Publications of Yafang Cheng

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)

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)

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)

Hong, J.; Ma, J.; Ma, N.; Zhou, X.; Shi, J.; Zhu, S.; Xie, L.; Tang, M.; Luo, B.; Yang, Z. et al.; Li, Y.; Liu, L.; Lu, H.; Tao, J.; Zhou, Y.; Xu, H.; Wang, Q.; Cheng, Y.; Su, H.: Adequate Consideration of Aerosol Hygroscopicity is Crucial for Evaluating Its Respiratory Deposition and Related Health Impacts. Environmental Science & Technology 59 (18), pp. 9199 - 9208 (2025)

Yue, S.; Cheng, Y.; Zheng, L.; Lai, S.; Wang, S.; Song, T.; Li, L.; Li, P.; Zhu, J.; Li, M. et al.; Wei, L.; Ma, C.; Jin, R.; Zhang, Y.; Sun, Y.; Wang, Z.; Kawamura, K.; Liu, C.-Q.; Su, H.; Andreae, M. O.; Fu, P.: Mass deposition of microbes from wildfire smoke to the sea surface microlayer. Limnology and Oceanography 70 (6), pp. 1770 - 1781 (2025)

Gao, Y.; Kou, W.; Cheng, W.; Guo, X.; Qu, B.; Wu, Y.; Zhang, S.; Liao, H.; Chen, D.; Leung, L. R. et al.; Wild, O.; Zhang, J.; Lin, G.; Su, H.; Cheng, Y.; Pöschl, U.; Pozzer, A.; Zhang, L.; Lamarque, J.-F.; Guenther, A. B.; Brasseur, G.; Liu, Z.; Lu, H.; Li, C.; Zhao, B.; Wang, S.; Huang, X.; Pan, J.; Liu, G.; Liu, X.; Lin, H.; Zhao, Y.; Zhao, C.; Meng, J.; Yao, X.; Gao, H.; Wu, L.: Reducing Long-Standing Surface Ozone Overestimation in Earth System Modeling by High-Resolution Simulation and Dry Deposition Improvement. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 17 (3), e2023MS004192 (2025)

Zhang, Y.; Wang, J.; Wu, N.; Ouyang, X.; Li, G.; Cheng, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Ding, A.; Su, H.: The Contribution of Black Carbon-Containing Particles to PM_2.5: Variability, Drivers, and Impacts. Environmental Science & Technology 59 (2025)

Stolzenburg, D.; Sarnela, N.; Bianchi, F.; Cai, J.; Cai, R.; Cheng, Y.; Dada, L.; Donahue, N. M.; Grothe, H.; Holm, S. et al.; Kerminen, V.-M.; Lehtipalo, K.; Petaja, T.; Sulo, J.; Winkler, P. M.; Yan, C.; Kangasluoma, J.; Kulmala, M.: Incomplete mass closure in atmospheric nanoparticle growth. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science 8 (1), 75 (2025)