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98
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World Ranking
309
National Ranking
3

Zhifeng Yang publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhifeng Yang sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 622 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Zhifeng Yang D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhifeng Yang sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Zhifeng Yang is affiliated with Guangdong University of Technology in China and has an extensive publication record in the field of Environmental Science, with over 400 publications. Their research spans several subfields, including Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, and Pollution.

Their work primarily addresses key topics such as Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Zhifeng Yang include Yanpeng Cai, Gengyuan Liu, Sai Liang, Jing-Chun Feng, and Fanxin Meng.

Yang's research has been published extensively in journals such as the Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Environmental Management, The Science of The Total Environment, Resources Conservation and Recycling, and Environmental Science & Technology.

Selected recent papers highlight their research scope and focus:

  • Biochar's stability and effect on the content, composition and turnover of soil organic carbon, 2020, Geoderma
  • Cleaner production for achieving the sustainable development goals, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Significant methane ebullition from alpine permafrost rivers on the East Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • Food production in China requires intensified measures to be consistent with national and provincial environmental boundaries, 2020, Nature Food
  • Influence of polyethylene terephthalate microplastic and biochar co-existence on paddy soil bacterial community structure and greenhouse gas emission, 2021, Environmental Pollution

Best Publications

  • Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediment and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in fishes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin

    Yujun Yi;Zhifeng Yang;Shanghong Zhang

  • 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

  • Evaluating the ecological performance of wetland restoration in the Yellow River Delta, China.

    Baoshan Cui;Qichun Yang;Zhifeng Yang;Kejiang Zhang

  • Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water, suspended particulate matter and sediment from Daliao River watershed, China.

    Wei Guo;Mengchang He;Zhifeng Yang;Chunye Lin

  • Spatial and temporal variability of annual precipitation during 1961-2006 in Yellow River Basin, China

    Qiang Liu;Zhifeng Yang;Baoshan Cui

  • Distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, China

    Gongchen Li;Xinghui Xia;Zhifeng Yang;Ran Wang

  • Maxent modeling for predicting the potential distribution of endangered medicinal plant (H. riparia Lour) in Yunnan, China

    Yu-jun Yi;Xi Cheng;Zhi-Feng Yang;Shang-Hong Zhang

  • National water footprint in an input–output framework—A case study of China 2002

    X. Zhao;B. Chen;Z.F. Yang

  • Cleaner production for achieving the sustainable development goals

    B.F. Giannetti;F. Agostinho;J.J. Cabello Eras;Zhifeng Yang

  • Impact of Dam Construction on Water Quality and Water Self-Purification Capacity of the Lancang River, China

    GuoLiang Wei;ZhiFeng Yang;BaoShan Cui;Bing Li

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

    Xiaowen Ding;Zhenyao Shen;Qian Hong;Zhifeng Yang

  • The urban growth, size distribution and spatio-temporal dynamic pattern of the Yangtze River Delta megalopolitan region, China

    Guangjin Tian;Jing Jiang;Zhifeng Yang;Yaoqi Zhang

  • China high resolution emission database (CHRED) with point emission sources, gridded emission data, and supplementary socioeconomic data

    Bofeng Cai;Sai Liang;Jiong Zhou;Jinnan Wang

  • Characterization, ecological risk assessment and source diagnostics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water column of the Yellow River Delta, one of the most plenty biodiversity zones in the world.

    Lili Wang;Zhifeng Yang;Junfeng Niu;Jingyi Wang

  • Analyses of urban ecosystem based on information entropy

    Yan Zhang;Zhifeng Yang;Wei Li

  • Ecological network analysis of an urban water metabolic system: Model development, and a case study for Beijing

    Yan Zhang;Zhifeng Yang;Brian D. Fath;Brian D. Fath

  • Impact of the Gezhouba and Three Gorges Dams on habitat suitability of carps in the Yangtze River

    Yujun Yi;Yujun Yi;Zhaoyin Wang;Zhifeng Yang

  • Evaluating the influence of road networks on landscape and regional ecological risk—A case study in Lancang River Valley of Southwest China

    S.L. Liu;B.S. Cui;S.K. Dong;Z.F. Yang

  • Urban ecosystem health assessment: A review

    Meirong Su;Brian D. Fath;Brian D. Fath;Zhifeng Yang

  • Distribution and contamination assessment of heavy metals in sediment of the Second Songhua River, China

    Chunye Lin;Mengchang He;Yuxiang Zhou;Wei Guo

  • Ecological network and emergy analysis of urban metabolic systems: Model development, and a case study of four Chinese cities

    Yan Zhang;Zhifeng Yang;Xiangyi Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Gengyuan Liu
Gengyuan Liu Beijing Normal University
Yanpeng Cai
Yanpeng Cai Guangdong University of Technology
Yan Zhang
Yan Zhang Beijing Normal University
Sergio Ulgiati
Sergio Ulgiati Parthenope University of Naples
Lixiao Zhang
Lixiao Zhang Beijing Normal University
Brian D. Fath
Brian D. Fath Towson University
Sai Liang
Sai Liang Guangdong University of Technology
Guohe Huang
Guohe Huang University of Regina
Zhenyao Shen
Zhenyao Shen Beijing Normal University
Xinghui Xia
Xinghui Xia Beijing Normal University

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