Changrong Yan

7.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
80 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Changrong Yan is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Changrong Yan has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Soil Science, 23 papers in Plant Science and 22 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Changrong Yan's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (22 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (20 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (19 papers). Changrong Yan is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (22 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (20 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (19 papers). Changrong Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Belgium. Changrong Yan's co-authors include Qin Liu, Enke Liu, Davey L. Jones, Ruimin Qi, Zhen Li, Jie Wang, Weiqian Jia, Yi Huang, Baoqing Chen and Wenqing He and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Changrong Yan

77 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in the terrestrial environment

2020 931 citations Qin Liu, Changrong Yan et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Behavior of microplastics and plastic film residues in the soil environment: A critical review

2019 694 citations Ruimin Qi, Davey L. Jones et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Long-term effect of chemical fertilizer, straw, and manure on soil chemical and biological properties in northwest China

2010 652 citations Enke Liu, Changrong Yan et al. profile →
Effects of plastic mulching and plastic residue on agricultural production: A meta-analysis

2018 496 citations Haihe Gao, Changrong Yan et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Soil nitrogen dynamics and crop residues. A review

2014 302 citations Baoqing Chen, Enke Liu et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Changrong Yan

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Changrong Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Changrong Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Changrong Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Changrong Yan 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 Changrong Yan. Changrong Yan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Higher potential leaching of inorganic and organic additives from biodegradable compared to conventional agricultural plastic mulch film 2025 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Michaela K. Reay, Martine Graf, (unknown), (unknown), Changrong Yan, Mondira Bhattacharya, Henny Osbahr, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Siyang Ren, Jixiao Cui, Chris D. Collins, (unknown), Davey L. Jones, Richard P. Evershed, Charlotte Lloyd	10
2	Climate warming and agronomic practice interactively alter soil carbon stock in dry farmland in China 2025 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Jie Zhou, Guodong Shao, (unknown), Qin Liu, Changrong Yan, (unknown), Ekaterina Filimonenko, Xurong Mei, Yakov Kuzyakov	2
3	Evaluating sustainability tradeoffs of agricultural plastic mulch films through a global meta-analysis 2025 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·Yunpeng Sun, Wenqing He, Tuo Jin, Joann K. Whalen, Karen Mancl, Haihe Gao, Qin Liu, Changrong Yan	1
4	Regulatory path for soil microbial communities depends on the type and dose of microplastics 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Ruimin Qi, Davey L. Jones, Yuanyuan Tang, Fengxiang Gao, Jiawei Li, (unknown), Changrong Yan	22
5	Environmental Impact of Various Rice Cultivation Methods in Northeast China through Life Cycle Assessment 2024 ·Agronomy ·Yu Wang, Wenqing He, Changrong Yan, Haihe Gao, Jixiao Cui, Qin Liu	4
6	Macro- and micro-plastic accumulation in soils under different intensive farming systems: A case study in Quzhou county, the North China Plain 2024 ·Environmental Pollution ·Hanyue Zhang, Xiaomei Yang, Kai Wang, Jixiao Cui, C.J. Ritsema, Changrong Yan, Xuejun Liu, Violette Geissen	4
7	The occurrence and safety evaluation of phthalic acid esters in Oasis agricultural soils of Xinjiang, China 2024 ·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai Wang, Xingwang Ma, Haihe Gao, Xuejun Liu, Changrong Yan	0
8	Biodegradable film mulching reduces the climate cost of saving water without yield penalty in dryland rice production 2023 ·Resources Conservation and Recycling ·Haihe Gao, Qin Liu, Daozhi Gong, Hongjin Liu, Lijun Luo, Jixiao Cui, (unknown), (unknown), Wenqing He, Karen Mancl, Changrong Yan, Xurong Mei	16
9	Potential sources and occurrence of macro-plastics and microplastics pollution in farmland soils: A typical case of China 2023 ·Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology ·Siyang Ren, Kai Wang, Jinrui Zhang, Jinɡjinɡ Li, Hanyue Zhang, Ruimin Qi, Wen Xu, Changrong Yan, Xuejun Liu, Fusuo Zhang, Davey L. Jones, David R. Chadwick	115
10	Occurrence and characteristics of microplastics in soils from greenhouse and open-field cultivation using plastic mulch film 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Ruimin Qi, Yuanyuan Tang, Davey L. Jones, Wenqing He, Changrong Yan	34
11	Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and improved yield by plastic mulching in rice production 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Haihe Gao, Qin Liu, Changrong Yan, (unknown), Daozhi Gong, Wenqing He, Hongjin Liu, Jinling Wang, Xurong Mei	18
12	Macro-and/or microplastics as an emerging threat effect crop growth and soil health 2022 ·Resources Conservation and Recycling ·Haihe Gao, Qin Liu, Changrong Yan, Karen Mancl, Daozhi Gong, (unknown), Xurong Mei	90
13	Effects of Chemical and Solar Soil-Disinfection Methods on Soil Bacterial Communities 2020 ·Sustainability ·(unknown), Enke Liu, Massimo Rippa, Pasquale Mormile, (unknown), Changrong Yan, Qin Liu	6
14	Behavior of microplastics and plastic film residues in the soil environment: A critical review breakdown → 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Ruimin Qi, Davey L. Jones, Zhen Li, Qin Liu, Changrong Yan	694
15	Linkage between soil organic carbon and the utilization of soil microbial carbon under plastic film mulching in a semi-arid agroecosystem in China 2019 ·Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science ·Xiu Liu, Wenyi Dong, Pengfei Si, (unknown), Baoqing Chen, Changrong Yan, Yanqing Zhang, Enke Liu	22
16	[Application of biodegradable plastic film to reduce plastic film residual pollution in Chinese agriculture]. 2016 ·PubMed ·Changrong Yan, Wenqing He, Yinghao Xue, Enke Liu, Qin Liu	33
17	Concept and estimation of crop safety period of plastic film mulching 2015 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Changrong Yan, Wenqing He, Enke Liu, Tao Lin, Pasquale Mormile, Shuang Liu, Qin Liu	19
18	Comparative metabolic responses and adaptive strategies of wheat (Triticum aestivum) to salt and alkali stress 2015 ·BMC Plant Biology ·Rui Guo, Zongze Yang, Feng Li, Changrong Yan, Xiuli Zhong, Qi Liu, Xu Xia, Haoru Li, Long Zhao	233
19	Changes of daily potential evapotranspiration and analysis of its sensitivity coefficients to key climatic variables in Yellow River basin 2014 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·(unknown), Changrong Yan, Caixia Zhao, Jianying Yang, Wenchao Zhen	5
20	[Evapotranspiration of winter wheat field in North China Plain]. 2006 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Yuzhong Li, Changrong Yan, Quansheng Zhao, Xurong Mei	2

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