Chengjie Ren

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
141 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Chengjie Ren is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengjie Ren has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Soil Science, 87 papers in Ecology and 34 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Chengjie Ren's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (119 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (48 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (38 papers). Chengjie Ren is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (119 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (48 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (38 papers). Chengjie Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Spain. Chengjie Ren's co-authors include Xinhui Han, Gaihe Yang, Fazhu Zhao, Guangxin Ren, Yongzhong Feng, Zekun Zhong, Gaihe Yang, Jian Deng, Wei Zhang and Russell Doughty and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Chengjie Ren

134 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Decreased soil multifunctionality is associated with altered microbial network properties under precipitation reduction in a semiarid grassland

2023 111 citations Xing Wang, Qi Zhang et al. profile →
Global turnover of soil mineral-associated and particulate organic carbon

2024 83 citations Zhenghu Zhou, Chengjie Ren et al. Nature Communications profile →
Microbial community assembly and its influencing factors of secondary forests in Qinling Mountains

2023 79 citations Chengjie Ren et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Chengjie Ren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chengjie Ren

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengjie Ren

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Soil carbon stability regulate carbon dynamics following large-scale afforestation 2025 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Qi Zhang, Hanyu Liu, Jiale He, (unknown), Shuohong Zhang, Yuqing Zhao, Yingyi Liu, Guangxin Ren, Xiaojiao Wang, Gaihe Yang, Yongzhong Feng, Chengjie Ren, Xinhui Han	1
2	Aboveground Productivity Shapes the Active Soil Microbiome Across China 2025 ·Global Change Biology ·Jieying Wang, Fazhu Zhao, Liyuan He, Xiaofeng Xu, Zhenghu Zhou, Chengjie Ren, Guiyao Zhou, Yaoxin Guo, Jun Wang, Sha Zhou, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo	0
3	Divergent responses of soil glomalin and microbial necromass to precipitation reduction: New perspectives from soil aggregates and multi-trophic networks 2024 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Xing Wang, Fang Chen, Jia Zeng, (unknown), Yongzhong Feng, Xiaojiao Wang, Chengjie Ren, Gaihe Yang, Zekun Zhong, Xinhui Han	8
4	Deciphering microbial drivers of soil organic matter mineralization in surface and subsurface soil during long-term vegetation succession 2024 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Jingwei Shi, Lei Deng, (unknown), (unknown), Yang Liao, Jiwei Li, Yu‐Rong Liu, Chengjie Ren, Feng Yang, Zhouping Shangguan, Yakov Kuzyakov	13
5	Mechanisms of litter input changes on soil organic carbon dynamics: a microbial carbon use efficiency-based perspective 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Jia Zeng, Xiangyang Li, (unknown), (unknown), Xiangnan Li, Weichao Liu, Hanyu Liu, Yaoyao Du, Miaoping Xu, Chengjie Ren, (unknown), Xinhui Han	5
6	N-cycle gene abundance determination of N mineralization rate following re-afforestation in the Loess Plateau of China 2024 ·Soil Ecology Letters ·Yaping Zhao, Yuqing Zhao, Shuohong Zhang, Yulin Xu, Xinhui Han, Gaihe Yang, Chengjie Ren	9
7	Acid rain reduced soil carbon emissions and increased the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration: A comprehensive meta-analysis 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Weichao Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Xing Wang, Qi Zhang, Jinduo Wang, (unknown), Wenjie Wang, Jian Deng, Chengjie Ren, Wei Zhang, Xinhui Han	5
