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Chemistry

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Environmental Sciences

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World Ranking
1906
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129

Zhiyong Xie 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 Zhiyong Xie sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 118 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhiyong Xie 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 Zhiyong Xie sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhiyong Xie is a researcher affiliated with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research in Germany. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing to an extensive body of research in related subfields.

Their main areas of study focus on Environmental Science with particular attention to Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, and Global and Planetary Change. The main topics of their research include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances research, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology.

Zhiyong Xie has published multiple papers in frequent scientific venues. Notable journals where they have contributed include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (5 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Technology (4 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (3 publications)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (2 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (2 publications)

Some of their recent published papers are:

  • Organophosphate ester pollution in the oceans, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Legacy and emerging organic contaminants in the polar regions, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Persulfate-based degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in aqueous solution: Review on influences, mechanisms and prospective, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Occurrence of legacy and emerging organic contaminants in snow at Dome C in the Antarctic, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Transport of Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances and the Replacement Compound HFPO-DA through the Atlantic Gateway to the Arctic Ocean-Is the Arctic a Sink or a Source?, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Zhiyong Xie frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Wenying Mi, Ralf Ebinghaus, Jianmin Ma, Weihai Xu, and Roland Kallenborn. These collaborations reflect a network of work in environmental chemistry and pollution research, furthering collective knowledge in these domains.

Best Publications

  • Distribution of phthalate esters in urban soils of subtropical city, Guangzhou, China

    Feng Zeng;Kunyan Cui;Zhiyong Xie;Lina Wu

  • Occurrence and spatial distribution of organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in 40 rivers draining into the Bohai Sea, north China.

    Runmei Wang;Jianhui Tang;Zhiyong Xie;Wenying Mi

  • Occurrence and fate of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in coastal and marine surface waters.

    Ulla E. Bollmann;Axel Möller;Zhiyong Xie;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Alternative and Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances: Differences between European and Chinese River/Estuary Systems

    Franziska Heydebreck;Jianhui Tang;Zhiyong Xie;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Phthalate esters (PAEs): emerging organic contaminants in agricultural soils in peri-urban areas around Guangzhou, China.

    Feng Zeng;Kunyan Cui;Zhiyong Xie;Lina Wu

  • Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in airborne particles over the Northern Pacific and Indian Ocean toward the Polar Regions: evidence for global occurrence.

    Axel Möller;Renate Sturm;Zhiyong Xie;Minghong Cai

  • Occurrence of phthalate esters in water and sediment of urban lakes in a subtropical city, Guangzhou, South China.

    Feng Zeng;Kunyan Cui;Zhiyong Xie;Min Liu

  • Polyfluorinated compounds in waste water treatment plant effluents and surface waters along the River Elbe, Germany.

    Lutz Ahrens;Sebastian Felizeter;Renate Sturm;Zhiyong Xie

  • Occurrence and Air−Sea Exchange of Phthalates in the Arctic

    Zhiyong Xie;Ralf Ebinghaus;Christian Temme;Rainer Lohmann

  • Organochlorine pesticides and PAHs in the surface water and atmosphere of the north Atlantic and Arctic Ocean.

    Rainer Lohmann;Rosalinda Gioia;Kevin C. Jones;Luca Nizzetto

  • Persulfate-based degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in aqueous solution: Review on influences, mechanisms and prospective

    Lie Yang;Liuyang He;Jianming Xue;Yongfei Ma

  • Large-scale distribution of dechlorane plus in air and seawater from the Arctic to Antarctica.

    Axel Möller;Zhiyong Xie;Renate Sturm;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in Ocean Sediments from the North Pacific to the Arctic Ocean.

    Yuxin Ma;Zhiyong Xie;Rainer Lohmann;Wenying Mi

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and alternative brominated flame retardants in air and seawater of the European Arctic

    Axel Möller;Zhiyong Xie;Renate Sturm;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Longitudinal and Latitudinal Distribution of Perfluoroalkyl Compounds in the Surface Water of the Atlantic Ocean

    Lutz Ahrens;Jonathan L. Barber;Zhiyong Xie;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Organophosphate ester pollution in the oceans

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  • Biogeography in the air: fungal diversity over land and oceans

    J. Fröhlich-Nowoisky;S. M. Burrows;Z. Xie;Z. Xie;G. Engling;G. Engling

  • Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in the atmosphere of the North Sea.

    Axel Möller;Zhiyong Xie;Armando Caba;Renate Sturm

  • Organophosphate Esters in Air, Snow, and Seawater in the North Atlantic and the Arctic

    Jing Li;Zhiyong Xie;Wenying Mi;Senchao Lai

  • Distribution and long-range transport of polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Arctic, Atlantic Ocean and Antarctic coast

    Zhen Zhao;Zhiyong Xie;Axel Möller;Renate Sturm

  • Occurrences of organophosphorus esters and phthalates in the microplastics from the coastal beaches in north China.

    Haibo Zhang;Qian Zhou;Zhiyong Xie;Yang Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf Ebinghaus
Ralf Ebinghaus Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Renate Sturm
Renate Sturm Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Jianhui Tang
Jianhui Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gan Zhang
Gan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lutz Ahrens
Lutz Ahrens Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Chongguo Tian
Chongguo Tian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Crispin J. Halsall
Crispin J. Halsall Lancaster University
Yingjun Chen
Yingjun Chen Fudan University
Junyu Zheng
Junyu Zheng Jinan University
Rainer Lohmann
Rainer Lohmann University of Rhode Island

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