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 47 5887 5648 601 597 151 6988

Youji Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Youji Wang between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Youji Wang published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 60 publications in 2024. 101 of the 289 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 60. Peak 60 publications in 2024. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 41 publications 2024: 60 publications 2025: 41 publications
1998 2025

289 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Youji Wang: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 6
2009 11
2010 4
2011 4
2012 3
2013 3
2014 2
2015 8
2016 8
2017 7
2018 13
2019 12
2020 17
2021 17
2022 30
2023 41
2024 60
2025 41
Total 289
Download as CSV

Youji Wang publications per year - data summary

  • Youji Wang, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Shanghai Ocean University, has 289 publications recorded across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1998 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 60 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1998 and 2007, with 1 publication each.
  • 8 of the 28 years in the span carry no publications at all (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.4 per year counting only the 20 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 189 publications, 65% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1998-2007: 2 publications (0.2 per year); 2008-2017: 56 publications (5.6 per year); 2018-2025: 231 publications (28.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Youji Wang 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 Youji Wang 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, 151–160 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: 151 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
151–160 539 151
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
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

Youji Wang 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.
  • Youji Wang, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Shanghai Ocean University, records 151 publications - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Youji Wang, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Youji Wang ranks below 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).

Youji Wang 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 Youji Wang 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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 47
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
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

Youji Wang 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.
  • Youji Wang, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Shanghai Ocean University, records 47 D-Index - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Youji Wang, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Youji Wang ranks below 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

Youji Wang is a researcher affiliated with Shanghai Ocean University in China, with a primary focus on environmental science. Their body of work includes a significant emphasis on pollution, ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, and ocean engineering. The main concentration of their research lies in microplastics and plastic pollution, marine biology and environmental chemistry, nanoparticles synthesis and applications, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, ocean acidification effects and responses, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, and physiological and biochemical adaptations.

The scientist has published extensively in several prominent venues, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Aquaculture

Among their recent papers are studies addressing various aspects of environmental impacts of pollutants, particularly microplastics and nanoplastics, as well as toxicological assessments. Notable publications include:

  • "Is microplastic an oxidative stressor? Evidence from a meta-analysis on bivalves," 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Nanoplastics impair the intestinal health of the juvenile large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea," 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Microplastic accumulation via trophic transfer: Can a predatory crab counter the adverse effects of microplastics by body defence?", 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Rethinking Nano-TiO2 Safety: Overview of Toxic Effects in Humans and Aquatic Animals," 2020, Small
  • "Coastal zone use influences the spatial distribution of microplastics in Hangzhou Bay, China," 2020, Environmental Pollution

Youji Wang collaborates frequently with other researchers, with coauthor counts indicating recurring partnerships. Prominent frequent coauthors include:

  • Menghong Hu
  • Yueyong Shang
  • Khor Waiho
  • Wei Huang
  • James Kar-Hei Fang

The scope of Wang's research aligns with a multidisciplinary approach incorporating environmental toxicology, ecology, marine biology, and environmental chemistry to better understand the interactions of pollutants such as microplastics and nanoparticles within marine ecosystems. Their work contributes to expanding knowledge on the physiological and biochemical adaptations of aquatic organisms in response to pollution stressors.

Best Publications

  • Accumulation of microplastics in typical commercial aquatic species: A case study at a productive aquaculture site in China

    Fangzhu Wu;Youji Wang;Jonathan Y.S. Leung;Wei Huang

  • Is microplastic an oxidative stressor? Evidence from a meta-analysis on bivalves.

    Zhuoqing Li;Xueqing Chang;Menghong Hu;James Kar-Hei Fang

  • Nanoplastics impair the intestinal health of the juvenile large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea.

    Huaxin Gu;Shixiu Wang;Xinghuo Wang;Xiang Yu

  • Rethinking nano-TiO(2) safety: overview of toxic effects in humans and aquatic animals

    Zhen Luo;Zhuoqing Li;Zhe Xie;Inna M. Sokolova

  • Microplastic accumulation via trophic transfer: Can a predatory crab counter the adverse effects of microplastics by body defence?

    Ting Wang;Menghong Hu;Guangen Xu;Huahong Shi

  • Effect of pH and temperature on antioxidant responses of the thick shell mussel Mytilus coruscus.

    Menghong Hu;Lisha Li;Yanming Sui;Jiale Li

  • Physiological energetics of the thick shell mussel Mytilus coruscus exposed to seawater acidification and thermal stress.

    Youji Wang;Youji Wang;Lisha Li;Menghong Hu;Menghong Hu;Weiqun Lu;Weiqun Lu

  • Microplastics impair digestive performance but show little effects on antioxidant activity in mussels under low pH conditions.

