Qiqing Chen

8.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
93 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Qiqing Chen is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiqing Chen has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Pollution, 35 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 24 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Qiqing Chen's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (63 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (35 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (14 papers). Qiqing Chen is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (63 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (35 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (14 papers). Qiqing Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Qiqing Chen's co-authors include Huahong Shi, Henner Hollert, Daqiang Yin, Bowen Li, Lei Su, Shouye Yang, Eddy Y. Zeng, Elvis Genbo Xu, Jiana Li and Qun Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qiqing Chen

86 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

A Review of Microplastics in Table Salt, Drinking Water, and Air: Direct Human Exposure

2020 778 citations Qiqing Chen, Eddy Y. Zeng et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Quantitative investigation of the mechanisms of microplastics and nanoplastics toward zebrafish larvae locomotor activity

2017 588 citations Qiqing Chen, Michael Gundlach et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Plastics can be used more sustainably in agriculture

2023 130 citations Nathalie Tufenkji, Qiqing Chen et al. profile →
Microplastic-mediated new mechanism of liver damage: From the perspective of the gut-liver axis

2024 65 citations Qiqing Chen, Jason T. Magnuson 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
Qiqing Chen China	35	5.3k	3.0k	1.3k	1.2k	1.0k	93	6.2k
Yongfeng Deng China	21	4.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	939 0.9×	34	5.5k
Defu He China	30	5.3k 1.0×	3.5k 1.2×	946 0.7×	636 0.5×	1.6k 1.5×	48	6.0k
Andy M. Booth Norway	38	3.7k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	702 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	923 0.9×	105	5.0k
Miguel Oliveira Portugal	42	4.6k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.8×	871 0.8×	130	6.4k
Elvis Genbo Xu China	43	5.0k 1.0×	2.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	996 1.0×	113	6.9k
Thorsten Hüffer Austria	25	4.9k 0.9×	3.4k 1.1×	640 0.5×	957 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	50	5.8k
Ika Paul-Pont France	30	6.9k 1.3×	4.2k 1.4×	982 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.8×	47	7.4k
Catherine Mouneyrac France	42	3.9k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	2.8k 2.4×	678 0.7×	113	6.2k
Elma Lahive United Kingdom	24	4.4k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	916 0.7×	591 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	42	5.1k
Nanna B. Hartmann Denmark	35	5.5k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	3.8k 2.9×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	64	8.4k

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Shi, Changzhi, Chaoran Xu, Yan‐Kai Zhang, et al.. (2025). The Analysis of Polylactic Acid Oligomers and Their Fate in Laboratory and Agricultural Soil. PubMed. 59(18). 9235–9244. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Jian, Jianjun Wang, Yurong Ma, et al.. (2025). Detection and characterization of microplastics and nanoplastics in biological samples. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 3(12). 1019–1033. 8 indexed citations

Hu, Lingling, Yanwen Zhang, Ming Zhang, et al.. (2025). A review on the release and environmental effects of biodegradable plastic degradation products. Environmental Sciences Europe. 37(1). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Feiyang, et al.. (2024). Microplastics promote methane emission in estuarine and coastal wetlands. Water Research. 259. 121853–121853. 13 indexed citations

Li, Yulan, et al.. (2024). Dual-template molecularly imprinted double emission proportional fluorescence sensor based on CsPbBr3 and CsPb(Br/I)3 perovskite quantum dots for visual, selective and sensitive detection of methyl eugenol and aristolochic acid A. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 417. 136189–136189. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Shuan, Qiqing Chen, Haojie Ding, et al.. (2024). Differences of microplastics and nanoplastics in urban waters: Environmental behaviors, hazards, and removal. Water Research. 260. 121895–121895. 33 indexed citations

Du, Fangxue, Yangmeihui Song, Kai Liu, et al.. (2024). Apoptosis‐Sensitizing Tumor Nanomedicine by Regulating Pyroptosis‐Associated Inflammatory Cell Death. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(44). 18 indexed citations

Zhu, Mingfang, Shumei Wang, Qing Zhou, et al.. (2023). Molecularly imprinted polymers embedded with double perovskite quantum dots: A ratiometric fluorescence sensor for visible and fluorescent determination of Rhein. Chemical Engineering Journal. 468. 143618–143618. 29 indexed citations

Pikuda, Oluwadamilola, Qiqing Chen, Jun‐Ray Macairan, et al.. (2023). Toxicity of microplastics and nanoplastics to Daphnia magna: Current status, knowledge gaps and future directions. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 167. 117208–117208. 28 indexed citations

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Wu, Yan, Qun He, Qiqing Chen, et al.. (2023). Ubiquity of Amino Accelerators and Antioxidants in Road Dust from Multiple Land Types: Targeted and Nontargeted Analysis. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(28). 10361–10372. 49 indexed citations

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Li, Yue, et al.. (2023). Leaching of heavy metals from polyester microplastic fibers and the potential risks in simulated real-world scenarios. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132639–132639. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Qiqing, Jiani Gao, Hairui Yu, et al.. (2022). An emerging role of microplastics in the etiology of lung ground glass nodules. Environmental Sciences Europe. 34(1). 124 indexed citations

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Wu, Yan, et al.. (2022). Organic contaminants of emerging concern in global estuaries: Environmental occurrence, fate, and bioavailability. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 53(4). 550–575. 39 indexed citations

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Gundlach, Michael, et al.. (2021). Clozapine modulation of zebrafish swimming behavior and gene expression as a case study to investigate effects of atypical drugs on aquatic organisms. The Science of The Total Environment. 815. 152621–152621. 9 indexed citations

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Ma, Cuizhu, Qiqing Chen, Jiawei Li, et al.. (2021). Distribution and translocation of micro- and nanoplastics in fish. Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 51(9). 740–753. 81 indexed citations

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Chen, Qiqing, Mauricius Marques dos Santos, Jason T. Magnuson, et al.. (2020). Bioassay guided analysis coupled with non-target chemical screening in polyethylene plastic shopping bag fragments after exposure to simulated gastric juice of Fish. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 401. 123421–123421. 29 indexed citations

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Zhou, Shangbo, Qiqing Chen, Carolina Di Paolo, et al.. (2019). Behavioral profile alterations in zebrafish larvae exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of eight priority pharmaceuticals. The Science of The Total Environment. 664. 89–98. 51 indexed citations

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Jia, Yunlu, Qiqing Chen, Sarah E. Crawford, et al.. (2018). Cyanobacterial blooms act as sink and source of endocrine disruptors in the third largest freshwater lake in China. Environmental Pollution. 245. 408–418. 25 indexed citations

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Jia, Yunlu, Monika Hammers‐Wirtz, Sarah E. Crawford, et al.. (2018). Effect-based and chemical analyses of agonistic and antagonistic endocrine disruptors in multiple matrices of eutrophic freshwaters. The Science of The Total Environment. 651(Pt 1). 1096–1104. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Qiqing, Daqiang Yin, Yunlu Jia, et al.. (2017). Enhanced uptake of BPA in the presence of nanoplastics can lead to neurotoxic effects in adult zebrafish. The Science of The Total Environment. 609. 1312–1321. 379 indexed citations

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