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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 80 419 385 46 43 348 24025

Deli Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Deli Chen between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Deli Chen published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2024. 35 of the 494 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2024. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 42 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 46 publications 2025: 34 publications 2026: 1 publication
1988 2026

494 publications in total across all disciplines

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Deli Chen: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 2
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 4
2002 10
2003 6
2004 5
2005 3
2006 4
2007 8
2008 15
2009 10
2010 19
2011 16
2012 8
2013 12
2014 23
2015 24
2016 33
2017 21
2018 25
2019 21
2020 35
2021 42
2022 25
2023 30
2024 46
2025 34
2026 1
Total 494
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Deli Chen publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Deli Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 346–350 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 348 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12 348
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Deli Chen D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Deli Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19 80
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Soil water, Denitrification, Nitrous oxide and Fertilizer. His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Urea, Leaching and Ammonia. His work deals with themes such as Incubation, Mineralogy, Nitrogen cycle and Greenhouse gas, which intersect with Soil water.

His studies in Denitrification integrate themes in fields like Soil organic matter, Soil health, Ecology and Loam. His Nitrous oxide research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Animal science, Nitrification and Irrigation. His Fertilizer study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Food processing, Pollution and Crop.

His most cited work include:

  • Nitrogen fertilizer use in China – Contributions to food production, impacts on the environment and best management strategies (681 citations)
  • Microbial regulation of terrestrial nitrous oxide formation: understanding the biological pathways for prediction of emission rates (278 citations)
  • An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems. (272 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Agronomy, Soil water, Nitrification, Denitrification and Environmental chemistry. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Urea, Nitrous oxide and Ammonia. His Nitrous oxide research incorporates themes from Animal science and Greenhouse gas.

His Soil water research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Hydrology, Pasture and Incubation. The study incorporates disciplines such as Mineralization, Soil pH, Autotroph, Nitrogen cycle and Nitrate in addition to Nitrification. He works in the field of Fertilizer, namely Ammonia volatilization from urea.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (40.37%)
  • Soil water (23.91%)
  • Nitrification (16.77%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Soil water (23.91%)
  • Nitrification (16.77%)
  • Greenhouse gas (12.73%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Deli Chen mostly deals with Soil water, Nitrification, Greenhouse gas, Agronomy and Agriculture. Deli Chen has researched Soil water in several fields, including Environmental chemistry, Pollution and Environmental quality. The Nitrification study combines topics in areas such as Mineralization, Autotroph, Nitrogen cycle, Denitrification and Animal science.

His research integrates issues of Nitrous oxide, Carbon dioxide, Methane and Feedlot in his study of Greenhouse gas. Deli Chen interconnects Rhizosphere and Ammonia in the investigation of issues within Agronomy. His Agriculture research incorporates elements of Natural resource economics, Irrigation and Agricultural economics.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Transfer of antibiotic resistance from manure-amended soils to vegetable microbiomes (63 citations)
  • Four steps to food security for swelling cities. (32 citations)
  • Comammox Nitrospira play an active role in nitrification of agricultural soils amended with nitrogen fertilizers (29 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Ammonia, Nitrification, Greenhouse gas and Ecology. His studies in Agronomy integrate themes in fields like Soil water, Rhizosphere and Plastic pollution. His work in the fields of Soil water, such as Vertisol, Soil organic matter and Soil health, intersects with other areas such as Plastic film.

His Ammonia research incorporates themes from Fertilizer and Water content. Deli Chen works mostly in the field of Greenhouse gas, limiting it down to topics relating to Nitrous oxide and, in certain cases, Carbon dioxide, as a part of the same area of interest. His Ecology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Vineyard and Terroir, Fermentation in winemaking, Wine.

Best Publications

  • An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems.

    Ee Ling Ng;Esperanza Huerta Lwanga;Simon M. Eldridge;Priscilla Johnston

  • Nitrogen fertilizer use in China – Contributions to food production, impacts on the environment and best management strategies

    Z.L. Zhu;Z.L. Zhu;D.L. Chen

  • Policy distortions, farm size, and the overuse of agricultural chemicals in China.

