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D-Index
47
Citations
9256
World Ranking
2506
National Ranking
238

Wenju Liang publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wenju Liang sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 163 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Wenju Liang D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wenju Liang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wenju Liang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a significant body of work in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on Plant Science, Soil Science, Ecology, Agronomy and Crop Science, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's most frequent publication venues include:

  • PubMed
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Land Degradation and Development

Wenju Liang has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Yingbin Li
  • Xiaoke Zhang
  • Qi Li
  • Xinchang Kou
  • Yijia Tian

Their notable recent papers are as follows:

  • Organic substitutions improve soil quality and maize yield through increasing soil microbial diversity, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • A global database of soil nematode abundance and functional group composition, 2020, Scientific Data
  • A Fast and Accurate Calculation Method of Line Breaking Power Flow Based on Taylor Expansion, 2022, Frontiers in Energy Research
  • Exogenous carbon turnover within the soil food web strengthens soil carbon sequestration through microbial necromass accumulation, 2023, Global Change Biology
  • Frequency of stover mulching but not amount regulates the decomposition pathways of soil micro-foodwebs in a no-tillage system, 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry

The main research topics covered in Wenju Liang's work include:

  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Best Publications

  • Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale

    Johan van den Hoogen;Stefan Geisen;Devin Routh;Howard Ferris

  • Soil pH drives the spatial distribution of bacterial communities along elevation on Changbai Mountain

    Congcong Shen;Jinbo Xiong;Huayong Zhang;Youzhi Feng

  • Nematode faunal response to long-term application of nitrogen fertilizer and organic manure in Northeast China

    Wenju Liang;Yilai Lou;Qi Li;Shuang Zhong

  • Effects of conservation tillage on soil aggregation and aggregate binding agents in black soil of Northeast China

    Shixiu Zhang;Qi Li;Xiaoping Zhang;Kai Wei

  • Nitrogen deposition weakens plant–microbe interactions in grassland ecosystems

    Cunzheng Wei;Qiang Yu;Qiang Yu;Edith Bai;Xiaotao Lü

  • Contributions of soil biota to C sequestration varied with aggregate fractions under different tillage systems

    Shixiu Zhang;Qi Li;Ying Lü;Xiaoping Zhang

  • Contrasting elevational diversity patterns between eukaryotic soil microbes and plants

    Congcong Shen;Wenju Liang;Yu Shi;Xiangui Lin

  • Soil chemical and microbiological properties along a chronosequence of Caragana microphylla Lam. plantations in the Horqin sandy land of Northeast China

    Chengyou Cao;Deming Jiang;Xiaohui Teng;Yong Jiang

  • Release and activity of allelochemicals from allelopathic rice seedlings.

    Chuihua Kong;Wenju Liang;Xiaohua Xu;Fei Hu

  • Organic substitutions improve soil quality and maize yield through increasing soil microbial diversity

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  • Distinct soil bacterial communities along a small-scale elevational gradient in alpine tundra

    Congcong Shen;Yingying Ni;Wenju Liang;Jianjun Wang

  • Nitrogen addition regulates soil nematode community composition through ammonium suppression.

    Cunzheng Wei;Huifen Zheng;Qi Li;Xiaotao Lü

  • Community composition, diversity and metabolic footprints of soil nematodes in differently-aged temperate forests

    Xiaoke Zhang;Pingting Guan;Yaolei Wang;Qi Li

  • Effects of tillage and residue management on soil nematode communities in North China

    Xiaoke Zhang;Qi Li;Anning Zhu;Wenju Liang

  • Organic amendment effects on aggregate-associated organic C, microbial biomass C and glomalin in agricultural soils

    Xiaoke Zhang;Xia Wu;Shixiu Zhang;Yuehua Xing

  • Ecosystem services of the soil food web after long-term application of agricultural management practices

    Xiaoke Zhang;Xiaoke Zhang;Howard Ferris;Jeffrey Mitchell;Wenju Liang

  • Changes in litter quality induced by N deposition alter soil microbial communities

    Yingbin Li;T. Martijn Bezemer;Junjie Yang;Xiaotao Lü

  • Soil Nematode Response to Biochar Addition in a Chinese Wheat Field

    Xiao-Ke Zhang;Qi Li;Wen-Ju Liang;Min Zhang

  • Long-term effect of fertility management on the soil nematode community in vegetable production under greenhouse conditions.

    Qi Li;Yong Jiang;Wenju Liang;Yilai Lou

  • Soil Nematode Responses to Increases in Nitrogen Deposition and Precipitation in a Temperate Forest

    Xiaoming Sun;Xiaoke Zhang;Shixiu Zhang;Guanhua Dai

  • Nematode faunal analysis in an aquic brown soil fertilised with slow-release urea, Northeast China

    Wenju Liang;Qi Li;Yong Jiang;Deborah A. Neher

  • Distribution of Soil Enzyme Activities and Microbial Biomass Along a Latitudinal Gradient in Farmlands of Songliao Plain, Northeast China

    Xiu-Mei Liu;Qi Li;Wen-Ju Liang;Yong Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Jiang
Yong Jiang Hebei University
Chui-Hua Kong
Chui-Hua Kong China Agricultural University
Yosef Steinberger
Yosef Steinberger Bar-Ilan University
Jianguo Zhu
Jianguo Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xingguo Han
Xingguo Han Hebei University
T. Martijn Bezemer
T. Martijn Bezemer Leiden University
Wim H. van der Putten
Wim H. van der Putten Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Xiao-Tao Lü
Xiao-Tao Lü Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul Kardol
Paul Kardol Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Howard Ferris
Howard Ferris University of California, Davis

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