2026 Shilong Piao: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	170	7	7	1	1	667	111126

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution 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

8308
Citations
The impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in China

Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais;Yao Huang;Zehao Shen

3796
Citations
Carbon and Other Biogeochemical Cycles

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

3564
Citations
Temperature increase reduces global yields of major crops in four independent estimates

Chuang Zhao;Bing Liu;Shilong Piao;Xuhui Wang

3042
Citations
China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management

Chi Chen;Taejin Park;Xuhui Wang;Shilong Piao

2711
Citations
Greening of the Earth and its drivers

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

2582
Citations
The carbon balance of terrestrial ecosystems in China

Shilong Piao;Jingyun Fang;Philippe Ciais;Philippe Peylin

1983
Citations
Revegetation in China’s Loess Plateau is approaching sustainable water resource limits

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

1925
Citations
Plant phenology and global climate change: Current progresses and challenges

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

1886
Citations
Characteristics, drivers and feedbacks of global greening

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

1881
Citations
Reduction of forest soil respiration in response to nitrogen deposition

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

1724
Citations
Increased atmospheric vapor pressure deficit reduces global vegetation growth

Wenping Yuan;Yi Zheng;Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais

1527
Citations
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

1474
Citations
Surface Urban Heat Island Across 419 Global Big Cities

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

1443
Citations
Reduced sediment transport in the Yellow River due to anthropogenic changes

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

1381
Citations
Net carbon dioxide losses of northern ecosystems in response to autumn warming

Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais;Pierre Friedlingstein;Philippe Peylin

1313
Citations
The imbalance of the Asian water tower

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1289
Citations
CO2 balance of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests derived from a global database

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

1202
Citations
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

1122
Citations
Mapping tree density at a global scale

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

1040
Citations
Influence of spring and autumn phenological transitions on forest ecosystem productivity

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

1022
Citations
Variations in satellite-derived phenology in China's temperate vegetation.

Shilong Piao;Jingyun Fang;Liming Zhou;Philippe Ciais

1010
Citations
Recent trends and drivers of regional sources and sinks of carbon dioxide

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

930
Citations
Response to Comment on ``Surface Urban Heat Island Across 419 Global Big Cities''

Shushi Peng;Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais;Pierre Friedlingstein

21
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shushi Peng Peking University

Xuhui Wang Peking University

Ivan A. Janssens University of Antwerp

Tao Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zhenzhong Zeng Southern University of Science and Technology

Josep Peñuelas Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC

Ranga B. Myneni Boston University

Yongshuo H. Fu Beijing Normal University

Pierre Friedlingstein University of Exeter

Jingyun Fang Peking University

External Links

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