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Overview

Tusheng Ren is affiliated with China Agricultural University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of soil science and engineering. Their research encompasses various aspects of soil properties, water flow, and environmental impacts related to soil management and sustainability.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • A general form of Archie's model for estimating bulk soil electrical conductivity, 2021, Journal of Hydrology
  • Soil structure effects on deformation, pore water pressure, and consequences for air permeability during compaction and subsequent shearing, 2021, Geoderma
  • Physical properties of a sandy soil as affected by incubation with a synthetic root exudate: Strength, thermal and hydraulic conductivity, and evaporation, 2020, European Journal of Soil Science
  • Estimating soil water suction from texture, bulk density and electrical resistivity, 2021, Geoderma
  • Changes of soil structure under different tillage management assessed by bulk density, penetrometer resistance, water retention curve, least limiting water range and X-ray computed tomography, 2022, Soil and Tillage Research

Tusheng Ren frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Robert Horton, Yili Lu, Joshua L. Heitman, Hu Zhou, and Weida Gao. These collaborations reflect a shared focus on topics related to soil mechanics, environmental engineering, and agricultural sciences.

Their work is often published in the following venues:

  • Geoderma
  • Soil and Tillage Research
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • European Journal of Soil Science

The main fields of study for Tusheng Ren cover:

  • Engineering
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their research spans important subfields such as:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Soil Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

The scientist focuses on key topics in soil and environmental research, including:

  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions

Best Publications

  • An Improved Model for Predicting Soil Thermal Conductivity from Water Content at Room Temperature

    Sen Lu;Tusheng Ren;Yuanshi Gong;Robert Horton

  • A New Perspective on Soil Thermal Properties

    Tyson E. Ochsner;Robert Horton;Tusheng Ren

  • Measuring soil water content, electrical conductivity, and thermal properties with a thermo-time domain reflectometry probe

    T. Ren;K. Noborio;R. Horton

  • An Empirical Model for Estimating Soil Thermal Conductivity from Texture, Water Content, and Bulk Density

    Yili Lu;Sen Lu;Robert Horton;Tusheng Ren

  • The effect of no-till on organic C storage in Chinese soils should not be overemphasized: A meta-analysis

    Zhangliu Du;Denis A. Angers;Tusheng Ren;Qingzhong Zhang

  • Short-term effect of tillage and crop rotation on microbial community structure and enzyme activities of a clay loam soil

    Bin Zhang;Yuanjing Li;Tusheng Ren;Zhengchao Tian

  • Determining Soil Water Flux and Pore Water Velocity by a Heat Pulse Technique

    T. Ren;G. J. Kluitenberg;R. Horton

  • Development and Application of the Heat Pulse Method for Soil Physical Measurements

    Hailong He;Miles F. Dyck;Robert Horton;Tusheng Ren

  • Deep roots and soil structure

    W. Gao;Laura Hodgkinson;K. Jin;Chris W. Watts

  • Effects of winter wheat row spacing on evapotranpsiration, grain yield and water use efficiency

    Suyin Chen;Xiying Zhang;Hongyong Sun;Tusheng Ren

  • A simplified de Vries-based model to estimate thermal conductivity of unfrozen and frozen soil

    Z. Tian;Y. Lu;R. Horton;T. Ren

  • Tillage and Residue Removal Effects on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Storage in the North China Plain

    Zhangliu Du;Tusheng Ren;Chunsheng Hu

  • Bound Water Content of Air-Dry Soils Measured by Thermal Analysis

    Yajing Wang;Sen Lu;Tusheng Ren;Baoguo Li

  • Moss-dominated biological soil crusts significantly influence soil moisture and temperature regimes in semiarid ecosystems

    Bo Xiao;Bo Xiao;Kelin Hu;Tusheng Ren;Baoguo Li

  • A general approach to estimate soil water content from thermal inertia

    Sen Lu;Zhaoqiang Ju;Tusheng Ren;Robert Horton

  • Heat-pulse method for soil water content measurement: Influence of the specific heat of the soil solids

    T. Ren;T. E. Ochsner;R. Horton;Z. Ju

  • Development of Thermo-Time Domain Reflectometry for Vadose Zone Measurements

    Tusheng Ren;Tyson E. Ochsner;Robert Horton

  • Cumulative Soil Water Evaporation as a Function of Depth and Time

    X. Xiao;R. Horton;T. J. Sauer;J. L. Heitman

  • Use of the Dual-Probe Heat-Pulse Technique to Monitor Soil Water Content in the Vadose Zone

    Tyson E. Ochsner;Robert Horton;Tusheng Ren

  • Comparison of the thermal properties of four wettable and four water-repellent soils

    J. Bachmann;R. Horton;T. Ren;R. R. van der Ploeg

  • Soil water content determination with cosmic-ray neutron sensor: Correcting aboveground hydrogen effects with thermal/fast neutron ratio

    Zhengchao Tian;Zizhong Li;Gang Liu;Baoguo Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Horton
Robert Horton Iowa State University
Joshua L. Heitman
Joshua L. Heitman North Carolina State University
Tyson Ochsner
Tyson Ochsner Oklahoma State University
Kelin Hu
Kelin Hu Tulane University
Emmanuel Arthur
Emmanuel Arthur Aarhus University
William R. Whalley
William R. Whalley Rothamsted Research
Rainer Horn
Rainer Horn Kiel University
Chris W. Watts
Chris W. Watts Rothamsted Research
Bing Cheng Si
Bing Cheng Si University of Saskatchewan
Markus Tuller
Markus Tuller University of Arizona

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