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Shilong Piao

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Ecology and Evolution
China
2026
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Environmental Sciences
China
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 170 13 13 1 1 761 111660

Shilong Piao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shilong Piao between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shilong Piao published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 31 papers a year. Output peaked at 74 publications in 2023. 49 of the 805 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 74. Peak 74 publications in 2023. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 36 publications 2014: 37 publications 2015: 40 publications 2016: 70 publications 2017: 55 publications 2018: 73 publications 2019: 67 publications 2020: 45 publications 2021: 46 publications 2022: 57 publications 2023: 74 publications 2024: 49 publications 2025: 46 publications 2026: 3 publications
2001 2026

805 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shilong Piao: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 0
2003 3
2004 2
2005 4
2006 6
2007 9
2008 9
2009 13
2010 21
2011 18
2012 20
2013 36
2014 37
2015 40
2016 70
2017 55
2018 73
2019 67
2020 45
2021 46
2022 57
2023 74
2024 49
2025 46
2026 3
Total 805
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Shilong Piao publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shilong Piao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 690+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 761 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100 761
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Shilong Piao D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shilong Piao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 126+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 170 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92 170
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in China Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in China Leader Award

Overview

Shilong Piao is affiliated with Peking University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with 446 publications recorded. Their research spans several specialized areas including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Plant Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. These subfields demonstrate a wide-ranging interest in environmental processes and ecosystem dynamics.

The scientist's work focuses on key topics such as Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Climate Variability and Models, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Climate Change and Permafrost, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, and Species Distribution and Climate Change. These topics reflect interdisciplinary approaches combining climate science, ecology, and biogeochemical cycles.

Shilong Piao has published in prominent journals and venues frequently, including:

  • Global Change Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science Bulletin
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Among their recent papers, several notable publications include:

  • "Estimation of China's terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink: Methods, progress and prospects" (2022) published in Science China Earth Sciences
  • "The imbalance of the Asian water tower" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Grassland changes and adaptive management on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Multifaceted characteristics of dryland aridity changes in a warming world" (2021) published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Summer soil drying exacerbated by earlier spring greening of northern vegetation" (2020) published in Science Advances

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Josep Peñuelas, Philippe Ciais, Xuhui Wang, Tao Wang, and Anping Chen. These collaborations indicate strong research networks within environmental and Earth system sciences.

Best Publications

  • A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World’s Forests

    Yude Pan;Richard A. Birdsey;Jingyun Fang;Jingyun Fang;Richard Houghton

  • The impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in China

    Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais;Yao Huang;Zehao Shen

  • Carbon and Other Biogeochemical Cycles

    P. Ciais;C. Sabine;G. Bala;L. Bopp

  • Temperature increase reduces global yields of major crops in four independent estimates

    Chuang Zhao;Bing Liu;Shilong Piao;Xuhui Wang

  • China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management

    Chi Chen;Taejin Park;Xuhui Wang;Shilong Piao

  • Greening of the Earth and its drivers

    Zaichun Zhu;Zaichun Zhu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Ranga B. Myneni;Mengtian Huang

  • The carbon balance of terrestrial ecosystems in China

    Shilong Piao;Jingyun Fang;Philippe Ciais;Philippe Peylin

  • Revegetation in China’s Loess Plateau is approaching sustainable water resource limits

    Xiaoming Feng;Bojie Fu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Shuai Wang

  • Plant phenology and global climate change: Current progresses and challenges

    Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Qiang Liu;Anping Chen;Ivan A. Janssens

  • Characteristics, drivers and feedbacks of global greening

    Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Xuhui Wang;Taejin Park;Taejin Park;Chi Chen

  • Reduction of forest soil respiration in response to nitrogen deposition

    I.A. Janssens;W. Dieleman;S. Luyssaert;J.-A. Subke

  • Increased atmospheric vapor pressure deficit reduces global vegetation growth

    Wenping Yuan;Yi Zheng;Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais

  • Evaluation of the terrestrial carbon cycle, future plant geography and climate‐carbon cycle feedbacks using five Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs)

    Stephan Sitch;C. Huntingford;N. Gedney;P. E. Levy

  • Surface Urban Heat Island Across 419 Global Big Cities

    Shushi Peng;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais;Pierre Friedlingstein

  • Reduced sediment transport in the Yellow River due to anthropogenic changes

    Shuai Wang;Bojie Fu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Yihe Lü

  • Net carbon dioxide losses of northern ecosystems in response to autumn warming

    Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais;Pierre Friedlingstein;Philippe Peylin

  • CO2 balance of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests derived from a global database

    Sebastiaan Luyssaert;Sebastiaan Luyssaert;I. Inglima;M. Jung;A. D. Richardson

  • Recent Third Pole’s Rapid Warming Accompanies Cryospheric Melt and Water Cycle Intensification and Interactions between Monsoon and Environment: Multidisciplinary Approach with Observations, Modeling, and Analysis

    Tandong Yao;Yongkang Xue;Deliang Chen;Fahu Chen

  • Mapping tree density at a global scale

    T. W. Crowther;H. B. Glick;K. R. Covey;C. Bettigole

  • Influence of spring and autumn phenological transitions on forest ecosystem productivity

    Andrew D. Richardson;T. Andy Black;Philippe Ciais;Nicolas Delbart

  • Variations in satellite-derived phenology in China's temperate vegetation.

    Shilong Piao;Jingyun Fang;Liming Zhou;Philippe Ciais

  • Recent trends and drivers of regional sources and sinks of carbon dioxide

    S. Sitch;P. Friedlingstein;N. Gruber;S. D. Jones

  • Response to Comment on ``Surface Urban Heat Island Across 419 Global Big Cities''

    Shushi Peng;Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais;Pierre Friedlingstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Shushi Peng
Shushi Peng Peking University
Xuhui Wang
Xuhui Wang Peking University
Ivan A. Janssens
Ivan A. Janssens University of Antwerp
Tao Wang
Tao Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenzhong Zeng
Zhenzhong Zeng Southern University of Science and Technology
Josep Peñuelas
Josep Peñuelas Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC
Ranga B. Myneni
Ranga B. Myneni Boston University
Yongshuo H. Fu
Yongshuo H. Fu Beijing Normal University
Pierre Friedlingstein
Pierre Friedlingstein University of Exeter
Jingyun Fang
Jingyun Fang Peking University

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