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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 62 2073 1985 43 43 132 14105

Yongshuo H. Fu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yongshuo H. Fu between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yongshuo H. Fu published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2024. 76 of the 228 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2024. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 38 publications 2025: 38 publications
2008 2025

228 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yongshuo H. Fu: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 2
2010 0
2011 0
2012 3
2013 1
2014 3
2015 3
2016 8
2017 4
2018 6
2019 18
2020 17
2021 20
2022 36
2023 30
2024 38
2025 38
Total 228
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Yongshuo H. Fu publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yongshuo H. Fu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 132–136 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289 132
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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Yongshuo H. Fu D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yongshuo H. Fu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104
61 119
62 118 62
63 99
64 77
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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Overview

Yongshuo H. Fu is affiliated with Beijing Normal University in China and specializes in environmental science with a focus on global and planetary change, ecology, atmospheric science, plant science, and ecological modeling. Their research portfolio encompasses 287 publications in environmental science and displays a strong interdisciplinary approach toward understanding complex environmental systems.

The scientist's work frequently appears in several key publication venues. These include:

  • Global Change Biology
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Hydrology

Their research topics cover a diverse range of areas, prominently featuring:

  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Tree-ring Climate Responses
  • Plant and Animal Studies

Yongshuo H. Fu has coauthored extensively with several researchers throughout their career. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Zhaofei Wu
  • Yahui Guo
  • Josep Peñuelas
  • Shouzhi Chen
  • Xuan Zhang

The scientist has contributed to a number of highly cited papers published in leading academic journals. Some notable recent publications listed by year and venue are:

  • Plant Phenology Changes and Drivers on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (2022) in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Integrated Phenology and Climate in Rice Yields Prediction Using Machine Learning Methods (2020) in Ecological Indicators
  • Compound Droughts and Hot Extremes: Characteristics, Drivers, Changes, and Impacts (2022) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • An Earlier Start of the Thermal Growing Season Enhances Tree Growth in Cold Humid Areas but Not in Dry Areas (2022) in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Disentangling the Effects of Vapor Pressure Deficit on Northern Terrestrial Vegetation Productivity (2023) in Science Advances

The scope of Yongshuo H. Fu's work reveals an emphasis on environmental and ecological processes viewed through the lens of climatology and remote sensing. Their studies often integrate phenology, climate variability, plant physiology, and machine learning approaches to address issues relevant to vegetation dynamics, droughts, and climate impacts on ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Plant phenology and global climate change: Current progresses and challenges

    Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Qiang Liu;Anping Chen;Ivan A. Janssens

  • Declining global warming effects on the phenology of spring leaf unfolding.

    Yongshuo H. Fu;Hongfang Zhao;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Marc Peaucelle

  • Leaf onset in the northern hemisphere triggered by daytime temperature

    Shilong Piao;Jianguang Tan;Anping Chen;Yongshuo H. Fu

  • Delayed autumn phenology in the Northern Hemisphere is related to change in both climate and spring phenology.

    Qiang Liu;Yongshuo H. Fu;Yongshuo H. Fu;Zaichun Zhu;Yongwen Liu

  • Temperature, precipitation, and insolation effects on autumn vegetation phenology in temperate China

    Qiang Liu;Yongshuo H Fu;Yongshuo H Fu;Zhenzhong Zeng;Mengtian Huang

  • Extension of the growing season increases vegetation exposure to frost

    Qiang Liu;Shilong Piao;Ivan A. Janssens;Yongshuo H. Fu

  • Global warming leads to more uniform spring phenology across elevations.

    Yann Vitasse;Yann Vitasse;Constant Signarbieux;Yongshuo H Fu;Yongshuo H Fu

  • Variation in leaf flushing date influences autumnal senescence and next year’s flushing date in two temperate tree species

    Yongshuo S. H. Fu;Yongshuo S. H. Fu;Matteo Campioli;Yann Vitasse;Hans J. De Boeck

  • Recent spring phenology shifts in western Central Europe based on multiscale observations

    Yongshuo H. Fu;Yongshuo H. Fu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Maarten Op de Beeck;Nan Cong

  • Strong impacts of daily minimum temperature on the green-up date and summer greenness of the Tibetan Plateau.

    Miaogen Shen;Miaogen Shen;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Xiaoqiu Chen;Shuai An

  • An earlier start of the thermal growing season enhances tree growth in cold humid areas but not in dry areas

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  • Compound droughts and hot extremes: Characteristics, drivers, changes, and impacts

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  • Contrasting responses of autumn-leaf senescence to daytime and night-time warming

    Chaoyang Wu;Xiaoyue Wang;Huanjiong Wang;Philippe Ciais

  • Unexpected role of winter precipitation in determining heat requirement for spring vegetation green-up at northern middle and high latitudes.

    Yongshuo H Fu;Yongshuo H Fu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Hongfang Zhao;Su-Jong Jeong

  • Disentangling the effects of vapor pressure deficit on northern terrestrial vegetation productivity

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  • Increased heat requirement for leaf flushing in temperate woody species over 1980-2012: effects of chilling, precipitation and insolation.

    Yongshuo H. Fu;Yongshuo H. Fu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Yann Vitasse;Hongfang Zhao

  • Divergent changes in the elevational gradient of vegetation activities over the last 30 years

    Mengdi Gao;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Anping Chen;Hui Yang

  • Larger temperature response of autumn leaf senescence than spring leaf-out phenology.

    Yongshuo H. Fu;Yongshuo H. Fu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Nicolas Delpierre;Fanghua Hao

  • Urban-rural gradients reveal joint control of elevated CO2 and temperature on extended photosynthetic seasons.

    Songhan Wang;Songhan Wang;Weimin Ju;Weimin Ju;Josep Peñuelas;Alessandro Cescatti

  • Overestimation of the effect of climatic warming on spring phenology due to misrepresentation of chilling.

    Huanjiong Wang;Chaoyang Wu;Philippe Ciais;Josep Peñuelas

  • Daylength helps temperate deciduous trees to leaf-out at the optimal time.

    Yongshuo H. Fu;Yongshuo H. Fu;Xuan Zhang;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Fanghua Hao

  • The impact of winter and spring temperatures on temperate tree budburst dates: results from an experimental climate manipulation.

    Yongshuo H. Fu;Matteo Campioli;Gaby Deckmyn;Ivan A. Janssens

Frequent Co-Authors

Shilong Piao
Shilong Piao Peking University
Ivan A. Janssens
Ivan A. Janssens University of Antwerp
Josep Peñuelas
Josep Peñuelas Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC
Fanghua Hao
Fanghua Hao Beijing Normal University
Yann Vitasse
Yann Vitasse Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Matteo Campioli
Matteo Campioli University of Antwerp
Miaogen Shen
Miaogen Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hans J. De Boeck
Hans J. De Boeck University of Antwerp
Shushi Peng
Shushi Peng Peking University
Heikki Hänninen
Heikki Hänninen Zhejiang A & F University

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