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Zhenke Zhu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhenke Zhu between 2013 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhenke Zhu published across 13 years, from 2013 to 2025, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2021. 29 of the 155 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2013 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2021. 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 14 publications
2013 2025

155 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhenke Zhu: publications per year, 2013 to 2025
Year Publications
2013 3
2014 1
2015 8
2016 9
2017 11
2018 15
2019 18
2020 16
2021 22
2022 15
2023 8
2024 15
2025 14
Total 155
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Zhenke Zhu 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 Zhenke Zhu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–150 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 147 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541 147
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Zhenke Zhu 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 Zhenke Zhu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272 48
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Zhenke Zhu is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, with a focus on soil science and environmental research. Their work spans multiple intersecting fields, including Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. These areas reflect a concentration on understanding soil processes and ecological dynamics.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics such as:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Clay Minerals and Soil Interactions
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Iron Oxide Chemistry and Applications
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Within these topics, Zhenke Zhu has published extensively in subfields like Soil Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Biomaterials, and Environmental Chemistry. This range highlights an interdisciplinary approach to studying soil ecosystems and microbial interactions.

The frequent publication venues where Zhu's work appears include:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Soil Ecology Letters
  • Biology and Fertility of Soils
  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Zhenke Zhu has collaborated often with several researchers, including:

  • Tida Ge
  • Jinshui Wu
  • Yakov Kuzyakov
  • Yangwu Deng
  • Mouliang Xiao

Representative papers featuring Zhu's contributions include:

  • "Rice paddy soils are a quantitatively important carbon store according to a global synthesis," 2021, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "C:N:P stoichiometry regulates soil organic carbon mineralization and concomitant shifts in microbial community composition in paddy soil," 2020, Biology and Fertility of Soils
  • "Microplastics shape microbial communities affecting soil organic matter decomposition in paddy soil," 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Stoichiometric regulation of priming effects and soil carbon balance by microbial life strategies," 2022, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Paddy soils have a much higher microbial biomass content than upland soils: A review of the origin, mechanisms, and drivers," 2021, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

The focus of these publications ranges from carbon storage in paddy soils to microbial community ecology and the interactions between microplastics and soil organic matter decomposition. This reflects a detailed investigation of how biogeochemical factors affect soil health and carbon cycling.

Best Publications

  • Microbial stoichiometric flexibility regulates rice straw mineralization and its priming effect in paddy soil

    Zhenke Zhu;Tida Ge;Yu Luo;Shoulong Liu

  • Microplastics shape microbial communities affecting soil organic matter decomposition in paddy soil.

    Unknown

  • Rice paddy soils are a quantitatively important carbon store according to a global synthesis

    Yalong Liu;Yalong Liu;Yalong Liu;Tida Ge;Tida Ge;Kees Jan van Groenigen;Yuanhe Yang

  • Effects of long-term fertilization on phoD-harboring bacterial community in Karst soils.

    Yajun Hu;Yinhang Xia;Qi Sun;Kunping Liu

  • Comparing carbon and nitrogen stocks in paddy and upland soils: Accumulation, stabilization mechanisms, and environmental drivers

    Liang Wei;Tida Ge;Tida Ge;Zhenke Zhu;Yu Luo

  • Stoichiometric regulation of priming effects and soil carbon balance by microbial life strategies

    Unknown

  • Carbon input and allocation by rice into paddy soils: A review

    Yalong Liu;Yalong Liu;Tida Ge;Zhenke Zhu;Shoulong Liu

  • Rice rhizodeposits affect organic matter priming in paddy soil: The role of N fertilization and plant growth for enzyme activities, CO 2 and CH 4 emissions

    Zhenke Zhu;Tida Ge;Shoulong Liu;Yajun Hu

  • Rice rhizodeposition and its utilization by microbial groups depends on N fertilization

    Tida Ge;Baozhen Li;Zhenke Zhu;Yajun Hu

  • Stability and dynamics of enzyme activity patterns in the rice rhizosphere: Effects of plant growth and temperature

    Tida Ge;Xiaomeng Wei;Bahar S. Razavi;Zhenke Zhu

  • Effect of P stoichiometry on the abundance of nitrogen-cycle genes in phosphorus-limited paddy soil

    Xiaomeng Wei;Yajun Hu;Peiqin Peng;Zhenke Zhu

  • Decreasing microbial phosphorus limitation increases soil carbon release

    Unknown

  • Paddy soils have a much higher microbial biomass content than upland soils: A review of the origin, mechanisms, and drivers

    Liang Wei;Tida Ge;Tida Ge;Zhenke Zhu;Rongzhong Ye

  • Fe(II)-induced phase transformation of ferrihydrite: The inhibition effects and stabilization of divalent metal cations

    Chengshuai Liu;Zhenke Zhu;Fangbai Li;Tongxu Liu

  • Microplastics in soil can increase nutrient uptake by wheat.

    Unknown

  • Tracking the photosynthesized carbon input into soil organic carbon pools in a rice soil fertilized with nitrogen

    Tida Ge;Chang Liu;Hongzhao Yuan;Ziwei Zhao

  • Microbial utilization of rice root exudates: 13C labeling and PLFA composition

    Hongzhao Yuan;Zhenke Zhu;Shoulong Liu;Tida Ge

  • Rusty sink of rhizodeposits and associated keystone microbiomes

    Peduruhewa H. Jeewani;Anna Gunina;Liang Tao;Zhenke Zhu

  • Biogeochemical cycles of key elements in the paddy-rice rhizosphere: Microbial mechanisms and coupling processes

    Xiaomeng Wei;Zhenke Zhu;Liang Wei;Jinshui Wu

  • Labile carbon matters more than temperature for enzyme activity in paddy soil

    Liang Wei;Bahar S. Razavi;Bahar S. Razavi;Weiqi Wang;Zhenke Zhu

  • Organic matter stabilization in aggregates and density fractions in paddy soil depending on long-term fertilization: Tracing of pathways by 13C natural abundance

    Cornelius Talade Atere;Cornelius Talade Atere;Anna Gunina;Anna Gunina;Zhenke Zhu;Mouliang Xiao

  • C/P stoichiometry of dying rice root defines the spatial distribution and dynamics of enzyme activities in root-detritusphere

    Xiaomeng Wei;Bahar S. Razavi;Bahar S. Razavi;Yajun Hu;Xingliang Xu

  • Rice rhizodeposition promotes the build-up of organic carbon in soil via fungal necromass

    Yu Luo;Mouliang Xiao;Mouliang Xiao;Hongzhao Yuan;Chao Liang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinshui Wu
Jinshui Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen
Georg Guggenberger
Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover
Olga Shibistova
Olga Shibistova University of Hannover
Muhammad Shahbaz
Muhammad Shahbaz Beijing Institute of Technology
Davey L. Jones
Davey L. Jones Bangor University
Yu Luo
Yu Luo Zhejiang University
Fangbai Li
Fangbai Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong Li
Yong Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xingliang Xu
Xingliang Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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