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Zhiqiang Yu 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 Zhiqiang Yu sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 198 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhiqiang Yu 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 Zhiqiang Yu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhiqiang Yu is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, specializing in environmental science with a focus on toxicology, pollution, and atmospheric studies. Their scholarly output includes over 150 publications, primarily addressing the environmental impacts of toxic organic pollutants and air quality.

Their main fields of study include environmental science with significant contributions to health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, molecular biology, atmospheric science, and global and planetary change. The subfields highlighted by their research are:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change

The key topics of Zhiqiang Yu's work cover a range of environmental and health-related themes such as:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Zhiqiang Yu collaborates regularly with several co-authors, with notable partners including:

  • Xiangying Zeng
  • Yi Liang
  • Yang Wu
  • Shutao Gao
  • Jing You

Representative papers, demonstrating recent research focus and publication venues, include:

  • Bisphenol A promotes autophagy in ovarian granulosa cells by inducing AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 signalling pathway, 2020, Environment International
  • Composition and diversity of soil microbial communities in the alpine wetland and alpine forest ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Molecular Characterization of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds in Humic-like Substances Emitted from Biomass Burning and Coal Combustion, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Chemical composition, optical properties, and oxidative potential of water- and methanol-soluble organic compounds emitted from the combustion of biomass materials and coal, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Watershed Modeling with Remotely Sensed Big Data: MODIS Leaf Area Index Improves Hydrology and Water Quality Predictions, 2020, Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Effects of organic matter heterogeneity on sorption and desorption of organic contaminants by soils and sediments

    Weilin Huang;Ping'an Peng;Zhiqiang Yu;Jiamo Fu

  • Levels and distributions of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in sediment from Taihu Lake, China

    Shuxia Cao;Xiangying Zeng;Han Song;Huiru Li

  • Analysis and assessment of the nutrients, biochemical indexes and heavy metals in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China, from 2008 to 2013.

    Qiang Gao;Yi Li;Qingyuan Cheng;Mingxia Yu

  • Elevated serum polybrominated diphenyl ethers and thyroid-stimulating hormone associated with lymphocytic micronuclei in Chinese workers from an E-waste dismantling site.

    Jing Yuan;Lan Chen;Duohong Chen;Huan Guo

  • Determination of Dechlorane Plus in Serum from Electronics Dismantling Workers in South China

    Guofa Ren;Zhiqiang Yu;Shengtao Ma;Huiru Li

  • Concentrations and seasonal variations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in in- and out-house dust and human daily intake via dust ingestion corrected with bioaccessibility of PBDEs.

    Ying-Xin Yu;Yu-Ping Pang;Chen Li;Jun-Ling Li

  • Sorption of steroid estrogens to soils and sediments

    Zhiqiang Yu;Zhiqiang Yu;Baohua Xiao;Weilin Huang;Ping'an Peng

  • Black Carbon and Kerogen in Soils and Sediments. 2. Their Roles IN Equilibrium Sorption of Less-Polar Organic Pollutants

    Baohua Xiao;Zhiqiang Yu;Weilin Huang;Jianzhong Song

  • Bisphenol A promotes autophagy in ovarian granulosa cells by inducing AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 signalling pathway

    Miaoling Lin;Rui Hua;Jing Ma;Yao Zhou

  • Influence of chemical speciation on photochemical transformation of three fluoroquinolones (FQs) in water: Kinetics, mechanism, and toxicity of photolysis products.

    Zhichao Zhang;Xiande Xie;Zhiqiang Yu;Hefa Cheng

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine pesticides in fish from Taihu Lake: Their levels, sources, and biomagnification

    De-Qing Wang;Ying-Xin Yu;Xin-Yu Zhang;Shao-Huan Zhang

  • In situ bioremediation of surface waters by periphytons

    Yonghong Wu;Lizhong Xia;Zhiqiang Yu;Sadaf Shabbir;Sadaf Shabbir

  • Comparison of soil heavy metal pollution caused by e-waste recycling activities and traditional industrial operations

    Kailing He;Zehang Sun;Yuanan Hu;Xiangying Zeng

  • Molecular Characterization of Water- and Methanol-Soluble Organic Compounds Emitted from Residential Coal Combustion Using Ultrahigh-Resolution Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry

    Jianzhong Song;Meiju Li;Xingjun Fan;Chunlin Zou

  • Molecular Characterization of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds in Humic-like Substances Emitted from Biomass Burning and Coal Combustion.

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  • Hexabromocyclododecanes in surface soils from E-waste recycling areas and industrial areas in South China: concentrations, diastereoisomer- and enantiomer-specific profiles, and inventory.

    Shutao Gao;Jingzhi Wang;Zhiqiang Yu;Qingrong Guo

  • Levels and isomer profiles of Dechlorane Plus in the surface soils from e-waste recycling areas and industrial areas in South China

    Zhiqiang Yu;Shaoyou Lu;Shutao Gao;Jingzhi Wang

  • Composition and diversity of soil microbial communities in the alpine wetland and alpine forest ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau.

    Xiaojie Wang;Zhichao Zhang;Zhiqiang Yu;Guofeng Shen

  • Occurrence and distribution of organophosphate flame retardants/plasticizers in wastewater treatment plant sludges from the Pearl River Delta, China

    Xiangying Zeng;Lixiong He;Shuxia Cao;Shengtao Ma

  • Occurrence and Concentrations of Halogenated Flame Retardants in the Atmospheric Fine Particles in Chinese Cities

    Di Liu;Tian Lin;Kaijun Shen;Jun Li

  • Determination of carbonyl compounds in the atmosphere by DNPH derivatization and LC-ESI-MS/MS detection

    Yuguang Chi;Yanli Feng;Sheng Wen;Huixiong Lü

  • Degradation behavior of sulfadiazine in soils under different conditions

    Ji-Feng Yang;Guang-Guo Ying;Li-Hua Yang;Jian-Liang Zhao

  • The cytotoxicity of organophosphate flame retardants on HepG2, A549 and Caco-2 cells.

    Jing An;Jingwen Hu;Yu Shang;Yufang Zhong

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiamo Fu
Jiamo Fu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guoying Sheng
Guoying Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ping'an Peng
Ping'an Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Minghong Wu
Minghong Wu Shanghai University
Weilin Huang
Weilin Huang Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gan Zhang
Gan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xianzhi Peng
Xianzhi Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huimin Ma
Huimin Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guang-Hui Dong
Guang-Hui Dong Sun Yat-sen University
Xue Li
Xue Li Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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