Kai Zhang

11.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
203 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Kai Zhang is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Zhang has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Pollution, 66 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 38 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Zhang's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (44 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (38 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (29 papers). Kai Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (44 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (38 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (29 papers). Kai Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Macao. Kai Zhang's co-authors include Chenxi Wu, Paul K.S. Lam, Xiong Xiong, Jiantong Liu, Yuegang Zuo, James Kar‐Hei Fang, Amir Hossein Hamidian, Yu Zhang, Aleksandra Tubić and Huahong Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Kai Zhang

191 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

2021 1.0k citations Kai Zhang, Paul K.S. Lam et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Sources and distribution of microplastics in China's largest inland lake – Qinghai Lake

2018 512 citations Kai Zhang et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Microplastic pollution of lakeshore sediments from remote lakes in Tibet plateau, China

2016 487 citations Kai Zhang et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Effect of LDPE and biodegradable PBAT primary microplastics on bacterial community after four months of soil incubation

2022 186 citations Kai Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Zhang China	43	6.1k	3.7k	1.8k	1.3k	778	203	8.7k
Palanisami Thavamani Australia	51	6.1k 1.0×	2.8k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.7×	130	9.5k
Haibo Zhang China	47	6.2k 1.0×	3.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	573 0.7×	150	8.2k
Yongming Luo China	58	7.8k 1.3×	2.5k 0.7×	2.6k 1.5×	1.7k 1.3×	975 1.3×	275	12.0k
Frédéric D.L. Leusch Australia	49	5.8k 1.0×	2.8k 0.7×	2.8k 1.6×	672 0.5×	774 1.0×	177	8.2k
Brett Robinson New Zealand	53	5.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	777 0.6×	740 1.0×	205	11.0k
Luca Nizzetto Norway	40	5.8k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	2.8k 1.6×	1.3k 1.0×	546 0.7×	114	7.9k
Yongming Luo China	68	10.8k 1.8×	4.2k 1.1×	2.8k 1.6×	2.1k 1.6×	1.2k 1.5×	365	15.8k
Jinju Geng China	43	4.8k 0.8×	2.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	537 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	150	7.3k
Manish Kumar India	57	3.6k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	2.0k 2.6×	158	10.6k
Alessandra Cincinelli Italy	50	4.0k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	2.9k 1.7×	663 0.5×	455 0.6×	171	7.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Zhang

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

Chen, Chengyu, Yiting Tang, Yunxia Zhao, Xuefeng Zhang, & Kai Zhang. (2025). Life table study of sublethal concentrations of emamectin benzoate against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Journal of Insect Science. 25(1). 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Kai, et al.. (2025). Different roles of biochar in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from paddy fields in northern and southern China. 4(3). 203–215. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Zhichao, Kai Zhang, Wei Xu, et al.. (2024). Dynamics of plastisphere microbial communities in mangrove sediments and their potential impact on N-cycling. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 196. 105929–105929. 1 indexed citations

Jiao, Liping, et al.. (2024). Seasonal nitrogen sources and its transformation processes revealed by dual-nitrate isotopes in Xiamen Bay, China. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 80. 103902–103902.

Shi, Songjing, Junjie Wu, Zheng‐Dong Yuan, et al.. (2024). Osteoclast Secretes Stage‐Specific Key Molecules for Modulating Osteoclast–Osteoblast Communication. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 240(1). e31484–e31484. 1 indexed citations

Han, Song, et al.. (2024). The use of the self-organizing map (SOM) methodology to study the dissolved organic matter (DOM) in different water body types. Water Science & Technology. 90(1). 373–383. 3 indexed citations

Xie, Qun, Feng Yan, Xiang‐Rong Xu, et al.. (2024). Temporal dynamics of bacterial biofilms and their relationship with heavy metals on expanded polystyrene microplastics. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 43(2). 528–544. 2 indexed citations

Xia, Rui, Q. Hu, Zhongwen Yang, et al.. (2023). Flow backward alleviated the river algal blooms. Water Research. 245. 120593–120593. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Yuan, Qi Wang, Lan Ma, et al.. (2023). Identification of key features relating to the coexistence mechanisms of trace elements and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in marine mammals. Environment International. 178. 108099–108099. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Wei, et al.. (2023). Performance, community dynamics and network of an aerobic denitrifying consortium from a coastal mariculture area. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 184. 105649–105649. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai, Zhifei Li, Guangjun Wang, et al.. (2023). Nitrification and denitrification processes in a zero-water exchange aquaculture system: characteristics of the microbial community and potential rates. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 10 indexed citations

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Yuan, Zhen, Chenglei Pei, Lang Lin, et al.. (2023). Vertical distribution and transport of microplastics in the urban atmosphere: New insights from field observations. The Science of The Total Environment. 895. 165190–165190. 20 indexed citations

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Sui, Qianwen, et al.. (2023). Effective enrichment of anaerobic ammonia oxidation sludge with feast-starvation strategy: activity, sedimentation, growth kinetics, and microbial community. Bioresource Technology. 388. 129730–129730. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Mengyang, Minggang Cai, Meng Chen, et al.. (2022). PAHs in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean: Spatial Distribution and Water Mass Transport. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 127(6). 11 indexed citations

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Peng, Chi, et al.. (2022). Estimating accumulation rates and health risks of PAHs in residential soils of metropolitan cities. Journal of Environmental Management. 319. 115699–115699. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Qiang, et al.. (2021). Ecological engineering in a eutrophic lake: A case study of large aquatic macrophyte enclosures in Baima Lake, China. Limnologica. 90. 125907–125907. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai, Fahe Chai, Zilong Zheng, et al.. (2018). Size distribution and source of heavy metals in particulate matter on the lead and zinc smelting affected area. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 71. 188–196. 66 indexed citations

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He, Ding, Kai Zhang, Xingqian Cui, Jianhui Tang, & Yongge Sun. (2018). Spatiotemporal variability of hydrocarbons in surface sediments from an intensively human-impacted Xiaoqing River-Laizhou Bay system in the eastern China: Occurrence, compositional profile and source apportionment. The Science of The Total Environment. 645. 1172–1182. 36 indexed citations

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Su, Junfeng, Sicheng Shao, Tinglin Huang, et al.. (2016). Effect of C/N Ratio,Temperature,pH on Autotrophic Denitrification Rate with Hydrogen Gas,Iron (II) and Sodium Sulfide as Electron Donors. 23(1). 90–96. 2 indexed citations

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Zhen, Xiaomei, Jianhui Tang, Zhiyong Xie, et al.. (2016). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and alternative brominated flame retardants (aBFRs) in sediments from four bays of the Yellow Sea, North China. Environmental Pollution. 213. 386–394. 65 indexed citations

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