Baorong Wang

3.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
78 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Baorong Wang is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Baorong Wang has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Soil Science, 29 papers in Ecology and 24 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Baorong Wang's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (39 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (13 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers). Baorong Wang is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (39 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (13 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers). Baorong Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Russia. Baorong Wang's co-authors include Shaoshan An, Yakov Kuzyakov, Chao Liang, Yang Liu, Shaoshan An, Yimei Huang, Xuejuan Bai, Yanxing Dou, Haixin Zhang and Yunqiang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Baorong Wang

70 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Microbial necromass as the source of soil organic carbon ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2022 2022 2022 2024 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. Microbial necromass as the source of soil organic carbon in global ecosystems
    2021 570 citations Baorong Wang, Shaoshan An et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
  2. Deciphering factors driving soil microbial life‐history strategies in restored grasslands
    2022 181 citations Yang Yang, Yanxing Dou et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  3. Increasing contribution of microbial residues to soil organic carbon in grassland restoration chronosequence
    2022 155 citations Yang Yang, Yanxing Dou et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
  4. Initial soil formation by biocrusts: Nitrogen demand and clay protection control microbial necromass accrual and recycling
    2022 128 citations Baorong Wang, Yimei Huang et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
  5. Shifts in C-degradation genes and microbial metabolic activity with vegetation types affected the surface soil organic carbon pool
    2024 63 citations Qian Huang, Baorong Wang et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
  6. Unlocking Mechanisms for Soil Organic Matter Accumulation: Carbon Use Efficiency and Microbial Necromass as the Keys
    2025 42 citations Anna Gunina, Baorong Wang et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Baorong Wang China 25 1.5k 921 651 365 218 78 2.6k
Lu‐Jun Li China 30 1.7k 1.1× 665 0.7× 803 1.2× 205 0.6× 170 0.8× 101 2.6k
Xingjun Tian China 31 865 0.6× 656 0.7× 1.2k 1.8× 317 0.9× 388 1.8× 130 3.1k
Wei Zheng China 26 946 0.6× 539 0.6× 787 1.2× 362 1.0× 442 2.0× 115 2.3k
Upendra Kumar India 28 1.1k 0.8× 552 0.6× 1.3k 2.0× 226 0.6× 638 2.9× 106 2.9k
Qichun Zhang China 31 1.0k 0.7× 766 0.8× 725 1.1× 373 1.0× 657 3.0× 102 2.8k
Yan Xiao China 29 662 0.5× 536 0.6× 954 1.5× 215 0.6× 444 2.0× 105 2.4k
Changyan Tian China 31 698 0.5× 493 0.5× 1.7k 2.6× 444 1.2× 170 0.8× 133 3.0k
Kang Ni China 25 967 0.7× 400 0.4× 705 1.1× 182 0.5× 208 1.0× 63 1.9k
S. Grego Italy 32 1.8k 1.2× 630 0.7× 1.3k 2.0× 355 1.0× 444 2.0× 81 3.2k
Vito Armando Laudicina Italy 28 819 0.6× 366 0.4× 544 0.8× 134 0.4× 278 1.3× 107 2.1k

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All Works

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Yang, Yang, Anna Gunina, Ji Chen, et al.. (2025). Unfolding the Potential of Soil Microbial Community Diversity for Accumulation of Necromass Carbon at Large Scale. Global Change Biology. 31(6). e70292–e70292. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Hu, Y. W. Wang, Bicheng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Glomalin-related soil proteins in particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon pools in alpine grasslands with different degradation degrees. Applied Soil Ecology. 210. 106068–106068. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Chunhui, Baorong Wang, Jiaqi Liu, et al.. (2025). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi hyphal density rather than diversity stimulates microbial necromass accumulation after long-term Robinia pseudoacacia plantations. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 206. 109817–109817. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Baorong, et al.. (2024). Adaptability to the environment of protease by secondary structure changes and application to enzyme-selective hydrolysis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 278. 134969–134969. 12 indexed citations
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Ao, Deng, Baorong Wang, Y. W. Wang, et al.. (2024). Grassland degraded patchiness reduces microbial necromass content but increases contribution to soil organic carbon accumulation. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175717–175717. 11 indexed citations
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Chang, Suhwan, Xinjun Zhang, Ruihong Wang, et al.. (2024). Warming-induced response of microbial diversity and functions regulated microbial necromass and soil multifunctionality. Applied Soil Ecology. 206. 105798–105798. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Mengqi, et al.. (2024). Regulation and mechanism of enzyme metabolism in germinated hemp seeds by ultrasound combined with exogenous calcium chloride treatment. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 276(Pt 1). 133732–133732. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Baorong, et al.. (2024). Rapid and accurate quantification of trypsin activity using integrated infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopy with data fusion techniques. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 278(Pt 3). 135017–135017.
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Huang, Qian, Baorong Wang, Fengjing Xu, et al.. (2024). Shifts in C-degradation genes and microbial metabolic activity with vegetation types affected the surface soil organic carbon pool. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 192. 109371–109371. 63 indexed citations breakdown →
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Buckeridge, Kate M., Baorong Wang, Huijun Li, et al.. (2024). Glucoproteins in particulate and mineral-associated organic matter pools during grassland restoration. CATENA. 247. 108480–108480. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haixin, Yimei Huang, Shaoshan An, et al.. (2023). Mulch-derived microplastic aging promotes phthalate esters and alters organic carbon fraction content in grassland and farmland soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132619–132619. 44 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haixin, Yimei Huang, Shaoshan An, et al.. (2023). Decay stages and meteorological factors affect microbial community during leaf litter in situ decomposition. Soil Ecology Letters. 5(3). 15 indexed citations
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Xue, Zhijing, et al.. (2023). Different contributing processes in bacterial vs. fungal necromass affect soil carbon fractions during plant residue transformation. Plant and Soil. 494(1-2). 301–319. 20 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuan, et al.. (2023). Contribution of roots to soil organic carbon: From growth to decomposition experiment. CATENA. 231. 107317–107317. 47 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, Yanxing Dou, Baorong Wang, et al.. (2022). Deciphering factors driving soil microbial life‐history strategies in restored grasslands. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e66–e66. 181 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Dong, Parag Bhople, Katharina Keiblinger, et al.. (2021). Soil Rehabilitation Promotes Resilient Microbiome with Enriched Keystone Taxa than Agricultural Infestation in Barren Soils on the Loess Plateau. Biology. 10(12). 1261–1261. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Baorong. (2004). Comparative Research on Water and Soil loss in Different Vegetation Areas in Phosphate Mining Areas in Fuxianhu Lake. 1 indexed citations

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