World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 61 2727 2604 1089 1009 379 16817

Yanlin Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yanlin Zhang between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yanlin Zhang published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 15.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2021. 40 of the 568 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2021. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 46 publications 2020: 46 publications 2021: 59 publications 2022: 48 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 43 publications 2025: 39 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

568 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Yanlin Zhang: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 4
2006 4
2007 6
2008 7
2009 16
2010 11
2011 17
2012 21
2013 13
2014 23
2015 21
2016 24
2017 31
2018 37
2019 46
2020 46
2021 59
2022 48
2023 43
2024 43
2025 39
2026 1
Total 568
Download as CSV

Yanlin Zhang 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 Yanlin Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 371–380 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 379 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52 379
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
Download as CSV

Yanlin Zhang 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 Yanlin Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152 61
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
Download as CSV

Overview

Yanlin Zhang is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has a significant research presence in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans a number of topics focusing primarily on atmospheric chemistry and aerosols as well as air quality and health impacts.

Their research extensively covers atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, atmospheric ozone and climate, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, and vehicle emissions and performance.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yanlin Zhang include Fang Cao, Yu-Chi Lin, Mei-Yi Fan, and Feng Xie. These partnerships reflect a consistent engagement in interdisciplinary atmospheric research.

Yanlin Zhang has published in several specialized venues, with recurring publications in journals such as PubMed, Atmospheric Environment, The Science of The Total Environment, Atmospheric Research, and Environmental Science & Technology.

Selected recent publications highlight the scope and focus of their research:

  • "Ultrasonic-microwave-assisted extraction for enhancing antioxidant activity of Dictyophora indusiata polysaccharides: The difference mechanisms between single and combined assisted extraction," 2023, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
  • "Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in China: a Review," 2020, Current Pollution Reports
  • "Characteristics of summertime ambient VOCs and their contributions to O3 and SOA formation in a suburban area of Nanjing, China," 2020, Atmospheric Research
  • "Stable Sulfur Isotopes Revealed a Major Role of Transition-Metal Ion-Catalyzed SO2 Oxidation in Haze Episodes," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Source apportionments of atmospheric volatile organic compounds in Nanjing, China during high ozone pollution season," 2020, Chemosphere

Best Publications

  • High secondary aerosol contribution to particulate pollution during haze events in China

    Ru Jin Huang;Yanlin Zhang;Carlo Bozzetti;Kin Fai Ho

  • Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in China at a city level

    Unknown

  • Effects of volatile fatty acid concentrations on methane yield and methanogenic bacteria

    Unknown

  • Evaluation of the absorption Ångström exponents for traffic and wood burning in the Aethalometer-based source apportionment using radiocarbon measurements of ambient aerosol

    Peter Zotter;Peter Zotter;Hanna Herich;Hanna Herich;Martin Gysel;Imad El-Haddad

  • A versatile gas interface for routine radiocarbon analysis with a gas ion source

    L. Wacker;Simon Fahrni;Simon Fahrni;Simon Fahrni;I. Hajdas;M. Molnar;M. Molnar

  • Fossil vs. non-fossil sources of fine carbonaceous aerosols in four Chinese cities during the extreme winter haze episode of 2013

    Y.-L. Zhang;R.-J. Huang;R.-J. Huang;I. El Haddad;K.-F. Ho;K.-F. Ho

  • Source Apportionment Using Radiocarbon and Organic Tracers for PM2.5 Carbonaceous Aerosols in Guangzhou, South China: Contrasting Local- and Regional-Scale Haze Events

    Junwen Liu;Jun Li;Yanlin Zhang;Di Liu

  • Water-Soluble Brown Carbon in Atmospheric Aerosols from Godavari (Nepal), a Regional Representative of South Asia

    Guangming Wu;Kirpa Ram;Kirpa Ram;Pingqing Fu;Wan Wang

  • Change in frozen soils and its effect on regional hydrology, upper Heihe basin, northeastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

    Bing Gao;Dawen Yang;Yue Qin;Yuhan Wang

  • Assessing Contributions of Agricultural and Nonagricultural Emissions to Atmospheric Ammonia in a Chinese Megacity

