Mei Zheng

18.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
217 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Mei Zheng is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mei Zheng has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 162 papers in Atmospheric Science and 47 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mei Zheng's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (161 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (154 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (45 papers). Mei Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (161 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (154 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (45 papers). Mei Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Mei Zheng's co-authors include Eric S. Edgerton, Rodney J. Weber, James J. Schauer, Caiqing Yan, Kebin He, Yuan Cheng, Glen R. Cass, Lynn G. Salmon, Fengkui Duan and Armistead G. Russell and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Mei Zheng

210 papers receiving 13.5k 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.

Water-Soluble Organic Aerosol material and the light-absorption characteristics of aqueous extracts measured over the Southeastern United States

2010 465 citations Mei Zheng et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
Neurovascular coupling in humans: Physiology, methodological advances and clinical implications

2015 333 citations Aaron A. Phillips, Mei Zheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mei Zheng China	62	10.4k	10.4k	3.2k	3.0k	2.4k	217	13.8k
Mar Viana Spain	62	6.7k 0.6×	9.5k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	4.4k 1.5×	3.0k 1.2×	184	12.7k
Eric S. Edgerton United States	59	8.4k 0.8×	7.6k 0.7×	3.1k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	159	11.0k
Judith C. Chow United States	64	9.4k 0.9×	10.2k 1.0×	2.9k 0.9×	3.5k 1.2×	3.4k 1.4×	137	13.2k
Casimiro Pio Portugal	64	8.4k 0.8×	8.3k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	192	12.3k
Aijun Ding China	66	12.1k 1.2×	8.6k 0.8×	6.8k 2.1×	3.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	296	15.4k
Barbara J. Turpin United States	65	14.0k 1.3×	12.2k 1.2×	5.1k 1.6×	3.6k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	172	17.4k
Xiaohong Yao China	45	7.0k 0.7×	6.0k 0.6×	3.0k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	237	10.3k
Gehui Wang China	57	8.1k 0.8×	7.8k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	244	11.5k
Guoshun Zhuang China	55	6.9k 0.7×	6.0k 0.6×	3.3k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	133	9.8k
Risto Hillamo Finland	66	7.3k 0.7×	7.8k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	219	11.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mei Zheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mei Zheng

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

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Zhang, Tianle, Yue Liu, Bo Zhu, et al.. (2025). Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Iron in Northern China Based on 3‐Year Continuous Measurements. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(20).

Meng, Qingpeng, Caiqing Yan, Tianle Zhang, et al.. (2023). Variations of PM2.5-bound elements and their associated effects during long-distance transport of dust storms: Insights from multi-sites observations. The Science of The Total Environment. 889. 164062–164062. 11 indexed citations

Xu, Yifan, Bo Peng, Chen Wu, et al.. (2023). Quantifying metallic components in aerosol filter samples using micro-synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence: With quartz filter as an example. Atmospheric Environment. 318. 120205–120205. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Xi, Yiqun Han, Tao Xue, et al.. (2022). Neuroendocrine stress hormones associated with short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter in individuals with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A panel study in Beijing, China. Environmental Pollution. 309. 119822–119822. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Xi, Lina Zhang, Chen Wu, et al.. (2021). Associations between differences in anemia-related blood cell parameters and short-term exposure to ambient particle pollutants in middle-aged and elderly residents in Beijing, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 816. 151520–151520. 14 indexed citations

Wu, Xuefang, Chun‐Rong Chen, Tuan V. Vu, et al.. (2020). Source apportionment of fine organic carbon (OC) using receptor modelling at a rural site of Beijing: Insight into seasonal and diurnal variation of source contributions. Environmental Pollution. 266(Pt 1). 115078–115078. 24 indexed citations

Sachdeva, Rahul, Shaoxun Wang, Andrew Yung, et al.. (2020). Vascular-Cognitive Impairment following High-Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury Is Associated with Structural and Functional Maladaptations in Cerebrovasculature. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37(18). 1963–1970. 10 indexed citations

Chen, Yang, Guangming Shi, Jing Cai, et al.. (2020). Simultaneous measurements of urban and rural particles in Beijing – Part 2: Case studies of haze events and regional transport. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(15). 9249–9263. 7 indexed citations

Yan, Caiqing, Amy P. Sullivan, Yue Liu, et al.. (2020). Significant Contribution of Primary Sources to Water-Soluble Organic Carbon During Spring in Beijing, China. Atmosphere. 11(4). 395–395. 18 indexed citations

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Zhao, Bin, Shuxiao Wang, Dian Ding, et al.. (2019). Nonlinear relationships between air pollutant emissions and PM2.5-related health impacts in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The Science of The Total Environment. 661. 375–385. 62 indexed citations

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Squair, Jordan W., Aaron A. Phillips, Mei Zheng, et al.. (2018). Minocycline Reduces the Severity of Autonomic Dysreflexia after Experimental Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 35(24). 2861–2871. 27 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yanjun, Jing Cai, Shuxiao Wang, Kebin He, & Mei Zheng. (2017). Review of receptor-based source apportionment research of fine particulate matter and its challenges in China. The Science of The Total Environment. 586. 917–929. 172 indexed citations

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Chen, Shurui, Liang Xu, Yinxiao Zhang, et al.. (2017). Direct observations of organic aerosols in common wintertime hazes in North China: insights into direct emissions from Chinese residential stoves. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(2). 1259–1270. 60 indexed citations

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Yan, Caiqing, Mei Zheng, Amy P. Sullivan, et al.. (2015). Chemical characteristics and light-absorbing property of water-soluble organic carbon in Beijing: Biomass burning contributions. Atmospheric Environment. 121. 4–12. 191 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yuan, Kebin He, Zhenyu Du, et al.. (2014). Humidity plays an important role in the PM 2.5 pollution in Beijing. Environmental Pollution. 197. 68–75. 215 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaohui, Yujiao Zhu, Mei Zheng, Huiwang Gao, & Xiaohong Yao. (2014). Production and growth of new particles during two cruise campaigns in the marginal seas of China. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(15). 7941–7951. 24 indexed citations

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Lin, Tian, Limin Hu, Zhigang Guo, et al.. (2011). Sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to sediments of the Bohai and Yellow Seas in East Asia. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 116(D23). n/a–n/a. 75 indexed citations

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Xiao, Rui, N. Takegawa, Mei Zheng, et al.. (2011). Characterization and source apportionment of submicron aerosol with aerosol mass spectrometer during the PRIDE-PRD 2006 campaign. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 11(14). 6911–6929. 59 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yuan, et al.. (2010). Improved measurement of carbonaceous aerosol in Beijing, China: intercomparison of sampling and thermal-optical analysis methods. 1 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhigang, Tian Lin, Gan Zhang, Limin Hu, & Mei Zheng. (2009). Occurrence and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and n-alkanes in PM2.5 in the roadside environment of a major city in China. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 170(2-3). 888–894. 63 indexed citations

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