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D-Index
52
Citations
9682
World Ranking
1922
National Ranking
167

Zhengqin Xiong publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhengqin Xiong sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 112 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Zhengqin Xiong D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhengqin Xiong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhengqin Xiong is affiliated with Nanjing Agricultural University in China. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in the subfields of Soil Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Pollution, and Environmental Chemistry.

The major themes of Zhengqin Xiong's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Clay minerals and soil interactions, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and Soil and Unsaturated Flow.

The scientist has published numerous papers, with recent works addressing topics such as biochar effects on soil and nitrogen emissions as well as microbial processes. Selected recent publications include:

  • Mechanisms underlying the mitigation of both N2O and NO emissions with field-aged biochar in an Anthrosol (2020, Geoderma)
  • Biochar addition stabilized soil carbon sequestration by reducing temperature sensitivity of mineralization and altering the microbial community in a greenhouse vegetable field (2022, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • Biochar amendment mitigated N2O emissions from paddy field during the wheat growing season (2021, Environmental Pollution)
  • The effect of long-term biochar amendment on N2O emissions: Experiments with N15-O18 isotopes combined with specific inhibition approaches (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Organic substitutions aggravated microbial nitrogen limitation and decreased nitrogen-cycling gene abundances in a three-year greenhouse vegetable field (2021, Journal of Environmental Management)

Frequent publication venues reflect Zhengqin Xiong's research interests and include:

  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Agronomy
  • Geoderma
  • Soil and Tillage Research

Xiong collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Xintong Xu
  • Qianqian Zhang
  • Yubing Dong
  • Ruiyu Bi
  • Haojie Shen

Best Publications

  • Biochar stability in soil: meta-analysis of decomposition and priming effects

    Jinyang Wang;Jinyang Wang;Zhengqin Xiong;Yakov Kuzyakov;Yakov Kuzyakov

  • Autotrophic growth of nitrifying community in an agricultural soil.

    Weiwei Xia;Caixia Zhang;Xiaowei Zeng;Youzhi Feng

  • Quantifying atmospheric nitrogen deposition through a nationwide monitoring network across China

    W. Xu;X. S. Luo;Y. P. Pan;L. Zhang

  • Effects of biochar amendment in two soils on greenhouse gas emissions and crop production

    Jinyang Wang;Xiaojian Pan;Yinglie Liu;Xiaolin Zhang

  • Effects of six-year biochar amendment on soil aggregation, crop growth, and nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies in a rice-wheat rotation

    Qianqian Zhang;Yanfeng Song;Zhen Wu;Xiaoyuan Yan

  • Nitrogen fate and environmental consequence in paddy soil under rice-wheat rotation in the Taihu lake region, China

    Xu Zhao;Ying-xin Xie;Zheng-qin Xiong;Xiao-yuan Yan

  • Net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensity of annual rice–wheat rotations with integrated soil–crop system management

    Y.C. Ma;X.W. Kong;B. Yang;X.L. Zhang

  • Combined effects of nitrogen fertilization and biochar on the net global warming potential, greenhouse gas intensity and net ecosystem economic budget in intensive vegetable agriculture in southeastern China

    B. Li;C.H. Fan;H. Zhang;Z.Z. Chen

  • Effects of biochar addition on N2O and CO2 emissions from two paddy soils

    Jinyang Wang;Man Zhang;Zhengqin Xiong;Pingli Liu

  • Water regime–nitrogen fertilizer–straw incorporation interaction: Field study on nitrous oxide emissions from a rice agroecosystem in Nanjing, China

    J.Y. Wang;J.X. Jia;J.X. Jia;Z.Q. Xiong;M.A.K. Khalil

  • A 2-yr field assessment of the effects of chemical and biological nitrification inhibitors on nitrous oxide emissions and nitrogen use efficiency in an intensively managed vegetable cropping system

    M. Zhang;C.H. Fan;Q.L. Li;B. Li

  • Nitrous Oxide and Methane Emissions as Affected by Water, Soil and Nitrogen

    Zheng-Qin Xiong;Zheng-Qin Xiong;Guang-Xi Xing;Zhao-Liang Zhu

  • Organic-substitute strategies reduced carbon and reactive nitrogen footprints and gained net ecosystem economic benefit for intensive vegetable production

    Jun Zhou;Bo Li;Bo Li;Longlong Xia;Longlong Xia;Changhua Fan;Changhua Fan

  • Biochar amendment reduced greenhouse gas intensities in the rice-wheat rotation system: six-year field observation and meta-analysis

    Zhen Wu;Xi Zhang;Yubing Dong;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • Mitigating net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensities by substituting chemical nitrogen fertilizers with organic fertilization strategies in rice–wheat annual rotation systems in China: A 3-year field experiment

    Bo Yang;Zhengqin Xiong;Jinyang Wang;Xin Xu

  • Measurements of nitrous oxide emissions from vegetable production in China

    Zhengqin Xiong;Zhengqin Xiong;Yingxin Xie;Guangxi Xing;Zhaoliang Zhu

  • Assessment of Nitrogen Pollutant Sources in Surface Waters of Taihu Lake Region

    Ying-Xin Xie;Ying-Xin Xie;Zheng-Qin Xiong;Zheng-Qin Xiong;Guang-Xi Xing;Guo-Qing Sun

  • Field-aged biochar stimulated N2O production from greenhouse vegetable production soils by nitrification and denitrification.

    Pengpeng Duan;Xi Zhang;Qianqian Zhang;Zhen Wu

  • Source of nitrogen in wet deposition to a rice agroecosystem at Tai lake region

    Yingxin Xie;Zhengqin Xiong;Guangxi Xing;Xiaoyuan Yan

  • Spatial and Temporal Variation of Inorganic Nitrogen Wet Deposition to the Yangtze River Delta Region, China

    Xu Zhao;Xiaoyuan Yan;Zhengqin Xiong;Yingxin Xie

  • Response of rice production to elevated [CO2] and its interaction with rising temperature or nitrogen supply: a meta-analysis

    Jinyang Wang;Cong Wang;Nannan Chen;Zhengqin Xiong

Frequent Co-Authors

Guangxi Xing
Guangxi Xing Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoyuan Yan
Xiaoyuan Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen
M. A. K. Khalil
M. A. K. Khalil Portland State University
Jianwen Zou
Jianwen Zou Nanjing Agricultural University
Genxing Pan
Genxing Pan Nanjing Agricultural University
Zhongjun Jia
Zhongjun Jia Chinese Academy of Sciences
Arvin R. Mosier
Arvin R. Mosier University of Melbourne
J. R. Freney
J. R. Freney Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Xiangui Lin
Xiangui Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences

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