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Overview

Yifang Zhu is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine, focusing heavily on the intersections of air quality, health, and environmental impacts.

Their work encompasses several subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Automotive Engineering, Physiology, Environmental Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change. These areas reflect a broad engagement with both environmental processes and their effects on human health.

Main research topics covered by Yifang Zhu include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Vehicle Emissions and Performance
  • Energy and Environment Impacts

Yifang Zhu has a pattern of collaboration with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Liqiao Li
  • Jesús A. Araujo
  • Yan Lin
  • Michael Jerrett
  • Jonathan Liu

Their publications are often featured in well-recognized venues specializing in environmental science and technology. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environment International
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Aerosol Science and Technology

Notable recent papers by Yifang Zhu include:

  • "A Review of Road Traffic-Derived Non-Exhaust Particles: Emissions, Physicochemical Characteristics, Health Risks, and Mitigation Measures" (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Ambient air pollution and cause-specific risk of hospital admission in China: A nationwide time-series study" (2020, PLoS Medicine)
  • "Health co-benefits of achieving sustainable net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in California" (2020, Nature Sustainability)
  • "Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on Indoor Air Quality and Health" (2020, Annual Review of Public Health)
  • "Brake and tire particles measured from on-road vehicles: Effects of vehicle mass and braking intensity" (2021, Atmospheric Environment X)

Best Publications

  • Concentration and Size Distribution of Ultrafine Particles Near a Major Highway

    Yifang Zhu;William C. Hinds;Seongheon Kim;Constantinos Sioutas

  • Study of ultrafine particles near a major highway with heavy-duty diesel traffic

    Yifang Zhu;William C Hinds;Seongheon Kim;Si Shen

  • A Review of Road Traffic-Derived Non-Exhaust Particles: Emissions, Physicochemical Characteristics, Health Risks, and Mitigation Measures

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  • Evolution of particle number distribution near roadways. Part II: the 'Road-to-Ambient' process

    K.Max Zhang;Anthony S. Wexler;Yi Fang Zhu;William C. Hinds

  • Seasonal Trends of Concentration and Size Distribution of Ultrafine Particles Near Major Highways in Los Angeles Special Issue ofAerosol Science and Technologyon Findings from the Fine Particulate Matter Supersites Program

    Yifang Zhu;William C. Hinds;Si Shen;Constantinos Sioutas

  • Experimental Study on Small Cyclones Operating at High Flowrates

    Yifang Zhu;K.W. Lee

  • In-Cabin Commuter Exposure to Ultrafine Particles on Los Angeles Freeways

    Yifang Zhu;Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez;William C. Hinds;Antonio H. Miguel

  • Penetration of freeway ultrafine particles into indoor environments

    Yifang Zhu;William C. Hinds;Margaret Krudysz;Thomas Kuhn

  • Size Distribution and Diurnal and Seasonal Trends of Ultrafine Particles in Source and Receptor Sites of the Los Angeles Basin

    Seongheon Kim;Si Shen;Constantinos Sioutas;Yifang Zhu

  • Sources, transformation, and health implications of PAHs and their nitrated, hydroxylated, and oxygenated derivatives in PM2.5 in Beijing

    Yan Lin;Yan Lin;Yiqiu Ma;Yiqiu Ma;Xinghua Qiu;Ran Li

  • Comparison of Daytime and Nighttime Concentration Profiles and Size Distributions of Ultrafine Particles near a Major Highway

    Yifang Zhu;Thomas Kuhn;Paul Mayo;William C. Hinds

  • Measurement of Ultrafine Particles and Other Air Pollutants Emitted by Cooking Activities

    Qunfang Zhang;Roja H. Gangupomu;David Ramirez;Yifang Zhu

  • Aircraft emissions and local air quality impacts from takeoff activities at a large International Airport

    Yifang Zhu;Elinor Fanning;Rong Chun Yu;Qunfang Zhang

  • Air quality impacts of the October 2003 Southern California wildfires

    Harish C. Phuleria;Philip M. Fine;Yifang Zhu;Constantinos Sioutas

  • Ambient air pollution and cause-specific risk of hospital admission in China: A nationwide time-series study.

    Jiangshao Gu;Ying Shi;Yifang Zhu;Ning Chen

  • Evolution of particle number distribution near roadways. Part III: Traffic analysis and on-road size resolved particulate emission factors

    K. Max Zhang;Anthony S. Wexler;Debbie A. Niemeier;Yi Fang Zhu

  • Evaluation of the SMPS–APS system as a continuous monitor for measuring PM2.5, PM10 and coarse (PM2.5−10) concentrations

    Si Shen;Peter A Jaques;Yifang Zhu;Michael D Geller

  • Commuter exposure to particulate matter and particle-bound PAHs in three transportation modes in Beijing, China.

    Caiqing Yan;Mei Zheng;Qiaoyun Yang;Qunfang Zhang

  • Cardiopulmonary effects induced by occupational exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles

    Lin Zhao;Yifang Zhu;Zhangjian Chen;Huadong Xu

  • Pulmonary diseases induced by ambient ultrafine and engineered nanoparticles in twenty-first century.

    Tian Xia;Tian Xia;Yifang Zhu;Lina Mu;Zuo-Feng Zhang

  • Ultrafine particle exposures while walking, cycling, and driving along an urban residential roadway

    David C. Quiros;Eon S. Lee;Rui Wang;Yifang Zhu

  • Characterizing ultrafine particles and other air pollutants at five schools in South Texas.

    Q. Zhang;Y. Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinghua Qiu
Xinghua Qiu Peking University
Constantinos Sioutas
Constantinos Sioutas University of Southern California
Tian Xia
Tian Xia University of California, Los Angeles
Matthew P. Fraser
Matthew P. Fraser Arizona State University
Tong Zhu
Tong Zhu Peking University
Suzanne E. Paulson
Suzanne E. Paulson University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Jerrett
Michael Jerrett University of California, Los Angeles
Kuo-Nan Liou
Kuo-Nan Liou University of California, Los Angeles
John R. Froines
John R. Froines University of California, Los Angeles
Philip M. Fine
Philip M. Fine University of Southern California

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