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D-Index
97
Citations
34685
World Ranking
1464
National Ranking
263

Xinde Cao publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xinde Cao sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 232 publications — 44th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Xinde Cao D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xinde Cao sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xinde Cao is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of environmental science. Their work encompasses a wide range of topics including pollution, water science and technology, biomedical engineering, environmental chemistry, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on various main topics such as heavy metals in the environment, environmental remediation with nanomaterials, arsenic contamination and mitigation, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, microplastics and plastic pollution, recycling and waste management techniques, and advanced oxidation water treatment.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Xinde Cao include:

  • Xiaoyun Xu
  • Ling Zhao
  • Hao Qiu
  • Zibo Xu
  • Erkai He

Xinde Cao has published numerous papers in prominent journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Water Research
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Xinde Cao include:

  • Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Ball milling as a mechanochemical technology for fabrication of novel biochar nanomaterials, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: Aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants - A critical review, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Emerging contaminants: A One Health perspective, 2024, The Innovation
  • Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole by Magnetic Iron-Char Composites via Nonradical Pathways: Fe(IV) Versus Surface-Mediated Electron Transfer, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Accumulation of Pb, Cu, and Zn in native plants growing on a contaminated Florida site.

    Joonki Yoon;Xinde Cao;Qixing Zhou;Lena Q. Ma

  • Dairy-manure derived biochar effectively sorbs lead and atrazine.

    Xinde Cao;Lena Ma;Bin Gao;Willie Harris

  • Properties of dairy-manure-derived biochar pertinent to its potential use in remediation

    Xinde Cao;Willie Harris

  • A review of biochar as a low-cost adsorbent for aqueous heavy metal removal

    Mandu I. Inyang;Bin Gao;Ying Yao;Yingwen Xue

  • Heterogeneity of biochar properties as a function of feedstock sources and production temperatures.

    Ling Zhao;Xinde Cao;Ondřej Mašek;Andrew Zimmerman

  • Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by biochars derived from anaerobically digested biomass

    Mandu Inyang;Bin Gao;Ying Yao;Yingwen Xue;Yingwen Xue

  • Biochar derived from anaerobically digested sugar beet tailings: characterization and phosphate removal potential.

    Ying Yao;Bin Gao;Mandu Inyang;Andrew R. Zimmerman

  • Removal of Cu, Zn, and Cd from aqueous solutions by the dairy manure-derived biochar

    Xiaoyun Xu;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao;Hailong Wang

  • Removal of phosphate from aqueous solution by biochar derived from anaerobically digested sugar beet tailings.

    Ying Yao;Bin Gao;Mandu Inyang;Andrew R. Zimmerman

  • Simultaneous Immobilization of Lead and Atrazine in Contaminated Soils Using Dairy-Manure Biochar

    Xinde Cao;Lena Ma;Yuan Liang;Bin Gao

  • Comparison of rice husk- and dairy manure-derived biochars for simultaneously removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions: role of mineral components in biochars.

    Xiaoyun Xu;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao

  • Mechanisms of lead, copper, and zinc retention by phosphate rock

    Xinde Cao;Lena Q. Ma;Dean R. Rhue;Chip S. Appel

  • Biochar-supported zerovalent iron for removal of various contaminants from aqueous solutions.

    Yanmei Zhou;Bin Gao;Andrew R. Zimmerman;Hao Chen

  • Ball milling as a mechanochemical technology for fabrication of novel biochar nanomaterials.

    Manish Kumar;Xinni Xiong;Zhonghao Wan;Yuqing Sun

  • Sorption of heavy metals on chitosan-modified biochars and its biological effects.

    Yanmei Zhou;Yanmei Zhou;Bin Gao;Andrew R. Zimmerman;June Fang

  • Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: Aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants - A critical review.

    Zhefan Ren;Xiangyang Gui;Xiaoyun Xu;Ling Zhao

  • Immobilization of Zn, Cu, and Pb in contaminated soils using phosphate rock and phosphoric acid

    Xinde Cao;Ammar Wahbi;Lena Ma;Bing Li

  • 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

  • The Interfacial Behavior between Biochar and Soil Minerals and Its Effect on Biochar Stability.

    Fan Yang;Ling Zhao;Bin Gao;Bin Gao;Xiaoyun Xu

  • Biochar as both electron donor and electron shuttle for the reduction transformation of Cr(VI) during its sorption.

    Xiaoyun Xu;Huang Huang;Yue Zhang;Zibo Xu

  • Impacts of phosphate amendments on lead biogeochemistry at a contaminated site.

    Xinde Cao;Lena Q. Ma;Ming Chen;Satya P. Singh

  • Effects of compost and phosphate amendments on arsenic mobility in soils and arsenic uptake by the hyperaccumulator, Pteris vittata L.

    Xinde Cao;Lena Q Ma;Aziz Shiralipour

Frequent Co-Authors

Ling Zhao
Ling Zhao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xiaoyun Xu
Xiaoyun Xu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hao Qiu
Hao Qiu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bin Gao
Bin Gao University of Florida
Lena Q. Ma
Lena Q. Ma Zhejiang University
Willie G. Harris
Willie G. Harris University of Florida
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Andrew R. Zimmerman
Andrew R. Zimmerman University of Florida
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg Leiden University

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