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76
Citations
22409
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1190
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76

Yafang Cheng 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 Yafang Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 346 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yafang Cheng 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 Yafang Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 Germany Leader Award

Overview

Yafang Cheng is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental sciences and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant output in atmospheric science and related subfields.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Air quality monitoring and forecasting
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

Yafang Cheng has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several scientific venues. The key publication outlets include:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Yafang Cheng include:

  • Face masks effectively limit the probability of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, 2021, Science
  • Multiphase buffer theory explains contrasts in atmospheric aerosol acidity, 2020, Science
  • Model Calculations of Aerosol Transmission and Infection Risk of COVID-19 in Indoor Environments, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • New Multiphase Chemical Processes Influencing Atmospheric Aerosols, Air Quality, and Climate in the Anthropocene, 2020, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Long-term trend of ozone pollution in China during 2014-2020: distinct seasonal and spatial characteristics and ozone sensitivity, 2022, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Their research collaborations frequently involve coauthors such as Hang Su, Nan Ma, Ulrich Pöschl, Yele Sun, and Jiangchuan Tao, with varying numbers of joint publications.

Yafang Cheng's work predominantly addresses atmospheric processes and their implications for air quality and public health, climate interactions, and environmental gas dynamics. The breadth of their publications indicates active engagement in both theoretical and applied aspects of atmospheric sciences.

Best Publications

  • MIX: a mosaic Asian anthropogenic emission inventory under the international collaboration framework of the MICS-Asia and HTAP

    Meng Li;Qiang Zhang;Jun-ichi Kurokawa;Jung-Hun Woo

  • Reactive nitrogen chemistry in aerosol water as a source of sulfate during haze events in China

    Yafang Cheng;Guangjie Zheng;Guangjie Zheng;Chao Wei;Qing Mu

  • Exploring the severe winter haze in Beijing: the impact of synoptic weather, regional transport and heterogeneous reactions

    G. J. Zheng;F. K. Duan;H. Su;Y. L. Ma

  • Enhanced haze pollution by black carbon in megacities in China

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

  • Sulfur dioxide emissions in China and sulfur trends in East Asia since 2000

    Z. Lu;D. G. Streets;Q. Zhang;S. Wang;S. Wang

  • Soil Nitrite as a Source of Atmospheric HONO and OH Radicals

    Hang Su;Yafang Cheng;Yafang Cheng;Robert Oswald;Thomas Behrendt

  • Rapid aerosol particle growth and increase of cloud condensation nucleus activity by secondary aerosol formation and condensation: A case study for regional air pollution in northeastern China

    A. Wiedensohler;Y. F. Cheng;A. Nowak;B. Wehner

  • Persistent growth of anthropogenic non-methane volatile organic compound (NMVOC) emissions in China during 1990–2017: drivers, speciation and ozone formation potential

    Meng Li;Meng Li;Meng Li;Qiang Zhang;Bo Zheng;Dan Tong

  • HONO Emissions from Soil Bacteria as a Major Source of Atmospheric Reactive Nitrogen

    R. Oswald;T. Behrendt;T. Behrendt;M. Ermel;M. Ermel;D. Wu;D. Wu

  • Mapping Asian anthropogenic emissions of non-methane volatile organic compounds to multiple chemical mechanisms

    M. Li;Q. Zhang;D. G. Streets;K. B. He

  • Regional ozone pollution and observation-based approach for analyzing ozone–precursor relationship during the PRIDE-PRD2004 campaign

    Y.H. Zhang;H. Su;L.J. Zhong;Y.F. Cheng

  • Face masks effectively limit the probability of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

    Yafang Cheng;Nan Ma;Christian Witt;Steffen Rapp

  • Biological soil crusts accelerate the nitrogen cycle through large NO and HONO emissions in drylands

    Bettina Weber;Dianming Wu;Dianming Wu;Alexandra Tamm;Nina Ruckteschler

  • Biogenic Potassium Salt Particles as Seeds for Secondary Organic Aerosol in the Amazon

    Christopher Pöhlker;Kenia T. Wiedemann;Kenia T. Wiedemann;Kenia T. Wiedemann;Bärbel Sinha;Manabu Shiraiwa

  • Nitrous acid (HONO) and its daytime sources at a rural site during the 2004 PRIDE-PRD experiment in China

    Hang Su;Ya Fang Cheng;Min Shao;Dong Feng Gao

  • Size dependence of phase transitions in aerosol nanoparticles

    Yafang Cheng;Hang Su;Thomas Koop;Eugene Mikhailov

  • Long-term trend of ozone pollution in China during 2014–2020: distinct seasonal and spatial characteristics and ozone sensitivity

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  • Influences of relative humidity and particle chemical composition on aerosol scattering properties during the 2006 PRD campaign

    Xingang Liu;Yafang Cheng;Yuanhang Zhang;Jinsang Jung

  • Multiphase buffer theory explains contrasts in atmospheric aerosol acidity.

    Guangjie Zheng;Hang Su;Siwen Wang;Meinrat O. Andreae;Meinrat O. Andreae;Meinrat O. Andreae

  • Relative humidity dependence of aerosol optical properties and direct radiative forcing in the surface boundary layer at Xinken in Pearl River Delta of China : An observation based numerical study

    Y. F. Cheng;Y. F. Cheng;A. Wiedensohler;H. Eichler;J. Heintzenberg

  • Aerosol optical properties and related chemical apportionment at Xinken in Pearl River Delta of China

    Y.F. Cheng;A. Wiedensohler;H. Eichler;H. Su

  • New Multiphase Chemical Processes Influencing Atmospheric Aerosols, Air Quality, and Climate in the Anthropocene.

    Hang Su;Yafang Cheng;Ulrich Pöschl

  • Severe Pollution in China Amplified by Atmospheric Moisture

    Xuexi Tie;Ru-Jin Huang;Ru-Jin Huang;Junji Cao;Qiang Zhang

  • Exploring the severe winter haze in Beijing: the impact of synoptic weather, regional transport and heterogeneous reactions

    Guangjie Zheng;Hang Su;qiang zhang;yafang cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Hang Su
Hang Su Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Ulrich Pöschl
Ulrich Pöschl Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
N. Ma
N. Ma Jinan University
Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Peking University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Tsinghua University
Meng Li
Meng Li Peking University
Alfred Wiedensohler
Alfred Wiedensohler Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Yele Sun
Yele Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wolfram Birmili
Wolfram Birmili German Environment Agency

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