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D-Index
94
Citations
28568
World Ranking
374
National Ranking
142

Han Y. H. Chen 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 Han Y. H. Chen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 337 publications — 94th percentile

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

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

Han Y. H. Chen 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 Han Y. H. Chen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 94 D-Index — 96th percentile

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

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

Overview

Han Y. H. Chen is affiliated with Lakehead University in Canada and specializes in research within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans multiple interconnected subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, Ecology, and Plant Science.

Their research primarily addresses critical topics such as Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Forest Ecology and Management, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Chen has contributed to numerous publications with several notable recent papers including:

  • Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential, 2023, Nature
  • Hydrolysis of LiPF6-Containing Electrolyte at High Voltage, 2021, ACS Energy Letters
  • High-resolution mapping of forest canopy height using machine learning by coupling ICESat-2 LiDAR with Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 data, 2020, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
  • Late-spring frost risk between 1959 and 2017 decreased in North America but increased in Europe and Asia, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Long-term, amplified responses of soil organic carbon to nitrogen addition worldwide, 2020, Global Change Biology

Frequent co-authors with whom Chen has collaborated include:

  • Honghua Ruan
  • Peter B. Reich
  • Xiaoming Zou
  • Yuan Sun
  • Sergio de-Miguel

Chen's work appears regularly in several key scientific venues with the highest number of publications in Forest Ecology and Management, SSRN Electronic Journal, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Global Change Biology, and Journal of Ecology.

The diversity in publication venues and collaboration highlights a multidisciplinary approach within their scientific investigations. Their contributions cover a wide span of ecological and environmental topics, with a significant focus on forest ecosystems, soil science, and biogeochemical cycles.

Best Publications

  • Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

    Jingjing Liang;Thomas W. Crowther;Nicolas Picard;Susan Wiser

  • Forest productivity increases with evenness, species richness and trait variation: a global meta‐analysis

    Yu Zhang;Han Y. H. Chen;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich

  • Global negative effects of nitrogen deposition on soil microbes.

    Tian’an Zhang;Han Y. H. Chen;Honghua Ruan

  • Fine root biomass, production, turnover rates, and nutrient contents in boreal forest ecosystems in relation to species, climate, fertility, and stand age: literature review and meta-analyses.

    Z. Y. Yuan;Han Y. H. Chen

  • Understory Vegetation Dynamics of North American Boreal Forests

    Stephen A. Hart;Han Y. H. Chen

  • Dynamics of North American boreal mixedwoods

    Han Y. H. Chen;Roman V. Popadiouk

  • Meta-analysis shows positive effects of plant diversity on microbial biomass and respiration

    Chen Chen;Han Y. H. Chen;Han Y. H. Chen;Xinli Chen;Zhiqun Huang

  • Microbes drive global soil nitrogen mineralization and availability.

    Zhaolei Li;Dashuan Tian;Bingxue Wang;Jinsong Wang

  • FIRE, LOGGING, AND OVERSTORY AFFECT UNDERSTORY ABUNDANCE, DIVERSITY, AND COMPOSITION IN BOREAL FOREST

    Stephen A. Hart;Han Y. H. Chen

  • Individual size inequality links forest diversity and above-ground biomass

    Yu Zhang;Han Y. H. Chen

  • Global trends in senesced-leaf nitrogen and phosphorus

    Zhiyou Y. Yuan;Han Y. H. Chen

  • Global-scale latitudinal patterns of plant fine-root nitrogen and phosphorus.

    Z.Y. Yuan;Han Y.H. Chen;Han Y.H. Chen;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich

  • Global-scale patterns of nutrient resorption associated with latitude, temperature and precipitation

    Z. Y. Yuan;Han Y. H. Chen

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Patterns and Mechanisms of Nutrient Resorption in Plants

    Amber N. Brant;Han Y.H. Chen

  • The number of tree species on Earth

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  • Is understory plant species diversity driven by resource quantity or resource heterogeneity

    Samuel F. Bartels;Han Y. H. Chen

  • Negative effects of fertilization on plant nutrient resorption

    Z. Y. Yuan;Han Y. H. Chen

  • Tree species diversity increases fine root productivity through increased soil volume filling

    Brian W. Brassard;Han Y. H. Chen;Xavier Cavard;Jérôme Laganière

  • Stand Structural Dynamics of North American Boreal Forests

    Brian W. Brassard;Han Y. H. Chen

  • Variation and evolution of C:N ratio among different organs enable plants to adapt to N-limited environments

    Jiahui Zhang;Nianpeng He;Nianpeng He;Congcong Liu;Li Xu

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves Bergeron
Yves Bergeron Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Karel Klinka
Karel Klinka University of British Columbia
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Zhiqun Huang
Zhiqun Huang Fujian Normal University
David Paré
David Paré Natural Resources Canada
Shuli Niu
Shuli Niu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Arshad Ali
Arshad Ali Hebei University
Sean C. Thomas
Sean C. Thomas University of Toronto
Yiqi Luo
Yiqi Luo Cornell University
Scott X. Chang
Scott X. Chang University of Alberta

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