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D-Index
45
Citations
9921
World Ranking
4782
National Ranking
107

Xiao-Yong Chen 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 Xiao-Yong Chen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 259 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xiao-Yong Chen 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 Xiao-Yong Chen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Xiao-Yong Chen is affiliated with East China Normal University in China and has a significant academic presence in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans a variety of subfields with notable contributions to Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Food Science.

The scientist's work extensively covers key topics such as Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Fish biology, ecology, and behavior. Additional areas of focus include Identification and Quantification in Food, Crustacean biology and ecology, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, and Gut microbiota and health.

Chen has published multiple papers in well-known venues. Some recent publications include:

  • "Fluctuations in environmental pollutants and air quality during the lockdown in the USA and China: two sides of COVID-19 pandemic" (2020), Air Quality Atmosphere & Health
  • "Characteristics and interactions of soil bacteria, phytocommunity and soil properties in rocky desertification ecosystems of Southwest China" (2022), CATENA
  • "Conservation planning on China's borders with Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam" (2021), Conservation Biology
  • "Applications of molecular markers in conserving endangered species" (2020), Biodiversity Science
  • "Fish diversity and spatial distribution pattern in the Nujiang River Basin" (2022), Biodiversity Science

Their frequent co-authors include Thaung Naing Oo, Wei-Gang Xin, Yu-Hang Jiang, Huayi Suo, and Feng Lin. This collaborative network indicates engagement across multiple projects and research areas.

Chen regularly publishes in journals such as Zootaxa, Biodiversity Science, ZooKeys, Zoosystematics and Evolution, and Food Bioscience. These venues reflect the breadth of their scientific interests and output in biodiversity, taxonomy, and food sciences.

Best Publications

  • Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment.

    Yuanyuan Huang;Yuxin Chen;Nadia Castro-Izaguirre;Martin Baruffol;Martin Baruffol

  • Habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation: key findings and future challenges

    Maxwell C. Wilson;Xiao Yong Chen;Richard T. Corlett;Raphael K. Didham

  • Leading dimensions in absorptive root trait variation across 96 subtropical forest species

    Deliang Kong;Chengen Ma;Qian Zhang;L e Li

  • Designing forest biodiversity experiments : general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China

    Helge Bruelheide;Karin Nadrowski;Thorsten Assmann;Jürgen Bauhus

  • The Sinocyclocheilus cavefish genome provides insights into cave adaptation

    Junxing Yang;Xiaoli Chen;Jie Bai;Dongming Fang

  • Distributed hydrological model for mapping evapotranspiration using remote sensing inputs

    Jing M. Chen;Xiaoyong Chen;Weimin Ju;Xiaoyuan Geng

  • Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest

    Helge Bruelheide;Martin Böhnke;Sabine Both;Teng Fang

  • Leaf economics and hydraulic traits are decoupled in five species‐rich tropical‐subtropical forests

    Le Li;M. Luke McCormack;Chengen Ma;Deliang Kong

  • Carbon balance of a tropical savanna of northern Australia.

    Xiaoyong Chen;Xiaoyong Chen;Lindsay B. Hutley;Derek Eamus;Derek Eamus

  • Island biogeography of soil bacteria and fungi: similar patterns, but different mechanisms.

    Shao peng Li;Shao peng Li;Pandeng Wang;Pandeng Wang;Yongjian Chen;Maxwell C. Wilson

  • Fluctuations in environmental pollutants and air quality during the lockdown in the USA and China: two sides of COVID-19 pandemic.

    Awais Shakoor;Xiaoyong Chen;Taimoor Hassan Farooq;Umer Shahzad

  • Composition, leaf area index and standing biomass of eucalypt open forests near Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia

    Anthony P. O'Grady;Xiaoyong Chen;Derek Eamus;Lindsay B. Hutley

  • Genomes of the Banyan Tree and Pollinator Wasp Provide Insights into Fig-Wasp Coevolution.

    Xingtan Zhang;Gang Wang;Shengcheng Zhang;Shuai Chen

  • Soil organic matter, nitrogen and pH driven change in bacterial community following forest conversion

    Ting Liu;Xiaohong Wu;Huangwei Li;Hattan Alharbi

  • Genomic effects of population collapse in a critically endangered ironwood tree Ostrya rehderiana

    Yongzhi Yang;Tao Ma;Zefu Wang;Zhiqiang Lu

  • Assessing the carbon sequestration potential of mesic savannas in the Northern Territory, Australia: approaches, uncertainties and potential impacts of fire

    Richard J. Williams;Lindsay B. Hutley;Garry D. Cook;Jeremy Russell-Smith

  • Genetic Differences between Wild and Artificial Populations of Metasequoia glyptostroboides: Implications for Species Recovery

    Yuan-Yuan Li;Xiao-Yong Chen;Xin Zhang;Tian-Yi Wu

  • Fragmentation can increase spatial genetic structure without decreasing pollen‐mediated gene flow in a wind‐pollinated tree

    Rong Wang;Stephen G. Compton;Xiao-Yong Chen

  • Checklist of fishes of Yunnan

    Xiao-Yong Chen

  • Genetic variation of Ginkgo biloba L. (Ginkgoaceae) based on cpDNA PCR-RFLPs: inference of glacial refugia.

    Shen L;Shen L;Chen Xy;Zhang X;Li Yy

  • Allometry for estimating aboveground tree biomass in tropical and subtropical eucalypt woodlands: towards general predictive equations

    Richard J. Williams;Richard J. Williams;Ayalsew Zerihun;Kelvin D. Montagu;Madonna Hoffman

  • Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest

    Helge Bruelheide;Martin Bohnke;Sabine Both;Fang Teng

  • Additional file 5: Figure S15â S17. of The Sinocyclocheilus cavefish genome provides insights into cave adaptation

    Junxing Yang;Xiaoli Chen;Jie Bai;Dongming Fang

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai Jiang
Kai Jiang Henan Normal University
Stephen G. Compton
Stephen G. Compton University of Leeds
Lindsay B. Hutley
Lindsay B. Hutley Charles Darwin University
Derek Eamus
Derek Eamus University of Technology Sydney
Bernhard Schmid
Bernhard Schmid University of Zurich
Walter Durka
Walter Durka Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Dali Guo
Dali Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christian Wirth
Christian Wirth Leipzig University
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen University of Freiburg
Hong-Zhang Zhou
Hong-Zhang Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences

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