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Yinguang Chen

Yinguang Chen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 85 2714 2444 493 483 272 23187

Yinguang Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yinguang Chen between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yinguang Chen published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2022. 31 of the 339 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2022. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 2 publications
1999 2026

339 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yinguang Chen: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 1
2003 1
2004 1
2005 4
2006 3
2007 10
2008 15
2009 13
2010 10
2011 14
2012 9
2013 14
2014 10
2015 17
2016 19
2017 11
2018 13
2019 23
2020 17
2021 25
2022 31
2023 16
2024 27
2025 29
2026 2
Total 339
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Yinguang Chen publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yinguang Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 272 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979 272
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Yinguang Chen D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yinguang Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275 85
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Yinguang Chen is affiliated with Tongji University in China and has contributed significantly to research in environmental science and engineering. Their scholarly work focuses primarily on areas such as pollution, environmental engineering, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and building and construction.

The main fields of study for Yinguang Chen include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, notable subfields are:

  • Pollution
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Building and Construction

Their research covers several core topics including:

  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

Frequently publishing in environmental and chemical engineering journals, Yinguang Chen's work appears often in:

  • Bioresource Technology (14 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (13 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Technology (12 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (12 publications)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (10 publications)

Yinguang Chen collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, most frequently with:

  • Xiong Zheng (45 co-authored papers)
  • Leiyu Feng (24)
  • Haining Huang (19)
  • Yang Wu (18)
  • Min Long (17)

Some of the recent published papers include:

  • "Effects of emerging pollutants on the occurrence and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes: A review," 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Metagenomic analysis reveals nonylphenol-shaped acidification and methanogenesis during sludge anaerobic digestion," 2021, Water Research
  • "Biochar Mitigates N2O Emission of Microbial Denitrification through Modulating Carbon Metabolism and Allocation of Reducing Power," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Bio-denitrification performance enhanced by graphene-facilitated iron acquisition," 2020, Water Research
  • "Integrated Metagenomic and Metaproteomic Analyses Unravel Ammonia Toxicity to Active Methanogens and Syntrophs, Enzyme Synthesis, and Key Enzymes in Anaerobic Digestion," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Hydrolysis and acidification of waste activated sludge at different pHs

    Yinguang Chen;Su Jiang;Hongying Yuan;Qi Zhou

  • Enhancement of methane production in anaerobic digestion process: A review

    Yue Li;Yinguang Chen;Jiang Wu

  • Improved Bioproduction of Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs) from Excess Sludge under Alkaline Conditions

    Hongying Yuan;Yinguang Chen;Huaxing Zhang;Su Jiang

  • Enhancement of waste activated sludge protein conversion and volatile fatty acids accumulation during waste activated sludge anaerobic fermentation by carbohydrate substrate addition: the effect of pH.

    Leiyu Feng;Yinguang Chen;Xiong Zheng

  • Effects of microplastics on wastewater and sewage sludge treatment and their removal: A review

    Zhiqi Zhang;Yinguang Chen

  • Effects of ZnO nanoparticles on wastewater biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal.

    Xiong Zheng;Rui Wu;Yinguang Chen

  • Effect of acid and surfactant treatment on activated sludge dewatering and settling.

    Yinguang Chen;Haizhen Yang;Guowei Gu

  • The efficiency of enhanced biological phosphorus removal from real wastewater affected by different ratios of acetic to propionic acid

    Yinguang Chen;Andrew A. Randall;Terrence McCue

  • Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as efficient and durable metal-free cathodic catalysts for oxygen reduction in microbial fuel cells

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  • Long-term effect of ZnO nanoparticles on waste activated sludge anaerobic digestion

    Hui Mu;Yinguang Chen

  • Waste activated sludge hydrolysis and short-chain fatty acids accumulation under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions: Effect of pH

    Peng Zhang;Yinguang Chen;Qi Zhou

  • Effects of metal oxide nanoparticles (TiO2, Al2O3, SiO2 and ZnO) on waste activated sludge anaerobic digestion.

    Hui Mu;Yinguang Chen;Naidong Xiao

  • Effect of CO2 on Microbial Denitrification via Inhibiting Electron Transport and Consumption

    Rui Wan;Yinguang Chen;Xiong Zheng;Yinglong Su

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contamination in surface soil of China: A review.

    Pei Zhang;Yinguang Chen

  • Dilemma of Sewage Sludge Treatment and Disposal in China

    Leiyu Feng;Jingyang Luo;Yinguang Chen

  • Long-term effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on nitrogen and phosphorus removal from wastewater and bacterial community shift in activated sludge.

    Xiong Zheng;Yinguang Chen;Rui Wu

  • Enhanced biological phosphorus removal driven by short-chain fatty acids produced from waste activated sludge alkaline fermentation.

    Juan Tong;Yinguang Chen

  • New sludge pretreatment method to improve methane production in waste activated sludge digestion.

    Dong Zhang;Yinguang Chen;Yuxiao Zhao;Xiaoyu Zhu

  • Enhanced production of short-chain fatty acid by co-fermentation of waste activated sludge and kitchen waste under alkaline conditions and its application to microbial fuel cells

    Yinguang Chen;Jingyang Luo;Yuanyuan Yan;Leiyu Feng

  • Effects of Metal Nanoparticles on Methane Production from Waste-Activated Sludge and Microorganism Community Shift in Anaerobic Granular Sludge.

    Tao Wang;Dong Zhang;Lingling Dai;Yinguang Chen

  • Pilot-scale waste activated sludge alkaline fermentation, fermentation liquid separation, and application of fermentation liquid to improve biological nutrient removal.

    Xiang Li;Hong Chen;Lanfang Hu;Lei Yu

  • Pyrosequencing reveals the key microorganisms involved in sludge alkaline fermentation for efficient short-chain fatty acids production.

    Xiong Zheng;Yinglong Su;Xiang Li;Naidong Xiao

  • Easy-to-operate and low-temperature synthesis of gram-scale nitrogen-doped graphene and its application as cathode catalyst in microbial fuel cells.

    Leiyu Feng;Yinguang Chen;Lang Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Qi Zhou
Qi Zhou Tongji University
Dongbo Wang
Dongbo Wang Hunan University
Xiaohu Dai
Xiaohu Dai Tongji University
Hong Chen
Hong Chen Tongji University
Shouye Yang
Shouye Yang Tongji University
Hongqiang Ren
Hongqiang Ren Nanjing University
Yongzhen Peng
Yongzhen Peng Beijing University of Technology
Shuying Wang
Shuying Wang Beijing University of Technology
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval
Yanju Liu
Yanju Liu Harbin Institute of Technology

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