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D-Index
64
Citations
15289
World Ranking
2315
National Ranking
930

Weixin Cheng 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 Weixin Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 142 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Weixin Cheng 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 Weixin Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Weixin Cheng is a researcher based at the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their work centers on agricultural and biological sciences with significant contributions to environmental science.

Their research spans multiple subfields including soil science, plant science, ecology, environmental chemistry, and civil and structural engineering. Cheng's research topics are focused on:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Weixin Cheng has published extensively in several scientific journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Plant and Soil
  • New Phytologist
  • Pedosphere
  • Plant Cell & Environment

Notable recent papers authored by Cheng include:

  • "Root effects on soil organic carbon: a double-edged sword" (2020) published in New Phytologist
  • "Priming effect on soil carbon decomposition by root exudate surrogates: A meta-analysis" (2023) published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Soil DOC release and aggregate disruption mediate rhizosphere priming effect on soil C decomposition" (2020) published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "A distinct sensitivity to the priming effect between labile and stable soil organic carbon" (2022) published in New Phytologist
  • "Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees cause a higher carbon to nitrogen ratio of soil organic matter decomposition via rhizosphere priming than ectomycorrhizal trees" (2021) published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Cheng's frequent co-authors comprise:

  • Peng Wang
  • Feike A. Dijkstra
  • Liming Yin
  • Biao Zhu
  • Jiayu Lu

The collective body of Cheng's work contributes knowledge primarily to understanding interactions between soil organic carbon, nutrients, and plant root activities, with emphasis on priming effects and mycorrhizal associations in various ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Microbial and Faunal Interactions and Effects on Litter Nitrogen and Decomposition in Agroecosystems

    Michael H. Beare;Robert W. Parmelee;Paul F. Hendrix;Weixin Cheng

  • Photosynthesis controls of rhizosphere respiration and organic matter decomposition

    Yakov Kuzyakov;Yakov Kuzyakov;Weixin Cheng

  • Synthesis and modeling perspectives of rhizosphere priming

    Weixin Cheng;Weixin Cheng;William J. Parton;Miquel A. Gonzalez-Meler;Richard Phillips

  • Rhizosphere priming effects on soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization

    Biao Zhu;Biao Zhu;Jessica L.M. Gutknecht;Jessica L.M. Gutknecht;Donald J. Herman;Daniel C. Keck;Daniel C. Keck

  • Rhizosphere Effects on Decomposition

    Weixin Cheng;Dale W. Johnson;Shenglei Fu

  • Root effects on soil organic carbon: a double-edged sword.

    Feike A. Dijkstra;Biao Zhu;Weixin Cheng

  • Aridity threshold in controlling ecosystem nitrogen cycling in arid and semi-arid grasslands

    Chao Wang;Xiaobo Wang;Dongwei Liu;Honghui Wu

  • Rhizosphere priming effect: A meta-analysis

    Changfu Huo;Yiqi Luo;Weixin Cheng;Weixin Cheng

  • Herbivore-induced changes in plant carbon allocation: assessment of below-ground C fluxes using carbon-14

    J. Nathaniel Holland;Weixin Cheng;D. A. Crossley

  • Rhizosphere priming effect: Its functional relationships with microbial turnover, evapotranspiration, and C–N budgets

    Weixin Cheng

  • Rhizosphere feedbacks in elevated CO2

    Weixin Cheng

  • IS AVAILABLE CARBON LIMITING MICROBIAL RESPIRATION IN THE RHIZOSPHERE

    Weixin Cheng;Qiangli Zhang;David C. Coleman;C. Ronald Carroll

  • Effects of substrate availability on the temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition

    Alexander Gershenson;Alexander Gershenson;Nicholas E. Bader;Weixin Cheng

  • Microbial-faunal interactions in the rhizosphere and effects on plant growth

    Michael Bonkowski;Weixin Cheng;Bryan S Griffiths;Jörn Alphei

  • Root effects on soil organic matter decomposition.

    Weixin Cheng;Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Interactions between soil and tree roots accelerate long‐term soil carbon decomposition

    Feike A. Dijkstra;Weixin Cheng

  • Net primary productivity of a CO2-enriched deciduous forest and the implications for carbon storage

    Richard J. Norby;Paul J. Hanson;Elizabeth G. O'Neill;Tim J. Tschaplinski

  • Measurement of rhizosphere respiration and organic matter decomposition using natural 13C

    Weixin Cheng

  • A novel soil manganese mechanism drives plant species loss with increased nitrogen deposition in a temperate steppe

    Qiuying Tian;Nana Liu;Wenming Bai;Linghao Li

  • In situ measurement of root respiration and soluble C concentrations in the rhizosphere

    Cheng Weixin;David C. Coleman;C.Ronald Carroll;Carol A. Hoffman

  • Rhizosphere priming effect increases the temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition

    Biao Zhu;Weixin Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Biao Zhu
Biao Zhu Peking University
Feike A. Dijkstra
Feike A. Dijkstra University of Sydney
Dale W. Johnson
Dale W. Johnson University of Nevada Reno
David C. Coleman
David C. Coleman University of Georgia
Xingguo Han
Xingguo Han Hebei University
Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen
Linghao Li
Linghao Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Edith Bai
Edith Bai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jizhong Zhou
Jizhong Zhou University of Oklahoma
Yiqi Luo
Yiqi Luo Cornell University

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