

Characterization, evolution, and effects of atmospheric trace constituents, particularly volatile organic compounds (VOCs); land–atmosphere exchange processes and biogeochemical cycles.
2003 First Prize, Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award (ranked fifth).
2006 Second Prize, State Natural Science Award (ranked fourth).
2010 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars.
2010 Zhu Li Yuehua Outstanding Teacher Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2013 First Prize, Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award (ranked first).
2015 First Prize, Guangdong Provincial Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award (ranked fifth).
2013 Leading Young and Middle-aged Scientist in Science and Technology Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology.
2015 Selected for the National Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talents Project; recognized as a Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions.
2016 Selected for the National Special Support Program for High-level Talents.
2017 Ding Ying Science and Technology Award, Guangdong Province.
1. Jianqiang Zeng, Xiaoyang Wang, Yuting Lu, Weihua Pang, Wei Song, Yanli Zhang, Ping’an Peng, Xinming Wang*. Heatwaves favour acyclic monoterpene emissions in tropical forests. Nature Communications, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77087-x
2. Xiaodie Pang, Wei Song, Weiqiang Yang, Chao Peng, Jianqiang Zeng, Zhou Zhang, Xiao Tian, Hongcheng Lu, Xiangyu Zhang, Ran An, Yang Li, Runcheng Zhu, Hongling Xv, Chenghao Liao, Yongbo Zhang, Xinming Wang*. C10–C12 aromatics dominate ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation potential in emissions from printed circuit board manufacturing. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2026,105708, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2026.105708.
3. Xiaodie Pang, Hao Han, Wei Song, Xiangyu Zhang, Ran An, Jianqiang Zeng, Chao Peng, Weiqiang Yang, Chenshuo Ye, Xiao Tian, Hongcheng Lu, Zhou Zhang, Chenghao Liao, Yongbo Zhang, Xinming Wang*. Volatile methylsiloxanes in a textile dyeing and printing industrial park: Source profiles, ambient distributions and SOA formation potential. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2026, 514, 142914, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142914.
4. Yu, X., Qin, Y., Song, W., Lu, H., Tian, X., Zhang, Y., Tan, J., Geng, L., Wang, X*. Water-insoluble organic nitrogen in wet and dry atmospheric deposition over eastern China. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2026, 131, e2026JD046698. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JD046698
5. He, Y., Yu, Q., Zhang, Y., Baykara, M., He, Q., Chen, D., Zhang, T., Ding, X.*, Wang, X*. Unexpected increase in PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons despite improved air quality: Long-term measurements and source apportionment in the Pearl River Delta. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2026, 131, e2025JD046155. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD046155
6. Zeng, J., Zhang, Y.*, Pang, W., Tian, X., Lu, Y., Ran, H., Guo, H., Song, W., Peng, P., Wang, X*. Typical sunlit tropical leaves in South China show a consistent isoprene light response. Geophysical Research Letters, 2026, 53, e2025GL121145. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL121145
7. Jiangping Liu, Shijing Dong, Shengsen Zhou, Yanan Hu*, Yuanzhe Li, Jingwei Zhang, Sheng Li, Wei Du, Jianwu Shi, Can Ye, Wenxuan Fan, Huizhi Liu, Junling An, Sasho Gligorovski, Xinming Wang*. Canopy Resistance Suppresses Fertilization-Driven Soil HONO Emissions in Intensively Managed Greenhouse Cultivation. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2026; 13 (5): 706–712. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c01291
8. Xiangyu Zhang, Junting Qiu, Shinichi Enami, Xinming Wang*. Extremely Fast Reaction of Criegee-Intermediate-Derived Organic Peroxides with NO2 at the Air–Liquid Interface. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2026, 17 (10): 2960–2968. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.6c00213
9. Lu, H., Zeng, J., Song, W., Pei, C., Zhang, J., Tian, X., Tang, W., Fang, L., Zhang, Y., Geng, L., Wang, X*. Typhoon subsidence intensity flips surface ozone spikes from photochemical production to vertical transport. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2026, 131, e2025JD044948. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD044948
10. Xiangyu Zhang, Junting Qiu*, Xinming Wang*. Direct Organosulfate Production from Terpenoid–SO2 Interactions in the Aqueous Phase. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2026, 60 (2): 2001–2009. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c12041
11. Junting Qiu, Mingxi Hu, Shinichi Enami*, Xinming Wang*. Amines React Rapidly with α-Hydroxyalkyl Hydroperoxides at the Air–Liquid Interface to Form Organic Nitrogen. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2025, 16 (49): 12570–12578. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5c03055
12. Shaoxuan Xiao, Runqi Zhang, Wei Song, Yanli Zhang, Xinming Wang*. Emission standard upgrades decouple nitro-PAH mass from toxicity in real-world fleets. Environmental Pollution, 2025, 390,127482, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127482.
