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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 70 708 652 54 53 185 18776
Environmental Sciences 71 1561 1483 150 148 200 21283

Xiaoyuan Yan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaoyuan Yan between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaoyuan Yan published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2022. 39 of the 251 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2022. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 21 publications
1997 2025

251 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaoyuan Yan: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 1
2003 4
2004 0
2005 3
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 8
2010 7
2011 11
2012 9
2013 14
2014 10
2015 8
2016 14
2017 12
2018 19
2019 15
2020 11
2021 14
2022 25
2023 16
2024 18
2025 21
Total 251
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Xiaoyuan Yan 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 Xiaoyuan Yan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–185 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 185 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98 185
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Xiaoyuan Yan 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 Xiaoyuan Yan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40 70
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Statistics

Xiaoyuan Yan mostly deals with Agronomy, Paddy field, Fertilizer, Nitrous oxide and Soil water. The study incorporates disciplines such as Soil carbon, Nitrification, Agriculture, Global warming and Greenhouse gas in addition to Agronomy. Xiaoyuan Yan has included themes like Leaching, Growing season, Lysimeter, Crop rotation and Methane in his Paddy field study.

His Fertilizer research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Denitrification, Poaceae and Ecosystem. His Nitrous oxide research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Nitrogen fertilizer, Nitrogen, Nitric oxide, Ammonia and Drainage. His research integrates issues of Flux, Crop yield, Straw and Atmospheric methane in his study of Soil water.

His most cited work include:

  • An Asian emission inventory of anthropogenic emission sources for the period 1980-2020 (1148 citations)
  • Producing more grain with lower environmental costs (667 citations)
  • Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice paddy fields as affected by nitrogen fertilisers and water management (465 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Agronomy, Fertilizer, Soil water, Denitrification and Nitrogen are his primary areas of study. His Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Nitrous oxide, Soil carbon, Agriculture and Greenhouse gas. Xiaoyuan Yan combines subjects such as Cropping system, Leaching and Manure with his study of Fertilizer.

His studies in Soil water integrate themes in fields like Nitrogen cycle and Straw. His research in Denitrification intersects with topics in Environmental chemistry, Environmental engineering and Nitrate. Xiaoyuan Yan studied Nitrogen and Deposition that intersect with Precipitation and Particulates.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (38.06%)
  • Fertilizer (27.74%)
  • Soil water (25.16%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Soil water (25.16%)
  • Environmental chemistry (18.71%)
  • Denitrification (23.23%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Soil water, Environmental chemistry, Denitrification, Agronomy and Biochar. His studies deal with areas such as Agriculture, Crop residue, Sustainable management and Stoichiometry as well as Soil water. His Denitrification study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Antimicrobial, Biogeochemical cycle, Environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products, Nitrite reductase and Paddy field.

The Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Microorganism and Soil carbon. His study in Soil carbon is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Crop yield, Assimilation, Nitrate, Straw and Stable-isotope probing. His work carried out in the field of Fertilizer brings together such families of science as Soil acidification, Nitrous oxide, Manure and Greenhouse gas.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Effects of six-year biochar amendment on soil aggregation, crop growth, and nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies in a rice-wheat rotation (46 citations)
  • Potential for mitigating global agricultural ammonia emission: A meta-analysis. (41 citations)
  • Variable responses of nitrification and denitrification in a paddy soil to long-term biochar amendment and short-term biochar addition (12 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Statistics

Xiaoyuan Yan focuses on Agronomy, Fertilizer, Agriculture, Soil water and Soil carbon. In his works, Xiaoyuan Yan conducts interdisciplinary research on Agronomy and Biochar. His Fertilizer research includes themes of Reactive nitrogen, Greenhouse gas and Manure.

His work deals with themes such as Nitrous oxide and Ammonia, which intersect with Greenhouse gas. His Soil water research includes elements of Agroforestry, Windbreak, Land use and Nitrogen. In his study, Denitrification is inextricably linked to Paddy field, which falls within the broad field of Ammonia volatilization from urea.