    Xinghuo Wang;Wei Huang;Shuaishuai Wei;Yueyong Shang

  • Coastal zone use influences the spatial distribution of microplastics in Hangzhou Bay, China.

    Ting Wang;Menghong Hu;Lili Song;Jun Yu

  • Toxicity mechanisms of polystyrene microplastics in marine mussels revealed by high-coverage quantitative metabolomics using chemical isotope labeling liquid chromatography mass spectrometry.

    Wei Huang;Xinghuo Wang;Deying Chen;Elvis Genbo Xu

  • The combined effects of oxygen availability and salinity on physiological responses and scope for growth in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis

    Youji Wang;Menghong Hu;Wai Hing Wong;Paul K.S. Shin

  • Total fluorine, extractable organic fluorine, perfluorooctane sulfonate and other related fluorochemicals in liver of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from South China.

    L. W. Y. Yeung;Y. Miyake;Y. Wang;Y. Wang;S. Taniyasu

  • Microplastic pollution in the environment and organisms of Xiangshan Bay, East China Sea: An area of intensive mariculture.

    Unknown

  • Ingestion of nano/micro plastic particles by the mussel Mytilus coruscus is size dependent

    Shixiu Wang;Menghong Hu;Jiahui Zheng;Wei Huang

  • Microplastics aggravate the adverse effects of BDE-47 on physiological and defense performance in mussels.

    Huaxin Gu;Shuaishuai Wei;Menghong Hu;Huang Wei

  • Oxidative stress induced by nanoplastics in the liver of juvenile large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea.

    Li'ang Li;Huaxin Gu;Xueqing Chang;Wei Huang

  • Immune parameter changes of hemocytes in green-lipped mussel Perna viridis exposure to hypoxia and hyposalinity

    Youji Wang;Youji Wang;Menghong Hu;Menghong Hu;S.G. Cheung;P.K.S. Shin

  • Oxidative stress induced by titanium dioxide nanoparticles increases under seawater acidification in the thick shell mussel Mytilus coruscus.

    Xizhi Huang;Xizhi Huang;Zekang Liu;Zekang Liu;Zhe Xie;Zhe Xie;Sam Dupont

  • Microplastics can aggravate the impact of ocean acidification on the health of a common mussel: Insights from physiological performance, immunity and byssus properties.

    Unknown

  • Physiological effects of plastic particles on mussels are mediated by food presence

    Shixiu Wang;Zhen Zhong;Zhuoqing Li;Xinghuo Wang

  • Hemocyte responses of the thick shell mussel Mytilus coruscus exposed to nano-TiO 2 and seawater acidification

    Xizhi Huang;Daohui Lin;Ke Ning;Yanming Sui

  • Immune toxicity of TiO2 under hypoxia in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis based on flow cytometric analysis of hemocyte parameters

    Youji Wang;Youji Wang;Menghong Hu;Menghong Hu;Qiongzhen Li;Jiale Li

  • Combined effects of short-term exposure to elevated CO2 and decreased O2 on the physiology and energy budget of the thick shell mussel Mytilus coruscus.

    Yanming Sui;Hui Kong;Xizhi Huang;Sam Dupont

Frequent Co-Authors

Menghong Hu
Menghong Hu Shanghai Ocean University
Siu Gin Cheung
Siu Gin Cheung City University of Hong Kong
Sam Dupont
Sam Dupont University of Gothenburg
Inna M. Sokolova
Inna M. Sokolova University of Rostock
Daohui Lin
Daohui Lin Zhejiang University
Huahong Shi
Huahong Shi East China Normal University
Hans-Otto Pörtner
Hans-Otto Pörtner Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Elvis Genbo Xu
Elvis Genbo Xu University of Southern Denmark
Paul K.S. Lam
Paul K.S. Lam Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Nobuyoshi Yamashita
Nobuyoshi Yamashita National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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 broadening their expertise beyond traditional Environmental Sciences, several related online degree options offer valuable skills and career flexibility. Exploring easiest online MPA programs can provide individuals with a strong foundation in public administration, which is crucial for environmental policy and sustainability leadership roles.

Alternatively, pursuing an accredited online bachelors in sociology equips students with a deeper understanding of societal behaviors and structures, helping to address complex environmental justice issues.

For professionals aiming to reach the highest academic levels without traditional barriers, many opt for a doctorate degree online no dissertation. These programs focus on practical research and application, accelerating career advancement in academia or industry.

Transitioning from a master’s to doctoral studies is accessible through various eds to edd programs, allowing educators and environmental professionals to deepen their expertise and expand their influence in education and policy-making.

Best Scientists Citing Youji Wang

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles