Dan Tong

20.3k total citations · 14 hit papers
130 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Dan Tong is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Tong has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 55 papers in Atmospheric Science and 30 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dan Tong's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (61 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (54 papers) and Vehicle emissions and performance (18 papers). Dan Tong is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (61 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (54 papers) and Vehicle emissions and performance (18 papers). Dan Tong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Dan Tong's co-authors include Qiang Zhang, Kebin He, Yixuan Zheng, Bo Zheng, Guannan Geng, Chaopeng Hong, Fei Liu, Meng Li, Steven J. Davis and Liu Yan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Dan Tong

121 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

Trends in China's anthrop... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2018 2017 2019 2015 2021 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Trends in China's anthropogenic emissions since 2010 as the consequence of clean air actions
    2018 2.0k citations Bo Zheng, Dan Tong et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  2. Anthropogenic emission inventories in China: a review
    2017 792 citations Guannan Geng, Chaopeng Hong et al. profile →
  3. Committed emissions from existing energy infrastructure jeopardize 1.5 °C climate target
    2019 550 citations Dan Tong, Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  4. High-resolution inventory of technologies, activities, and emissions of coal-fired power plants in China from 1990 to 2010
    2015 373 citations Dan Tong, Bo Zheng et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  5. Tracking Air Pollution in China: Near Real-Time PM 2.5 Retrievals from Multisource Data Fusion
    2021 349 citations Guannan Geng, Qingyang Xiao et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  6. Persistent growth of anthropogenic non-methane volatile organic compound (NMVOC) emissions in China during 1990–2017: drivers, speciation and ozone formation potential
    2019 330 citations Qiang Zhang, Bo Zheng et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  7. Dominant role of emission reduction in PM 2.5 air quality improvement in Beijing during 2013–2017: a model-based decomposition analysis
    2019 314 citations Jing Cheng, Dan Tong et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  8. Drivers of PM2.5 air pollution deaths in China 2002–2017
    2021 306 citations Guannan Geng, Yixuan Zheng et al. Nature Geoscience profile →
  9. Agricultural risks from changing snowmelt
    2020 275 citations Yue Qin, Chaopeng Hong et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  10. Pathways of China's PM2.5 air quality 2015–2060 in the context of carbon neutrality
    2021 268 citations Jing Cheng, Dan Tong et al. profile →
  11. Air quality benefits of achieving carbon neutrality in China
    2021 259 citations Yixuan Zheng, Dan Tong et al. profile →
  12. Co-benefits of CO2 emission reduction from China’s clean air actions between 2013-2020
    2022 177 citations Qinren Shi, Bo Zheng et al. Nature Communications profile →
  13. Efficacy of China’s clean air actions to tackle PM2.5 pollution between 2013 and 2020
    2024 108 citations Guannan Geng, Yuxi Liu et al. Nature Geoscience profile →
  14. Drivers of Increasing Ozone during the Two Phases of Clean Air Actions in China 2013–2020
    2023 94 citations Yuxi Liu, Guannan Geng et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Dan Tong 6.3k 5.7k 3.6k 2.9k 1.5k 130 11.1k
Chaopeng Hong 4.6k 0.7× 4.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 3.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 68 8.8k
Yixuan Zheng 5.9k 0.9× 4.4k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 101 8.7k
Bin Zhao 5.9k 0.9× 5.7k 1.0× 2.6k 0.7× 2.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 250 9.6k
Guannan Geng 7.9k 1.3× 6.1k 1.1× 4.3k 1.2× 3.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 125 11.7k
Zifeng Lü 6.2k 1.0× 7.3k 1.3× 2.2k 0.6× 5.0k 1.7× 1.3k 0.9× 110 11.3k
Denise L. Mauzerall 3.4k 0.5× 4.7k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 3.6k 1.3× 866 0.6× 126 12.2k
Meng Li 6.1k 1.0× 7.3k 1.3× 2.7k 0.7× 4.0k 1.4× 1.6k 1.1× 126 10.4k
Hong Huo 5.3k 0.8× 4.9k 0.9× 2.8k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 3.3k 2.3× 128 11.0k
Yu Lei 5.2k 0.8× 4.9k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 105 8.0k
Li Li 4.1k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 2.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 301 7.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dan Tong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Tong

