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D-Index
65
Citations
12048
World Ranking
2257
National Ranking
228

Siqing Xia 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 Siqing Xia sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 260 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Siqing Xia 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 Siqing Xia sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Siqing Xia is affiliated with Tongji University in China and has conducted extensive research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Pollution, Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Siqing Xia has contributed significantly to topics such as:

  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal

The scientist has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal (20 publications)
  • Water Research (12 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (10 publications)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (8 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (8 publications)

Notable recent papers include:

  • Effects of exposure of polyethylene microplastics to air, water and soil on their adsorption behaviors for copper and tetracycline, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Enhanced visible light photo-Fenton-like degradation of tetracyclines by expanded perlite supported FeMo3Ox/g-C3N4 floating Z-scheme catalyst, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • New insights into oxytetracycline (OTC) adsorption behavior on polylactic acid microplastics undergoing microbial adhesion and degradation, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Cu(II) adsorption on Poly(Lactic Acid) Microplastics: Significance of microbial colonization and degradation, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Effects of coexistence of tetracycline, copper and microplastics on the fate of antibiotic resistance genes in manured soil, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Siqing Xia has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include Jianfu Zhao, Jingzhou Zhou, Ben Dai, Zuobin Wang, and Bruce E. Rittmann, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Nutrients removal from municipal wastewater by chemical precipitation in a moving bed biofilm reactor

    X.J. Wang;X.J. Wang;X.J. Wang;S.Q. Xia;L. Chen;J.F. Zhao

  • Biofilm alters tetracycline and copper adsorption behaviors onto polyethylene microplastics

    Yuan Wang;Xuejiang Wang;Yuan Li;Jing Li

  • Production and characterization of a bioflocculant by Proteus mirabilis TJ-1.

    Siqing Xia;Zhiqiang Zhang;Zhiqiang Zhang;Xuejiang Wang;Aming Yang

  • Effective biological nitrogen removal treatment processes for domestic wastewaters with low C/N ratios a review

    Sheng-Peng Sun;Carles Pellicer i Nàcher;Brian Merkey;Qi Zhou

  • Photocatalytic degradation of Bisphenol A (BPA) using immobilized TiO2 and UV illumination in a horizontal circulating bed photocatalytic reactor (HCBPR)

    Rongchang Wang;Dianjun Ren;Siqing Xia;Yalei Zhang

  • Bacterial Community Structure in Geographically Distributed Biological Wastewater Treatment Reactors

    Siqing Xia;Liang Duan;Yonghui Song;Jixiang Li

  • Effects of exposure of polyethylene microplastics to air, water and soil on their adsorption behaviors for copper and tetracycline

    Yuan Wang;Xuejiang Wang;Yuan Li;Jing Li

  • Production and application of a novel bioflocculant by multiple-microorganism consortia using brewery wastewater as carbon source.

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  • Effect of quorum quenching on the reactor performance, biofouling and biomass characteristics in membrane bioreactors.

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  • Effect of solids retention time on antibiotics removal performance and microbial communities in an A/O-MBR process.

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  • Adsorption of Copper (II) onto activated carbons from sewage sludge by microwave-induced phosphoric acid and zinc chloride activation

    Xuejiang Wang;Xia Liang;Yin Wang;Xin Wang

  • Nitrogen removal performance and microbial community structure dynamics response to carbon nitrogen ratio in a compact suspended carrier biofilm reactor

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  • Enhanced visible light photo-Fenton-like degradation of tetracyclines by expanded perlite supported FeMo3Ox/g-C3N4 floating Z-scheme catalyst

    Yiyang Liu;Xuejiang Wang;Qiunan Sun;Meng Yuan

  • New insights into oxytetracycline (OTC) adsorption behavior on polylactic acid microplastics undergoing microbial adhesion and degradation

    Ying Sun;Xuejiang Wang;Siqing Xia;Jianfu Zhao

  • Biofouling and control approaches in membrane bioreactors

    Lijuan Deng;Wenshan Guo;Huu Hao Ngo;Huu Hao Ngo;Hongwei Zhang

  • Biosorption of cadmium(II) and lead(II) ions from aqueous solutions onto dried activated sludge.

    Xue-jiang Wang;Xue-jiang Wang;Xue-jiang Wang;Si-qing Xia;Ling Chen;Jian-fu Zhao

  • Removal of Microcystis aeruginosa and Microcystin-LR using a graphitic-C3N4/TiO2 floating photocatalyst under visible light irradiation

    Jingke Song;Jingke Song;Xuejiang Wang;Jinxing Ma;Xin Wang

  • Characterization and flocculation mechanism of high efficiency microbial flocculant TJ-F1 from Proteus mirabilis.

    Zhiqiang Zhang;Siqing Xia;Jianfu Zhao;Jiao Zhang

  • A comparison study on membrane fouling in a sponge-submerged membrane bioreactor and a conventional membrane bioreactor.

    Lijuan Deng;Wenshan Guo;Huu Hao Ngo;Jian Zhang

  • Effects of short solids retention time on microbial community in a membrane bioreactor.

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  • A novel biosorbent for dye removal: extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) of Proteus mirabilis TJ-1.

    Zhiqiang Zhang;Siqing Xia;Xuejiang Wang;Aming Yang

  • Biodecolorization of textile azo dye using Bacillus sp. strain CH12 isolated from alkaline lake

    Awoke Guadie;Samson Tizazu;Meseretu Melese;Wenshan Guo

  • Biosorption of Cu(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solutions by dried activated sludge

    Xuejiang Wang;Xuejiang Wang;Xuejiang Wang;Ling Chen;Siqing Xia;Jianfu Zhao

  • Concomitant Cr(VI) reduction and Cr(III) precipitation with nitrate in a methane/oxygen-based membrane biofilm reactor

    Min Long;Chen Zhou;Siqing Xia;Awoke Guadiea;Awoke Guadiea

  • Adsorption of Pb(II) from aqueous solution to Ni-doped bamboo charcoal

    Yin Wang;Xin Wang;Xuejiang Wang;Mian Liu

  • Removal of chloramphenicol from aqueous solution by nanoscale zero-valent iron particles

    Siqing Xia;Zaoli Gu;Zhiqiang Zhang;Jiao Zhang

  • Adsorption of Pb(II) in aqueous solutions by bamboo charcoal modified with KMnO4 via microwave irradiation

    Yin Wang;Xuejiang Wang;Xin Wang;Mian Liu

  • Removal and fate of micropollutants in a sponge- based moving bed bioreactor

    Yunlong Luo;Wenshan Guo;Huu Hao Ngo;Long Duc Nghiem

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianfu Zhao
Jianfu Zhao Tongji University
Bruce E. Rittmann
Bruce E. Rittmann Arizona State University
Yang Liu
Yang Liu University of Alberta
Huu Hao Ngo
Huu Hao Ngo University of Technology Sydney
Wenshan Guo
Wenshan Guo University of Technology Sydney
Ling Chen
Ling Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Barth F. Smets
Barth F. Smets Technical University of Denmark
Mogens Henze
Mogens Henze Technical University of Denmark
Faisal I. Hai
Faisal I. Hai University of Wollongong
Jianxin Li
Jianxin Li Tianjin Polytechnic University

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