Cheng Gu

559 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 399 citations indexed

About

Cheng Gu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Gu has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 399 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Materials Chemistry, 4 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 4 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Cheng Gu's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (3 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (3 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (3 papers). Cheng Gu is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (3 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (3 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (3 papers). Cheng Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Cheng Gu's co-authors include Hongxia Xu, Xueyuan Gu, Jun Luo, Yuanyuan Sun, Tianxiao Li, Yuxuan Zhang, Xin Hu, Bin Gao, Elijah J. Petersen and Qingguo Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Gu

13 papers receiving 396 citations

Hit Papers

MIL series of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as novel ad... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. MIL series of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as novel adsorbents for heavy metals in water: A review
    2022 200 citations Xin Hu, Tianxiao Li et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →

Peers

Cheng Gu
Yiran Li China
Holly E. Rudel United States
Lewis Kamande Njaramba South Korea
Tianhang Gu China
Jae-Kyu Yang South Korea
Muhammad Iqbal Zaman Pakistan
Yanghua Duan United States
Ayesha Chaudhary India
Yiran Li China
Cheng Gu
Citations per year, relative to Cheng Gu Cheng Gu (= 1×) peers Yiran Li

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Gu

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Cheng Gu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Cheng Gu. The network helps show where Cheng Gu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Gu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cheng Gu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cheng Gu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Cheng Gu. Cheng Gu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Zhang, Ming, et al.. (2025). The construction of coupling degradation system low temperature plasma and microbiological denitrification: Interfacial reaction process and synergistic mechanism. Journal of Environmental Management. 375. 124278–124278. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiru, Hongjian Li, Xinhao Wang, et al.. (2025). Surface catalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin by ferrihydrite sulfidation under ambient conditions. Environmental Pollution. 371. 125945–125945. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Tao, Yang Guo, Chunqi Jiang, et al.. (2025). Self-charging organic flow batteries based on multivalent metal negative electrodes. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10338–10338.
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Li, Weiqiang, et al.. (2025). Sensitivity of mass-independent Sn isotope fractionation to UV radiation and magnetic fields. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(24). e2504065122–e2504065122.
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Wu, Hao, Boming Fu, Xinhao Wang, et al.. (2024). Facet-induced fractionation of humic acid by hematite and the promoted-photodegradation of 17β-estradiol catalyzed by hematite-humic complex. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 480. 136380–136380. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Junming, Pengyuan Zhang, Cheng Gu, et al.. (2024). EDTA-induced growth of nickel hydroxychloride nanosheet networks on multilayer graphene for high-performance supercapacitors. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 177751–177751. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Wenhui, Zhonglin Chen, Tian Tian, et al.. (2024). Confined pyrolysis to transfer MXene-like MOF into 2D carbon nanosheet boosting the ozone oxidation of antibiotic: Degradation behavior and intrinsic mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 502. 158109–158109. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Ling, et al.. (2023). Suspect and nontarget screening of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances based on ion mobility mass spectrometry and machine learning techniques. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132669–132669. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ming, Zhonglin Chen, Zhanghao Chen, et al.. (2023). An energetic MOF-assistant confined expansion strategy to fabricate Fe-doped porous carbon beads for advanced oxidation processes: Interfacial reaction mechanism and biological toxicity. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 110842–110842. 11 indexed citations
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Gao, Jinyu, Zekun Liu, Zhanghao Chen, et al.. (2023). Photochemical degradation pathways and near-complete defluorination of chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl substances. Nature Water. 1(4). 381–390. 47 indexed citations
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Jin, Xin, Cun Liu, Hao Wu, et al.. (2022). Facet effect of hematite on the hydrolysis of phthalate esters under ambient humidity conditions. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6125–6125. 51 indexed citations
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Hu, Xin, Tianxiao Li, Yuxuan Zhang, et al.. (2022). MIL series of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as novel adsorbents for heavy metals in water: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 429. 128271–128271. 200 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leskinen, Ari, Antti Ruuskanen, Pekka Kolmonen, et al.. (2020). The Contribution of Black Carbon and Non-BC Absorbers on Aerosol Absorption Coefficient in Nanjing, China. Aerosol and Air Quality Research. 11 indexed citations
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Mao, Liang, Kun Lü, Yu Su, et al.. (2016). Exposure of few layer graphene to Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri modifies the graphene and changes its bioaccumulation by other organisms. Carbon. 109. 566–574. 48 indexed citations
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Liu, Chengbao, et al.. (2012). Properties and preparation of porous carbon material supported with modified TiO2. Procedia Engineering. 27. 557–563. 4 indexed citations

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