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Qiuan Zhu

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
11586
World Ranking
3270
National Ranking
63

Qiuan Zhu publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qiuan Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 174 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Qiuan Zhu D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qiuan Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Qiuan Zhu is affiliated with Hohai University in China and primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant body of work in the subfields of Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their research covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Cryospheric Studies and Observations
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Qiuan Zhu has contributed to several recent publications, with notable papers including:

  • "An early warning signal for grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Carbon and nitrogen cycling on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau," 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017," 2020, NOAA Institutional Repository
  • "Progressive nitrogen limitation across the Tibetan alpine permafrost region," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The significant contribution of lake depth in regulating global lake diffusive methane emissions," 2020, Water Research

Frequent coauthors in their research include Changhui Peng, Jiang Zhang, Huai Chen, and Meng Wang.

Qiuan Zhu's work has been published in various scientific venues, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Land
  • Nature Communications
  • Global Change Biology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ecological Indicators

Best Publications

  • The global methane budget 2000–2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • The impacts of climate change and human activities on biogeochemical cycles on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

    Huai Chen;Qiuan Zhu;Changhui Peng;Ning Wu;Ning Wu

  • A drought-induced pervasive increase in tree mortality across Canada's boreal forests

    Changhui Peng;Changhui Peng;Zhihai Ma;Xiangdong Lei;Xiangdong Lei;Qiuan Zhu;Qiuan Zhu

  • Multiple afforestation programs accelerate the greenness in the 'Three North' region of China from 1982 to 2013

    Yao Zhang;Yao Zhang;Changhui Peng;Changhui Peng;Weizhong Li;Liuxi Tian;Liuxi Tian

  • Regional drought-induced reduction in the biomass carbon sink of Canada's boreal forests

    Zhihai Ma;Changhui Peng;Qiuan Zhu;Huai Chen

  • The North American Carbon Program Multi-Scale Synthesis and Terrestrial Model Intercomparison Project – Part 1: Overview and experimental design

    D. N. Huntzinger;C. Schwalm;A. M. Michalak;K. Schaefer

  • The Global N2O Model Intercomparison Project

    Hanqin Tian;Jia Yang;Chaoqun Lu;Rongting Xu

  • Methane emissions from rice paddies natural wetlands, lakes in China: synthesis new estimate

    Huai Chen;Qiu'an Zhu;Changhui Peng;Changhui Peng;Ning Wu;Ning Wu

  • Global wetland contribution to 2000–2012 atmospheric methane growth rate dynamics

    Benjamin Poulter;Philippe Bousquet;Josep G. Canadell;Philippe Ciais

  • The carbon flux of global rivers: A re-evaluation of amount and spatial patterns

    Mingxu Li;Changhui Peng;Changhui Peng;Meng Wang;Wei Xue

  • The carbon stock of alpine peatlands on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau during the Holocene and their future fate

    Huai Chen;Huai Chen;Gang Yang;Gang Yang;Changhui Peng;Changhui Peng;Yao Zhang

  • Disentangling climatic and anthropogenic controls on global terrestrial evapotranspiration trends

    Jiafu Mao;Wenting Fu;Xiaoying Shi;Daniel M. Ricciuto

  • Methane emissions from the surface of the Three Gorges Reservoir

    Huai Chen;Xingzhong Yuan;Zhongli Chen;Yuyuan Wu

  • Effects of soil warming, rainfall reduction and water table level on CH4 emissions from the Zoige peatland in China

    Gang Yang;Gang Yang;Huai Chen;Huai Chen;Ning Wu;Jianqing Tian

  • Quantification of methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills in China during the past decade

    Mingxi Du;Changhui Peng;Changhui Peng;Xiaoge Wang;Huai Chen

  • Variability and quasi-decadal changes in the methane budget over the period 2000-2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • Modelling the impacts of climate and land use changes on soil water erosion: Model applications, limitations and future challenges.

    Yanrong Guo;Changhui Peng;Qiuan Zhu;Meng Wang

  • A global meta-analysis of changes in soil carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur, and stoichiometric shifts after forestation

    Shengwei Shi;Shengwei Shi;Changhui Peng;Changhui Peng;Meng Wang;Qiuan Zhu

  • Large-scale detection of vegetation dynamics and their potential drivers using MODIS images and BFAST: A case study in Quebec, Canada

    Xiuqin Fang;Xiuqin Fang;Qiuan Zhu;Liliang Ren;Huai Chen

  • Progressive nitrogen limitation across the Tibetan alpine permafrost region.

    Dan Kou;Guibiao Yang;Fei Li;Xuehui Feng

  • Evaluating the effects of future climate change and elevated CO2 on the water use efficiency in terrestrial ecosystems of China

    Qiuan Zhu;Qiuan Zhu;Hong Jiang;Changhui Peng;Jinxun Liu

  • Variability and quasi-decadal changes in the methane budget over the period 2000--2012 (in open review in ACPD) doi: 10.5194/acp-2017-296

    M. Saunois;P. Bousquet;B. Poulter;A. Peregon

Frequent Co-Authors

Changhui Peng
Changhui Peng University of Quebec at Montreal
Huai Chen
Huai Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shushi Peng
Shushi Peng Peking University
Hanqin Tian
Hanqin Tian Auburn University
Christopher R. Schwalm
Christopher R. Schwalm Woodwell Climate Research Center
Akihiko Ito
Akihiko Ito University of Tokyo
Benjamin Poulter
Benjamin Poulter Goddard Space Flight Center
Yao Zhang
Yao Zhang Peking University
Xiaoying Shi
Xiaoying Shi Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Anna M. Michalak
Anna M. Michalak Stanford University

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