Zhanyun Wang

19.3k total citations · 14 hit papers
113 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Zhanyun Wang is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhanyun Wang has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 55 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 34 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Zhanyun Wang's work include Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (46 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (38 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (32 papers). Zhanyun Wang is often cited by papers focused on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (46 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (38 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (32 papers). Zhanyun Wang collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Sweden. Zhanyun Wang's co-authors include Ian T. Cousins, Martin Scheringer, Jamie C. DeWitt, Konrad Hungerbühler, Christopher P. Higgins, Carla A. Ng, Juliane Glüge, Xenia Trier, Gretta Goldenman and Rainer Lohmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Zhanyun Wang

106 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

2020 1.6k citations Juliane Glüge, Martin Scheringer et al. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts profile →
A Never-Ending Story of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)?

2017 1.3k citations Zhanyun Wang, Jamie C. DeWitt et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment

2022 1.2k citations Andrew B. Lindstrom, Zhanyun Wang et al. profile →
Fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids (PFSAs) and their potential precursors

2013 730 citations Zhanyun Wang, Ian T. Cousins et al. Environment International profile →
Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities

2022 721 citations Miriam L. Diamond, Matthew MacLeod et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Toward a Global Understanding of Chemical Pollution: A First Comprehensive Analysis of National and Regional Chemical Inventories

2020 612 citations Zhanyun Wang, Derek C. G. Muir et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Global emission inventories for C4–C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, Part I: production and emissions from quantifiable sources

2014 586 citations Zhanyun Wang, Ian T. Cousins et al. Environment International profile →
Hazard assessment of fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and their precursors: Status quo, ongoing challenges and possible solutions

2014 508 citations Zhanyun Wang, Ian T. Cousins et al. Environment International profile →
Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class

2020 435 citations Thomas A. Bruton, Jamie C. DeWitt et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →
Deep Dive into Plastic Monomers, Additives, and Processing Aids

2021 411 citations Helene Wiesinger, Zhanyun Wang et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
A New OECD Definition for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

2021 340 citations Zhanyun Wang, Ian T. Cousins et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class

2020 291 citations Ian T. Cousins, Jamie C. DeWitt et al. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts profile →
Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS?

2020 259 citations Rainer Lohmann, Ian T. Cousins et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Fluorinated Compounds in North American Cosmetics

2021 204 citations Heather D. Whitehead, Marta Venier et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →

Peers

Zhanyun Wang

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Rainer Lohmann United States

Dorte Herzke Norway

Ian T. Cousins Sweden

Martin Scheringer Switzerland

Yawei Wang China

Andrew J. Sweetman United Kingdom

Tieyu Wang China

Carla A. Ng United States

Frank Wania Canada

Martí Nadal Spain

Rainer Lohmann United States

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4.3k ×1.0

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874 ×1.1

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Countries citing papers authored by Zhanyun Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhanyun Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhanyun Wang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

DeWitt, Jamie C., Gretta Goldenman, Rainer Lohmann, Carla A. Ng, & Zhanyun Wang. (2025). Emerging toxicological awareness of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: the rising concern over ‘forever chemicals’. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 18(11).

Zhang, Hao, et al.. (2025). Incorporating field sampling to reflect biodiversity protection function in arid region. Ecological Indicators. 178. 113818–113818.

Liu, Min, Chunjie Xia, Hui Peng, et al.. (2025). Nonpolymeric Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Side-Chain Fluorinated Polymers in Canadian Building Products. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(38). 20642–20652.

Sigmund, Gabriel, Marta Venier, Marlene Ågerstrand, et al.. (2025). Scientists’ Statement on the Chemical Definition of PFASs. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 12(9). 1104–1106. 5 indexed citations

Dijk, Joanke Van, Anežka Sharma, Bernd Nowack, Zhanyun Wang, & Martin Scheringer. (2025). From Ambition to Action: Navigating Obstacles and Opportunities of “Safe and Sustainable by Design”. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(29). 14832–14841. 1 indexed citations

Monclús, Laura, Hans Peter H. Arp, Ksenia J. Groh, et al.. (2025). Mapping the chemical complexity of plastics. Nature. 643(8071). 349–355. 16 indexed citations

Kümmerer, Klaus, Lya G. Soeteman‐Hernández, Andreas Falk, et al.. (2025). Safe and Sustainable-by-Design under the European Green Deal—regulatory readiness or pressure for companies?. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.

Joerss, Hanna, Finnian Freeling, S.P.J. van Leeuwen, et al.. (2024). Pesticides can be a substantial source of trifluoroacetate (TFA) to water resources. Environment International. 193. 109061–109061. 21 indexed citations

Wiesinger, Helene, Verena Christen, Philippe Favreau, et al.. (2024). Legacy and Emerging Plasticizers and Stabilizers in PVC Floorings and Implications for Recycling. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(4). 1894–1907. 25 indexed citations

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Kümmerer, Klaus, Zhanyun Wang, Lya G. Soeteman‐Hernández, et al.. (2023). Learning from Safe-by-Design for Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design: Mapping the current landscape of Safe-by-Design reviews, case studies, and frameworks. Environment International. 183. 108305–108305. 23 indexed citations

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Schwartz‐Narbonne, Heather, Chunjie Xia, Anna Shalin, et al.. (2023). Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Canadian Fast Food Packaging. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 10(4). 343–349. 76 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shaoxuan, et al.. (2023). Dynamic Source Distribution and Emission Inventory of a Persistent, Mobile, and Toxic (PMT) Substance, Melamine, in China. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(39). 14694–14706. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhanyun, Sam Adu-Kumi, Miriam L. Diamond, et al.. (2022). Enhancing Scientific Support for the Stockholm Convention’s Implementation: An Analysis of Policy Needs for Scientific Evidence. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(5). 2936–2949. 50 indexed citations

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Lai, Adelene, Alex M. Clark, Beate I. Escher, et al.. (2022). The Next Frontier of Environmental Unknowns: Substances of Unknown or Variable Composition, Complex Reaction Products, or Biological Materials (UVCBs). Environmental Science & Technology. 56(12). 7448–7466. 40 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhanyun & Antonia Praetorius. (2022). Integrating a Chemicals Perspective into the Global Plastic Treaty. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 9(12). 1000–1006. 42 indexed citations

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Whitehead, Heather D., Marta Venier, Yan Wu, et al.. (2021). Fluorinated Compounds in North American Cosmetics. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 8(7). 538–544. 204 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whitehead, Heather D., Marta Venier, Yan Wu, et al.. (2021). Correction to “Fluorinated Compounds in North American Cosmetics”. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 8(12). 1104–1105. 5 indexed citations

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Glüge, Juliane, Martin Scheringer, Ian T. Cousins, et al.. (2020). An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 22(12). 2345–2373. 1557 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lohmann, Rainer, Ian T. Cousins, Jamie C. DeWitt, et al.. (2020). Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS?. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(20). 12820–12828. 259 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Zhanyun, Martin Scheringer, Matthew MacLeod, et al.. (2012). Atmospheric fate of poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs): II. Emission source strength in summer in Zurich, Switzerland. Environmental Pollution. 169. 204–209. 35 indexed citations

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