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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 50 14413 12978 2238 2219 120 8550

Yongbing Xie publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yongbing Xie between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yongbing Xie published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2025. 26 of the 147 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2025. 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 4 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 21 publications
2007 2025

147 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yongbing Xie: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 1
2008 6
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
2012 1
2013 4
2014 9
2015 6
2016 13
2017 7
2018 11
2019 15
2020 14
2021 11
2022 12
2023 10
2024 5
2025 21
Total 147
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Yongbing Xie 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 Yongbing Xie 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, 101–120 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: 120 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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
101–120 623 120
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
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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Yongbing Xie 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 Yongbing Xie 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, 50–51 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: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% 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 50
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
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

Yongbing Xie is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of engineering, environmental science, and materials science. Within these areas, their work covers significant contributions related to materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, water science and technology, electrical and electronic engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Their research topics include advanced photocatalysis techniques, advanced oxidation water treatment, catalytic processes in materials science, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, and covalent organic framework applications.

Yongbing Xie has published in several frequent venues, reflecting a consistent presence in environmental and catalytic research journals. These publication venues include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Chemosphere
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Their recent papers illustrate an emphasis on catalytic ozonation processes and photocatalysis in water treatment. Selected papers include:

  • "Reactive Oxygen Species and Catalytic Active Sites in Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozonation for Water Purification" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Nanocarbon-Based Catalytic Ozonation for Aqueous Oxidation: Engineering Defects for Active Sites and Tunable Reaction Pathways" (2020) published in ACS Catalysis
  • "Visible-Light Photocatalytic Ozonation Using Graphitic C3N4 Catalysts: A Hydroxyl Radical Manufacturer for Wastewater Treatment" (2020) published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Manipulating Selectivity of Hydroxyl Radical Generation by Single-Atom Catalysts in Catalytic Ozonation: Surface or Solution" (2022) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Mechanistic Investigations of the Pyridinic N-Co Structures in Co Embedded N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Catalytic Ozonation" (2020) published in ACS ES&T Engineering

Yongbing Xie regularly collaborates with several frequent co-authors. These repeated collaborations include:

  • Hongbin Cao
  • Jing Wang
  • He Zhao
  • Yuxian Wang
  • Yanchun Shi

In addition to journal articles, Xie is an author of book publications. One notable book is "Advanced Ozonation Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment" published by the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Reactive Oxygen Species and Catalytic Active Sites in Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozonation for Water Purification

    Guangfei Yu;Yuxian Wang;Hongbin Cao;He Zhao

  • Organic pollutants removal in wastewater by heterogeneous photocatalytic ozonation

    Jiadong Xiao;Yongbing Xie;Hongbin Cao

  • Single-Atom Mn-N4 Site-Catalyzed Peroxone Reaction for the Efficient Production of Hydroxyl Radicals in an Acidic Solution.

    Zhuang Guo;Yongbing Xie;Jiadong Xiao;Zhi-Jian Zhao

  • Efficient Catalytic Ozonation over Reduced Graphene Oxide for p-Hydroxylbenzoic Acid (PHBA) Destruction: Active Site and Mechanism

    Yuxian Wang;Yuxian Wang;Yongbing Xie;Hongqi Sun;Jiadong Xiao

  • Nanocarbon-based catalytic ozonation for aqueous oxidation: Engineering defects for active sites and tunable reaction pathways

    Yuxian Wang;Xiaoguang Duan;Yongbing Xie;Hongqi Sun

  • Role of oxygen vacancies and Mn sites in hierarchical Mn2O3/LaMnO3-δ perovskite composites for aqueous organic pollutants decontamination

    Yuxian Wang;Yuxian Wang;Lulu Chen;Hongbin Cao;Zhaoxu Chi

  • A closed-loop process for recycling LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 from the cathode scraps of lithium-ion batteries: Process optimization and kinetics analysis

    Xihua Zhang;Hongbin Cao;Yongbing Xie;Pengge Ning

  • 2D/2D nano-hybrids of γ-MnO2 on reduced graphene oxide for catalytic ozonation and coupling peroxymonosulfate activation

    Yuxian Wang;Yongbing Xie;Hongqi Sun;Jiadong Xiao

  • An overview on the processes and technologies for recycling cathodic active materials from spent lithium-ion batteries

    Xihua Zhang;Yongbing Xie;Xiao Lin;Haitao Li

  • Selection of active phase of MnO2 for catalytic ozonation of 4-nitrophenol

    Faheem Nawaz;Hongbin Cao;Yongbing Xie;Jiadong Xiao

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Noble Metal (Pd, Pt, Au, Ag) Nanostructured Materials Confined in the Channels of Mesoporous SBA-15

    Zhou-jun Wang;Yongbing Xie;Chang-jun Liu

  • Dramatic coupling of visible light with ozone on honeycomb-like porous g-C3N4 towards superior oxidation of water pollutants

    Jiadong Xiao;Yongbing Xie;Faheem Nawaz;Yuxian Wang

  • The evolution of surface charge on graphene oxide during the reduction and its application in electroanalysis

    Ming-jie Li;Chen-ming Liu;Yong-bing Xie;Hong-bin Cao

  • Tailored synthesis of active reduced graphene oxides from waste graphite: Structural defects and pollutant-dependent reactive radicals in aqueous organics decontamination

    Yuxian Wang;Yuxian Wang;Hongbin Cao;Lulu Chen;Chunmao Chen

  • Fast Electron Transfer and •OH Formation: Key Features for High Activity in Visible-Light-Driven Ozonation with C3N4 Catalysts

    Jiadong Xiao;Jiadong Xiao;Jabor Rabeah;Jin Yang;Yongbing Xie

  • Is C3N4 Chemically Stable toward Reactive Oxygen Species in Sunlight-Driven Water Treatment?

    Jiadong Xiao;Qingzhen Han;Yongbing Xie;Jin Yang

  • Enhanced proton and electron reservoir abilities of polyoxometalate grafted on graphene for high-performance hydrogen evolution

    Rongji Liu;Guangjin Zhang;Hongbin Cao;Suojiang Zhang

  • A novel process for recycling and resynthesizing LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 from the cathode scraps intended for lithium-ion batteries.

    Xihua Zhang;Yongbing Xie;Hongbin Cao;Faheem Nawaz

  • Occurrence of both hydroxyl radical and surface oxidation pathways in N-doped layered nanocarbons for aqueous catalytic ozonation

    Yuxian Wang;Yuxian Wang;Lulu Chen;Chunmao Chen;Jiaxin Xi

  • Visible-Light Photocatalytic Ozonation Using Graphitic C3N4 Catalysts: A Hydroxyl Radical Manufacturer for Wastewater Treatment.

    Jiadong Xiao;Jiadong Xiao;Yongbing Xie;Jabor Rabeah;Angelika Brückner

  • Super synergy between photocatalysis and ozonation using bulk g-C3N4 as catalyst: A potential sunlight/O3/g-C3N4 method for efficient water decontamination

    Jiadong Xiao;Yongbing Xie;Faheem Nawaz;Song Jin

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongbin Cao
Hongbin Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shaobin Wang
Shaobin Wang University of Adelaide
Xiaoguang Duan
Xiaoguang Duan University of Adelaide
Yi Zhang
Yi Zhang Harvard University
Chang-jun Liu
Chang-jun Liu Tianjin University
Guangjin Zhang
Guangjin Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongqi Sun
Hongqi Sun University of Western Australia
John C. Crittenden
John C. Crittenden Georgia Institute of Technology
Angelika Brückner
Angelika Brückner University of Rostock
Di Zhang
Di Zhang Tohoku University

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