Baojing Gu

13.5k total citations · 15 hit papers
158 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Baojing Gu is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Baojing Gu has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Ecology, 38 papers in Soil Science and 38 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Baojing Gu's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (35 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (31 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (29 papers). Baojing Gu is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (35 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (31 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (29 papers). Baojing Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Baojing Gu's co-authors include Ying Ge, Jie Chang, Stefan Reis, Xiaotang Ju, Deli Chen, Yiyun Wu, Xiuming Zhang, Jianming Xu, Chenchen Ren and Peter M. Vitousek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Baojing Gu

149 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Policy distortions, farm size, and the overuse of agricul... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2018 2015 2023 2016 2021 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Policy distortions, farm size, and the overuse of agricultural chemicals in China
    2018 567 citations Baojing Gu et al. profile →
  2. Integrated reactive nitrogen budgets and future trends in China
    2015 507 citations Baojing Gu et al. profile →
  3. Cost-effective mitigation of nitrogen pollution from global croplands
    2023 343 citations Baojing Gu, Xiuming Zhang et al. profile →
  4. Reducing China’s fertilizer use by increasing farm size
    2016 326 citations Baojing Gu, James N. Galloway et al. profile →
  5. Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM 2.5 air pollution
    2021 325 citations Baojing Gu, Lin Zhang et al. profile →
  6. Urbanization can benefit agricultural production with large-scale farming in China
    2021 292 citations Sitong Wang, Stefan Reis et al. Nature Food profile →
  7. The impact of farm size on agricultural sustainability
    2019 273 citations Chenchen Ren, Stefan Reis et al. profile →
  8. Consolidation of agricultural land can contribute to agricultural sustainability in China
    2021 210 citations Chenchen Ren, Sitong Wang et al. Nature Food profile →
  9. Decoupling livestock and crop production at the household level in China
    2020 187 citations Shuqin Jin, Chenchen Ren et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
  10. Ageing threatens sustainability of smallholder farming in China
    2023 183 citations Chenchen Ren, Stefan Reis et al. profile →
  11. Fertilizer overuse in Chinese smallholders due to lack of fixed inputs
    2021 121 citations Chenchen Ren, Shuqin Jin et al. profile →
  12. Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer use for more grain and less pollution
    2022 119 citations Stefan Reis, Baojing Gu et al. profile →
  13. Agricultural management practices in China enhance nitrogen sustainability and benefit human health
    2024 56 citations Hongbin Liu, Xiuming Zhang et al. Nature Food profile →
  14. Managing fragmented croplands for environmental and economic benefits in China
    2024 45 citations Ouping Deng, Shuai Huang et al. Nature Food profile →
  15. Elevated CO2 levels promote both carbon and nitrogen cycling in global forests
    2024 43 citations Jinglan Cui, Zihao Bian et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Baojing Gu China 50 2.4k 2.2k 1.9k 1.6k 1.5k 158 9.5k
Lin Ma China 57 2.0k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 2.4k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 203 9.1k
Bruna Grizzetti Italy 39 1.6k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 2.4k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 84 9.1k
Wilfried Winiwarter Austria 43 1.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 2.1k 1.4× 158 12.0k
Luis Lassaletta Spain 42 2.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 848 0.6× 78 7.0k
Adrian Leip Italy 41 1.5k 0.6× 4.1k 1.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 106 8.9k
Jan Mulder Norway 61 4.5k 1.9× 2.6k 1.2× 3.4k 1.8× 1.8k 1.1× 845 0.6× 259 12.4k
Marijn van der Velde Italy 43 3.2k 1.3× 2.2k 1.0× 787 0.4× 2.3k 1.4× 956 0.6× 124 9.9k
Xin Zhang China 42 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 1.9k 1.2× 804 0.5× 225 6.8k
Mateete Bekunda Tanzania 28 2.5k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 467 0.3× 80 7.7k
Claudia Kammann Germany 51 5.2k 2.2× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 2.1k 1.3× 593 0.4× 109 11.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Baojing Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Baojing Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Baojing Gu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Baojing Gu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Baojing Gu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Baojing Gu. Baojing Gu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhou, Jiashu, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Tony Vancov, et al.. (2025). Biochar mitigates nitrogen deposition-induced enhancement of soil N2O emissions in a subtropical forest. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 62(3). 291–305. 8 indexed citations
