Qi Zhang

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
208 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Qi Zhang is a scholar working on Pollution, Molecular Biology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Zhang has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Pollution, 49 papers in Molecular Biology and 39 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Qi Zhang's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (40 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (22 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (22 papers). Qi Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (40 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (22 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (22 papers). Qi Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Spain. Qi Zhang's co-authors include Haifeng Qian, Tao Lu, Zhenyan Zhang, Josep Peñuelas, Nuohan Xu, Peiwu Li, Michael R. Gillings, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Tingzhang Wang and Mingjing Ke and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Qi Zhang

197 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Assessment of global health risk of antibiotic resistance genes

2022 570 citations Zhenyan Zhang, Qi Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Worldwide aflatoxin contamination of agricultural products and foods: From occurrence to control

2021 222 citations Qi Zhang et al. profile →
Complete bio-degradation of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) via engineered cutinases

2023 114 citations Qi Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qi Zhang China	40	2.3k	959	934	748	674	208	5.3k
Tao Lu China	48	2.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.7×	1.4k 1.5×	856 1.1×	658 1.0×	221	7.7k
Jing Ma China	35	2.4k 1.0×	729 0.8×	446 0.5×	641 0.9×	926 1.4×	227	4.8k
Yan Xu China	34	1.8k 0.8×	690 0.7×	823 0.9×	771 1.0×	358 0.5×	195	4.6k
Itziar Alkorta Spain	32	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.7×	761 0.8×	454 0.6×	575 0.9×	108	5.0k
Paola Grenni Italy	33	2.3k 1.0×	508 0.5×	477 0.5×	592 0.8×	616 0.9×	107	4.1k
Peng Shi China	32	1.8k 0.8×	495 0.5×	707 0.8×	1.0k 1.4×	1.2k 1.8×	111	4.9k
Basanta Kumar Das India	40	1.2k 0.5×	679 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.9×	853 1.3×	557	8.1k
Kristian K. Brandt Denmark	34	3.0k 1.3×	444 0.5×	981 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	871 1.3×	83	5.1k
Eddie Cytryn Israel	32	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	588 0.6×	757 1.0×	354 0.5×	67	4.1k
Xu Li China	41	1.9k 0.8×	324 0.3×	903 1.0×	635 0.8×	676 1.0×	339	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Qi Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qi Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi Zhang

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

Zhang, Qi, Haichao Guo, Zhiwei Huang, et al.. (2025). Modulating Pt-O-V atomic sites for simultaneously boosting CO oxidation and NOx reduction. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115873–115873. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Ting, Huifeng Lu, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2025). Electro-oxidation mechanism profiling of humic acid by typical reactive substances. Separation and Purification Technology. 362. 131898–131898. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yunpu, Xian Cui, Cuixia Liu, et al.. (2025). Microalgal biofilm cultivation on lignocellulosic based bio-carriers: Effects of material physical characteristics on microalgal biomass production and composition. Chemical Engineering Journal. 510. 161656–161656. 18 indexed citations

Zhao, Shouping, Na Gao, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2025). Cultivar-specific rhizosphere microbial community responses to cadmium-NaHCO3 stress in relation to cadmium accumulation in rice. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 488. 137531–137531. 2 indexed citations

Li, Yongchao, Ying Qiu, Wei Lan, et al.. (2025). Enhancing the compatibility and performance of poly (lactic acid) and thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer blends through a dual compatibilization strategy. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 303. 140513–140513. 7 indexed citations

Wu, Dai, Wenjie Pang, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2025). Scalable Ambient Synthesis of Hydroxyl-Rich Cyclodextrin Potassium Metal–Organic Frameworks for High-Efficiency Iodine Capture. Langmuir. 41(42). 28799–28810.

Zhang, Qi, Xin Wang, Chen Yang, et al.. (2025). Discovery and solution for microplastics: New risk carriers in food. Food Chemistry. 471. 142784–142784. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Qi, et al.. (2024). Rural integrated sanitation assessment at community level in Chongqing, China—A cluster analysis. Ecological Indicators. 165. 112226–112226.

Zhang, Qi, Yuchen Chen, Hanlu Yan, et al.. (2024). Molecular Mechanisms of the Cyanobacterial Response to Different Phosphorus Sources. Sustainability. 16(13). 5642–5642. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Shijie, et al.. (2024). CILF: CRISPR/Cas9 based integration of large DNA fragments in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 121(12). 3906–3911. 3 indexed citations

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Zou, Ling, Hong Zhang, Zhonghua Liu, et al.. (2024). Analyzing the Effect of Microbial Consortia Fermentation on the Quality of HnB by Untargeted Metabolomics. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34(9). 1890–1897. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhenyan, Qi Zhang, Bingfeng Chen, et al.. (2024). Global biogeography of microbes driving ocean ecological status under climate change. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4657–4657. 21 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yujie, Zhenyi Jia, Long Chen, et al.. (2023). Microplastics in agricultural soils on the coastal plain: Spatial characteristics, influencing factors and sources. The Science of The Total Environment. 901. 165948–165948. 20 indexed citations

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Fang, Jiao, et al.. (2023). Early warning of MIB episode based on gene abundance and expression in drinking water reservoirs. Water Research. 231. 119667–119667. 18 indexed citations

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Xu, Nuohan, Danyan Qiu, Zhenyan Zhang, et al.. (2023). A global atlas of marine antibiotic resistance genes and their expression. Water Research. 244. 120488–120488. 48 indexed citations

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Zou, Ling, Jiaen Su, Tianyang Xu, et al.. (2023). Untargeted metabolomics revealing changes in aroma substances in flue-cured tobacco. Open Chemistry. 21(1). 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuxin, Jianwei Zhao, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Occurrence Characteristics and Ecotoxic Effects of Microplastics in Environmental Media: a Mini Review. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 196(8). 5484–5507. 8 indexed citations

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Qiu, Danyan, Mingjing Ke, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2022). Response of microbial antibiotic resistance to pesticides: An emerging health threat. The Science of The Total Environment. 850. 158057–158057. 89 indexed citations

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Yang, Fang, et al.. (2020). Effect of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter on adsorption of sulfamethoxazole and chloramphenicol. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 396. 122598–122598. 115 indexed citations

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Wei, Jie, et al.. (2019). The correlation between general nutritive components, metabolizable energy and enzyme hydrolysate gross energy of corn DDGS for ducks.. 50(10). 2032–2040. 2 indexed citations

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