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D-Index
55
Citations
8479
World Ranking
3922
National Ranking
422

Xiyao 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 Xiyao Li sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 183 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xiyao 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 Xiyao Li sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Stratification of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) for Aggregated Anammox Microorganisms.

    Fangxu Jia;Qing Yang;Xiuhong Liu;Xiyao Li

  • Partial nitrification-anammox (PNA) treating sewage with intermittent aeration mode: Effect of influent C/N ratios

    Yuanyuan Miao;Yongzhen Peng;Liang Zhang;Baikun Li

  • Long-term effect of pH on denitrification: High pH benefits achieving partial-denitrification.

    Wenting Qian;Bin Ma;Bin Ma;Xiyao Li;Qiong Zhang

  • Achieving advanced nitrogen removal from low C/N wastewater by combining endogenous partial denitrification with anammox in mainstream treatment

    Jiantao Ji;Yongzhen Peng;Wenke Mai;Jianzhong He

  • Enhanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater in an anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic sequencing batch reactor with sludge fermentation products as carbon source.

    Jinjin Liu;Yue Yuan;Baikun Li;Qiong Zhang

  • A novel partial nitrification-synchronous anammox and endogenous partial denitrification (PN-SAEPD) process for advanced nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater at ambient temperatures

    Jiantao Ji;Yongzhen Peng;Xiyao Li;Qiong Zhang

  • Achieving partial nitrification in a continuous post-denitrification reactor treating low C/N sewage

    Ting Zhang;Bo Wang;Xiyao Li;Qiong Zhang

  • Highly enriched anammox within anoxic biofilms by reducing suspended sludge biomass in a real-sewage A2/O process.

    Jianwei Li;Yongzhen Peng;Ruitao Gao;Lan Yang

  • A novel SNPR process for advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal from mainstream wastewater based on anammox, endogenous partial-denitrification and denitrifying dephosphatation.

    Jiantao Ji;Yongzhen Peng;Bo Wang;Xiyao Li

  • Synergistic Partial-Denitrification, Anammox, and in-situ Fermentation (SPDAF) Process for Advanced Nitrogen Removal from Domestic and Nitrate-Containing Wastewater.

    Jiantao Ji;Jiantao Ji;Yongzhen Peng;Bo Wang;Xiyao Li

  • Anaerobic digestion using ultrasound as pretreatment approach: Changes in waste activated sludge, anaerobic digestion performances and digestive microbial populations

    Xiyao Li;Siyu Guo;Yongzhen Peng;Yuelan He

  • Microbial community evolution in partial nitritation/anammox process: From sidestream to mainstream.

    Yandong Yang;Yandong Yang;Liang Zhang;Jun Cheng;Shujun Zhang

  • Step-feeding organic carbon enhances high-strength nitrate and ammonia removal via DEAMOX process

    Rui Du;Shenbin Cao;Baikun Li;Hanyu Zhang

  • Advanced nutrient removal from ammonia and domestic wastewaters by a novel process based on simultaneous partial nitrification-anammox and modified denitrifying phosphorus removal

    Ji Zhao;Xiaoxia Wang;Xiyao Li;Shuyuan Jia

  • The inhibitory effects of free ammonia on ammonia oxidizing bacteria and nitrite oxidizing bacteria under anaerobic condition.

    Wenting Qian;Yongzhen Peng;Xiyao Li;Qiong Zhang

  • Post-endogenous denitrification and phosphorus removal in an alternating anaerobic/oxic/anoxic (AOA) system treating low carbon/nitrogen (C/N) domestic wastewater

    Weihua Zhao;Yu Huang;Meixiang Wang;Cong Pan

  • Effects of salinity build-up on the performance and microbial community of partial-denitrification granular sludge with high nitrite accumulation.

    Jiantao Ji;Yongzhen Peng;Bo Wang;Wenke Mai

  • Improvement of partial nitrification endogenous denitrification and phosphorus removal system: Balancing competition between phosphorus and glycogen accumulating organisms to enhance nitrogen removal without initiating phosphorus removal deterioration.

    Ji Zhao;Xiaoxia Wang;Xiyao Li;Shuyuan Jia

  • Successful Application of Anammox Using the Hybrid Autotrophic–Heterotrophic Denitrification Process for Low-Strength Wastewater Treatment

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  • Rapid start-up and stable maintenance of domestic wastewater nitritation through short-term hydroxylamine addition.

    Jia Li;Qiong Zhang;Xiyao Li;Yongzhen Peng

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongzhen Peng
Yongzhen Peng Beijing University of Technology
Qiong Zhang
Qiong Zhang University of South Florida
Liang Zhang
Liang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Baikun Li
Baikun Li University of Connecticut
Shuying Wang
Shuying Wang Beijing University of Technology
Zhiguo Yuan
Zhiguo Yuan City University of Hong Kong
Jianzhong He
Jianzhong He National University of Singapore
Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology

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