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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 67 2023 1931 204 202 205 13202

Zimin Wei publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zimin Wei between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zimin Wei published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 13.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2023. 50 of the 276 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2023. 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 35 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 27 publications
2006 2025

276 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zimin Wei: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 3
2007 5
2008 6
2009 3
2010 5
2011 7
2012 8
2013 4
2014 5
2015 10
2016 12
2017 11
2018 11
2019 24
2020 17
2021 26
2022 34
2023 35
2024 23
2025 27
Total 276
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Zimin Wei 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 Zimin Wei 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, 201–210 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: 205 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318 205
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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Zimin Wei 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 Zimin Wei 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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
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 67
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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Overview

Zimin Wei is a researcher affiliated with Northeast Agricultural University in China. Their work primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to soil science, pollution studies, industrial and manufacturing engineering, plant science, and molecular biology.

Their research encompasses a range of topics, notably composting and vermicomposting techniques, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, microplastics and plastic pollution, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, nematode management and characterization studies, biofuel production and bioconversion, as well as marine and coastal ecosystems.

Zimin Wei has published extensively in several prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on composting processes, environmental impacts, and microbial interactions, including these publications:

  • "Microhabitat drive microbial anabolism to promote carbon sequestration during composting," 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • "Lignocellulose biomass bioconversion during composting: Mechanism of action of lignocellulase, pretreatment methods and future perspectives," 2021, Chemosphere
  • "Key factors driving the fate of antibiotic resistance genes and controlling strategies during aerobic composting of animal manure: A review," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Selective pressures of heavy metals on microbial community determine microbial functional roles during composting: Sensitive, resistant and actor," 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Speciation, toxicity mechanism and remediation ways of heavy metals during composting: A novel theoretical microbial remediation method is proposed," 2020, Journal of Environmental Management

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Yue Zhao
  • Caihong Song
  • Xiaomeng Chen
  • Junqiu Wu
  • Lina Xie

Zimin Wei's work integrates interdisciplinary approaches, often exploring microbial roles during composting, environmental remediation strategies, and the interaction of pollutants with biological systems. This comprehensive scope supports developments in environmental management and sustainable agricultural practices.

Best Publications

  • Effect of organic acids production and bacterial community on the possible mechanism of phosphorus solubilization during composting with enriched phosphate-solubilizing bacteria inoculation.

    Yuquan Wei;Yue Zhao;Mingzi Shi;Zhenyu Cao

  • Effect of precursors combined with bacteria communities on the formation of humic substances during different materials composting.

    Junqiu Wu;Yue Zhao;Wei Zhao;Tianxue Yang

  • Improved lignocellulose-degrading performance during straw composting from diverse sources with actinomycetes inoculation by regulating the key enzyme activities.

    Yuquan Wei;Di Wu;Dan Wei;Yue Zhao

  • Spectroscopic characterization of water extractable organic matter during composting of municipal solid waste.

    Xiaosong He;Beidou Xi;Zimin Wei;Xujing Guo

  • Diversity in the Mechanisms of Humin Formation during Composting with Different Materials.

    Xintong Gao;Wenbing Tan;Yue Zhao;Junqiu Wu

  • Identifying the key factors that affect the formation of humic substance during different materials composting.

    Junqiu Wu;Yue Zhao;Haishi Qi;Xinyu Zhao

  • Effect of actinobacteria agent inoculation methods on cellulose degradation during composting based on redundancy analysis.

    Yue Zhao;Qian Lu;Yuquan Wei;Hongyang Cui

  • Relationship between bacterial diversity and environmental parameters during composting of different raw materials

    Xueqin Wang;Hongyang Cui;Jianhong Shi;Xinyu Zhao

  • Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectroscopy with regional integration analysis for characterizing composition and transformation of dissolved organic matter in landfill leachates.

    Xiao-Song He;Bei-Dou Xi;Zi-Min Wei;Yong-Hai Jiang

  • Effect of inoculating microbes in municipal solid waste composting on characteristics of humic acid.

    Zimin Wei;Beidou Xi;Yue Zhao;Shiping Wang

  • Effects of exogenous protein-like precursors on humification process during lignocellulose-like biomass composting: Amino acids as the key linker to promote humification process

    Zhechao Zhang;Yue Zhao;Tianxue Yang;Zimin Wei

  • Effect of thermo-tolerant actinomycetes inoculation on cellulose degradation and the formation of humic substances during composting

    Yi Zhao;Yue Zhao;Zhechao Zhang;Yuquan Wei

  • Lignocellulose biomass bioconversion during composting: Mechanism of action of lignocellulase, pretreatment methods and future perspectives.

    Di Wu;Zimin Wei;Taha Ahmed Mohamed;Guangren Zheng

  • Roles of different humin and heavy-metal resistant bacteria from composting on heavy metal removal

    Yuquan Wei;Yue Zhao;Xinyu Zhao;Xintong Gao

  • Assessment of phytotoxicity grade during composting based on EEM/PARAFAC combined with projection pursuit regression

    Hong-Yang Cui;Yue Zhao;Yan-Ni Chen;Xu Zhang

  • Physicochemical and spectroscopic characteristics of dissolved organic matter extracted from municipal solid waste (MSW) and their influence on the landfill biological stability

    Xiao-Song He;Bei-Dou Xi;Zi-Min Wei;Yong-Hai Jiang

  • Roles of bacterial community in the transformation of organic nitrogen toward enhanced bioavailability during composting with different wastes.

    Longji Zhu;Yue Zhao;Wenshuai Zhang;Haixuan Zhou

  • Changes in phosphorus fractions during organic wastes composting from different sources

    Yuquan Wei;Yue Zhao;Beidou Xi;Zimin Wei

  • Assessment of humification degree of dissolved organic matter from different composts using fluorescence spectroscopy technology.

    Zimin Wei;Xinyu Zhao;Chaowei Zhu;Beidou Xi

  • Microhabitat drive microbial anabolism to promote carbon sequestration during composting.

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  • Reducing nitrogen loss and phytotoxicity during beer vinasse composting with biochar addition.

    Xueqin Wang;Yue Zhao;Huan Wang;Xinyu Zhao

  • Effect of tricarboxylic acid cycle regulator on carbon retention and organic component transformation during food waste composting.

    Qian Lu;Yue Zhao;Xintong Gao;Junqiu Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yiliang He
Yiliang He Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xiaosheng Qin
Xiaosheng Qin Nanyang Technological University

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