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D-Index
51
Citations
7891
World Ranking
4817
National Ranking
505

Xuran 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 Xuran Liu sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 143 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xuran 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 Xuran Liu 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

  • Mechanisms of peroxymonosulfate pretreatment enhancing production of short-chain fatty acids from waste activated sludge

    Jingnan Yang;Xuran Liu;Dongbo Wang;Qiuxiang Xu

  • The underlying mechanism of calcium peroxide pretreatment enhancing methane production from anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge.

    Dongbo Wang;Dandan He;Xuran Liu;Qiuxiang Xu

  • Sulfite serving as a pretreatment method for alkaline fermentation to enhance short-chain fatty acid production from waste activated sludge

    Xuran Liu;Mingting Du;Jingnan Yang;Yanxin Wu

  • How does zero valent iron activating peroxydisulfate improve the dewatering of anaerobically digested sludge

    Yifu Li;Liuyi Pan;Yeqing Zhu;Yuanyuan Yu

  • Unveiling the mechanisms of how cationic polyacrylamide affects short-chain fatty acids accumulation during long-term anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge.

    Xuran Liu;Qiuxiang Xu;Dongbo Wang;Yanxin Wu

  • Understanding the impact of cationic polyacrylamide on anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge.

    Dongbo Wang;Xuran Liu;Guangming Zeng;Jianwei Zhao

  • Understanding the fate and impact of capsaicin in anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and waste activated sludge.

    Mingting Du;Xuran Liu;Dongbo Wang;Qi Yang

  • Hormesis-Like Effects of Tetrabromobisphenol A on Anaerobic Digestion: Responses of Metabolic Activity and Microbial Community.

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  • Effect of poly aluminum chloride on dark fermentative hydrogen accumulation from waste activated sludge.

    Yanxin Wu;Dongbo Wang;Xuran Liu;Qiuxiang Xu

  • Effect of lignin on short-chain fatty acids production from anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge.

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  • Mechanistic insights into the effect of poly ferric sulfate on anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge.

    Xuran Liu;Yanxin Wu;Qiuxiang Xu;Mingting Du

  • Free ammonia aids ultrasound pretreatment to enhance short-chain fatty acids production from waste activated sludge.

    Dongbo Wang;Yongxia Huang;Qiuxiang Xu;Xuran Liu

  • Enhanced short-chain fatty acids production from waste activated sludge by combining calcium peroxide with free ammonia pretreatment

    Dongbo Wang;Kun Shuai;Qiuxiang Xu;Xuran Liu

  • Towards hydrogen production from waste activated sludge: Principles, challenges and perspectives

    Qizi Fu;Dongbo Wang;Xiaoming Li;Qi Yang

  • Enhanced short-chain fatty acids production from waste activated sludge by sophorolipid: Performance, mechanism, and implication

    Qiuxiang Xu;Xuran Liu;Dongbo Wang;Yiwen Liu

  • Free Ammonia-Based Pretreatment Promotes Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production from Waste Activated Sludge

    Chang Zhang;Yuge Qin;Qiuxiang Xu;Xuran Liu

  • Interaction between perfluorooctanoic acid and aerobic granular sludge

    Guojing Yang;Guojing Yang;Ni Zhang;Jingnan Yang;Qizi Fu

  • How Does Chitosan Affect Methane Production in Anaerobic Digestion

    Xuran Liu;Mingting Du;Qi Lu;Dandan He

  • Feasibility of enhancing short-chain fatty acids production from sludge anaerobic fermentation at free nitrous acid pretreatment: Role and significance of Tea saponin

    Qiuxiang Xu;Xuran Liu;Jianwei Zhao;Dongbo Wang

  • Enhanced Short-Chain Fatty Acids from Waste Activated Sludge by Heat–CaO2 Advanced Thermal Hydrolysis Pretreatment: Parameter Optimization, Mechanisms, and Implications

    Xuran Liu;Qiuxiang Xu;Dongbo Wang;Qi Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Dongbo Wang
Dongbo Wang Hunan University
Qi Yang
Qi Yang Hunan University
Qiuxiang Xu
Qiuxiang Xu Hunan University
Qilin Wang
Qilin Wang University of Technology Sydney
Yiwen Liu
Yiwen Liu University of Technology Sydney
Bing-Jie Ni
Bing-Jie Ni University of New South Wales
Hailong Li
Hailong Li Mälardalen University
Xingzhong Yuan
Xingzhong Yuan Hunan University
Jun Ye
Jun Ye University of Colorado Boulder
Zhibin Wu
Zhibin Wu Hunan Agricultural University

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