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3722
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401

Yuanchen Chen 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 Yuanchen Chen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 120 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yuanchen Chen 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 Yuanchen Chen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yuanchen Chen is affiliated with Zhejiang University of Technology in China and conducts research primarily in environmental science. Their body of work spans multiple specialized subfields, including environmental engineering, atmospheric science, health toxicology and mutagenesis, automotive engineering, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's research themes focus extensively on atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, vehicle emissions and performance, air quality and health impacts, maritime transport emissions and efficiency, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and zebrafish biomedical research applications.

Yuanchen Chen has published in various academic venues with a concentration in environmental and pollution sciences. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Pollution
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by Yuanchen Chen include:

  • "Biomass power generation: A pathway to carbon neutrality" (2024, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "On-site measured emission factors of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for different types of marine vessels" (2021, Environmental Pollution)
  • "High PM2.5 Emission from Typical Old, Small Fishing Vessels in China" (2022, Environmental Science & Technology Letters)
  • "Environmentally relevant exposure to cotinine induces neurobehavioral toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio): A study using neurobehavioral and metabolomic approaches" (2024, Environmental Pollution)
  • "Ammonia and amines emissions from residential biomass combustion in China from 2014 to 2030" (2025, Journal of Hazardous Materials)

The scientist collaborates with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Shu Tao
  • Jinze Wang
  • Nan Fu
  • Wei Du

Their research contributions engage with issues of air pollutant emissions from various sources, including biomass combustion, marine vessels, and urban environments, combining approaches from environmental monitoring, chemical analysis, and toxicological assessments. This multidisciplinary focus is reflected in their study of both emissions characteristics and impacts on biological systems, evidenced by work on zebrafish neurobehavioral toxicology.

Best Publications

  • Global atmospheric emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from 1960 to 2008 and future predictions.

    Huizhong Shen;Ye Huang;Rong Wang;Dan Zhu

  • Black Carbon Emissions in China from 1949 to 2050

    Rong Wang;Shu Tao;Wentao Wang;Junfeng Liu

  • Quantification of global primary emissions of PM2.5, PM10, and TSP from combustion and industrial process sources.

    Ye Huang;Huizhong Shen;Han Chen;Rong Wang

  • Field Measurement of Emission Factors of PM, EC, OC, Parent, Nitro-, and Oxy- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Residential Briquette, Coal Cake, and Wood in Rural Shanxi, China

    Guofeng Shen;Shu Tao;Siye Wei;Yuanchen Chen

  • Urbanization-induced population migration has reduced ambient PM2.5 concentrations in China.

    Huizhong Shen;Shu Tao;Yilin Chen;Philippe Ciais;Philippe Ciais

  • Emissions of Parent, Nitro, and Oxygenated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Residential Wood Combustion in Rural China

    Guofeng Shen;Shu Tao;Siye Wei;Yanyan Zhang

  • High-resolution mapping of combustion processes and implications for CO 2 emissions

    R. Wang;S. Tao;P. Ciais;P. Ciais;H. Z. Shen

  • Exposure to ambient black carbon derived from a unique inventory and high-resolution model

    Rong Wang;Shu Tao;Yves Balkanski;Philippe Ciais;Philippe Ciais

  • Household air pollution and personal exposure to air pollutants in rural China - A review.

    Wei Du;Xinyue Li;Yuanchen Chen;Guofeng Shen

  • Trend in global black carbon emissions from 1960 to 2007.

    Rong Wang;Shu Tao;Huizhong Shen;Ye Huang

  • Emission Characteristics for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Solid Fuels Burned in Domestic Stoves in Rural China

    Guofeng Shen;Shu Tao;Yuanchen Chen;Yanyan Zhang

  • Global lung cancer risk from PAH exposure highly depends on emission sources and individual susceptibility

    Huizhong Shen;Shu Tao;Junfeng Liu;Ye Huang

  • A critical review of pollutant emission factors from fuel combustion in home stoves.

    Huizhong Shen;Zhihan Luo;Rui Xiong;Xinlei Liu

  • Pollutant emissions from improved coal- and wood-fuelled cookstoves in rural households.

    Guofeng Shen;Yuanchen Chen;Chunyu Xue;Nan Lin

  • Field measurement and estimate of gaseous and particle pollutant emissions from cooking and space heating processes in rural households, northern China

    Yuanchen Chen;Guofeng Shen;Weijian Liu;Wei Du

  • Ecological risk assessment of the increasing use of the neonicotinoid insecticides along the east coast of China

    Yuanchen Chen;Lu Zang;Maodian Liu;Chunlong Zhang

  • Estimating household air pollution exposures and health impacts from space heating in rural China.

    Yilin Chen;Huizhong Shen;Kirk R. Smith;Dabo Guan

  • Reductions in Emissions of Carbonaceous Particulate Matter and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Combustion of Biomass Pellets in Comparison with Raw Fuel Burning

    Guofeng Shen;Shu Tao;Siye Wei;Yanyan Zhang

  • Substantial transition to clean household energy mix in rural China

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  • Influence of fuel moisture, charge size, feeding rate and air ventilation conditions on the emissions of PM, OC, EC, parent PAHs, and their derivatives from residential wood combustion

    Guofeng Shen;Miao Xue;Siye Wei;Yuanchen Chen

  • Concentrations and origins of nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and oxy-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air in urban and rural areas in northern China

    Wei Li;Chen Wang;Huizhong Shen;Shu Su

  • Changes of copper speciation in maize rhizosphere soil.

    S. Tao;Y.J. Chen;F.L. Xu;J. Cao

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu Tao
Shu Tao Peking University
Guofeng Shen
Guofeng Shen Peking University
Huizhong Shen
Huizhong Shen Southern University of Science and Technology
Ye Huang
Ye Huang Peking University
Xilong Wang
Xilong Wang Peking University
Wei Li
Wei Li Tsinghua University
Wenxin Liu
Wenxin Liu Peking University
Junfeng Liu
Junfeng Liu Peking University
Rong Wang
Rong Wang Fudan University
Bengang Li
Bengang Li Peking University

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