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Xiliang Zhang

Xiliang Zhang

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
51
Citations
8938
World Ranking
4774
National Ranking
499

Xiliang Zhang 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 Xiliang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 137 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xiliang Zhang 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 Xiliang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • The status of 4th generation district heating: Research and results

    Henrik Lund;Poul Alberg Østergaard;Miguel Chang;Sven Werner

  • Scenario analysis on alternative fuel/vehicle for China’s future road transport: Life-cycle energy demand and GHG emissions

    Xunmin Ou;Xiliang Zhang;Shiyan Chang

  • Towards carbon neutrality: A study on China's long-term low-carbon transition pathways and strategies

    Jiankun He;Zheng Li;Xiliang Zhang;Hailin Wang

  • Energy consumption and GHG emissions of six biofuel pathways by LCA in (the) People's Republic of China

    Xunmin Ou;Xiliang Zhang;Shiyan Chang;Qingfang Guo

  • Alternative fuel buses currently in use in China: Life-cycle fossil energy use, GHG emissions and policy recommendations

    Xunmin Ou;Xiliang Zhang;Shiyan Chang

  • Life-cycle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for electricity generation and supply in China

    Xunmin Ou;Yan Xiaoyu;Xiliang Zhang

  • An assessment of programs to promote improved household stoves in China

    Jonathan E. Sinton;Kirk R. Smith;John W. Peabody;Liu Yaping

  • Emissions trading in China: Progress and prospects

    Da Zhang;Valerie J. Karplus;Cyril Cassisa;Xiliang Zhang

  • Mode, technology, energy consumption, and resulting CO2 emissions in China's transport sector up to 2050

    Hailin Wang;Xunmin Ou;Xiliang Zhang

  • The energy and CO2 emissions impact of renewable energy development in China

    Tianyu Qi;Xiliang Zhang;Valerie J. Karplus

  • Modelling the potential for wind energy integration on China’s coal-heavy electricity grid

    Michael R. Davidson;Da Zhang;Da Zhang;Weiming Xiong;Xiliang Zhang

  • Life-cycle analysis on energy consumption and GHG emission intensities of alternative vehicle fuels in China

    Xunmin Ou;Xiaoyu Yan;Xiliang Zhang;Zhen Liu

  • Nuclear energy development in China: A study of opportunities and challenges

    Sheng Zhou;Xiliang Zhang

  • Carbon emissions in China: How far can new efforts bend the curve?

    Xiliang Zhang;Valerie J. Karplus;Tianyu Qi;Da Zhang;Da Zhang

  • Development and application of China provincial road transport energy demand and GHG emissions analysis model

    Tianduo Peng;Xunmin Ou;Zhiyi Yuan;Xiaoyu Yan

  • Quantifying regional economic impacts of CO2 intensity targets in China

    Da Zhang;Da Zhang;Sebastian Rausch;Sebastian Rausch;Valerie J. Karplus;Xiliang Zhang

  • Development of electric vehicles use in China: A study from the perspective of life-cycle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions

    Guanghui Zhou;Xunmin Ou;Xiliang Zhang

  • The general equilibrium impacts of carbon tax policy in China: A multi-model comparison

    Jing Cao;Hancheng Dai;Shantong Li;Chaoyi Guo

  • Heat roadmap China: New heat strategy to reduce energy consumption towards 2030

    Weiming Xiong;Yu Wang;Brian Vad Mathiesen;Henrik Lund

  • Projection of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by motor vehicles in China: Policy options and impacts

    Hong Huo;Michael Wang;Xiliang Zhang;Kebin He

  • Technologies and policies for the transition to a sustainable energy system in china

    Qimin Chai;Xiliang Zhang

  • A study of carbon dioxide emissions performance of China's transport sector

    Guanghui Zhou;William Chung;Xiliang Zhang

  • Techno-Economic Analysis of Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass in China: Dilute-Acid Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Corn Stover

    Lili Zhao;Xiliang Zhang;Jie Xu;Xunmin Ou

  • Using coal for transportation in China: Life cycle GHG of coal-based fuel and electric vehicle, and policy implications

    Xunmin Ou;Xiaoyu Yan;Xiliang Zhang

  • The Potential of Renewable Energy Systems in China

    Wen Liu;Henrik Lund;Brian Vad Mathiesen;Xiliang Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xunmin Ou
Xunmin Ou Tsinghua University
Brian Vad Mathiesen
Brian Vad Mathiesen Aalborg University
Andreas Löschel
Andreas Löschel Ruhr University Bochum
Hongguang Jin
Hongguang Jin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Henrik Lund
Henrik Lund Aalborg University
Noam Lior
Noam Lior University of Pennsylvania
Neven Duić
Neven Duić University of Zagreb
Shuxiao Wang
Shuxiao Wang Tsinghua University
Yu Liu
Yu Liu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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