Publications of Yafang Cheng

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, cvag136 (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)

Zhang, C.; Wang, Y.; Wang, J.; Soja, A.; Gargulinski, E.; Peterson, D.; Kalashnikova, O.; Zhao, B.; Cheng, Y.; Li, F. et al.; Chakrabarty, R.: Thermodynamically constrained retrieval algorithm to estimate subpixel fire properties. Remote Sensing of Environment 328, 114871 (2025)

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

Kulmala, M.; Wei, D.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, T.; Xia, M.; Wang, Y.; Zou, Z.; Zheng, F.; Zhang, Y.; Yang, C. et al.; Wu, J.; Li, Y.; Zha, Q.; Yan, C.; Feng, W.; Wang, Z.; Hua, C.; Xie, J.; Ma, W.; Guo, Y.; Chen, X.; Liu, T.; Li, J.; Pang, H.; Zhao, G.; Chen, K.; Zhao, Z.; Zhong, W.; Gao, S.; Zhang, W.; Yuan, Q.; Qi, L.; Petäjä, T.; Sarnela, N.; Ylivinkka, I.; Aliaga, D.; Cai, R.; Agro, M.; Ahonen, L.; Schiestl-Aalto, P.; Tuovinen, S.; Cai, J.; Kujansuu, J.; Ciarelli, G.; Cheng, Y.; Ding, A.; Dällenbach, K.; Dada, L.; Worsnop, D.; Bianchi, F.; Jiang, J.; Liu, Y.; Kerminen, V.-M.; Kokkonen, T.: Understanding atmospheric processes: insights from the comparison between Beijing and Hyytiälä. npj clean air 1, 26 (2025)

Cheng, P.; Ma, W.; Yu, Y.; Li, H.; Huang, L.; Ling, J.; Yang, W.; Tian, Z.; Yu, X.; Ma, N. et al.; Kuang, Y.; Zhang, S.; Xu, W.; Zhao, H.; Zhang, G.; Tan, Z.; Huang, Z.; Fu, P.; Su, H.; Cheng, Y.: Snow-Induced Perturbations in Nitrous Acid (HONO) Levels: Insights Into Heterogeneous Reactions During Wintertime in Mid-Latitude Regions Emission Reduction. Geophysical Research Letters 52 (15), e2024GL113896 (2025)

Zhu, S.; Ma, N.; Yu, P.; Xie, L.; Hong, J.; Lu, N.; Bai, Z.; Deng, Z.; Ran, L.; Wu, Y. et al.; Bian, J.; Wang, Q.; Tao, J.; Zhou, Y.; Wang, Q.; Su, H.; Cheng, Y.: Vertical Profiling of Aerosol Physicochemical Properties With a New Airborne Aerosol Sampling System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Tethered Balloons. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 130 (15), e2024JD043148 (2025)

Zhang, K.; Xiong, C.; Cheng, Y.; Ma, N.; Mikhailov, E.; Pöschl, U.; Su, H.; Wang, Z.: Assessment of Hygroscopicity Uncertainties Associated With Size and Thermodynamic Model: Implications for Inferring Chemical Composition of Sub-10 nm Particles. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 130 (15), e2025JD043835 (2025)

Zhang, Z.; Wang, J.; Riemer, N.; Wang, J.; Liu, C.; Jin, Y.; Tian, Z.; Shen, S.; Wang, B.; Chen, G. et al.; Zhao, B.; Hu, J.; Wang, M.; Su, H.; Wang, S.; Cheng, Y.; Ding, A.: The Droplet Activation Parameterization for Black Carbon-Containing Particles in Steady State. Geophysical Research Letters 52 (11), e2024GL114433 (2025)