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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
74
Citations
18467
World Ranking
1352
National Ranking
129

Mei Zheng 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 Mei Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 192 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mei Zheng 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 Mei Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Mei Zheng is affiliated with Peking University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research covers a range of topics within these disciplines, with a particular emphasis on health, toxicology and mutagenesis, atmospheric science, environmental engineering, and global and planetary change.

Their primary research interests focus on air quality and health impacts, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality monitoring and forecasting, climate change and health impacts, atmospheric ozone and climate, vehicle emissions and performance, and atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Mei Zheng has published numerous papers, including the following selected works:

  • High-time-resolution PM2.5 source apportionment based on multi-model with organic tracers in Beijing during haze episodes, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Molecular Characterization of Water-Soluble Brown Carbon Chromophores in Beijing, China, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Exploring sources and health risks of metals in Beijing PM2.5: Insights from long-term online measurements, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Recent Progress in Atmospheric Chemistry Research in China: Establishing a Theoretical Framework for the "Air Pollution Complex", 2023, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
  • Increase in Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) Permeability Is Regulated by MMP3 via the ERK Signaling Pathway, 2021, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Frequent co-authors include Tong Zhu, Tianle Zhang, Caiqing Yan, Yiqun Han, and Yuan Yao, indicating a collaborative approach within their research community.

Mei Zheng often publishes in scientific venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts

Best Publications

  • Seasonal trends in PM2.5 source contributions in Beijing, China

    Mei Zheng;Lynn G. Salmon;James J. Schauer;Limin Zeng

  • Source apportionment of PM2.5 in the Southeastern United States using solvent-extractable organic compounds as tracers

    Mei Zheng;Glen R. Cass;James J. Schauer;Eric S. Edgerton

  • A study of secondary organic aerosol formation in the anthropogenic-influenced southeastern United States

    Rodney J. Weber;Amy P. Sullivan;Amy P. Sullivan;Richard E. Peltier;Armistead Russell

  • Water-Soluble Organic Aerosol material and the light-absorption characteristics of aqueous extracts measured over the Southeastern United States

    A. Hecobian;X. Zhang;M. Zheng;N. Frank

  • Source apportionment of PM2.5 in Beijing by positive matrix factorization

    Yu Song;Yuanhang Zhang;Shaodong Xie;Limin Zeng

  • Biomass burning contribution to Beijing aerosol

    Y. Cheng;G. Engling;K.-B. He;F.-K. Duan

  • Source apportionment of PM2.5 in Beijing using principal component analysis/absolute principal component scores and UNMIX.

    Yu Song;Shaodong Xie;Yuanhang Zhang;Limin Zeng

  • Mass absorption efficiency of elemental carbon and water-soluble organic carbon in Beijing, China

    Y. Cheng;K.-B. He;M. Zheng;F.-K. Duan

  • Nitrate dominates the chemical composition of PM2.5 during haze event in Beijing, China.

    Qingcheng Xu;Shuxiao Wang;Jingkun Jiang;Noshan Bhattarai

  • Regionally-Varying Combustion Sources of the January 2013 Severe Haze Events over Eastern China

    August Andersson;Junjun Deng;Ke Du;Ke Du;Mei Zheng

  • The variation of chemical characteristics of PM2.5 and PM10 and formation causes during two haze pollution events in urban Beijing, China

    Jiajia Gao;Hezhong Tian;Ke Cheng;Ke Cheng;Long Lu

  • Biomass burning impact on PM 2.5 over the southeastern US during 2007: integrating chemically speciated FRM filter measurements, MODIS fire counts and PMF analysis

    X. Zhang;A. Hecobian;M. Zheng;N. H. Frank

  • Fine particle pH during severe haze episodes in northern China

    Mingxu Liu;Yu Song;Tian Zhou;Zhenying Xu

  • The characteristics of brown carbon aerosol during winter in Beijing

    Yuan Cheng;Ke-bin He;Zhen-yu Du;Guenter Engling;Guenter Engling

  • Humidity plays an important role in the PM2.5 pollution in Beijing

    Yuan Cheng;Ke-bin He;Zhen-yu Du;Mei Zheng

  • Impact of aerosol?meteorology interactions on fine particle pollution during China?s severe haze episode in January 2013

    Jiandong Wang;Shuxiao Wang;Jingkun Jiang;Aijun Ding

  • Characterization of the solvent extractable organic compounds in PM2.5 aerosols in Hong Kong

    Mei Zheng;Ming Fang;Fu Wang;K.L To

  • A yearlong study of water-soluble organic carbon in Beijing II: Light absorption properties

    Zhenyu Du;Kebin He;Yuan Cheng;Fengkui Duan

  • Source areas and chemical composition of fine particulate matter in the Pearl River Delta region of China

    G.S.W. Hagler;M.H. Bergin;L.G. Salmon;J.Z. Yu

  • Speciation of ambient fine organic carbon particles and source apportionment of PM2.5 in Indian cities

    Zohir Chowdhury;Zohir Chowdhury;Mei Zheng;James J. Schauer;Rebecca J. Sheesley

  • Lung Toxicity of Ambient Particulate Matter from Southeastern U.S. Sites with Different Contributing Sources: Relationships between Composition and Effects

    JeanClare Seagrave;Jacob D. McDonald;Edward Bedrick;Eric S. Edgerton

  • Contributions of inter-city and regional transport to PM2.5 concentrations in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and its implications on regional joint air pollution control

    Xing Chang;Shuxiao Wang;Bin Zhao;Jia Xing

  • Chemical characteristics and light-absorbing property of water-soluble organic carbon in Beijing : Biomass burning contributions

    Caiqing Yan;Mei Zheng;Amy P. Sullivan;Carme Bosch

Frequent Co-Authors

Kebin He
Kebin He Tsinghua University
Yongliang Ma
Yongliang Ma Tsinghua University
Tong Zhu
Tong Zhu Peking University
Eric S. Edgerton
Eric S. Edgerton Durham University
Rodney J. Weber
Rodney J. Weber Georgia Institute of Technology
Armistead G. Russell
Armistead G. Russell Georgia Institute of Technology
Yuanhang Zhang
Yuanhang Zhang Peking University
Fengkui Duan
Fengkui Duan Tsinghua University
Shuxiao Wang
Shuxiao Wang Tsinghua University
James J. Schauer
James J. Schauer University of Wisconsin–Madison

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