Zheng Chen

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Zheng Chen is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Pollution and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zheng Chen has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 24 papers in Pollution and 20 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zheng Chen's work include Arsenic contamination and mitigation (22 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (10 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (8 papers). Zheng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Arsenic contamination and mitigation (22 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (10 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (8 papers). Zheng Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zheng Chen's co-authors include Yuanpeng Wang, Qingbiao Li, Dun Fu, Dong Xia, Xiuli Jiang, Randy A. Dahlgren, Xu Shang, Liang Shen, Xiaoliang Ji and Minghua Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zheng Chen

97 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Micro- and nano-plastics in the atmosphere: A review of o... 2024 2026 2025 2024 25 50 75
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. Micro- and nano-plastics in the atmosphere: A review of occurrence, properties and human health risks
    2024 78 citations Dehua Luo, Zhenfeng Wang et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →

Peers

Zheng Chen
Lisa Axe United States
Jianmin Wang United States
Chuxia Lin Australia
Yanqing Sheng China
Yuansheng Pei China
E. Álvarez‐Ayuso Spain
Changhui Wang China
Maurício Paulo Ferreira Fontes Brazil
Zhenqing Shi China
Jianying Shang China
Lisa Axe United States
Zheng Chen
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Countries citing papers authored by Zheng Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zheng Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zheng Chen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Zheng, et al.. (2025). Poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) ionomer dynamic phase composition and polymer chain mobility characterization by time domain NMR. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization. 30(7). 867–876.
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Liu, Yusheng, Zheng Chen, NU Lin, Yu Liu, & Xuefeng Jiang. (2025). Evaluating the psychosocial effects of cancer on sleep quality and mental health in elderly populations. BMC Psychiatry. 25(1). 933–933.
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Zhao, Xu, Yilin Chen, Honghui Wang, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of nitrate and biochar@birnessite composite microspheres for simultaneous suppression of As(III) mobilization and greenhouse gas emissions in flooded paddy soils. Environmental Research. 279(Pt 1). 121757–121757. 17 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xu, Jing Zhang, Honghui Wang, et al.. (2025). Combined application of nitrate and schwertmannite promotes As(III) immobilization and greenhouse gas emission reduction in flooded paddy fields. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(6). 119845–119845. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Zheng, Hui Gao, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Making waves: Microbial-nitrate-zero valent iron/manganese synergy suppresses arsenic mobilization and greenhouse gas emissions in constructed wetlands. Water Research. 287(Pt B). 124492–124492. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Feng, Jing Zhang, Honghui Wang, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous suppression of As mobilization and N2O emission from NH4+/As-rich paddy soils by combined nitrate and birnessite amendment. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465. 133451–133451. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenli, Xiaohan Zhang, Yinli Liu, et al.. (2024). Sources and transformations of riverine nitrogen across a coastal-plain river network of eastern China: New insights from multiple stable isotopes. The Science of The Total Environment. 924. 171671–171671. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenli, Yinli Liu, Xu Shang, et al.. (2024). Riverine nitrate source identification combining δ15N/δ18O-NO3− with Δ17O-NO3− and a nitrification 15N-enrichment factor in a drinking water source region. The Science of The Total Environment. 918. 170617–170617. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Feng, Jing Zhang, Yanqiong Zeng, et al.. (2023). Arsenic mobilization and nitrous oxide emission modulation by different nitrogen management strategies in a flooded ammonia-enriched paddy soil. Pedosphere. 34(6). 1051–1065. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Junxue, et al.. (2023). Verification of Reinforced Surface Loose Layer of Zinc–Aluminum–Magnesium Steel Plate. Materials. 16(18). 6221–6221. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Yifeng, Dehua Luo, Xiao Wang, et al.. (2022). Integrated effects of polymer type, size and shape on the sinking dynamics of biofouled microplastics. Water Research. 220. 118656–118656. 62 indexed citations
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Yuan, Zhaofeng, Zheng Chen, Williamson Gustave, et al.. (2022). pH dependence of arsenic speciation in paddy soils: The role of distinct methanotrophs. Environmental Pollution. 318. 120880–120880. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Jian, Feng Wang, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2022). Inward-to-outward assembly of amine-functionalized carbon dots and polydopamine to Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 for high-efficiency, microbial-photoreduction of Cr(VI). Chemosphere. 307(Pt 3). 135980–135980. 12 indexed citations
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Dong, Guowen, Yibin Chen, Zhiying Yan, et al.. (2020). Recent advances in the roles of minerals for enhanced microbial extracellular electron transfer. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 134. 110404–110404. 68 indexed citations
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Chen, Zheng, Guowen Dong, Yibin Chen, et al.. (2019). Impacts of enhanced microbial-photoreductive and suppressed dark microbial reductive dissolution on the mobility of As and Fe in flooded tailing soils with zinc sulfide. Chemical Engineering Journal. 372. 118–128. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Shuyuan, et al.. (2014). [Analysis on the variation characteristics of iron and manganese concentration and its genesis in Changtan Reservoir in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province].. PubMed. 35(10). 3702–8.
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Wang, Jintang, Zheng Chen, & Yuetao Song. (2010). Falls in aged people of the Chinese mainland: Epidemiology, risk factors and clinical strategies. Ageing Research Reviews. 9. S13–S17. 62 indexed citations

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