Pingfan Zhou

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Pingfan Zhou is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Pollution and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Pingfan Zhou has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Materials Chemistry, 10 papers in Pollution and 10 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Pingfan Zhou's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (10 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (5 papers). Pingfan Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (10 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (5 papers). Pingfan Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Pingfan Zhou's co-authors include Yukui Rui, Manlin Guo, Muhammad Adeel, Noman Shakoor, Zhiqiang Tan, Imran Azeem, Mingshu Li, Muhammad Ovais, Tufail Shah and Arbab Ali and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Advanced Functional Materials and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Pingfan Zhou

37 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Review on Recent Progress in Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Diverse Applications

2021 399 citations Arbab Ali, Tufail Shah et al. Frontiers in Chemistry profile →
Impacts of climate change on the fate of contaminants through extreme weather events

2023 229 citations Shiv Bolan, Hasintha Wijesekara et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pingfan Zhou China	20	664	417	413	366	230	39	1.8k
Alexander Gogos Switzerland	17	1.2k 1.8×	564 1.4×	498 1.2×	754 2.1×	141 0.6×	51	2.2k
Zhongqi Liu China	25	341 0.5×	656 1.6×	743 1.8×	353 1.0×	155 0.7×	79	2.4k
Muhammad Tahir Pakistan	26	307 0.5×	676 1.6×	375 0.9×	340 0.9×	120 0.5×	88	2.4k
Juliana Heloisa Pinê Américo‐Pinheiro Brazil	25	328 0.5×	266 0.6×	540 1.3×	317 0.9×	114 0.5×	107	2.0k
Fang Yang China	28	335 0.5×	205 0.5×	514 1.2×	752 2.1×	401 1.7×	102	2.4k
Eleanor Spielman-Sun United States	16	868 1.3×	360 0.9×	430 1.0×	340 0.9×	87 0.4×	24	1.5k
Alena Ševců Czechia	26	451 0.7×	134 0.3×	476 1.2×	634 1.7×	215 0.9×	62	1.6k
Shiying He China	23	1.4k 2.1×	263 0.6×	341 0.8×	870 2.4×	365 1.6×	62	2.5k
Yixuan Chen China	21	217 0.3×	336 0.8×	219 0.5×	205 0.6×	147 0.6×	87	1.6k
Yujie Liu China	21	504 0.8×	150 0.4×	253 0.6×	225 0.6×	165 0.7×	66	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pingfan Zhou

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Yi, Changcheng An, Pingfan Zhou, et al.. (2025). Root-soil-microbe interactions mediate phosphorus and iron uptake from lithium iron phosphate nanomaterials. Applied Soil Ecology. 213. 106295–106295. 1 indexed citations

Zheng, Tao, Zhenming Xu, Jiahao Fang, et al.. (2025). Preparation and Supercapacitive Performance of K⁺‐Doped Nickel‐Cobalt‐Based Perovskite Fluoride/Double Hydroxide Heterojunction with Ultra‐Long Cycling Stability and High Mass Loading. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(35). 7 indexed citations

Zhou, Pingfan, et al.. (2025). Manganese Nanomaterials: A Green Solution to Suppress Xanthomonas oryzae in Rice. Plants. 14(10). 1540–1540.

Mukherjee, Santanu, Alessandra C. Leri, Edgar Vázquez-Núñez, et al.. (2025). Sustainable management of post-phytoremediation biomass. Energy Ecology and Environment. 10(6). 675–709. 5 indexed citations

Bolan, Shiv, Shailja Sharma, Santanu Mukherjee, et al.. (2024). The distribution, fate, and environmental impacts of food additive nanomaterials in soil and aquatic ecosystems. The Science of The Total Environment. 916. 170013–170013. 22 indexed citations

Zhou, Pingfan, Guikai Zhu, Qibin Wang, et al.. (2024). Recycled lithium battery nanomaterials as a sustainable nanofertilizer: Reduced peanut allergenicity and improved seed quality. The Science of The Total Environment. 955. 176900–176900. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Weichen, et al.. (2024). Insights into the effect of manganese-based nanomaterials on the distribution trait and nutrition of radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 207. 108428–108428. 17 indexed citations

Zhou, Pingfan, Peng Zhang, Yu Cao, et al.. (2023). Iron-based nanomaterials reduce cadmium toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by modulating phytohormones, phytochelatin, cadmium transport genes and iron plaque formation. Environmental Pollution. 320. 121063–121063. 91 indexed citations

Zhang, Yue, Han Cao, Min Wang, et al.. (2023). A review of iodine in plants with biofortification: Uptake, accumulation, transportation, function, and toxicity. The Science of The Total Environment. 878. 163203–163203. 18 indexed citations

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Yang, Fan, et al.. (2023). Hydro-Chemical Characteristics, GenesisAnalysis and Risk Assessment of Fuyuan LaochangOre Concentration Area in Yunnan, China. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 33(1). 727–739. 2 indexed citations

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Zhao, Weichen, Pingfan Zhou, Benzhen Lou, et al.. (2023). Translocation and transformation of engineered nanomaterials in plant cells and their effect on metabolism. Biocell. 47(3). 493–502. 3 indexed citations

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Shakoor, Noman, Muhammad Adeel, Muhammad Arslan Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Reimagining safe lithium applications in the living environment and its impacts on human, animal, and plant system. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 15. 100252–100252. 39 indexed citations

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Zhao, Weichen, Meseret Amde, Guikai Zhu, et al.. (2023). Nanoenabled Enhancement of Plant Tolerance to Heat and Drought Stress on Molecular Response. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(51). 20405–20418. 22 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yaqi, Pingfan Zhou, Peng Zhang, et al.. (2022). Green synthesis of metal-based nanoparticles for sustainable agriculture. Environmental Pollution. 309. 119755–119755. 70 indexed citations

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Shakoor, Noman, Muhammad Adeel, Muhammad Zain, et al.. (2022). Exposure of cherry radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. Radculus Pers) to iron-based nanoparticles enhances its nutritional quality by trigging the essential elements. NanoImpact. 25. 100388–100388. 58 indexed citations

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Shakoor, Noman, Muhammad Adeel, Imran Azeem, et al.. (2022). Interplay of higher plants with lithium pollution: Global trends, meta-analysis, and perspectives. Chemosphere. 310. 136663–136663. 25 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yaqi, Jie Yang, Mingshu Li, et al.. (2022). Effect of Silica-Based Nanomaterials on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Nanomaterials. 12(23). 4160–4160. 24 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yaqi, Pingfan Zhou, Muhammad Adeel, et al.. (2022). Effects of two Mn-based nanomaterials on soybean antioxidant system and mineral element homeostasis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(7). 18880–18889. 21 indexed citations

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Ali, Arbab, Tufail Shah, Rehmat Ullah, et al.. (2021). Review on Recent Progress in Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Diverse Applications. Frontiers in Chemistry. 9. 629054–629054. 399 indexed citations breakdown →

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Adeel, Muhammad, Noman Shakoor, Tariq Hussain, et al.. (2021). Bio-interaction of nano and bulk lanthanum and ytterbium oxides in soil system: Biochemical, genetic, and histopathological effects on Eisenia fetida. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 415. 125574–125574. 58 indexed citations

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