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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 71 1610 1532 159 157 230 16424

Xunhua Zheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xunhua Zheng between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xunhua Zheng published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 11.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2019. 31 of the 295 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2019. 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 8 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 17 publications
2000 2025

295 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xunhua Zheng: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 2
2001 1
2002 8
2003 3
2004 9
2005 7
2006 10
2007 16
2008 8
2009 8
2010 15
2011 13
2012 13
2013 17
2014 14
2015 12
2016 5
2017 11
2018 14
2019 18
2020 11
2021 14
2022 18
2023 17
2024 14
2025 17
Total 295
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Xunhua Zheng 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 Xunhua Zheng 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, 221–230 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: 230 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263 230
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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Xunhua Zheng 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 Xunhua Zheng 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, 71 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: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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
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 71
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

Xunhua Zheng is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with substantial contributions to soil science, environmental chemistry, global and planetary change, atmospheric science, and ecology.

Their work encompasses several main topics including soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, climate change and permafrost, agriculture, soil and plant science, and hydrology and watershed management studies.

Among recent publications are:

  • Greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation in rice agriculture (2023) published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Potential benefits of liming to acid soils on climate change mitigation and food security (2021) published in Global Change Biology
  • Global mapping of crop-specific emission factors highlights hotspots of nitrous oxide mitigation (2021) published in Nature Food
  • Progressive nitrogen limitation across the Tibetan alpine permafrost region (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • An urban polluted river as a significant hotspot for water-atmosphere exchange of CH4 and N2O (2020) published in Environmental Pollution

Zheng frequently publishes in venues such as Global Change Biology, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Pollution, and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

Their most common coauthors include Zhisheng Yao, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Rui Wang, Shenghui Han, and Kai Wang, indicating active collaboration within a network of environmental science researchers.

Best Publications

  • A 3-year field measurement of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice paddies in China : Effects of water regime, crop residue, and fertilizer application

    Jianwen Zou;Jianwen Zou;Yao Huang;Yao Huang;Jingyan Jiang;Xunhua Zheng

  • Nitrous oxide emissions as influenced by amendment of plant residues with different C:N ratios

    Yao Huang;Yao Huang;Jianwen Zou;Xunhua Zheng;Yuesi Wang

  • Modeling greenhouse gas emissions from rice‐based production systems: Sensitivity and upscaling

    Changsheng Li;Arvin Mosier;Reiner Wassmann;Zucong Cai

  • Quantifying direct N2O emissions in paddy fields during rice growing season in mainland China: Dependence on water regime

    Jianwen Zou;Jianwen Zou;Yao Huang;Yao Huang;Xunhua Zheng;Yuesi Wang

  • Re‐quantifying the emission factors based on field measurements and estimating the direct N2O emission from Chinese croplands

    Xunhua Zheng;Shenghui Han;Yao Huang;Yuesi Wang

  • Impacts of soil moisture on nitrous oxide emission from croplands: a case study on the rice-based agro-ecosystem in Southeast China

    Xunhua Zheng;Mingxing Wang;Yuesi Wang;Renxing Shen

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

    Benjamin Wolf;Xunhua Zheng;Nicolas Brüggemann;Weiwei Chen

  • Quantification of N2O fluxes from soil–plant systems may be biased by the applied gas chromatograph methodology

    Xunhua Zheng;Baoling Mei;Yinghong Wang;Baohua Xie

  • The Asian Nitrogen Cycle Case Study

    Xunhua Zheng;Congbin Fu;Xingkai Xu;Xiaodong Yan

  • Effects of irrigation, fertilization and crop straw management on nitrous oxide and nitric oxide emissions from a wheat–maize rotation field in northern China

    Chunyan Liu;Kai Wang;Shixie Meng;Shixie Meng;Xunhua Zheng

  • CO2 emission in an intensively cultivated loam as affected by long-term application of organic manure and nitrogen fertilizer

    Weixin Ding;Lei Meng;Yunfeng Yin;Zucong Cai

  • Effects of nitrification inhibitors (DCD and DMPP) on nitrous oxide emission, crop yield and nitrogen uptake in a wheat-maize cropping system

    C. Liu;K. Wang;X. Zheng

  • Effects of soil moisture and temperature on CO2 and CH4 soil–atmosphere exchange of various land use/cover types in a semi-arid grassland in Inner Mongolia, China

    X. Wu;X. Wu;Z. Yao;N. Brüggemann;Z.Y. Shen

  • Nitrous oxide emissions from an intensively cultivated maize–wheat rotation soil in the North China Plain

    Weixin Ding;Yan Cai;Zucong Cai;Kazuyuki Yagi

  • A 3-year record of N2O and CH4 emissions from a sandy loam paddy during rice seasons as affected by different nitrogen application rates

    Zhisheng Yao;Xunhua Zheng;Haibo Dong;Rui Wang

  • Annual emissions of nitrous oxide and nitric oxide from a wheat–maize cropping system on a silt loam calcareous soil in the North China Plain

    Feng Cui;Guangxuan Yan;Zaixing Zhou;Xunhua Zheng

  • N2O, CH4 and CO2 emissions from seasonal tropical rainforests and a rubber plantation in Southwest China

    Christian Werner;Xunhua Zheng;Janwei Tang;Baohua Xie

  • Effects of environmental factors on N2O emission from and CH4 uptake by the typical grasslands in the Inner Mongolia.

    Yuesi Wang;Min Xue;Xunhua Zheng;Baoming Ji

  • Potential benefits of liming to acid soils on climate change mitigation and food security

    Yan Wang;Zhisheng Yao;Yang Zhan;Xunhua Zheng

  • NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF CHINESE CROPLANDS FROM 1950 TO 1999

    Yao Huang;Yao Huang;Wen Zhang;Wenjuan Sun;Xunhua Zheng

  • Modeling methane emission from rice paddies with various agricultural practices

    Yao Huang;Yao Huang;Wen Zhang;Xunhua Zheng;Jin Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Klaus Butterbach-Bahl Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Zhisheng Yao
Zhisheng Yao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rong Wang
Rong Wang Nanyang Technological University
Jianguo Zhu
Jianguo Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuesi Wang
Yuesi Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nicolas Brüggemann
Nicolas Brüggemann Forschungszentrum Jülich
Yao Huang
Yao Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael Dannenmann
Michael Dannenmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Xingguo Han
Xingguo Han Hebei University
Shan Lin
Shan Lin China Agricultural University

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