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Osbert Jianxin SunHebei University

Osbert Jianxin SunHebei University

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
42
Citations
7931
World Ranking
3413
National Ranking
319

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
8201
World Ranking
5269
National Ranking
114

Osbert Jianxin SunHebei University 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 Osbert Jianxin SunHebei University sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 91 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Osbert Jianxin SunHebei University 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 Osbert Jianxin SunHebei University sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Osbert Jianxin Sun is affiliated with Hebei University in China. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, encompassing significant interdisciplinary work within these fields.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these areas, their notable subfields of study cover:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Soil Science
  • Plant Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Osbert Jianxin Sun's research addresses various main topics, including:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Tree-ring climate responses

The scientist's publication record includes papers in well-regarded journals. The frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Forestry Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology
  • Forest Ecosystems

Some recent papers authored by Osbert Jianxin Sun include:

  • Carbon sequestration of Chinese forests from 2010 to 2060: spatiotemporal dynamics and its regulatory strategies (2021, Science Bulletin)
  • Impacts of landscape patterns on water-related ecosystem services under natural restoration in Liaohe River Reserve, China (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Differential effects of forest-floor litter and roots on soil organic carbon formation in a temperate oak forest (2023, Soil Biology and Biochemistry)
  • Assessing the vulnerability of ecosystems to climate change based on climate exposure, vegetation stability and productivity (2020, Forest Ecosystems)
  • Global pattern of organic carbon pools in forest soils (2024, Global Change Biology)

Osbert Jianxin Sun collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Chao Jiang
  • Xingguo Han
  • Mingxu Li
  • Yuxue Zhang
  • Yong Jiang

Best Publications

  • Can no-tillage stimulate carbon sequestration in agricultural soils? A meta-analysis of paired experiments

    Zhongkui Luo;Zhongkui Luo;Enli Wang;Osbert J. Sun

  • Grassland ecosystems in China: review of current knowledge and research advancement

    Le Kang;Xingguo Han;Zhibin Zhang;Osbert Jianxin Sun

  • Soil carbon change and its responses to agricultural practices in Australian agro-ecosystems: A review and synthesis

    Zhongkui Luo;Zhongkui Luo;Enli Wang;Osbert Jianxin Sun

  • Changes in carbon storage and fluxes in a chronosequence of ponderosa pine

    B. E. Law;O. J. Sun;J. Campbell;S. Van Tuyl

  • Disturbance and climate effects on carbon stocks and fluxes across Western Oregon USA

    B. E. Law;D. Turner;J. Campbell;O. J. Sun

  • Soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in forest ecosystems of Northeast China: a comparison between natural secondary forest and larch plantation

    Kai Yang;Jiaojun Zhu;Min Zhang;Qiaoling Yan

  • Carbon sequestration of Chinese forests from 2010 to 2060: spatiotemporal dynamics and its regulatory strategies.

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  • Dynamics of carbon stocks in soils and detritus across chronosequences of different forest types in the Pacific Northwest, USA

    Osbert J. Sun;John Campbell;Beverly E. Law;Vernon Wolf

  • Soil carbon and nitrogen stores and storage potential as affected by land-use in an agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China

    Zhiyong Zhou;Osbert J. Sun;Jianhui Huang;Linghao Li

  • Relating microbial community structure to functioning in forest soil organic carbon transformation and turnover.

    Yeming You;Juan Wang;Xueman Huang;Zuoxin Tang

  • Effects of root and litter exclusion on soil CO2 efflux and microbial biomass in wet tropical forests

    Yiqing Li;Ming Xu;Osbert J. Sun;Wangcheng Cui

  • Differential responses of litter decomposition to increased soil nutrients and water between two contrasting grassland plant species of Inner Mongolia, China

    Ping Liu;Jianhui Huang;Xingguo Han;Osbert J. Sun

  • Physiological impacts of Mg deficiency in Pinus radiata: growth and photosynthesis

    William Laing;Dennis Greer;Osbert Sun;Peter Beets

  • A meta-analysis of the temporal dynamics of priming soil carbon decomposition by fresh carbon inputs across ecosystems

    Zhongkui Luo;Enli Wang;Osbert J. Sun

  • Predicting the Spatial Distribution of an Invasive Plant Species (Eupatorium adenophorum) in China

    Li Zhu;Osbert J. Sun;Weiguo Sang;Zhenyu Li

  • Litter decomposition and nutrient release as affected by soil nitrogen availability and litter quality in a semiarid grassland ecosystem

    Ping Liu;Jianhui Huang;Osbert Jianxin Sun;Xingguo Han

  • Phenological responses of plants to climate change in an urban environment

    Zhongkui Luo;Osbert J. Sun;Quansheng Ge;Wenting Xu

  • Modeling long-term soil carbon dynamics and sequestration potential in semi-arid agro-ecosystems

    Zhongkui Luo;Enli Wang;Osbert J. Sun;Chris J. Smith

  • Changes in soil microbial biomass and community structure with addition of contrasting types of plant litter in a semiarid grassland ecosystem

    Hongmei Jin;Hongmei Jin;Osbert Jianxin Sun;Jianfeng Liu

  • Land use affects the relationship between species diversity and productivity at the local scale in a semi-arid steppe ecosystem

    Z. Zhou;O. J. Sun;J. Huang;Y. Gao

  • Physiological responses to water stress and waterlogging in Nothofagus species.

    Osbert J. Sun;Geoffrey B. Sweet;David Whitehead;Graeme D. Buchan

Frequent Co-Authors

Xingguo Han
Xingguo Han Hebei University
Beverly E. Law
Beverly E. Law Oregon State University
Enli Wang
Enli Wang Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jianhui Huang
Jianhui Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Le Kang
Le Kang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiaojun Zhu
Jiaojun Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael A. Lefsky
Michael A. Lefsky Colorado State University
Warren B. Cohen
Warren B. Cohen Oregon State University
Michael G. Ryan
Michael G. Ryan Colorado State University
Linghao Li
Linghao Li Chinese Academy of Sciences

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