Cheng Gu

10.2k citations

179 papers · 7.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 46

Impact in

Pollution top 0.05%
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 0.1%
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Papers in ⓘ

Pollution 62
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts 33
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution 17
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 58
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact 31

Co-authors: K. G. Karthikeyan (4 shared papers)Zhanghao Chen (41 shared papers)Chao Wang (14 shared papers)Feng Zhu (9 shared papers)Changyin Zhu (6 shared papers)Xin Jin (34 shared papers)Hui Li (19 shared papers)Juan Gao (20 shared papers)
Journals: Environmental Science & Technology (37 papers)The Science of The Total Environment (18 papers)Water Research (15 papers)Chemosphere (12 papers)Journal of Hazardous Materials (10 papers)
Partner nations: China United States South Korea

In The Last Decade

Cheng Gu

166 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Accelerated Degradation of Perfluorosulfonates and Perfluorocarboxylates by UV/Sulfite + Iodide: Reaction Mechanisms and System Efficiencies 2022 · 136 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2022 Environmental Science & Technology
2019 Environmental Science & Technology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

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1	New Insights into the Aging Behavior of Microplastics Accelerated by Advanced Oxidation Processes Environmental Science & Technology ·Peng Liu, Li Qian, Hanyu Wang, Xin Zhan, Kun Lü, Cheng Gu, Shixiang Gao Hit paper breakdown →	2019	740
2	Interaction of Tetracycline with Aluminum and Iron Hydrous Oxides Environmental Science & Technology ·Cheng Gu, K. G. Karthikeyan	2005	471
3	Sorption of the Antimicrobial Ciprofloxacin To Aluminum and Iron Hydrous Oxides Environmental Science & Technology ·Cheng Gu, K. G. Karthikeyan	2005	364
4	Complexation of the antibiotic tetracycline with humic acid Chemosphere ·Cheng Gu, K. G. Karthikeyan, Samuel D. Sibley, Joel A. Pedersen	2006	330
5	Occurrence and Ecological Impacts of Microplastics in Soil Systems: A Review Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ·Feng Zhu, Changyin Zhu, Chao Wang, Cheng Gu	2019	266
6	Photo-aging of polyvinyl chloride microplastic in the presence of natural organic acids Water Research ·Chao Wang, Zeyu Xian, Xin Jin, Sijia Liang, Zhanghao Chen, Bo Pan, Bing Wu, Yong Sik Ok, Cheng Gu	2020	248
7	Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Size-Dependent Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics on Immune and Secretory Cell Populations from Zebrafish Intestines Environmental Science & Technology ·Weiqing Gu, Su Liu, Ling Chen, Yuxuan Liu, Cheng Gu, Hongqiang Ren, Bing Wu	2020	202
8	Dibutyl phthalate release from polyvinyl chloride microplastics: Influence of plastic properties and environmental factors Water Research ·Yuanyuan Yan, Feng Zhu, Changyin Zhu, Zhanghao Chen, Shaochong Liu, Chao Wang, Cheng Gu	2021	199
9	Effect of Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics on Bacterial Community and Nutrient Status in Two Agricultural Soils Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ·Yuanyuan Yan, Zhanghao Chen, Feng Zhu, Changyin Zhu, Chao Wang, Cheng Gu	2020	190
10	Microplastics altered soil microbiome and nitrogen cycling: The role of phthalate plasticizer Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Feng Zhu, Yuanyuan Yan, Evelyn Doyle, Changyin Zhu, Xin Jin, Zhanghao Chen, Chao Wang, Huan He, Dongmei Zhou, Cheng Gu	2021	176
11	Accelerated Degradation of Perfluorosulfonates and Perfluorocarboxylates by UV/Sulfite + Iodide: Reaction Mechanisms and System Efficiencies Environmental Science & Technology ·Zekun Liu, Zhanghao Chen, Jinyu Gao, Yaochun Yu, Yujie Men, Cheng Gu, Jinyong Liu Hit paper breakdown →	2022	136
12	Recent advancements and challenges in emerging applications of biochar-based catalysts Biotechnology Advances ·Xiangzhou Yuan, Yang Cao, Jie Li, Anil Kumar Patel, Cheng‐Di Dong, Xin Jin, Cheng Gu, Alex C.K. Yip, Daniel C.W. Tsang, Yong Sik Ok	2023	108
13	Impact of woodchip biochar amendment on the sorption and dissipation of pesticide acetamiprid in agricultural soils Chemosphere ·Xiangyang Yu, Chang-Li Mu, Cheng Gu, Liu Cun, Xianjin Liu	2011	100
14	Synthesis of Highly Reactive Subnano-Sized Zero-Valent Iron Using Smectite Clay Templates Environmental Science & Technology ·Cheng Gu, Hanzhong Jia, Hui Li, Brian J. Teppen, Stephen A. Boyd	2010	98
15	Metagenomic analysis exploring microbial assemblages and functional genes potentially involved in di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate degradation in soil The Science of The Total Environment ·Feng Zhu, Evelyn Doyle, Changyin Zhu, Dongmei Zhou, Cheng Gu, Juan Gao	2020	94
16	Sorption of the Antibiotic Tetracycline to Humic‐Mineral Complexes Journal of Environmental Quality ·Cheng Gu, K. G. Karthikeyan	2008	94
17	Insights into tetracycline adsorption onto goethite: Experiments and modeling The Science of The Total Environment ·Yanping Zhao, Fei Tong, Xueyuan Gu, Cheng Gu, Xiaorong Wang, Yan Zhang	2013	92
18	Determination of pharmaceuticals in biosolids using accelerated solvent extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry Journal of Chromatography A ·Yunjie Ding, Weihao Zhang, Cheng Gu, Irene Xagoraraki, Hui Li	2010	90
19	Selective oxidation of organic pollutants based on reactive oxygen species and the molecular structure: Degradation behavior and mechanism analysis Water Research ·Ming Zhang, Jingqi Ruan, Xinhao Wang, Weizhen Shao, Zhonglin Chen, Zhanghao Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Cheng Gu, Weichuan Qiao, Jiansheng Li	2023	89
20	Antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial communities in cornfield and pasture soils receiving swine and dairy manures Environmental Pollution ·Zeyou Chen, Wei Zhang, Luxi Yang, Robert D. Stedtfeld, Anping Peng, Cheng Gu, Stephen A. Boyd, Hui Li	2019	89

About Cheng Gu

Cheng Gu is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, having authored 179 papers that have together received 7.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (37 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (33 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (31 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (31 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (30 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (24 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (22 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pollution (4.0k citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (1.7k citations), Water Science and Technology (1.9k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.1k citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (1.3k citations). Cheng Gu has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Frequent co-authors include K. G. Karthikeyan, Zhanghao Chen, Chao Wang, Feng Zhu, Changyin Zhu, Xin Jin, Hui Li, Juan Gao, Kun Lü and Stephen A. Boyd. Their work appears in journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research, Chemosphere and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

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