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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
13109
World Ranking
3569
National Ranking
69

Hua Zheng 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 Hua Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 157 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hua Zheng 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 Hua Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hua Zheng is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with 228 publications in the area. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, Soil Science, and Atmospheric Science.

The main topics that characterize Hua Zheng's scientific inquiry include Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Hua Zheng has authored several recent papers across high-profile journals, including:

  • Using gross ecosystem product (GEP) to value nature in decision making, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Twenty years of China's water pollution control: Experiences and challenges, 2022, Chemosphere
  • Time and space catch up with restoration programs that ignore ecosystem service trade-offs, 2021, Science Advances
  • Mapping the benefits of nature in cities with the InVEST software, 2021, npj Urban Sustainability
  • Systematic review of ecosystem services flow measurement: Main concepts, methods, applications and future directions, 2022, Ecosystem Services

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors who have also contributed to environmental research. These include Ruonan Li, Yanzheng Yang, Zhiyun Ouyang, Jinfeng Ma, and Zhi Wen, reflecting a network of collaboration across various studies and projects.

Hua Zheng's work has been published repeatedly in multiple respected scientific venues. The frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Ecosystem Services

Best Publications

  • Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective.

    Gregory N. Bratman;Christopher B. Anderson;Marc G. Berman;Bobby Cochran

  • Improvements in ecosystem services from investments in natural capital

    Zhiyun Ouyang;Hua Zheng;Yi Xiao;Stephen Polasky

  • Strengthening protected areas for biodiversity and ecosystem services in China

    Weihua Xu;Yi Xiao;Jingjing Zhang;Wu Yang

  • Soil carbon sequestrations by nitrogen fertilizer application, straw return and no-tillage in China's cropland

    Fei Lu;Xiaoke Wang;Bing Han;Zhiyun Ouyang

  • Spatial pattern of greenspace affects land surface temperature: evidence from the heavily urbanized Beijing metropolitan area, China

    Xiaoma Li;Weiqi Zhou;Zhiyun Ouyang;Weihua Xu

  • Using gross ecosystem product (GEP) to value nature in decision making.

    Zhiyun Ouyang;Changsu Song;Hua Zheng;Stephen Polasky

  • Spatial characteristics between biodiversity and ecosystem services in a human-dominated watershed

    Yang Bai;Changwei Zhuang;Zhiyun Ouyang;Hua Zheng

  • Spatial pattern of impervious surfaces and their impacts on land surface temperature in Beijing, China.

    Rong-bo Xiao;Zhi-yun Ouyang;Hua Zheng;Wei-feng Li

  • Culturable Airborne Bacteria in Outdoor Environments in Beijing, China

    Zhiguo Fang;Zhiyun Ouyang;Hua Zheng;Xiaoke Wang

  • Benefits, costs, and livelihood implications of a regional payment for ecosystem service program

    Hua Zheng;Brian E. Robinson;Yi Cheng Liang;Stephen Polasky

  • Realizing the values of natural capital for inclusive, sustainable development: Informing China's new ecological development strategy.

    Hua Zheng;Lijuan Wang;Wenjia Peng;Cuiping Zhang

  • Culturable airborne fungi in outdoor environments in Beijing, China

    Zhiguo Fang;Zhiyun Ouyang;Lifeng Hu;Xiaoke Wang

  • Using ecosystem service trade-offs to inform water conservation policies and management practices

    Hua Zheng;Yifeng Li;Brian E Robinson;Gang Liu

  • Ecosystem service synergies/trade-offs informing the supply-demand match of ecosystem services: Framework and application

    Lijuan Wang;Hua Zheng;Zhi Wen;Lei Liu

  • Impacts of reforestation approaches on runoff control in the hilly red soil region of Southern China

    Hua Zheng;Falin Chen;Zhiyun Ouyang;Naimei Tu

  • Time and space catch up with restoration programs that ignore ecosystem service trade-offs

    Ruonan Li;Hua Zheng;Patrick O’Connor;Huashan Xu

  • Variation of carbon storage by different reforestation types in the hilly red soil region of southern China

    Hua Zheng;Zhiyun Ouyang;Weihua Xu;Xiaoke Wang

  • Systematic review of ecosystem services flow measurement: Main concepts, methods, applications and future directions

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  • Mapping ecosystem services bundles to detect high- and low-value ecosystem services areas for land use management

    Yanying Yang;Hua Zheng;Lingqiao Kong;Binbin Huang

  • Hidden Loss of Wetlands in China.

    Weihua Xu;Xinyue Fan;Jungai Ma;Stuart L. Pimm

  • Concentration and Size Distribution of Culturable Airborne Microorganisms in Outdoor Environments in Beijing, China

    Zhiguo Fang;Zhiyun Ouyang;Hua Zheng;Xiaoke Wang

  • Impacts of conservation and human development policy across stakeholders and scales.

    Cong Li;Hua Zheng;Shuzhuo Li;Xiaoshu Chen

  • Designing a conservation plan for protecting the habitat for giant pandas in the Qionglai mountain range, China

    Weih ua Xu;Zhiyun Ouyang;Andrés Viña;Hua Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhiyun Ouyang
Zhiyun Ouyang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoke Wang
Xiaoke Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weihua Xu
Weihua Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gretchen C. Daily
Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University
Jianguo Liu
Jianguo Liu Michigan State University
Stephen Polasky
Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota
Mary Ruckelshaus
Mary Ruckelshaus Stanford University
Tong Wu
Tong Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weiqi Zhou
Weiqi Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinshui Wu
Jinshui Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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