As of June 2024, Bin Zhao has authored >170 peer-reviewed papers in SCI-indexed journals. Among them are first-author or corresponding-author papers in Nature, PNAS, Nature Geoscience, Nature Sustainability, One Earth, etc. The publications have received >7000 citations in Web of Science.
Selected Publications(* corresponding author, #co-first author)
(1)Zhao, B.*, Donahue, N. M., Zhang, K., Mao, L. Z., Shrivastava, M., Ma, P. L., Shen, J. W., Wang, S. X., Sun, J., Gordon, H., Tang, S. Q., Fast, J., Wang, M. Y., Gao, Y., Yan, C., Singh, B., Li, Z. Q., Huang, L. Y., Lou, S. J., Lin, G. X., Wang, H. L., Jiang, J. K., Ding, A. J., Nie, W., Qi, X. M., Chi, X. G. and Wang, L.: Global variability in atmospheric new particle formation mechanisms, Nature, 631, 98-105, DOI 10.1038/s41586-024-07547-1, 2024.
(2)He, Y. C., Zhao, B.*, Wang, S. X., Valorso, R., Chang, X., Yin, D. J., Feng, B. Y., Camredon, M., Aumont, B., Dearden, A., Jathar, S. H., Shrivastava, M., Jiang, Z., Cappa, C. D., Yee, L. D., Seinfeld, J. H., Hao, J. M. and Donahue, N. M.: Formation of secondary organic aerosol from wildfire emissions enhanced by long-time aging, Nature Geoscience, 17,124-129, DOI 10.1038/s41561-023-01355-4, 2024.
(3)Chang, X.#, Zhao, B.#, Zheng, H. T., Wang, S. X.*. Cai, S. Y., Guo, F. Q., Gui, P., Huang, G. H., Wu, D., Han, L. C., Xing, J., Man, H. Y., Hu, R. L., Liang, C. R., Xu, Q. C., Qiu, X. H., Ding, D., Liu, K. Y., Robinson, A. L., Donahue, N. M.: Full-volatility emission framework corrects missing and underestimated secondary organic aerosol sources, One Earth, 5(4), 403-412, DOI 10.1016/j.oneear.2022.03.015, 2022.
(4)Zhao, B.*, Shrivastava, M., Donahue, N. M., Gordon, H., Schervish, M., Shilling, J. E., Zaveri, R. A., Wang, J., Andreae, M. O., Zhao, C., Gaudet, B., Liu, Y., Fan, J. W., and Fast, J. D.*: High concentration of ultrafine particles in the Amazon free troposphere produced by organic new particle formation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(41), 25344-25351, DOI 10.1073/pnas.2006716117, 2020.
(5)Wang, T. Y.#, Jiang, Z.#, Zhao, B.*, Gu, Y., Liou, K. N., Kalandiyur, N., Zhang, D., Zhu, Y. F.*: Health cobenefits of achieving sustainable net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in California, Nature Sustainability, 3, 597-605, DOI 10.1038/s41893-020-0520-y, 2020. (highlighted as “UCLA Top News”, PNNL Silver Dollar Award for High-Impact Publication)
(6)Zhao, B.#,*, Wang, Y.#,*, Gu, Y.*, Liou, K. N., Jiang, J. H., Fan, J., Liu, X., Huang, L., Yung, Y. L.: Ice nucleation by aerosols from anthropogenic pollution, Nature Geoscience, 12, 602-607, DOI 10.1038/s41561-019-0389-4, 2019.
(7)Zhao, B., Zheng, H. T., Wang, S. X.*, Smith, K. R.*, Lu, X., Aunan, K., Gu, Y., Wang, Y., Ding, D., Xing, J., Fu, X., Yang, X. D., Liou, K.-N., and Hao, J. M.: Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM2.5 exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005-2015, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(49), 12401-12406, DOI 10.1073/pnas.1812955115, 2018. (ESI highly cited paper, selected as “research highlight” by Nature)
(8)Yin, D. J., Zhao, B.*, Wang, S. X., Donahue, N. M., Feng, B. Y., Chang, X., Chen, Q., Cheng, X., Liu, T. Y., Chan, C. K., Schervish, M., Li, Z. Q., He, Y. C. and Hao, J. M.: Fostering a Holistic Understanding of the Full Volatility Spectrum of Organic Compounds from Benzene Series Precursors through Mechanistic Modeling, Environmental Science & Technology, 58, 19, 8380-8392, DOI 10.1021/acs.est.3c07128, 2024.
