Cheng Gu

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
179 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Cheng Gu is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Gu has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Pollution, 58 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 51 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Cheng Gu's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (37 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (33 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (31 papers). Cheng Gu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (37 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (33 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (31 papers). Cheng Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Cheng Gu's co-authors include K. G. Karthikeyan, Zhanghao Chen, Chao Wang, Feng Zhu, Changyin Zhu, Xin Jin, Hui Li, Juan Gao, Kun Lü and Hanyu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Gu

166 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

New Insights into the Aging Behavior of Microplastics Accelerated by Advanced Oxidation Processes

2019 740 citations Cheng Gu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Accelerated Degradation of Perfluorosulfonates and Perfluorocarboxylates by UV/Sulfite + Iodide: Reaction Mechanisms and System Efficiencies

2022 136 citations Zhanghao Chen, Cheng Gu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cheng Gu China	46	4.0k	1.9k	1.7k	1.3k	1.3k	179	7.9k
Hanzhong Jia China	55	4.5k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	2.6k 1.5×	1.9k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	225	9.4k
Meng Zhang China	52	3.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	1.6k 1.2×	312	9.2k
Jinju Geng China	43	4.8k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	642 0.5×	150	7.3k
Qiang He China	55	4.5k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.5×	950 0.7×	626 0.5×	271	9.0k
Mohammad Boshir Ahmed Australia	37	2.1k 0.5×	3.1k 1.6×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	73	7.8k
Siqing Xia China	55	4.3k 1.1×	3.8k 2.0×	2.3k 1.3×	1.7k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	293	9.5k
Ming Chen China	44	2.8k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	964 0.7×	960 0.7×	239	7.9k
Xiang Li China	49	3.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.9×	291	9.4k
Liuyan Yang China	45	2.1k 0.5×	2.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	464 0.3×	166	7.9k
Chong‐Jian Tang China	50	3.5k 0.9×	2.8k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	128	8.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Gu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yu, Haoran, Longgang Chu, Cheng Gu, & Mingyang Xing. (2025). Fluorine-doped CoFe2O4/MoS2 for efficient Fenton catalysis at minimal oxidant dosage. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 366. 125023–125023. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Yichen, et al.. (2024). Efficient separation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water by aminated polyacrylamide hydrogel foam. Chemical Engineering Journal. 501. 157833–157833. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Zhonglin, Xinhao Wang, Ming Zhang, et al.. (2024). Selective oxidation behavior based on iron-doped MOF derived carbon-based catalysts: Active site regulation and degradation mechanism analysis. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 670. 323–336. 10 indexed citations

Du, Qing, Yanfen Fang, Cheng Gu, et al.. (2024). Upcycling Iron Oxide Scale Slag into a High‐Performance, Sustainable Ozone Catalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(3). e202415689–e202415689. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Ming, Zhonglin Chen, Wenhui Li, et al.. (2024). Advanced oxidation processes of persulfate coupled with sequencing batch reactor activated sludge process (AOPs-SBR): Biodegradability and toxicity analysis of degradation intermediates. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 128921–128921. 9 indexed citations

Du, Qing Bo, Yanfen Fang, Cheng Gu, et al.. (2024). Upcycling Iron Oxide Scale Slag into a High‐Performance, Sustainable Ozone Catalyst. Angewandte Chemie. 137(3). 3 indexed citations

Chen, Xiru, Zeyu Xian, Song Gao, et al.. (2023). Mechanistic insights into surface catalytic oxidation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics on sediment mackinawite. Water Research. 232. 119651–119651. 24 indexed citations

Wu, Hao, Boming Fu, Zhe Wang, et al.. (2023). Dissolved black carbon incorporating with ferric minerals promoted photo-Fenton-like degradation of triclosan in acidic conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 459. 132253–132253. 13 indexed citations

Wu, Hao, et al.. (2023). Effect of common low-molecular-weight organic acid on the photodegradation of sertraline by ferrihydrite. Chemosphere. 341. 139926–139926. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yutong, Xinhao Wang, Yichen Xu, et al.. (2023). Photochemical degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid under UV irradiation in the presence of Fe (III)-saturated montmorillonite. The Science of The Total Environment. 876. 162760–162760. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ming, Zhonglin Chen, Tian Tian, et al.. (2023). A confined expansion pore-making strategy to transform Zn-MOF to porous carbon nanofiber for water treatment: Insight into formation and degradation mechanism. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 652(Pt A). 69–81. 28 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhanghao, Shuoqi Zhang, Xinhao Wang, et al.. (2023). Amine-Functionalized A-Center Sphalerite for Selective and Efficient Destruction of Perfluorooctanoic Acid. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(28). 10438–10447. 16 indexed citations

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Jin, Xin, Zhe Wang, Ran Hong, et al.. (2022). Supramolecular assemblies of a newly developed indole derivative for selective adsorption and photo-destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances. Water Research. 225. 119147–119147. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhanghao, Ying Teng, Na Mi, et al.. (2021). Highly Efficient Hydrated Electron Utilization and Reductive Destruction of Perfluoroalkyl Substances Induced by Intermolecular Interaction. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(6). 3996–4006. 83 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuxiang, et al.. (2021). Iron Minerals Mediated Interfacial Hydrolysis of Chloramphenicol Antibiotic under Limited Moisture Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(14). 9569–9578. 39 indexed citations

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Gu, Weiqing, Su Liu, Ling Chen, et al.. (2020). Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Size-Dependent Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics on Immune and Secretory Cell Populations from Zebrafish Intestines. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(6). 3417–3427. 202 indexed citations

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Wang, Chao, Zeyu Xian, Xin Jin, et al.. (2020). Photo-aging of polyvinyl chloride microplastic in the presence of natural organic acids. Water Research. 183. 116082–116082. 248 indexed citations

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Martikainen, Maria‐Viola, Teemu J. Rönkkö, Bianca Schaub, et al.. (2018). Integrating farm and air pollution studies in search for immunoregulatory mechanisms operating in protective and high‐risk environments. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 29(8). 815–822. 16 indexed citations

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Liu, Chengbao, Zhigang Chen, Chaoying Ni, et al.. (2012). Adsorption of phenol from aqueous solution by a hierarchical micro‐nano porous carbon material. Rare Metals. 31(6). 582–589. 9 indexed citations

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Gu, Cheng, et al.. (2008). A Coupled Land Surface-Subsurface Biogeochemical Model for Aqueous and Gaseous Nitrogen Losses. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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