    Yiyun Wu;Xican Xi;Xin Tang;Deming Luo

  • Ammonia volatilization from synthetic fertilizers and its mitigation strategies: A global synthesis

    Baobao Pan;Shu Kee Lam;Arvin Mosier;Yiqi Luo

  • Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM 2.5 air pollution

    Baojing Gu;Lin Zhang;Rita Van Dingenen;Massimo Vieno

  • Trade-offs between soil carbon sequestration and reactive nitrogen losses under straw return in global agroecosystems

    Longlong Xia;Longlong Xia;Shu Kee Lam;Benjamin Wolf;Ralf Kiese

  • Can knowledge-based N management produce more staple grain with lower greenhouse gas emission and reactive nitrogen pollution? A meta-analysis

    Longlong Xia;Longlong Xia;Shu Kee Lam;Deli Chen;Jinyang Wang

  • Transfer of antibiotic resistance from manure-amended soils to vegetable microbiomes

    Yu-Jing Zhang;Hang-Wei Hu;Qing-Lin Chen;Brajesh K Singh

  • How Does Recycling of Livestock Manure in Agroecosystems Affect Crop Productivity, Reactive Nitrogen Losses, and Soil Carbon Balance?

    Longlong Xia;Shu Kee Lam;Xiaoyuan Yan;Deli Chen

  • Prospects of improving efficiency of fertiliser nitrogen in Australian agriculture: a review of enhanced efficiency fertilisers

    D. Chen;H. Suter;A. Islam;R. Edis

  • Nitrogen losses from fertilizers applied to maize, wheat and rice in the North China Plain

    G. X. Cai;D. L. Chen;H. Ding;A. Pacholski

  • Long-Term Nickel Contamination Increases the Occurrence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Agricultural Soils.

    Hang-Wei Hu;Jun-Tao Wang;Jing Li;Xiu-Zhen Shi

  • Spatial variability of shallow groundwater level, electrical conductivity and nitrate concentration, and risk assessment of nitrate contamination in North China Plain.

    Kelin Hu;Yuangfang Huang;Hong Li;Hong Li;Baoguo Li

  • Plastic pollution in croplands threatens long-term food security

    Dan Zhang;Ee Ling Ng;Wanli Hu;Hongyuan Wang

  • Field‐based evidence for copper contamination induced changes of antibiotic resistance in agricultural soils

    Hang-Wei Hu;Jun-Tao Wang;Jing Li;Jun-Jian Li

  • Effects of irrigation, fertilization and crop straw management on nitrous oxide and nitric oxide emissions from a wheat–maize rotation field in northern China

    Chunyan Liu;Kai Wang;Shixie Meng;Shixie Meng;Xunhua Zheng

  • Using nitrification inhibitors to mitigate agricultural N2O emission: a double-edged sword?

    Shu Kee Lam;Helen Suter;Arvin R. Mosier;Deli Chen

  • Comammox Nitrospira play an active role in nitrification of agricultural soils amended with nitrogen fertilizers

    Chaoyu Li;Hang-Wei Hu;Qing-Lin Chen;Deli Chen

  • Estimating the nitrogen status of crops using a digital camera

    Y. Li;D. Chen;C.N. Walker;J.F. Angus

  • N2O emissions from agricultural lands: a synthesis of simulation approaches

    Deli Chen;Yong Li;Peter Grace;Arvin R. Mosier

  • Influence of nitrification inhibitors on nitrification and nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from a clay loam soil fertilized with urea

    Deli Chen;Helen C. Suter;Arshad Islam;Robert Edis

Frequent Co-Authors

Ji-Zheng He
Ji-Zheng He University of Melbourne
Yong Li
Yong Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hang-Wei Hu
Hang-Wei Hu University of Melbourne
Baojing Gu
Baojing Gu Zhejiang University
J. R. Freney
J. R. Freney Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Roger Armstrong
Roger Armstrong La Trobe University
Sean M. McGinn
Sean M. McGinn Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Richard Eckard
Richard Eckard University of Melbourne
Kelin Hu
Kelin Hu Tulane University
Longlong Xia
Longlong Xia Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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