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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 43 3285 3061 303 302 160 6291
Ecology and Evolution 44 5120 4942 111 109 175 6660

Jiaojun Zhu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jiaojun Zhu between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jiaojun Zhu published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2022. 29 of the 243 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2022. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 15 publications
1981 2025

243 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jiaojun Zhu: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 5
2003 6
2004 5
2005 4
2006 4
2007 10
2008 6
2009 8
2010 5
2011 2
2012 8
2013 10
2014 7
2015 12
2016 11
2017 6
2018 21
2019 12
2020 12
2021 13
2022 26
2023 17
2024 14
2025 15
Total 243
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Jiaojun Zhu 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 Jiaojun Zhu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 156–160 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 160 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151 160
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Jiaojun Zhu 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 Jiaojun Zhu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219 43
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

Jiaojun Zhu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a total of 143 publications in environmental science and 46 in agricultural and biological sciences.

Their subfields of study include global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, soil science, ecology, and atmospheric science. Specifically, Zhu's work covers global and planetary change with 63 publications, nature and landscape conservation with 46, soil science with 21, ecology with 16, and atmospheric science with 16.

The main topics of Zhu's research involve plant water relations and carbon dynamics, forest ecology and management, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, fire effects on ecosystems, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, tree-ring climate responses, and forest ecology and biodiversity studies. The number of publications per topic are as follows:

  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (54)
  • Forest ecology and management (42)
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (40)
  • Fire effects on ecosystems (30)
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (28)
  • Tree-ring climate responses (20)
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (16)

Zhu frequently collaborates with several coauthors. Among the most frequent are Tian Gao with 24 joint publications, Deliang Lu with 20, G. Geoff Wang with 16, Qiaoling Yan with 15, and Kai Yang with 14 publications together.

Their work is often published in venues such as Forest Ecology and Management (14 publications), Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (9), Journal of Forestry Research (6), Ecological Processes (6), and PubMed (5).

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Zhu include:

  • Retention of deposited ammonium and nitrate and its impact on the global forest carbon sink, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Litter decomposition and nutrient release from monospecific and mixed litters: Comparisons of litter quality, fauna and decomposition site effects, 2022, Journal of Ecology
  • Severe Global Environmental Issues Caused by Canada's Record-Breaking Wildfires in 2023, 2023, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
  • Multiyear Measurements on Δ17O of Stream Nitrate Indicate High Nitrate Production in a Temperate Forest, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Individual Tree Segmentation and Tree Height Estimation Using Leaf-Off and Leaf-On UAV-LiDAR Data in Dense Deciduous Forests, 2022, Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Effects of national ecological restoration projects on carbon sequestration in China from 2001 to 2010.

    Fei Lu;Huifeng Hu;Wenjuan Sun;Jiaojun Zhu

  • EFFECT OF GAP SIZE CREATED BY THINNING ON SEEDLING EMERGENCY, SURVIVAL AND ESTABLISHMENT IN A COASTAL PINE FOREST

    Jiao-jun Zhu;Jiao-jun Zhu;Takeshi Matsuzaki;Feng-qin Lee;Yutaka Gonda

  • Soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in forest ecosystems of Northeast China: a comparison between natural secondary forest and larch plantation

    Kai Yang;Jiaojun Zhu;Min Zhang;Qiaoling Yan

  • Plant diversity of secondary forests in response to anthropogenic disturbance levels in montane regions of northeastern China

    Jiaojun Zhu;Zhihong Mao;Lile Hu;Jinxin Zhang

  • Retention of deposited ammonium and nitrate and its impact on the global forest carbon sink

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  • Effects of land use changes on the groundwater table and the decline of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica plantations in southern Horqin Sandy Land, Northeast China

    X. Zheng;J.J. Zhu;Q.L. Yan;L.N. Song

  • Effects of drought stresses induced by polyethylene glycol on germination of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica seeds from natural and plantation forests on sandy land

    Jiaojun Zhu;Hongzhang Kang;Hui Tan;Meiling Xu

  • Effects of gaps on regeneration of woody plants: a meta-analysis

    Jiaojun Zhu;Deliang Lu;Weidong Zhang

  • Changes in soil phosphorus fractions after 9 years of continuous nitrogen addition in a Larix gmelinii plantation

    Kai Yang;Jiaojun Zhu;Jiacun Gu;Lizhong Yu

  • The role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in alleviating pine decline in semiarid sandy soil of northern China: an experimental approach

