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Scott X. Chang

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Canada
2026
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Environmental Sciences
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
85
Citations
25650
World Ranking
347
National Ranking
5

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
95
Citations
32530
World Ranking
357
National Ranking
24

Scott X. Chang 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 Scott X. Chang sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 449 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott X. Chang 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 Scott X. Chang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award
  • 2020 - Kingenta Agricultural Science Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Canadian Society of Soil Science
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Scott X. Chang is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and specializes in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research primarily focuses on soil science, ecology, and plant science with additional engagement in global and planetary change as well as environmental chemistry.

The scientist's work covers key topics including:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions

Frequent co-authors of Scott X. Chang include:

  • Yanjiang Cai
  • Edward W. Bork
  • Zhengfeng An
  • Ali El-Naggar
  • Cameron N. Carlyle

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Biology and Fertility of Soils
  • Global Change Biology
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Geoderma

Recent published papers include:

  • Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality, 2021, The Innovation
  • Elevated temperature shifts soil N cycling from microbial immobilization to enhanced mineralization, nitrification and denitrification across global terrestrial ecosystems, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Emerging contaminants: A One Health perspective, 2024, The Innovation
  • Improper solid waste management increases potential for COVID-19 spread in developing countries, 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Biochar increases soil microbial biomass with changes in extra- and intracellular enzyme activities: a global meta-analysis, 2020, Biochar

Scott X. Chang has received several awards including:

  • Kingenta Agricultural Science Award, American Society of Agronomy, 2020
  • Fellow of the Canadian Society of Soil Science, 2018
  • Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy, 2016
  • Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America, 2016

Best Publications

  • Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality

    Fang Wang;Jean Damascene Harindintwali;Zhizhang Yuan;Zhizhang Yuan;Min Wang

  • Long-term nitrogen fertilization decreases bacterial diversity and favors the growth of Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria in agro-ecosystems across the globe

    Zhongmin Dai;Weiqin Su;Huaihai Chen;Albert Barberán

  • Response of microbial communities to biochar-amended soils: a critical review

    Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya;James Tsz Fung Wong;Yohey Hashimoto;Longbin Huang

  • Biochar had effects on phosphorus sorption and desorption in three soils with differing acidity

    Gang Xu;JunNa Sun;HongBo Shao;HongBo Shao;Scott X. Chang;Scott X. Chang

  • Nitrate in groundwater of China: Sources and driving forces

    Baojing Gu;Ying Ge;Scott X. Chang;Weidong Luo

  • Integrating Biochar, Bacteria, and Plants for Sustainable Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Organic Pollutants

    Unknown

  • Elevated temperature shifts soil N cycling from microbial immobilization to enhanced mineralization, nitrification and denitrification across global terrestrial ecosystems

    Zhongmin Dai;Mengjie Yu;Huaihai Chen;Haochun Zhao

  • Biochar composition-dependent impacts on soil nutrient release, carbon mineralization, and potential environmental risk: A review.

    Ali El-Naggar;Ahmed Hamdy El-Naggar;Sabry M. Shaheen;Binoy Sarkar

  • Pyrolysis condition affected sulfamethazine sorption by tea waste biochars.

    Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha;Meththika Vithanage;Ming Zhang;Mahtab Ahmad

  • Improper Solid Waste Management Increases Potential for COVID-19 Spread in Developing Countries.

    Christopher Nzediegwu;Scott X. Chang

  • Determinants of bacterial communities in Canadian agroforestry systems.

    Samiran Banerjee;Samiran Banerjee;Mark Baah-Acheamfour;Cameron N. Carlyle;Andrew Bissett

  • Status assessment and probabilistic health risk modeling of metals accumulation in agriculture soils across China: A synthesis

    Shiyan Yang;Jian Zhao;Scott X. Chang;Chris Collins

  • Biochar increases soil microbial biomass with changes in extra- and intracellular enzyme activities: a global meta-analysis

    Prem Pokharel;Zilong Ma;Scott X. Chang

  • What is more important for enhancing nutrient bioavailability with biochar application into a sandy soil: Direct or indirect mechanism?

    G. Xu;L. L. Wei;J. N. Sun;H. B. Shao;H. B. Shao

  • Deciphering factors driving soil microbial life‐history strategies in restored grasslands

    Unknown

  • Nondestructive and rapid estimation of hardwood foliar nitrogen status using the SPAD-502 chlorophyll meter

    Scott X. Chang;Daniel J. Robison

  • Nitrogen fertilization weakens the linkage between soil carbon and microbial diversity: A global meta‐analysis

    Unknown

  • Biochar properties and lead(II) adsorption capacity depend on feedstock type, pyrolysis temperature, and steam activation.

    Jin-Hyeob Kwak;Shahinoor Islam;Siyuan Wang;Selamawit Ashagre Messele

  • SMART biochar technology—A shifting paradigm towards advanced materials and healthcare research

    Yong Sik Ok;Scott X. Chang;Bin Gao;Hyun Joong Chung

  • Soil pH has contrasting effects on gross and net nitrogen mineralizations in adjacent forest and grassland soils in central Alberta, Canada

    Yi Cheng;Yi Cheng;Jing Wang;Bruno Mary;Jin-bo Zhang

  • Contrasting effects of wheat straw and its biochar on greenhouse gas emissions and enzyme activities in a Chernozemic soil

    Fengping Wu;Fengping Wu;Zhikuan Jia;Sunguo Wang;Scott X. Chang

  • Effects of plant diversity on microbial biomass and community metabolic profiles in a full-scale constructed wetland.

    Chong-Bang Zhang;Jiang Wang;Wen-Li Liu;Si-Xi Zhu

  • Long-term intensive management effects on soil organic carbon pools and chemical composition in Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) forests in subtropical China

    Yongfu Li;Jiaojiao Zhang;Scott X. Chang;Peikun Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Edward W. Bork
Edward W. Bork University of Alberta
Zucong Cai
Zucong Cai Nanjing Normal University
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan University of Western Australia
Jinbo Zhang
Jinbo Zhang Nanjing Normal University
M. Anne Naeth
M. Anne Naeth University of Alberta
Christoph Müller
Christoph Müller Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Baojing Gu
Baojing Gu Zhejiang University
De-Hui Zeng
De-Hui Zeng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jagtar S. Bhatti
Jagtar S. Bhatti Canadian Forest Service

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