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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 64 1008 926 76 75 142 12678

Lin Ma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lin Ma between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lin Ma published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 13.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 49 of the 242 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2021. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 27 publications
2008 2025

242 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lin Ma: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 1
2010 4
2011 4
2012 1
2013 9
2014 6
2015 2
2016 12
2017 15
2018 15
2019 24
2020 18
2021 29
2022 23
2023 29
2024 22
2025 27
Total 242
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Lin Ma 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 Lin Ma 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, 141–145 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: 142 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
141–145 176 142
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
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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Lin Ma 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 Lin Ma 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
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 64
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

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

Her primary areas of investigation include Agriculture, Agronomy, Food chain, Crop and Fertilizer. Her studies in Agriculture integrate themes in fields like Environmental engineering and Nutrient. As part of her studies on Agronomy, she often connects relevant subjects like Nutrient management.

As a member of one scientific family, Lin Ma mostly works in the field of Food chain, focusing on Food processing and, on occasion, Agricultural economics. Her work deals with themes such as Nutrient cycle, Beijing, Greenhouse gas and Cycling, which intersect with Agricultural economics. Her Fertilizer research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Livestock and Land use.

Her most cited work include:

  • Producing more grain with lower environmental costs (667 citations)
  • Integrated soil and plant phosphorus management for crop and environment in China. A review (152 citations)
  • Modeling Nutrient Flows in the Food Chain of China (132 citations)

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

Lin Ma focuses on Agriculture, Nutrient, Manure, Agronomy and Fertilizer. Her Agriculture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Environmental engineering, Agricultural economics and Food chain. Her Food chain study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Nutrient cycle, Food processing and Beijing.

Lin Ma has researched Manure in several fields, including Livestock, Crop residue and Animal science. As a part of the same scientific study, she usually deals with the Agronomy, concentrating on Cycling and frequently concerns with Denitrification. Her research integrates issues of Toxicology, Irrigation and Land use in her study of Fertilizer.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Agriculture (43.41%)
  • Nutrient (29.46%)
  • Manure (34.11%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Nutrient (29.46%)
  • Water resource management (12.40%)
  • Agriculture (43.41%)

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

Lin Ma mainly investigates Nutrient, Water resource management, Agriculture, Manure and Eutrophication. Particularly relevant to Nutrient management is her body of work in Nutrient. She combines subjects such as Food processing, Land use and Fertilizer with her study of Agriculture.

Her Food processing research includes themes of Sustainability and Agricultural science. Her work in Fertilizer tackles topics such as Food chain which are related to areas like Livestock. Her Manure research also works with subjects such as

  • Pollution together with Crop,
  • Animal science together with Nitrous oxide, Methane and Phosphorus supplement.

Between 2019 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • The progress of composting technologies from static heap to intelligent reactor: Benefits and limitations (8 citations)
  • Cost-effective management of coastal eutrophication: A case study for the yangtze river basin (7 citations)
  • Air quality, nitrogen use efficiency and food security in China are improved by cost-effective agricultural nitrogen management (6 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

Her primary scientific interests are in Nutrient, Agriculture, Nutrient management, Organic matter and Manure. Her research in Agriculture intersects with topics in Livestock, Food processing, Food chain and Environmental protection. Her Food processing study combines topics in areas such as Crop yield, Food security and Agricultural science.

The various areas that Lin Ma examines in her Nutrient management study include Eutrophication and Water resource management. Her research on Organic matter also deals with topics like

  • Environmental chemistry, which have a strong connection to Denitrification, Cycling, Nitrification and Palustrine wetland,
  • Soil microbiology that connect with fields like Biogeochemical cycle. In general Manure, her work in Liquid manure is often linked to Productivity linking many areas of study.

Best Publications

  • Producing more grain with lower environmental costs

    Xinping Chen;Zhenling Cui;Mingsheng Fan;Peter Vitousek

  • China's livestock transition: Driving forces, impacts, and consequences

    Zhaohai Bai;Zhaohai Bai;Wenqi Ma;Lin Ma;Gerard L. Velthof

  • Integrated soil and plant phosphorus management for crop and environment in China. A review

    H. Li;G. Huang;Q. Meng;L. Ma

  • Modeling Nutrient Flows in the Food Chain of China

    L. Ma;W. Q. Ma;G. L. Velthof;F. H. Wang

  • A critical review on livestock manure biorefinery technologies: Sustainability, challenges, and future perspectives

    Benyamin Khoshnevisan;Na Duan;Panagiotis Tsapekos;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies and losses in the food chain in China at regional scales in 1980 and 2005.

