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D-Index
34
Citations
8412
World Ranking
7496
National Ranking
143

Zehao Shen 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 Zehao Shen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 88 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zehao Shen 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 Zehao Shen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zehao Shen is affiliated with Peking University in China and has made contributions primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their work focuses on various topics related to ecology and environmental dynamics. Major themes within their research include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China
  • Forest ecology and management

Zehao Shen has published frequently in several academic venues, with notable publication counts in:

  • Biodiversity Science
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Forests
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Forest Ecosystems

Among their recent papers are:

  • An updated Vegetation Map of China (1:1000000), 2020, Science Bulletin
  • Enhanced habitat loss of the Himalayan endemic flora driven by warming-forced upslope tree expansion, 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Spatiotemporal patterns and drivers of soil erosion in Yunnan, Southwest China: RULSE assessments for recent 30 years and future predictions based on CMIP6, 2022, CATENA
  • Relative humidity and agricultural activities dominate wildfire ignitions in Yunnan, Southwest China: Patterns, thresholds, and implications, 2021, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Rural economic benefits of land consolidation in mountainous and hilly areas of southeast China: Implications for rural development, 2020, Journal of Rural Studies

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Yuyang Xie
  • Caifang Luo
  • Xuejing Wang
  • Xi Tian
  • Zhiyao Tang

Best Publications

  • The impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in China

    Shilong Piao;Philippe Ciais;Yao Huang;Zehao Shen

  • The Three Gorges Dam: an ecological perspective

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

  • Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration in different ecosystems in China

    Shushi Peng;Shilong Piao;Tao Wang;Jinyu Sun

  • The contribution of China’s emissions to global climate forcing

    Bengang G. Li;Thomas Gasser;Philippe Ciais;Shilong L. Piao;Shilong L. Piao

  • High‐dimensional coexistence based on individual variation: a synthesis of evidence

    James S. Clark;David Bell;Chengjin Chu;Benoit Courbaud

  • Alpine treeline of western North America: Linking organism-to-landscape dynamics

    George P. Malanson;David R. Butler;Daniel B. Fagre;Stephen J. Walsh

  • Precipitation amount, seasonality and frequency regulate carbon cycling of a semi-arid grassland ecosystem in Inner Mongolia, China: A modeling analysis

    Shushi Peng;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Zehao Shen;Philippe Ciais

  • An updated Vegetation Map of China (1:1000000)

    Yanjun Su;Qinghua Guo;Tianyu Hu;Hongcan Guan

  • The carbon budget of terrestrial ecosystems in East Asia over the last two decades

    S. L. Piao;S. L. Piao;A. Ito;S. G. Li;Y. Huang

  • Forest fire characteristics in China: Spatial patterns and determinants with thresholds

    Lingxiao Ying;Jie Han;Yongsheng Du;Zehao Shen

  • Stair-Step Pattern of Soil Bacterial Diversity Mainly Driven by pH and Vegetation Types Along the Elevational Gradients of Gongga Mountain, China.

    Jiabao Li;Zehao Shen;Chaonan Li;Yongping Kou

  • Forest community survey and the structural characteristics of forests in China

    Jingyun Fang;Zehao Shen;Zhiyao Tang;Xiangping Wang

  • The Han River watershed management initiative for the South-to-North Water Transfer project (Middle Route) of China

    Quanfa Zhang;Zhifang Xu;Zehao Shen;Siyue Li

  • Patterns of plant beta‐diversity along elevational and latitudinal gradients in mountain forests of China

    Zhiyao Tang;Jingyun Fang;Xiulian Chi;Jianmeng Feng

  • Ecological applications of multilevel analysis of variance.

    Song S. Qian;Zehao Shen

  • The relationship between species richness and biomass changes from boreal to subtropical forests in China

    Xian Wu;Xiangping Wang;Xiangping Wang;Zhiyao Tang;Zehao Shen

  • Spatiotemporal patterns and drivers of soil erosion in Yunnan, Southwest China: RULSE assessments for recent 30 years and future predictions based on CMIP6

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  • Wildfire Detection Probability of MODIS Fire Products under the Constraint of Environmental Factors: A Study Based on Confirmed Ground Wildfire Records

    Lingxiao Ying;Zehao Shen;Mingzheng Yang;Shilong Piao

  • Relative humidity and agricultural activities dominate wildfire ignitions in Yunnan, Southwest China: Patterns, thresholds, and implications

    Lingxiao Ying;Lingxiao Ying;Hujiao Cheng;Zehao Shen;Pingao Guan

  • Hotspot analyses indicate significant conservation gaps for evergreen broadleaved woody plants in China

    Yue Xu;Zehao Shen;Lingxiao Ying;Zhiheng Wang

  • Determinants of richness patterns differ between rare and common species: implications for Gesneriaceae conservation in China

    Yunpeng Liu;Zehao Shen;Qinggang Wang;Xiangyan Su

  • Modelling chestnut biogeography for American chestnut restoration

    Songlin Fei;Liang Liang;Frederick L. Paillet;Kim C. Steiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Shilong Piao
Shilong Piao Peking University
Jingyun Fang
Jingyun Fang Peking University
Zhiyao Tang
Zhiyao Tang Peking University
Zhiheng Wang
Zhiheng Wang Peking University
Shushi Peng
Shushi Peng Peking University
Hongyan Liu
Hongyan Liu Peking University
George P. Malanson
George P. Malanson University of Iowa
Zongqiang Xie
Zongqiang Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Anping Chen
Anping Chen Colorado State University
Zhenzhong Zeng
Zhenzhong Zeng Southern University of Science and Technology

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