2026 Xiaoguang Meng: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	58	10556	9539	2918	2399	157	12880
Environmental Sciences	58	3253	3112	1259	1167	156	12733

Overview

Xiaoguang Meng is affiliated with Stevens Institute of Technology in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research spans a broad range of topics primarily focused on water quality, contaminant removal, and environmental remediation.

The scientist's work includes numerous studies on adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, environmental remediation with nanomaterials, and the mitigation of arsenic contamination. Other notable topics of research include heavy metals in the environment, chromium effects and bioremediation, phosphorus and nutrient management, and heavy metal exposure and toxicity.

Among their frequent coauthors are Qiantao Shi, Christos Christodoulatos, Shujuan Zhang, George P. Korfiatis, and Jinshan Wei. Collaborations with these colleagues have resulted in a substantial body of research across multiple domains related to environmental chemistry and water treatment technologies.

They have published regularly in several prominent scientific journals, including:

The Science of The Total Environment
Water Research
SSRN Electronic Journal
Chemosphere
Journal of Environmental Sciences

Noteworthy papers authored or coauthored by Xiaoguang Meng include:

Chromate removal by electrospun PVA/PEI nanofibers: Adsorption, reduction, and effects of co-existing ions (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
Challenges of arsenic removal from municipal wastewater by coagulation with ferric chloride and alum (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
Processes of chromium (VI) migration and transformation in chromate production site: A case study from the middle of China (2020, Chemosphere)
Lead immobilization by phosphate in the presence of iron oxides: Adsorption versus precipitation (2020, Water Research)
Influence of sulfur on the mobility of arsenic and antimony during oxic-anoxic cycles: Differences and competition (2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)

Their research often intersects specialized subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Organic Chemistry. These subfields reflect the multidisciplinary nature of their investigations into complex environmental issues.

Best Publications

Effects of silicate, sulfate, and carbonate on arsenic removal by ferric chloride

Xiaoguang Meng;Sunbaek Bang;George P Korfiatis

764
Citations
Biosorption mechanism of nine different heavy metals onto biomatrix from rice husk

Kishore K Krishnani;Xiaoguang Meng;C Christodoulatos;Veera M Boddu

761
Citations
UTILIZATION OF FLY ASH FOR STABILIZATION/SOLIDIFICATION OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED SOILS

Dimitris Dermatas;Xiaoguang Meng

748
Citations
Adsorption of As(V) and As(III) by nanocrystalline titanium dioxide.

Maria E. Pena;George P. Korfiatis;Manish Patel;Lee Lippincott

607
Citations
Adsorption Mechanism of Arsenic on Nanocrystalline Titanium Dioxide

Maria Pena;Xiaoguang Meng;George P Korfiatis;Chuanyong Jing

554
Citations
Combined effects of anions on arsenic removal by iron hydroxides.

Xiaoguang Meng;George P. Korfiatis;Sunbaek Bang;Ki Woong Bang

504
Citations
Application of titanium dioxide in arsenic removal from water: A review

Xiaohong Guan;Juanshan Du;Xiaoguang Meng;Yuankui Sun

456
Citations
Adsorption of antimony onto iron oxyhydroxides: adsorption behavior and surface structure.

Xuejun Guo;Zhijun Wu;Mengchang He;Xiaoguang Meng

403
Citations
Removal of arsenic from groundwater by granular titanium dioxide adsorbent.

Sunbaek Bang;Manish Patel;Lee Lippincott;Xiaoguang Meng

402
Citations
Treatment of arsenic in Bangladesh well water using a household co-precipitation and filtration system.

Xiaoguang Meng;George P Korfiatis;Christos Christodoulatos;Sunbaek Bang

393
Citations
Carbonate effects on hexavalent uranium adsorption by iron oxyhydroxide.

Mahmoud Wazne;George P. Korfiatis;Xiaoguang Meng

352
Citations
Chemical reactions between arsenic and zero-valent iron in water

Sunbaek Bang;Mark D. Johnson;George P. Korfiatis;Xiaoguang Meng

348
Citations
Removal of arsenic from water by zero-valent iron.

Sunbaek Bang;George P. Korfiatis;Xiaoguang Meng

312
Citations
Redox transformations of arsenic and iron in water treatment sludge during aging and TCLP extraction.

Xiaoguang Meng;George P. Korfiatis;Chuanyong Jing;Christos Christodoulatos

221
Citations
Perchlorate adsorption and desorption on activated carbon and anion exchange resin

In-Ho Yoon;Xiaoguang Meng;Chao Wang;Kyoung-Woong Kim

157
Citations
Effect of weak magnetic field on arsenate and arsenite removal from water by zerovalent iron: an XAFS investigation.

Yuankui Sun;Xiaohong Guan;Jianmin Wang;Xiaoguang Meng

156
Citations
An evaluation of arsenic release from monolithic solids using a modified semi-dynamic leaching test.

Dimitris Dermatas;Deok Hyun Moon;Nektaria Menounou;Xiaoguang Meng

153
Citations
La3+-modified activated alumina for fluoride removal from water.

Jiemin Cheng;Xiaoguang Meng;Chuanyong Jing;Jumin Hao

149
Citations
Surface complexation of organic arsenic on nanocrystalline titanium oxide.

Chuanyong Jing;Xiaoguang Meng;Suqin Liu;Salem Baidas

146
Citations
Arsenic leachability in water treatment adsorbents.

Chuanyong Jing;J Suqin Liu;Manish Patel;Xiaoguang Meng

136
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Chuanyong Jing Chinese Academy of Sciences

Yonghui Song Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences

Xiaohong Guan Tongji University

Deok Hyun Moon Chosun University

Xianghua Wen Tsinghua University

Kyoung-Woong Kim Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

Fengchang Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences

John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan

Dilhan M. Kalyon Stevens Institute of Technology

Li-Jun Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences

External Links

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