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47
Citations
7968
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5817
National Ranking
594

Xingang Liu 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 Xingang Liu sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 104 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Xingang Liu 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 Xingang Liu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xingang Liu is affiliated with Beijing Normal University in China. Their research predominantly focuses on the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with substantial contributions to Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist has investigated a wide range of topics related to atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, air quality monitoring and forecasting, vehicle emissions and performance, atmospheric ozone and climate, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, and the impact of COVID-19 on air quality.

Xingang Liu has contributed to the academic literature through various papers, including:

  • VOC characteristics, chemical reactivity and sources in urban Wuhan, central China (2020, Atmospheric Environment)
  • Characteristics, secondary transformation, and health risk assessment of ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in urban Beijing, China (2021, Atmospheric Pollution Research)
  • A comprehensive investigation on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in 2018 in Beijing, China: Characteristics, sources and behaviours in response to O3 formation (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Characteristics, source apportionment and chemical conversions of VOCs based on a comprehensive summer observation experiment in Beijing (2020, Atmospheric Pollution Research)
  • Elucidating the pollution characteristics of nitrate, sulfate and ammonium in PM 2.5 in Chengdu, southwest China, based on 3-year measurements (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)

Their co-authors frequently include:

  • Yafei Liu
  • Junling An
  • Yu Qu
  • Chenlu Li
  • Shijie Yin

Xingang Liu's work has been published mainly in journals such as:

  • Atmospheric Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Atmospheric Pollution Research

Best Publications

  • Formation and evolution mechanism of regional haze: a case study in the megacity Beijing, China

    X. G. Liu;X. G. Liu;J. Li;Y. Qu;T. Han

  • Characteristics, source apportionment and contribution of VOCs to ozone formation in Wuhan, Central China

    Lirong Hui;Xingang Liu;Qinwen Tan;Miao Feng

  • Characterization and sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their related changes during ozone pollution days in 2016 in Beijing, China

    Yafei Liu;Mengdi Song;Xingang Liu;Yuepeng Zhang

  • The impact of circulation patterns on regional transport pathways and air quality over Beijing and its surroundings

    J. P. Zhang;T. Zhu;Q. H. Zhang;C. C. Li

  • VOC characteristics, sources and contributions to SOA formation during haze events in Wuhan, Central China.

    Lirong Hui;Xingang Liu;Qinwen Tan;Miao Feng

  • Acute respiratory inflammation in children and black carbon in ambient air before and during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

    Weiwei Lin;Wei Huang;Tong Zhu;Min Hu

  • Sources of particulate matter in China: Insights from source apportionment studies published in 1987-2017.

    Yanhong Zhu;Lin Huang;Jingyi Li;Qi Ying

  • Influences of relative humidity and particle chemical composition on aerosol scattering properties during the 2006 PRD campaign

    Xingang Liu;Yafang Cheng;Yuanhang Zhang;Jinsang Jung

  • Aerosol chemistry and the effect of aerosol water content on visibility impairment and radiative forcing in Guangzhou during the 2006 Pearl River Delta campaign

    Jinsang Jung;Hanlim Lee;Young J. Kim;Xingang Liu

  • Characteristics and source apportionment of PM2.5 during persistent extreme haze events in Chengdu, southwest China.

    Lulu Li;Qinwen Tan;Yuanhang Zhang;Miao Feng

  • The washing effect of precipitation on particulate matter and the pollution dynamics of rainwater in downtown Beijing.

    Wei Ouyang;Bobo Guo;Guanqing Cai;Qing Li

  • Formation mechanism of continuous extreme haze episodes in the megacity Beijing, China, in January 2013

    Yiru Yang;Xingang Liu;Yu Qu;Jingli Wang

  • Source Apportionment and Secondary Transformation of Atmospheric Nonmethane Hydrocarbons in Chengdu, Southwest China

    Mengdi Song;Qinwen Tan;Miao Feng;Yu Qu

  • Increase of aerosol scattering by hygroscopic growth: Observation, modeling, and implications on visibility

    Xingang Liu;Jianwei Gu;Yunpeng Li;Yafang Cheng

  • Composition and sources of PM2.5 around the heating periods of 2013 and 2014 in Beijing: Implications for efficient mitigation measures

    Hainan Yang;Jing Chen;Jiaojiao Wen;Hezhong Tian

  • An intensive study of aerosol optical properties in Beijing urban area

    X. He;C. C. Li;A. K. H. Lau;Z. Z. Deng

  • Relationships between submicrometer particulate air pollution and air mass history in Beijing, China, 2004-2006

    B. Wehner;W. Birmili;F. Ditas;Z. Wu

  • Formation and evolution mechanism of regional haze : a case study in the megacity Beijing , China

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  • Sources and abatement mechanisms of VOCs in southern China

    Mengdi Song;Xingang Liu;Yuanhang Zhang;Min Shao

  • Optical properties of atmospheric aerosols obtained by in situ and remote measurements during 2006 Campaign of Air Quality Research in Beijing (CAREBeijing‐2006)

    Jinsang Jung;Hanlim Lee;Young J. Kim;Xingang Liu

  • Impact of relative humidity and water soluble constituents of PM2.5 on visibility impairment in Beijing, China

    Jing Chen;Shasha Qiu;Jing Shang;Ossima M.F. Wilfrid

  • Impacts of potential HONO sources on the concentrations of oxidants and secondary organic aerosols in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region of China

    Jingwei Zhang;Junling An;Yu Qu;Xingang Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuanhang Zhang
Yuanhang Zhang Peking University
Min Hu
Min Hu Peking University
Hezhong Tian
Hezhong Tian Beijing Normal University
Yele Sun
Yele Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tong Zhu
Tong Zhu Peking University
Keding Lu
Keding Lu Peking University
Yafang Cheng
Yafang Cheng Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Young J. Kim
Young J. Kim Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Nobuo Sugimoto
Nobuo Sugimoto National Institute for Environmental Studies
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University

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