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D-Index
55
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10771
World Ranking
3863
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1476

Sunny C. Jiang 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 Sunny C. Jiang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 134 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sunny C. Jiang 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 Sunny C. Jiang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sunny C. Jiang is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research work spans across environmental science and medicine, with a focus on interdisciplinary topics related to water science and infectious diseases.

The main fields of study for Sunny C. Jiang include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, they have contributed to several subfields, notably:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Ecology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Their research covers a variety of topics, reflecting a broad scientific interest and multidisciplinary approach. Key topics of work are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Sunny C. Jiang's publication record shows a contribution to several well-regarded journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Research
  • ACS ES&T Engineering
  • Water

Some recent notable publications are:

  • When the fourth water and digital revolution encountered COVID-19 (2020), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Sensing Antibiotics in Wastewater Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (2023), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Technical improvements and perspectives on humidification-dehumidification desalination - A review (2022), Desalination
  • Efficient removal of selenate in water by cationic poly(allyltrimethylammonium) grafted chitosan and biochar composite (2021), Environmental Research
  • Decision making for implementing non-traditional water sources: a review of challenges and potential solutions (2023), npj Clean Water

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Hunter Quon
  • Yen-Hsiang Huang
  • Lixun Zhang
  • Diego Rosso
  • Shengyin Tang

Best Publications

  • Taking the “Waste” Out of “Wastewater” for Human Water Security and Ecosystem Sustainability

    Stanley B Grant;Stanley B Grant;Jean-Daniel Saphores;David L Feldman;Andrew J Hamilton

  • Human adenoviruses and coliphages in urban runoff-impacted coastal waters of Southern California.

    Sunny Jiang;Rachel Noble;Weiping Chu

  • Gene Transfer by Transduction in the Marine Environment

    Sunny C. Jiang;John H. Paul

  • Molecular Analysis of Vibrio cholerae O1, O139, non-O1, and non-O139 Strains: Clonal Relationships between Clinical and Environmental Isolates

    D. V. Singh;D. V. Singh;Maria H. Matte;Maria H. Matte;G. R. Matte;G. R. Matte;Sunny Jiang;Sunny Jiang

  • Quantification of enterococci and human adenoviruses in environmental samples by real-time PCR.

    Jian-Wen He;Sunny Jiang

  • Seasonal and Diel Abundance of Viruses and Occurrence of Lysogeny/Bacteriocinogeny in the Marine Environment

    Sunny C. Jiang;John H Paul

  • Human adenoviruses in water: occurrence and health implications: a critical review.

    Sunny C. Jiang

  • Real-Time PCR Quantification of Human Adenoviruses in Urban Rivers Indicates Genome Prevalence but Low Infectivity

    Samuel Choi;Sunny C. Jiang

  • Concentration of viruses and dissolved DNA from aquatic environments by vortex flow filtration.

    J H Paul;S C Jiang;J B Rose

  • Predictability of Vibrio cholerae in Chesapeake Bay.

    Valérie R. Louis;Estelle Russek-Cohen;Nipa Choopun;Irma N. G. Rivera;Irma N. G. Rivera

  • Coastal water quality impact of stormwater runoff from an urban watershed in southern California.

    Jong Ho Ahn;Stanley B. Grant;Cristiane Q. Surbeck;Paul M. Digiacomo

  • Electrochemical disinfection of toilet wastewater using wastewater electrolysis cell

    Xiao Huang;Yan Qu;Clément A. Cid;Cody Finke

  • Occurrence of Lysogenic Bacteria in Marine Microbial Communities as Determined by Prophage Induction

    Sunny C. Jiang;John H Paul

  • Significance of Lysogeny in the Marine Environment: Studies with Isolates and a Model of Lysogenic Phage Production

    S.C. Jiang;John H. Paul

  • Distribution of viral abundance in the reef environment of Key Largo, Florida.

    J H Paul;J B Rose;S C Jiang;C A Kellogg

  • Viruses, Bacterioplankton, and Phytoplankton in the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico: Distribution and Contribution to Oceanic DNA Pools

    J. Boehme;M. E. Frischer;S. C. Jiang;C. A. Kellogg

  • From Rain Tanks to Catchments: Use of Low-Impact Development To Address Hydrologic Symptoms of the Urban Stream Syndrome

    Asal Askarizadeh;Megan A. Rippy;Tim D. Fletcher;David L. Feldman

  • Isolation and characterization of an atrazine-degrading bacterium from industrial wastewater in China.

    B. Cai;Y. Han;B. Liu;Y. Ren

  • PCR detection of pathogenic viruses in southern California urban rivers

    Sunny C Jiang;W Chu

  • Host-specific adaptation governs the interaction of the marine diatom, Pseudo-nitzschia and their microbiota.

    Marilou P Sison-Mangus;Sunny Jiang;Kevin N Tran;Raphael M Kudela

  • Evidence for groundwater and surface marine water contamination by waste disposal wells in the Florida keys

    John H. Paul;Joan B. Rose;Sunny C. Jiang;Xingting Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Paul
John H. Paul University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Stanley B. Grant
Stanley B. Grant Virginia Tech
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell University of Maryland, College Park
Joan B. Rose
Joan B. Rose Michigan State University
Michael R. Hoffmann
Michael R. Hoffmann California Institute of Technology
Anwar Huq
Anwar Huq University of Maryland, College Park
Raphael M. Kudela
Raphael M. Kudela University of California, Santa Cruz
Amir AghaKouchak
Amir AghaKouchak University of California, Irvine
Lisa A. Levin
Lisa A. Levin University of California, San Diego
Eric M.V. Hoek
Eric M.V. Hoek University of California, Los Angeles

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