Tong Zhang

15.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
307 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Tong Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tong Zhang has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Materials Chemistry, 62 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 49 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tong Zhang's work include Mercury impact and mitigation studies (35 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (24 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (18 papers). Tong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Mercury impact and mitigation studies (35 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (24 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (18 papers). Tong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Tong Zhang's co-authors include Heileen Hsu‐Kim, Wei Chen, Marc A. Deshusses, Katarzyna H. Kucharzyk, Zhiping Wang, Tao Ling, Herbert H. P. Fang, Shi‐Zhang Qiao, Xi‐Wen Du and Zhen‐Ming Chi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Tong Zhang

281 papers receiving 10.1k 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.

Engineering oxygen vacancy on NiO nanorod arrays for alkaline hydrogen evolution

2017 590 citations Tong Zhang et al. profile →
Mechanisms Regulating Mercury Bioavailability for Methylating Microorganisms in the Aquatic Environment: A Critical Review

2013 564 citations Tong Zhang et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tong Zhang China	52	2.6k	2.4k	2.2k	1.9k	1.7k	307	10.3k
Jonathan R. Lloyd United Kingdom	65	1.7k 0.7×	2.9k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	322	14.5k
Peng Liu China	53	2.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	3.3k 1.5×	2.3k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	383	11.2k
Jian Xu China	55	2.7k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	4.3k 1.9×	3.2k 1.7×	1.3k 0.8×	267	10.5k
Meng Zhang China	52	2.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	3.4k 1.6×	1.6k 0.9×	650 0.4×	312	9.2k
Zhi Chen China	60	3.2k 1.3×	797 0.3×	2.1k 1.0×	3.9k 2.0×	2.3k 1.3×	392	12.2k
Xin Li China	61	2.9k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	307	12.6k
Fangbai Li China	69	1.5k 0.6×	3.1k 1.3×	6.1k 2.8×	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	367	15.6k
Jing Ding China	51	1.0k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	3.6k 1.6×	1.3k 0.7×	876 0.5×	261	9.3k
Tinglin Huang China	54	1.3k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	3.3k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	507	11.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Tong Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tong Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tong Zhang

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

Chen, Feiyu, et al.. (2025). How do children encourage their parents to adopt green consumption behaviour? - An analysis of the perspective of moral elevation. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 55. 257–267. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Sichun, Ze Liu, Peng Wei, et al.. (2025). Evolution of coordination structure and energy kinetics of lithium slag under different temperatures thermal activation. Construction and Building Materials. 492. 143098–143098.

Zhang, Wei, Bo Qin, Jiajun Zheng, et al.. (2025). Core-shell bifunctional catalysts: Controllable intimacy between metals and acids within nanometer-scale for n-alkane conversion. Journal of Catalysis. 443. 115958–115958. 2 indexed citations

Pan, Zhenxiang, Fuxin Zheng, Zhan Jiang, et al.. (2025). Molecular manipulation of polyamide nanostructures reconciles the permeance-selectivity threshold for precise ion separation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7171–7171. 2 indexed citations

Liao, Chengmei, Ziyuan Wang, Yue Wu, et al.. (2025). Extracellular Electron Uptake Mediated by H₂O₂. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(7). 3624–3633. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Tong, Ping Gao, & Linchong Sun. (2025). Targeting Metabolic Reprogramming in Tumor: From Mechanisms to Precision Immunotherapies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4).

Zhang, Yi, Mingjie Wang, Ling Ye, et al.. (2024). HKDC1 promotes tumor immune evasion in hepatocellular carcinoma by coupling cytoskeleton to STAT1 activation and PD-L1 expression. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1314–1314. 24 indexed citations

Deng, Yue, Prakash Lakshmanan, Xiufeng Tang, et al.. (2024). Selective increase of antibiotic-resistant denitrifiers drives N2O production in ciprofloxacin-contaminated soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 479. 135673–135673. 2 indexed citations

He, Yun, et al.. (2024). Development and Validation of an AI Literacy Scale. 1(1). 17–26. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiameng, et al.. (2024). Co-transport of polybromodiphenyl ethers and soil nanoparticles in saturated porous media: implications for the risks of polybromodiphenyl ether spreading in groundwater. Environmental Science Nano. 11(6). 2568–2576.

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Dong, Zhihui, Qiushi Jiang, Zhaolian Han, et al.. (2023). Preparation and properties of multifunctional eco-friendly slow-release urea fertilizer encapsulated by diatomite filter aid waste-based superabsorbent. Progress in Organic Coatings. 183. 107747–107747. 16 indexed citations

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Meng, Xin, et al.. (2023). Sulfide- and UV-induced aging differentially affect contaminant-binding properties of microplastics derived from commercial plastic products. The Science of The Total Environment. 869. 161800–161800. 27 indexed citations

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Deng, Qian, et al.. (2023). Herbal biochar preparation and its application as soil amendment: Is such disposal of traditional Chinese medicine residue cost-efficient towards carbon neutrality?. Journal of Cleaner Production. 419. 138233–138233. 9 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yuxin, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of novel hollow carbon nanotubes @ Co-Fe alloy/iron phthalocyanine electrocatalyst by self-assembly method for OER and ORR study. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 684. 133093–133093. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yanhua, Tong Zhang, Yong Fang, et al.. (2023). Nano-selenium promotes the product quality and plant defense of Salvia miltiorrhiza by inducing tanshinones and salvianolic acids accumulation. Industrial Crops and Products. 195. 116436–116436. 22 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiyao, Zhiyao Li, Yidan Liu, et al.. (2023). Key steps for improving bacterial SERS signals in complex samples: Separation, recognition, detection, and analysis. Talanta. 268(Pt 1). 125281–125281. 23 indexed citations

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Ma, Zhibin, Gao Deng, Jun Wu, et al.. (2023). The effects of self-assembling off-angles on the homoepitaxial lateral outward growth of single-crystal diamond. Vacuum. 212. 111989–111989. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tong, Xiuyao Lang, Anqi Dong, et al.. (2020). Difference of Oxidation Mechanism between Light C3–C4 Alkane and Alkene over Mullite YMn₂O₅ Oxides’ Catalyst. ACS Catalysis. 10(13). 7269–7282. 108 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tong, Hui Li, Zhi Yang, et al.. (2019). Electrospun YMn2O5 nanofibers: A highly catalytic activity for NO oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 247. 133–141. 91 indexed citations

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Li, Hongdong, et al.. (2009). Analysis of residual stress and micro--stress in free--standing boron--doped polycrystalline diamond films by XRD. Cailiao yanjiu xuebao. 23(3). 264–268. 2 indexed citations

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