Best Publications

  • An Asian emission inventory of anthropogenic emission sources for the period 1980-2020

    T. Ohara;T. Ohara;H. Akimoto;J. Kurokawa;N. Horii

  • Producing more grain with lower environmental costs

    Xinping Chen;Zhenling Cui;Mingsheng Fan;Peter Vitousek

  • EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF ENHANCED-EFFICIENCY FERTILIZERS AS MITIGATION OPTIONS FOR N2O AND NO EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURAL SOILS: META-ANALYSIS

    Hiroko Akiyama;Xiaoyuan Yan;Kazuyuki Yagi

  • Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice paddy fields as affected by nitrogen fertilisers and water management

    Zucong Cai;Guangxi Xing;Xiaoyuan Yan;Hua Xu

  • Global estimations of the inventory and mitigation potential of methane emissions from rice cultivation conducted using the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines

    Xiaoyuan Yan;Hiroko Akiyama;Kazuyuki Yagi;Hajime Akimoto

  • Statistical analysis of the major variables controlling methane emission from rice fields

    Xiaoyuan Yan;Kazuyuki Yagi;Hiroko Akiyama;Hajime Akimoto

  • Can knowledge-based N management produce more staple grain with lower greenhouse gas emission and reactive nitrogen pollution? A meta-analysis

    Longlong Xia;Longlong Xia;Shu Kee Lam;Deli Chen;Jinyang Wang

  • How Does Recycling of Livestock Manure in Agroecosystems Affect Crop Productivity, Reactive Nitrogen Losses, and Soil Carbon Balance?

    Longlong Xia;Shu Kee Lam;Xiaoyuan Yan;Deli Chen

  • High-resolution ammonia emissions inventories in China from 1980 to 2012

    Yaning Kang;Mingxu Liu;Yu Song;Xin Huang

  • Long-term manure and fertilizer effects on soil organic matter fractions and microbes under a wheat-maize cropping system in northern China

    Wei Gong;Wei Gong;Xiaoyuan Yan;Jingyan Wang;Tingxing Hu

  • Estimation of nitrous oxide, nitric oxide and ammonia emissions from croplands in East, Southeast and South Asia

    Xiaoyuan Yan;Hajime Akimoto;Toshimasa Ohara

  • Bottom-up estimate of biomass burning in mainland China.

    Xiaoyuan Yan;Xiaoyuan Yan;Toshimasa Ohara;Hajime Akimoto

  • Effects of six-year biochar amendment on soil aggregation, crop growth, and nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies in a rice-wheat rotation

    Qianqian Zhang;Yanfeng Song;Zhen Wu;Xiaoyuan Yan

  • Effects of crop residue returning on nitrous oxide emissions in agricultural soils

    Jun Shan;Xiaoyuan Yan

  • Direct N2O emissions from rice paddy fields : Summary of available data

    Hiroko Akiyama;Kazuyuki Yagi;Xiaoyuan Yan

  • Long-term manuring and fertilization effects on soil organic carbon pools under a wheat-maize cropping system in North China Plain.

    Wei Gong;Wei Gong;Xiao-yuan Yan;Jing-yan Wang;Ting-xing Hu

  • Nitrogen fate and environmental consequence in paddy soil under rice-wheat rotation in the Taihu lake region, China

    Xu Zhao;Ying-xin Xie;Zheng-qin Xiong;Xiao-yuan Yan

  • Net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensity of annual rice–wheat rotations with integrated soil–crop system management

    Y.C. Ma;X.W. Kong;B. Yang;X.L. Zhang

  • Optimal nitrogen rate strategy for sustainable rice production in China

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  • Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction Processes in Typical Chinese Paddy Soils: Rates, Relative Contributions, and Influencing Factors

    Jun Shan;Xu Zhao;Rong Sheng;Yongqiu Xia

  • Estimations of emission factors for fertilizer‐induced direct N2O emissions from agricultural soils in Japan: Summary of available data

    Hiroko Akiyama;Xiaoyuan Yan;Kazuyuki Yagi

  • Effects of long-term straw incorporation on the net global warming potential and the net economic benefit in a rice–wheat cropping system in China

    Longlong Xia;Shuwei Wang;Xiaoyuan Yan

  • Management opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese agriculture

    Dali Nayak;Eli Saetnan;Kun Cheng;Wen Wang

  • Direct measurement of soil organic carbon content change in the croplands of China

    Xiaoyuan Yan;Xiaoyuan Yan;Zucong Cai;Shuwei Wang;Pete Smith

  • Development of region-specific emission factors and estimation of methane emission from rice fields in the East, Southeast and South Asian countries

    Xiaoyuan Yan;Toshimasa Ohara;Hajime Akimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Longlong Xia
Longlong Xia Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Zhengqin Xiong
Zhengqin Xiong Nanjing Agricultural University
Zucong Cai
Zucong Cai Nanjing Normal University
Kazuyuki Yagi
Kazuyuki Yagi National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Hajime Akimoto
Hajime Akimoto National Institute for Environmental Studies
Guangxi Xing
Guangxi Xing Chinese Academy of Sciences
Toshimasa Ohara
Toshimasa Ohara Asia Center for Air Pollution Research
Deli Chen
Deli Chen University of Melbourne
Rong Ji
Rong Ji Nanjing University
Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen

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