(9)Zhao, B., Wang, S. X.* and Hao, J. M.*: Challenges and perspectives of air pollution control in China, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 18(6), 68, DOI 10.1007/s11783-024-1828-z, 2024.
(10)Li, Z. Q., Zhao, B.*, Yin, D. J., Wang, S. X., Qiao, X. H., Jiang, J. K., Li, Y. R., Shen, J. W., He, Y. C., Chang, X., Li, X. X., Liu, Y. L., Li, Y. Y., Liu, C., Qi, X. M., Chen, L. D., Chi, X. G., Jiang, Y. Q., Li, Y. Y., Wu, J., Nie, W.* and Ding, A. J.: Modeling the Formation of Organic Compounds across Full Volatility Ranges and Their Contribution to Nanoparticle Growth in a Polluted Atmosphere, Environmental Science & Technology, 58(2), 1223-1235, DOI 10.1021/acs.est.3c06708, 2024.
(11)Gao, D., Zhao, B.*, Wang, S. X., Shen, J. W., Wang, Y., Zhou, C., Jiang, J. K., Wu, Q. R., Li, S. Y., Sun, Y. S., He, Y. C., Zhu, Y. and Jiang, Zhe: Distinct PM2.5-related near-term climate penalties induced by different clean air measures in China, Geophysical Research Letters, 2024.
(12)Song, Q., Zhang, N. N., Zhang, Y. N., Yin, D. J., Hao, J. M., Wang, S. X., Li, S. Y., Xu, W. S., Yan, W. J., Meng, X. X., Xu, X. H., Wu, X. C., Xie, D. H., Zhu, Y., Qu, Q. P., Hou, X., Jiang, Y. Q., Dong, Z. X., Zheng, H. T., Sun, Y. S., Li, Z. Q., and Zhao, B.*: The development of local ambient air quality standards: A case study of Hainan Province, China, Eco-Environment & Health, 3(1), 11-20, DOI 10.1016/j.eehl.2023.10.002, 2023.
(13)Li, Z. Q., Wang, S. X., Li, S. Y., Wang, X. C., Huang, G. H., Chang, X., Huang, L. Y., Liang, C. R., Zhu, Y., Zheng, H. T., Song, Q., Wu, Q. R., Zhang, F. F. and Zhao, B.*: High-resolution emission inventory of full-volatility organic compounds from cooking in China during 2015–2021, Earth System Science Data, 15(11), 5017–5037, DOI 10.5194/essd-15-5017-2023, 2023.
(14)Gao, D., Zhao, B.*, Wang, S. X., Wang, Y., Gaudet, B., Zhu, Y., Wang, X. C., Shen, J. W., Li, S. Y., He, Y. C., Yin, D. J. and Dong, Z. X.: Increased Importance of Aerosol-Cloud Interaction for Surface PM2.5 Pollution Relative to Aerosol-Radiation Interaction in China With the Anthropogenic Emission Reduction, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23(22), 14359–14373, DOI 10.5194/acp-23-14359-2023, 2023.
(15)Chang, X.#, Zheng, H. T.#, Zhao, B.*, Yan, C., Jiang, Y. Q., Hu, R. L., Song, S. J., Dong, Z. X., Li, S. Y., Li, Z. Q., Zhu, Y., Shi, H. R., Jiang, Z., Xing, J. and Wang, S. X.: Drivers of High Concentrations of Secondary Organic Aerosols in Northern China during the COVID-19 Lockdowns, Environmental Science & Technology, 57(14), 5521-5531, DOI 10.1021/acs.est.2c06914, 2023.
(16)Li, Y. Y.#, Shen, J. W.#, Zhao, B.*, Cai, R. L., Wang, S. X., Gao, Y., Shrivastava, M., Gao, D., Zheng, J., Kulmala, M. and Jiang, J. K.*: A dynamic parameterization of sulfuric acid–dimethylamine nucleation and its application in three-dimensional modeling, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23(15), 8789-8804, DOI 10.5194/acp-23-8789-2023, 2023.
(17)Tian, X.*, Xiong, Y. L., Mi, Z. F.*, Zhang, Q. Z., Tian, K. L., Zhao, B.*, Dong, Z. X., Wang, S. X., Ding, D., Xing, J., Zhu, Y., Long, S. C. and Zhang, P. D.: Mismatched Social Welfare Allocation and PM2.5-Related Health Damage along Value Chains within China, Environmental Science & Technology, 57(34), 12689–12700, DOI 10.1021/acs.est.3c00181, 2023.
