Cong Liu

13.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
227 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Cong Liu is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Cong Liu has authored 227 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 56 papers in Environmental Engineering and 50 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Cong Liu's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (144 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (84 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (47 papers). Cong Liu is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (144 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (84 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (47 papers). Cong Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Cong Liu's co-authors include Haidong Kan, Renjie Chen, Xia Meng, Yue Niu, Maigeng Zhou, Peng Yin, Yinping Zhang, Zhijing Lin, Zhuohui Zhao and Jing Cai and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Cong Liu

214 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality. A Nationwide Analysis in 272 Chinese Cities

2017 543 citations Renjie Chen, Cong Liu et al. profile →
Association between ambient temperature and mortality risk and burden: time series study in 272 main Chinese cities

2018 414 citations Renjie Chen, Cong Liu et al. profile →
Ambient Ozone Pollution and Daily Mortality: A Nationwide Study in 272 Chinese Cities

2017 297 citations Renjie Chen, Cong Liu et al. profile →
Long-term exposure to ozone and cardiovascular mortality in China: a nationwide cohort study

2022 148 citations Yue Niu, Renjie Chen et al. profile →
Akkermansia muciniphila supplementation in patients with overweight/obese type 2 diabetes: Efficacy depends on its baseline levels in the gut

2025 37 citations Cong Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cong Liu China	48	6.0k	1.8k	1.2k	815	729	227	7.7k
Tiantian Li China	47	4.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	986 0.8×	926 1.1×	687 0.9×	270	7.5k
Evangelia Samoli Greece	45	6.1k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	839 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	156	7.6k
Wei Huang China	40	4.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	839 0.7×	694 0.9×	436 0.6×	173	6.4k
Masud Yunesian Iran	55	5.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	2.6k 2.2×	944 1.2×	474 0.7×	376	10.4k
Sabit Cakmak Canada	46	4.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	741 0.6×	599 0.7×	610 0.8×	121	5.9k
David M. Stieb Canada	39	4.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	623 0.8×	552 0.8×	93	5.8k
Gongbo Chen China	45	5.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	846 0.7×	592 0.7×	452 0.6×	198	6.4k
Xia Meng China	47	6.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	917 0.8×	1.5k 1.8×	749 1.0×	176	7.4k
Fernando Holguín United States	25	5.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	639 0.8×	427 0.6×	33	7.2k
Joel Schwartz United States	28	4.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	671 0.6×	563 0.7×	774 1.1×	46	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Cong Liu

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cong Liu

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cong Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cong Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cong Liu 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 Cong Liu. Cong Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ye, Jin, Zhiyuan Wang, Tao Yu, et al.. (2025). Long-term characteristics of formaldehyde concentrations in four Chinese residences and estimation of annual average. Building and Environment. 278. 113024–113024. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Cong. (2024). Application of green building thermal energy conservation based on light imaging equipment in landscape optimization of waterfront space. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 54. 102787–102787. 1 indexed citations

Li, Hao, Chong Zhang, Haishen Wen, et al.. (2024). Genetic basis analysis and genome prediction of swimming performance traits in juvenile spotted sea bass (Lateolabrax maculatus). Aquaculture. 598. 741962–741962. 3 indexed citations

Qian, Hua, et al.. (2024). Personalized air curtain optimized to reduce fine particle exposure in industrial environments with different indoor airflow conditions. Building and Environment. 265. 112020–112020. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Lijuan, Cong Liu, Renjie Chen, et al.. (2024). Associations of ambient air pollution and daily outpatient visits for pediatric atopic dermatitis in Shanghai, China. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 286. 117231–117231. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Cong, et al.. (2023). Oxidation potential of PM2.5 in a mechanical processing plant and its association with metal composition. Atmospheric Environment. 319. 120318–120318. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yifan, Yun Qiu, Bo Huang, et al.. (2023). Association between PM2.5 exposure and the outcomes of ART treatment: A prospective birth cohort study. The Science of The Total Environment. 889. 164099–164099. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Fang, Danting Luo, Jiayu Huang, et al.. (2023). Vertical transmission of infectious aerosols through building toilet drainage system: An experimental study. Environmental Pollution. 343. 123284–123284. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Cong, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Short-Term Air Pollutants Exposure on Daily Mortality Among Elderly Individuals in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 234(8). 7 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yixiang, Cheng He, Michelle L. Bell, et al.. (2023). Association of Ambient Temperature With the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Partnered Women in Low- and Middle-Income South Asian Countries. JAMA Psychiatry. 80(9). 952–952. 15 indexed citations

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Yu, Tao, et al.. (2023). A novel low sampling rate and cost-efficient active sampler for medium/long-term monitoring of gaseous pollutants. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132583–132583. 15 indexed citations

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Xu, Yonggang, Fangjie Qi, Yubo Yan, et al.. (2023). The interaction of different chlorine-based additives with swine manure during pyrolysis: Effects on biochar properties and heavy metal volatilization. Waste Management. 169. 52–61. 11 indexed citations

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Yu, Tao, Longfei Chen, Bencheng Lin, et al.. (2023). Determination of uptake rates of volatile organic compounds by 24-hour passive sampling and their application in enclosed ship cabin environments. Building and Environment. 248. 111068–111068. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Huichu, Yihan Wu, Yu Cheng, et al.. (2021). Exposure to ultrafine particles and oral flora, respiratory function, and biomarkers of inflammation: A panel study in children. Environmental Pollution. 273. 116489–116489. 25 indexed citations

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Yan, Lilong, Wanting Chen, Caixu Wang, et al.. (2021). Tetracycline removal in granulation: Influence of extracellular polymers substances, structure, and metabolic function of microbial community. Chemosphere. 288(Pt 2). 132510–132510. 69 indexed citations

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Liu, Cong, Yu Liu, Chenglian Feng, et al.. (2020). Distribution characteristics and potential risks of heavy metals and antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli in dairy farm wastewater in Tai’an, China. Chemosphere. 262. 127768–127768. 33 indexed citations

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Wu, Yaoxing, Clara M. A. Eichler, Jianping Cao, et al.. (2018). Particle/Gas Partitioning of Phthalates to Organic and Inorganic Airborne Particles in the Indoor Environment. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(6). 3583–3590. 38 indexed citations

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Liu, Cong & Jianping Cao. (2018). Potential role of intraparticle diffusion in dynamic partitioning of secondary organic aerosols. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 9(6). 1131–1136. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Cong, Jianping Cao, & Yinping Zhang. (2016). Simplifying analysis of sorption of SVOCs to particles: Lumped parameter method and application condition. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 99. 402–408. 11 indexed citations

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Ma, Dehua, et al.. (2015). Biological removal of antiandrogenic activity in gray wastewater and coking wastewater by membrane reactor process. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 33. 195–202. 8 indexed citations

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