Chengen Ma

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 868 citations indexed

About

Chengen Ma is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengen Ma has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 868 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Plant Science, 4 papers in Soil Science and 2 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Chengen Ma's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (5 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (4 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (3 papers). Chengen Ma is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (5 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (4 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (3 papers). Chengen Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and Australia. Chengen Ma's co-authors include Dali Guo, Michael McCormack, Guigang Lin, Deliang Kong, Hui Zeng, Le Li, Xiaoyong Chen, Qian Zhang, Christopher W. Fernandez and Peter B. Reich and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, New Phytologist and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Chengen Ma

8 papers receiving 859 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Leading dimensions in absorptive root trait variation across 96 subtropical forest species

2014 395 citations Deliang Kong, Chengen Ma et al. New Phytologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chengen Ma China	6	618	396	335	190	152	8	868
Christopher J. Sweeney United Kingdom	6	565 0.9×	275 0.7×	286 0.9×	123 0.6×	94 0.6×	10	862
Xing Wei China	7	572 0.9×	291 0.7×	223 0.7×	160 0.8×	69 0.5×	12	740
Joanna Mucha Poland	14	456 0.7×	145 0.4×	211 0.6×	135 0.7×	120 0.8×	53	652
Annemiek E. Smit‐Tiekstra Netherlands	12	581 0.9×	285 0.7×	449 1.3×	110 0.6×	51 0.3×	13	927
Amane Hidaka Japan	8	398 0.6×	272 0.7×	240 0.7×	135 0.7×	69 0.5×	10	624
Jeremiah R. Pinto United States	18	504 0.8×	186 0.5×	601 1.8×	196 1.0×	28 0.2×	44	858
Pascale Maillard France	19	619 1.0×	212 0.5×	343 1.0×	623 3.3×	58 0.4×	50	1.1k
Ali M. Quoreshi Kuwait	17	491 0.8×	123 0.3×	233 0.7×	79 0.4×	120 0.8×	30	658
Catharina Meinen Germany	11	256 0.4×	197 0.5×	201 0.6×	115 0.6×	53 0.3×	16	533
Kevin R. Kosola United States	16	470 0.8×	116 0.3×	178 0.5×	170 0.9×	73 0.5×	33	709

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chengen Ma

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengen Ma

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

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Shao, Yuanhu, Tao Liu, Paul Kardol, et al.. (2023). Drivers of nematode diversity in forest soils across climatic zones. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(1994). 20230107–20230107. 12 indexed citations

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Lin, Guigang, Dali Guo, Liang Li, Chengen Ma, & De‐Hui Zeng. (2017). Contrasting effects of ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal tropical tree species on soil nitrogen cycling: the potential mechanisms and corresponding adaptive strategies. Oikos. 127(4). 518–530. 39 indexed citations

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McCormack, Michael, Dali Guo, Colleen M. Iversen, et al.. (2017). Building a better foundation: improving root‐trait measurements to understand and model plant and ecosystem processes. New Phytologist. 215(1). 27–37. 177 indexed citations

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Lin, Guigang, Michael McCormack, Chengen Ma, & Dali Guo. (2016). Similar below‐ground carbon cycling dynamics but contrasting modes of nitrogen cycling between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal forests. New Phytologist. 213(3). 1440–1451. 225 indexed citations

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Ma, Chengen, et al.. (2014). Stomatal characteristics of ferns and angiosperms and their responses to changing light intensity at different habitats. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 38(8). 868–877. 5 indexed citations

6.

Kong, Deliang & Chengen Ma. (2014). Acquisition of ephemeral module in roots: a new view and test. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5078–5078. 12 indexed citations

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Kong, Deliang, Chengen Ma, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2014). Leading dimensions in absorptive root trait variation across 96 subtropical forest species. New Phytologist. 203(3). 863–872. 395 indexed citations breakdown →

8.

Ma, Chengen, et al.. (2013). Root growth into litter layer and its impact on litter decomposition: a review. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 36(11). 1197–1204. 3 indexed citations

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