Publications of Yafang Cheng

Zhou, Y.; Cai, J.; Ma, N.; Wang, Q.; Wang, Q.; Li, L.; Ran, W.; Hong, J.; Tao, J.; Zhang, S. et al.; Zhang, Y.; Tian, J.; Xie, L.; Su, H.; Cheng, Y.; Liang, M.; Shi, J.; Han, S.; Cao, J.: Size-Resolved Particle Effective Density in the Free Troposphere at Mt. Hua, China: Influence of Chemical Aging and Sources. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 131 (18), e2026JD046678 (2026)

Shen, H.; Shen, H.; Cheng, Y.; Andreae, M. O.; Jiao, X.; Liang, X.; Mai, Z.; Guo, P.; Zheng, L.; Peng, X. et al.; Du, W.; Wang, R.; Zhang, G.; Zhai, J.; Zeng, Y.; Sun, H. Z.; Chen, Y.; Wang, C.; Huang, T.; Shen, G.; Yang, X.; Su, H.; Wang, X.; Chen, Y.; Zhang, G.: Increase in global warming potential of atmospheric black carbon since 1750. Nature Geoscience 19 (2026)

Wei, L.; Chen, X.; Yang, W.; Wang, Z.; Li, J.; Liu, D.; Du, H.; Pan, X.; Cheng, Y.; Fu, P. et al.; 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), pp. 11667 - 11682 (2026)

Zheng, G.; Geng, G.; Wang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Wan, R.; Wang, Y.; Wang, H.; Shen, X.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, Q. et al.; He, K.; Cheng, Y.; Su, H.: Control regimes of nitrate air pollution reconciled by multiphase dissociation equilibrium. National Science Review 13, nwag481 (2026)

Wang, W.; Su, H.; Huang, X.; Zeng, C.; Parrish, D. D.; Zhang, Y.; Ding, A.; Cheng, Y.: The dominant role of temperature in seasonal ozone sensitivity changes in China. Nature Geoscience 19, pp. 899 - 905 (2026)

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

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

Lelieveld, J.; Georgiades, P.; Kohl, M.; Cheng, Y.; Christoudias, T.; Sciare, J.; Nicolaou, M.; Dovrolis, C.; Fnais, M.; Kulmala, M. et al.; Daiber, A.; Hahad, O.; Kuntic, M.; Münzel, T.; Pozzer, A.: Air quality and health implications of exposure to ultrafine particle pollution. Cardiovascular Research 122 (12), cvag136, pp. 1660 - 1671 (2026)

Meng, W.; Nieto, J.; Guan, D.; Meng , J.; Sander, R.; Pöschl, U.; Hubacek, K.; Su, H.; Tao, S.; 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), e2609606123 (2026)

Li, F.; Wang, Q.; Ma, N.; Hu, Z.; Zhao, X.; Yang, N.; Yang, Z.; Liu, G.; Zhong, Y.; Tao, J. et al.; Hong, J.; Zhou, Y.; Cheng, Y.; Su, H.: Brown carbon optical emissions from residential coal combustion in china: Dominance of solvent-insoluble components. Atmospheric Research 340, 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. et al.; Espinola-Klein, C.; Cheng, Y.; Pozzer, A.; Lelieveld, J.; Münzel, T.; Wollschläger, D.; Hobohm, L.; 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, 1750089 (2026)

Mellouki, A.; George, C.; Giorgi, F.; Chen, G.; Garny, H.; Wendisch, M.; Riemer, N.; Rogers, R. F.; Randel, W.; Liang, X.-Z. et al.; Qie, X.; Cheng, Y.; Hu, Y.; Qian, Y.: Appreciation of Peer Reviewers for 2025. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 131 (8), e2026JD046928 (2026)

Tao, W.; Fu, T.-M.; Liu, J.; Su, H.; Cheng, Y.; Ni, R.; Zhang, A.; Guo, Y.; Jiang, T.; Mo, J. et al.; Wang, X.; Shen, H.; Shao, M.: Complex interplay between transboundary ozone and domestic emissions shapes surface ozone pollution in China. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science 9 (1), 107 (2026)

Zhang, S.; Zhou, M.; Qian, X.; Wang, H.; Zhao, Y.; Zeng, J.; Wu, Y.; Ding, X.; Cheng, Y.; Su, H.: Variations in soil HONO emissions under greenhouse field conditions and their driving mechanisms. Environmental Pollution 392, 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. et al.; Calleja, M. L.; Dragoneas, A.; Walter, D.; Nillius, B.; Wang, Q.; Ma, N.; Su, H.; Pöschl, U.; Haug, G. H.; Schiebel, R.; 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), e2025JD045346 (2026)

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

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

Joppe, P.; Schneider, J.; Wilsch, J.; Bozem, H.; Breuninger, A.; Curtius, J.; Ebert, M.; Emig, N.; Hoor, P.; Ismayil, S. et al.; 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.; 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), pp. 15077 - 15103 (2025)

Joppe, P.; Schneider, J.; Wilsch, J.; Bozem, H.; Breuninger, A.; Curtius, J.; Ebert, M.; Emig, N.; Hoor, P.; Ismayil, S. et al.; 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.; 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), pp. 15077 - 15103 (2025)

Georgoulias, A. K.; Lelieveld, J.; Klingmüller, K.; Akritidis, D.; Pozzer, A.; Alexandri, G.; Bilal, M.; Cheng, Y.; Su, H.; Zanis, P.: Avoided mortality by particulate air pollution control measures in China. Science of the Total Environment 1002, 180566 (2025)