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D-Index
70
Citations
18382
World Ranking
1673
National Ranking
702

Junfeng Zhang publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Junfeng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 289 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Junfeng Zhang D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Junfeng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Junfeng Zhang is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and medicine. Their work predominantly focuses on the interaction between environmental factors and human health, with significant publication activity in related fields.

Zhang has authored numerous papers covering topics such as air quality, health impacts, and environmental monitoring. Noteworthy recent publications include:

  • Population ageing and deaths attributable to ambient PM2·5 pollution: a global analysis of economic cost (2021) published in The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Hydrogen sulfide protects cardiomyocytes from doxorubicin-induced ferroptosis through the SLC7A11/GSH/GPx4 pathway by Keap1 S-sulfhydration and Nrf2 activation (2024) published in Redox Biology
  • Cardiopulmonary Impact of Particulate Air Pollution in High-Risk Populations (2020) published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Association Between Bedroom Particulate Matter Filtration and Changes in Airway Pathophysiology in Children With Asthma (2020) published in JAMA Pediatrics
  • Injectable cartilage matrix hydrogel loaded with cartilage endplate stem cells engineered to release exosomes for non-invasive treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration (2021) published in Bioactive Materials

Their frequent coauthors include Yan Lin, Linchen He, Yinping Zhang, Xiaoli Duan, and Yihui Ge, indicating ongoing collaborative research activities in related scientific disciplines.

Zhang's research has appeared regularly in several prominent publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Thoracic Disease
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environment International
  • Indoor Air

The scientist's research spans major fields of study such as Environmental Science and Medicine with specialized subfields encompassing Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, Molecular Biology, Speech and Hearing, and Physiology.

Key topics of research focus include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Best Publications

  • Respiratory effects of exposure to diesel traffic in persons with asthma.

    James McCreanor;Paul Cullinan;Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen;James Stewart-Evans

  • Ozone Pollution: A Major Health Hazard Worldwide

    Junfeng Jim Zhang;Yongjie Wei;Zhangfu Fang

  • Greenhouse Gases and other Airborne Pollutants from Household Stoves in China: a Database for Emission Factors

    J Zhang;K.R Smith;Y Ma;S Ye

  • Environmental health in China: progress towards clean air and safe water

    Junfeng Zhang;Denise Leonore Mauzerall;Tong Zhu;Song Liang

  • Indoor air pollution: a global health concern.

    Junfeng (Jim) Zhang;Kirk R Smith

  • Association between changes in air pollution levels during the Beijing Olympics and biomarkers of inflammation and thrombosis in healthy young adults.

    David Q Rich;Howard M Kipen;Wei Huang;Guangfa Wang

  • Respiratory and cardiovascular responses to walking down a traffic-polluted road compared with walking in a traffic-free area in participants aged 60 years and older with chronic lung or heart disease and age-matched healthy controls: a randomised, crossover study.

    Rudy Sinharay;Jicheng Gong;Jicheng Gong;Benjamin Barratt;Pamela Ohman-Strickland

  • GREENHOUSE IMPLICATIONS OF HOUSEHOLD STOVES: An Analysis for India

    Kirk R. Smith;R. Uma;V.V.N. Kishore;Junfeng Zhang

  • Ozone and limonene in indoor air: a source of submicron particle exposure.

    Thomas Wainman;Junfeng Zhang;Charles J. Weschler;Paul J. Lioy

  • Mosquito coil emissions and health implications.

    Weili Liu;Junfeng Zhang;Jamal Hisham Hashim;Juliana Jalaludin

  • Characteristics of aldehydes: concentrations, sources, and exposures for indoor and outdoor residential microenvironments.

    Junfeng. Zhang;Paul J. Lioy;Qingci. He

  • Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Responses of Healthy Young Adults to Changes in Air Quality during the Beijing Olympics

    Wei Huang;Guangfa Wang;Shou-En Lu;Howard Kipen

  • Association of Ozone Exposure With Cardiorespiratory Pathophysiologic Mechanisms in Healthy Adults.

    Drew B Day;Jianbang Xiang;Jinhan Mo;Feng Li

  • Chronic exposure to air pollution particles increases the risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome: findings from a natural experiment in Beijing.

    Yongjie Wei;Junfeng Jim Zhang;Zhigang Li;Andrew Gow

  • Ambient Concentrations and Elemental Compositions of PM10 and PM2.5 in Four Chinese Cities

    F. Wei;E. Teng;G. Wu;W. Hu

  • Emissions of Carbonyl Compounds from Various Cookstoves in China

    Junfeng Zhang;Kirk R. Smith

  • Ozone-initiated reactions with mixtures of volatile organic compounds under simulated indoor conditions.

    Zhihua Fan;Paul Lioy;Charles Weschler;Nancy Fiedler

  • Emissions of greenhouse gases and other airborne pollutants from charcoal making in Kenya and Brazil

    David M. Pennise;Kirk R. Smith;Jacob P. Kithinji;Maria Emilia Rezende

  • Differences in Birth Weight Associated with the 2008 Beijing Olympics Air Pollution Reduction: Results from a Natural Experiment

    David Q. Rich;Kaibo Liu;Jinliang Zhang;Sally W. Thurston

  • Ozone-initiated chemistry in an occupied simulated aircraft cabin.

    Charles J. Weschler;Armin Wisthaler;Shannon Cowlin;Gyöngyi Tamás

  • Relationships of Indoor, Outdoor, and Personal Air (RIOPA). Part I. Collection methods and descriptive analyses.

    Clifford P. Weisel;Junfeng Zhang;Barbara J. Turpin;Maria T. Morandi

Frequent Co-Authors

David Q. Rich
David Q. Rich University of Rochester Medical Center
Paul J. Lioy
Paul J. Lioy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Yinping Zhang
Yinping Zhang Tsinghua University
Charles J. Weschler
Charles J. Weschler Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kian Fan Chung
Kian Fan Chung Imperial College London
Tong Zhu
Tong Zhu Peking University
Andrew J. Gow
Andrew J. Gow Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mary P. Ryan
Mary P. Ryan Imperial College London
Min Hu
Min Hu Peking University
James J. Schauer
James J. Schauer University of Wisconsin–Madison

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