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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 46 6149 5902 625 621 143 7297

Zhiwei Zhao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhiwei Zhao between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhiwei Zhao published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2025. 43 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2025. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 28 publications
2001 2025

232 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhiwei Zhao: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 5
2010 7
2011 3
2012 13
2013 7
2014 6
2015 8
2016 8
2017 16
2018 9
2019 16
2020 20
2021 23
2022 25
2023 17
2024 15
2025 28
Total 232
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Zhiwei Zhao publications per year - data summary

  • Zhiwei Zhao, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Guangdong University of Technology, has 232 publications recorded across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2001 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 28 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001 and 2007, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 25 years in the span carry no publications at all (2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.0 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 108 publications, 47% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2001-2009: 11 publications (1.2 per year); 2010-2018: 77 publications (8.6 per year); 2019-2025: 144 publications (20.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Zhiwei Zhao 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 Zhiwei Zhao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–150 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 143 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541 143
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Zhiwei Zhao publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Zhiwei Zhao, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Guangdong University of Technology, records 143 publications - the 38th percentile of the discipline.
  • 38% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Zhiwei Zhao, and about 62% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Zhiwei Zhao ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Zhiwei Zhao 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 Zhiwei Zhao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291 46
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Zhiwei Zhao D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Zhiwei Zhao, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Guangdong University of Technology, records 46 D-Index - the 39th percentile of the discipline.
  • 39% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Zhiwei Zhao, and about 61% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Zhiwei Zhao ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Best Publications

  • Highly efficient removal of bivalent heavy metals from aqueous systems by magnetic porous Fe3O4-MnO2: Adsorption behavior and process study

    Jianhui Zhao;Jie Liu;Ning Li;Wei Wang

  • A review of the formation of Cr(VI) via Cr(III) oxidation in soils and groundwater

    Jialiang Liang;Xinmiao Huang;Jingwen Yan;Yunyi Li

  • Oxidation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) by chlorine, ozone and permanganate—A comparative study

    Shanshan Gao;Zhiwei Zhao;Yongpeng Xu;Jiayu Tian

  • Activation of peroxymonosulfate with magnetic Fe3O4–MnO2 core–shell nanocomposites for 4-chlorophenol degradation

    Jie Liu;Zhiwei Zhao;Penghui Shao;Fuyi Cui

  • Ultrasound irritation enhanced heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulfate with Fe3O4 for degradation of azo dye.

    Jie Liu;Jihao Zhou;Zhaoxia Ding;Zhiwei Zhao

  • Efficient removal of ciprofloxacin by peroxymonosulfate/Mn 3 O 4 -MnO 2 catalytic oxidation system

    Zhiwei Zhao;Jianhui Zhao;Chun Yang

  • Effect of endogenous hydrolytic enzymes pretreatment on the anaerobic digestion of sludge.

    Shuyu Yu;Guangming Zhang;Guangming Zhang;Jianzheng Li;Zhiwei Zhao

  • Visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin by a ternary Mn2O3/Mn3O4/MnO2 valence state heterojunction

    Jianhui Zhao;Zhiwei Zhao;Ning Li;Jun Nan

  • Membrane fouling of forward osmosis (FO) membrane for municipal wastewater treatment: A comparison between direct FO and OMBR.

    Yan Sun;Jiayu Tian;Zhiwei Zhao;Wenxin Shi

  • Cr(VI) removal by micron-scale iron-carbon composite induced by ball milling: The role of activated carbon

    Wenhao Wang;Bibo Hu;Chuang Wang;Zhijie Liang

  • Enhanced adsorption of the cationic dyes in the spherical CuO/meso-silica nano composite and impact of solution chemistry

    Zhijie Liang;Zhiwei Zhao;Tianyi Sun;Wenxin Shi

  • Study on the factors affecting simultaneous removal of ammonia and manganese by pilot-scale biological aerated filter (BAF) for drinking water pre-treatment.

    Mei Han;Zhi-wei Zhao;Wei Gao;Fu-yi Cui

  • Efficient degradation of p-arsanilic acid with arsenic adsorption by magnetic CuO-Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles under visible light irradiation

    Tianyi Sun;Zhiwei Zhao;Zhiwei Zhao;Zhijie Liang;Jie Liu

  • Removal of organic matter in freshwater sediment by microbial fuel cells at various external resistances

    Tian-Shun Song;Zai-Sheng Yan;Zhi-Wei Zhao;He-Long Jiang

  • Surface functionalization graphene oxide by polydopamine for high affinity of radionuclides

    Zhiwei Zhao;Zhiwei Zhao;Jiaxing Li;Jiaxing Li;Tao Wen;Chongchong Shen;Chongchong Shen

  • Remarkable phosphate removal and recovery from wastewater by magnetically recyclable La2O2CO3/γ-Fe2O3 nanocomposites.

    Sujie Shan;Wei Wang;Dongmei Liu;Zhiwei Zhao

  • Efficient As(III) removal by magnetic CuO-Fe3O4 nanoparticles through photo-oxidation and adsorption under light irradiation.

    Tianyi Sun;Zhiwei Zhao;Zhijie Liang;Jie Liu

  • Amorphous TiO2 doped with carbon for visible light photodegradation of rhodamine B and 4-chlorophenol

    Penghui Shao;Jiayu Tian;Zhiwei Zhao;Wenxin Shi

  • Efficient reductive and oxidative decomposition of haloacetic acids by the vacuum-ultraviolet/sulfite system.

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  • Effect of cations on the enhanced adsorption of cationic dye in Fe3O4-loaded biochar and mechanism

    Jinxi Xie;Ruya Lin;Zhijie Liang;Zhiwei Zhao

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Fuyi Cui Chongqing University
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Jiayu Tian Hebei University of Technology

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