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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 60 1213 1111 102 101 220 12824

Guobin Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Guobin Liu between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Guobin Liu published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 12.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2021. 48 of the 320 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2021. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 25 publications
2001 2025

320 publications in total across all disciplines

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Guobin Liu: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 3
2004 1
2005 1
2006 3
2007 2
2008 5
2009 4
2010 3
2011 8
2012 12
2013 13
2014 14
2015 6
2016 14
2017 20
2018 10
2019 18
2020 31
2021 43
2022 36
2023 24
2024 23
2025 25
Total 320
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Guobin Liu 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 Guobin Liu 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, 216–220 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: 220 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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 86 220
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
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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Guobin Liu 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 Guobin Liu 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, 60 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: 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.

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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 60
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
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:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Agriculture

Agronomy, Soil science, Soil organic matter, Soil water and Revegetation are his primary areas of study. His Agronomy study incorporates themes from Total organic carbon and Robinia. His study looks at the intersection of Soil science and topics like Hydrology with Vegetation, Xylem and Nutrient.

His Soil organic matter research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil quality, Soil fertility and Botany. His study explores the link between Soil water and topics such as Water content that cross with problems in Soil type. Guobin Liu interconnects Shrubland, Ecological succession, Woodland and Grassland in the investigation of issues within Soil carbon.

His most cited work include:

  • Soil bacterial community dynamics reflect changes in plant community and soil properties during the secondary succession of abandoned farmland in the Loess Plateau (191 citations)
  • Soil bacterial community dynamics reflect changes in plant community and soil properties during the secondary succession of abandoned farmland in the Loess Plateau (191 citations)
  • Sapflow characteristics and climatic responses in three forest species in the semiarid Loess Plateau region of China (125 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Soil carbon, Soil water, Soil science and Vegetation. His study looks at the relationship between Agronomy and topics such as Rhizosphere, which overlap with Botany. Guobin Liu conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Soil carbon and Loess through his works.

As part of his studies on Soil water, Guobin Liu often connects relevant subjects like Revegetation. His research in Soil science intersects with topics in Hydrology, Watershed, Erosion and Surface runoff. His Grassland research integrates issues from Shrubland and Soil horizon.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (75.69%)
  • Soil carbon (51.76%)
  • Soil water (37.25%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Agronomy (75.69%)
  • Soil carbon (51.76%)
  • Vegetation (29.41%)

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

His main research concerns Agronomy, Soil carbon, Vegetation, Soil water and Biomass. His study in the field of Grassland also crosses realms of Enzyme assay. His studies in Soil carbon integrate themes in fields like Loess plateau and Steppe.

His Vegetation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Arid, Nutrient, Terrestrial ecosystem and Microbial population biology. The concepts of his Nutrient study are interwoven with issues in Secondary succession and Ecological succession. His Soil water research incorporates elements of Ecotoxicology and Rhizosphere.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Glomalin-related soil protein affects soil aggregation and recovery of soil nutrient following natural revegetation on the Loess Plateau (15 citations)
  • Glomalin-related soil protein affects soil aggregation and recovery of soil nutrient following natural revegetation on the Loess Plateau (15 citations)
  • Do environmental conservation programs contribute to sustainable livelihoods? Evidence from China's grain-for-green program in northern Shaanxi province. (13 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Agriculture

Guobin Liu spends much of his time researching Vegetation, Soil carbon, Agronomy, Microbial population biology and Nutrient. Guobin Liu has included themes like Loess plateau, Grain for green and Grassland in his Soil carbon study. His Grassland research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Soil nutrients and Revegetation.

His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Fibrous root system and Soil test. His Microbial population biology study combines topics in areas such as Nutrient cycle, Soil water and Terrestrial ecosystem. His studies deal with areas such as Biomass and Plant community as well as Nutrient.

Best Publications

  • Land-use conversion and changing soil carbon stocks in China's 'Grain-for-Green' Program: a synthesis.

    Lei Deng;Guo-bin Liu;Guo-bin Liu;Zhou-ping Shangguan;Zhou-ping Shangguan

  • Response of soil dissolved organic matter to microplastic addition in Chinese loess soil.

    Hongfei Liu;Xiaomei Yang;Guobin Liu;Chutao Liang

  • Effects of national ecological restoration projects on carbon sequestration in China from 2001 to 2010.

