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D-Index
61
Citations
10981
World Ranking
2819
National Ranking
282

Ming-gang Xu publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ming-gang Xu sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 170 publications — 52nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Ming-gang Xu D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ming-gang Xu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Quantitative analyses of the abundance and composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and ammonia-oxidizing archaea of a Chinese upland red soil under long-term fertilization practices

    Ji-zheng He;Ju-pei Shen;Li-mei Zhang;Yong-guan Zhu

  • Manure acts as a better fertilizer for increasing crop yields than synthetic fertilizer does by improving soil fertility.

    Andong Cai;Minggang Xu;Boren Wang;Wenju Zhang

  • Effects of agricultural management practices on soil quality: A review of long-term experiments for Europe and China

    Zhanguo Bai;Thomas Caspari;Maria Ruiperez Gonzalez;Niels H. Batjes

  • Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) growth to soil contaminated with microplastics.

    Fanrong Meng;Xiaomei Yang;Michel Riksen;Minggang Xu

  • Soil organic carbon active fractions as early indicators for total carbon change under straw incorporation

    Minggang Xu;Yilai Lou;Xiaolin Sun;Wei Wang

  • Intensified soil acidification from chemical N fertilization and prevention by manure in an 18-year field experiment in the red soil of southern China

    Zejiang Cai;Boren Wang;Minggang Xu;Huimin Zhang

  • Evaluation of different phosphate amendments on availability of metals in contaminated soil.

    Shibao Chen;Minggang Xu;Yibing Ma;Juncheng Yang

  • Effects of organic amendments on soil carbon sequestration in paddy fields of subtropical China

    Wenju Zhang;Minggang Xu;Xiujun Wang;Xiujun Wang;Qinhai Huang

  • Nitrogen use efficiency in a wheat-corn cropping system from 15 years of manure and fertilizer applications

    Yinghua Duan;Minggang Xu;Suduan Gao;Xueyun Yang

  • Soil organic carbon, total nitrogen and grain yields under long-term fertilizations in the upland red soil of southern China

    Wenju Zhang;Minggang Xu;Boren Wang;Xiujun Wang

  • Effects of biochar application on crop productivity, soil carbon sequestration, and global warming potential controlled by biochar C:N ratio and soil pH: A global meta-analysis

    Hu Xu;Andong Cai;Dong Wu;Guopeng Liang

  • Response of soil phoD phosphatase gene to long-term combined applications of chemical fertilizers and organic materials

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  • Long-term fertilization effects on organic carbon fractions in a red soil of China.

    Xiaogang Tong;Minggang Xu;Xiujun Wang;Ranjan Bhattacharyya

  • Crop yield and soil responses to long-term fertilization on a red soil in southern China.

    Unknown

  • Return rate of straw residue affects soil organic C sequestration by chemical fertilization

    Yilai Lou;Minggang Xu;Wei Wang;Xiaolin Sun

  • Model-Based Analysis of the Long-Term Effects of Fertilization Management on Cropland Soil Acidification.

    Mufan Zeng;Wim de Vries;Luc T. C. Bonten;Qichao Zhu;Qichao Zhu

  • Mechanisms for increasing soil resistance to acidification by long-term manure application

    Ren-yong Shi;Zhao-dong Liu;Yu Li;Taiming Jiang

  • Long-term effects of manure and chemical fertilizers on soil antibiotic resistome

    Wan-Ying Xie;Shuang-Ting Yuan;Ming-Gang Xu;Xin-Ping Yang

  • Chemical fertilizers could be completely replaced by manure to maintain high maize yield and soil organic carbon (SOC) when SOC reaches a threshold in the Northeast China Plain

    Unknown

  • Changes in soil microbial biomass with manure application in cropping systems: A meta-analysis

    Fengling Ren;Nan Sun;Meng Xu;Xubo Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong-Guan Zhu
Yong-Guan Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ji-Zheng He
Ji-Zheng He University of Melbourne
Li-Mei Zhang
Li-Mei Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ju-Pei Shen
Ju-Pei Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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