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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 65 2252 2148 230 226 223 12749

Yiliang He publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yiliang He between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yiliang He published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 13.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2022. 54 of the 293 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2022. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 31 publications 2025: 23 publications
2004 2025

293 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yiliang He: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 2
2006 2
2007 4
2008 11
2009 5
2010 4
2011 4
2012 5
2013 7
2014 6
2015 12
2016 7
2017 16
2018 16
2019 21
2020 25
2021 27
2022 38
2023 26
2024 31
2025 23
Total 293
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Yiliang He publications per year - data summary

  • Yiliang He, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has 293 publications recorded across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 38 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2004, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 13.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.3 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 145 publications, 49% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 33 publications (4.1 per year); 2012-2019: 90 publications (11.3 per year); 2020-2025: 170 publications (28.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Yiliang He 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 Yiliang He 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, 221–230 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: 223 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
221–230 263 223
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
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
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Yiliang He publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Yiliang He, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, records 223 publications - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Yiliang He, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Yiliang He ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Yiliang He 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 Yiliang He 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119 65
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
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Yiliang He D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Yiliang He, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, records 65 D-Index - the 78th percentile of the discipline.
  • 78% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Yiliang He, and about 22% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Yiliang He ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Yiliang He is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, contributing extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research output demonstrates a focus on pollution, environmental chemistry, water science and technology, ecology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's work spans several key topics, including:

  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Their notable publications include:

  • Source, fate, transport and modelling of selected emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment: Current status and future perspectives, 2022, Water Research
  • Single Mn atom anchored on N-doped porous carbon as highly efficient Fenton-like catalyst for the degradation of organic contaminants, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • A highly efficient Fenton-like catalyst based on isolated diatomic Fe-Co anchored on N-doped porous carbon, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Key factors driving the fate of antibiotic resistance genes and controlling strategies during aerobic composting of animal manure: A review, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Internal enhancement mechanism of biochar with graphene structure in anaerobic digestion: The bioavailability of trace elements and potential direct interspecies electron transfer, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal

Yiliang He frequently publishes in several venues, reflecting a concentration of their work in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Water Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Bioresource Technology

Collaboration forms an integral aspect of their scientific contributions, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Karina Yew-Hoong Gin
  • Jingxin Zhang
  • Yen Wah Tong
  • Kaifeng Yu
  • Shu Harn Te

The scope of Yiliang He's work reflects multidisciplinary approaches to environmental challenges, with detailed exploration of pollutant dynamics, bioconversion processes, and microbial ecology. The balance of theoretical and applied research is evident across many of their publications and collaborative projects within environmental and engineering domains.

Best Publications

  • Emerging contaminants of public health significance as water quality indicator compounds in the urban water cycle.

    Amrita Pal;Yiliang He;Martin Jekel;Martin Reinhard

  • Source, fate, transport and modelling of selected emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment: Current status and future perspectives.

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  • Heterotrophic nitrogen removal by a newly isolated Acinetobacter calcoaceticus HNR.

    Bin Zhao;Yi Liang He;Joseph Hughes;Xiao Fan Zhang

  • Removal of selected PPCPs, EDCs, and antibiotic resistance genes in landfill leachate by a full-scale constructed wetlands system.

    Xinzhu Yi;Ngoc Han Tran;Tingru Yin;Yiliang He

  • Single Mn atom anchored on N-doped porous carbon as highly efficient Fenton-like catalyst for the degradation of organic contaminants

    Jingren Yang;Deqian Zeng;Qinggang Zhang;Ruofan Cui

  • Natural organic matter removal and flux decline with PEG–TiO2-doped PVDF membranes by integration of ultrafiltration with photocatalysis

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  • High-concentration food wastewater treatment by an anaerobic membrane bioreactor.

    Yiliang He;Pei Xu;Chunjie Li;Bo Zhang

  • Oxidation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics and structurally related amines by chlorine dioxide: reaction kinetics, product and pathway evaluation.

