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2023

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D-Index
72
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16726
World Ranking
1514
National Ranking
144

Zhenyao 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 Zhenyao Shen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 296 publications — 85th percentile

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

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

Zhenyao 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 Zhenyao Shen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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

Zhenyao Shen is affiliated with Beijing Normal University in China and has a significant research presence in the field of Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, and related subfields.

The main areas of study that Zhenyao Shen concentrates on include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Water Resources Management and Optimization
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Notable frequent co-authors collaborating with Shen are:

  • Lei Chen
  • Guowangchen Liu
  • Wenzhuo Wang
  • Xiaoyue Zhang
  • Xiaosha Zhi

Shen has published extensively in well-known environmental and hydrology publications. Common venues for their research include:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Cleaner Production

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Shen are:

  • Drought impacts on hydrology and water quality under climate change, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Dynamic export coefficient model for evaluating the effects of environmental changes on non-point source pollution, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Temporal variations of levels and sources of health risk associated with heavy metals in road dust in Beijing from May 2016 to April 2018, 2020, Chemosphere
  • National assessment of nitrogen fertilizers fate and related environmental impacts of multiple pathways in China, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Spatial-temporal characteristics, source-specific variation and uncertainty analysis of health risks associated with heavy metals in road dust in Beijing, China, 2021, Environmental Pollution

The concentration of their research lies heavily on environmental changes, water quality, pollution assessment, and related risk factors within urban and watershed systems.

Best Publications

  • Pollution characteristics, risk assessment, and source apportionment of heavy metals in road dust in Beijing, China.

    Cong Men;Ruimin Liu;Fei Xu;Qingrui Wang

  • Distribution and speciation of heavy metals in sediments from the mainstream, tributaries, and lakes of the Yangtze River catchment of Wuhan, China.

    Zhifeng Yang;Ying Wang;Zhenyao Shen;Junfeng Niu

  • Role of living environments in the accumulation characteristics of heavy metals in fishes and crabs in the Yangtze River Estuary, China

    Shou Zhao;Chenghong Feng;Weimin Quan;Xiaofeng Chen

  • An overview of research on agricultural non-point source pollution modelling in China

    Zhenyao Shen;Qian Liao;Qian Hong;Yongwei Gong

  • Source-specific ecological risk analysis and critical source identification of heavy metals in road dust in Beijing, China

    Cong Men;Ruimin Liu;Libing Xu;Qingrui Wang

  • Impact of landscape pattern at multiple spatial scales on water quality: A case study in a typical urbanised watershed in China

    Zhenyao Shen;Xiaoshu Hou;Wen Li;Guzhanuer Aini

  • Adsorption of phosphorus on sediments from the Three-Gorges Reservoir (China) and the relation with sediment compositions

    Ying Wang;Zhenyao Shen;Junfeng Niu;Ruimin Liu

  • Analysis of parameter uncertainty in hydrological and sediment modeling using GLUE method: a case study of SWAT model applied to Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China

    Z. Y. Shen;L. Chen;T. Chen

  • Salinity increases the mobility of Cd, Cu, Mn, and Pb in the sediments of Yangtze Estuary: Relative role of sediments’ properties and metal speciation

    Shou Zhao;Chenghong Feng;Dongxin Wang;Yanzhen Liu

  • Runoff characteristics and nutrient loss mechanism from plain farmland under simulated rainfall conditions.

    Ruimin Liu;Jiawei Wang;Jianhan Shi;Yaxin Chen

  • Effects of soil moisture and temperature on CO2 and CH4 soil–atmosphere exchange of various land use/cover types in a semi-arid grassland in Inner Mongolia, China

    X. Wu;X. Wu;Z. Yao;N. Brüggemann;Z.Y. Shen

  • Development and test of the Export Coefficient Model in the Upper Reach of the Yangtze River

    Xiaowen Ding;Zhenyao Shen;Qian Hong;Zhifeng Yang

  • Risk assessment of sedimentary metals in the Yangtze Estuary: new evidence of the relationships between two typical index methods.

    Shou Zhao;Chenghong Feng;Yiru Yang;Junfeng Niu

  • Simulation of spatial and temporal distributions of non-point source pollution load in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region

    Zhenyao Shen;Jiali Qiu;Qian Hong;Lei Chen

  • Assessment of effects of best management practices on agricultural non-point source pollution in Xiangxi River watershed

    Ruimin Liu;Peipei Zhang;Xiujuan Wang;Yaxin Chen

  • Spatial variation, environmental risk and biological hazard assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments of the Yangtze River estuary.

    Haotian Wang;Jiawei Wang;Ruimin Liu;Wenwen Yu

  • A comparison of WEPP and SWAT for modeling soil erosion of the Zhangjiachong Watershed in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area

    Z.Y. Shen;Y.W. Gong;Y.H. Li;Q. Hong

  • Spatial variation, environmental assessment and source identification of heavy metals in sediments of the Yangtze River Estuary.

    Jiawei Wang;Ruimin Liu;Peipei Zhang;Wenwen Yu

  • Spatial distribution and source apportionment of PAHs in surficial sediments of the Yangtze Estuary, China.

    Baohua Li;Chenghong Feng;Xue Li;Yaxin Chen

  • Distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Wuhan section of the Yangtze River, China.

    Chenglian Feng;Xinghui Xia;Zhenyao Shen;Zhui Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruimin Liu
Ruimin Liu Beijing Normal University
Junfeng Niu
Junfeng Niu North China Electric Power University
Cheng Sun
Cheng Sun Northwestern University
Zhifeng Yang
Zhifeng Yang Guangdong University of Technology
Yanpeng Cai
Yanpeng Cai Guangdong University of Technology
Shiliang Liu
Shiliang Liu Beijing Normal University
Michael K. Stenstrom
Michael K. Stenstrom University of California, Los Angeles
Guoyong Leng
Guoyong Leng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nicolas Brüggemann
Nicolas Brüggemann Forschungszentrum Jülich
Xuesong Zhang
Xuesong Zhang Agricultural Research Service

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