Defeng Zhao

4.4k total citations
61 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Defeng Zhao is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Defeng Zhao has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Atmospheric Science, 29 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Defeng Zhao's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (45 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (28 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (23 papers). Defeng Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (45 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (28 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (23 papers). Defeng Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Defeng Zhao's co-authors include Tong Zhu, Thomas F. Mentel, Astrid Kiendler‐Scharr, Kimberly A. Prather, Jing Shang, Ralf Tillmann, Vicki H. Grassian, Timothy H. Bertram, Matthew J. Ruppel and Andrew P. Ault and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Defeng Zhao

56 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Defeng Zhao China 23 1.5k 800 726 301 130 61 1.9k
Bingbing Wang United States 25 1.7k 1.1× 703 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 131 0.4× 57 0.4× 42 2.1k
Thilina Jayarathne United States 26 1.6k 1.0× 922 1.2× 951 1.3× 227 0.8× 171 1.3× 38 2.2k
Swarup China United States 28 2.0k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 1.4k 1.9× 187 0.6× 63 0.5× 104 2.4k
Douglas B. Collins United States 26 1.6k 1.0× 767 1.0× 909 1.3× 333 1.1× 359 2.8× 46 2.2k
Kentaro Murano Japan 22 1.3k 0.8× 689 0.9× 560 0.8× 192 0.6× 80 0.6× 88 1.6k
Huiting Mao United States 39 2.5k 1.6× 2.2k 2.8× 1.7k 2.3× 446 1.5× 175 1.3× 124 4.1k
J. Michel Flores Israel 22 1.3k 0.9× 629 0.8× 794 1.1× 118 0.4× 51 0.4× 36 1.7k
J. Lee‐Taylor United States 28 2.0k 1.3× 1.3k 1.6× 836 1.2× 494 1.6× 60 0.5× 46 2.8k
Ricardo H. M. Godoi Brazil 26 635 0.4× 866 1.1× 310 0.4× 395 1.3× 109 0.8× 103 1.8k
Hongbin Chen China 32 3.0k 2.0× 569 0.7× 2.8k 3.9× 382 1.3× 65 0.5× 158 3.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Defeng Zhao

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All Works

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Altieri, Katye E., Sebastian D. Eastham, Sónia Jerez, et al.. (2025). Experts share priorities for addressing aerosol uncertainty. One Earth. 8(3). 101241–101241.
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Sun, Yele, Hao Luo, Ying Li, et al.. (2025). Atmospheric organic aerosols: online molecular characterization and environmental impacts. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 8(1). 1 indexed citations
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Luo, Hao, Luc Vereecken, Sungah Kang, et al.. (2023). Formation of highly oxygenated organic molecules from the oxidation of limonene by OH radical: significant contribution of H-abstraction pathway. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 23(13). 7297–7319. 9 indexed citations
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Song, Zhen, Wei Gao, Hao Luo, et al.. (2023). Roles of Regional Transport and Vertical Mixing in Aerosol Pollution in Shanghai Over the COVID‐19 Lockdown Period Observed Above Urban Canopy. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(17). 6 indexed citations
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Vereecken, Luc, Sungah Kang, Iida Pullinen, et al.. (2022). Unexpected significance of a minor reaction pathway in daytime formation of biogenic highly oxygenated organic compounds. Science Advances. 8(42). eabp8702–eabp8702. 22 indexed citations
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Pullinen, Iida, Hao Luo, Sungah Kang, et al.. (2022). Identification of highly oxygenated organic molecules and their role in aerosol formation in the reaction of limonene with nitrate radical. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 22(17). 11323–11346. 17 indexed citations
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Zhao, Defeng, Iida Pullinen, Sungah Kang, et al.. (2021). Highly Oxygenated Organic Nitrates Formed from NO3 Radical-Initiated Oxidation of β-Pinene. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(23). 15658–15671. 28 indexed citations
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Zhao, Defeng, Iida Pullinen, Hendrik Fuchs, et al.. (2021). Highly oxygenated organic molecule (HOM) formation in the isoprene oxidation by NO 3 radical. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 21(12). 9681–9704. 32 indexed citations
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Wang, Mingjin, Nan Zheng, Defeng Zhao, Jing Shang, & Tong Zhu. (2021). Using Micro-Raman Spectroscopy to Investigate Chemical Composition, Mixing States, and Heterogeneous Reactions of Individual Atmospheric Particles. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(15). 10243–10254. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Defeng, Iida Pullinen, Rongrong Wu, et al.. (2021). Highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOM) formation in the isoprene oxidation by NO3 radical. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Defeng, et al.. (2021). Study on the Coupling Coordination of Urban Infrastructure and Population in the Perspective of Urban Integration. IEEE Access. 9. 124070–124086. 20 indexed citations
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Li, Jiarong, Chao Zhu, Hui Chen, et al.. (2020). The evolution of cloud and aerosol microphysics at the summit of Mt. Tai, China. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(22). 13735–13751. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Jiarong, Chao Zhu, Hui Chen, et al.. (2019). The evolution of cloud microphysics upon aerosol interaction at the summit of Mt. Tai, China. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Defeng, Sebastian H. Schmitt, Mingjin Wang, et al.. (2018). Effects of NO x and SO 2 on the secondary organic aerosol formation from photooxidation of α -pinene and limonene. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(3). 1611–1628. 116 indexed citations
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Zhao, Defeng, Angela Buchholz, Patrick Schlag, et al.. (2016). Cloud condensation nuclei activity, droplet growth kinetics, and hygroscopicity of biogenic and anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol (SOA). Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 16(2). 1105–1121. 39 indexed citations
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Flores, J. Michel, Defeng Zhao, Lior Segev, et al.. (2014). Evolution of the complex refractive index in the UV spectral region in ageing secondary organic aerosol. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(11). 5793–5806. 64 indexed citations
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Stokes, M. Dale, Grant B. Deane, Kimberly A. Prather, et al.. (2013). A Marine Aerosol Reference Tank system as a breaking wave analogue for the production of foam and sea-spray aerosols. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 6(4). 1085–1094. 107 indexed citations
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Zhao, Defeng, Angela Buchholz, Thomas F. Mentel, et al.. (2010). Novel method of generation of Ca(HCO 3 ) 2 and CaCO 3 aerosols and first determination of hygroscopic and cloud condensation nuclei activation properties. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(17). 8601–8616. 19 indexed citations

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