2026 Caixian Tang: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	86	329	305	33	32	393	27212

Overview

Caixian Tang is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has extensive research contributions primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science.

Their research focuses on several subfields, including Plant Science, Soil Science, Ecology, Pollution, and Environmental Chemistry. The main research topics covered by their publications include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Heavy metals in the environment, Clay minerals and soil interactions, as well as Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Caixian Tang include:

Jianming Xu
Jian Jin
Ashley E. Franks
P. W. G. Sale
Xiaojuan Wang

The scientist has published numerous papers in several key journals and venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

Plant and Soil
The Science of The Total Environment
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Hazardous Materials

Representative recent papers include:

Association of biochar properties with changes in soil bacterial, fungal and fauna communities and nutrient cycling processes, 2021, published in Biochar
A novel calcium-based magnetic biochar is effective in stabilization of arsenic and cadmium co-contamination in aerobic soils, 2020, published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
Mechanisms for the removal of Cd(II) and Cu(II) from aqueous solution and mine water by biochars derived from agricultural wastes, 2020, published in Chemosphere
Microspectroscopic visualization of how biochar lifts the soil organic carbon ceiling, 2022, published in Nature Communications
Organic adsorbents modified with citric acid and Fe3O4 enhance the removal of Cd and Pb in contaminated solutions, 2020, published in Chemical Engineering Journal

The work of Caixian Tang addresses important environmental processes such as nutrient cycling, heavy metal stabilization and remediation, and soil microbial interactions, often utilizing biochar as a key element within these studies.

Best Publications

Origins of root-mediated pH changes in the rhizosphere and their responses to environmental constraints: A review

Philippe Hinsinger;Claude Plassard;Caixian Tang;Benoît Jaillard

1624
Citations
Responses to abiotic stresses.

M. Dracup;Neil Turner;Caixian Tang;M. Reader

777
Citations
Long-term nutrient inputs shift soil microbial functional profiles of phosphorus cycling in diverse agroecosystems.

Zhongmin Dai;Guofei Liu;Huaihai Chen;Chengrong Chen

692
Citations
Responses of root architecture development to low phosphorus availability: a review

Yao Fang Niu;Ru Shan Chai;Gu Lei Jin;Huan Wang

667
Citations
Improved tolerance of maize plants to salt stress by arbuscular mycorrhiza is related to higher accumulation of soluble sugars in roots.

G. Feng;F.S. Zhang;X.L. Li;C.Y. Tian

629
Citations
Microplastics in the soil environment: Occurrence, risks, interactions and fate – A review

Baile Xu;Fei Liu;Zachary Cryder;Dan Huang

609
Citations
Potential role of biochars in decreasing soil acidification - A critical review

Zhongmin Dai;Xiaojie Zhang;C. Tang;Niaz Muhammad

608
Citations
Soil organic carbon dynamics: Impact of land use changes and management practices: A review

Thangavel Ramesh;Nanthi S. Bolan;Mary Beth Kirkham;Hasintha Wijesekara

540
Citations
The role of plant residues in pH change of acid soils differing in initial pH

J.M. Xu;J.M. Xu;C. Tang;Z.L. Chen;Z.L. Chen

436
Citations
Iron deficiency-induced secretion of phenolics facilitates the reutilization of root apoplastic iron in red clover.

Chong Wei Jin;Guang Yi You;Yun Feng He;Caixian Tang

327
Citations
Remediation of As(III) and Cd(II) co-contamination and its mechanism in aqueous systems by a novel calcium-based magnetic biochar.

Jizi Wu;Dan Huang;Xingmei Liu;Jun Meng

309
Citations
Association of biochar properties with changes in soil bacterial, fungal and fauna communities and nutrient cycling processes

Zhongmin Dai;Xinquan Xiong;Hang Zhu;Haojie Xu

296
Citations
Interspecific facilitation of nutrient acquisition by intercropped maize and faba bean

Long Li;Fusuo Zhang;Xiaolin Li;Peter Christie

293
Citations
Crop yields, soil fertility and phosphorus fractions in response to long-term fertilization under the rice monoculture system on a calcareous soil

J Shen;J Shen;R Li;F Zhang;J Fan

293
Citations
Acid phosphatase role in chickpea/maize intercropping.

S. M. Li;L. Li;F. S. Zhang;C. Tang

293
Citations
Chickpea facilitates phosphorus uptake by intercropped wheat from an organic phosphorus source

Long Li;Long Li;Caixian Tang;Zdenko Rengel;Fusuo Zhang

284
Citations
Chemical and biological immobilization mechanisms of potentially toxic elements in biochar-amended soils

Tharanga Bandara;Ashley Franks;Jianming Xu;Nanthi Bolan

273
Citations
Novel insight into adsorption and co-adsorption of heavy metal ions and an organic pollutant by magnetic graphene nanomaterials in water

Dan Huang;Jizi Wu;Lu Wang;Xingmei Liu

261
Citations
Functional Relationships of Soil Acidification, Liming, and Greenhouse Gas Flux

A Kunhikrishnan;R Thangarajan;N.S S Bolan;N.S S Bolan;Y Xu;Y Xu

258
Citations
Phosphorus Deficiency Impairs Early Nodule Functioning and Enhances Proton Release in Roots of Medicago truncatula L.

Caixian Tang;P. Hinsinger;J.J. Drevon;B. Jaillard

252
Citations
Crop acquisition of phosphorus, iron and zinc from soil in cereal/legume intercropping systems: a critical review

Yanfang Xue;Haiyong Xia;Peter Christie;Zheng Zhang

252
Citations
Changes in chemical and biological properties of a sodic clay subsoil with addition of organic amendments

G.J. Clark;N. Dodgshun;P.W.G. Sale;C. Tang

250
Citations
A novel calcium-based magnetic biochar is effective in stabilization of arsenic and cadmium co-contamination in aerobic soils

Jizi Wu;Zhangtao Li;Dan Huang;Xingmei Liu

246
Citations
Responses of wheat and barley to liming on a sandy soil with subsoil acidity

Caixian Tang;Zed Rengel;E. Diatloff;C. Gazey

189
Citations
The role of iron in nodulation and nitrogen fixation in Lupinus angustifolius L

Caixian Tang;Alan D. Robson;Michael J. Dilworth

163
Citations