13. Sheng Li, Runqi Zhang, Lei Wang, Ziyue Xiang, Qiongwei Zhang, Datong Luo, Zhan Liu, Xinming Wang*. Filter-PUF Tandem Exhaust Sampling Corrects Underestimation of Vehicular Nitrated Phenols. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2025, 12 (12): 1651–1655. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c01041
14. Shaoxuan Xiao, Runqi Zhang, Wei Song, Chenglei Pei, Yuanyuan Qin, Zhou Zhang, Xiao Tian, Xiaodie Pang, Xiangyu Zhang, Yang Li, Qiusheng He, Yanli Zhang, Xinhui Bi, Xinming Wang*. Real-World Tunnel Test Reveals Tire-Wear Rivaling Tailpipe Exhaust as a Rising Source of Toxic PAHs. ACS EST Air, 2025; 2 (12): 3037–3044. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00309
15. Huang, X., Zhang, Y.*, Wang, Y., Xiao, C., Ran, H., Wang, X*. Year-long high-frequency observations of 16 regulated ODS and HFCs in urban Guangzhou, South China: Implications for regional emissions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2025,130, e2025JD044612. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD044612
16. Bowen He, Shicong Du, Zhu Ran, Yiqun Wang, Qingxin Deng, Jinli Xu, Yan Ren, Adrien Gandolfo, Mingjin Tang, Theodora Nah, Manolis Romanias, Jiangping Liu*, Xinming Wang*, Patrick K. H. Lee, Sasho Gligorovski*. Revisiting HONO Formation Mechanism by NO2 Conversion on Mineral Dust Surface. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2025, 12 (11): 1547–1553. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00949
17. Yan Ren, Zhu Ran, Bowen He, Qingxin Deng, Muhammad Azher Hassan, Bin Jiang, Yiqun Wang, Hongwei Pang, Xinming Wang*, Sasho Gligorovski*. Acidity-Driven Singlet Oxygen Production in Atmospheric Aerosols through Photosensitized Oxidation of Dicarboxylic Acids and Phenols. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2025, 9 (11): 2737–2746. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00237
18. Hua Fang, Hongling Xu, Ting Wu*, Qina Jia, Jun Li, Zhirong Ruan, Feng Li, Yang Li, Yuanling Shi, Xinming Wang*. Unveiling the drivers of ozone pollution rebound at an urban site in the Yangtze River Delta since 2020. Atmospheric Research, 2025, 325, 108264, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2025.108264.
19. Shaoxuan Xiao, Runqi Zhang, Xiaoyang Wang, Zhou Zhang, Wei Song, Yuanyuan Qin, Chenglei Pei, Duohong Chen, Yanli Zhang, Xinming Wang*. Substantial reduction in vehicular PAH emissions and emerging roles of tire wear: Tunnel-test in Guangzhou (2014–2019). Atmospheric Environment, 2025, 362, 121558, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121558.
20. Zeng, J., Zhang, Y.*, Pang, W., Ran, H., Mu, Z., Guo, H., Lu, Y., Song, W., Wang, X.* Contrasting emission seasonality between light-dependent and light-independent biogenic VOCs from subtropical eucalyptus trees. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, et al., 2025, 130, e2025JD043387. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD043387
21. Zhang, Y., Ran, H., Guenther, A.*, Zhang, Q.*, George, C., Mellouki, W., Sheng, G., Peng. P., Wang, X*. Improved modelling of biogenic emissions in human-disturbed forest edges and urban areas. Nature Communication, 2025, 16, 8064. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63437-8
22. Hua Fang, Ting Wu*, Shutan Ma, Qina Jia, Fengyu Zan, Juan Zhao, Jintao Zhang, Zhi Yang, Hongling Xu, Han Jiang, Xinming Wang*. Litter addition potentially enhances volatile organic compound emission from a freshwater wetland. Atmospheric Environment, 2025, 354, 121274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121274.
23. Wang, S., Newland, M.J., Rickard, A.R. Hamilton, J.F., Bannan, Thomas J., Mehra, A., Percival, C.J., Squires, F.A., Hu, W., Song, W., Chen, Y., Zhang, X., Wang, L., Wang, X*. Largely underestimated production of isoprene epoxydiols (IEPOX) through high-NO oxidation pathways in urban areas. npj Clim Atmos Sci, 2025, 8, 256. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01151-4
24. Chenghao Liao, Chao Peng, Weiqiang Yang, Chenshuo Ye, Wei Song, Junling Li, Hong Li, Yongbo Zhang, Xinming Wang*. Design and characterization of a novel vehicle-mounted dual-reactor smog chamber for controlled and real-world atmospheric process simulations. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2025, 165, 19-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2025.06.019.
25. Le Fang, Runqi Zhang, Sheng Li, Wei Song, Duohong Chen, Xinming Wang*. Size-segregated nitrated aromatic compounds in PM10 and potential health risks in Guangzhou, South China. Atmospheric Environment, 2025, 350, 121145, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121145.
26. Hua Fang, Ting Wu*, Shutan Ma, Yuqing Miao, Xinming Wang*. Biogenic emission as a potential source of atmospheric aromatic hydrocarbons: Insights from a cyanobacterial bloom-occurring eutrophic lake. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2025, 151, 497-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2024.04.011.
