1. Lei Gao, Rui Li, Zuobing Liang, Zhigang Yang, Manzi Li, Jianyao Chen*, Lei Hou. Mobilization mechanisms and toxicity risk of sediment trace metals (Cu, Zn, Ni, and Pb) based on diffusive gradients in thin films: A case study in the Xizhi River basin, South China. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2020. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124590. (IF=10.588，中科院 1 区) 2. Rui Li, Lei Gao*, Qirui Wu, Zuobing Liang, Lei Hou, Zhigang Yang, Jianyao Chen, Tao Jiang, Aiping Zhu, Manzi Li. Release characteristics and mechanisms of sediment phosphorus in contaminated and uncontaminated rivers: A case study in South China. Environmental Pollution. 2020. doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115749. (IF=8.071，中科院 1 区)
3. Lei Gao, Zuobing Liang, Chang Yan, Aiping Zhu, Shaoheng Li, Zhigang Yang, Haijun He, Huayang Gan, Jianyao Chen*. Remobilization mechanism and release characteristics of phosphorus in saline sediments from the Pearl River Estuary (PRE), South China, based on high-resolution measurements. Science of the Total Environment. 2020. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134411. (IF=7.963，中科院 1 区)
4. Aiping Zhu, Zhigang Yang, Zuobing Liang, Lei Gao*, Rui Li, Lei Hou, Shaoheng Li, Zhenglan Xie, Yu Wu, Jianyao Chen, Lixiang Cao. Integrating hydrochemical and biological approaches to investigate the surface water and groundwater interactions in the hyporheic zone of the Liuxi River basin, southern China. Journal of Hydrology. 2020. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124622. 583. 124622. (IF=5.722，中科院 1 区)
5. Lei Gao, Shaoheng Li, Zhuowei Wang, Zuobing Liang, Jianyao Chen*, Bin Liang. Contamination, potential mobility, and origins of lead in sediment cores from the Shima River, south China. Environmental Pollution. 2018. 242: 1128-1136. (IF=8.071，中科院 1 区)
6. Lei Gao, Zhuowei Wang, Jiju Shan, Jianyao Chen*, Changyuan Tang**, Ming Yi. Aquatic environmental changes and anthropogenic activities reflected by the sedimentary records of the Shima River, Southern China. Environmental Pollution. 2017. 224:70-81. (IF=8.071，中科院 1 区)
7. Zhiping Ye, Jianyao Chen*, Lei Gao**, Zuobing Liang, Shaoheng Li, Rui Li, Guangzhe Jin, Yuta Shimizu, Shin-ichi Onodera, Mitsuyo Saito, Gnanachandrasamy Gopalakrishnan. 210Pb dating to investigate the historical variations and identification of different sources of heavy metal pollution in sediments of the Pearl River Estuary, Southern China. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2020. doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110670 (IF=5.553，中科 院 2 区 TOP 期刊)
8. Aiping Zhu, Jianyao Chen, Lei Gao*, Yuta Shimizu, Dongmei Liang, Ming Yi, Lixiang Cao**. Combined microbial and isotopic signature approach to identify nitrate sources and transformation processes in groundwater. Chemosphere. 2019. 228, 721-734. (IF=7.086，中科院 2 区 TOP 期刊)
9. Lei Gao, Zhuowei Wang, Shaoheng Li, Jianyao Chen*. Bioavailability and toxicity of trace metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn) in sediment cores from the Shima River, South China. Chemosphere. 2018. 192:31-42. (IF=7.086， 中科院 2 区 TOP 期刊)
10. Lei Gao*, Hai Doan, Bhanu Nidumolu, Anupama Kumar, Debra Gonzago. Effects of copper on the survival, hatching, and reproduction of a pulmonate snail (Physa acuta). Chemosphere. 2017. 185:1208-1216. (IF=7.086， 中科院 2 区 TOP 期刊)
11. Lei Gao, Zhuowei Wang, Jiju Shan, Jianyao Chen*, Changyuan Tang**, Ming Yi, Xinfeng Zhao. Distribution characteristics and sources identification of heavy metals in sediments from a trans-boundary watercourse: An example of Shima River, Pearl River Delta, South China. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2016. 134:186-195. (IF=6.291，中科院 2 区 TOP 期刊)
12. Zhigang Yang, Zuobing Liang, Rui Li, Lei Gao*, Zhuowei Wang, Aiping Zhu, Shaoheng Li, Zhenglan Xie, Jianyao Chen and Zhongjing Wang. Quantifying the impacts of anthropogenic activity on chemical weathering based on source identification of hydrochemistry: The Liuxi River Basin, Southern China. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 2020. doi.org/10.1039/D0EM00332H. (IF=4.238，中科院 3 区)
13. Lei Gao, Jianyao Chen*, Changyuan Tang, Zhiting Ke, Jiang Wang, Yuta Shimizu, Aiping Zhu. Distribution, migration and potential risk of heavy metals in the Shima River catchment area, South China. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 2015, 17:1769–1782. (IF=4.238，中科院3区)
14. Zuobing Liang, Lei Gao*, Xinfeng Zhao, Jianyao Chen**, Zhenglan Xie, Shaoheng Li, Rui Li, Zhigang Yang. Assessment of metal pollution, its potential health risks, and origin in different land use types in Zhuhai City, China. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2019. 76, 295-307. (IF=2.804，中科院3 区)
15. Lei Gao, Zhuowei Wang, Aiping Zhu, Zuobing Liang, Jianyao Chen*, Changyuan Tang. Quantitative source identification and risk assessment of trace elements in soils from Leizhou Peninsula South China. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. 2019. 25:1832-1852. (IF=5.190，中科院4区)
