2026 Xiangdong Li: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	102	329	308	40	39	261	39333

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

3114
Citations
Heavy metal contamination of urban soils and street dusts in Hong Kong

Xiangdong Li;Chi Sun Poon;Pui Sum Liu

1506
Citations
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

976
Citations
Heavy metals in agricultural soils of the Pearl River Delta, South China

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

941
Citations
Heavy metal contamination in soils and vegetables near an e-waste processing site, south China

Chunling Luo;Chuanping Liu;Yan Wang;Xiang Liu

811
Citations
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

802
Citations
Urban environmental geochemistry of trace metals.

Coby Sze-chung Wong;Xiangdong Li;Iain Thornton

764
Citations
The use of chelating agents in the remediation of metal-contaminated soils: A review

Domen Leštan;Chun ling Luo;Xiangdong Li

678
Citations
Trace metal contamination in urban soils of China.

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

670
Citations
Enhanced phytoextraction of Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd with EDTA and EDDS.

Chunling Luo;Zhenguo Shen;Zhenguo Shen;Xiangdong Li

659
Citations
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

625
Citations
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

617
Citations
Lead phytoextraction from contaminated soil with high-biomass plant species.

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

570
Citations
Heavy metal speciation and leaching behaviors in cement based solidified/stabilized waste materials.

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

556
Citations
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

499
Citations
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

498
Citations
Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in the Pearl River Delta, China

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

485
Citations
Sedimentary Records of DDT and HCH in the Pearl River Delta, South China

Gan Zhang;Andrew Parker;Alan House;Bixian Mai

471
Citations
Chemical partitioning of trace and major elements in soils contaminated by mining and smelting activities

Xiangdong Li;Xiangdong Li;Iain Thornton

467
Citations
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

466
Citations
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

443
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chunling Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences

Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Yong Sik Ok Korea University

Runsheng Yin Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chi Sun Poon Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Iain Thornton Imperial College London

Shihua Qi China University of Geosciences

Xinbin Feng Chinese Academy of Sciences

Pingqing Fu Tianjin University

External Links

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