Afeng Zhang

5.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
51 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Afeng Zhang is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Afeng Zhang has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Soil Science, 12 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Afeng Zhang's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (35 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (9 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (9 papers). Afeng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (35 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (9 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (9 papers). Afeng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and United States. Afeng Zhang's co-authors include Lianqing Li, Genxing Pan, Qaiser Hussain, Jinwei Zheng, Xuhui Zhang, Liqiang Cui, Rongjun Bian, Stephen Joseph, Xiaoyu Liu and David E. Crowley and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Afeng Zhang

51 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Effect of biochar amendment on yield and methane and nitrous oxide emissions from a rice paddy from Tai Lake plain, China

2010 670 citations Afeng Zhang, Liqiang Cui et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment profile →
Biochar’s effect on crop productivity and the dependence on experimental conditions—a meta-analysis of literature data

2013 630 citations Afeng Zhang, Stephen Joseph et al. profile →
Effects of biochar amendment on soil quality, crop yield and greenhouse gas emission in a Chinese rice paddy: A field study of 2 consecutive rice growing cycles

2011 524 citations Afeng Zhang, Rongjun Bian et al. Field Crops Research profile →
A three-year experiment confirms continuous immobilization of cadmium and lead in contaminated paddy field with biochar amendment

2014 498 citations Rongjun Bian, Stephen Joseph et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
Effect of biochar amendment on maize yield and greenhouse gas emissions from a soil organic carbon poor calcareous loamy soil from Central China Plain

2011 434 citations Afeng Zhang, Genxing Pan et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Afeng Zhang China	27	2.9k	1.2k	992	971	877	51	4.7k
Qaiser Hussain Pakistan	37	2.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	743 0.8×	108	5.3k
Stephen Kimber Australia	21	3.1k 1.1×	832 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	920 0.9×	845 1.0×	31	4.7k
Marta Camps Arbestain New Zealand	32	2.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	861 0.9×	786 0.9×	100	5.7k
Frank Verheijen Portugal	24	3.7k 1.3×	746 0.6×	994 1.0×	987 1.0×	877 1.0×	47	5.7k
Jinwei Zheng China	35	3.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	865 1.0×	69	5.7k
Rongjun Bian China	35	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	611 0.7×	92	5.1k
Jufeng Zheng China	41	3.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	800 0.9×	112	6.0k
Marco Antonio Rondón Colombia	9	3.5k 1.2×	764 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	838 1.0×	12	5.6k
Gerard Cornelissen Norway	41	2.4k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	953 1.0×	832 0.9×	680 0.8×	83	5.5k
Akio Enders United States	26	2.4k 0.8×	809 0.7×	901 0.9×	812 0.8×	524 0.6×	34	4.9k

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Liu, Jiaojiao, Afeng Zhang, Chen Shao, et al.. (2025). Microbial effects of prolonged nitrogen fertilization and straw mulching on soil N2O emissions using metagenomic sequencing. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 382. 109476–109476. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Afeng, Helei Liu, Xinyu Zhu, et al.. (2025). Managing trade-offs among yield, carbon, and nitrogen footprints of wheat-maize cropping system under straw mulching and N fertilizer application in China's Loess Plateau. Field Crops Research. 325. 109821–109821. 6 indexed citations

Fan, Ting, et al.. (2024). Changes in soil organic carbon and microbial community in saline soil following different forms of straw incorporation. European Journal of Soil Science. 75(1). 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Afeng, Xiaogang Shen, Qaiser Hussain, et al.. (2023). Optimizing Management Practices under Straw Regimes for Global Sustainable Agricultural Production. Agronomy. 13(3). 710–710. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Afeng, Xinyu Zhu, Xiaogang Shen, et al.. (2023). Comparative biotic and abiotic effects on greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural ecosystems: application of straw or biochar?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(52). 112307–112320. 8 indexed citations

Zhu, Xinyu, Jiaojiao Liu, Jiayong Chen, et al.. (2023). Carbon and nitrogen footprints of apple orchards in China's Loess Plateau under different fertilization regimes. Journal of Cleaner Production. 413. 137546–137546. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Chenguang, et al.. (2020). [Effects of soil permeability improvement and purification of pollutants in urban green space under different matrix composition amendments].. PubMed. 31(4). 1349–1356. 1 indexed citations

Sial, Tanveer Ali, Zhilong Lan, Muhammad Numan Khan, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of orange peel waste and its biochar on greenhouse gas emissions and soil biochemical properties within a loess soil. Waste Management. 87. 125–134. 73 indexed citations

Cheng, Gong, Jing Chen, Jingjing Liu, et al.. (2017). [Comparative Analysis on Effect of Wheat Straw and Its Biochar Amendment on Net Global Warming Potential Under Wheat-Maize Rotation Ecosystem in the Guanzhong Plain].. PubMed. 38(2). 792–801. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Yi, et al.. (2017). Effects of gravel mulching on greenhouse gas emissions intensity in wheat-maize rotation system.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 33(17). 208–215. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianguo, Afeng Zhang, Yongdong Wang, & Qing Chang. (2017). Optimal temperature and salt conditions for germination of Glycyrrhiza glabra L.seed. 45(2). 182–188. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Man, Gong Cheng, Hao Feng, et al.. (2017). Effects of straw and biochar amendments on aggregate stability, soil organic carbon, and enzyme activities in the Loess Plateau, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(11). 10108–10120. 145 indexed citations

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Li, Ming, Afeng Zhang, Haiming Wu, Hai Liu, & Jialong Lv. (2017). Predicting potential release of dissolved organic matter from biochars derived from agricultural residues using fluorescence and ultraviolet absorbance. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 334. 86–92. 139 indexed citations

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Zhang, Afeng, Xu Zhou, Ming Li, & Haiming Wu. (2017). Impacts of biochar addition on soil dissolved organic matter characteristics in a wheat-maize rotation system in Loess Plateau of China. Chemosphere. 186. 986–993. 74 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianguo, Xinwen Xu, Ying Zhao, et al.. (2016). Is the Taklimakan Desert Highway Shelterbelt Sustainable to Long-Term Drip Irrigation with High Saline Groundwater?. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0164106–e0164106. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Haixin, Jingjing Liu, Afeng Zhang, et al.. (2016). Effects of straw and plastic film mulching on greenhouse gas emissions in Loess Plateau, China: A field study of 2 consecutive wheat-maize rotation cycles. The Science of The Total Environment. 579. 814–824. 206 indexed citations

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Zhang, Afeng, Rongjun Bian, Lianqing Li, et al.. (2015). Enhanced rice production but greatly reduced carbon emission following biochar amendment in a metal-polluted rice paddy. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(23). 18977–18986. 33 indexed citations

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Bian, Rongjun, Stephen Joseph, Liqiang Cui, et al.. (2014). A three-year experiment confirms continuous immobilization of cadmium and lead in contaminated paddy field with biochar amendment. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 272. 121–128. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hussain, Qaiser, Yongzhuo Liu, Afeng Zhang, et al.. (2011). Variation of bacterial and fungal community structures in the rhizosphere of hybrid and standard rice cultivars and linkage to CO2 flux. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 78(1). 116–128. 39 indexed citations

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Pan, Genxing, et al.. (2010). Biochar from agro-byproducts used as amendment to croplands: an option for low carbon agriculture.. Shengtai yu nongcun huanjing xuebao. 26(4). 394–400. 8 indexed citations

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