Gan Zhang

41.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
746 papers, 34.1k citations indexed

About

Gan Zhang is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gan Zhang has authored 746 papers receiving a total of 34.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 481 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 253 papers in Pollution and 250 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Gan Zhang's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (352 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (232 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (196 papers). Gan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (352 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (232 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (196 papers). Gan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Gan Zhang's co-authors include Jun Li, Xiangdong Li, Chunling Luo, Kevin C. Jones, Yingjun Chen, Weihai Xu, Jianhui Tang, Riffat Naseem Malik, Chongguo Tian and Jabir Hussain Syed and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Gan Zhang

730 papers receiving 33.6k 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.

Recent development and application of thermoelectric generator and cooler

2015 663 citations Gan Zhang et al. profile →
Heavy metal contamination in soils and vegetables near an e-waste processing site, south China

2010 566 citations Chunling Luo, Gan Zhang et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
Occurrence and elimination of antibiotics at four sewage treatment plants in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), South China

2007 555 citations Gan Zhang, Jun Li et al. Water Research profile →
Current status of persistent organic pesticides residues in air, water, and soil, and their possible effect on neighboring countries: A comprehensive review of India

2014 440 citations Zhineng Cheng, Jun Li et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Occurrence and distribution of antibiotics in coastal water of the Bohai Bay, China: Impacts of river discharge and aquaculture activities

2011 431 citations Yingjun Chen, Gan Zhang et al. Environmental Pollution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gan Zhang China	93	21.1k	14.2k	8.0k	3.0k	2.9k	746	34.1k
Jun Li China	84	15.7k 0.7×	9.4k 0.7×	8.5k 1.1×	2.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	976	30.8k
Shu Tao China	102	23.0k 1.1×	12.7k 0.9×	9.1k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	905	40.8k
Kevin C. Jones United Kingdom	113	35.6k 1.7×	18.3k 1.3×	9.1k 1.1×	6.6k 2.2×	2.3k 0.8×	811	49.9k
Xiangdong Li China	95	10.8k 0.5×	16.6k 1.2×	4.1k 0.5×	2.5k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	530	33.2k
Guibin Jiang China	112	25.0k 1.2×	12.2k 0.9×	4.1k 0.5×	8.1k 2.7×	1.5k 0.5×	1.3k	54.9k
Ronald A. Hites United States	87	19.5k 0.9×	7.0k 0.5×	5.2k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	354	26.0k
Paul K.S. Lam Hong Kong	98	19.0k 0.9×	10.8k 0.8×	4.6k 0.6×	11.0k 3.7×	2.7k 0.9×	566	34.4k
John P. Giesy United States	117	40.2k 1.9×	18.9k 1.3×	6.6k 0.8×	16.9k 5.6×	4.3k 1.5×	1.3k	62.8k
Adrian Covaci Belgium	105	33.0k 1.6×	11.4k 0.8×	2.9k 0.4×	4.0k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	814	44.0k
Donald Mackay Canada	71	14.0k 0.7×	7.0k 0.5×	3.1k 0.4×	2.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	259	21.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Gan Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gan Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gan Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gan Zhang 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 Gan Zhang. Gan Zhang 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

Cheng, Tao, Dongyan Zhang, Gan Zhang, et al.. (2025). High-throughput phenotyping techniques for forage: Status, bottleneck, and challenges. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture. 15(1). 98–115. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Shizhen, Guangcai Zhong, Kevin C. Jones, et al.. (2025). Quantification of micro- and nano-plastics in atmospheric fine particles by pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with chromatographic peak reconstruction. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 488. 137292–137292. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jibing, Xixi Cai, Yirong Deng, et al.. (2025). Single-Cell Analysis of Microbial Degradation Mechanisms and Remediation Potential for Emerging Pollutants: A Case Study on Methylnaphthalene. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(9). 4709–4720. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Fengwen, Peili Lu, Daijun Zhang, et al.. (2024). Air–plant interaction and air–soil exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a large human-influenced reservoir in southwest China. Environmental Pollution. 355. 124216–124216. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Longfei, et al.. (2024). Synergism of endophytic microbiota and plants promotes the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the Alfalfa rhizosphere. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 478. 135513–135513. 6 indexed citations

Qiu, Yao-Wen, et al.. (2024). The emerging and legacy persistent organic contaminants in corals of the South China Sea. Chemosphere. 359. 142324–142324. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun, Yinghui Wang, Aiping Zhang, et al.. (2024). Dosage- and site-dependent retention of black carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in farmland soils via long-term biochar addition. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 7 indexed citations

Yi, Xin, Guangcai Zhong, Xiaofei Geng, et al.. (2024). Dual-carbon isotope analysis of benzene polycarboxylic acids for tracking black carbon across different environments. Applied Geochemistry. 170. 106062–106062. 3 indexed citations

Tang, Jiao, Yangzhi Mo, Guangcai Zhong, et al.. (2024). Polycyclic aromatics-derived benzene carboxylic acids (BPCAs) as a fast predictor of the genotoxicity of combustion particles. The Science of The Total Environment. 957. 177632–177632. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Tao, et al.. (2024). Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and kidney stone: evidence from NHANES 2007–2018. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 1818–1818. 16 indexed citations

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Huang, Huanfang, Zifeng Chen, Honghu Zeng, et al.. (2024). N-nitrosamines in electroplating and printing/dyeing industrial wastewater treatment plants: Removal efficiency, environmental emission, and the influence on drinking water. Water Research. 255. 121537–121537. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Jibing, Shuang Wang, Xixi Cai, et al.. (2023). Unveiling the synergistic mechanism of autochthonous fungal bioaugmentation and ammonium nitrogen biostimulation for enhanced phenanthrene degradation in oil-contaminated soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465. 133293–133293. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dongyan, Wenhao Zhang, Tao Cheng, et al.. (2023). Detection of wheat scab fungus spores utilizing the Yolov5-ECA-ASFF network structure. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 210. 107953–107953. 37 indexed citations

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Chen, Lu, Lu Xu, Lu Tang, et al.. (2021). Trends in the clinical features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A 14‐year Chinese cohort study. European Journal of Neurology. 28(9). 2893–2900. 9 indexed citations

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Mo, Yangzhi, Jun Li, Zhineng Cheng, et al.. (2021). Dual Carbon Isotope‐Based Source Apportionment and Light Absorption Properties of Water‐Soluble Organic Carbon in PM _2.5 Over China. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(8). 31 indexed citations

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Chen, Duohong, Bo Huang, Bin Jiang, et al.. (2016). The pollution characteristics and source apportionment of regional atmospheric fine particles.. China Environmental Science. 36(3). 651–659. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Gan. (2012). Distribution characteristics of alkylphenols and bisphenol A in surface waters from typical bays around Shandong Peninsula. Marine Environmental Science. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Gan. (2011). Distribution and sources of lipid biomarkers in surface sediments of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. Soil and Environmental Sciences. 1 indexed citations

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Shao, Yafang, Gan Zhang, & Jinsong Bao. (2011). Total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of rice grains with extremely small size. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 6(10). 2289–2293. 39 indexed citations

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Pan, Suhong, Tian Lin, Jun Li, Gan Zhang, & Xiang Liu. (2010). Concentration and distribution of organic matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on window glass surface.. China Environmental Science. 30(8). 1021–1025. 1 indexed citations

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