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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 105 267 248 31 30 559 43476

Shilu Tong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shilu Tong between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shilu Tong published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 20.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2014. 63 of the 714 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2014. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 9 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 34 publications 2012: 44 publications 2013: 33 publications 2014: 47 publications 2015: 42 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 33 publications
1991 2025

714 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shilu Tong: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 4
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 1
1998 9
1999 7
2000 15
2001 16
2002 18
2003 14
2004 16
2005 11
2006 18
2007 19
2008 12
2009 13
2010 21
2011 34
2012 44
2013 33
2014 47
2015 42
2016 27
2017 27
2018 33
2019 30
2020 34
2021 36
2022 31
2023 32
2024 30
2025 33
Total 714
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Shilu Tong 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 Shilu Tong 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, 551–560 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: 559 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 15 559
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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Shilu Tong 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 Shilu Tong 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, 105 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: 105 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20 105
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

Shilu Tong is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China and has an extensive research portfolio in environmental science and medicine. Their work bridges key areas such as climate change impacts on health, air quality, and infectious diseases, among other interdisciplinary topics within public health and physiology.

Tong's research includes significant contributions across several fields of study, notably:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Within these, subfields where Tong has published prominently include:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • General Health Professions
  • Physiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases

The scientist's main research topics reflect a focus on the environmental determinants of health, which include:

  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Key publications by Shilu Tong demonstrate diverse expertise and impact in various prestigious journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Children in China, 2020, PEDIATRICS
  • The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change, 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study, 2021, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations, 2021, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Projecting heat-related excess mortality under climate change scenarios in China, 2021, Nature Communications

Tong frequently collaborates with several researchers, indicative of a broad network in the environmental and health sciences community. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yuming Guo
  • Éric Lavigne
  • Antonio Gasparrini
  • Francesco Sera
  • Aurelio Tobías

The main venues for Tong's research publications highlight engagement with journals at the intersection of environmental and health sciences. These include:

  • Environmental Research
  • The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Environment International
  • Advances in Climate Change Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Mortality risk attributable to high and low ambient temperature: a multicountry observational study

    Antonio Gasparrini;Yuming Guo;Masahiro Hashizume;Eric Lavigne

  • Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities

    Cong Liu;Renjie Chen;Francesco Sera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera

  • Environmental lead exposure: a public health problem of global dimensions

    Shilu Tong;Yasmin E. von Schirnding;Tippawan Prapamontol

  • The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change

    A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera;A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera;N. Scovronick;F. Sera;F. Sera;D. Royé

  • Projections of temperature-related excess mortality under climate change scenarios

    Antonio Gasparrini;Yuming Guo;Yuming Guo;Francesco Sera;Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera

  • Ambient air pollution, climate change, and population health in China

    Haidong Kan;Renjie Chen;Shilu Tong

  • Environmental exposure to lead and children's intelligence at the age of seven years. The Port Pirie Cohort Study.

    Peter A. Baghurst;Anthony J. McMichael;Neil R. Wigg;Graham V. Vimpani

  • Floods and human health: a systematic review.

    Katarzyna Alderman;Lyle R. Turner;Shilu Tong;Shilu Tong

  • Ambient temperature and morbidity: a review of epidemiological evidence.

    Xiaofang Ye;Rodney Wolff;Weiwei Yu;Pavla Vaneckova

  • Satellite-Based Spatiotemporal Trends in PM2.5 Concentrations: China 2004-2013

    Zongwei Ma;Xuefei Hu;Andrew M. Sayer;Robert Levy

  • Global variation in the effects of ambient temperature on mortality: a systematic evaluation.

    Yuming Guo;Antonio Gasparrini;Ben Armstrong;Shanshan Li

  • Impact of heatwave on mortality under different heatwave definitions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Zhiwei Xu;Gerard FitzGerald;Yuming Guo;Bin Jalaludin

  • Heat Wave and Mortality: A Multicountry, Multicommunity Study.

    Yuming Guo;Yuming Guo;Antonio Gasparrini;Ben G. Armstrong;Benjawan Tawatsupa

  • The Impact of Temperature on Mortality in Tianjin, China: A Case-Crossover Design with a Distributed Lag Nonlinear Model

    Yuming Guo;Adrian G Barnett;Adrian G Barnett;Xiaochuan Pan;Weiwei Yu;Weiwei Yu

  • Temporal variation in heat-mortality associations: A multicountry study

    Antonio Gasparrini;Yuming Guo;Masahiro Hashizume;Patrick L. Kinney

  • What measure of temperature is the best predictor of mortality

    Adrian Barnett;Shilu Tong;Archie Clements;Archie Clements

  • Climate change and dengue: a critical and systematic review of quantitative modelling approaches

    Suchithra Naish;Pat Dale;John S. Mackenzie;John W McBride

  • Projecting future heat-related mortality under climate change scenarios: A systematic review

    Cunrui Huang;Adrian Gerard Barnett;Xiaoming Wang;Pavla Vaneckova

  • Quantifying excess deaths related to heatwaves under climate change scenarios: A multicountry time series modelling study

    Yuming Guo;Antonio Gasparrini;Shanshan Li;Francesco Sera

  • [Environmental lead exposure: a public health problem with global dimensions].

    S Tong;Y E Von Schirnding;T Prapamontol

  • The impact of temperature on mortality in Tianjin, China : a case-crossover design with a distributed lag non-linear model

    Yuming Guo;Adrian G. Barnett;Xiaochuan Pan;Weiwei Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuming Guo
Yuming Guo Monash University
Kerrie Mengersen
Kerrie Mengersen Queensland University of Technology
Eric Lavigne
Eric Lavigne University of Ottawa
Peng Bi
Peng Bi University of Adelaide
Anthony J. McMichael
Anthony J. McMichael Australian National University
Gail M. Williams
Gail M. Williams University of Queensland
Masahiro Hashizume
Masahiro Hashizume University of Tokyo
Antonella Zanobetti
Antonella Zanobetti Harvard University
Yasushi Honda
Yasushi Honda University of Tsukuba
Ben Armstrong
Ben Armstrong London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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