Hefa Cheng

21.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
323 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Hefa Cheng is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hefa Cheng has authored 323 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 107 papers in Pollution and 48 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Hefa Cheng's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (66 papers), Heavy metals in environment (42 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (35 papers). Hefa Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (66 papers), Heavy metals in environment (42 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (35 papers). Hefa Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Pakistan. Hefa Cheng's co-authors include Yuanan Hu, Shu Tao, Xiande Xie, Guofeng Shen, Eddy Y. Zeng, Xue Ma, Jianfu Zhao, Ping Wang, Xueping Liu and Gang Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hefa Cheng

313 papers receiving 16.3k citations

Hit Papers

Lead (Pb) isotopic fingerprinting and its applications in... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2016 2010 2013 2010 200 400 600
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. Lead (Pb) isotopic fingerprinting and its applications in lead pollution studies in China: A review
    2010 663 citations Hefa Cheng, Yuanan Hu Environmental Pollution profile →
  2. The Challenges and Solutions for Cadmium-contaminated Rice in China: A Critical Review
    2016 621 citations Yuanan Hu, Hefa Cheng et al. Environment International profile →
  3. Municipal solid waste (MSW) as a renewable source of energy: Current and future practices in China
    2010 596 citations Hefa Cheng, Yuanan Hu profile →
  4. Assessing heavy metal pollution in the surface soils of a region that had undergone three decades of intense industrialization and urbanization
    2013 472 citations Yuanan Hu, Eddy Y. Zeng et al. profile →
  5. Volatile Flavor Compounds in Yogurt: A Review
    2010 460 citations Hefa Cheng profile →
  6. Toxic effects of cadmium on the physiological and biochemical attributes of plants, and phytoremediation strategies: A review
    2023 191 citations Hefa Cheng et al. Environmental Pollution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hefa Cheng China 67 5.9k 4.9k 2.5k 1.9k 1.8k 323 16.6k
Guijian Liu China 73 5.1k 0.9× 4.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 468 16.6k
Fengchang Wu China 62 4.8k 0.8× 3.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 2.6k 1.4× 426 13.4k
Hui Li China 63 5.9k 1.0× 2.9k 0.6× 2.9k 1.2× 1.6k 0.8× 2.3k 1.3× 495 15.5k
Torsten C. Schmidt Germany 62 4.6k 0.8× 3.6k 0.7× 3.0k 1.2× 2.2k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 520 14.9k
Godwin A. Ayoko Australia 65 3.8k 0.7× 3.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 2.5k 1.4× 310 13.4k
John L. Zhou Australia 78 7.3k 1.2× 5.1k 1.0× 6.0k 2.4× 2.8k 1.5× 2.8k 1.6× 312 21.0k
Li Wang China 64 6.7k 1.1× 3.5k 0.7× 4.0k 1.6× 1.5k 0.8× 3.0k 1.7× 610 18.9k
Yi Yang China 50 4.7k 0.8× 3.1k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 913 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 166 9.8k
Rongliang Qiu China 72 7.0k 1.2× 2.9k 0.6× 4.4k 1.8× 2.9k 1.5× 2.8k 1.6× 541 19.6k
Rai S. Kookana Australia 66 9.0k 1.5× 5.9k 1.2× 2.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 282 16.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hefa Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hefa Cheng

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

All Works

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Zhang, Yongqiang, Zhihan Luo, Ke Jiang, et al.. (2025). Indoor Volatile Toxic Organics from Incomplete Burning of Solid Fuels in China. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 12(10). 1359–1365.
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Ilyas, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Modeling meteorological drought across scales with regional and global climate indicators. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 156(12). 1 indexed citations
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Islam, Mohammad Tariqul & Hefa Cheng. (2024). Existence and fate of microplastics in terrestrial environment: A global fretfulness and abatement strategies. The Science of The Total Environment. 953. 176163–176163. 15 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hefa, et al.. (2024). Overcoming China’s animal waste disposal challenge brought by elevated levels of veterinary antimicrobial residues and antimicrobial resistance. Environment International. 191. 109009–109009. 7 indexed citations
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Wei, Fang, Huifeng Yue, Binjie Wang, Hefa Cheng, & Nan Sang. (2024). Endocrine disrupting effects of parabens in zebrafish (Danio rerio): New insights from transcriptomics, metabolomics, and molecular dynamics simulation. Chemosphere. 354. 141682–141682. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Ping, Jiangshan Li, Yuanan Hu, & Hefa Cheng. (2024). Environmental performance of unfired bricks produced from co-disposal of mine tailings and municipal solid waste incineration fly ash based on comprehensive leaching tests. Environmental Pollution. 347. 123795–123795. 5 indexed citations
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Hu, Yuanan, et al.. (2024). Sources, bioaccessibility and health risk of heavy metal(loid)s in the particulate matter of urban areas. The Science of The Total Environment. 947. 174303–174303. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Guowei & Hefa Cheng. (2023). Boosting catalytic efficiency via BiVO4 surface heterojunction-induced interfacial Z-scheme NiFe2O4/{0 1 0}BiVO4 composite. Separation and Purification Technology. 318. 123949–123949. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Zhaoxin, Qiuying Zhang, Fadong Li, et al.. (2023). Soil CO2 emission reduction with no-tillage and medium nitrogen fertilizer applications in semi-humid maize cropland in North China Plain. European Journal of Agronomy. 147. 126838–126838. 5 indexed citations
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Ullah, Sadeeq, Qingling Liu, Shiyong Wang, et al.. (2023). Sources, impacts, factors affecting Cr uptake in plants, and mechanisms behind phytoremediation of Cr-contaminated soils. The Science of The Total Environment. 899. 165726–165726. 78 indexed citations
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Ma, Xue & Hefa Cheng. (2023). In-plane electric field induced by cyano groups and graphitic carbon structure for enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen production of carbon nitride. Separation and Purification Technology. 330. 125260–125260. 15 indexed citations
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Zhao, Li, Guirui Yu, Zhi Chen, et al.. (2023). Climate controls over phenology and amplitude of net ecosystem productivity in a wheat-maize rotation system in the North China plain. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 333. 109411–109411. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Kai, Xilong Wang, Hefa Cheng, & Shu Tao. (2023). Effects of physical aging processes on the bioavailability of heavy metals in contaminated site soil amended with chicken manure and wheat straw biochars. Environmental Pollution. 324. 121414–121414. 27 indexed citations
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Li, Zhaoxin, Qiuying Zhang, Li Zhao, et al.. (2022). Effects of straw mulching and nitrogen application rates on crop yields, fertilizer use efficiency, and greenhouse gas emissions of summer maize. The Science of The Total Environment. 847. 157681–157681. 22 indexed citations
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Meng, Wenjun, Huizhong Shen, Xiao Yun, et al.. (2020). Differentiated-Rate Clean Heating Strategy with Superior Environmental and Health Benefits in Northern China. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(21). 13458–13466. 27 indexed citations
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Zhong, Qirui, Jianmin Ma, Guofeng Shen, et al.. (2018). Distinguishing Emission-Associated Ambient Air PM2.5 Concentrations and Meteorological Factor-Induced Fluctuations. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(18). 10416–10425. 54 indexed citations

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