Publications of Yafang Cheng

Wei, L., Chen, X., Yang, W., Wang, Z., Li, J., Liu, D., Du, H., Pan, X., Cheng, Y., Fu, P. and Wang, Z.: Advancing isotope-enabled model for comprehensive understanding of atmospheric sulfur isotope effects: demonstrating the overlooked isotopic fractionation during combustion and flue gas desulfurization, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26(16), 11667–11682, doi:10.5194/acp-26-11667-2026, 2026.

Zheng, G., Geng, G., Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Wan, R., Wang, Y., Wang, H., Shen, X., Jiang, J., Zhang, Q., He, K., Cheng, Y. and Su, H.: Control regimes of nitrate air pollution reconciled by multiphase dissociation equilibrium, National Science Review, 13, doi:10.1093/nsr/nwag481, 2026.

Wang, W., Su, H., Huang, X., Zeng, C., Parrish, D. D., Zhang, Y., Ding, A. and Cheng, Y.: The dominant role of temperature in seasonal ozone sensitivity changes in China, Nature Geoscience, 19, 899–905, doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02036-8, 2026.

Lei, T., Prisle, N. L., Sengupta, G., Zuend, A., Ahn, M. C., Yang, X., Wang, W., Ghosh, K., Ferdousi-Rokib, N., Bain, A., Bzdek, B. R., Asa-Awuku, A. A., Reid, J., Su, H., Cheng, Y. and Ge, M.: The role of surface activity in the hygroscopic growth and cloud droplet activation of sea spray aerosols, National Science Open, 5, doi:10.1360/nso/20260034, 2026.

Wang, W., Su, H., Parrish, D. D., Ni, R., Li, X., Bao, F., Wang, H., Huang, C., Williams, J., Liao, H., Lu, K., Zhang, Y. and Cheng, Y.: Global warming makes nitrogen oxide abatement key to ozone pollution mitigation, Science Advances, 12(29), doi:10.1126/sciadv.aea4124, 2026.

Lelieveld, J., Georgiades, P., Kohl, M., Cheng, Y., Christoudias, T., Sciare, J., Nicolaou, M., Dovrolis, C., Fnais, M., Kulmala, M., Daiber, A., Hahad, O., Kuntic, M., Münzel, T. and Pozzer, A.: Air quality and health implications of exposure to ultrafine particle pollution, Cardiovascular Research, doi:10.1093/cvr/cvag136, 2026.

Meng, W., Nieto, J., Guan, D., Meng , J., Sander, R., Pöschl, U., Hubacek, K., Su, H., Tao, S. and Cheng, Y.: Rethinking energy transition strategies for the European Union amid rising energy prices, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123(23), doi:10.1073/pnas.2609606123, 2026.

Li, F., Wang, Q., Ma, N., Hu, Z., Zhao, X., Yang, N., Yang, Z., Liu, G., Zhong, Y., Tao, J., Hong, J., Zhou, Y., Cheng, Y. and Su, H.: Brown carbon optical emissions from residential coal combustion in china: Dominance of solvent-insoluble components, Atmospheric Research, 340, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2026.109073, 2026.

Hahad, O., Hakim-Meibodi, S.-N., Rastguye Haghi, S. H., Faridi, S., Daiber, A., Schneider, A., Wolf, K., Nikolaou, N., Schmitt, V. H., Lurz, P., Espinola-Klein, C., Cheng, Y., Pozzer, A., Lelieveld, J., Münzel, T., Wollschläger, D., Hobohm, L. and Keller, K.: Seasonal variations in hospital admissions and case-fatality of ischemic stroke: a nationwide analysis of >4.2 million cases in Germany, Frontiers in epidemiology, 6, doi:10.3389/fepid.2026.1750089, 2026.

Mellouki, A., George, C., Giorgi, F., Chen, G., Garny, H., Wendisch, M., Riemer, N., Rogers, R. F., Randel, W., Liang, X.-Z., Qie, X., Cheng, Y., Hu, Y. and Qian, Y.: Appreciation of Peer Reviewers for 2025, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 131(8), doi:10.1029/2026JD046928, 2026.

Tao, W., Fu, T.-M., Liu, J., Su, H., Cheng, Y., Ni, R., Zhang, A., Guo, Y., Jiang, T., Mo, J., Wang, X., Shen, H. and Shao, M.: Complex interplay between transboundary ozone and domestic emissions shapes surface ozone pollution in China, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 9(1), doi:10.1038/s41612-026-01379-8, 2026.

