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Earth Science

D-Index
37
Citations
4388
World Ranking
6974
National Ranking
445

Best Publications

  • Soil erosion processes and sediment sorting associated with transport mechanisms on steep slopes

    Z.H. Shi;Z.H. Shi;N.F. Fang;F.Z. Wu;L. Wang

  • Impacts of land use change on watershed streamflow and sediment yield: An assessment using hydrologic modelling and partial least squares regression

    B. Yan;B. Yan;N.F. Fang;P.C. Zhang;Z.H. Shi;Z.H. Shi

  • Research on the SCS-CN initial abstraction ratio using rainfall-runoff event analysis in the Three Gorges Area, China

    Zhi-Hua Shi;Zhi-Hua Shi;Li-Ding Chen;Nu-Fang Fang;De-Fu Qin

  • Mixed artificial grasslands with more roots improved mine soil infiltration capacity

    Gao-Lin Wu;Gao-Lin Wu;Zheng Yang;Zeng Cui;Yu Liu;Yu Liu

  • Effects of Mulch Cover Rate on Interrill Erosion Processes and the Size Selectivity of Eroded Sediment on Steep Slopes

    Z. H. Shi;B. J. Yue;L. Wang;N. F. Fang

  • Rainfall kinetic energy controlling erosion processes and sediment sorting on steep hillslopes: A case study of clay loam soil from the Loess Plateau, China

    L. Wang;Z.H. Shi;J. Wang;N.F. Fang

  • The effects of rainfall regimes and land use changes on runoff and soil loss in a small mountainous watershed

    Nu-Fang Fang;Nu-Fang Fang;Zhi-Hua Shi;Zhi-Hua Shi;Zhi-Hua Shi;Lu Li;Zhong-Lu Guo

  • Modeling the impacts of integrated small watershed management on soil erosion and sediment delivery: A case study in the Three Gorges Area, China

    Z.H. Shi;Z.H. Shi;L. Ai;N.F. Fang;H.D. Zhu

  • Quantitative analysis of factors controlling sediment yield in mountainous watersheds

    Z.H. Shi;Z.H. Shi;X.D. Huang;L. Ai;N.F. Fang

  • Aggregate stability and associated organic carbon and nitrogen as affected by soil erosion and vegetation rehabilitation on the Loess Plateau

    Yixia Wang;Yixia Wang;Lishan Ran;Nufang Fang;Nufang Fang;Zhihua Shi;Zhihua Shi

  • Linking watershed geomorphic characteristics to sediment yield: Evidence from the Loess Plateau of China

    H. Y. Zhang;Z. H. Shi;N. F. Fang;M. H. Guo

  • Modeling the daily suspended sediment concentration in a hyperconcentrated river on the Loess Plateau, China, using the Wavelet–ANN approach

    Qian-Jin Liu;Qian-Jin Liu;Zhi-Hua Shi;Zhi-Hua Shi;Nu-Fang Fang;Hua-De Zhu

  • Using biomarkers as fingerprint properties to identify sediment sources in a small catchment.

    Fangxin Chen;Fangxin Chen;Nufang Fang;Nufang Fang;Zhihua Shi;Zhihua Shi

  • Freeze/thaw and soil moisture effects on wind erosion

    L. Wang;Z. H. Shi;G. L. Wu;N. F. Fang

  • Hydrological and environmental controls of the stream nitrate concentration and flux in a small agricultural watershed

    Y. Zhou;J.F. Xu;W. Yin;L. Ai

  • Soil moisture response to environmental factors following precipitation events in a small catchment

    H.D. Zhu;Z.H. Shi;Z.H. Shi;N.F. Fang;G.L. Wu

  • Soil physical properties response to grassland conversion from cropland on the semi-arid area

    Gao-Lin Wu;Gao-Lin Wu;Yu Liu;Yu Liu;Nu-Fang Fang;Nu-Fang Fang;Lei Deng;Lei Deng

  • Effective soil erosion control represents a significant net carbon sequestration

    Lishan Ran;Xixi Lu;Nufang Fang;Xiankun Yang

  • Runoff and soil erosion of field plots in a subtropical mountainous region of China

    N.F. Fang;N.F. Fang;L. Wang;Z.H. Shi;Z.H. Shi

  • Large-scale afforestation significantly increases permanent surface water in China's vegetation restoration regions

    Yi Zeng;Yi Zeng;Xiankun Yang;Nufang Fang;Nufang Fang;Zhihua Shi;Zhihua Shi;Zhihua Shi

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