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D-Index
76
Citations
20252
World Ranking
1205
National Ranking
118

Zhenxing Shen 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 Zhenxing Shen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 315 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhenxing Shen 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 Zhenxing Shen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Zhenxing Shen is affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China and specializes in environmental science with a substantial focus on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. The research spans multiple interconnected subfields, including atmospheric science, materials chemistry, pollution, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's core research topics include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Energy and Environment Impacts

Frequent publication venues of their work highlight a strong presence in environmental and atmospheric research journals:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Zhenxing Shen include:

  • "A critical review on plasma-catalytic removal of VOCs: Catalyst development, process parameters and synergetic reaction mechanism" (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Investigation of Primary and Secondary Particulate Brown Carbon in Two Chinese Cities of Xi'an and Hong Kong in Wintertime" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Aerosol-photolysis interaction reduces particulate matter during wintertime haze events" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Parent, alkylated, oxygenated and nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5 emitted from residential biomass burning and coal combustion: A novel database of 14 heating scenarios" (2020, Environmental Pollution)
  • "Spatial and temporal variations of open straw burning based on fire spots in northeast China from 2013 to 2017" (2020, Atmospheric Environment)

Collaborations with several researchers are evident, with frequent co-authors including Jian Sun, Junji Cao, Hongmei Xu, Steven Sai Hang Ho, and Kun He. These partnerships indicate a collaborative approach within the environmental science community.

Best Publications

  • Chemical characterization and source apportionment of PM 2.5 in Beijing: seasonal perspective

    R. Zhang;J Jing;J. Tao;S.-C. Hsu

  • Spatial and seasonal distributions of carbonaceous aerosols over China

    J. J. Cao;J. J. Cao;J. J. Cao;Shun-cheng Lee;J. C. Chow;J. G. Watson

  • Characterization of soil dust aerosol in China and its transport and distribution during 2001 ACE-Asia: 1. Network observations

    X. Y. Zhang;S. L. Gong;S. L. Gong;Z. X. Shen;F. M. Mei

  • Winter and Summer PM2.5 Chemical Compositions in Fourteen Chinese Cities

    Jun Ji Cao;Zhen Xing Shen;Judith C. Chow;John G. Watson

  • Ionic composition of TSP and PM2.5 during dust storms and air pollution episodes at Xi'an, China

    Zhenxing Shen;Zhenxing Shen;Junji Cao;Richard Arimoto;Zhiwei Han

  • Impacts of aerosol compositions on visibility impairment in Xi'an, China

    Jun-ji Cao;Jun-ji Cao;Qi-yuan Wang;Judith C. Chow;Judith C. Chow;John G. Watson;John G. Watson

  • Water-soluble ions in atmospheric aerosols measured in Xi'an, China: Seasonal variations and sources

    T. Zhang;J.J. Cao;X.X. Tie;Z.X. Shen

  • Environment-Friendly Carbon Quantum Dots/ZnFe2O4 Photocatalysts: Characterization, Biocompatibility, and Mechanisms for NO Removal.

    Yu Huang;Yan Ling Liang;Yong Fang Rao;Dan Dan Zhu

  • Characterization of airborne carbonate over a site near Asian dust source regions during spring 2002 and its climatic and environmental significance

    J. J. Cao;Shun-cheng Lee;X. Y. Zhang;Judith C. Chow

  • Black carbon relationships with emissions and meteorology in Xi'an, China

    Jun-Ji Cao;Chong-Shu Zhu;Judith C. Chow;John G. Watson

  • Sphere-Shaped Mn3O4 Catalyst with Remarkable Low-Temperature Activity for Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone Combustion.

    Hua Pan;Yanfei Jian;Changwei Chen;Chi He;Chi He

  • Seasonal variations and sources of mass and chemical composition for PM10 aerosol in Hangzhou, China

    Junji Cao;Junji Cao;Zhenxing Shen;Judith C. Chow;Guowei Qi

  • Fabrication of Bi2O2CO3/g-C3N4 heterojunctions for efficiently photocatalytic NO in air removal: In-situ self-sacrificial synthesis, characterizations and mechanistic study

    Zhenyu Wang;Zhenyu Wang;Yu Huang;Wing Kei Ho;Junji Cao;Junji Cao

  • Seasonal Variations and Evidence for the Effectiveness of Pollution Controls on Water-Soluble Inorganic Species in Total Suspended Particulates and Fine Particulate Matter from Xi'an, China

    Zhenxing Shen;Richard Arimoto;Junji Cao;Renjian Zhang

  • Synergistic effects and mechanism of a non-thermal plasma catalysis system in volatile organic compound removal: a review

    Xinxin Feng;Hongxia Liu;Chi He;Zhenxing Shen

  • Aerosol particles at a high-altitude site on the Southeast Tibetan Plateau, China: Implications for pollution transport from South Asia

    Zhuzi Zhao;Junji Cao;Zhenxing Shen;Baiqing Xu

  • Chemical composition and source characterization of spring aerosol over Horqin sand land in northeastern China

    Z. X. Shen;Z. X. Shen;J. J. Cao;R. Arimoto;R. J. Zhang

  • Synthesis of a Bi2O2CO3/ZnFe2O4 heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic activity for visible light irradiation-induced NO removal

    Yu Huang;Dandan Zhu;Qian Zhang;Yufei Zhang

  • Spatial and seasonal variations of PM2.5 mass and species during 2010 in Xi'an, China.

    Ping Wang;Jun-ji Cao;Jun-ji Cao;Zhen-xing Shen;Yong-ming Han

  • Measurement and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the aerosol in Xi'an, China, by using automated column chromatography and applying positive matrix factorization (PMF)

    Tomoaki Okuda;Kazuki Okamoto;Shigeru Tanaka;Zhenxing Shen

Frequent Co-Authors

Junji Cao
Junji Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Suixin Liu
Suixin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ru-Jin Huang
Ru-Jin Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qiyuan Wang
Qiyuan Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongming Han
Yongming Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Renjian Zhang
Renjian Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chongshu Zhu
Chongshu Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kin-Fai Ho
Kin-Fai Ho Chinese University of Hong Kong
Steven Sai Hang Ho
Steven Sai Hang Ho Desert Research Institute
Leiming Zhang
Leiming Zhang Environment and Climate Change Canada

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