Lei Wang

21.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
602 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Lei Wang is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Wang has authored 602 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 224 papers in Pollution and 78 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Lei Wang's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (122 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (107 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (104 papers). Lei Wang is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (122 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (107 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (104 papers). Lei Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Lei Wang's co-authors include Kurunthachalam Kannan, Hongwen Sun, Junjie Zhang, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, Yiming Yao, Chunguang Liu, Ying Guo, Zhenghua Duan, Yu Wang and Hongwen Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lei Wang

553 papers receiving 16.3k 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.

Occurrence of Polyethylene Terephthalate and Polycarbonate Microplastics in Infant and Adult Feces

2021 329 citations Junjie Zhang, Lei Wang et al. profile →
LDPE microplastics affect soil microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

2021 325 citations Lili Rong, Lei Wang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
The “Microplastome” – A Holistic Perspective to Capture the Real-World Ecology of Microplastics

2024 74 citations Lei Wang et al. profile →
Leaf absorption contributes to accumulation of microplastics in plants

2025 42 citations Junjie Zhang, Chu Peng et al. profile →
Liquid crystal monomers induce placental development and progesterone release dysregulation through transplacental transportation

2025 11 citations Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Wang

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Wang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Enhanced volatile fatty acids production from anaerobic fermentation of grease trap waste by Fenton pretreatment 2025 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Rui Miao, (unknown), Minghui Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Danxi Huang, Lei Wang	0
2	Integrated anaerobic soil disinfestation and bio-organic fertilizers to alleviate continuous cropping obstacles: Improving soil health and changing bacterial communities 2025 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Taowen Pan, (unknown), Lei Wang, Abdul Hafeez, Joji Muramoto, Carol Shennan, (unknown), Jihui Tian, Kunzheng Cai	2
3	Insights into soil microbial assemblages and nitrogen cycling function responses to conventional and biodegradable microplastics 2025 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Lili Rong, Yu Wang, Peter Meidl, Mujtaba Baqar, (unknown), Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun	7
4	Characteristics of biofilms on polylactic acid microplastics and their inhibitory effects on the growth of rice seedlings: A comparative study of petroleum-based microplastics 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Yizhuo Chen, Bo Cui, (unknown), (unknown), Yanjun Fang, Lei Wang, Zhenghua Duan	5
5	A natural glutathione S-transferase gene GSTU23 confers metabolic resistance to metamifop in Echinochloa crus-galli 2024 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·(unknown), Lei Wang, (unknown), Biao Wu, Lan Wu, Jian Wang, Wenjing Sun, Fengfeng Li, Xiang Li, Hongju Ma	10
6	Effects of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) on the physiology of Allium sativum L.: Photosynthetic pigments, antioxidant enzymes, phytohormones, and nutritional quality 2024 ·Environmental and Experimental Botany ·Guoxin Li, (unknown), Dandan Zhang, Min Lv, (unknown), Qingsong Li, Lei Wang	13
7	Metabolic resistance mechanism to glufosinate in Eleusine indica 2024 ·Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Lei Wang, (unknown), Lan Wu, Biao Wu, Jie Du, Xiang Li, Hongju Ma	2
8	Synthesis Pathway Oriented Heterogeneous Stacking Mode of Homogeneous Two-Dimensional Hydrazone-Linked COFs 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Zhiying Fan, Yingdan Zhang, Ningning He, Yingdi Zou, Jie Zhang, (unknown), Meicheng Zhang, Lei Wang, Ning Liu, Yang Li, Lijian Ma	4
9	Effects of petroleum contamination on soil metal(loid)s and microbial communities 2024 ·Journal of Environmental Sciences ·Zhe Liu, Xinyu Wang, Guodong Zheng, Jie Li, (unknown), Lei Wang, Xiyu Ouyang, Jinlong Wang, (unknown)	1
10	Ecological risk assessment for typical organophosphorus pesticides in surface water of China based on a species sensitivity distribution model 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Jing Wang, Zhirong Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Hongwen Sun, Lei Wang, Zhenghua Duan	25
11	Potential source contribution function coupled with mass spectrometry detection to identify source of atmospheric polyethylene terephthalate 2024 ·Environmental Pollution ·(unknown), Junjie Zhang, (unknown), Jian Pu, Chu Peng, Chunguang Liu, Lei Wang	2
12	A new method for pre-enrichment of gallium and lithium based on mode of occurrence in coal gangue from Antaibao surface mine, Shanxi Province, China 2023 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·Shiqi Dai, (unknown), Lei Wang, (unknown), Rui Zhang, Han Guo, Yaowen Xing, Xiahui Gui	28
13	Energy, efficiency, and environmental analysis of hydrogen generation via plasma co-gasification of biomass and plastics based on parameter simulation using Aspen plus 2023 ·Energy Conversion and Management ·Yang Zhao, Jingang Yao, Guanyi Chen, Jing Liu, Zhanjun Cheng, Lei Wang, Weiming Yi, (unknown)	38
14	Tribological properties and sulfuric acid corrosion resistance of laser clad CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy coatings with different types of TiC reinforcement 2023 ·Tribology International ·Hao Wu, Lei Wang, Song Zhang, Chuan Wu, C.H. Zhang, Xiaodong Sun, J. Chen	68
15	Corrosion and cavitation erosion behaviors of laser clad FeNiCoCr high-entropy alloy coatings with different types of TiC reinforcement 2023 ·Surface and Coatings Technology ·Hao Wu, Lei Wang, Song Zhang, Chuan Wu, C.H. Zhang, Xiaodong Sun	43
16	Psychrobacter species enrichment as potential microplastic degrader and the putative biodegradation mechanism in Shenzhen Bay sediment, China 2023 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Danyun Ou, (unknown), Weiwen Li, Weiyi He, Lei Wang, (unknown), Zhong Pan	6
17	Discovery and occurrence of organophosphorothioate esters in food contact plastics and foodstuffs from South China: Dietary intake assessment 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Yanhao Chen, Qinru Xiao, (unknown), Guanxiang Yuan, (unknown), Shaoyou Lu, Lei Wang	5
18	Toxic effects of glyphosate on histopathology and intestinal microflora of juvenile Litopenaeus vannamei 2023 ·Aquatic Toxicology ·(unknown), Jingping Li, (unknown), Lei Wang, Lanfen Fan	4
19	Risk assessment on dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1, heavy metals and phthalates in peanuts, a case study of Shandong province, China 2023 ·Journal of Food Composition and Analysis ·(unknown), Lei Wang, Da Cai, Chushu Zhang, Shancang Zhao	17
20	UV254 induced sulfamethazine and carbamazepine elimination in the presence of nitrate: Roles of reactive species and generation risk of highly toxic DBPs 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Weiwei Bi, Xin Zhang, Lei Wang, Yuzhe Ding, Shijun Zhu, Xiaoyan Ma, Qingsong Li, Xueyan Li, Jing Deng	12

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