    Jiao-jun Zhu;Feng-qin Li;Mei-ling Xu;Hong-zhang Kang;Hong-zhang Kang

  • Factors affecting the snow and wind induced damage of a montane secondary forest in northeastern China

    Jiao-jun. Zhu;Xiu-fen. Li;Zu-gen. Liu;Wei. Cao

  • Changes in soil P chemistry as affected by conversion of natural secondary forests to larch plantations

    Kai Yang;Jiao Jun Zhu;Qiao-Ling Yan;Osbert Jianxin Sun

  • Water use patterns of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica trees of different ages in a semiarid sandy lands of Northeast China

    Lining Song;Jiaojun Zhu;Mingcai Li;Jinxin Zhang

  • Microbial groups and their functions control the decomposition of coniferous litter: A comparison with broadleaved tree litters

    Weiwei Zhang;Kai Yang;Zhitang Lyu;Jiaojun Zhu

  • Assessment of the effects of shelterbelts on crop yields at the regional scale in Northeast China

    Xiao Zheng;Jiaojun Zhu;Zefeng Xing

  • Impacts of conversion from secondary forests to larch plantations on the structure and function of microbial communities

    Weiwei Zhang;Zhitang Lu;Kai Yang;Jiaojun Zhu

  • The impact of secondary forests conversion into larch plantations on soil chemical and microbiological properties

    Kai Yang;Wei Shi;Jiao-Jun Zhu

  • Hydraulics play an important role in causing low growth rate and dieback of aging Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica trees in plantations of Northeast China

    Yan‐Yan Liu;Yan‐Yan Liu;Ai‐Ying Wang;Yu‐Ning An;Pei‐Yong Lian

  • Structure, Pattern and Mechanisms of Formation of Seed Banks in Sand Dune Systems in Northeastern Inner Mongolia, China

    Qiaoling Yan;Zhimin Liu;Jiaojun Zhu;Yongming Luo

  • Optical stratification porosity as a measure of vertical canopy structure in a Japanese coastal forest

    J.J Zhu;J.J Zhu;T Matsuzaki;Y Gonda

  • Sources of water used by Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica trees based on stable isotope measurements in a semiarid sandy region of Northeast China

    Lining Song;Jiaojun Zhu;Mingcai Li;Jinxin Zhang

  • Changes in nitrogen and phosphorus cycling suggest a transition to phosphorus limitation with the stand development of larch plantations

    Tao Yan;Xiao-Tao Lü;Jiao-Jun Zhu;Kai Yang

  • [Numerical simulation of vertical one-dimensional water movement in unsaturated soil: a case study on coniferous forest brown soil on northern slope of Changbai Mountains].

    Hong Yang;Tie-fan Pei;Zhong Li;An-zhi Wang

  • Transpiration and canopy conductance dynamics of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica in its natural range and in an introduced region in the sandy plains of Northern China

    Lining Song;Jiaojun Zhu;Xiao Zheng;Kai Wang

  • Canopy transpiration of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica in a sparse wood grassland in the semiarid sandy region of Northeast China

    Lining Song;Jiaojun Zhu;Mingcai Li;Jinxin Zhang

  • Different light acclimation strategies of two coexisting tree species seedlings in a temperate secondary forest along five natural light levels

    Min Zhang;Jiaojun Zhu;Mingcai Li;Guangqi Zhang

  • Comparison of intrinsic water use efficiency between different aged Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica wide windbreaks in semiarid sandy land of northern China

    Lining Song;Jiaojun Zhu;Qiaoling Yan;Mingcai Li

  • Mapping Spatial Distribution of Larch Plantations from Multi-Seasonal Landsat-8 OLI Imagery and Multi-Scale Textures Using Random Forests

    Tian Gao;Jiaojun Zhu;Xiao Zheng;Guiduo Shang

  • The effects of N and P additions on soil microbial properties in paired stands of temperate secondary forests and adjacent larch plantations in Northeast China

    Kai Yang;Jiaojun Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yunting Fang
Yunting Fang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaohua Wei
Xiaohua Wei University of British Columbia
Xiao-Tao Lü
Xiao-Tao Lü Chinese Academy of Sciences
Min Zhang
Min Zhang Jiangnan University
Andrew E. Suyker
Andrew E. Suyker University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Keisuke Koba
Keisuke Koba Kyoto University
Per Gundersen
Per Gundersen University of Copenhagen
Yong Jiang
Yong Jiang Hebei University
Jingyun Fang
Jingyun Fang Peking University

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