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Xingguo Han

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Ecology and Evolution
China
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 93 231 216 21 20 392 31087
Ecology and Evolution 95 356 336 4 4 436 32574

Xingguo Han publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xingguo Han between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xingguo Han published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 17.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 94 publications in 2025. 138 of the 627 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 94. Peak 94 publications in 2025. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 45 publications 2022: 44 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 44 publications 2025: 94 publications
1990 2025

627 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xingguo Han: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 5
2004 10
2005 15
2006 8
2007 13
2008 14
2009 22
2010 22
2011 20
2012 23
2013 14
2014 13
2015 23
2016 30
2017 22
2018 23
2019 33
2020 38
2021 45
2022 44
2023 43
2024 44
2025 94
Total 627
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Xingguo Han publications per year - data summary

  • Xingguo Han, a Plant Science and Agronomy scholar from Hebei University, has 627 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 94 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 36 years in the span carry no publications at all (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 17.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 20.2 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 270 publications, 43% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 8 publications (0.7 per year); 2002-2013: 167 publications (13.9 per year); 2014-2025: 452 publications (37.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Xingguo Han 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 Xingguo Han 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, 391–395 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: 392 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 10 392
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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Xingguo Han publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,494 Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 36–40 to 467+ publications.
  • Xingguo Han, a Plant Science and Agronomy scholar from Hebei University, records 392 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Plant Science and Agronomy scientists score the same or lower than Xingguo Han, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 136–140 publications range, and Xingguo Han ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 111–115 publications, holding 255 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 141–145 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 467 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Xingguo Han 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 Xingguo Han 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, 93 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: 93 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 93
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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Xingguo Han D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,494 Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 80 ranges running from 30 to 109+ D-Index.
  • Xingguo Han, a Plant Science and Agronomy scholar from Hebei University, records 93 D-Index - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Plant Science and Agronomy scientists score the same or lower than Xingguo Han, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 43 D-Index range, and Xingguo Han ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 34 D-Index, holding 288 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 66% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in China Leader Award

Overview

Xingguo Han is affiliated with Hebei University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research encompasses numerous topics related to soil, plant, and ecosystem dynamics, with a focus on understanding complex interactions in grassland and forest environments.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

Frequent co-authors in their research work are:

  • Xiao-Tao Lü
  • Yong Jiang
  • Qiang Yu
  • Junjie Yang
  • Ruzhen Wang

Xingguo Han's publications appear in a variety of scientific venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Global Change Biology
  • Journal of Ecology
  • Functional Ecology

Recent published papers include:

  • "Plant Trait Networks: Improved Resolution of the Dimensionality of Adaptation" (2020), Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Carbon limitation overrides acidification in mediating soil microbial activity to nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland" (2021), Global Change Biology
  • "Retention of deposited ammonium and nitrate and its impact on the global forest carbon sink" (2022), Nature Communications
  • "Increasing rates of long-term nitrogen deposition consistently increased litter decomposition in a semi-arid grassland" (2020), New Phytologist
  • "Nitrogen enrichment buffers phosphorus limitation by mobilizing mineral-bound soil phosphorus in grasslands" (2021), Ecology

The scientist has co-authored a book published by Springer Nature titled Grassland Ecosystems of China (2020), which has attracted citations in related fields.

Best Publications

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data

    Gilberto Pastorello;Carlo Trotta;Eleonora Canfora;Housen Chu

  • Ecosystem stability and compensatory effects in the Inner Mongolia grassland

    Yongfei Bai;Xingguo Han;Jianguo Wu;Jianguo Wu;Zuozhong Chen

  • Tradeoffs and thresholds in the effects of nitrogen addition on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: evidence from inner Mongolia Grasslands

    Yongfei Bai;Jianguo Wu;Jianguo Wu;Christopher M. Clark;Shahid Naeem

  • Primary production and rain use efficiency across a precipitation gradient on the Mongolia Plateau.

    Yongfei Bai;Jianguo Wu;Jianguo Wu;Qi Xing;Qingmin Pan

  • Grassland ecosystems in China: review of current knowledge and research advancement

    Le Kang;Xingguo Han;Zhibin Zhang;Osbert Jianxin Sun

  • Three-Gorges Dam--Experiment in Habitat Fragmentation?

    Jianguo Wu;Jianguo Wu;Jianhui Huang;Xingguo Han;Zongqiang Xie

  • Temperature and soil moisture interactively affected soil net N mineralization in temperate grassland in Northern China

    Changhui Wang;Shiqiang Wan;Xuerong Xing;Lei Zhang

  • Linking stoichiometric homoeostasis with ecosystem structure, functioning and stability.

    Qiang Yu;Quansheng Chen;James J. Elser;Nianpeng He

  • Grazing alters ecosystem functioning and C:N:P stoichiometry of grasslands along a regional precipitation gradient

    Yongfei Bai;Jianguo Wu;Jianguo Wu;Chris M. Clark;Qingmin Pan

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

    Chao Wang;Xiaobo Wang;Dongwei Liu;Honghui Wu

  • The Three Gorges Dam: an ecological perspective

    Jianguo Wu;Jianguo Wu;Jianhui Huang;Xingguo Han;Xianming Gao

  • Positive linear relationship between productivity and diversity: evidence from the Eurasian Steppe

    Yongfei Bai;Jianguo Wu;Jianguo Wu;Qingmin Pan;Jianhui Huang

  • Grazing-induced reduction of natural nitrous oxide release from continental steppe

    Benjamin Wolf;Xunhua Zheng;Nicolas Brüggemann;Weiwei Chen

  • Habitat-specific patterns and drivers of bacterial β-diversity in China's drylands.

    Xiao-Bo Wang;Xiao-Tao Lü;Jing Yao;Zheng-Wen Wang

  • Nitrogen deposition weakens plant–microbe interactions in grassland ecosystems

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

  • Stoichiometric homeostasis of vascular plants in the Inner Mongolia grassland

    Qiang Yu;James J. Elser;Nianpeng He;Honghui Wu

  • 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

  • Increased temperature and precipitation interact to affect root production, mortality, and turnover in a temperate steppe: implications for ecosystem C cycling

    Wenming M. Bai;Shiqiang Q. Wan;Shuli L. Niu;Weixing X. Liu

  • Plant Trait Networks: Improved Resolution of the Dimensionality of Adaptation

    Nianpeng He;Nianpeng He;Ying Li;Ying Li;Congcong Liu;Li Xu

  • Higher precipitation strengthens the microbial interactions in semi-arid grassland soils

    Shang Wang;Xiaobo Wang;Xingguo Han;Ye Deng

  • Comparing physiological responses of two dominant grass species to nitrogen addition in Xilin River Basin of China

    Shiping Chen;Yongfei Bai;Lixia Zhang;Xingguo Han

  • Convergent responses of nitrogen and phosphorus resorption to nitrogen inputs in a semiarid grassland.

    Xiao-Tao Lü;Sasha Reed;Qiang Yu;Nian-Peng He

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao-Tao Lü
Xiao-Tao Lü Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianhui Huang
Jianhui Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianguo Wu
Jianguo Wu Arizona State University
Yongfei Bai
Yongfei Bai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Linghao Li
Linghao Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nianpeng He
Nianpeng He Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shiping Chen
Shiping Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shiqiang Wan
Shiqiang Wan Henan University
Yong Jiang
Yong Jiang Hebei University
Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Klaus Butterbach-Bahl Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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