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D-Index
33
Citations
3690
World Ranking
7928
National Ranking
149

Wanqin Yang publications per year

2006: 1 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 9 publications
2006 2025

163 publications in total across all disciplines

Wanqin Yang 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 Wanqin Yang sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 145 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Wanqin Yang 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 Wanqin Yang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wanqin Yang is affiliated with Taizhou University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Ecology, Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Insect Science.

The research topics they focus on include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest Management and Policy

Yang's frequent co-authors highlight collaborative work with Rui Cao, Zhuang Wang, Qin Wang, Jianfeng Hou, and Bo Tan. These collaborations suggest a focused network in ecological and soil science research.

Their recent papers demonstrate a concentration on alpine and subalpine forest ecosystems, soil microbial and fauna communities, and forest vegetation carbon storage. Notable publications include:

  • Differential seasonal changes in soil enzyme activity along an altitudinal gradient in an alpine-gorge region, 2021, Applied Soil Ecology
  • Contributions of National Key Forestry Ecology Projects to the forest vegetation carbon storage in China, 2020, Forest Ecology and Management
  • The Changes in Soil Microbial Communities across a Subalpine Forest Successional Series, 2022, Forests
  • Soil fauna show different degradation patterns of lignin and cellulose along an elevational gradient, 2020, Applied Soil Ecology
  • Changes in soil bacterial communities and functional groups beneath coarse woody debris across a subalpine forest successional series, 2023, Global Ecology and Conservation

Yang frequently publishes in the following venues, which are relevant to their fields of study:

  • Forests
  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • Journal of Plant Ecology
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Effects of three global change drivers on terrestrial C:N:P stoichiometry: a global synthesis.

    Kai Yue;Kai Yue;Dario A. Fornara;Wanqin Yang;Yan Peng

  • Influence of multiple global change drivers on terrestrial carbon storage: additive effects are common

    Kai Yue;Dario A. Fornara;Wanqin Yang;Yan Peng

  • Variations of microbial biomass and hydrolase activities in purple soil under different cropping modes as affected by ginger planting

    Xu-Xi Wang;Fu-Zhong Wu;Wan-Qin Yang;Ao Wang

  • Litter decomposition in two subalpine forests during the freeze–thaw season

    Fuzhong Wu;Wanqin Yang;Jian Zhang;Renju Deng

  • Cadmium accumulation and growth responses of a poplar (Populus deltoids × Populus nigra) in cadmium contaminated purple soil and alluvial soil

    Fuzhong Wu;Wanqin Yang;Jian Zhang;Liqiang Zhou

  • Stimulation of terrestrial ecosystem carbon storage by nitrogen addition: a meta-analysis

    Kai Yue;Yan Peng;Changhui Peng;Wanqin Yang

  • Snow removal alters soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity in a Tibetan alpine forest

    Bo Tan;Fu-zhong Wu;Wan-qin Yang;Xin-hua He

  • Potential allelopathic effect of Eucalyptus grandis across a range of plantation ages

    Dan-ju Zhang;Jian Zhang;Wan-qin Yang;Fu-zhong Wu

  • Decomposition of Abies faxoniana litter varies with freeze–thaw stages and altitudes in subalpine/alpine forests of southwest China

    Jianxiao Zhu;Xinhua He;Fuzhong Wu;Wanqin Yang

  • Grass and forbs respond differently to nitrogen addition: a meta-analysis of global grassland ecosystems.

    Chengming You;Chengming You;Fuzhong Wu;Youmin Gan;Wanqin Yang

  • Biomass Stock and Carbon Sequestration in a Chronosequence of Pinus massoniana Plantations in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River

    Meta Francis Justine;Wanqin Yang;Fuzhong Wu;Bo Tan

  • Characteristics of soil animal community in the subalpine/alpine forests of western Sichuan during onset of freezing

    Bo Tan;Fu-Zhong Wu;Wan-Qin Yang;Li Liu

  • Temporal Dynamics of Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Leaf Litter of Three Plant Species in Relation to Decomposition Rate along a Subalpine Elevation Gradient

    Jianxiao Zhu;Wanqin Yang;Xinhua He;Xinhua He

  • Assessing the temporal dynamics of aquatic and terrestrial litter decomposition in an alpine forest

    Kai Yue;Kai Yue;Pablo García‐Palacios;Scott A. Parsons;Wanqin Yang

  • Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration in China’s forest ecosystems: Patterns and controls

    Zhenfeng Xu;Shishan Tang;Li Xiong;Wanqin Yang

  • Nutrient-limited conditions determine the responses of foliar nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry to nitrogen addition: A global meta-analysis.

    Chengming You;Fuzhong Wu;Wanqin Yang;Zhenfeng Xu

  • Lignin Degradation in Foliar Litter of Two Shrub Species from the Gap Center to the Closed Canopy in an Alpine Fir Forest

    Wei He;Fuzhong Wu;Wanqin Yang;Bo Tan

  • Does foliar nutrient resorption regulate the coupled relationship between nitrogen and phosphorus in plant leaves in response to nitrogen deposition

    Chengming You;Fuzhong Wu;Wanqin Yang;Zhenfeng Xu

  • Differential seasonal changes in soil enzyme activity along an altitudinal gradient in an alpine-gorge region

    Rui Cao;Rui Cao;Wanqin Yang;Chenhui Chang;Zhuang Wang

  • The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on sex-specific responses to Pb pollution in Populus cathayana

    Lianghua Chen;Xiangwei Hu;Wanqin Yang;Zhenfeng Xu

  • Degradation of lignin and cellulose during foliar litter decomposition in an alpine forest river

    Kai Yue;Kai Yue;Changhui Peng;Changhui Peng;Wanqin Yang;Yan Peng

  • The effects of forest gaps on cellulose degradation in the foliar litter of two shrub species in an alpine fir forest

    Wei He;Fuzhong Wu;Danju Zhang;Wanqin Yang

  • Reports of two peculiar pigmented new species of genus Homidia (Collembola: Entomobyridae) from Southern China, with description of subadults chaetotaxy

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  • The Changes in Soil Microbial Communities across a Subalpine Forest Successional Series

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  • Accelerated foliar litter humification in forest gaps: Dual feedbacks of carbon sequestration during winter and the growing season in an alpine forest

    Xiangyin Ni;Wanqin Yang;Bo Tan;Jie He

  • Microclimate exerts greater control over litter decomposition and enzyme activity than litter quality in an alpine forest-tundra ecotone

    Yamei Chen;Yang Liu;Jian Zhang;Wanqin Yang

  • Dynamics of Biomass and carbon sequestration across a chronosequence of masson pine plantations

    Meta Francis Justine;Wanqin Yang;Fuzhong Wu;Muhammad Naeem Khan

  • Contributions of National Key Forestry Ecology Projects to the forest vegetation carbon storage in China

    Yu Zhang;Yu Zhang;Ji Yuan;Ji Yuan;Chengming You;Rui Cao;Rui Cao

Frequent Co-Authors

Fuzhong Wu
Fuzhong Wu Fujian Normal University
Kai Yue
Kai Yue Fujian Normal University
Changhui Peng
Changhui Peng University of Quebec at Montreal
Xinhua He
Xinhua He University of Western Australia
Björn Berg
Björn Berg University of Helsinki
Zhongmin Hu
Zhongmin Hu South China Normal University
Martin Schädler
Martin Schädler Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Qiuan Zhu
Qiuan Zhu Hohai University
Huai Chen
Huai Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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