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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 82 391 362 41 39 392 19353

Zhihong Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhihong Xu between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhihong Xu published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 16.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 55 publications in 2025. 56 of the 679 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 55. Peak 55 publications in 2025. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 39 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 45 publications 2024: 36 publications 2025: 55 publications 2026: 1 publication
1985 2026

679 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhihong Xu: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 3
1994 1
1995 1
1996 5
1997 0
1998 3
1999 4
2000 5
2001 7
2002 6
2003 11
2004 11
2005 12
2006 17
2007 23
2008 28
2009 24
2010 24
2011 20
2012 29
2013 22
2014 30
2015 32
2016 24
2017 34
2018 33
2019 30
2020 31
2021 39
2022 30
2023 45
2024 36
2025 55
2026 1
Total 679
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Zhihong Xu 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 Zhihong Xu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 391–395 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 392 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10 392
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Zhihong Xu 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 Zhihong Xu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12 82
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Surgery

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Soil water, Ecology, Environmental chemistry and Botany. Zhihong Xu combines subjects such as Soil fertility, Nutrient and Biochar with his study of Agronomy. His research integrates issues of Total organic carbon and Water content in his study of Soil water.

His Ecology research includes elements of Nitrification and Nitrogen cycle. Zhihong Xu has researched Environmental chemistry in several fields, including Soil conditioner, Phosphate and Nitrogen. His study in Soil organic matter is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Organic matter and Mineralization.

His most cited work include:

  • Biochar: Nutrient Properties and Their Enhancement (404 citations)
  • Soil carbon pools in adjacent natural and plantation forests of subtropical Australia (219 citations)
  • Three Gorges Project: Efforts and challenges for the environment (201 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Soil water, Ecology, Botany and Nutrient. The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Soil carbon, Soil fertility, Soil organic matter, Biochar and Nitrogen cycle. His research in Soil water intersects with topics in Environmental chemistry, Organic matter, Biomass and Nitrification.

Zhihong Xu works mostly in the field of Environmental chemistry, limiting it down to topics relating to Nitrogen and, in certain cases, Subtropics and Animal science. His is doing research in Ecosystem, Soil biology, Biogeochemical cycle, Forest ecology and Global warming, both of which are found in Ecology. His Horticulture research extends to the thematically linked field of Botany.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (42.17%)
  • Soil water (26.31%)
  • Ecology (16.27%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Agronomy (42.17%)
  • Soil water (26.31%)
  • Ecosystem (10.24%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Zhihong Xu mostly deals with Agronomy, Soil water, Ecosystem, Nutrient and Grassland. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Prescribed burn, Soil carbon and Microbial population biology. His Soil water research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Subtropics, Community structure, Incubation and Nitrogen.

His Ecosystem study combines topics in areas such as Species richness, Livelihood and Environmental resource management. His Nutrient study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Productivity and Phosphorus. His study on Grassland is covered under Ecology.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Assisted phytoremediation of a co-contaminated soil with biochar amendment: Contaminant removals and bacterial community properties (19 citations)
  • Prediction of soil macro- and micro-elements in sieved and ground air-dried soils using laboratory-based hyperspectral imaging technique (19 citations)
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi abundance was sensitive to nitrogen addition but diversity was sensitive to phosphorus addition in karst ecosystems (17 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Surgery

Zhihong Xu mainly focuses on Agronomy, Ecosystem, Soil water, Abundance and Grassland. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Pinus massoniana and Microbial population biology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Livelihood and Transpiration in addition to Ecosystem.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Transformation, Incubation and Environmental DNA. His work deals with themes such as Nutrient and Community structure, which intersect with Abundance. His Grassland study is associated with Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Biochar: Nutrient Properties and Their Enhancement

    Kwong Yin Chan;Z.H. Xu

  • Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis

    Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen;Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Iman Tahmasbian;Rongxiao Che;Rongxiao Che

  • Effects of biochar application on soil greenhouse gas fluxes: a meta-analysis

    Yanghui He;Xuhui Zhou;Liling Jiang;Ming Li

  • Soil carbon pools in adjacent natural and plantation forests of subtropical Australia

