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D-Index
48
Citations
8516
World Ranking
5546
National Ranking
563

Xin 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 Xin Li sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 131 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xin 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 Xin Li sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xin Li is affiliated with Peking University in China, with extensive research contributions primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly output includes over one hundred publications, many of which focus on topics related to atmospheric processes and air quality.

Their research covers numerous topics, notably:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Subfields of their expertise include:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Spectroscopy
  • Global and Planetary Change

Xin Li has published frequently in several scientific journals, with the most common venues being:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Notable recent publications by Xin Li include:

  • "Long-term trend of ozone pollution in China during 2014-2020: distinct seasonal and spatial characteristics and ozone sensitivity" (2022), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "An explicit study of local ozone budget and NOx-VOCs sensitivity in Shenzhen China" (2020), published in Atmospheric Environment
  • "Spatiotemporal variation, sources, and secondary transformation potential of volatile organic compounds in Xi'an, China" (2021), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Exploring the drivers of the increased ozone production in Beijing in summertime during 2005-2016" (2020), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Observations and modeling of OH and HO2 radicals in Chengdu, China in summer 2019" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment

Xin Li frequently collaborates with the following researchers:

  • Limin Zeng
  • Shiyi Chen
  • Keding Lu
  • Ying Liu
  • Shengrong Lou

Best Publications

  • Amplified trace gas removal in the troposphere.

    Andreas Hofzumahaus;Franz Rohrer;Keding Lu;Keding Lu;Birger Bohn

  • Radical chemistry at a rural site (Wangdu) in the North China Plain: observation and model calculations of OH, HO 2 and RO 2 radicals

    Zhaofeng Tan;Hendrik Fuchs;Keding Lu;Andreas Hofzumahaus

  • Wintertime photochemistry in Beijing: observations of RO x radical concentrations in the North China Plain during the BEST-ONE campaign

    Zhaofeng Tan;Zhaofeng Tan;Franz Rohrer;Keding Lu;Xuefei Ma

  • Atmospheric OH reactivities in the Pearl River Delta – China in summer 2006: measurement and model results

    S. Lou;S. Lou;F. Holland;F. Rohrer;K. Lu;K. Lu

  • Exploring the atmospheric chemistry of nitrous acid (HONO) at a rural site in Southern China

    X. Li;T. Brauers;R. Häseler;B. Bohn

  • High N2O5 Concentrations Observed in Urban Beijing: Implications of a Large Nitrate Formation Pathway

    Haichao Wang;Keding Lu;Xiaorui Chen;Qindan Zhu

  • Exploring atmospheric free-radical chemistry in China: the self-cleansing capacity and the formation of secondary air pollution.

    Keding Lu;Song Guo;Zhaofeng Tan;Haichao Wang

  • Fast Photochemistry in Wintertime Haze: Consequences for Pollution Mitigation Strategies

    Keding Lu;Hendrik Fuchs;Andreas Hofzumahaus;Zhaofeng Tan

  • Missing gas-phase source of HONO inferred from Zeppelin measurements in the troposphere.

    Xin Li;Franz Rohrer;Andreas Hofzumahaus;Theo Brauers

  • Significant Concentrations of Nitryl Chloride Sustained in the Morning: Investigations of the Causes and Impacts on Ozone Production in a Polluted Region of Northern China

    Yee Jun Tham;Zhe Wang;Qinyi Li;Hui Yun

  • Explicit diagnosis of the local ozone production rate and the ozone-NOx-VOC sensitivities

    Zhaofeng Tan;Zhaofeng Tan;Keding Lu;Huabin Dong;Min Hu

  • Experimental evidence for efficient hydroxyl radical regeneration in isoprene oxidation

    H. Fuchs;A. Hofzumahaus;F. Rohrer;B. Bohn

  • Inversion of tropospheric profiles of aerosol extinction and HCHO and NO 2 mixing ratios from MAX-DOAS observations in Milano during the summer of 2003 and comparison with independent data sets

    T. Wagner;S. Beirle;T. Brauers;T. Deutschmann

  • Field Determination of Nitrate Formation Pathway in Winter Beijing.

    Xiaorui Chen;Haichao Wang;Keding Lu;Chunmeng Li

  • Winter photochemistry in Beijing: Observation and model simulation of OH and HO2 radicals at an urban site.

    Xuefei Ma;Zhaofeng Tan;Keding Lu;Xinping Yang

  • Maximum efficiency in the hydroxyl-radical-based self-cleansing of the troposphere

    Franz Rohrer;Keding Lu;Keding Lu;Andreas Hofzumahaus;Birger Bohn

  • A Comprehensive Model Test of the HONO Sources Constrained to Field Measurements at Rural North China Plain.

    Yuhan Liu;Keding Lu;Xin Li;Huabin Dong

  • An explicit study of local ozone budget and NOx-VOCs sensitivity in Shenzhen China

    Dan Yu;Zhaofeng Tan;Keding Lu;Xuefei Ma

  • MAX-DOAS measurements of NO2, HCHO and CHOCHO at a rural site in Southern China

    X. Li;X. Li;T. Brauers;A. Hofzumahaus;K. Lu;K. Lu

  • No Evidence for a Significant Impact of Heterogeneous Chemistry on Radical Concentrations in the North China Plain in Summer 2014.

    Zhaofeng Tan;Andreas Hofzumahaus;Keding Lu;Steven S. Brown;Steven S. Brown

  • Quantifying the role of PM2.5 dropping in variations of ground-level ozone: Inter-comparison between Beijing and Los Angeles.

    Min Shao;Wenjie Wang;Bin Yuan;David D. Parrish

Frequent Co-Authors

Keding Lu
Keding Lu Peking University
Yuanhang Zhang
Yuanhang Zhang Peking University
Franz Rohrer
Franz Rohrer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Birger Bohn
Birger Bohn Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas Wahner
Andreas Wahner Forschungszentrum Jülich
Limin Zeng
Limin Zeng Peking University
Andreas Hofzumahaus
Andreas Hofzumahaus Forschungszentrum Jülich
Hendrik Fuchs
Hendrik Fuchs Forschungszentrum Jülich
Min Shao
Min Shao Peking University
Frank Holland
Frank Holland Forschungszentrum Jülich

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