    L. Ma;G.L. Velthof;F.H. Wang;W. Qin

  • China’s future food demand and its implications for trade and environment

    Hao Zhao;Hao Zhao;Jinfeng Chang;Jinfeng Chang;Petr Havlík;Michiel van Dijk;Michiel van Dijk

  • Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Flows through the Manure Management Chain in China.

    Zhaohai Bai;Lin Ma;Shuqin Jin;Wenqi Ma

  • Air quality, nitrogen use efficiency and food security in China are improved by cost-effective agricultural nitrogen management

    Yixin Guo;Youfan Chen;Timothy D. Searchinger;Mi Zhou

  • An Analysis of China’s Fertilizer Policies: Impacts on the Industry, Food Security, and the Environment

    Yuxuan Li;Weifeng Zhang;Lin Ma;Gaoqiang Huang

  • Agricultural ammonia emissions inventory and spatial distribution in the North China Plain

    Y. Zhang;A.J. Dore;L. Ma;L. Ma;X.J. Liu

  • Alarming nutrient pollution of Chinese rivers as a result of agricultural transitions

    Maryna Strokal;Lin Ma;Zhaohai Bai;Shengji Luan

  • Phosphorus in China's Intensive Vegetable Production Systems: Overfertilization, Soil Enrichment, and Environmental Implications.

    Zhengjuan Yan;Pengpeng Liu;Yuhong Li;Lin Ma

  • Hotspots for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Losses from Food Production in China: A County-Scale Analysis.

    Mengru Wang;Lin Ma;Maryna Strokal;Wenqi Ma

  • Environmental assessment of management options for nutrient flows in the food chain in China.

    Lin Ma;Lin Ma;Fanghao Wang;Weifeng Zhang;Wenqi Ma

  • Microbial nitrogen removal pathways in integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland systems.

    Yun Hu;Feng He;Lin Ma;Yi Zhang

  • The MARINA model (Model to Assess River Inputs of Nutrients to seAs): Model description and results for China.

    Maryna Strokal;Carolien Kroeze;Mengru Wang;Mengru Wang;Zhaohai Bai

  • Changes in pig production in China and their effects on nitrogen and phosphorus use and losses.

    Z. H. Bai;L. Ma;W. Qin;Q. Chen

  • Combined applications of organic and synthetic nitrogen fertilizers for improving crop yield and reducing reactive nitrogen losses from China's vegetable systems: A meta-analysis.

    Bin Liu;Xiaozhong Wang;Lin Ma;Dave Chadwick

  • Nitrogen footprint in China: food, energy, and nonfood goods.

    Baojing Gu;Allison M. Leach;Lin Ma;Lin Ma;James N. Galloway

  • An analysis of China's grain production: looking back and looking forward

    Yuxuan Li;Weifeng Zhang;Lin Ma;Lin Ma;Liang Wu

  • Nitrogen footprints: Regional realities and options to reduce nitrogen loss to the environment

    Hideaki Shibata;James N. Galloway;Allison M. Leach;Lia R. Cattaneo

  • Accumulation and leaching of nitrate in soils in wheat-maize production in China

    Jie Lu;Zhaohai Bai;Gerard L. Velthof;Zhiguo Wu

  • The phosphorus footprint of China's food chain: implications for food security, natural resource management, and environmental quality.

    F. Wang;J. T. Sims;L. Ma;W. Ma

  • Outlook of China's agriculture transforming from smallholder operation to sustainable production

    Qingsong Zhang;Yiyan Chu;Yanfang Xue;Hao Ying

  • Impacts of urban expansion on nitrogen and phosphorus flows in the food system of Beijing from 1978 to 2008

    Lin Ma;Lin Ma;Lin Ma;Jinhua Guo;Gerard L. Velthof;Yanming Li

  • Nitrogen flow and use efficiency in production and utilization of wheat, rice and maize in China

    Wenqi Ma;Jianhui Li;Lin Ma;Fanghao Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhaohai Bai
Zhaohai Bai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fusuo Zhang
Fusuo Zhang China Agricultural University
Carolien Kroeze
Carolien Kroeze Wageningen University & Research
Oene Oenema
Oene Oenema Wageningen University & Research
Gerard L. Velthof
Gerard L. Velthof Wageningen University & Research
Maryna Strokal
Maryna Strokal Wageningen University & Research
David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick Bangor University
Zhenbin Wu
Zhenbin Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiafa Luo
Jiafa Luo AgResearch

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