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D-Index
120
Citations
65993
World Ranking
103
National Ranking
40

Hanqin Tian 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 Hanqin Tian sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 548 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hanqin Tian 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 Hanqin Tian sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • The global methane budget 2000–2017

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

  • Global Carbon Budget 2018

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

  • Global Carbon Budget 2020

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

  • The carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2

    IC Prentice;GD Farquhar;Mjr Fasham;ML Goulden

  • A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks

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

  • Global Carbon Budget 2022

    Unknown

  • Global Carbon Budget 2019

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

  • Global Carbon Budget 2021

    Unknown

  • Global Carbon Budget 2017

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

  • 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

  • The global methane budget 2000–2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Global patterns of drought recovery

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Chaoqun Lü;Chaoqun Lü;Hanqin Tian

  • Effect of interannual climate variability on carbon storage in Amazonian ecosystems

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Shufen Pan
Shufen Pan Auburn University
Chaoqun Lu
Chaoqun Lu Iowa State University
Jia Yang
Jia Yang Oklahoma State University
Benjamin Poulter
Benjamin Poulter Goddard Space Flight Center
Mingliang Liu
Mingliang Liu Washington State University
Guangsheng Chen
Guangsheng Chen Zhejiang A & F University
Akihiko Ito
Akihiko Ito University of Tokyo
Atul K. Jain
Atul K. Jain University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Xiaofeng Xu
Xiaofeng Xu San Diego State University
Christopher R. Schwalm
Christopher R. Schwalm Woodwell Climate Research Center

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