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59
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17110
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3038
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309

Yihe Lü 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 Yihe Lü sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 182 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Yihe Lü 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 Yihe Lü sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yihe Lü is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and is active in the field of environmental science, with a particular focus on subfields such as global and planetary change, ecology, water science and technology, soil science, and atmospheric science.

Their recent body of research includes numerous publications spanning key topics, including land use and ecosystem services, conservation, biodiversity, and resource management, hydrology and watershed management studies, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, remote sensing in agriculture, rangeland management and livestock ecology, and environmental changes in China.

Selected recent papers by Yihe Lü demonstrate their focus on ecosystem services and ecological security patterns. Examples include:

  • Identifying ecological security patterns based on the supply, demand and sensitivity of ecosystem service: A case study in the Yellow River Basin, China (2022, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • Ecosystem service value of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau significantly increased during 25 years (2020, Ecosystem Services)
  • A Route Map for Successful Applications of Geographically Weighted Regression (2022, Geographical Analysis)
  • Determining critical thresholds of ecological restoration based on ecosystem service index: A case study in the Pingjiang catchment in southern China (2021, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • Landscape pattern and ecosystem services are critical for protected areas' contributions to sustainable development goals at regional scale (2023, The Science of The Total Environment)

Lü's frequent co-authors include Bojie Fu, Xing Wu, Da Lü, Cong Wang, and Zhengyuan Zhao, indicating a collaborative research network within their scientific community.

Their work is also regularly published in prominent scientific venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Research Letters, Ecological Indicators, and Journal of Cleaner Production. The distribution of publications shows a particular emphasis on The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Environmental Management.

Yihe Lü has contributed to 184 publications primarily classified within environmental science. Their research reflects interdisciplinary approaches across ecological and environmental monitoring, analysis of environmental changes, and sustainable management of ecosystems and natural resources.

Best Publications

  • Revegetation in China’s Loess Plateau is approaching sustainable water resource limits

    Xiaoming Feng;Bojie Fu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Shuai Wang

  • Reduced sediment transport in the Yellow River due to anthropogenic changes

    Shuai Wang;Bojie Fu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Yihe Lü

  • Assessing the soil erosion control service of ecosystems change in the Loess Plateau of China

    Bojie Fu;Yu Liu;Yihe Lü;Chansheng He

  • A policy-driven large scale ecological restoration: quantifying ecosystem services changes in the Loess Plateau of China.

    Yihe Lü;Bojie Fu;Xiaoming Feng;Yuan Zeng

  • Soil and water conservation on the Loess Plateau in China: review and perspective:

    Liding Chen;Wei Wei;Bojie Fu;Yihe Lü

  • A new OSL chronology for dust accumulation in the last 130,000 yr for the Chinese Loess Plateau

    Y.C. Lu;X.L. Wang;A.G. Wintle

  • Assessment of soil erosion at large watershed scale using RUSLE and GIS: a case study in the Loess Plateau of China

    BJ Fu;WW Zhao;LD Chen;QJ Zhang

  • Three Gorges Project: Efforts and challenges for the environment

    Bo-Jie Fu;Bing-Fang Wu;Yi-He Lü;Zhi-Hong Xu

  • Effects of precipitation and restoration vegetation on soil erosion in a semi-arid environment in the Loess Plateau, China

    Ji Zhou;Bojie Fu;Guangyao Gao;Yihe Lü

  • Cooling effects of wetlands in an urban region: The case of Beijing

    Ranhao Sun;Ailian Chen;Liding Chen;Yihe Lü

  • Vegetation changes in recent large-scale ecological restoration projects and subsequent impact on water resources in China's Loess Plateau.

    Shuai Li;Wei Liang;Wei Liang;Bojie Fu;Yihe Lü

  • Recent ecological transitions in China: greening, browning, and influential factors

    Yihe Lü;Liwei Zhang;Xiaoming Feng;Yuan Zeng

  • Effects of vegetation restoration on soil organic carbon sequestration at multiple scales in semi-arid Loess Plateau, China

    Yafeng Wang;Bojie Fu;Yihe Lü;Liding Chen

  • Double counting in ecosystem services valuation: causes and countermeasures

    Bo-Jie Fu;Chang-Hong Su;Yong-Ping Wei;Ian R. Willett

  • Local people's perceptions as decision support for protected area management in Wolong Biosphere Reserve, China

    Jianying Xu;Liding Chen;Yihe Lu;Bojie Fu

  • Identifying ecological security patterns based on the supply, demand and sensitivity of ecosystem service: A case study in the Yellow River Basin, China.

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  • Ecosystem service value of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau significantly increased during 25 years

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  • Hydrological responses and soil erosion potential of abandoned cropland in the Loess Plateau, China

    Yu Liu;Bojie Fu;Yihe Lü;Zhi Wang

  • Comparison of four spatial interpolation methods for estimating soil moisture in a complex terrain catchment.

    Xueling Yao;Bojie Fu;Yihe Lü;Feixiang Sun

  • Environmental problems and challenges in China.

    Bo-Jie Fu;Xu-Liang Zhuang;Gui-Bin Jiang;Jian-Bo Shi

  • Local-scale spatial variability of soil organic carbon and its stock in the hilly area of the Loess Plateau, China

    Yafeng Wang;Bojie Fu;Yihe Lü;Chengjun Song

  • Check dam in the Loess Plateau of China: engineering for environmental services and food security.

    Yafeng Wang;Bojie Fu;Liding Chen;Yihe Lü

Frequent Co-Authors

Bojie Fu
Bojie Fu Peking University
Liding Chen
Liding Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guangyao Gao
Guangyao Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Alexis J. Comber
Alexis J. Comber University of Leeds
Bingfang Wu
Bingfang Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ranhao Sun
Ranhao Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shilong Piao
Shilong Piao Peking University
Wenwu Zhao
Wenwu Zhao Beijing Normal University
Yang Gao
Yang Gao Google (United Kingdom)
Hao Wang
Hao Wang Swinburne University of Technology

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