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D-Index
60
Citations
10601
World Ranking
1238
National Ranking
108

Gaihe Yang 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 Gaihe Yang sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 140 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gaihe Yang 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 Gaihe Yang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gaihe Yang is affiliated with Northwest A&F University in China and focuses research efforts on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work encompasses a broad range of studies within soil science, ecology, and plant science, with a notable emphasis on environmental chemistry and global and planetary change.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics such as soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, microbial community ecology and physiology, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, soil and water nutrient dynamics, anaerobic digestion and biogas production, and climate change, including permafrost studies.

They have published extensively in several recognized venues. The most frequent publication outlets include PubMed, CATENA, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal of Environmental Management, and Nature Communications.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with this researcher include:

  • Xinhui Han
  • Chengjie Ren
  • Xiaojiao Wang
  • Zekun Zhong
  • Guangxin Ren

Significant papers by the scientist include:

  • Decreased soil multifunctionality is associated with altered microbial network properties under precipitation reduction in a semiarid grassland, 2023, iMeta
  • Adaptive pathways of soil microorganisms to stoichiometric imbalances regulate microbial respiration following afforestation in the Loess Plateau, China, 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Contrasting patterns of microbial community and enzyme activity between rhizosphere and bulk soil along an elevation gradient, 2020, CATENA
  • Organic carbon, nitrogen accumulation, and soil aggregate dynamics as affected by vegetation restoration patterns in the Loess Plateau of China, 2020, CATENA
  • Global turnover of soil mineral-associated and particulate organic carbon, 2024, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Optimizing feeding composition and carbon-nitrogen ratios for improved methane yield during anaerobic co-digestion of dairy, chicken manure and wheat straw.

    Xiaojiao Wang;Gaihe Yang;Yongzhong Feng;Guangxin Ren

  • Household biogas use in rural China: A study of opportunities and constraints

    Yu Chen;Gaihe Yang;Sandra Sweeney;Yongzhong Feng

  • Effects of temperature and carbon-nitrogen (C/N) ratio on the performance of anaerobic co-digestion of dairy manure, chicken manure and rice straw: focusing on ammonia inhibition.

    Xiaojiao Wang;Xingang Lu;Fang Li;Gaihe Yang

  • Analysis of the environmental behavior of farmers for non-point source pollution control and management: An integration of the theory of planned behavior and the protection motivation theory.

    Yandong Wang;Jiping Liang;Jun Yang;Xingxia Ma

  • Changes in soil enzymes, soil properties, and maize crop productivity under wheat straw mulching in Guanzhong, China

    Kashif Akhtar;Kashif Akhtar;Weiyu Wang;Guangxin Ren;Ahmad Khan

  • Differential responses of soil microbial biomass, diversity, and compositions to altitudinal gradients depend on plant and soil characteristics.

    Chengjie Ren;Wei Zhang;ZeKun Zhong;Xinhui Han

  • Linkages of C:N:P stoichiometry and bacterial community in soil following afforestation of former farmland

    Chengjie Ren;Fazhu Zhao;Di Kang;Gaihe Yang

  • Differential responses of soil microbial biomass and carbon-degrading enzyme activities to altered precipitation

    Chengjie Ren;Fazhu Zhao;Zheng Shi;Ji Chen

  • Effect of initial pH on anaerobic co-digestion of kitchen waste and cow manure.

    Ningning Zhai;Tong Zhang;Dongxue Yin;Gaihe Yang

  • Biogas production by co-digestion of goat manure with three crop residues.

    Tong Zhang;Linlin Liu;Zilin Song;Guangxin Ren

  • Differential soil microbial community responses to the linkage of soil organic carbon fractions with respiration across land-use changes

    Chengjie Ren;Tao Wang;Yadong Xu;Jian Deng

  • Response of forest growth to C:N:P stoichiometry in plants and soils during Robinia pseudoacacia afforestation on the Loess Plateau, China

    Wei Zhang;Weichao Liu;Miaoping Xu;Jian Deng

  • Analysis of the ecological conservation behavior of farmers in payment for ecosystem service programs in eco-environmentally fragile areas using social psychology models

    Jian Deng;Pingsheng Sun;Fazhu Zhao;Xinhui Han

  • Responses of soil total microbial biomass and community compositions to rainfall reductions

    Chengjie Ren;Ji Chen;Xingjie Lu;Russell Doughty

  • Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry and nutrient dynamics along a revegetation chronosequence in the soils of abandoned land and Robinia pseudoacacia plantation on the Loess Plateau, China

    Wei Zhang;Yadong Xu;Dexin Gao;Xing Wang

  • Response of microbial diversity to C:N:P stoichiometry in fine root and microbial biomass following afforestation

    Chengjie Ren;Ji Chen;Jian Deng;Fazhu Zhao

  • Temporal variation in soil enzyme activities after afforestation in the Loess Plateau, China

    Chengjie Ren;Di Kang;Jian ping Wu;Fazhu Zhao

  • COMPARISON OF TWO CHEMICAL PRETREATMENTS OF RICE STRAW FOR BIOGAS PRODUCTION BY ANAEROBIC DIGESTION

    Zilin Song;Gaihe Yang;Yan Guo;Tong Zhang

  • Comparison of biogas development from households and medium and large-scale biogas plants in rural China

    Zilin Song;Chao Zhang;Gaihe Yang;Yongzhong Feng

  • Soil stoichiometry and carbon storage in long-term afforestation soil affected by understory vegetation diversity

    Fazhu Zhao;Di Kang;Xinhui Han;Gaihe Yang

  • Effects of land use change on organic carbon dynamics associated with soil aggregate fractions on the Loess Plateau, China

    Zekun Zhong;Xinhui Han;Yadong Xu;Wei Zhang

  • Adaptive pathways of soil microorganisms to stoichiometric imbalances regulate microbial respiration following afforestation in the Loess Plateau, China

    Zekun Zhong;Wenjie Li;Xuqiao Lu;Yunqi Gu

Frequent Co-Authors

Chengjie Ren
Chengjie Ren Northwest A&F University
Fazhu Zhao
Fazhu Zhao Northwest University
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of Central Florida
P. A. Piroué
P. A. Piroué Princeton University
A. Contin
A. Contin University of Bologna
Harvey B Newman
Harvey B Newman California Institute of Technology
Howard A. Stone
Howard A. Stone Princeton University

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