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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 68 1896 1807 85 83 211 14430

Chengrong Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chengrong Chen between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chengrong Chen published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 10 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2025. 29 of the 269 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2025. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 28 publications 2026: 1 publication
2000 2026

269 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chengrong Chen: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 4
2004 4
2005 5
2006 4
2007 7
2008 10
2009 6
2010 10
2011 7
2012 17
2013 11
2014 12
2015 18
2016 13
2017 22
2018 15
2019 17
2020 9
2021 12
2022 6
2023 12
2024 15
2025 28
2026 1
Total 269
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Chengrong Chen publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chengrong Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 211–220 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 211 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282 211
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Chengrong Chen D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chengrong Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82 68
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Chengrong Chen is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia and focuses research efforts primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work covers a range of subfields including Soil Science, Biomaterials, Plant Science, Ecology, and Pollution.

Their recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on plant nutrient dynamics, soil science, and environmental impacts. Notable papers include:

  • Global meta-analysis shows pervasive phosphorus limitation of aboveground plant production in natural terrestrial ecosystems, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Latitudinal patterns of terrestrial phosphorus limitation over the globe, 2021, Ecology Letters
  • Effects of biochar application on soil nitrogen transformation, microbial functional genes, enzyme activity, and plant nitrogen uptake: A meta-analysis of field studies, 2021, GCB Bioenergy
  • Rare earth elements (REE) for the removal and recovery of phosphorus: A review, 2021, Chemosphere
  • Bio-based plastics, biodegradable plastics, and compostable plastics: biodegradation mechanism, biodegradability standards and environmental stratagem, 2024, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation

Chen collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Mehran Rezaei Rashti
  • Mohsen Esfandbod
  • Mohammad Bahadori
  • Detian Li
  • Lukas Van Zwieten

Their research is commonly published in venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Soil and Tillage Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Land Degradation and Development

Key research topics covered throughout Chen's publications include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

The body of work produced by Chen integrates experimental studies and meta-analyses to explore nutrient limitations in terrestrial ecosystems, soil microbial functions, and the environmental fate of biodegradable materials. The scope of topics also emphasizes sustainable approaches to nutrient management and the environmental implications of plastic pollution.

Best Publications

  • Global meta-analysis shows pervasive phosphorus limitation of aboveground plant production in natural terrestrial ecosystems.

    Enqing Hou;Yiqi Luo;Yuanwen Kuang;Chengrong Chen

  • Salt-affected soils, reclamation, carbon dynamics, and biochar: a review

    Sevda Amini;Hossein Ghadiri;Chengrong Chen;Petra Marschner

  • Soil carbon pools in adjacent natural and plantation forests of subtropical Australia

    Chengrong Chen;Zhihong Xu;Nicole Mathers

  • Seasonal changes in soil phosphorus and associated microbial properties under adjacent grassland and forest in New Zealand

    C.R Chen;C.R Chen;L.M Condron;M.R Davis;R.R Sherlock

  • Effects of climate on soil phosphorus cycle and availability in natural terrestrial ecosystems

    Enqing Hou;Enqing Hou;Chengrong Chen;Yiqi Luo;Guoyi Zhou

  • Phosphorus dynamics in the rhizosphere of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don.)

    Chengrong Chen;Chengrong Chen;L.M Condron;M. R. Davis;R.R. Sherlock

  • Roles of biochar in improving phosphorus availability in soils: a phosphate adsorbent and a source of available phosphorus.

    Hanzhi Zhang;Chengrong Chen;Evan M. Gray;Sue E. Boyd

  • Effects of afforestation on phosphorus dynamics and biological properties in a New Zealand grassland soil

    C. R. Chen;L. M. Condron;M. R. Davis;R. R. Sherlock

  • The Australian three-dimensional soil grid: Australia’s contribution to the GlobalSoilMap project

    R. A. Viscarra Rossel;C. Chen;M. J. Grundy;R. Searle

  • Effect of feedstock and pyrolysis temperature on properties of biochar governing end use efficacy

    Hanzhi Zhang;Chengrong Chen;Evan M. Gray;Sue E. Boyd

  • Impacts of grassland afforestation with coniferous trees on soil phosphorus dynamics and associated microbial processes: A review

    Chengrong Chen;L.M. Condron;Zhihong Xu

  • Soil and landscape grid of Australia.

    M. J. Grundy;R. A. Viscarra Rossel;R. D. Searle;P. L. Wilson

  • Microbial composition and diversity of an upland red soil under long-term fertilization treatments as revealed by culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches

    Ji-Zheng He;Yong Zheng;Cheng-Rong Chen;Yuan-Qiu He

  • Acid transformation of bauxite residue: Conversion of its alkaline characteristics.

    Xiangfeng Kong;Meng Li;Shengguo Xue;William Hartley

  • Warming and grazing affect soil labile carbon and nitrogen pools differently in an alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China

    Yichao Rui;Shiping Wang;Zhihong Xu;Yanfen Wang

  • Effect of mulching on labile soil organic matter pools, microbial community functional diversity and nitrogen transformations in two hardwood plantations of subtropical Australia

    Zhiqun Huang;Zhihong Xu;Chengrong Chen

  • Heavy metal behaviour at mineral-organo interfaces: Mechanisms, modelling and influence factors.

    Chenchen Qu;Wenli Chen;Xiping Hu;Peng Cai

  • Warming and increased precipitation have differential effects on soil extracellular enzyme activities in a temperate grassland

    Xiaoqi Zhou;Chengrong Chen;Yanfen Wang;Zhihong Xu

  • Gross nitrogen transformations in adjacent native and plantation forests of subtropical Australia

    Joanne Mary Burton;Chengrong Chen;Zhihong Xu;Hossein Ghadiri

  • Soil carbon and nutrient pools, microbial properties and gross nitrogen transformations in adjacent natural forest and hoop pine plantations of subtropical Australia

    Zhihong Xu;Sally Ward;Chengrong Chen;Timothy John Blumfield

  • Digitally mapping the information content of visible–near infrared spectra of surficial Australian soils

    R.A. Viscarra Rossel;C. Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhihong Xu
Zhihong Xu Griffith University
Enqing Hou
Enqing Hou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Leo M. Condron
Leo M. Condron Lincoln University
Ji-Zheng He
Ji-Zheng He University of Melbourne
Robert R. Sherlock
Robert R. Sherlock Lincoln University
Jane M. Hughes
Jane M. Hughes Griffith University
Dongke Zhang
Dongke Zhang University of Western Australia
Hong Yang
Hong Yang University of Western Australia
Yichao Rui
Yichao Rui Purdue University West Lafayette
Yanfen Wang
Yanfen Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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