(18)Zhao, B.*, Fast, J., Shrivastava, M., Donahue, N. M., Gao, Y., Shilling, J. E., Liu, Y., Zaveri, R. A., Gaudet, B., Wang, S. X., Wang, J., Li, Z. Q. and Fan, J. W.: Formation process of particles and cloud condensation nuclei over the Amazon rainforest: The role of local and remote new-particle formation, Geophysical Research Letters, 49(22), e2022GL100940, DOI 10.1029/2022GL100940, 2022.
(19)Zhang, J. M., Zhao, B.*, Liu, X. H.*, Lin, G. X., Jiang, Z., Wu, C. L. and Zhao, X.: Effects of Different Types of Aerosols on Deep Convective Clouds and Anvil Cirrus, Geophysical Research Letters, 49(19), e2022GL099478, DOI 10.1029/2022GL099478, 2022.
(20)Han, X., Zhao, B.*, Lin, Y., Chen, Q., Shi, H., Jiang, Z., Fan, X., Wang, J.*, Liou, K., Gu, Y.*: Type-dependent impact of aerosols on precipitation associated with deep convective cloud over East Asia, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127(2), e2021JD036127, DOI 10.1029/2021JD036127, 2022.
(21)Li, K.*, Zhang, X., Zhao, B.*, Bloss, W. J., Lin, C., White, S., Yu, H., Chen, L., Geng, C., Yang, W., Azzi, M., Bai, Z.*: Suppression of anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol formation by isoprene, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 5(1), 1-9, DOI 10.1038/s41612-022-00233-x, 2022.
(22)Zhang, Y.#, Zhao, B.#, Jiang, Y.#, Xing, J.*, Sahu, S. K., Zheng, H., Ding, D., Cao, S., Han, L., Yan, C., Duan, X., Hu, J., Wang, S.*, Hao, J.: Non-negligible contributions to human health from increased household air pollution exposure during the COVID-19 lockdown in China, Environment International, 158, 106918, DOI 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106918, 2022.
(23)Zhao, B.*, Fast, J. D., Donahue, N. M., Shrivastava, M., Schervish, M., Shilling, J. E., Gordon, H., Wang, J., Gao, Y., Zaveri, R. A., Liu, Y., Gaudet, B.: Impact of urban pollution on organic-mediated new particle formation and particle number concentration in the Amazon rainforest, Environmental Science & Technology, 55, 8, 4357-4367, DOI 10.1021/acs.est.0c07465, 2021.
(24)Zhao, B.#, Zhao, J.#, Zha, H., Hu, R., Liu, Y., Liang, C., Shi, H., Chen, S., Guo, Y., Zhang, D.*, Aunan, K., Zhang, S., Zhang, X., Xue, L., Wang, S.*: Health benefits and costs of clean heating renovation: an integrated assessment in a major Chinese city, Environmental Science & Technology, 55, 14, 10046-10055, DOI 10.1021/acs.est.1c00930, 2021.
(25)Jiang, Z.#, Shi, H.#,*, Zhao, B.*, Gu, Y., Zhu, Y., Miyazaki, K., Lu, X., Zhang, Y., Bowman, K. W., Sekiya, T., Liou, K.-N.: Modeling the impact of COVID-19 on air quality in southern California: implications for future control policies, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 21, 8693-8708, DOI 10.5194/acp-21-8693-2021, 2021.
(26)Shi, H.#, Zhang, J.#, Zhao, B.*, Xia, X.*, Hu, B., Chen, H., Wei, J., Liu, M., Bian, Y., Fu, D., Gu, Y., Liou, K.-N.: Surface brightening in eastern and central China since the implementation of the Clean Air Action in 2013: causes and implications, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL091105, DOI 10.1029/2020GL091105, 2021.
(27)Leung, D. M.#, Shi, H.#, Zhao, B.*, Wang, J., Ding, E. M., Gu, Y., Zheng, H., Chen, G., Liou, K. N., Wang, S., Fast, J. D., Zheng, G. J., Jiang, J. K., Li, X. X., Jiang, J. H.: Wintertime particulate matter decrease buffered by unfavorable chemical processes despite emission reductions in China, Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL087721, DOI 10.1029/2020GL087721, 2020.
(28)Zhang, W. W., Zhao, B.*, Gu, Y., Sharp, B., Xu, S., Liou, K. N.: Environmental impact of national and subnational carbon policies in China based on a multi-regional dynamic CGE model, Journal of Environmental Management, 270, 110901, DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110901, 2020.
