Yafu Zhang

530 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 390 citations indexed

About

Yafu Zhang is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Yafu Zhang has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 390 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 3 papers in Pollution and 2 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Yafu Zhang's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (3 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (3 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (2 papers). Yafu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (3 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (3 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (2 papers). Yafu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China. Yafu Zhang's co-authors include Jin Man Wang, Yu Feng, Min Zhang, Wenkai Bao, Meichen Fu, Bo Fu, Wenbiao Huang, Hong Zhao, Jinman Wang and Jian‐Feng Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Pollution, Journal of Environmental Management and Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

In The Last Decade

Yafu Zhang

8 papers receiving 380 citations

Hit Papers

The effects of biochar ad... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300
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.

  1. The effects of biochar addition on soil physicochemical properties: A review
    2021 313 citations Yafu Zhang, Jin Man Wang et al. CATENA profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Yafu Zhang 166 85 70 63 59 9 390
Rudong Zhao 219 1.3× 85 1.0× 91 1.3× 73 1.2× 42 0.7× 28 442
Tatiana Rittl 291 1.8× 65 0.8× 37 0.5× 68 1.1× 46 0.8× 23 489
Elena Aydın 247 1.5× 98 1.2× 38 0.5× 56 0.9× 31 0.5× 32 454
Steven C. Hodges 194 1.2× 88 1.0× 58 0.8× 69 1.1× 77 1.3× 23 488
Simon Weldon 139 0.8× 50 0.6× 58 0.8× 40 0.6× 55 0.9× 17 386
Jiashu Zhou 210 1.3× 78 0.9× 38 0.5× 34 0.5× 43 0.7× 17 344
Abdulelah Al-Faraj 161 1.0× 135 1.6× 134 1.9× 68 1.1× 49 0.8× 12 424
Majid Baghernejad 141 0.8× 48 0.6× 60 0.9× 50 0.8× 27 0.5× 38 425
Yubing Dong 332 2.0× 112 1.3× 55 0.8× 58 0.9× 43 0.7× 25 488
André Quintão de Almeida 98 0.6× 72 0.8× 44 0.6× 51 0.8× 32 0.5× 25 293

Countries citing papers authored by Yafu Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yafu Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yafu Zhang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yafu Zhang. The network helps show where Yafu Zhang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yafu Zhang

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Zhang, Yafu, et al.. (2024). Bioremediation experiments and dynamic model of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Journal of Environmental Management. 365. 121247–121247. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yafu, et al.. (2024). A novel bioaccessibility prediction method for complex petroleum hydrocarbon mixtures in soil. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(28). 41197–41207.
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Zhang, Yafu, et al.. (2024). An evaluation model for in-situ bioremediation technology of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Environmental Pollution. 344. 123299–123299. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Tao, et al.. (2023). Soil properties and functional genes in nitrogen removal process of bioretention. Environmental Technology. 45(11). 2268–2283. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingpeng, Jinman Wang, Min Zhang, et al.. (2022). The payment scheme for ecosystem services in the coastal city based on the ecosystem services value and current payment efficiency: a case study in Jimo of Qingdao city, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(32). 49179–49193. 5 indexed citations
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Fu, Meichen, et al.. (2021). How Large-Scale Anthropogenic Activities Influence Vegetation Cover Change in China? A Review. Forests. 12(3). 320–320. 44 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yafu, Jin Man Wang, & Yu Feng. (2021). The effects of biochar addition on soil physicochemical properties: A review. CATENA. 202. 105284–105284. 313 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Jin Man, et al.. (2020). A novel characterization on the interaction of soil and vegetation in a reclaimed area of opencast coalmine based on joint multi-fractal method. Ecological Indicators. 121. 107094–107094. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chengwei, Shasha Sun, Yafu Zhang, et al.. (2014). Template-assisted chemical synthesis of Au opal photonic crystal film with complete photonic band gaps in the visible. Materials Letters. 131. 272–275. 5 indexed citations

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