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Environmental and Agricultural Sciences

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Licong Dai
Hainan University
2
Yanping Wang
Zhejiang University
3
Chuanfeng Liu
Ocean University of China
4
Qiuming Wang
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
5
Wangfei Qin
Guizhou University
6
Minqi Liang
Sun Yat-sen University
7
Zhaoxu Zhang
Peking University
8
Kaiqi Du
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
9
Yong Du
Tianjin University
10
Yu Zhang
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Rising Stars Papers

1
Will large-scale forestation lead to a soil water deficit crisis in China's drylands?
Science Bulletin|2024
69 cit.
2
Effects of conservation tillage and straw mulching on crop yield, water use efficiency, carbon sequestration and economic benefits in the Loess Plateau region of China: A meta-analysis
Soil and Tillage Research|2024
65 cit.
3
Monitoring Low-Temperature Stress in Winter Wheat Using TROPOMI Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing|2024
48 cit.
4
Aridity threshold of ecological restoration mitigated atmospheric drought via land‒atmosphere coupling in drylands
Communications Earth & Environment|2024
39 cit.
5
Effects of the conversion of natural tropical rainforest to monoculture rubber plantations on soil hydrological processes
Journal of Plant Ecology|2024
19 cit.
6
Positive asymmetric responses indicate larger carbon sink with increase in precipitation variability in global terrestrial ecosystems
The Innovation Geoscience|2024
16 cit.
7
MTSC-Net: A Semi-Supervised Counting Network for Estimating the Number of Slash pine New Shoots
Plant Phenomics|2024
11 cit.
8
Normalized circulating Tfh and Th17 associates with improvement in myasthenia gravis treated with ofatumumab
Frontiers in Immunology|2024
10 cit.
9
Analysis of Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Land Urbanization Level in China at Different Scales Based on Nighttime Light Remote Sensing
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing|2024
10 cit.
10
Forest restoration in tropical forests recovers topsoil water retention but does not improve deep soil layers
International Soil and Water Conservation Research|2025
6 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Risheng Ding
National University of Water and Environmental Engineering
2
Yousef Alhaj Hamoud
Hohai University
3
Baocheng Qu
Dalian Ocean University
4
Mingquan Lv
Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology
5
Liuhuan Li
Minzu University of China
6
Zaher Mundher Yaseen‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
7
Ramendra Prasad
University of Fiji
8
Yong Niu
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
9
Shiyang Yin
North China Electric Power University
10
Yusupujiang Aimaiti
Saint Louis University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Hybridized artificial intelligence models with nature-inspired algorithms for river flow modeling: A comprehensive review, assessment, and possible future research directions
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence|2023
135 cit.
2
A pH-Sensitive Surface of Chitosan/Sepiolite Clay/Algae Biocomposite for the Removal of Malachite Green and Remazol Brilliant Blue R Dyes: Optimization and Adsorption Mechanism Study
Journal of Polymers and the Environment|2022
108 cit.
3
Deep learning versus gradient boosting machine for pan evaporation prediction
Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics|2022
102 cit.
4
Improving the performance of perovskite solar cells with carbon nanotubes as a hole transport layer
Optical Materials|2023
102 cit.
5
Explainable diabetes classification using hybrid Bayesian-optimized TabNet architecture
Computers in Biology and Medicine|2022
101 cit.
6
Evaluation of NASA POWER and ERA5-Land for estimating tropical precipitation and temperature extremes
Journal of Hydrology|2023
97 cit.
7
Comprehensive review on machine learning methodologies for modeling dye removal processes in wastewater
Journal of Cleaner Production|2022
91 cit.
8
Mesoporous high-surface-area activated carbon from biomass waste via microwave-assisted-H3PO4 activation for methylene blue dye adsorption: An optimized process
Diamond and Related Materials|2022
89 cit.
9
An improved adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system model using conjoined metaheuristic algorithms for electrical conductivity prediction
Scientific Reports|2022
88 cit.
10
Intertwined impacts of urbanization and land cover change on urban climate and agriculture in Aurangabad city (MS), India using google earth engine platform
Journal of Cleaner Production|2023
86 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Berrien Moore
University of Oklahoma
2
Hiroyuki Ohno
Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center
3
Mingan Shao
Chinese Academy of Sciences
4
Qiang Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology
5
Li Zhou
Sichuan University
6
Yaning Chen
Xinjiang Normal University
7
Yongqiang Zhang
Weizmann Institute of Science
8
Xianhong Xie
Beijing Normal University
9
Jinshui Zhang
Beijing Normal University
10
Tetsuzo Yasunari
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Monsoons: Processes, predictability, and the prospects for prediction
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres|1998
3k cit.
2
Room Temperature Ionic Liquids from 20 Natural Amino Acids
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2005
1.2k cit.
3
Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective
Hydrological Sciences Journal|2019
1.1k cit.
4
Mapping paddy rice agriculture in southern China using multi-temporal MODIS images
Remote Sensing of Environment|2005
1.1k cit.
5
A crop phenology detection method using time-series MODIS data
Remote Sensing of Environment|2005
928 cit.
6
Coupled estimation of 500 m and 8-day resolution global evapotranspiration and gross primary production in 2002–2017
Remote Sensing of Environment|2019
910 cit.
7
Satellite-based modeling of gross primary production in an evergreen needleleaf forest
Remote Sensing of Environment|2003
905 cit.
8
Multi-decadal trends in global terrestrial evapotranspiration and its components
Scientific Reports|2016
773 cit.
9
Mapping paddy rice agriculture in South and Southeast Asia using multi-temporal MODIS images
Remote Sensing of Environment|2005
769 cit.
10
Cellulose dissolution with polar ionic liquids under mild conditions: required factors for anions
Green Chemistry|2007
764 cit.

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