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D-Index
69
Citations
13635
World Ranking
764
National Ranking
60

Minggang Xu 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 Minggang Xu sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 200 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Minggang Xu 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 Minggang Xu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 69 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:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

Minggang Xu mostly deals with Agronomy, Soil carbon, Soil organic matter, Manure and Phosphorus. The study incorporates disciplines such as Biogeochemical cycle and Organic farming in addition to Agronomy. Soil carbon is a primary field of his research addressed under Soil water.

In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Soil organic matter, Soil classification and Multiple cropping is strongly linked to Red soil. His Manure study combines topics in areas such as Fertilizer, Soil fertility and Corn stover. While the research belongs to areas of Phosphorus, Minggang Xu spends his time largely on the problem of Microcosm, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Botany.

His most cited work include:

  • Evaluation of different phosphate amendments on availability of metals in contaminated soil. (155 citations)
  • Soil organic carbon dynamics under long-term fertilizations in arable land of northern China (126 citations)
  • Soil organic carbon active fractions as early indicators for total carbon change under straw incorporation (123 citations)

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

Minggang Xu spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Manure, Soil carbon, Soil water and Fertilizer. His Agronomy study incorporates themes from Soil organic matter, Phosphorus and Soil fertility. His Manure research incorporates elements of Red soil, Soil pH, Crop yield, Soil chemistry and Animal science.

Minggang Xu has included themes like Carbon sequestration, Cropping system, Total organic carbon and Organic matter in his Soil carbon study. His research integrates issues of Agriculture, Crop residue, Tillage and Nitrification in his study of Soil water. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Soil classification and Field experiment.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (66.99%)
  • Manure (51.46%)
  • Soil carbon (43.69%)

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

  • Manure (51.46%)
  • Soil carbon (43.69%)
  • Soil water (30.10%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Manure, Soil carbon, Soil water, Agronomy and Animal science. His work carried out in the field of Manure brings together such families of science as Fertilizer, Mollisol, Red soil, Nutrient and Human fertilization. His Soil carbon research includes elements of Total organic carbon, Carbon sequestration, Topsoil, Straw and Soil horizon.

His Soil water study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Raising, Denitrification and Nitrification. He works mostly in the field of Agronomy, limiting it down to concerns involving Agriculture and, occasionally, Mulch. His Animal science research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil organic matter and Soil pH.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Variations in the profile distribution and protection mechanisms of organic carbon under long-term fertilization in a Chinese Mollisol (12 citations)
  • Soil and microbial biomass stoichiometry regulate soil organic carbon and nitrogen mineralization in rice-wheat rotation subjected to long-term fertilization (6 citations)
  • Long-term fertilization affects functional soil organic carbon protection mechanisms in a profile of Chinese loess plateau soil (5 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem

His primary scientific interests are in Soil carbon, Manure, Human fertilization, Animal science and Soil horizon. The Soil carbon study combines topics in areas such as Carbonate, Pedogenesis and Isotopes of carbon. His Human fertilization study results in a more complete grasp of Agronomy.

His Animal science research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Organic matter and Mollisol. The concepts of his Soil horizon study are interwoven with issues in Total organic carbon, Subsoil, Soil health and Topsoil.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Carbon and phosphorus exchange may enable cooperation between an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and a phosphate-solubilizing bacterium.

    Lin Zhang;Minggang Xu;Yu Liu;Fusuo Zhang

  • 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

  • Long-term combined chemical and manure fertilizations increase soil organic carbon and total nitrogen in aggregate fractions at three typical cropland soils in China

    Y.T. He;W.J. Zhang;M.G. Xu;X.G. Tong

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

    Shibao Chen;Minggang Xu;Yibing Ma;Juncheng Yang

  • Soil organic carbon dynamics under long-term fertilizations in arable land of northern China

    W. J. Zhang;X. J. Wang;X. J. Wang;M. G. Xu;S. M. Huang

  • Crop yield and soil organic matter after long-term straw return to soil in China

    Jinzhou Wang;Jinzhou Wang;Xiujun Wang;Xiujun Wang;Minggang Xu;Gu Feng

  • Use of 15N stable isotope to quantify nitrogen transfer between mycorrhizal plants

    Xinhua He;Xinhua He;Minggang Xu;Guo Yu Qiu;Guo Yu Qiu;Jianbin Zhou

  • 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

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

    Xiaogang Tong;Minggang Xu;Xiujun Wang;Ranjan Bhattacharyya

  • Response of soil organic matter fractions and composition of microbial community to long-term organic and mineral fertilization

    Jing Tian;Yilai Lou;Yang Gao;Huajun Fang

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

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  • 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

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

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

  • Stratification of soil organic C, N and C:N ratio as affected by conservation tillage in two maize fields of China

    Yilai Lou;Minggang Xu;Xianni Chen;Xinhua He

  • Effects of enhancing soil organic carbon sequestration in the topsoil by fertilization on crop productivity and stability: Evidence from long-term experiments with wheat-maize cropping systems in China.

    Xubo Zhang;Nan Sun;Lianhai Wu;Minggang Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinhua He
Xinhua He University of Western Australia
Xueyun Yang
Xueyun Yang Northwest A&F University
Violette Geissen
Violette Geissen Wageningen University & Research
Jerzy Lipiec
Jerzy Lipiec Polish Academy of Sciences
Fuensanta García-Orenes
Fuensanta García-Orenes Miguel Hernandez University
Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen
Jorge Mataix-Solera
Jorge Mataix-Solera Miguel Hernandez University
Jinbo Zhang
Jinbo Zhang Nanjing Normal University
Daniel V. Murphy
Daniel V. Murphy Murdoch University
Yiqi Luo
Yiqi Luo Cornell University

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