Zhao Chen

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Zhao Chen is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhao Chen has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Environmental Engineering, 17 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 15 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Zhao Chen's work include Karst Systems and Hydrogeology (16 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (10 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (4 papers). Zhao Chen is often cited by papers focused on Karst Systems and Hydrogeology (16 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (10 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (4 papers). Zhao Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and France. Zhao Chen's co-authors include Nico Goldscheider, Guanghui Jiang, Michel Bakalowicz, Nils Moosdorf, George Veni, Jens Hartmann, Zoran Stevanović, Augusto S. Auler, David Drew and Stefan Broda and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Zhao Chen

49 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Global distribution of carbonate rocks and karst water resources

2020 461 citations Nico Goldscheider, Zhao Chen et al. Hydrogeology Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhao Chen China	16	656	512	389	378	192	52	1.6k
Fulvio Celico Italy	22	342 0.5×	562 1.1×	329 0.8×	510 1.3×	100 0.5×	89	1.3k
Yongjun Jiang China	27	580 0.9×	528 1.0×	509 1.3×	700 1.9×	364 1.9×	86	1.9k
Samuel V. Panno United States	24	414 0.6×	771 1.5×	583 1.5×	1.0k 2.7×	106 0.6×	94	2.4k
Chris Bradley United Kingdom	24	280 0.4×	341 0.7×	685 1.8×	210 0.6×	242 1.3×	59	1.7k
Albrecht Leis Austria	27	304 0.5×	309 0.6×	162 0.4×	534 1.4×	211 1.1×	106	2.0k
Jie Zeng China	26	276 0.4×	357 0.7×	679 1.7×	1.0k 2.7×	158 0.8×	123	2.4k
Eilon Adar Israel	28	141 0.2×	1.0k 2.0×	450 1.2×	534 1.4×	196 1.0×	94	2.2k
Adolpho José Melfi Brazil	33	238 0.4×	189 0.4×	343 0.9×	623 1.6×	122 0.6×	155	3.3k
Samir Bouaziz Tunisia	23	359 0.5×	274 0.5×	270 0.7×	147 0.4×	119 0.6×	72	2.0k
Laurent Barbiéro France	23	124 0.2×	343 0.7×	241 0.6×	400 1.1×	147 0.8×	82	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhao Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhao Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhao Chen

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

Sonani, Ravi R., Yangyang Wang, Zhao Chen, et al.. (2025). A type IV pili-mediated mutualism between two co-resident temperate archaeal viruses and their host. Cell Reports. 44(7). 115873–115873. 1 indexed citations

Xanke, Julian, et al.. (2024). Exploring the utility of GRACE measurements for characterizing karst systems at a continental scale. Journal of Hydrology. 651. 132578–132578. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Cuicui, Wenyang Dong, Hongbao Li, et al.. (2024). S431F mutation on AChE1 and overexpression of P450 genes confer high pirimicarb resistance in Sitobion miscanthi. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 202. 105957–105957. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenlou, Junyi Wang, Zhao Chen, et al.. (2023). Association of multiple air pollutants with oxygen saturation during sleep in COPD patients: Effect modification by smoking status and airway inflammatory phenotypes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 454. 131550–131550. 14 indexed citations

Chen, Zhao, et al.. (2023). Understanding groundwater storage and drainage dynamics of a high mountain catchment with complex geology using a semi-distributed process-based modelling approach. Journal of Hydrology. 625. 130067–130067. 2 indexed citations

Wan, Zhiwei, Shan Xu, Hong Wu, et al.. (2023). Environmental Adaptation in the Process of Human-Land Relationship in Southeast China’s Ethnic Minority Areas and Its Significance on Sustainable Development. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(3). 2737–2737. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiawen, Tanja Liesch, Zhao Chen, & Nico Goldscheider. (2023). Global analysis of land-use changes in karst areas and the implications for water resources. Hydrogeology Journal. 31(5). 1197–1208. 15 indexed citations

Soaudy, Mohamed R., et al.. (2023). Total suspended solids and their impact in a biofloc system: Current and potentially new management strategies. Aquaculture. 572. 739524–739524. 27 indexed citations

Guo, Wei, et al.. (2023). Biomanipulation as a strategy for minimizing ecological risks in river supplied with reclaimed water. Environmental Research. 228. 115801–115801. 3 indexed citations

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Guo, Haiwei, Zhao Chen, Tian Sun, et al.. (2023). Waste to wealth: H2S-free fabrication of Fe-ZnS/NC by industrial lignin self S-doping for efficient lignin aerobic oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 339. 123129–123129. 21 indexed citations

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Mazzilli, Naomi, Hervé Jourde, Andreas Wünsch, et al.. (2023). When best is the enemy of good – critical evaluation of performance criteria in hydrological models. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 27(13). 2397–2411. 28 indexed citations

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Wünsch, Andreas, Tanja Liesch, Nataša Ravbar, et al.. (2022). Karst spring discharge modeling based on deep learning using spatially distributed input data. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 26(9). 2405–2430. 41 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianwei, Zhao Chen, Dan Shan, et al.. (2022). Adverse effects of exposure to fine particles and ultrafine particles in the environment on different organs of organisms. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 135. 449–473. 45 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lanhe, et al.. (2021). Effect of Fe3+ on the sludge properties and microbial community structure in a lab-scale A2O process. The Science of The Total Environment. 780. 146505–146505. 102 indexed citations

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Ferré, Ty P. A., et al.. (2020). A model ensemble generator to explore structural uncertainty in karst systems with unmapped conduits. Hydrogeology Journal. 29(1). 229–248. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanxin, Quanrong Wang, Yamin Deng, et al.. (2020). Assessment of the impact of geogenic and climatic factors on global risk of urinary stone disease. The Science of The Total Environment. 721. 137769–137769. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhao, Andreas Hartmann, Thorsten Wagener, & Nico Goldscheider. (2018). Dynamics of water fluxes and storages in an Alpine karst catchment under current and potential future climate conditions. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 22(7). 3807–3823. 63 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhao, Andreas Hartmann, & Nico Goldscheider. (2016). A new approach to evaluate spatiotemporal dynamics of controlling parameters in distributed environmental models. Environmental Modelling & Software. 87. 1–16. 29 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhao, et al.. (2012). Photoelectric catalytic properties of silicon solar cell used in microbial fuel cell system. Acta Physica Sinica. 61(24). 248801–248801. 3 indexed citations

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Gómez-Rubio, Paulina, Leslie Arendell, Robin B. Harris, et al.. (2011). Association between body mass index and arsenic methylation efficiency in adult women from southwest U.S. and northwest Mexico. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 252(2). 176–182. 81 indexed citations

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