8	Thermal sensitivity of soil microbial carbon use efficiency across forest biomes 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Chengjie Ren, Zhenghu Zhou, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Felipe Bastida, Fazhu Zhao, Yuanhe Yang, Shuohong Zhang, Jieying Wang, Chengqi Zhang, Xinhui Han, Jun Wang, Gaihe Yang, Gehong Wei	32
9	Mulching decreased the abundance of microbial functional genes in phosphorus cycling under maize 2023 ·Applied Soil Ecology ·Nannan Zhang, Upendra M. Sainju, Fazhu Zhao, Rajan Ghimire, Chengjie Ren, (unknown), Caidi Yang, Jun Wang	13
10	Brewing characteristics, physicochemical constituents, and antioxidant activity of the infusions of colored highland barley roasted at different times 2023 ·Journal of Cereal Science ·Cong Wang, (unknown), Shijie Fang, Chengjie Ren, (unknown), Guoqi Yuan, Xiaoxiong Zeng	2
11	Contrasting potential impact patterns of unique and shared microbial species on nitrous oxide emissions in grassland soil on the Tibetan Plateau 2023 ·Applied Soil Ecology ·Junqi Wang, Liyuan He, Jieying Wang, Yanfang Liu, Chengjie Ren, (unknown), Yaoxin Guo, Ninglian Wang, Wenying Wang, Fazhu Zhao	2
12	The contribution of microbial necromass carbon to soil organic carbon in soil aggregates 2023 ·Applied Soil Ecology ·Qi Zhang, Xiangyang Li, Jianjian Liu, Jiayi Liu, Lei Han, Xing Wang, Hanyu Liu, Miaoping Xu, Gaihe Yang, Chengjie Ren, Xinhui Han	22
13	Effects of fire on the soil microbial metabolic quotient: A global meta-analysis 2023 ·CATENA ·Weichao Liu, Zhenjiao Zhang, Jiaxin Li, Yuhao Wen, (unknown), Wei Zhang, Hanyu Liu, Chengjie Ren, Xinhui Han	19
14	Dynamics of plant nutrient requirements and acquisition strategies after afforestation: A study on the Loess Plateau, China 2023 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Weichao Liu, Yingyi Liu, Shaojun Wu, (unknown), Yuhao Wen, (unknown), Quanyong Liu, Lei Han, Jiayi Liu, Yadong Xu, Chengjie Ren, Xinhui Han	3
15	Cross-linked modifications of starches from colored highland barley and their characterizations, digestibility, and lipolysis inhibitory abilities in vitro 2023 ·Food Research International ·Cong Wang, Shijie Fang, Chengjie Ren, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoyu Zhang, (unknown)	10
16	How does straw returning combined with nitrogen fertilizer drive N ₂ O emission in wheat–maize rotation system 2023 ·Soil Use and Management ·(unknown), (unknown), Zhihao Zhang, Yu Qi, Guangxin Ren, Xinhui Han, Xiaojiao Wang, Chengjie Ren, (unknown), Xing Wang	1
17	The global biogeography of soil priming effect intensity 2022 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Chengjie Ren, Fei Mo, Zhenghu Zhou, Felipe Bastida, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Jieying Wang, (unknown), Yiqi Luo, Timothy J. Griffis, Xinhui Han, Gehong Wei, Jun Wang, Zekun Zhong, (unknown), Guangxin Ren, Xiaojiao Wang, Kailiang Yu, Fazhu Zhao, Gaihe Yang, Fenghui Yuan	31
18	Effects of Nitrogen Addition on Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency of Soil Aggregates in Abandoned Grassland on the Loess Plateau of China 2022 ·Forests ·Xue Qiang Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Chengjie Ren, Xiukang Wang, Xiaoxi Zhang, Jian Deng	13
19	Unique genes carried by abundant species enhance CH4 emissions during the growing season at the Tibetan Plateau 2021 ·Soil Ecology Letters ·Yue Liang, (unknown), Jieying Wang, Yanfang Liu, Wenying Wang, Chengjie Ren, Jun Wang, Yaoxin Guo, Ninglian Wang, Fazhu Zhao	1
20	Microbial traits determine soil C emission in response to fresh carbon inputs in forests across biomes 2021 ·Global Change Biology ·Chengjie Ren, Jieying Wang, Felipe Bastida, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Yuanhe Yang, Jun Wang, Zekun Zhong, Zhenghu Zhou, Shuohong Zhang, Yaoxin Guo, Sha Zhou, Gehong Wei, Xinhui Han, Gaihe Yang, Fazhu Zhao	72

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