    Chengrong Chen;Zhihong Xu;Nicole Mathers

  • The 10 Australian ecosystems most vulnerable to tipping points

    William F. Laurance;Bernard Dell;Stephen M. Turton;Michael J. Lawes

  • Ecosystem services in changing land use

    Bojie Fu;Liwei Zhang;Zhihong Xu;Yan Zhao

  • Effect of biochar amendment on yield and photosynthesis of peanut on two types of soils

    Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Shahla Hosseini-Bai;Shahla Hosseini-Bai;Yanbin Hao;Yanbin Hao;Rao C. N. Rachaputi

  • Impacts of grassland afforestation with coniferous trees on soil phosphorus dynamics and associated microbial processes: A review

    Chengrong Chen;L.M. Condron;Zhihong Xu

  • Differences in soil bacterial diversity: driven by contemporary disturbances or historical contingencies?

    Yuan Ge;Ji-zheng He;Yong-guan Zhu;Jia-bao Zhang

  • Seasonal changes in soil labile organic carbon pools within a Phyllostachys praecox stand under high rate fertilization and winter mulch in subtropical China

    P.K. Jiang;Q.F. Xu;Zhihong Xu;Z.H. Cao

  • Assessing bacterial diversity in soil: A brief review

    Li Zhang;Zhihong Xu

  • Warming and grazing affect soil labile carbon and nitrogen pools differently in an alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China

    Yichao Rui;Shiping Wang;Zhihong Xu;Yanfen Wang

  • Terrestrial N2O emissions and related functional genes under climate change: A global meta-analysis

    Linfeng Li;Linfeng Li;Zhenzhen Zheng;Weijin Wang;Weijin Wang;Joel A. Biederman

  • Effect of mulching on labile soil organic matter pools, microbial community functional diversity and nitrogen transformations in two hardwood plantations of subtropical Australia

    Zhiqun Huang;Zhihong Xu;Chengrong Chen

  • Soil moisture–plant interactions: an ecohydrological review

    Cong Wang;Bojie Fu;Lu Zhang;Zhihong Xu

  • Does ammonium-based N addition influence nitrification and acidification in humid subtropical soils of China?

    Wei Zhao;Zu-cong Cai;Zhi-hong Xu

  • Wood biochar increases nitrogen retention in field settings mainly through abiotic processes

    Shahla Hosseini Bai;Shahla Hosseini Bai;Frédérique Reverchon;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Zhihong Xu

  • The effects of short term, long term and reapplication of biochar on soil bacteria

    Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen;Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen;Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen;Helen M Wallace;Cheng-Yuan Xu;Lukas Van Zwieten

  • Warming and increased precipitation have differential effects on soil extracellular enzyme activities in a temperate grassland

    Xiaoqi Zhou;Chengrong Chen;Yanfen Wang;Zhihong Xu

  • Gross nitrogen transformations in adjacent native and plantation forests of subtropical Australia

    Joanne Mary Burton;Chengrong Chen;Zhihong Xu;Hossein Ghadiri

  • Soil carbon and nutrient pools, microbial properties and gross nitrogen transformations in adjacent natural forest and hoop pine plantations of subtropical Australia

    Zhihong Xu;Sally Ward;Chengrong Chen;Timothy John Blumfield

  • Responses of soil respiration to N fertilization in a loamy soil under maize cultivation

    Weixin Ding;Hongyan Yu;Zucong Cai;Fengxiang Han

  • Solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy: characterization of soil organic matter under two contrasting residue management regimes in a 2-year-old pine plantation of subtropical Australia

    Nicole J Mathers;Nicole J Mathers;Zhihong Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Chengrong Chen
Chengrong Chen Griffith University
Cheng-Yuan Xu
Cheng-Yuan Xu Central Queensland University
Ji-Zheng He
Ji-Zheng He University of Melbourne
Yanfen Wang
Yanfen Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoyong Cui
Xiaoyong Cui University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yanbin Hao
Yanbin Hao University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yichao Rui
Yichao Rui Purdue University West Lafayette
Zhiqun Huang
Zhiqun Huang Fujian Normal University
Ying Teng
Ying Teng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Juxiu Liu
Juxiu Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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