Chen Chen

5.0k citations

144 papers · 3.7k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 27

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.5%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Papers in ⓘ

Soil Science 43
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 35
Nature and Landscape Conservation 35
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 30
- Forest ecology and management 9

Co-authors: Marie‐Claude Boudreau (1 shared paper)Watson (1 shared paper)Han Y. H. Chen (22 shared papers)Xinli Chen (12 shared papers)Zhiqun Huang (3 shared papers)Wenya Xiao (8 shared papers)Eric B. Searle (2 shared papers)Bin He (4 shared papers)
Journals: The Science of The Total Environment (8 papers)Sustainability (4 papers)Ecological Indicators (3 papers)Soil Biology and Biochemistry (3 papers)Aquaculture (3 papers)
Partner nations: China Canada United States

In The Last Decade

Chen Chen

138 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Meta-analysis reveals global variations in plant diversity effects on productivity 2025 · 23 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 Nature
2019 Nature Communications
2010 MIS Quarterly

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1	Information Systems and Environmentally Sustainable Development: Energy Informatics and New Directions for the IS Community1 MIS Quarterly ·Watson, Marie‐Claude Boudreau, Chen Chen Hit paper breakdown →	2010	755
2	Meta-analysis shows positive effects of plant diversity on microbial biomass and respiration Nature Communications ·Chen Chen, Han Y. H. Chen, Xinli Chen, Zhiqun Huang Hit paper breakdown →	2019	321
3	Microbial communities of an arable soil treated for 8 years with organic and inorganic fertilizers Biology and Fertility of Soils ·Chen Chen, Jianan Zhang, Min Lü, Chun Qin, Yahua Chen, Li Yang, Qiwei Huang, Jichen Wang, Zhenguo Shen, Qirong Shen	2016	219
4	Occurrence, distribution and seasonal variation of five neonicotinoid insecticides in surface water and sediment of the Pearl Rivers, South China Chemosphere ·Chao Zhang, Di Tian, Xiaohui Yi, Tao Zhang, Jujun Ruan, Renren Wu, Chen Chen, Mingzhi Huang, Guang‐Guo Ying	2018	185
5	Effects of plant diversity on soil carbon in diverse ecosystems: a global meta‐analysis Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ·Xinli Chen, Han Y. H. Chen, Chen Chen, Zilong Ma, Eric B. Searle, Zaipeng Yu, Zhiqun Huang	2019	173
6	Contamination of neonicotinoid insecticides in soil-water-sediment systems of the urban and rural areas in a rapidly developing region: Guangzhou, South China Environment International ·Chao Zhang, Xiaohui Yi, Chen Chen, Di Tian, Hongbin Liu, Lingtian Xie, Xiuping Zhu, Mingzhi Huang, Guang‐Guo Ying	2020	128
7	Worldwide impacts of atmospheric vapor pressure deficit on the interannual variability of terrestrial carbon sinks National Science Review ·Bin He, Chen Chen, Shangrong Lin, Wenping Yuan, Hans W. Chen, Deliang Chen, Yafeng Zhang, Lanlan Guo, Xiang Zhao, Xuebang Liu, Shilong Piao, Ziqian Zhong, Rui Wang, Rui Tang	2021	112
8	Negative to positive shifts in diversity effects on soil nitrogen over time Nature Sustainability ·Xinli Chen, Han Y. H. Chen, Eric B. Searle, Chen Chen, Peter B. Reich	2020	110
9	Responses of soil extracellular enzyme activities and microbial community properties to interaction between nitrogen addition and increased precipitation in a semi-arid grassland ecosystem The Science of The Total Environment ·Wenjun Ma, Jian Li, Ying Gao, Xing Fu, Shengnan Sun, Tao Zhang, Xingzun Zhu, Chen Chen, Zhuo Li	2019	73
10	Mapping global soil acidification under N deposition Global Change Biology ·Chen Chen, Wenya Xiao, Han Y. H. Chen	2023	68
11	Identifying Critical Climate Periods for Vegetation Growth in the Northern Hemisphere Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Chen Chen, Bin He, Lanlan Guo, Yafeng Zhang, Xiaoming Xie, Ziyue Chen	2018	63
12	Increasing interannual variability of global vegetation greenness Environmental Research Letters ·Chen Chen, Bin He, Wenping Yuan, Lanlan Guo, Yafeng Zhang	2019	61
13	Recovery of Ecosystem Carbon and Energy Fluxes From the 2003 Drought in Europe and the 2012 Drought in the United States Geophysical Research Letters ·Bin He, Junjie Liu, Lanlan Guo, Xiuchen Wu, Xiaoming Xie, Yafeng Zhang, Chen Chen, Ziqian Zhong, Ziyue Chen	2018	56
14	Multiple interactions between tree composition and diversity and microbial diversity underly litter decomposition Geoderma ·Wenya Xiao, Han Y. H. Chen, Praveen Kumar, Chen Chen, Qingwei Guan	2019	56
15	Spatial and temporal changes in ecosystem service driven by ecological compensation in the Xin'an River Basin, China Ecological Indicators ·Hang Yu, Chen Chen, Chaofeng Shao	2022	52
16	Plant functional traits regulate soil bacterial diversity across temperate deserts The Science of The Total Environment ·Jianming Wang, Wang Yin, Nianpeng He, Ziqi Ye, Chen Chen, Runguo Zang, Yiming Feng, Qi Lu, Jingwen Li	2020	49
17	Evaluation of a Low-Carbon City: Method and Application Entropy ·Meirong Su, LI Rong-hua, Weiwei Lü, Chen Chen, Bin Chen, Zhifeng Yang	2013	49
18	Functional and phylogenetic diversity promote litter decomposition across terrestrial ecosystems Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Wenya Xiao, Chen Chen, Xinli Chen, Zhiqun Huang, Han Y. H. Chen	2020	48
19	Earthworms reduce soil nitrous oxide emissions during drying and rewetting cycles Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Chen Chen, Joann K. Whalen, Xiaobin Guo	2013	45
20	Microbial process-oriented understanding of stimulation of soil N2O emission following the input of organic materials Environmental Pollution ·Zhaoxiong Chen, Xiaoshun Tu, Han Meng, Chen Chen, Yuejun Chen, Ahmed S. Elrys, Yi Cheng, Jinbo Zhang, Zucong Cai	2021	40

About Chen Chen

Chen Chen is a scholar working on Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Insect Science, having authored 144 papers that have together received 3.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (35 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (12 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (11 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (10 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (9 papers), Forest ecology and management (9 papers) and Plant and animal studies (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (1.1k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (497 citations), Global and Planetary Change (796 citations), Ecology (863 citations) and Insect Science (386 citations). Chen Chen has collaborated with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Frequent co-authors include Marie‐Claude Boudreau, Watson, Han Y. H. Chen, Xinli Chen, Zhiqun Huang, Wenya Xiao, Eric B. Searle, Bin He, Lanlan Guo and Yafeng Zhang. Their work appears in journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Sustainability, Ecological Indicators, Soil Biology and Biochemistry and Aquaculture.

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