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cheng, Jing, Dan Tong, Hongyan Zhao, et al.. (2025). Trade risks to energy security in net-zero emissions energy scenarios. Nature Climate Change. 15(5). 505–513. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Ruochong, Jingxian Li, Dan Tong, et al.. (2025). A technology-based global non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) emission inventory under the MEIC framework. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 25(19). 12675–12700.
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Weng, Zhixiong, et al.. (2025). Carbon decoupling and drivers decomposition under the carbon neutrality target: Evidence from county-level cities in China. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 222. 108465–108465. 3 indexed citations
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Qin, Yue, Mi Zhou, Xin Huang, et al.. (2024). Amplified positive effects on air quality, health, and renewable energy under China’s carbon neutral target. Nature Geoscience. 17(5). 411–418. 44 indexed citations
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Xie, Shuangshuang, Yongquan Yu, Jiaqi Yang, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Kidney Injury Using Arterial Spin Labeling and Blood Oxygen Level‐Dependent MRI: An Experimental Study in Rats With Carbon Tetrachloride‐Induced Liver Cirrhosis. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 60(5). 2090–2101. 2 indexed citations
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Tong, Dan, Zhi Cao, Cuihong Chen, et al.. (2024). Historical air pollutant emissions and future sustainable pathways of global cement plants. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 211. 107896–107896. 9 indexed citations
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Geng, Guannan, Yuxi Liu, Yang Liu, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of China’s clean air actions to tackle PM2.5 pollution between 2013 and 2020. Nature Geoscience. 17(10). 987–994. 108 indexed citations breakdown →
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Surakka, Ida, Tao Wang, Jiao Xu, et al.. (2023). Genetic variants in HFE are associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in lean individuals. JHEP Reports. 5(7). 100744–100744. 12 indexed citations
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Xiao, Nan, Hongming Ma, Hong Gao, et al.. (2023). Structure–function crosstalk in liver cancer research: Protein structuromics. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 244. 125291–125291. 2 indexed citations
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Weng, Zhixiong, et al.. (2023). Possible underestimation of the coal-fired power plants to air pollution in China. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 198. 107208–107208. 14 indexed citations
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Dong, Xinyi, Minghuai Wang, L. K. Emmons, et al.. (2023). Modeling the Air Pollution and Aerosol‐PBL Interactions Over China Using a Variable‐Resolution Global Model. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(22). 8 indexed citations
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Xu, Ruochong, Dan Tong, Steven J. Davis, et al.. (2023). Plant-by-plant decarbonization strategies for the global steel industry. Nature Climate Change. 13(10). 1067–1074. 58 indexed citations
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Liu, Yu, Mingxi Du, Qi Cui, et al.. (2022). Contrasting suitability and ambition in regional carbon mitigation. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4077–4077. 27 indexed citations
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Shi, Qinren, Bo Zheng, Yixuan Zheng, et al.. (2022). Co-benefits of CO2 emission reduction from China’s clean air actions between 2013-2020. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5061–5061. 177 indexed citations breakdown →
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Geng, Guannan, Qingyang Xiao, Shigan Liu, et al.. (2021). Tracking Air Pollution in China: Near Real-Time PM 2.5 Retrievals from Multisource Data Fusion. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(17). 12106–12115. 349 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tong, Dan, Guannan Geng, Qiang Zhang, et al.. (2021). Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation depend on strategic power plant retirements and pollution controls. Nature Climate Change. 11(12). 1077–1083. 84 indexed citations
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Tong, Dan, David Farnham, Lei Duan, et al.. (2021). Geophysical constraints on the reliability of solar and wind power worldwide. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6146–6146. 196 indexed citations
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Hong, Chaopeng, Qiang Zhang, Yang Zhang, et al.. (2020). Weakening aerosol direct radiative effects mitigate climate penalty on Chinese air quality. Nature Climate Change. 10(9). 845–850. 42 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yixuan, Qiang Zhang, Dan Tong, Steven J. Davis, & Ken Caldeira. (2020). Climate effects of China’s efforts to improve its air quality. Environmental Research Letters. 15(10). 104052–104052. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, Qiang Zhang, Chaopeng Hong, et al.. (2017). Enhancement of PM2.5 Concentrations by Aerosol‐Meteorology Interactions Over China. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 123(2). 1179–1194. 60 indexed citations

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