2026 Hanqin Tian: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	120	105	98	40	38	548	65993

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Hanqin Tian is a researcher affiliated with Auburn University in the United States, specializing in Environmental Science with extensive contributions to the field. Their research encompasses several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Soil Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

Tian's work covers various main topics related to environmental and atmospheric sciences. These include atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, climate variability and models, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, and hydrology and watershed management studies.

The scholar has published numerous papers, including key contributions in leading scientific venues. Selected recent papers include:

The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017 (2020) published in NOAA Institutional Repository
Global Carbon Budget 2020 (2020) published in Earth System Science Data
A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks (2020) published in Nature
Global Carbon Budget 2022 (2022) published in Earth System Science Data
Global Carbon Budget 2021 (2022) published in Earth System Science Data

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tian include Shufen Pan, Philippe Ciais, Stephen Sitch, Benjamin Poulter, and Atul K. Jain. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers frequently engaged in environmental and climate-related studies.

Tian often publishes in specific scientific venues, with the most common including:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Earth System Science Data
Global Change Biology
Nature Communications

Their research and scholarly activity have been recognized by professional organizations through awards and fellowships. Tian was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2020 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2016.

Best Publications

Global Carbon Budget 2016

Corinne Le Quere;Robbie M. Andrew;Josep G. Canadell;Stephen Sitch

4532
Citations
The global methane budget 2000–2017

Marielle Saunois;Ann R. Stavert;Ben Poulter;Philippe Bousquet

3060
Citations
Global Carbon Budget 2018

Corinne Le Quéré;Robbie M. Andrew;Pierre Friedlingstein;Stephen Sitch

2446
Citations
Global Carbon Budget 2020

Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Michael O'Sullivan;Matthew W. Jones;Robbie M. Andrew

2252
Citations
The carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2

IC Prentice;GD Farquhar;Mjr Fasham;ML Goulden

1932
Citations
A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks

Hanquin Tian;Rongting Xu;Josep G. Canadell;Rona L. Thompson

1751
Citations
Global Carbon Budget 2022

Unknown

1712
Citations
Global Carbon Budget 2019

Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Matthew W. Jones;Michael O'Sullivan;Robbie Andrew

1662
Citations
Global Carbon Budget 2021

Unknown

1586
Citations
Global Carbon Budget 2017

Corinne Le Quere;Robbie M. Andrew;Pierre Friedlingstein;Stephen Sitch

1267
Citations
Spatial and temporal patterns of China's cropland during 1990¿2000: An analysis based on Landsat TM data

Jiyuan Liu;Mingliang Liu;Mingliang Liu;Hanqin Tian;Hanqin Tian;Dafang Zhuang

1167
Citations
The global methane budget 2000–2012

Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

1161
Citations
Pattern and variation of C:N:P ratios in China’s soils: a synthesis of observational data

Hanqin Tian;Guangsheng Chen;Chi Zhang;Jerry M. Melillo

1019
Citations
Carbon balance of the terrestrial biosphere in the Twentieth Century: Analyses of CO2, climate and land use effects with four process‐based ecosystem models

A.D. McGuire;S. Sitch;Joy S. Clein;R. Dargaville

975
Citations
Contribution of increasing CO2 and climate to carbon storage by ecosystems in the United States

David S. Schimel;Jerry M. Melillo;Hanqin Tian;A. D. McGuire

818
Citations
Global patterns of drought recovery

Christopher R. Schwalm;Christopher R. Schwalm;William R. L. Anderegg;Anna M. Michalak;Joshua B. Fisher

817
Citations
Global nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer use for agriculture production in the past half century: shifted hot spots and nutrient imbalance

Chaoqun Lu;Chaoqun Lu;Hanqin Tian;Hanqin Tian

781
Citations
Terrestrial biosphere models need better representation of vegetation phenology: results from the North American Carbon Program Site Synthesis

Andrew D. Richardson;Ryan S. Anderson;M. Altaf Arain;Alan G. Barr

744
Citations
Present state of global wetland extent and wetland methane modelling: conclusions from a model inter-comparison project (WETCHIMP)

J. R. Melton;J. R. Melton;R. Wania;E. L. Hodson;B. Poulter

684
Citations
Spatial and temporal patterns of nitrogen deposition in China: Synthesis of observational data

Chaoqun Lü;Chaoqun Lü;Hanqin Tian

679
Citations
Effect of interannual climate variability on carbon storage in Amazonian ecosystems

Hanqin Tian;Jerry M. Melillo;David W. Kicklighter;A. David McGuire

655
Citations
Assessing the impacts of 1.5 °C global warming - simulation protocol of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP2b)

Katja Frieler;Stefan Lange;Franziska Piontek;Christopher P. O. Reyer

652
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shufen Pan Auburn University

Chaoqun Lu Iowa State University

Jia Yang Oklahoma State University

Benjamin Poulter Goddard Space Flight Center

Mingliang Liu Washington State University

Guangsheng Chen Zhejiang A & F University

Akihiko Ito University of Tokyo

Atul K. Jain University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Xiaofeng Xu San Diego State University

Christopher R. Schwalm Woodwell Climate Research Center

External Links

Personal website of Hanqin Tian

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