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D-Index
70
Citations
17290
World Ranking
712
National Ranking
56

Lianqing Li 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 Lianqing Li sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 168 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lianqing Li 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 Lianqing Li sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Ecosystem

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Biochar, Paddy field, Soil pH and Amendment. His Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Soil carbon, Soil water and Topsoil. His research in Soil carbon focuses on subjects like Total organic carbon, which are connected to Soil survey.

His Biochar research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Soil fertility, Ecology, Greenhouse gas and Soil respiration. His study looks at the intersection of Paddy field and topics like Soil contamination with Shoot. His Crop yield research incorporates elements of Fertilizer and Manure.

His most cited work include:

  • Effect of biochar amendment on yield and methane and nitrous oxide emissions from a rice paddy from Tai Lake plain, China. (501 citations)
  • Biochar’s effect on crop productivity and the dependence on experimental conditions—a meta-analysis of literature data (362 citations)
  • Storage and sequestration potential of topsoil organic carbon in China's paddy soils (357 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Lianqing Li spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Biochar, Soil water, Paddy field and Amendment. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Soil carbon, Topsoil and Soil pH. His research in Soil carbon intersects with topics in Total organic carbon, Soil organic matter, Carbon sequestration, Slash-and-char and Soil classification.

His Soil pH research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Cultivar and Animal science. In his study, Pollution is strongly linked to Environmental chemistry, which falls under the umbrella field of Biochar. Within one scientific family, Lianqing Li focuses on topics pertaining to Agriculture under Paddy field, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Land use and Agroforestry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (62.24%)
  • Biochar (46.15%)
  • Soil water (34.27%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Biochar (46.15%)
  • Amendment (28.67%)
  • Agronomy (62.24%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Biochar, Amendment, Agronomy, Soil water and Environmental chemistry. His Biochar study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Nutrient, Topsoil and Nuclear chemistry. Lianqing Li combines subjects such as Soil organic matter and Soil carbon with his study of Topsoil.

His Agronomy and Paddy field and Field experiment investigations all form part of his Agronomy research activities. His studies deal with areas such as Organic matter and Greenhouse gas as well as Paddy field. His studies examine the connections between Environmental chemistry and genetics, as well as such issues in Climate change, with regards to Biomass.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Biochar bound urea boosts plant growth and reduces nitrogen leaching. (31 citations)
  • Organic carbon quality, composition of main microbial groups, enzyme activities, and temperature sensitivity of soil respiration of an acid paddy soil treated with biochar (25 citations)
  • Biochar-based fertilizer: Supercharging root membrane potential and biomass yield of rice (17 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Ecosystem

His primary areas of study are Biochar, Agronomy, Environmental chemistry, Composition and Soil water. Lianqing Li connects Biochar with Amendment in his study. His work in the fields of Environmental chemistry, such as Total organic carbon, overlaps with other areas such as Chemical composition and Microbial population biology.

The various areas that Lianqing Li examines in his Soil water study include Crop yield and Greenhouse gas. As part of the same scientific family, he usually focuses on Fertilizer, concentrating on Biomass and intersecting with Organic matter and Nutrient. His Soil fertility study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Paddy field.

Best Publications

  • Effect of biochar amendment on yield and methane and nitrous oxide emissions from a rice paddy from Tai Lake plain, China.

    Afeng Zhang;Liqiang Cui;Gengxing Pan;Lianqing Li

  • Biochar’s effect on crop productivity and the dependence on experimental conditions—a meta-analysis of literature data

    Xiaoyu Liu;Afeng Zhang;Chunying Ji;Stephen Joseph;Stephen Joseph

  • Effects of biochar amendment on soil quality, crop yield and greenhouse gas emission in a Chinese rice paddy: A field study of 2 consecutive rice growing cycles

    Afeng Zhang;Rongjun Bian;Genxing Pan;Liqiang Cui

  • Storage and sequestration potential of topsoil organic carbon in China's paddy soils

    Genxing Pan;Lianqing Li;Laosheng Wu;Xuhui Zhang

  • A three-year experiment confirms continuous immobilization of cadmium and lead in contaminated paddy field with biochar amendment

