Zhifeng Yang

28.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
648 papers, 23.7k citations indexed

About

Zhifeng Yang is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhifeng Yang has authored 648 papers receiving a total of 23.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 208 papers in Environmental Engineering, 205 papers in Water Science and Technology and 153 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Zhifeng Yang's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (103 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (103 papers) and Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (86 papers). Zhifeng Yang is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (103 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (103 papers) and Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (86 papers). Zhifeng Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Zhifeng Yang's co-authors include Yujun Yi, Shanghong Zhang, Gengyuan Liu, Yanpeng Cai, Meirong Su, Xinghui Xia, Yan Zhang, Qiang Liu, Linyu Xu and Xinan Yin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zhifeng Yang

632 papers receiving 23.2k 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.

Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediment and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in fishes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin

2011 1.2k citations Zhifeng Yang et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Biochar’s stability and effect on the content, composition and turnover of soil organic carbon

2020 243 citations Zhifeng Yang et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhifeng Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhifeng Yang

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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Navigating tipping points: A complex systems framework for anticipating lake ecosystem collapse 2025 ·Fundamental Research ·(unknown), Hui Li, Shouliang Huo, Zhifeng Yang, Fengchang Wu	0
2	Phytohormone Response to Exogenous Nitric Oxide in Cucumber Under Low-Temperature Stress 2025 ·Plants ·Pei Wu, Zhifeng Yang, Qiusheng Kong, (unknown), Yumei Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Huiying Liu, Jinxia Cui	0
3	Environmental impacts and mitigation potentials of CO2-based biodegradable plastic based on life cycle assessment – A case study of poly(propylene carbonate) 2024 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·Zhitong Chen, Ya Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yufeng Wu, Zhifeng Yang	4
4	Characteristics, drivers and ecological risk assessment of microplastics in the surface water of urban rivers in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area cities - A case study of Dongguan city 2024 ·Environmental Pollution ·Weining Liu, Siyang Li, Ya Zhou, Yanpeng Cai, (unknown), Zhifeng Yang	8
5	Exposure to Gynura japonica (Thunb.) Juel plants induces hepatoxicity in rats and Buffalo rat liver cells 2024 ·Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·(unknown), Tong Zhou, Yuqian Chang, Yuan Wei, (unknown), Zhifeng Yang	2
6	Spatial variability in blue carbon storage and sequestration of seagrass meadows in southern China 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Xiaomei Shen, Yuan Zhang, Yiguo Hong, Xuelan Zeng, Weiguo Zhou, Weizhong Yue, (unknown), (unknown), Hongbin Liu, Zhifeng Yang	4
7	Regional mangrove vegetation carbon stocks predicted integrating UAV-LiDAR and satellite data 2024 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Zongyang Wang, Yuan Zhang, Feilong Li, (unknown), Fen Guo, (unknown), Zhifeng Yang	12
8	Energy-efficient treatment of refractory industrial effluent using flow-through electrochemical processes: Oxidation mechanisms and reduction of chlorinated byproducts 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Kui Yang, Jinxing Ma, Wei Li, (unknown), Daoyuan Zu, Wenjian Yang, Zhong Zhang, Zhifeng Yang	11
9	CH4 hydrate dissociation and CH4 leakage characteristics: Insights from laboratory investigation based on stratified environment reconstruction of natural gas hydrate reservoir 2024 ·Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ·Yan Xie, Jing‐Chun Feng, Xingyu Chen, Junwen Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Bin Wang, Yi Wang, Si Zhang, Zhifeng Yang	2
10	Nanofiber membranes immobilized with in-situ grown nanoparticles for enhanced wetting resistance in direct contact membrane distillation 2024 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Jiahao Mo, Xianhui Li, Zhifeng Yang	2
11	System‐Wide Effects of Local Bed Disturbance on the Morphological Evolution of a Bifurcating Channel Network 2024 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface ·(unknown), Dongdong Shao, Zheng Bing Wang, Zhenchang Zhu, Zhifeng Yang	3
12	Flood risk cascade analysis and vulnerability assessment of watershed based on Bayesian network 2023 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Wen Zhang, Gengyuan Liu, (unknown), Zhifeng Yang	14
13	China's economic restructuring reduced emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the post-global financial crisis era 2023 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·Linlin Xia, Jianbing Wang, (unknown), Sai Liang, Zhifeng Yang	10
14	Evidence-based identification of breast cancer and associated ovarian and uterus cancer risk components in source waters from high incidence area in the Pearl River Basin, China 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Shengkun Dong, Chang Gong, Xiaohong Chen, Hongyu Du, (unknown), Zhifeng Yang	8
15	Environmental DNA and remote sensing datasets reveal the spatial distribution of aquatic insects in a disturbed subtropical river system 2023 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Zongyang Wang, Feilong Li, Feifei Wu, Fen Guo, (unknown), Yuan Zhang, Zhifeng Yang	2
16	Hydrate formation significantly decreases the uplifting rate of methane bubble from the seafloor to the upper water column 2023 ·Science Bulletin ·Jing‐Chun Feng, Yan Xie, Li Tang, (unknown), (unknown), Si Zhang, Zhifeng Yang, Yi Wang	20
17	Floating wind power in deep-sea area: Life cycle assessment of environmental impacts 2023 ·Advances in Applied Energy ·(unknown), Jing‐Chun Feng, Si Zhang, Liwei Sun, Yanpeng Cai, Zhifeng Yang, (unknown)	26
18	Source or sink role of an urban lake for microplastics from Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao greater bay area, China 2023 ·Environmental Research ·Bo Li, Bowen Li, (unknown), (unknown), Yulei Xie, (unknown), Jinping Peng, Yanpeng Cai, Zhifeng Yang	26
19	Crop Planting Structure Optimization for Water Scarcity Alleviation in China 2016 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·(unknown), Xinan Yin, Zhihao Xu, Yuan Zhi, Zhifeng Yang	26
20	The Eco‐efficiency of Lead in China's Lead‐Acid Battery System 2006 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Jiansu Mao, LU Zhong-wu, Zhifeng Yang	35

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