Ruimin Qi

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ruimin Qi is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruimin Qi has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pollution, 9 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 6 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Ruimin Qi's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (12 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (9 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers). Ruimin Qi is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (12 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (9 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers). Ruimin Qi collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Australia. Ruimin Qi's co-authors include Changrong Yan, Davey L. Jones, Zhen Li, Qin Liu, Qiuyun Liu, Juan Li, Xiangdong Yang, Zhian Lin, Jianjun Zhang and Yanting Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ruimin Qi

14 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Behavior of microplastics and plastic film residues in the soil environment: A critical review

2019 694 citations Ruimin Qi, Davey L. Jones et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruimin Qi China	9	1000	605	474	296	136	15	1.4k
Yanhua Chen China	19	787 0.8×	551 0.9×	312 0.7×	246 0.8×	193 1.4×	38	1.2k
Yongxiang Yu China	22	970 1.0×	495 0.8×	515 1.1×	433 1.5×	171 1.3×	59	1.6k
Jan David Germany	13	998 1.0×	715 1.2×	443 0.9×	336 1.1×	240 1.8×	28	1.7k
Simon M. Eldridge Australia	10	950 0.9×	649 1.1×	383 0.8×	174 0.6×	69 0.5×	19	1.2k
Chutao Liang China	8	759 0.8×	494 0.8×	359 0.8×	284 1.0×	148 1.1×	10	1.1k
Hongfei Liu China	10	765 0.8×	489 0.8×	346 0.7×	264 0.9×	146 1.1×	16	1.1k
Guoyuan Zou China	21	688 0.7×	485 0.8×	245 0.5×	381 1.3×	289 2.1×	97	1.4k
Sreejata Bandopadhyay United States	10	665 0.7×	271 0.4×	401 0.8×	355 1.2×	261 1.9×	15	1.2k
Yueling Qi China	10	1.7k 1.7×	889 1.5×	767 1.6×	157 0.5×	145 1.1×	12	2.0k
Zacharias Steinmetz Germany	16	1.6k 1.6×	1.2k 2.0×	481 1.0×	396 1.3×	329 2.4×	28	2.3k

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Ren, Siyang, Martine Graf, Kai Wang, et al.. (2025). Separation and Identification of Conventional Microplastics from Farmland Soils. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Kai, Xuejun Liu, David R. Chadwick, et al.. (2025). The agricultural plastic paradox: Feeding more, harming more?. Environment International. 198. 109416–109416. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Zhe, Ruimin Qi, Qi Liu, et al.. (2025). Complex release dynamics of microplastic additives: An interplay of additive degradation and microplastic aging. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 490. 137711–137711. 12 indexed citations

Qi, Ruimin, et al.. (2025). Thresholds and Key Environmental Drivers of Agricultural Film-Derived Microplastic Effects on Soil CO₂ Emissions: Transition from Inhibition to Promotion. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(40). 21622–21633.

Yu, Shuyuan, Zhe Xu, Ruimin Qi, et al.. (2024). Metal leaching accompanied with natural photo-aging behavior of e-waste plastic derived microplastics in aquatic environment. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 154. 703–712. 3 indexed citations

Qi, Ruimin, Davey L. Jones, Yuanyuan Tang, et al.. (2024). Regulatory path for soil microbial communities depends on the type and dose of microplastics. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 473. 134702–134702. 22 indexed citations

Wang, Siqing, Ruimin Qi, Yu Xia, et al.. (2024). Unraveling Microplastic-Biofilm Nexus in Aquaculture: Diversity and Functionality of Microbial Communities and Their Effect on Plastic Traits. ACS ES&T Water. 4(12). 5695–5707. 1 indexed citations

Ren, Siyang, Kai Wang, Jinrui Zhang, et al.. (2023). Potential sources and occurrence of macro-plastics and microplastics pollution in farmland soils: A typical case of China. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 54(7). 533–556. 115 indexed citations

Qi, Ruimin, Yuanyuan Tang, Davey L. Jones, Wenqing He, & Changrong Yan. (2023). Occurrence and characteristics of microplastics in soils from greenhouse and open-field cultivation using plastic mulch film. The Science of The Total Environment. 905. 166935–166935. 34 indexed citations

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Ding, Weili, Zhen Li, Ruimin Qi, et al.. (2021). Effect thresholds for the earthworm Eisenia fetida: Toxicity comparison between conventional and biodegradable microplastics. The Science of The Total Environment. 781. 146884–146884. 161 indexed citations

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Qi, Ruimin, Davey L. Jones, Qiuyun Liu, et al.. (2020). Field test on the biodegradation of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) based mulch films in soil. Polymer Testing. 93. 107009–107009. 53 indexed citations

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Qi, Ruimin, Davey L. Jones, Zhen Li, Qin Liu, & Changrong Yan. (2019). Behavior of microplastics and plastic film residues in the soil environment: A critical review. The Science of The Total Environment. 703. 134722–134722. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gao, Haihe, Changrong Yan, Qin Liu, et al.. (2019). Exploring optimal soil mulching to enhance yield and water use efficiency in maize cropping in China: A meta-analysis. Agricultural Water Management. 225. 105741–105741. 82 indexed citations

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Qi, Ruimin, et al.. (2017). Carbon emission characteristics, carbon library components, and enzyme activity under long-term fertilization conditions of black soil. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 37(19). 1 indexed citations

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Qi, Ruimin, Juan Li, Zhian Lin, et al.. (2016). Temperature effects on soil organic carbon, soil labile organic carbon fractions, and soil enzyme activities under long-term fertilization regimes. Applied Soil Ecology. 102. 36–45. 205 indexed citations

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