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Shilong Piao

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Ecology and Evolution
China
2026

Shilong Piao 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 Shilong Piao sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

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Shilong Piao 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 Shilong Piao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

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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

  • 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

  • The imbalance of the Asian water tower

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  • 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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