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Huadong Zang 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 Huadong Zang sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 102 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Huadong Zang 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 Huadong Zang sits on this spectrum.

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: 43 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Best Publications

  • The microplastisphere: biodegradable microplastics addition alters soil microbial community structure and function

    Jie Zhou;Jie Zhou;Heng Gui;Callum C. Banfield;Yuan Wen

  • Microplastics in the agroecosystem: Are they an emerging threat to the plant-soil system?

    Huadong Zang;Huadong Zang;Jie Zhou;Miles R. Marshall;David R. Chadwick;David R. Chadwick

  • Global systematic review with meta-analysis reveals yield advantage of legume-based rotations and its drivers

    Unknown

  • Microplastics as an emerging threat to plant and soil health in agroecosystems

    Jie Zhou;Yuan Wen;Miles R. Marshall;Jie Zhao

  • Does crop rotation yield more in China? A meta-analysis

    Jie Zhao;Jie Zhao;Yadong Yang;Kai Zhang;Jaehak Jeong

  • Arbuscular mycorrhiza enhances rhizodeposition and reduces the rhizosphere priming effect on the decomposition of soil organic matter

    Jie Zhou;Huadong Zang;Huadong Zang;Sebastian Loeppmann;Sebastian Loeppmann;Matthias Gube

  • Effect of biochar origin and soil pH on greenhouse gas emissions from sandy and clay soils

    Di Wu;Mehmet Senbayram;Huadong Zang;Ferhat Ugurlar

  • N fertilization decreases soil organic matter decomposition in the rhizosphere

    Huadong Zang;Jinyang Wang;Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Priming effects in biochar enriched soils using a three-source-partitioning approach: 14C labelling and 13C natural abundance

    Yu Luo;Huadong Zang;Zhuyun Yu;Zhiyi Chen

  • Strong priming of soil organic matter induced by frequent input of labile carbon

    Jie Zhou;Jie Zhou;Yuan Wen;Lingling Shi;Lingling Shi;Lingling Shi;Miles R. Marshall

  • Combined biochar and nitrogen application stimulates enzyme activity and root plasticity.

    Xiaona Song;Bahar S. Razavi;Bernard Ludwig;Kazem Zamanian

  • Metagenomic insights into soil microbial communities involved in carbon cycling along an elevation climosequences.

    Zhongmin Dai;Huadong Zang;Jie Chen;Yingyi Fu

  • Intercropping improves soil ecosystem multifunctionality through enhanced available nutrients but depends on regional factors

    Unknown

  • Nitrogen fertilization increases rhizodeposit incorporation into microbial biomass and reduces soil organic matter losses

    Huadong Zang;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Jinyang Wang;Xingliang Xu

  • Diversified cropping systems benefit soil carbon and nitrogen stocks by increasing aggregate stability: Results of three fractionation methods.

    Unknown

  • Water-stable aggregates and carbon accumulation in barren sandy soil depend on organic amendment method: A three-year field study

    Hongcui Dai;Yuanquan Chen;Kaichang Liu;Zongxin Li

  • Is the ‘enzyme latch’ or ‘iron gate’ the key to protecting soil organic carbon in peatlands?

    Yuan Wen;Yuan Wen;Huadong Zang;Huadong Zang;Qingxu Ma;Chris D. Evans

  • Changes in Fungal Communities across a Forest Disturbance Gradient

    Lingling Shi;Lingling Shi;Lingling Shi;Gbadamassi G. O. Dossa;Ekananda Paudel;Huadong Zang

  • Ammoniated straw incorporation increases wheat yield, yield stability, soil organic carbon and soil total nitrogen content

    Unknown

  • Yield benefits from replacing chemical fertilizers with manure under water deficient conditions of the winter wheat – summer maize system in the North China Plain

    Xiquan Wang;Yadong Yang;Jie Zhao;Jiangwen Nie

  • Rhizosphere hotspots: Root hairs and warming control microbial efficiency, carbon utilization and energy production

    Xuechen Zhang;Xuechen Zhang;Yakov Kuzyakov;Yakov Kuzyakov;Huadong Zang;Michaela A. Dippold

  • Relay strip intercropping of oat with maize, sunflower and mung bean in semi-arid regions of Northeast China: Yield advantages and economic benefits

    Xin Qian;Huadong Zang;Heshui Xu;Yuegao Hu

  • Rhizodeposition of nitrogen and carbon by mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) and its contribution to intercropped oats (Avena nuda L.).

    Huadong Zang;Xuechao Yang;Xiaomin Feng;Xin Qian

  • Carbon sequestration and turnover in soil under the energy crop Miscanthus: repeated 13C natural abundance approach and literature synthesis

    Huadong Zang;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Evgenia Blagodatskaya;Yuan Wen;Xingliang Xu

  • Intensive fertilization (N, P, K, Ca, and S) decreases organic matter decomposition in paddy soil

    Yuhuai Liu;Yuhuai Liu;Huadong Zang;Tida Ge;Jing Bai;Jing Bai

Frequent Co-Authors

Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen
Davey L. Jones
Davey L. Jones Bangor University
Zhaohai Zeng
Zhaohai Zeng China Agricultural University
Evgenia Blagodatskaya
Evgenia Blagodatskaya Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick Bangor University
Xingliang Xu
Xingliang Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Johanna Pausch
Johanna Pausch University of Bayreuth
Chris D. Evans
Chris D. Evans UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Jianchu Xu
Jianchu Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinshui Wu
Jinshui Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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