2026 Huadong Zang: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Rising Stars	37	769	767	253	253	109	4708
Plant Science and Agronomy	43	3295	3071	307	306	102	6203

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Rising Stars

769

767

253

109

4708

Plant Science and Agronomy

3295

3071

307

306

102

6203

Rising Stars

D-Index

Citations

4708

World Ranking

769

National Ranking

253

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

6203

World Ranking

3295

National Ranking

307

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

545
Citations
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

376
Citations
Global systematic review with meta-analysis reveals yield advantage of legume-based rotations and its drivers

Unknown

373
Citations
Microplastics as an emerging threat to plant and soil health in agroecosystems

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

332
Citations
Does crop rotation yield more in China? A meta-analysis

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

235
Citations
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

192
Citations
Effect of biochar origin and soil pH on greenhouse gas emissions from sandy and clay soils

Di Wu;Mehmet Senbayram;Huadong Zang;Ferhat Ugurlar

159
Citations
N fertilization decreases soil organic matter decomposition in the rhizosphere

Huadong Zang;Jinyang Wang;Yakov Kuzyakov

158
Citations
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

143
Citations
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

134
Citations
Combined biochar and nitrogen application stimulates enzyme activity and root plasticity.

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

113
Citations
Metagenomic insights into soil microbial communities involved in carbon cycling along an elevation climosequences.

Zhongmin Dai;Huadong Zang;Jie Chen;Yingyi Fu

107
Citations
Intercropping improves soil ecosystem multifunctionality through enhanced available nutrients but depends on regional factors

Unknown

106
Citations
Nitrogen fertilization increases rhizodeposit incorporation into microbial biomass and reduces soil organic matter losses

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

97
Citations
Diversified cropping systems benefit soil carbon and nitrogen stocks by increasing aggregate stability: Results of three fractionation methods.

Unknown

97
Citations
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

96
Citations
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

90
Citations
Changes in Fungal Communities across a Forest Disturbance Gradient

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

87
Citations
Ammoniated straw incorporation increases wheat yield, yield stability, soil organic carbon and soil total nitrogen content

Unknown

85
Citations
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

80
Citations
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

59
Citations
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

57
Citations
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

57
Citations
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

56
Citations
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

54
Citations