheng Zhang;Tongguang Xu;Yongfa Zhu

  • A critical review on biochar for enhancing biogas production from anaerobic digestion of food waste and sludge

    Manish Kumar;Manish Kumar;Shanta Dutta;Siming You;Gang Luo

  • Macroalgae for biofuels production: progress and perspectives.

    Huihui Chen;Dong Zhou;Gang Luo;Shicheng Zhang

  • Lignin valorization for the production of renewable chemicals: State-of-the-art review and future prospects.

    Leichang Cao;Iris K.M. Yu;Yaoyu Liu;Xiuxiu Ruan

  • Hydrochar-Facilitated Anaerobic Digestion: Evidence for Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer Mediated through Surface Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups.

    Shuang Ren;Muhammad Usman;Daniel C. W. Tsang;Sompong O-Thong;Sompong O-Thong

  • A novel porous carbon derived from hydrothermal carbon for efficient adsorption of tetracycline

    Xiangdong Zhu;Yuchen Liu;Chao Zhou;Gang Luo

  • Hydrothermal liquefaction of agricultural and forestry wastes: state-of-the-art review and future prospects

    Leichang Cao;Cheng Zhang;Huihui Chen;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Controllable and repeatable synthesis of thermally stable anatase nanocrystal-silica composites with highly ordered hexagonal mesostructures.

    Weiyang Dong;Yaojun Sun;Chul Wee Lee;Weiming Hua

  • iTRAQ quantitative proteomic analysis reveals the pathways for methanation of propionate facilitated by magnetite.

    Yuhang Jing;Jingjing Wan;Irini Angelidaki;Shicheng Zhang

  • Advances in lignin valorization towards bio-based chemicals and fuels: Lignin biorefinery.

    Yang Cao;Season S. Chen;Shicheng Zhang;Yong Sik Ok

  • Visible-light-driven photocatalyst of Bi2WO6 nanoparticles prepared via amorphous complex precursor and photocatalytic properties

    Shicheng Zhang;Chuan Zhang;Yi Man;Yongfa Zhu

  • Hydrothermal conversion of sewage sludge: Focusing on the characterization of liquid products and their methane yields

    Huihui Chen;Yue Rao;Leichang Cao;Yan Shi

  • Characterization and utilization of aqueous products from hydrothermal conversion of biomass for bio-oil and hydro-char production: a review

    Muhammad Usman;Huihui Chen;Kaifei Chen;Shuang Ren

  • Electron spin resonance spin-trapping detection of radical intermediates in N-doped TiO2-assisted photodegradation of 4-chlorophenol.

    Hongbo Fu;Liwu Zhang;Shicheng Zhang;Yongfa Zhu

  • Synchronous role of coupled adsorption and photocatalytic oxidation on ordered mesoporous anatase TiO2-SiO2 nanocomposites generating excellent degradation activity of RhB dye

    Weiyang Dong;Chul Wee Lee;Xinchun Lu;Yaojun Sun

  • Facile fabrication of magnetic carbon composites from hydrochar via simultaneous activation and magnetization for triclosan adsorption.

    Xiangdong Zhu;Yuchen Liu;Gang Luo;Feng Qian

  • Microwave-assisted low-temperature hydrothermal treatment of red seaweed (Gracilaria lemaneiformis) for production of levulinic acid and algae hydrochar.

    Leichang Cao;Leichang Cao;Iris K.M. Yu;Iris K.M. Yu;Dong Wan Cho;Di Wang;Di Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianmin Chen
Jianmin Chen Fudan University
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
James H. Clark
James H. Clark University of York
Jacek A. Koziel
Jacek A. Koziel Iowa State University
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Hongbo Fu
Hongbo Fu Fudan University
Albert J. Heber
Albert J. Heber Purdue University West Lafayette
Yongfa Zhu
Yongfa Zhu Tsinghua University
Xingguo Li
Xingguo Li Peking University
Irini Angelidaki
Irini Angelidaki Technical University of Denmark

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