    Rongjun Bian;Stephen Joseph;Stephen Joseph;Stephen Joseph;Liqiang Cui;Genxing Pan

  • Effect of biochar amendment on maize yield and greenhouse gas emissions from a soil organic carbon poor calcareous loamy soil from Central China Plain

    Afeng Zhang;Yuming Liu;Genxing Pan;Qaiser Hussain

  • Biochar soil amendment increased bacterial but decreased fungal gene abundance with shifts in community structure in a slightly acid rice paddy from Southwest China

    Junhui Chen;Xiaoyu Liu;Jinwei Zheng;Bin Zhang

  • Shifting paradigms: development of high-efficiency biochar fertilizers based on nano-structures and soluble components

    S. Joseph;E. R. Graber;L. Li;P. Taylor

  • Effects of amendment of biochar-manure compost in conjunction with pyroligneous solution on soil quality and wheat yield of a salt-stressed cropland from Central China Great Plain

    Muhammad Siddique Lashari;Yuming Liu;Lianqing Li;Weinan Pan

  • Carbon footprint of China's crop production—An estimation using agro-statistics data over 1993–2007

    Kun Cheng;Genxing Pan;Pete Smith;Ting Luo

  • Biochar decreased microbial metabolic quotient and shifted community composition four years after a single incorporation in a slightly acid rice paddy from southwest China.

    Jufeng Zheng;Junhui Chen;Junhui Chen;Genxing Pan;Xiaoyu Liu

  • Combined inorganic/organic fertilization enhances N efficiency and increases rice productivity through organic carbon accumulation in a rice paddy from the Tai Lake region, China.

    Genxing Pan;Ping Zhou;Zhipeng Li;Pete Smith

  • Biochar-manure compost in conjunction with pyroligneous solution alleviated salt stress and improved leaf bioactivity of maize in a saline soil from central China: a 2-year field experiment.

    Muhammad Siddique Lashari;Muhammad Siddique Lashari;Yingxin Ye;Haishi Ji;Lianqing Li

  • Effects of biochar on availability and plant uptake of heavy metals – A meta-analysis

    De Chen;Xiaoyu Liu;Rongjun Bian;Kun Cheng

  • Topsoil organic carbon storage of China and its loss by cultivation

    Guohan Song;Lianqing Li;Genxing Pan;Qi Zhang

  • Biochar soil amendment as a solution to prevent Cd-tainted rice from China: Results from a cross-site field experiment

    Rongjun Bian;De Chen;Xiaoyu Liu;Liqiang Cui

  • Biochar bound urea boosts plant growth and reduces nitrogen leaching.

    Wei Shi;Yanyan Ju;Rongjun Bian;Lianqing Li

  • Low uptake affinity cultivars with biochar to tackle Cd-tainted rice--A field study over four rice seasons in Hunan, China.

    De Chen;Hu Guo;Ruiyue Li;Lianqing Li

  • Biochar helps enhance maize productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions under balanced fertilization in a rainfed low fertility inceptisol.

    Dengxiao Zhang;Genxing Pan;Gang Wu;Grace Wanjiru Kibue

  • BIOCHAR AMENDMENT GREATLY REDUCES RICE Cd UPTAKE IN A CONTAMINATED PADDY SOIL: A TWO-YEAR FIELD EXPERIMENT

    Liqiang Cui;Lianqing Li;Afeng Zhang;Genxing Pan

Frequent Co-Authors

Genxing Pan
Genxing Pan Nanjing Agricultural University
Xuhui Zhang
Xuhui Zhang Nanjing Agricultural University
Jufeng Zheng
Jufeng Zheng Nanjing Agricultural University
Stephen Joseph
Stephen Joseph University of Nottingham
David E. Crowley
David E. Crowley University of California, Riverside
Andrew C. Chang
Andrew C. Chang University of California, Riverside
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Paul Munroe
Paul Munroe University of New South Wales
Timothy R. Filley
Timothy R. Filley University of Oklahoma
Weiping Chen
Weiping Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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