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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 48 5570 5340 571 567 170 8153

Xinrong Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xinrong Li between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xinrong Li published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2014. 27 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2014. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 11 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 15 publications
2002 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xinrong Li: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 11
2005 5
2006 5
2007 7
2008 4
2009 3
2010 6
2011 7
2012 8
2013 13
2014 18
2015 14
2016 7
2017 10
2018 7
2019 7
2020 10
2021 16
2022 16
2023 13
2024 12
2025 15
Total 216
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Xinrong Li 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 Xinrong Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–170 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 170 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444 170
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Xinrong Li 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 Xinrong Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272 48
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Xinrong Li is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science.

The scientist's work covers various subfields, including:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Plant Science

Research topics central to their work include:

  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Aeolian processes and effects

Xinrong Li frequently publishes in several scientific journals and venues, with notable numbers of publications in:

  • Geoderma
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • CATENA
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Xinrong Li include:

  • Root exudates and rhizosphere soil bacterial relationships of Nitraria tangutorum are linked to k-strategists bacterial community under salt stress (2022), Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Nitrogen nutrition addition mitigated drought stress by improving carbon exchange and reserves among two temperate trees (2021), Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Verification of Fractional Vegetation Coverage and NDVI of Desert Vegetation via UAVRS Technology (2020), Remote Sensing
  • Comparison of cyanobacterial communities in temperate deserts: A cue for artificial inoculation of biological soil crusts (2020), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Effects of warming and rainfall pulses on soil respiration in a biological soil crust-dominated desert ecosystem (2020), Geoderma

Xinrong Li frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Hui Rong
  • Jingyao Sun
  • Rongliang Jia
  • Mingzhu He
  • Tonglin Fu

Best Publications

  • Plant diversity enhances productivity and soil carbon storage.

    Shiping Chen;Wantong Wang;Wenting Xu;Yang Wang

  • Long-term effects of revegetation on soil water content of sand dunes in arid region of Northern China.

    Xin Rong Li;Feng Yun Ma;Hong Lang Xiao;Xin Ping Wang

  • Long-Term Ecosystem Effects of Sand-Binding Vegetation in the Tengger Desert, Northern China

    Xin-Rong Li;Hong-Lang Xiao;Jing-Guang Zhang;Xin-Ping Wang

  • Effects of Biological Soil Crusts on Seed Bank, Germination and Establishment of Two Annual Plant Species in the Tengger Desert (N China)

    Xin-Rong Li;Xiao-Hong Jia;Li-Qun Long;Stefan Zerbe

  • An ATP-binding cassette subfamily G full transporter is essential for the retention of leaf water in both wild barley and rice

    Guoxiong Chen;Takao Komatsuda;Jian Feng Ma;Christiane Nawrath

  • Regulation of flavanone 3-hydroxylase gene involved in the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway in response to UV-B radiation and drought stress in the desert plant, Reaumuria soongorica.

    Meiling Liu;Xinrong Li;Yubing Liu;Bo Cao

  • Micro-geomorphology determines community structure of biological soil crusts at small scales

    Xin-Rong Li;Min-Zhu He;Stefan Zerbe;Xiao-Jun Li

  • Effects of surface characteristics on infiltration patterns in an arid shrub desert

    Xin-Ping Wang;Xin-Rong Li;Hong-Lang Xiao;Ronny Berndtsson

  • Review of the ecohydrological processes and feedback mechanisms controlling sand-binding vegetation systems in sandy desert regions of China

    XinRong Li;ZhiShan Zhang;Lei Huang;XinPing Wang

  • Effects of microbiotic crusts on dew deposition in the restored vegetation area at Shapotou, northwest China

    Li-chao Liu;Shou-zhong Li;Shou-zhong Li;Zheng-hu Duan;Tao Wang

  • Rapid development of cyanobacterial crust in the field for combating desertification.

    Chan-Ho Park;Xin Rong Li;Yang Zhao;Rong Liang Jia

  • Effects of biological soil crusts on soil enzyme activities in revegetated areas of the Tengger Desert, China

    Yanmei Liu;Hangyu Yang;Xinrong Li;Zisheng Xing

  • Impact of inorganic nitrogen additions on microbes in biological soil crusts

    Jin Wang;Jingting Bao;Jingting Bao;Jieqiong Su;Xinrong Li

  • Leaf nitrogen and phosphorus of temperate desert plants in response to climate and soil nutrient availability

    Mingzhu He;Feike A. Dijkstra;Ke Zhang;Xinrong Li

  • Effects of rainfall characteristics on infiltration and redistribution patterns in revegetation-stabilized desert ecosystems

    Xin Ping Wang;Xin Ping Wang;Yan Cui;Yan Xia Pan;Xin Rong Li

  • Responses of biological soil crusts to sand burial in a revegetated area of the Tengger Desert, Northern China

    Rong Liang Jia;Xin Rong Li;Li Chao Liu;Yan Hong Gao

  • Nutrient levels within leaves, stems, and roots of the xeric species Reaumuria soongorica in relation to geographical, climatic, and soil conditions

    Mingzhu He;Ke Zhang;Huijuan Tan;Rui Hu

  • Hydrological response of biological soil crusts to global warming: A ten-year simulative study.

    Xin-Rong Li;Rong-Liang Jia;Zhi-Shan Zhang;Peng Zhang

  • Distribution, biomass, and dynamics of roots in a revegetated stand of Caragana korshinskii in the Tengger Desert, northwestern China.

    Zhi-Shan Zhang;Xin-Rong Li;Li-Chao Liu;Rong-Liang Jia

  • Association between Vegetation Patterns and Soil Properties in the Southeastern Tengger Desert, China

    X. R. Li;Z. S. Zhang;J. G. Zhang;X. P. Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xin-ping Wang
Xin-ping Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lizhe An
Lizhe An Lanzhou University
Ronny Berndtsson
Ronny Berndtsson Lund University
Jae-Seoun Hur
Jae-Seoun Hur Sunchon National University
Huyuan Feng
Huyuan Feng Lanzhou University
Feike A. Dijkstra
Feike A. Dijkstra University of Sydney
Eviatar Nevo
Eviatar Nevo University of Haifa
Naoki Yamaji
Naoki Yamaji Okayama University
Yong Shi
Yong Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian Feng Ma
Jian Feng Ma Okayama University

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