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Xiaodong Li

Xiaodong Li

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 61 2780 2655 279 275 188 13349

Xiaodong Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaodong Li between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaodong Li published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 13.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2021. 63 of the 315 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2021. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 33 publications
2002 2025

315 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaodong Li: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 0
2004 1
2005 3
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 6
2010 3
2011 5
2012 6
2013 6
2014 19
2015 14
2016 13
2017 20
2018 16
2019 25
2020 16
2021 34
2022 31
2023 32
2024 30
2025 33
Total 315
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Xiaodong 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 Xiaodong Li 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, 181–190 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: 188 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
181–190 400 188
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
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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Xiaodong 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 Xiaodong Li 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 61
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
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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Overview

Xiaodong Li is affiliated with Hunan University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics with particular emphasis on Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Advanced Image Fusion Techniques, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Prominent papers authored by Xiaodong Li include:

  • Trade-off analyses and optimization of water-related ecosystem services (WRESs) based on land use change in a typical agricultural watershed, southern China, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Oxygen Vacancies Modified TiO2/O-Terminated Ti3C2 Composites: Unravelling the Dual Effects between Oxygen Vacancy and High-Work-Function Titanium Carbide, 2023, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Distribution patterns and community assembly processes of eukaryotic microorganisms along an altitudinal gradient in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, 2023, Water Research
  • Toxic effects, mechanisms, and ecological impacts of harmful algal blooms in China, 2021, Harmful Algae
  • Defect engineering in polymeric carbon nitride photocatalyst: Synthesis, properties and characterizations, 2021, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Xiaodong Li include:

  • Yun Du
  • Feng Ling
  • Yihang Zhang
  • Jie Liang
  • Giles M. Foody

The scientist has published in various venues, with recurrent publications in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Water bodies' mapping from Sentinel-2 imagery with Modified Normalized Difference Water Index at 10-m spatial resolution produced by sharpening the swir band

    Yun Du;Yihang Zhang;Feng Ling;Qunming Wang

  • Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by TiO2-coated activated carbon and kinetic study.

    Youji Li;Xiaodong Li;Junwen Li;Jing Yin

  • Spatial distribution and source identification of heavy metals in surface soils in a typical coal mine city, Lianyuan, China.

    Jie Liang;Chunting Feng;Guangming Zeng;Xiang Gao

  • Photocatalytic decolorization and degradation of Congo Red on innovative crosslinked chitosan/nano-CdS composite catalyst under visible light irradiation

    Huayue Zhu;Ru Jiang;Ru Jiang;Ling Xiao;Yuhua Chang

  • Spatial risk assessment and sources identification of heavy metals in surface sediments from the Dongting Lake, Middle China

    Fei Li;Jinhui Huang;Guangming Zeng;Xingzhong Yuan

  • The interactions of composting and biochar and their implications for soil amendment and pollution remediation: a review

    Haipeng Wu;Cui Lai;Guangming Zeng;Jie Liang

  • A comparative study of environmental performance between prefabricated and traditional residential buildings in China

    Xinying Cao;Xinying Cao;Xiaodong Li;Yimin Zhu;Zhihui Zhang

  • An LCA-based environmental impact assessment model for construction processes

    Xiaodong Li;Yimin Zhu;Zhihui Zhang

  • Changes in heavy metal mobility and availability from contaminated wetland soil remediated with combined biochar-compost.

    Jie Liang;Zhaoxue Yang;Lin Tang;Guangming Zeng

  • A review of advanced air distribution methods - theory, practice, limitations and solutions

    Bin Yang;Bin Yang;A.K. Melikov;Alan Kabanshi;C. Zhang

  • Evaluating the impacts of high-temperature outdoor working environments on construction labor productivity in China: A case study of rebar workers

    Xiaodong Li;Kwan Hang Chow;Yimin Zhu;Ying Lin

  • Integrating priority areas and ecological corridors into national network for conservation planning in China

    Jie Liang;Xinyue He;Guangming Zeng;Minzhou Zhong

  • TPHiPr: a long-term (1979–2020) high-accuracy precipitation dataset (1∕30°, daily) for the Third Pole region based on high-resolution atmospheric modeling and dense observations

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  • Burgeoning prospects of biochar and its composite in persulfate-advanced oxidation process.

    Yanlan Zhao;Xingzhong Yuan;Xiaodong Li;Longbo Jiang

  • Trade-off analyses and optimization of water-related ecosystem services (WRESs) based on land use change in a typical agricultural watershed, southern China

    Jie Liang;Shuai Li;Xiaodong Li;Xin Li

  • Responses of bacterial community and functional marker genes of nitrogen cycling to biochar, compost and combined amendments in soil

    Haipeng Wu;Haipeng Wu;Guangming Zeng;Jie Liang;Jin Chen

  • Risk management for optimal land use planning integrating ecosystem services values: A case study in Changsha, Middle China

    Jie Liang;Minzhou Zhong;Guangming Zeng;Gaojie Chen

  • The construction dust-induced occupational health risk using Monte-Carlo simulation

    Ruipeng Tong;Mengzhao Cheng;Lei Zhang;Meng Liu

  • Dynamic LCA framework for environmental impact assessment of buildings

    Shu Su;Xiaodong Li;Yimin Zhu;Borong Lin

  • Hybrid silicate-hydrochar composite for highly efficient removal of heavy metal and antibiotics: Coadsorption and mechanism

    Jiaqin Deng;Xiaodong Li;Xue Wei;Yunguo Liu

  • An integrated model for assessing heavy metal exposure risk to migratory birds in wetland ecosystem: A case study in Dongting Lake Wetland, China.

    Jiayu Liu;Jie Liang;Xingzhong Yuan;Guangming Zeng

  • Land use regression models coupled with meteorology to model spatial and temporal variability of NO2 and PM10 in Changsha, China

    Wu Liu;Xiaodong Li;Zuo Chen;Guangming Zeng

Frequent Co-Authors

Jie Liang
Jie Liang Hunan University
Giles M. Foody
Giles M. Foody University of Nottingham
Haipeng Wu
Haipeng Wu Changsha University of Science and Technology
Peter M. Atkinson
Peter M. Atkinson Lancaster University
Doreen S. Boyd
Doreen S. Boyd University of Nottingham
Longbo Jiang
Longbo Jiang Hunan University
Xingzhong Yuan
Xingzhong Yuan Hunan University
Fei Li
Fei Li Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Hou Wang
Hou Wang Hunan University
Lin Tang
Lin Tang Hunan University

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