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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
102
Citations
39333
World Ranking
332
National Ranking
44

Xiangdong Li 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 Xiangdong Li sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 261 publications — 80th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Xiangdong Li 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 Xiangdong Li sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 102 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.

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Xiangdong Li is affiliated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China. Their research spans multiple disciplines within engineering and environmental science, contributing to both fundamental and applied knowledge in these areas.

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad domains, Xiangdong Li has focused on several subfields, including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Mechanical Engineering

The scientist's main topics of work cover a range of specialized areas, such as:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

Xiangdong Li has published research extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Emerging contaminants: A One Health perspective" (2024) published in The Innovation
  • "An Imperative Need for Research on the Role of Environmental Factors in Transmission of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Toxic potency-adjusted control of air pollution for solid fuel combustion" (2022) published in Nature Energy
  • "Municipal Solid Waste Treatment System Increases Ambient Airborne Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Inhalable antibiotic resistomes emitted from hospitals: metagenomic insights into bacterial hosts, clinical relevance, and environmental risks" (2022) published in Microbiome

The scientist's work has appeared frequently in various scholarly venues, notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • ACS Environmental Au
  • PubMed

Collaborations have been an integral part of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ling Jin
  • Jiawen Xie
  • Lixin Xiao
  • Bo Qu
  • Squire J. Booker

Best Publications

  • The holocene Asian monsoon : links to solar changes and North Atlantic climate

    Yongjin Wang;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Yaoqi He

  • Heavy metal contamination of urban soils and street dusts in Hong Kong

    Xiangdong Li;Chi Sun Poon;Pui Sum Liu

  • Metal contamination in urban, suburban, and country park soils of Hong Kong: a study based on GIS and multivariate statistics.

    Celine Siu Lan Lee;Xiangdong Li;Wen Zhong Shi;Sharon Ching Nga Cheung

  • Heavy metals in agricultural soils of the Pearl River Delta, South China

    S.C Wong;X.D Li;G Zhang;S.H Qi

  • Heavy metal contamination in soils and vegetables near an e-waste processing site, south China

    Chunling Luo;Chuanping Liu;Yan Wang;Xiang Liu

  • Occurrence and elimination of antibiotics at four sewage treatment plants in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), South China

    Weihai Xu;Gan Zhang;Xiangdong Li;Shichun Zou

  • Urban environmental geochemistry of trace metals.

    Coby Sze-chung Wong;Xiangdong Li;Iain Thornton

  • The use of chelating agents in the remediation of metal-contaminated soils: A review

    Domen Leštan;Chun ling Luo;Xiangdong Li

  • Trace metal contamination in urban soils of China.

    Xiao-san Luo;Shen Yu;Yong-guan Zhu;Xiang-dong Li

  • Enhanced phytoextraction of Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd with EDTA and EDDS.

    Chunling Luo;Zhenguo Shen;Zhenguo Shen;Xiangdong Li

  • Trace metal distribution in sediments of the Pearl River Estuary and the surrounding coastal area, South China.

    Carman C.M. Ip;Xiang-Dong Li;Gan Zhang;Onyx W.H. Wai

  • The study of metal contamination in urban soils of Hong Kong using a GIS-based approach.

    Xiangdong Li;Siu Ian Lee;Sze Chung Wong;Wen Zhong Shi

  • Lead phytoextraction from contaminated soil with high-biomass plant species.

    Zhen-Guo Shen;Xiang-Dong Li;Chun-Chun Wang;Huai-Man Chen

  • Heavy metal speciation and leaching behaviors in cement based solidified/stabilized waste materials.

    Xiangdong Li;Chi Sun Poon;H. Sun;Irene M.C. Lo

  • Determination of selected antibiotics in the Victoria Harbour and the Pearl River, South China using high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.

    Wei-hai Xu;Gan Zhang;Shi-chun Zou;Xiang-dong Li

  • Heavy metal distribution in sediment profiles of the Pearl River estuary, South China

    Xiangdong Li;Onyx W.H. Wai;Y.S. Li;Barry J. Coles

  • Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in the Pearl River Delta, China

    Coby Sze-chung Wong;Xiangdong Li;Gan Zhang;Shi-hua Qi

  • Sedimentary Records of DDT and HCH in the Pearl River Delta, South China

    Gan Zhang;Andrew Parker;Alan House;Bixian Mai

  • Chemical partitioning of trace and major elements in soils contaminated by mining and smelting activities

    Xiangdong Li;Xiangdong Li;Iain Thornton

  • Multifunctional iron-biochar composites for the removal of potentially toxic elements, inherent cations, and hetero-chloride from hydraulic fracturing wastewater.

    Yuqing Sun;Yuqing Sun;Iris K.M. Yu;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Xinde Cao

  • Chemical forms of Pb, Zn and Cu in the sediment profiles of the Pearl River Estuary.

    Xiangdong Li;Zhenguo Shen;Zhenguo Shen;Onyx W.H Wai;Yok-Sheung Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Gan Zhang
Gan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chunling Luo
Chunling Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Runsheng Yin
Runsheng Yin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chi Sun Poon
Chi Sun Poon Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Iain Thornton
Iain Thornton Imperial College London
Shihua Qi
Shihua Qi China University of Geosciences
Xinbin Feng
Xinbin Feng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Pingqing Fu
Pingqing Fu Tianjin University

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