    Yunhua Chang;Zhong Zou;Yanlin Zhang;Congrui Deng

  • Characterization and source apportionment of organic aerosol using offline aerosol mass spectrometry

    K. R. Daellenbach;C. Bozzetti;A. Křepelová;F. Canonaco

  • First long-term and near real-time measurement of trace elements in China's urban atmosphere: temporal variability, source apportionment and precipitation effect

    Yunhua Chang;Kan Huang;Mingjie Xie;Congrui Deng

  • On the isolation of OC and EC and the optimal strategy of radiocarbon-based source apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols

    Yanlin Zhang;Yanlin Zhang;Yanlin Zhang;N. Perron;N. Perron;V.G. Ciobanu;P. Zotter

  • Seasonal light absorption properties of water-soluble brown carbon in atmospheric fine particles in Nanjing, China

    Yanfang Chen;Xinlei Ge;Hui Chen;Xinchun Xie

  • Stable Sulfur Isotopes Revealed a Major Role of Transition-Metal Ion-Catalyzed SO2 Oxidation in Haze Episodes

    Jianghanyang Li;Yan-Lin Zhang;Fang Cao;Wenqi Zhang

  • Nitrogen isotope fractionation during gas-to-particle conversion of NO x to NO 3 - in the atmosphere - implications for isotope-based NO x source apportionment

    Yunhua Chang;Yanlin Zhang;Chongguo Tian;Shichun Zhang

  • The Use of Levoglucosan and Radiocarbon for Source Apportionment of PM2.5 Carbonaceous Aerosols at a Background Site in East China

    Di Liu;Jun Li;Yanlin Zhang;Yue Xu

  • Source Apportionment of Elemental Carbon in Beijing, China: Insights from Radiocarbon and Organic Marker Measurements

    Yan-Lin Zhang;Jürgen Schnelle-Kreis;Gülcin Abbaszade;Ralf Zimmermann

  • Source apportionments of atmospheric volatile organic compounds in Nanjing, China during high ozone pollution season.

    Mei-Yi Fan;Yan-Lin Zhang;Yu-Chi Lin;Lin Li

  • Radiocarbon-based source apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols at a regional background site on Hainan Island, South China.

    Yan-Lin Zhang;Jun Li;Gan Zhang;Peter Zotter

  • Radiocarbon analysis of elemental and organic carbon in Switzerland during winter-smog episodes from 2008 to 2012 – Part 1: Source apportionment and spatial variability

    Peter Zotter;V.G. Ciobanu;V.G. Ciobanu;Y.L. Zhang;Imad El-Haddad

Frequent Co-Authors

Sönke Szidat
Sönke Szidat University of Bern
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute
Peter Zotter
Peter Zotter Paul Scherrer Institute
Pingqing Fu
Pingqing Fu Tianjin University
Kimitaka Kawamura
Kimitaka Kawamura Chubu University
Gan Zhang
Gan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
Lukas Wacker
Lukas Wacker ETH Zurich
Xuhui Lee
Xuhui Lee Yale University
Zhiyuan Cong
Zhiyuan Cong Chinese Academy of Sciences

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in expanding their expertise beyond Environmental Sciences, several online degree options offer flexible pathways to advance careers. Many professionals explore doctoral programs online no dissertation to achieve terminal degrees without the traditional research-intensive requirements. This can accelerate progression into leadership roles within environmental policy and education sectors.

Educators and administrators may find value in transitioning through the best online eds to edd programs that provide a streamlined path from a master's to a doctoral degree in education. These programs often emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, enhancing skills in curriculum development and sustainability education.

For those interested in social dimensions of environmental issues, pursuing a fully funded dsw programs online can open doors to roles in community advocacy, policy-making, and social justice within environmental contexts. Funding options can make these advanced degrees more accessible.

Alternatively, interdisciplinary learners might consider the most affordable online general studies degree programs, which offer flexibility to tailor coursework toward environmental management, sustainability, and related fields. These programs are ideal for students seeking broad-based knowledge to complement specialized skills.

Best Scientists Citing Yanlin Zhang

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles