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Environmental Sciences
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 86 2578 2326 473 463 309 23715
Environmental Sciences 98 420 396 54 53 468 33896

Tong Zhu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tong Zhu between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tong Zhu published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 27.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 135 publications in 2025. 137 of the 1,002 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 135. Peak 135 publications in 2025. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 36 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 42 publications 2020: 40 publications 2021: 115 publications 2022: 94 publications 2023: 107 publications 2024: 116 publications 2025: 135 publications 2026: 2 publications
1991 2026

1,002 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tong Zhu: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 2
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 0
2002 1
2003 1
2004 5
2005 5
2006 9
2007 11
2008 10
2009 34
2010 36
2011 28
2012 24
2013 24
2014 26
2015 21
2016 29
2017 34
2018 38
2019 42
2020 40
2021 115
2022 94
2023 107
2024 116
2025 135
2026 2
Total 1,002
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Tong Zhu publications per year - data summary

  • Tong Zhu, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Peking University, has 1,002 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 135 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 36 years in the span carries no publications at all (2001).
  • The rate of publication averages 27.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 28.6 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 454 publications, 45% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 16 publications (1.3 per year); 2003-2014: 213 publications (17.8 per year); 2015-2026: 773 publications (64.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tong Zhu 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 Tong Zhu 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, 461–470 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: 468 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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 29 468
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
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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Tong Zhu publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Tong Zhu, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Peking University, records 468 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Tong Zhu, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Tong Zhu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Tong Zhu 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 Tong Zhu 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, 98 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: 98 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 98
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
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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Tong Zhu D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Tong Zhu, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Peking University, records 98 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Tong Zhu, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Tong Zhu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Tong Zhu is affiliated with Peking University in China and specializes in Environmental Science, with a strong focus on related subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Pollution. Their body of research reflects a broad engagement with topics such as Air Quality and Health Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Energy and Environment Impacts, Atmospheric Aerosols and Clouds, and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, demonstrating active involvement in interdisciplinary research. Selected publications include:

  • Cardiac Involvement in Patients Recovered From COVID-2019 Identified Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2020, JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Sulfate formation is dominated by manganese-catalyzed oxidation of SO2 on aerosol surfaces during haze events, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Estimating Spatiotemporal Variation in Ambient Ozone Exposure during 2013-2017 Using a Data-Fusion Model, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Gut microbiota-derived indole 3-propionic acid protects against radiation toxicity via retaining acyl-CoA-binding protein, 2020, Microbiome
  • Effect of Stenting Plus Medical Therapy vs Medical Therapy Alone on Risk of Stroke and Death in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Stenosis, 2022, JAMA

Tong Zhu frequently collaborates with fellow researchers, including:

  • Xinghua Qiu
  • Tao Xue
  • Yiqun Han
  • Xi Chen
  • Teng Wang

The scientist's research has been published extensively in reputable venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environment International
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Best Publications

  • Enhanced haze pollution by black carbon in megacities in China

    A. J. Ding;X. Huang;W. Nie;J. N. Sun

  • Contribution of Dicofol to the Current DDT Pollution in China

    Xinghua Qiu;Tong Zhu;Bo Yao;Jianxin Hu

  • An overview of snow photochemistry: evidence, mechanisms and impacts

    A. M. Grannas;A. E. Jones;J. Dibb;M. Ammann

  • Rapid aerosol particle growth and increase of cloud condensation nucleus activity by secondary aerosol formation and condensation: A case study for regional air pollution in northeastern China

    A. Wiedensohler;Y. F. Cheng;A. Nowak;B. Wehner

  • A high‐resolution ammonia emission inventory in China

    Xin Huang;Yu Song;Mengmeng Li;Jianfeng Li

  • Systematic review of Chinese studies of short-term exposure to air pollution and daily mortality.

    Yu Shang;Zhiwei Sun;Junji Cao;Xinming Wang

  • Environmental health in China: progress towards clean air and safe water

    Junfeng Zhang;Denise Leonore Mauzerall;Tong Zhu;Song Liang

  • Air pollutant emissions from Chinese households: A major and underappreciated ambient pollution source.

    Jun Liu;Denise Leonore Mauzerall;Qi Chen;Qiang Zhang

  • Ammonia emission control in China would mitigate haze pollution and nitrogen deposition, but worsen acid rain

    Mingxu Liu;Xin Huang;Yu Song;Jie Tang

  • Association between changes in air pollution levels during the Beijing Olympics and biomarkers of inflammation and thrombosis in healthy young adults.

    David Q Rich;Howard M Kipen;Wei Huang;Guangfa Wang

  • Evaluating the climate and air quality impacts of short-lived pollutants

    Andreas Stohl;Borgar Aamaas;M Amann;LH Baker

  • Organochlorine pesticides in the air around the Taihu Lake, China.

    Xinghua Qiu;Tong Zhu;Jing Li;Hansheng Pan

  • "What We Breathe Impacts Our Health: Improving Understanding of the Link between Air Pollution and Health"

    J. Jason West;Aaron Cohen;Frank Dentener;Bert Brunekreef

  • High-resolution ammonia emissions inventories in China from 1980 to 2012

    Yaning Kang;Mingxu Liu;Yu Song;Xin Huang

  • Highly time-resolved chemical characterization of atmospheric submicron particles during 2008 Beijing Olympic Games using an Aerodyne High-Resolution Aerosol Mass Spectrometer

    X.-F. Huang;L.-Y. He;M. Hu;M. R. Canagaratna

  • Linking Urbanization and the Environment: Conceptual and Empirical Advances

    Xuemei Bai;Timon McPhearson;Helen A Cleugh;Harini Nagendra

  • Association of selected persistent organic pollutants in the placenta with the risk of neural tube defects

    Aiguo Ren;Xinghua Qiu;Lei Jin;Jin Ma

  • Spatiotemporal continuous estimates of PM2.5 concentrations in China, 2000–2016: A machine learning method with inputs from satellites, chemical transport model, and ground observations

    Tao Xue;Yixuan Zheng;Dan Tong;Bo Zheng

  • Sulfate formation is dominated by manganese-catalyzed oxidation of SO2 on aerosol surfaces during haze events.

    Weigang Wang;Mingyuan Liu;Tiantian Wang;Yu Song

  • Seasonal Variation of Chemical Species Associated With Short-Term Mortality Effects of PM2.5 in Xi’an, a Central City in China

    Wei Huang;Junji Cao;Yebin Tao;Lingzhen Dai

  • Estimating adult mortality attributable to PM2.5 exposure in China with assimilated PM2.5 concentrations based on a ground monitoring network.

    Jun Liu;Yiqun Han;Xiao Tang;Jiang Zhu

  • Missing OH source in a suburban environment near Beijing: observed and modelled OH and HO 2 concentrations in summer 2006

    K. D. Lu;K. D. Lu;A. Hofzumahaus;F. Holland;B. Bohn

Frequent Co-Authors

Min Hu
Min Hu Peking University
Xinghua Qiu
Xinghua Qiu Peking University
Yu Song
Yu Song Peking University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Peking University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Tsinghua University
Min Shao
Min Shao Peking University
Mei Zheng
Mei Zheng Peking University
Yafang Cheng
Yafang Cheng Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Yuanhang Zhang
Yuanhang Zhang Peking University

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