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Grinsven, Hans J. M. van, Baojing Gu, Alfredo Rodríguez, et al.. (2025). Valuing damages and benefits of the altered global nitrogen cycle; lessons for national to global policy support. Environmental Research Letters. 20(9). 94014–94014.
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Liu, Zehui, Xiuming Zhang, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Managing Ammonia for Multiple Benefits Based on Verified High-Resolution Emission Inventory in China. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(10). 5131–5144. 3 indexed citations
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Cui, Jinglan, Ouping Deng, Xiuming Zhang, et al.. (2024). Warming exacerbates global inequality in forest carbon and nitrogen cycles. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9185–9185. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Yongfu, Yunying Fang, Dafeng Hui, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen deposition-induced stimulation of soil heterotrophic respiration is counteracted by biochar in a subtropical forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 349. 109940–109940. 28 indexed citations
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Wu, Yangyang, Yiyi Wang, Jie Yang, et al.. (2024). Unequal Health Burden from Air Pollution among Minors in Education. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(31). 13668–13677. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, Robert D. Sabo, Lorenzo Rosa, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen management during decarbonization. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 5(10). 717–731. 20 indexed citations
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Li, Mengyu, Manfred Lenzen, Thomas Wiedmann, et al.. (2024). Impacts of global trade on cropland soil-phosphorus depletion and food security. Nature Sustainability. 7(9). 1128–1140. 18 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yi & Baojing Gu. (2024). The impacts of human activities on Earth Critical Zone. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 100004–100004. 16 indexed citations
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Gu, Baojing, et al.. (2023). Stabilizing unstable cropland towards win-win sustainable development goals. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 105. 107395–107395. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiangbo, Yan Xu, Yonglong Lü, et al.. (2023). Coupling of crop and livestock production can reduce the agricultural GHG emission from smallholder farms. iScience. 26(6). 106798–106798. 28 indexed citations
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Ren, Chenchen, Xiuming Zhang, Stefan Reis, et al.. (2023). Climate change unequally affects nitrogen use and losses in global croplands. Nature Food. 4(4). 294–304. 62 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yao, et al.. (2023). Temporal Trends of Legacy and Emerging PFASs from 2011 to 2021 in Agricultural Soils of Eastern China: Impacts of the Stockholm Convention. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(25). 9277–9286. 49 indexed citations
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Deng, Ouping, Shuai Huang, Yongqiu Xia, et al.. (2023). Atmospheric Nitrogen Pollution Control Benefits the Coastal Environment. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(1). 449–458. 6 indexed citations
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Gu, Baojing, et al.. (2021). Large-scale farming promotes agricultural green development in China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations
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Houlton, Benjamin Z., Maya Almaraz, Viney P. Aneja, et al.. (2019). A World of Cobenefits: Solving the Global Nitrogen Challenge. Earth s Future. 7(8). 865–872. 148 indexed citations
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Xu, Wen, Lei Liu, Miaomiao Cheng, et al.. (2018). Spatial–temporal patterns of inorganic nitrogen air concentrations and deposition in eastern China. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(15). 10931–10954. 73 indexed citations
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Graham, David E., Taniya Roy Chowdhury, Elizabeth Herndon, et al.. (2013). Biogeochemical controls on microbial CO 2 and CH 4 production in interstitial area polygon soils from the Barrow Environmental Observatory. AGUFM. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Gu, Baojing. (2008). Phosphorus removal in small constructed wetlands dominated by submersed aquatic vegetation in South Florida, USA. Journal of Plant Ecology. 1(1). 67–74. 19 indexed citations

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