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Plant Ecology and Soil Science

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Feixia Zhong
Institute of Subtropical Agriculture
2
Alican Cesur
Kastamonu University
3
Wenxin Zhou
Beijing Normal University
4
Yue Li
East China Normal University
5
Ruihua Bai
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation
6
Chaochao Du
Chinese Academy of Sciences
7
Danni Zhang
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
8
Wanyun Huang
Northwest A&F University
9
Jinjian Xin
Jilin Agricultural University
10
Ying Song
Northwest A&F University

Rising Stars Papers

1
The impact of vegetation reconstruction on soil erosion in the Loess plateau
Journal of Environmental Management|2024
88 cit.
2
The restoration of karst rocky desertification has enhanced the carbon sequestration capacity of the ecosystem in southern China
Global and Planetary Change|2024
70 cit.
3
Response of soil organic carbon to straw return in farmland soil in China: A meta-analysis
Journal of Environmental Management|2024
66 cit.
4
Storage, form, and influencing factors of karst inorganic carbon in a carbonate area in China
Science China Earth Sciences|2024
59 cit.
5
Impacts of straw return methods on crop yield, soil organic matter, and salinity in saline-alkali land in North China
Field Crops Research|2025
46 cit.
6
Multiscale characteristics of ecosystem service value trade-offs/synergies and their response to landscape pattern evolution in a typical karst basin in southern China
Ecological Informatics|2024
40 cit.
7
Inversion of salinization in multilayer soils and prediction of water demand for salt regulation in coastal region
Agricultural Water Management|2024
23 cit.
8
Changes and drivers of vegetation productivity in China’s drylands under climate change
Environmental Research Letters|2024
18 cit.
9
Responses of crop yield and soil quality to organic material application in the black soil region of Northeast China
Soil and Tillage Research|2025
18 cit.
10
Soil thinning dominates crop yield reduction among various degradation types in the typical black soil region of Northeast China
European Journal of Agronomy|2025
15 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
J Malley
Imperial College London
2
İlknur Zeren Çetin
Ondokuz Mayıs University
3
Chen Gu
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
4
Yuan Su
Dalian University of Technology
5
Krisztina Filepné Kovács
ELTE Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
6
Peter N. Eze
University of Abuja
7
Selman AYDIN
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi
8
Xiuling Chen
Hubei University of Science and Technology
9
Wenjing Ji
Beijing Forestry University
10
Ge Dong
Nanjing Agricultural University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Determination and Mapping of Regional Change of Pb and Cr Pollution in Ankara City Center
Water Air & Soil Pollution|2022
126 cit.
2
Using Topsoil Analysis to Determine and Map Changes in Ni Co Pollution
Water Air & Soil Pollution|2022
122 cit.
3
The Effects of Climate Change Scenarios on Carpinus betulus and Carpinus orientalis in Europe
Water Air & Soil Pollution|2022
109 cit.
4
The effects of climate on land use/cover: a case study in Turkey by using remote sensing data
Environmental Science and Pollution Research|2022
106 cit.
5
Altitudinal Migration of Species of Fir (Abies spp.) in Adaptation to Climate Change
Water Air & Soil Pollution|2022
85 cit.
6
The change in biocomfort zones in the area of Muğla province in near future due to the global climate change scenarios
Journal of Thermal Biology|2022
80 cit.
7
A geographic information systems and remote sensing–based approach to assess urban micro-climate change and its impact on human health in Bartin, Turkey
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment|2023
79 cit.
8
Identifying the suitable habitats for Anatolian boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.) for the future regarding the climate change
Theoretical and Applied Climatology|2022
68 cit.
9
Summer outdoor thermal comfort assessment in city squares—A case study of cold dry winter, hot summer climate zone
Sustainable Cities and Society|2023
56 cit.
10
Optimizing Plant Biomonitoring for Cd Pollution
Water Air & Soil Pollution|2024
56 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Heinz Ellenberg
University of Göttingen
2
Peter M. Vitousek
Stanford University
3
Kelin Wang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
4
Ute Jandt
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
5
John Watkins
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
6
Eli Zaady
Agricultural Research Organization
7
Rasmus Fensholt
University of Copenhagen
8
Yuemin Yue
Chinese Academy of Sciences
9
Xinhua He
The University of Western Australia
10
Sonja Wipf
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Human Domination of Earth's Ecosystems
Science|1997
8.9k cit.
2
Aims and Methods of Vegetation Ecology
Geographical Review|1976
7.4k cit.
3
HUMAN ALTERATION OF THE GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE: SOURCES AND CONSEQUENCES
Ecological Applications|1997
5.4k cit.
4
Biological Invasions by Exotic Grasses, the Grass/Fire Cycle, and Global Change
Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics|1992
3.4k cit.
5
Terrestrial phosphorus limitation: mechanisms, implications, and nitrogen–phosphorus interactions
Ecological Applications|2010
2.7k cit.
6
Biological invasions as global environmental change
American Scientist|1996
2.1k cit.
7
INTRODUCED SPECIES: A SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF HUMAN-CAUSED GLOBAL CHANGE
New Zealand Journal of Ecology|1997
2k cit.
8
Beyond Global Warming: Ecology and Global Change
Ecology|1994
1.8k cit.
9
Plant Species Richness and Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Global Drylands
Science|2012
1.7k cit.
10
NUTRIENT CYCLING IN MOIST TROPICAL FOREST
Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics|1986
1.6k cit.

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