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D-Index
45
Citations
6530
World Ranking
6512
National Ranking
657

Wenyou Hu 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 Wenyou Hu sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 106 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wenyou Hu 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 Wenyou Hu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wenyou Hu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Soil Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. The scientist's work frequently addresses topics such as Heavy metals in environment, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Mercury impact and mitigation studies, Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, and Radioactivity and Radon Measurements.

They have contributed extensively to scientific literature, focusing on ecological and environmental risk assessments related to contamination, particularly from heavy metals and microplastics. Recent significant papers include:

  • Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments and water from the coastal areas of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea (2020, Environment International)
  • Spatial distribution, ecological risk and sources of heavy metals in soils from a typical economic development area, Southeastern China (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Occurrence, distribution and affecting factors of microplastics in agricultural soils along the lower reaches of Yangtze River, China (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Quantitative source apportionment, risk assessment and distribution of heavy metals in agricultural soils from southern Shandong Peninsula of China (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Accumulation and ecological risk of heavy metals in soils along the coastal areas of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea: A comparative study of China and South Korea (2020, Environment International)

Wenyou Hu often collaborates with coauthors including Biao Huang, Kang Tian, Jong Seong Khim, Yongcun Zhao, and Qiumei Wu, reflecting a network of research partnerships supporting multidisciplinary studies.

Their publications are predominantly found in venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, and Environment International, indicating a focus on environmental pollution, ecosystems, and related risk factors.

Best Publications

  • Source identification of heavy metals in peri-urban agricultural soils of southeast China: An integrated approach.

    Wenyou Hu;Wenyou Hu;Huifeng Wang;Lurui Dong;Biao Huang

  • Geochemical baseline establishment and ecological risk evaluation of heavy metals in greenhouse soils from Dongtai, China

    Kang Tian;Biao Huang;Zhe Xing;Wenyou Hu

  • Soil environmental quality in greenhouse vegetable production systems in eastern China: Current status and management strategies

    Wenyou Hu;Yanxia Zhang;Biao Huang;Ying Teng

  • Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments and water from the coastal areas of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea.

    Kang Tian;Qiumei Wu;Qiumei Wu;Peng Liu;Wenyou Hu

  • Spatial distribution, ecological risk and sources of heavy metals in soils from a typical economic development area, Southeastern China.

    Qiumei Wu;Wenyou Hu;Huifeng Wang;Peng Liu

  • Heavy metals in intensive greenhouse vegetable production systems along Yellow Sea of China: Levels, transfer and health risk.

    Wenyou Hu;Biao Huang;Kang Tian;Peter E. Holm

  • Quantitative source apportionment, risk assessment and distribution of heavy metals in agricultural soils from southern Shandong Peninsula of China.

    Haiwei Liu;Yan Zhang;Jiashuo Yang;Haiyun Wang

  • Occurrence, distribution and affecting factors of microplastics in agricultural soils along the lower reaches of Yangtze River, China.

    Lu Cao;Lu Cao;Di Wu;Peng Liu;Wenyou Hu

  • Ecological risk assessment of arsenic and metals in sediments of coastal areas of northern Bohai and Yellow Seas, China

    Wei Luo;Yonglong Lu;Tieyu Wang;Wenyou Hu

  • Perfluorinated compounds in surface waters from Northern China: comparison to level of industrialization.

    Tieyu Wang;Jong Seong Khim;Chunli Chen;Jonathan E. Naile

  • Accumulation and ecological risk of heavy metals in soils along the coastal areas of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea: A comparative study of China and South Korea.

    Peng Liu;Wenyou Hu;Kang Tian;Biao Huang

  • The impact of greenhouse vegetable farming duration and soil types on phytoavailability of heavy metals and their health risk in eastern China

    Lanqin Yang;Biao Huang;Wenyou Hu;Yong Chen

  • Using multi-medium factors analysis to assess heavy metal health risks along the Yangtze River in Nanjing, Southeast China

    Huifeng Wang;Qiumei Wu;Wenyou Hu;Biao Huang

  • Accumulation, sources and health risks of trace metals in elevated geochemical background soils used for greenhouse vegetable production in southwestern China.

    Haidong Zhang;Biao Huang;Linlin Dong;Wenyou Hu

  • Perfluorinated compounds in estuarine and coastal areas of north Bohai Sea, China

    Tieyu Wang;Yonglong Lu;Chunli Chen;Jonathan E. Naile

  • Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils and Vegetables from a Typical Greenhouse Vegetable Production System in China

    Wenyou Hu;Yong Chen;Biao Huang;Silvana Niedermann

  • Environmental soil quality and vegetable safety under current greenhouse vegetable production management in China

    Yusef Kianpoor Kalkhajeh;Biao Huang;Wenyou Hu;Chao Ma

  • Accumulation and health risk of heavy metals in vegetables from harmless and organic vegetable production systems of China

    Yong Chen;Wenyou Hu;Biao Huang;David C. Weindorf

  • Sustainability assessment of greenhouse vegetable farming practices from environmental, economic, and socio-institutional perspectives in China

    Lanqin Yang;Lanqin Yang;Biao Huang;Mingcui Mao;Lipeng Yao

  • Accumulation and health risk of heavy metals in a plot-scale vegetable production system in a peri-urban vegetable farm near Nanjing, China

    Wenyou Hu;Biao Huang;Xuezheng Shi;Weiping Chen

  • Metals analysis of agricultural soils via portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.

    Wenyou Hu;Biao Huang;David C. Weindorf;Yong Chen

  • Rapid estimation of soil cation exchange capacity through sensor data fusion of portable XRF spectrometry and Vis-NIR spectroscopy

    Mengxue Wan;Mengxue Wan;Wenyou Hu;Mingkai Qu;Weidong Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Biao Huang
Biao Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Tieyu Wang
Tieyu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jong Seong Khim
Jong Seong Khim Seoul National University
Yonglong Lu
Yonglong Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wei Luo
Wei Luo Donghua University
Yongcun Zhao
Yongcun Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter E. Holm
Peter E. Holm University of Copenhagen
David C. Weindorf
David C. Weindorf Central Michigan University
Hans Christian Bruun Hansen
Hans Christian Bruun Hansen University of Copenhagen

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