    Pei Wang;Yi-Liang He;Ching-Hua Huang

  • High-throughput profiling of antibiotic resistance gene dynamic in a drinking water river-reservoir system.

    Yihan Chen;Jian-Qiang Su;Junya Zhang;Peng Li

  • State of the art of tertiary treatment technologies for controlling antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment plants

    Mengke Pei;Bo Zhang;Yiliang He;Jianqiang Su

  • Reactions of tetracycline antibiotics with chlorine dioxide and free chlorine

    Pei Wang;Yi-Liang He;Ching-Hua Huang

  • A highly efficient Fenton-like catalyst based on isolated diatomic Fe-Co anchored on N-doped porous carbon

    Jingren Yang;Deqian Zeng;Jun Li;Lingqian Dong

  • Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal in a full-scale tropical constructed wetland system treating landfill leachate

    Tingru Yin;Huiting Chen;Martin Reinhard;Xinzhu Yi

  • Adsorptive removal of phosphorus from aqueous solution using sponge iron and zeolite.

    Cheng Jiang;Liyue Jia;Yiliang He;Bo Zhang

  • Photocatalytic degradation of amoxicillin via TiO2 nanoparticle coupling with a novel submerged porous ceramic membrane reactor

    Qilong Li;Rongrong Jia;Jiahui Shao;Yiliang He

  • Investigation of pharmaceuticals, personal care products and endocrine disrupting chemicals in a tropical urban catchment and the influence of environmental factors.

    Luhua You;Viet Tung Nguyen;Amrita Pal;Huiting Chen

  • Photo-Fenton degradation of amoxicillin via magnetic TiO2-graphene oxide-Fe3O4 composite with a submerged magnetic separation membrane photocatalytic reactor (SMSMPR).

    Qilong Li;Hui Kong;Peng Li;Jiahui Shao

  • Occurrence and fate of benzophenone-type UV filters in aquatic environments: a review

    Feijian Mao;Yiliang He;Karina Yew-Hoong Gin

  • Internal enhancement mechanism of biochar with graphene structure in anaerobic digestion: the bioavailability of trace elements and potential direct interspecies electron transfer

    Qiuxian Qi;Chen Sun;Jingxin Zhang;Yiliang He

  • Key factors driving the fate of antibiotic resistance genes and controlling strategies during aerobic composting of animal manure: A review.

    Botao Liu;Kaifeng Yu;Imtiaz Ahmed;Karina Gin

  • Effects of aqueous stable fullerene nanocrystals (nC60) on Daphnia magna: evaluation of sub-lethal reproductive responses and accumulation.

    Xianji Tao;John D. Fortner;Bo Zhang;Bo Zhang;Yiliang He

  • Phosphorus fractions and phosphate sorption-release characteristics of the sediment in the Yangtze River estuary reservoir

    Xiaodan Jin;Yiliang He;George Kirumba;Younas Hassan

  • TiO2-FTCS modified superhydrophobic PVDF electrospun nanofibrous membrane for desalination by direct contact membrane distillation

    Long-Fei Ren;Fan Xia;Vicki Chen;Jiahui Shao

  • The bio-chemical cycle of iron and the function induced by ZVI addition in anaerobic digestion: A review.

    Jingxin Zhang;Yiyuan Qu;Qiuxian Qi;Pengshuai Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Karina Yew-Hoong Gin
Karina Yew-Hoong Gin National University of Singapore
Jian Lu
Jian Lu Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Yen Wah Tong
Yen Wah Tong National University of Singapore
Martin Reinhard
Martin Reinhard Stanford University
Hui Zhang
Hui Zhang National University of Singapore
Joseph B. Hughes
Joseph B. Hughes Drexel University
Yan Lin
Yan Lin Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yanjun Dai
Yanjun Dai Shanghai Jiao Tong University
John D. Fortner
John D. Fortner Yale University
Lei Chen
Lei Chen Shanghai Maritime University

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