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D-Index
41
Citations
7774
World Ranking
5771
National Ranking
122

Weihua Xu 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 Weihua Xu sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 95 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Weihua Xu 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 Weihua Xu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Weihua Xu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on global and planetary change. Their research spans multiple subfields including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, management, monitoring, policy and law, and ecological modeling.

The core topics covered in their work include land use and ecosystem services, conservation, biodiversity and resource management, species distribution and climate change, wildlife ecology and conservation, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, as well as nanoparticle-based drug delivery and advanced drug delivery systems.

Xu has authored several research papers, including:

  • Using gross ecosystem product (GEP) to value nature in decision making, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Natural capital investments in China undermined by reclamation for cropland, 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Wildlife conservation and management in China: achievements, challenges and perspectives, 2021, National Science Review
  • Analytical methods for amino acid determination in organisms, 2020, Amino Acids
  • Pharmaceutical liposomal delivery-specific considerations of innovation and challenges, 2022, Biomaterials Science

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Xu include Zhiyun Ouyang, Zhenhua Zang, Yongzhuo Huang, Lingqiao Kong, and Hua Zheng.

Their publications are commonly found in several scientific venues such as:

  • Biodiversity Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Global Ecology and Conservation

Best Publications

  • Improvements in ecosystem services from investments in natural capital

    Zhiyun Ouyang;Hua Zheng;Yi Xiao;Stephen Polasky

  • Strengthening protected areas for biodiversity and ecosystem services in China

    Weihua Xu;Yi Xiao;Jingjing Zhang;Wu Yang

  • Spatial pattern of greenspace affects land surface temperature: evidence from the heavily urbanized Beijing metropolitan area, China

    Xiaoma Li;Weiqi Zhou;Zhiyun Ouyang;Weihua Xu

  • Using gross ecosystem product (GEP) to value nature in decision making.

    Zhiyun Ouyang;Changsu Song;Hua Zheng;Stephen Polasky

  • Realizing the values of natural capital for inclusive, sustainable development: Informing China's new ecological development strategy.

    Hua Zheng;Lijuan Wang;Wenjia Peng;Cuiping Zhang

  • Mapping understory vegetation using phenological characteristics derived from remotely sensed data

    Mao Ning Tuanmu;Andrés Viña;Scott Bearer;Weihua Xu

  • Multiple telecouplings and their complex interrelationships

    Jianguo Liu;Vanessa Hull;Junyan Luo;Wu Yang

  • Transforming Protected Area Management in China

    Weihua Xu;Stuart L. Pimm;Ao Du;Yang Su

  • Evaluating the efficacy of zoning designations for protected area management

    Vanessa Hull;Weihua Xu;Wei Liu;Shiqiang Zhou

  • Impacts of reforestation approaches on runoff control in the hilly red soil region of Southern China

    Hua Zheng;Falin Chen;Zhiyun Ouyang;Naimei Tu

  • Variation of carbon storage by different reforestation types in the hilly red soil region of southern China

    Hua Zheng;Zhiyun Ouyang;Weihua Xu;Xiaoke Wang

  • Climate-change impacts on understorey bamboo species and giant pandas in China’s Qinling Mountains

    Mao Ning Tuanmu;Andrés Viña;Julie A. Winkler;Yu Li

  • Reassessing the conservation status of the giant panda using remote sensing.

    Weihua Xu;Andrés Viña;Andrés Viña;Lingqiao Kong;Stuart L. Pimm

  • Mapping ecosystem services bundles to detect high- and low-value ecosystem services areas for land use management

    Yanying Yang;Hua Zheng;Lingqiao Kong;Binbin Huang

  • Hidden Loss of Wetlands in China.

    Weihua Xu;Xinyue Fan;Jungai Ma;Stuart L. Pimm

  • Plant species composition in green spaces within the built-up areas of Beijing, China

    Juanjuan Zhao;Zhiyun Ouyang;Hua Zheng;Weiqi Zhou

  • Range-wide analysis of wildlife habitat: Implications for conservation

    Andrés Viña;Mao Ning Tuanmu;Weihua Xu;Yu Li

  • Natural capital investments in China undermined by reclamation for cropland

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  • Effects of Natural Disasters on Conservation Policies: The Case of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, China

    Andrés Viña;Xiaodong Chen;William J. McConnell;Wei Liu

  • Space use by endangered giant pandas

    Vanessa Hull;Jindong Zhang;Shiqiang Zhou;Jinyan Huang

  • A synthesis of giant panda habitat selection

    Vanessa Hull;Gary Roloff;Jindong Zhang;Wei Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhiyun Ouyang
Zhiyun Ouyang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hua Zheng
Hua Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianguo Liu
Jianguo Liu Michigan State University
Xiaoke Wang
Xiaoke Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andrés Viña
Andrés Viña Michigan State University
Gretchen C. Daily
Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University
Stephen Polasky
Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota
Stuart L. Pimm
Stuart L. Pimm Duke University
Weiqi Zhou
Weiqi Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mary Ruckelshaus
Mary Ruckelshaus Stanford University

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