    Fei Lu;Huifeng Hu;Wenjuan Sun;Jiaojun Zhu

  • Soil bacterial community dynamics reflect changes in plant community and soil properties during the secondary succession of abandoned farmland in the Loess Plateau

    Chao Zhang;Guobin Liu;Guobin Liu;Sha Xue;Guoliang Wang

  • Rhizosphere soil microbial activity under different vegetation types on the Loess Plateau, China

    Chao Zhang;Guobin Liu;Guobin Liu;Sha Xue;Sha Xue;Zilin Song

  • Sapflow characteristics and climatic responses in three forest species in the semiarid Loess Plateau region of China

    Sheng Du;Yi Long Wang;Tomonori Kume;Jian Guo Zhang

  • A comparison of soil qualities of different revegetation types in the Loess Plateau, China

    Chao Zhang;Sha Xue;Sha Xue;Guo-Bin Liu;Guo-Bin Liu;Zi-Lin Song

  • Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen storage as affected by land use in a small watershed of the Loess Plateau, China

    Chao Zhang;Guobin Liu;Guobin Liu;Sha Xue;Caili Sun

  • Changes in soil nutrient and enzyme activities under different vegetations in the Loess Plateau area, Northwest China

    Bing Wang;Bing Wang;Sha Xue;Guo Bin Liu;Guang Hui Zhang;Guang Hui Zhang

  • Impact of nitrogen addition on plant-soil-enzyme C–N–P stoichiometry and microbial nutrient limitation

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  • Soil erodibility, microbial biomass, and physical–chemical property changes during long-term natural vegetation restoration: a case study in the Loess Plateau, China

    Bingbing Zhu;Zhanbin Li;Peng Li;Guobin Liu

  • Interactions of soil bacteria and fungi with plants during long-term grazing exclusion in semiarid grasslands

    Chao Zhang;Guobin Liu;Zilin Song;Jie Wang

  • Temporal change in land use and its relationship to slope degree and soil type in a small catchment on the Loess Plateau of China

    Bo-Jie Fu;Qiu-Ju Zhang;Li-Ding Chen;Wen-Wu Zhao

  • Factors affecting domestic water consumption in rural households upon access to improved water supply: insights from the Wei River Basin, China.

    Liangxin Fan;Guobin Liu;Guobin Liu;Fei Wang;Fei Wang;Violette Geissen

  • Effects of Vegetation Cover and Rainfall Intensity on Sediment-Bound Nutrient Loss, Size Composition and Volume Fractal Dimension of Sediment Particles

    Guan-Hua Zhang;Guan-Hua Zhang;Guo-Bin Liu;Guo-Bin Liu;Guo-Liang Wang;Yu-Xia Wang

  • Effects of age and land-use changes on soil carbon and nitrogen sequestrations following cropland abandonment on the Loess Plateau, China

    Lei Deng;Guo-liang Wang;Guo-bin Liu;Zhou-ping Shangguan

  • Urea fertilization decreases soil bacterial diversity, but improves microbial biomass, respiration, and N-cycling potential in a semiarid grassland

    Chao Zhang;Zilin Song;Daohua Zhuang;Jie Wang

  • Effect of vegetation type on microstructure of soil aggregates on the Loess Plateau, China

    Dong Zhao;Mingxiang Xu;Mingxiang Xu;Guobin Liu;Luyang Ma

  • Glomalin-related soil protein affects soil aggregation and recovery of soil nutrient following natural revegetation on the Loess Plateau

    Hongfei Liu;Hongfei Liu;Xiukang Wang;Chutao Liang;Chutao Liang;Zemin Ai

  • Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry and microbial nutrient limitation during secondary succession of natural grassland on the Loess Plateau, China

    Lie Xiao;Guobin Liu;Peng Li;Qiang Li

  • Effect of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) on soil chemical and microbiological properties in the eroded hilly area of China’s Loess Plateau

    Bing Wang;Bing Wang;Guobin Liu;Guobin Liu;Sha Xue;Sha Xue

  • Temporal and spatial variations in soil organic carbon sequestration following revegetation in the hilly Loess Plateau, China

    Zheng Wang;Guo-Bin Liu;Guo-Bin Liu;Ming-Xiang Xu;Ming-Xiang Xu;Jin Zhang

  • Above- and belowground dynamics of plant community succession following abandonment of farmland on the Loess Plateau, China

    Guoliang Wang;Guobin Liu;Mingxiang Xu

  • Responses of soil enzyme activity and soil organic carbon stability over time after cropland abandonment in different vegetation zones of the Loess Plateau of China

    Hongwei Xu;Qing Qu;Yanhua Chen;Guobin Liu;Guobin Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Guo-Liang Wang
Guo-Liang Wang The Ohio State University
Violette Geissen
Violette Geissen Wageningen University & Research
Coen J. Ritsema
Coen J. Ritsema Wageningen University & Research
Lei Deng
Lei Deng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tomonori Kume
Tomonori Kume Kyushu University
Dennis C. Flanagan
Dennis C. Flanagan Agricultural Research Service
Kyoichi Otsuki
Kyoichi Otsuki Kyushu University
Atsushi Tsunekawa
Atsushi Tsunekawa Tottori University
Fei Wang
Fei Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jingyun Fang
Jingyun Fang Peking University

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