Zhang, S., Zhou, M., Qian, X., Wang, H., Zhao, Y., Zeng, J., Wu, Y., Ding, X., Cheng, Y. and Su, H.: Variations in soil HONO emissions under greenhouse field conditions and their driving mechanisms, Environmental Pollution, 392, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2026.127637, 2026.

Pan, X., Zhang, Y., Xue, C., Kuhn, U., Hrabe de Angelis, I., Pöhlker, C., Ditas, J., Heins, L., Aardema, H. M., Slagter, H. A., Calleja, M. L., Dragoneas, A., Walter, D., Nillius, B., Wang, Q., Ma, N., Su, H., Pöschl, U., Haug, G. H., Schiebel, R. and Cheng, Y.: Black Carbon in the Marine Atmosphere: Concentration and Mixing State From Coastal to Remote Atlantic Regions, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 131(3), doi:10.1029/2025JD045346, 2026.

Zhang, J., Shen, H., Lei, T., Zheng, Z., Zheng, L., Shen, G., He, J., Guo, P., Xu, R., Chen, Y., Cheng, Y., Su, H., Sun, H. Z., Meng, J. and Guan, D.: Plant-Level Health Benefits from Decarbonizing the Iron and Steel Industry in China, Environmental Science & Technology, 60(7), 5597–5607, doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c11135, 2026.

Zhu, J., Li , G., Kuhn, U., Meller, B. B., Pöhlker, C., Artaxo, P., Pöschl, U., Cheng, Y. and Su, H.: Measurement report: Number size distribution of sub-40 nm particles in the Amazon rainforest, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25(23), 17667–17684, doi:10.5194/acp-25-17667-2025, 2025.

Joppe, P., Schneider, J., Wilsch, J., Bozem, H., Breuninger, A., Curtius, J., Ebert, M., Emig, N., Hoor, P., Ismayil, S., Kandler, K., Kunkel, D., Kurth, I., Lachnitt, H.-C., Li, Y., Miltenberger, A., Richter, S., Rolf, C., Schneider, L., Schwenk, C., Spelten, N., Vogel, A. L., Cheng, Y. and Borrmann, S.: Transport of Biomass Burning Aerosol into the Extratropical Tropopause Region over Europe via Warm Conveyor Belt Uplift, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25(21), 15077–15103, doi:10.5194/acp-25-15077-2025, 2025.

Joppe, P., Schneider, J., Wilsch, J., Bozem, H., Breuninger, A., Curtius, J., Ebert, M., Emig, N., Hoor, P., Ismayil, S., Kandler, K., Kunkel, D., Kurth, I., Lachnitt, H.-C., Li, Y., Miltenberger, A., Richter, S., Rolf, C., Schneider, L., Schwenk, C., Spelten, N., Vogel, A. L., Cheng, Y. and Borrmann, S.: Transport of Biomass Burning Aerosol into the Extratropical Tropopause Region over Europe via Warm Conveyor Belt Uplift, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25(21), 15077–15103, doi:10.5194/acp-25-15077-2025, 2025.

Georgoulias, A. K., Lelieveld, J., Klingmüller, K., Akritidis, D., Pozzer, A., Alexandri, G., Bilal, M., Cheng, Y., Su, H. and Zanis, P.: Avoided mortality by particulate air pollution control measures in China, Science of the Total Environment, 1002, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180566, 2025.

Zhang, C., Wang, Y., Wang, J., Soja, A., Gargulinski, E., Peterson, D., Kalashnikova, O., Zhao, B., Cheng, Y., Li, F. and Chakrabarty, R.: Thermodynamically constrained retrieval algorithm to estimate subpixel fire properties, Remote Sensing of Environment, 328, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2025.114871, 2025.

Yang, Z., Wang, Q., Wang, Q., Ma, N., Tian, J., Zhou, Y., Xu, G., Gao, M., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Ran, W., Yang, N., Tao, J., Hong, J., Wu, Y., Cao, J., Su, H. and Cheng, Y.: Laboratory studies on the optical, physical, and chemical properties of fresh and aged biomass burning aerosols, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25(18), 11051–11065, doi:10.5194/acp-25-11051-2025, 2025.