2026 Zhengqin Xiong: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	52	1922	1767	167	166	112	9682

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

1261
Citations
Autotrophic growth of nitrifying community in an agricultural soil.

Weiwei Xia;Caixia Zhang;Xiaowei Zeng;Youzhi Feng

468
Citations
Quantifying atmospheric nitrogen deposition through a nationwide monitoring network across China

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

459
Citations
Effects of biochar amendment in two soils on greenhouse gas emissions and crop production

Jinyang Wang;Xiaojian Pan;Yinglie Liu;Xiaolin Zhang

393
Citations
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

336
Citations
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

274
Citations
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

273
Citations
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

239
Citations
Effects of biochar addition on N2O and CO2 emissions from two paddy soils

Jinyang Wang;Man Zhang;Zhengqin Xiong;Pingli Liu

237
Citations
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

192
Citations
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

171
Citations
Nitrous Oxide and Methane Emissions as Affected by Water, Soil and Nitrogen

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

170
Citations
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

169
Citations
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

154
Citations
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

147
Citations
Measurements of nitrous oxide emissions from vegetable production in China

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

144
Citations
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

140
Citations
Field-aged biochar stimulated N2O production from greenhouse vegetable production soils by nitrification and denitrification.

Pengpeng Duan;Xi Zhang;Qianqian Zhang;Zhen Wu

134
Citations
Source of nitrogen in wet deposition to a rice agroecosystem at Tai lake region

Yingxin Xie;Zhengqin Xiong;Guangxi Xing;Xiaoyuan Yan

124
Citations
Spatial and Temporal Variation of Inorganic Nitrogen Wet Deposition to the Yangtze River Delta Region, China

Xu Zhao;Xiaoyuan Yan;Zhengqin Xiong;Yingxin Xie

122
Citations
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

118
Citations