(29)Zhang, W. W., Zhao, B.*, Ding, D., Sharp, B., Gu, Y., Xu, S. C.*, Xing, J., Wang, S., Liou, K. N., Rao, L.: Co-benefits of subnationally differentiated carbon pricing policies in China: alleviation of heavy PM2.5 pollution and improvement in environmental equity, Energy Policy, 149, 112060, DOI 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112060, 2020.
(30)Zhao, B.#,*, Wang, T.#, Jiang, Z., Gu, Y., Liou, K. N., Kalandiyur, N., Gao, Y., Zhu, Y. F.*: Air quality and health co-benefits of different deep decarbonization pathways in California, Environmental Science & Technology, 53(12), 7163-7171, DOI 10.1021/acs.est.9b02385, 2019.
(31)Zhao, B., Wang, S. X.*, Ding, D., Wu, W. J., Chang, X., Wang, J. D., Xing, J., Carey, J., Fu, J. S., Zhu, Y., Zheng, M., and Gu, Y.: Nonlinear relationships between air pollutant emissions and PM2.5-related health impacts in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Science of the Total Environment, 661, 375-385, DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.169, 2019.
(32)Shi, H.#, Jiang, Z.#, Zhao, B.*, Li, Z., Chen, Y., Gu. Y., Jiang, J. H., Lee, M., Liou, K. N., Neu, J. L., Payne, V. H., Su, H., Wang, Y., Witek, M., and Worden, J.: Modeling study of the air quality impact of record-breaking Southern California wildfires in December 2017, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere, 124(12), 6554-6570, DOI 10.1029/2019JD030472, 2019.
(33)Zheng, H., Zhao, B.*, Wang, S.*, Wang, T., Ding, D., Chang, X., Liu, K., Xing, J., Dong, Z., Aunan, K., and Liu, T.: Transition in source contributions of PM2.5 exposure and associated premature mortality in China during 2005-2015, Environmental International, 132, 105111, DOI 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105111, 2019.
(34)Wang, T. Y.#, Zhao, B.#, Liou, K. N., Gu, Y., Jiang, Z.*, Song, K., Su, H., Jerrett, M., Zhu, Y. F.*: Mortality burdens in California due to air pollution attributable to local and nonlocal emissions, Environmental International, 133, 105232, DOI 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105232, 2019.
(35)Zheng, H. T.#, Cai, S. Y.#, Wang, S. X.*, Zhao, B.*, Chang, X., Hao J. M.: Development of a unit-based industrial emission inventory in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and resulting improvement in air quality modeling, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19, 3447-3462, DOI 10.5194/acp-19-3447-2019, 2019.
(36)Zhao, B.*, Gu, Y.*, Liou, K. N., Wang, Y., Liu, X., Huang, L., Jiang, J. H., and Su, H.: Type-dependent responses of ice cloud properties to aerosols from satellite retrievals, Geophysical Research Letters, 45(7), 3297-3306, DOI 10.1002/2018GL077261, 2018.
(37)Zhao, B.*, Liou, K.-N., Gu, Y.*, Jiang, J. H., Li, Q., Fu, R., Huang, L., Liu, X., Shi, X., Su, H., and He, C.: Impact of aerosols on ice crystal size, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18(2), 1065-1078, DOI 10.5194/acp-18-1065-2018, 2018.
(38)Zhao, B.*, Jiang, J.-H., Diner, D. J., Su, H., Gu, Y., Liou, K.-N., Jiang, Z., Huang, L., Takano, Y., Fan, X., and Omar, A. H.: Intra-annual variations of regional aerosol optical depth, vertical distribution, and particle types from multiple satellite and ground-based observational datasets, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18, 11247-11260, DOI 10.5194/acp-18-11247-2018, 2018.
(39)Chang, X., Wang, S. X.*, Zhao, B.*, Cai, S. Y., Hao, J. M.: Assessment of inter-city transport of particulate matter in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18(7), 4843-4858, DOI 10.5194/acp-18-4843-2018, 2018.
