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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 60 2967 2835 304 300 174 11614

Wei Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Zhang between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Zhang published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2019. 19 of the 196 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2019. 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 7 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 13 publications
2007 2025

196 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Zhang: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 2
2008 4
2009 2
2010 1
2011 7
2012 8
2013 12
2014 12
2015 20
2016 16
2017 10
2018 12
2019 21
2020 14
2021 21
2022 6
2023 9
2024 6
2025 13
Total 196
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Wei Zhang 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 Wei Zhang 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, 171–180 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: 174 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
171–180 444 174
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
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Wei Zhang 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 Wei Zhang 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 60
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
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Overview

Wei Zhang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to soil science, ecology, and plant science. Their work covers various subfields, including environmental chemistry and global and planetary change.

The scientist has contributed significantly to the understanding of soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, and peatlands and wetlands ecology. Other main topics of research include microbial community ecology and physiology, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, phytase and its applications, and plant water relations and carbon dynamics.

Wei Zhang has authored numerous papers published in frequently contributing venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Plant and Soil, Geoderma, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, and Ecological Indicators. Their recent papers include:

  • "Nitrogen deposition and increased precipitation interact to affect fine root production and biomass in a temperate forest: Implications for carbon cycling" (2020), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Canopy and understory nitrogen addition have different effects on fine root dynamics in a temperate forest: implications for soil carbon storage" (2021), New Phytologist
  • "Forest canopy maintains the soil community composition under elevated nitrogen deposition" (2020), Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Black carbon and organic carbon dataset over the Third Pole" (2022), Earth system science data
  • "Temporal patterns of soil carbon emission in tropical forests under long-term nitrogen deposition" (2022), Nature Geoscience

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Wei Zhang are Senhao Wang, Jiangming Mo, Shenglei Fu, Taiki Mori, and Mianhai Zheng. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships that have contributed to the breadth of their research output.

Best Publications

  • Nitrogen addition reduces soil respiration in a mature tropical forest in southern China

    Jiangming Mo;Wei Zhang;Weixing Zhu;Per Gundersen

  • Karst landscapes of China: patterns, ecosystem processes and services

    Kelin Wang;Chunhua Zhang;Chunhua Zhang;Hongsong Chen;Yueming Yue

  • Changes in nitrogen and phosphorus limitation during secondary succession in a karst region in southwest China

    Wei Zhang;Jie Zhao;Fujing Pan;Dejun Li

  • Nitrogen deposition and forest nitrogen cycling along an urban-rural transect in southern China

    Yunting Fang;Yunting Fang;Muneoki Yoh;Keisuke Koba;Weixing Zhu

  • Long‐term nitrogen addition modifies microbial composition and functions for slow carbon cycling and increased sequestration in tropical forest soil

    Jing Tian;Jing Tian;Jennifer A. J. Dungait;Xiankai Lu;Yunfeng Yang

  • Interactive effects of nitrogen and phosphorus on soil microbial communities in a tropical forest.

    Lei Liu;Tao Zhang;Frank S. Gilliam;Per Gundersen

  • Temporal responses of soil microorganisms to substrate addition as indicated by amino sugar differentiation

    Hongbo He;Wei Zhang;Xudong Zhang;Hongtu Xie

  • Effects of environmental factors on soil organic carbon under natural or managed vegetation restoration

    Pei-Lei Hu;Shu-Juan Liu;Ying-Ying Ye;Wei Zhang

  • Dynamics of soil organic carbon and nitrogen following agricultural abandonment in a karst region

    Dejun Li;Li Wen;Liqiong Yang;Pan Luo

  • Spatial distribution of rock fragments on steep hillslopes in karst region of northwest Guangxi, China.

    Hongsong Chen;Jianwei Liu;Kelin Wang;Wei Zhang

  • CAN Canopy Addition of Nitrogen Better Illustrate the Effect of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Forest Ecosystem

    Wei Zhang;Weijun Shen;Shidan Zhu;Shiqiang Wan

  • Emissions of nitrous oxide from three tropical forests in Southern China in response to simulated nitrogen deposition

    Wei Zhang;Jiangming Mo;Guirui Yu;Yunting Fang

  • Factors controlling accumulation of soil organic carbon along vegetation succession in a typical karst region in Southwest China.

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  • Soil erosion rates in two karst peak-cluster depression basins of northwest Guangxi, China: Comparison of the RUSLE model with 137Cs measurements

    Teng Feng;Hongsong Chen;Viktor O. Polyakov;Kelin Wang

  • Rapid recuperation of soil nitrogen following agricultural abandonment in a karst area, southwest China

    Li Wen;Dejun Li;Liqiong Yang;Pan Luo

  • Effects of nitrogen deposition on carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems of China: A meta-analysis.

    Hao Chen;Dejun Li;Geshere A. Gurmesa;Guirui Yu

  • Soil nutrients and stoichiometric ratios as affected by land use and lithology at county scale in a karst area, southwest China.

    Miaomiao Wang;Hongsong Chen;Wei Zhang;Kelin Wang

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus addition impact soil N2O emission in a secondary tropical forest of South China

    Faming Wang;Jian Li;Xiaoli Wang;Wei Zhang

  • Nitrogen addition reduces soil bacterial richness, while phosphorus addition alters community composition in an old-growth N-rich tropical forest in southern China

    Hui Wang;Shirong Liu;Xiao Zhang;Qinggong Mao

  • Positive correlation between soil bacterial metabolic and plant species diversity and bacterial and fungal diversity in a vegetation succession on Karst

    Xun-Yang He;Ke-Lin Wang;Wei Zhang;Zhi-Hui Chen

  • Response of soil respiration to simulated N deposition in a disturbed and a rehabilitated tropical forest in southern China

    Jiangming Mo;Wei Zhang;Weixing Zhu;Yunting Fang

  • Methane uptake responses to nitrogen deposition in three tropical forests in southern China

    Wei Zhang;Jiangming Mo;Guoyi Zhou;Per Gundersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiangming Mo
Jiangming Mo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shenglei Fu
Shenglei Fu Henan University
Yunting Fang
Yunting Fang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dejun Li
Dejun Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yiqi Luo
Yiqi Luo Cornell University
Junhua Yan
Junhua Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Per Gundersen
Per Gundersen University of Copenhagen
Frank S. Gilliam
Frank S. Gilliam University of West Florida
Juxiu Liu
Juxiu Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sergio Rossi
Sergio Rossi Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

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