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D-Index
64
Citations
13412
World Ranking
2351
National Ranking
239

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Meteorology

His primary areas of study are Environmental chemistry, Aerosol, Pollutant, Air quality index and NOx. His research integrates issues of Sulfur, Fine particulate, Ammonia, Sulfate and Nitrate in his study of Environmental chemistry. His Aerosol research includes elements of Particle, Atmospheric sciences and Air pollution.

The concepts of his Atmospheric sciences study are interwoven with issues in Fossil fuel and Precipitation. Wei Nie works mostly in the field of Pollutant, limiting it down to topics relating to Particulates and, in certain cases, Soot, Boundary layer and Environmental protection. Wei Nie interconnects Climatology and Trace gas in the investigation of issues within Air quality index.

His most cited work include:

  • Enhanced haze pollution by black carbon in megacities in China (289 citations)
  • Air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: secondary pollutants and regional impact (253 citations)
  • Air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: secondary pollutants and regional impact (253 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Aerosol, Environmental chemistry, Atmospheric sciences, Particle and Atmosphere. His Aerosol study incorporates themes from Sulfate, Particulates, Particle number and Analytical chemistry. His Sulfate research incorporates elements of Environmental engineering and Nitrate.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including NOx and Meteorology, Ozone, Air quality index. His work in Atmospheric sciences tackles topics such as Air pollution which are related to areas like Fossil fuel. The Particle study combines topics in areas such as Troposphere, Sulfuric acid and Nucleation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Aerosol (72.31%)
  • Environmental chemistry (53.08%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (40.77%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Aerosol (72.31%)
  • Particle (30.77%)
  • Sulfuric acid (15.38%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Wei Nie spends much of his time researching Aerosol, Particle, Sulfuric acid, Haze and Atmospheric sciences. His work deals with themes such as Chemical physics, Nitrate and Mass spectrometry, which intersect with Aerosol. His studies deal with areas such as Environmental chemistry and Cloud condensation nuclei as well as Particle.

His Haze research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Aerosol chemical composition and Air quality index. Wei Nie combines subjects such as Particulates, Pollutant and Environmental protection with his study of Air quality index. Within one scientific family, Wei Nie focuses on topics pertaining to Delta under Atmospheric sciences, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Cold front and Haze pollution.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Enhanced secondary pollution offset reduction of primary emissions during COVID-19 lockdown in China (139 citations)
  • Molecular understanding of new-particle formation from α-pinene between -50 and +25 °C (13 citations)
  • Seasonal Characteristics of New Particle Formation and Growth in Urban Beijing (12 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Meteorology

Wei Nie mainly focuses on Aerosol, NOx, Cloud condensation nuclei, Chemical physics and Growth rate. Aerosol is frequently linked to Sulfuric acid in his study. His Sulfuric acid study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Volatility, Autoxidation, Vapor pressure and Analytical chemistry.

His NOx study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Pollutant, Environmental protection, Air quality index, Particulates and Haze. Particle and Nucleation is closely connected to Carbon in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Cloud condensation nuclei. Wei Nie has included themes like Condensation, Evaporation, van der Waals force and Particle number in his Chemical physics study.

Best Publications

  • Enhanced haze pollution by black carbon in megacities in China

    A. J. Ding;X. Huang;W. Nie;J. N. Sun

  • Enhanced secondary pollution offset reduction of primary emissions during COVID-19 lockdown in China

    Xin Huang;Aijun Ding;Jian Gao;Bo Zheng

  • Ozone and fine particle in the western Yangtze River Delta: an overview of 1 yr data at the SORPES station

    A. J. Ding;C. B. Fu;X. Q. Yang;J. N. Sun

  • Air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: secondary pollutants and regional impact

    Tao Wang;Tao Wang;W. Nie;W. Nie;J. Gao;L. K. Xue;L. K. Xue

  • Enhanced air pollution via aerosol-boundary layer feedback in China.

    T. Petäjä;L. Järvi;V. M. Kerminen;A. J. Ding

  • Intense atmospheric pollution modifies weather: a case of mixed biomass burning with fossil fuel combustion pollution in eastern China

    A. J. Ding;C. B. Fu;X. Q. Yang;J. N. Sun

  • Multicomponent new particle formation from sulfuric acid, ammonia, and biogenic vapors

    Katrianne Lehtipalo;Katrianne Lehtipalo;Katrianne Lehtipalo;Chao Yan;Lubna Dada;Federico Bianchi

  • Rapid growth of organic aerosol nanoparticles over a wide tropospheric temperature range

    Dominik Stolzenburg;Lukas Fischer;Alexander L. Vogel;Alexander L. Vogel;Alexander L. Vogel;Martin Heinritzi

  • Secondary organic aerosol formed by condensing anthropogenic vapours over China’s megacities

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  • Significant reduction of PM 2.5 in eastern China due to regional-scale emission control: evidence from SORPES in 2011–2018

    Aijun Ding;Xin Huang;Wei Nie;Xuguang Chi

  • The secondary formation of inorganic aerosols in the droplet mode through heterogeneous aqueous reactions under haze conditions

    Xinfeng Wang;Wenxing Wang;Lingxiao Yang;Xiaomei Gao

  • Impact of synoptic weather patterns and inter-decadal climate variability on air quality in the North China Plain during 1980-2013

    Yang Zhang;Aijun Ding;Huiting Mao;Huiting Mao;Wei Nie

  • Role of iodine oxoacids in atmospheric aerosol nucleation.

    Xu-Cheng He;Yee Jun Tham;Lubna Dada;Mingyi Wang

  • Seasonal Characteristics of New Particle Formation and Growth in Urban Beijing

    Chenjuan Deng;Yueyun Fu;Lubna Dada;Chao Yan;Chao Yan

  • Semi-continuous measurement of water-soluble ions in PM2.5 in Jinan, China: Temporal variations and source apportionments

    Xiaomei Gao;Lingxiao Yang;Shuhui Cheng;Rui Gao

  • Global analysis of continental boundary layer new particle formation based on long-term measurements

    Tuomo Nieminen;Tuomo Nieminen;Veli Matti Kerminen;Tuukka Petäjä;Pasi P. Aalto

  • Polluted dust promotes new particle formation and growth

    Wei Nie;Aijun Ding;Tao Wang;Veli Matti Kerminen

  • Source characterization of highly oxidized multifunctional compounds in a boreal forest environment using positive matrix factorization

    Chao Yan;Wei Nie;Wei Nie;Mikko Äijälä;Matti P. Rissanen

  • Is reducing new particle formation a plausible solution to mitigate particulate air pollution in Beijing and other Chinese megacities

    Markku Kulmala;Markku Kulmala;Lubna Dada;Kaspar R Daellenbach;Chao Yan;Chao Yan

  • Enhanced sulfate formation by nitrogen dioxide: Implications from in situ observations at the SORPES station

    Yuning Xie;Aijun Ding;Wei Nie;Huiting Mao;Huiting Mao

  • Source identification and health impact of PM2.5 in a heavily polluted urban atmosphere in China

    Lingxiao Yang;Shuhui Cheng;Xinfeng Wang;Wei Nie

Frequent Co-Authors

Aijun Ding
Aijun Ding Nanjing University
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki
Tao Wang
Tao Wang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Xinfeng Wang
Xinfeng Wang Shandong University
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Veli-Matti Kerminen University of Helsinki
Katrianne Lehtipalo
Katrianne Lehtipalo University of Helsinki
Wenxing Wang
Wenxing Wang Shandong University
Likun Xue
Likun Xue Shandong University
Douglas R. Worsnop
Douglas R. Worsnop University of Helsinki

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