27. Zeng, J., Zhang, Y., Pang, W., Ran, H., Guo, H., Lu, Y., Song, W., Wang, X*. Heatwaves suppress isoprene emission optima in subtropical eucalyptus: Implications for biogenic VOC modeling under extreme thermal events. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL114767. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL114767
28. Xiangyu Zhang, Hongxia Liu, Jianlin Cheng, Wei Song, Haichao Wang, Yanli Zhang, Xinming Wang*. Gas-Phase Oxidation of Guaiacol by NO3 Radicals: Kinetic Measurements and Implications. ACS EST Air, 2025; 2 (5): 903–910. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.4c00353
29. Yanli Zhang, Yatai Men, Hao Guo, Guofeng Shen*, Yang Gao, Rui Xiong, Shu Tao, Xinming Wang*. Combustion-related isoprene contributes substantially to the formation of wintertime secondary organic aerosols. National Science Review, 2025, 12, nwae474. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwae474
30. Deng, Q., He, B., Wang, Y., Xu, J., Li, Y., Hu, Y., Ran, Z., Tang, M., Wang, X.*, Li, X.*, Liu, J.*, Gligorovski, S*. Daytime production of airborne pollutants including brown carbon by NO2 interaction with surface microlayer of lake water in southwestern China. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2025, 130, e2024JD042114. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042114
31. Mengxue Tong, Yanli Zhang*, Mei Li, Qi Wang, Xiao Tian, Dan Zhang, Aoqi Ge, Wei Song, Xin Xiong, Yinong You, Yongjang Xu, Yihua Huang, Xin Yang, Xinming Wang*. Onboard measurements of organic vapor emissions from river vessels under various operational conditions. Environmental Pollution, 2025, 364, 125332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125332.
32. Tong, M., Zhang, Y.*, Xiao, S., Pei, C., Wang, J., Zhang, R., Huang, X., Song, W., Wang, X.* Role of organic vapor precursors in secondary organic aerosol formation: Concurrent observations of IVOCs and VOCs in Guangzhou. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2024, 129, e2024JD041018. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041018
33. Fu, X., Li, X., Zhang, F., Ren, Z., Ge, A., Zhang, X., Fang, Z., Song, W., Deng, W., Zhang, Y., Rudich, Y., Wang, X.* Evolution of light absorption enhancement of black carbon aerosols from biomass burning in atmospheric photochemical aging. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2024, 129, e2024JD040756. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD040756
34. Kezhen Chong, Yuhang Wang*, Mingming Zheng, Hang Qu, Ruixiong Zhang, Young Ro Lee, Yi Ji, Lewis Gregory Huey, Hua Fang, Wei Song, Zheng Fang, Cheng Liu, Yang Gao, Jianhui Tang, Xinming Wang*. Observation-Based Diagnostics of Reactive Nitrogen Recycling through HONO Heterogenous Production: Divergent Implications for Ozone Production and Emission Control. Environ Sci Technol, 2024, 58(26):11554–11567. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c07967
35. Zeng, J., Zhang, Y.*, Pang, W., Ran, H., Guo, H., Song, W., Wang, X.* Optimizing in-situ measurement of representative BVOC emission factors considering intraspecific variability. Geophysical Research Letters, 2024, 51, e2024GL108870. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108870
36. Huang, X., Zhang, Y.*, Xiao, C., Song, W., Wang, Y., Wang, X.* Constraining trifluoromethane (HFC-23) emission in eastern China based on two-year online measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2024, 129, e2023JD040199. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD040199
37. Xiaoxin Fu, Xinming Wang*, Tengyu Liu, Quanfu He, Zhou Zhang, Yanli Zhang, Wei Song, Qunwei Dai, Shu Chen, Faqin Dong. Secondary inorganic aerosols and aerosol acidity at different PM2.5 pollution levels during winter haze episodes in the Sichuan Basin, China. Sci Total Environ, 2024, 918,170512, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170512.
38. Lu Chen, Fang Zhang*, Jingye Ren, Zhigang Li, Weiqi Xu, Yele Sun, Lingling Liu, Xinming Wang*. Changes in wintertime visibility across China over 2013–2019 and the drivers: A comprehensive assessment using machine learning method. Sci Total Environ, 2024, 912,169516, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169516.
39. Hua Fang, Wenjing Wang, Hongling Xu, Yuzhe Huang, Han Jiang, Ting Wu, Jun Li, Shuping Zha, Jianxi Zhang, Ruicheng Zhou, Xinming Wang*. Sources and secondary transformation potentials of aromatic hydrocarbons observed in a medium-sized city in Yangtze river delta region: Emphasis on intermediate-volatility naphthalene. Atmospheric Environment, 2024, 318, 120239, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120239.
Atmospheric and Marine Geochemistry — NSFC Innovative Research Groups Program. Principal Investigator, January 2024–December 2028.

