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D-Index
54
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9246
World Ranking
4090
National Ranking
52

Yifeng 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 Yifeng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 142 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yifeng 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 Yifeng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yifeng Zhang is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research activities concentrate primarily within the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with notable contributions in subfields such as Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's published work extensively covers topics including Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production, Advanced oxidation water treatment, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

Yifeng Zhang's recent publications include:

  • Application of MOFs and COFs for photocatalysis in CO2 reduction, H2 generation, and environmental treatment (2022), published in EnergyChem
  • In situ Biogas Upgrading by CO2-to-CH4 Bioconversion (2020), published in Trends in Biotechnology
  • Bioenergy recovery from wastewater accelerated by solar power: Intermittent electro-driving regulation and capacitive storage in biomass (2020), published in Water Research
  • ABO genotype alters the gut microbiota by regulating GalNAc levels in pigs (2022), published in Nature
  • Effects of Alkyl Chain Length on Crystal Growth and Oxidation Process of Two-Dimensional Tin Halide Perovskites (2020), published in ACS Energy Letters

Frequent co-authors in Zhang's research network include:

  • Yanyan Su
  • Rusen Zou
  • İrini Angelidaki
  • Lujun Pan
  • Xiaoyong Yang

The primary venues for Zhang's publications are:

  • Water Research (25 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (25 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (25 publications)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (15 publications)
  • Bioresource Technology (13 publications)

Yifeng Zhang has contributed to book publications, with works published by Elsevier BV. This includes the title Emerging Trends and Advances in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies, published in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Microbial electrolysis cells turning to be versatile technology: recent advances and future challenges.

    Yifeng Zhang;Irini Angelidaki

  • Cathodic reduction of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] coupled with electricity generation in microbial fuel cells

    Gang Wang;Liping Huang;Yifeng Zhang

  • An overview of electron acceptors in microbial fuel cells

    Deniz Ucar;Yifeng Zhang;Irini Angelidaki

  • Mechanism and performance of singlet oxygen dominated peroxymonosulfate activation on CoOOH nanoparticles for 2,4-dichlorophenol degradation in water

    Qihui Zhang;Dan He;Xinran Li;Wei Feng

  • Generation of Electricity and Analysis of Microbial Communities in Wheat Straw Biomass-Powered Microbial Fuel Cells

    Yifeng Zhang;Booki Min;Liping Huang;Irini Angelidaki

  • Electricity generation and microbial community response to substrate changes in microbial fuel cell

    Yifeng Zhang;Booki Min;Booki Min;Liping Huang;Irini Angelidaki

  • Bio-electro-Fenton processes for wastewater treatment: Advances and prospects

    Xiaohu Li;Siping Chen;Irini Angelidaki;Yifeng Zhang

  • In situ Biogas Upgrading by CO2-to-CH4 Bioconversion.

    Shanfei Fu;Irini Angelidaki;Yifeng Zhang

  • A new method for in situ nitrate removal from groundwater using submerged microbial desalination-denitrification cell (SMDDC).

    Yifeng Zhang;Irini Angelidaki

  • Novel bio-electro-Fenton technology for azo dye wastewater treatment using microbial reverse-electrodialysis electrolysis cell.

    Xiaohu Li;Xiangdan Jin;Nannan Zhao;Irini Angelidaki

  • Microbial community evolution and fate of antibiotic resistance genes along six different full-scale municipal wastewater treatment processes.

    Juan Tong;Anping Tang;Hongyan Wang;Xingxin Liu

  • Bioenergy recovery from wastewater accelerated by solar power: Intermittent electro-driving regulation and capacitive storage in biomass

    Bo Wang;Wenzong Liu;Yifeng Zhang;Aijie Wang

  • Biological caproate production by Clostridium kluyveri from ethanol and acetate as carbon sources.

    Yanan Yin;Yifeng Zhang;Dimitar Borisov Karakashev;Jianlong Wang

  • Simultaneous organic carbon, nutrients removal and energy production in a photomicrobial fuel cell (PFC)

    Yifeng Zhang;Jafar Safaa Noori;Irini Angelidaki

  • Submersible microbial fuel cell sensor for monitoring microbial activity and BOD in groundwater: Focusing on impact of anodic biofilm on sensor applicability

    Yifeng Zhang;Irini Angelidaki

  • Nanomodification of the electrodes in microbial fuel cell: Impact of nanoparticle density on electricity production and microbial community

    Fatima AlZahra’a Alatraktchi;Yifeng Zhang;Irini Angelidaki

  • Bio-Electro-Fenton process for the degradation of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in wastewater

    Helena Nadais;Xiaohu Li;Nadine Alves;Cátia Couras

  • Ammonia inhibition on hydrogen enriched anaerobic digestion of manure under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions.

    Han Wang;Yifeng Zhang;Irini Angelidaki

  • Efficient treatment of aniline containing wastewater in bipolar membrane microbial electrolysis cell-Fenton system

    Xiaohu Li;Xiangdan Jin;Nannan Zhao;Irini Angelidaki

  • Submersible microbial desalination cell for simultaneous ammonia recovery and electricity production from anaerobic reactors containing high levels of ammonia.

    Yifeng Zhang;Irini Angelidaki

  • Recovery of ammonia and sulfate from waste streams and bioenergy production via bipolar bioelectrodialysis.

    Yifeng Zhang;Irini Angelidaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Irini Angelidaki
Irini Angelidaki Technical University of Denmark
Alireza Khataee
Alireza Khataee Istanbul Technical University
Liping Huang
Liping Huang Dalian University of Technology
Shubiao Wu
Shubiao Wu Aarhus University
Defeng Xing
Defeng Xing Harbin Institute of Technology
Renjie Dong
Renjie Dong China Agricultural University
Booki Min
Booki Min Kyung Hee University
Gang Pan
Gang Pan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuansong Wei
Yuansong Wei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Benyamin Khoshnevisan
Benyamin Khoshnevisan University of Southern Denmark

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