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Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Wenxin Zhou
Beijing Normal University
2
Danni Zhang
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
3
Wanyun Huang
Northwest A&F University
4
Wangfei Qin
Guizhou University
5
Manya Luo
Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center
6
Yi Sun
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
7
Wenbo Yan
Yunnan University
8
Shengnan Zhang
China University of Mining and Technology
9
Haoze Sun
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation
10
Yuqian Xue
UNSW Sydney

Rising Stars Papers

1
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.
2
Ecological vulnerability assessment and its driving force based on ecological zoning in the Loess Plateau, China
Ecological Indicators|2024
55 cit.
3
Exploring rational vegetation configuration to relative increase runoff, reduce erosion and soil organic carbon loss in gully-slopes on the Chinese Loess Plateau
Journal of Hydrology|2024
39 cit.
4
Changes and drivers of vegetation productivity in China’s drylands under climate change
Environmental Research Letters|2024
18 cit.
5
Vegetation resistance to compound drought and heatwave events buffers the spatial shift velocities of vegetation vulnerability
Communications Earth & Environment|2025
13 cit.
6
Enhancing the MSPA Method to Incorporate Ecological Sensitivity: Construction of Ecological Security Patterns in Harbin City
Sustainability|2024
12 cit.
7
RETRACTED: Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving factors of the coupling relationship between regional urban development and green space ecological quality
Ecological Indicators|2025
9 cit.
8
Inhibiting Effects of Vegetation Coverage on Runoff, Sediment, and Organic Carbon Loss on Steep Loess Gully‐Slopes
Land Degradation and Development|2025
7 cit.
9
The Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Ecological Security Pattern in the Loess Plateau, China
Land|2024
5 cit.
10
Spatial variations of the relationships between bacterial diversity and forest ecosystem multifunctionality in the Qinling Mountains, China
Applied Soil Ecology|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Baocheng Qu
Dalian Ocean University
2
Moxi Yuan
Hunan University of Technology
3
Mingquan Lv
Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology
4
Wenpeng Du
Sichuan Normal University
5
Piao Shilong
Peking University
6
Yujiao Zhu
Qingdao University
7
Qiang Tang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
8
Mingjun Teng
Huazhong Agricultural University
9
Chuanfu Zang
South China Normal University
10
Zihui Wang
Southwest University of Science and Technology

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Discrete element study on mechanical response and pressure relief effect of rock containing variable hole
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics|2023
29 cit.
2
Small water bodies in China: Spatial distribution and influencing factors
Science China Earth Sciences|2022
27 cit.
3
Zoning for the sustainable development mode of global social-ecological systems: From the supply-production-demand perspective
Resources Conservation and Recycling|2024
22 cit.
4
Impact of the ‘Coal-to-Natural Gas’ Policy on Criteria Air Pollutants in Northern China
Atmosphere|2022
12 cit.
5
Spatio-temporal Pattern of Ecosystem Pressure in Countries Along the Belt and Road: Combining Remote Sensing Data and Statistical Data
Chinese Geographical Science|2022
10 cit.
6
Intensifying methane emissions in Chinese Ponds: The interplay of warming, eutrophication, and depth changes
Water Research|2025
9 cit.
7
Coupling coordinated development of the food-energy-water nexus and its relationship with landscape ecological security in China from a regional perspective
Energy Ecology and Environment|2022
8 cit.
8
Spatial patterns of short‐term extreme precipitation and their causes
Hydrological Processes|2024
8 cit.
9
Diminished storage capacity of ponds caused by sedimentation weakens their nitrogen removal efficiency
Water Research|2024
7 cit.
10
3D-Graphite Felt Self-loaded Rich Co3O4 Nanoparticle Electrodes for Chlorine Evolution Reaction at Low Concentration Chloride Ion
Catalysis Letters|2023
6 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Hong Zhang
Inner Mongolia University
2
Xiangming Xiao
University of Oklahoma
3
Xuezheng Shi
Chinese Academy of Sciences
4
Jiangming Mo
Chinese Academy of Sciences
5
Shuguang Liu
Hainan University
6
Bingfang Wu
Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth
7
Zongqiang Xie
Chinese Academy of Sciences
8
Yuanhe Yang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
9
Jin Chen
Kunming University of Science and Technology
10
Yinghua Zheng
Dalian Municipal Central Hospital

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
A simple method for reconstructing a high-quality NDVI time-series data set based on the Savitzky–Golay filter
Remote Sensing of Environment|2004
2.3k cit.
2
Revegetation in China’s Loess Plateau is approaching sustainable water resource limits
Nature Climate Change|2016
2.1k cit.
3
Mapping paddy rice agriculture in southern China using multi-temporal MODIS images
Remote Sensing of Environment|2005
1.1k cit.
4
Satellite-based modeling of gross primary production in an evergreen needleleaf forest
Remote Sensing of Environment|2003
905 cit.
5
Assessing the soil erosion control service of ecosystems change in the Loess Plateau of China
Ecological Complexity|2011
885 cit.
6
Excessive reliance on afforestation in China's arid and semi-arid regions: Lessons in ecological restoration
Earth-Science Reviews|2010
799 cit.
7
Mapping paddy rice agriculture in South and Southeast Asia using multi-temporal MODIS images
Remote Sensing of Environment|2005
769 cit.
8
Green-up dates in the Tibetan Plateau have continuously advanced from 1982 to 2011
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2013
646 cit.
9
Storage, patterns and controls of soil organic carbon in the Tibetan grasslands
Global Change Biology|2008
645 cit.
10
A Policy-Driven Large Scale Ecological Restoration: Quantifying Ecosystem Services Changes in the Loess Plateau of China
PLoS ONE|2012
635 cit.

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