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Chaosheng Zhang

Chaosheng Zhang

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Environmental Sciences
Ireland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
71
Citations
15854
World Ranking
1618
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Chaosheng Zhang is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway in Ireland. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Pollution, Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Soil Science.

The scientist has produced work encompassing major topics that include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements

Chaosheng Zhang has coauthored frequently with several researchers, such as:

  • Haofan Xu
  • Zhongfang Yang
  • Cheng Li
  • Tao Yu
  • Peter Croot

Their publications appear regularly in a variety of scientific journals. Some of the most frequent venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • Chemosphere
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent research papers by Chaosheng Zhang include:

  • "Stabilization of heavy metal-contaminated soils by biochar: Challenges and recommendations" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A systematic method for assessing progress of achieving sustainable development goals: A case study of 15 countries" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Spatial analysis and GIS mapping of regional hotspots and potential health risk of fluoride concentrations in groundwater of northern Tanzania" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Highly effective stabilization of Cd and Cu in two different soils and improvement of soil properties by multiple-modified biochar" (2020), published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • "High cadmium pollution from sediments in a eutrophic lake caused by dissolved organic matter complexation and reduction of manganese oxide" (2020), published in Water Research

In addition to journal publications, Chaosheng Zhang has contributed to book publications, including:

  • The state of soils in Europe: Fully evidenced, spatially organised assessment of the pressures driving soil degradation (2024), published by KU Leuven

Best Publications

  • Using multivariate analyses and GIS to identify pollutants and their spatial patterns in urban soils in Galway, Ireland.

    Chaosheng Zhang

  • Use of local Moran's I and GIS to identify pollution hotspots of Pb in urban soils of Galway, Ireland

    Chaosheng Zhang;Lin Luo;Weilin Xu;Valerie Ledwith

  • Geostatistical analyses and hazard assessment on soil lead in Silvermines area, Ireland.

    David McGrath;Chaosheng Zhang;Owen T. Carton

  • Geostatistical and GIS analyses on soil organic carbon concentrations in grassland of southeastern Ireland from two different periods

    Chaosheng Zhang;David McGrath

  • Mechanisms driving phosphorus release during algal blooms based on hourly changes in iron and phosphorus concentrations in sediments

    Musong Chen;Shiming Ding;Xiang Chen;Qin Sun

  • In situ, high-resolution imaging of labile phosphorus in sediments of a large eutrophic lake

    Shiming Ding;Chao Han;Yanping Wang;Lei Yao

  • Internal phosphorus loading from sediments causes seasonal nitrogen limitation for harmful algal blooms.

    Shiming Ding;Musong Chen;Mengdan Gong;Xianfang Fan

  • New trends in removing heavy metals from wastewater.

    Meihua Zhao;Ying Xu;Chaosheng Zhang;Hongwei Rong

  • Intensification of phosphorus cycling in China since the 1600s.

    Xin Liu;Hu Sheng;Songyan Jiang;Zengwei Yuan

  • Stabilization of heavy metal-contaminated soils by biochar: Challenges and recommendations.

    Yangyang Wang;Yidan Liu;Wenhao Zhan;Kaixuan Zheng

  • Spatial distribution of soil organic carbon concentrations in grassland of Ireland

    David McGrath;Chaosheng Zhang

  • Identification and mapping of heavy metal pollution in soils of a sports ground in Galway City, Ireland, using a portable XRF analyser and GIS.

    Ramona Carr;Chaosheng Zhang;Norman Moles;Marie Harder

  • Spatial variation of soil nutrients in a dairy farm and its implications for site-specific fertilizer application

    Weijun Fu;Weijun Fu;Hubert Tunney;Chaosheng Zhang

  • Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds emitted from different plastic solid waste recycling workshops.

    Zhigui He;Guiying Li;Jiangyao Chen;Yong Huang

  • Measurement of dissolved reactive phosphorus using the diffusive gradients in thin films technique with a high-capacity binding phase

    Shiming Ding;Di Xu;Qin Sun;Hongbin Yin

  • Grain size effect on multi-element concentrations in sediments from the intertidal flats of Bohai Bay, China

    Chaosheng Zhang;Lijun Wang;Guosheng Li;Shuangshuang Dong

  • A high-resolution dialysis technique for rapid determination of dissolved reactive phosphate and ferrous iron in pore water of sediments

    Di Xu;Wei Wu;Shiming Ding;Qin Sun

  • Utilization of nanomaterials for in-situ remediation of heavy metal(loid) contaminated sediments: A review

    Caiyuan Cai;Meihua Zhao;Zhen Yu;Hongwei Rong

  • High-resolution simultaneous measurements of dissolved reactive phosphorus and dissolved sulfide: the first observation of their simultaneous release in sediments.

    Shiming Ding;Qin Sun;Di Xu;Fei Jia

  • In situ, high-resolution evidence for iron-coupled mobilization of phosphorus in sediments.

    Shiming Ding;Yan Wang;Dan Wang;Yang Yang Li;Yang Yang Li

  • Towards spatial geochemical modelling: Use of geographically weighted regression for mapping soil organic carbon contents in Ireland

    Chaosheng Zhang;Ya Tang;Xianli Xu;Ger Kiely

  • A systematic method for assessing progress of achieving sustainable development goals: A case study of 15 countries

    Yizhong Huan;Tao Liang;Haitao Li;Chaosheng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiming Ding
Shiming Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Liam Morrison
Liam Morrison University of Galway
Taicheng An
Taicheng An Guangdong University of Technology
Mark Cave
Mark Cave British Geological Survey
Guiying Li
Guiying Li Guangdong University of Technology
Lingqing Wang
Lingqing Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ming Hung Wong
Ming Hung Wong Education University of Hong Kong
Yan Wang
Yan Wang Dalian University of Technology
Zhian Li
Zhian Li Chinese Academy of Sciences

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