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Cang Hui

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
59
Citations
13144
World Ranking
2423
National Ranking
30

Cang Hui publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cang Hui sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 283 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Cang Hui D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cang Hui sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cang Hui is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with 168 and 86 publications respectively. Their work delves deeply into several subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, and Ecological Modeling.

The main topics covered by Cang Hui's research include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Cang Hui include:

  • Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential, 2023, Nature
  • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Widespread vulnerability of flowering plant seed production to pollinator declines, 2021, Science Advances
  • The number of tree species on Earth, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Cang Hui include:

  • David M. Richardson
  • Sergio de-Miguel
  • Pietro Landi
  • Peter B. Reich
  • Jingjing Liang

Cang Hui's work is published in a variety of journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Nature
  • Science Advances

In addition to journal articles, Cang Hui has contributed to academic books published by:

  • Cambridge University Press with the title Invading Ecological Networks, published in 2022
  • Frontiers Media with the title Biodiversity Informatics: Building a Lifeboat for High Functionality Data to Decision Pipeline, published in 2024

Best Publications

  • Complexity and stability of ecological networks: a review of the theory

    Pietro Landi;Henintsoa O. Minoarivelo;Åke Brännström;Cang Hui

  • Impacts of alien plant invasions on species richness in Mediterranean-type ecosystems: a meta-analysis

    Mirijam Gaertner;Alana Den Breeyen;Cang Hui;David M. Richardson

  • The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology

    Helen E. Roy;Pëter M.J. Brown;Tim Adriaens;Nick Berkvens

  • Human‐mediated introductions of Australian acacias – a global experiment in biogeography

    David M. Richardson;Jane Carruthers;Cang Hui;Fiona A. C. Impson;Fiona A. C. Impson

  • Invasive plants as drivers of regime shifts: identifying high-priority invaders that alter feedback relationships

    Mirijam Gaertner;Mirijam Gaertner;Reinette Biggs;Reinette Biggs;Mariska Te Beest;Mariska Te Beest;Cang Hui;Cang Hui

  • The number of tree species on Earth

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  • A vision for global monitoring of biological invasions

    Guillaume Latombe;Petr Pyšek;Jonathan M. Jeschke;Tim M. Blackburn

  • The impact of land abandonment on species richness and abundance in the Mediterranean Basin: A meta-analysis

    Tobias Plieninger;Cang Hui;Mirijam Gaertner;Lynn Huntsinger

  • Carrying capacity, population equilibrium, and environment's maximal load

    Cang Hui

  • Invasion debt – quantifying future biological invasions

    Mathieu Rouget;Mark P. Robertson;John R. U. Wilson;Cang Hui;Cang Hui

  • Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment.

    Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Bernd Lenzner;Sven Bacher;Sarah Bailey

  • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes.

    Diego Maria Barbieri;Baowen Lou;Marco Passavanti;Cang Hui;Cang Hui

  • Widespread vulnerability of flowering plant seed production to pollinator declines.

    James G. Rodger;James G. Rodger;Joanne M. Bennett;Joanne M. Bennett;Mialy Razanajatovo;Tiffany M. Knight;Tiffany M. Knight

  • Tree invasions: patterns, processes, challenges and opportunities

    David M. Richardson;Cang Hui;Martin Andres Nuñez;Aníbal Pauchard

  • Zeta diversity as a concept and metric that unifies incidence-based biodiversity patterns

    Cang Hui;Melodie A. McGeoch

  • Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study.

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;Cang Hui;Cang Hui;Mark O. Gessner;Mark O. Gessner

  • Relative roles of climatic suitability and anthropogenic influence in determining the pattern of spread in a global invader

    Núria Roura-Pascual;Cang Hui;Takayoshi Ikeda;Gwénaël G R Leday

  • Complexity and Stability of Adaptive Ecological Networks: A Survey of the Theory in Community Ecology

    Pietro Landi;Henintsoa O. Minoarivelo;Åke Brännström;Cang Hui

  • Defining invasiveness and invasibility in ecological networks

    Cang Hui;Cang Hui;David M. Richardson;Pietro Landi;Pietro Landi;Henintsoa O. Minoarivelo

  • The progress of interdisciplinarity in invasion science

    Ana S. Vaz;Christoph Kueffer;Christoph Kueffer;Christian A. Kull;Christian A. Kull;David M. Richardson

  • Recent Anthropogenic Plant Extinctions Differ in Biodiversity Hotspots and Coldspots.

    Johannes J. Le Roux;Cang Hui;Cang Hui;Maria L. Castillo;José M. Iriondo

  • shifts: identifying high-priority invaders that alter feedback relationships

    Mirijam Gaertner;Reinette Biggs;Mariska Te Beest;Cang Hui

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Melodie A. McGeoch
Melodie A. McGeoch Monash University
Johannes J. Le Roux
Johannes J. Le Roux Macquarie University
John R. U. Wilson
John R. U. Wilson South African National Biodiversity Institute
Bai-Lian Li
Bai-Lian Li University of California, Riverside
Feng Ge
Feng Ge Chinese Academy of Sciences
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Mirijam Gaertner
Mirijam Gaertner Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Economics and Environment
Mark P. Robertson
Mark P. Robertson University of Pretoria
Gadi V. P. Reddy
Gadi V. P. Reddy Agricultural Research Service

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Best Scientists Citing Cang Hui

David M. Richardson

David M. Richardson

Stellenbosch University

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Petr Pyšek

Petr Pyšek

Czech Academy of Sciences

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John R. U. Wilson

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Johannes J. Le Roux

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Mirijam Gaertner

Mirijam Gaertner

Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Economics and Environment

Publications: 38

Franz Essl

Franz Essl

University of Vienna

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Jan Pergl

Jan Pergl

Czech Academy of Sciences

Publications: 35

Melodie A. McGeoch

Melodie A. McGeoch

Monash University

Publications: 26

Mark van Kleunen

Mark van Kleunen

University of Konstanz

Publications: 25

Philip E. Hulme

Philip E. Hulme

Lincoln University

Publications: 25

Ana Novoa

Ana Novoa

Czech Academy of Sciences

Publications: 24

Helen E. Roy

Helen E. Roy

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Montserrat Vilà

Montserrat Vilà

Spanish National Research Council

Publications: 23

Aníbal Pauchard

Aníbal Pauchard

University of Concepción

Publications: 22

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Ingolf Kühn

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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Christoph Kueffer

ETH Zurich

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