(40)Wang, J. D.#, Zhao, B.#, Wang, S. X.*, Yang, F. M.*, Xing, J., Morawska, L.*, Ding, A. J., Kulmala, M.*, Kerminen, V.-M., Kujansuu, J., Wang, Z. F., Ding, D., Zhang, X. Y., Wang, H. B., Tian, M., Petäjä, T., Jiang, J. K., and Hao, J. M.: Particulate matter pollution over China and the effects of control policies, Science of the Total Environment, 584-585, 426-447, DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.027, 2017. (ESI highly cited paper, ESI hot paper)
(41)Zhao, B., Wu, W. J., Wang, S. X.*, Xing, J., Chang, X., Liou, K. N., Jiang, J. H., Gu, Y., Jang, C., Fu, J. S., Zhu, Y., Wang, J. D., and Hao, J. M.: A modeling study of the nonlinear response of fine particles to air pollutant emissions in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17, 12031-12050, DOI 10.5194/acp-17-12031-2017, 2017.
(42)Zhao, B.*, Liou, K. N., Gu, Y., Li, Q. B., Jiang, J. H., Su, H., He, C. L., Tseng, H. L. R., Wang, S. X., Liu, R., Qi, L., Lee, W. L., and Hao, J. M.: Enhanced PM2.5 pollution in China due to aerosol-cloud interactions, Scientific Reports, 7, 4453, DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-04096-8, 2017.
(43)Zhao, B.*, Jiang, J. H., Gu, Y., Diner, D., Worden, J., Liou, K. N., Su, H., Xing, J., Garay, M., and Huang, L.: Decadal-scale trends in regional aerosol particle properties and their linkage to emission changes, Environmental Research Letters, 12(5), 054021, DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/aa6cb2, 2017.
(44)Wu, W. J.#, Zhao, B.#, Wang, S. X.*, and Hao, J. M.: Ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation potential from anthropogenic volatile organic compounds emissions in China, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 53, 224-237, DOI 10.1016/j.jes.2016.03.025, 2017.
(45)Zhao, B., Wang, S. X.*, Donahue, N. M., Jathar, S. H., Huang, X. F., Wu, W. J., Hao, J. M., and Robinson, A. L.: Quantifying the effect of organic aerosol aging and intermediate-volatility emissions on regional-scale aerosol pollution in China, Scientific Reports, 6, 28815, DOI 10.1038/srep28815, 2016.
(46)Zhao, B.*, Liou, K. N., Gu, Y., He, C. L., Lee, W.-L., Chang, X., Li, Q. B., Wang, S. X., Tseng, H. R., Leung, L. R., and Hao, J. M.: Impact of buildings on surface solar radiation over urban Beijing, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 5841-5852, DOI 10.5194/acp-16-5841-2016, 2016.
(47)Zhao, B., Wang, S. X.*, Donahue, N. M.*, Chuang, W., Hildebrandt Ruiz, L., Ng, N. L., Wang, Y. J., and Hao, J. M.: Evaluation of one-dimensional and two-dimensional volatility basis sets in simulating the aging of secondary organic aerosols with smog-chamber experiments, Environmental Science & Technology, 49 (4), 2245-2254, DOI 10.1021/es5048914, 2015.
(48)Zhao, B., Wang, S. X.*, Fu, K., Xing, J., Fu, J. S., Jang, C., Zhu, Y., Dong, X. Y., Gao, Y., Wu, W. J., Wang, J. D., and Hao, J. M.: Assessing the nonlinear response of fine particles to precursor emissions: development and application of an Extended Response Surface Modeling technique (ERSM v1.0), Geoscientific Model Development, 8, 115-128, DOI 10.5194/gmd-8-115-2015, 2015.
(49)Zhao, B., Wang, S. X.*, Liu, H., Xu, J. Y., Fu, K., Klimont, Z., Hao, J. M., He, K. B., Cofala, J., and Amann, M.: NOx emissions in China: historical trends and future perspectives, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 13, 9869-9897, DOI 10.5194/acp-13-9869-2013, 2013. (ESI highly cited paper)
(50)Zhao, B., Wang, S. X.*, Wang, J. D., Fu, J. S., Liu, T. H., Xu, J. Y., Fu, X., and Hao, J. M.: Impact of national NOx and SO2 control policies on particulate matter pollution in China, Atmospheric Environment, 77, 453-463, DOI 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.012, 2013.
(51)Zhao, B., Wang, S. X.*, Dong, X. Y., Wang, J. D., Duan, L., Fu, X., Hao, J. M., and Fu, J.: Environmental effects of the recent emission changes in China: implications for particulate matter pollution and soil acidification, Environmental Research Letters, 8, 024031, DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/024031, 2013.
(52)Zhao, B., Xu, J. Y.*, and Hao, J. M.: Impact of energy structure adjustment on air quality: a case study in Beijing, China, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 5, 378-390, DOI 10.1007/s11783-011-0357-8, 2011.