Chi Zhang

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
194 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Chi Zhang is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chi Zhang has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 34 papers in Plant Science and 33 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Chi Zhang's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (31 papers), Climate variability and models (30 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (28 papers). Chi Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (31 papers), Climate variability and models (30 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (28 papers). Chi Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Chi Zhang's co-authors include Hanqin Tian, Wei Ren, Mingliang Liu, Chaoqun Lü, Guangsheng Chen, Hua Shao, Xiaofeng Xu, Jiyuan Liu, Jiangyue Li and Shufen Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Chi Zhang

176 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

The rapid and massive urban and industrial land expansions in China between 1990 and 2010: A CLUD-based analysis of their trajectories, patterns, and drivers

2015 358 citations Wenhui Kuang, Jiyuan Liu et al. Landscape and Urban Planning profile →
Phthalic Acid Esters: Natural Sources and Biological Activities

2021 202 citations Ling Huang, Shixing Zhou et al. Toxins profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chi Zhang China	42	3.6k	1.3k	1.2k	924	874	194	6.5k
Junsheng Li China	36	3.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	476 0.5×	1.9k 2.2×	304	7.4k
Fanghua Hao China	55	4.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	2.9k 3.3×	190	8.8k
Bin He China	48	4.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	533 0.6×	1.5k 1.8×	197	7.1k
Tao Wang China	46	1.9k 0.5×	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	698 0.8×	418	7.5k
Huade Guan Australia	40	3.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	449 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	161	5.2k
Shaohong Wu China	40	3.8k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	550 0.6×	1.8k 2.0×	213	6.5k
Jiquan Zhang China	41	3.3k 0.9×	952 0.7×	863 0.7×	287 0.3×	877 1.0×	264	5.7k
Jianlong Li China	44	2.7k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	794 0.7×	824 0.9×	344 0.4×	255	7.2k
Fei Wang China	41	3.5k 1.0×	2.4k 1.8×	1.1k 0.9×	2.3k 2.5×	2.2k 2.5×	198	7.0k
Lin Yang China	36	1.7k 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	880 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	758 0.9×	165	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Chi Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chi Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chi Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chi Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chi Zhang 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 Chi Zhang. Chi Zhang 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

Wu, Jinhua, Hongwei Wang, Xin Huang, et al.. (2025). Zoning and spatial resilience: Land use and food security in the Ili River Valley, China. Land Use Policy. 157. 107657–107657. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Yan, Zhaohui Guo, Chi Peng, et al.. (2025). An integrated framework for identifying primary risk contributors and risk zones of combined soil pollution in an industrial city. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115607–115607. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Shuo, et al.. (2024). Transforming restored heavy metal-contaminated soil into eco-friendly bricks: An insight into heavy metal stabilization and environmental safety. Journal of Environmental Management. 370. 122821–122821. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Liangbo, et al.. (2024). Hedonic adaptation in cultural consumption: evidence from China Family Panel Studies. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11(1).

Luo, Shi‐Hong, et al.. (2024). Plant Growth Regulatory Activity of Secondary Metabolites Produced by the Invasive Xanthium spinosum’s Endophytic Dematiopleospora sp.. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 43(6). 2046–2057. 2 indexed citations

Liao, Xiaolin, et al.. (2023). Effects of fresh and aged biochar on N2O emission from a poplar plantation soil. Pedosphere. 35(2). 435–447. 4 indexed citations

Ye, Lei, et al.. (2023). A framework for merging precipitation retrievals and gauge-based observations based on a novel concept namely virtual gauges. Journal of Hydrology. 620. 129506–129506. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Chi, et al.. (2021). Metabolomics Reveals the Allelopathic Potential of the Invasive Plant Eupatorium adenophorum. Plants. 10(7). 1473–1473. 17 indexed citations

Li, Shanshan, et al.. (2021). Seafloor topography inversion using least square collocation considering nonlinear term. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50(7). 953. 2 indexed citations

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Shi, Kai, et al.. (2021). Chemical Composition and Phytotoxic Activity of Artemisia selengensis Turcz. Volatiles. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 18(12). e2100701–e2100701. 3 indexed citations

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Huang, Ling, et al.. (2020). Two Phytotoxins Isolated from the Pathogenic Fungus of the Invasive Weed Xanthium italicum. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 17(4). e2000043–e2000043. 15 indexed citations

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Zhou, Shixing, et al.. (2019). Chemical Composition, Phytotoxic, Antimicrobial and Insecticidal Activity of the Essential Oils of Dracocephalum integrifolium. Toxins. 11(10). 598–598. 45 indexed citations

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Shao, Hua, Caixia Han, Caixia Wei, et al.. (2018). Chemical Composition and Phytotoxic Activity of Seriphidium terrae‐albae (Krasch.) Poljakov (Compositae) Essential Oil. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 15(11). e1800348–e1800348. 26 indexed citations

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Xia, Fang, et al.. (2018). Dynamic spatial datasets of ecological carbon pools and carbon sources and sinks in arid regions of western China under the impact of climate change from 1980 to 2014. China Scientific Data. 3(3). 21.86101.1/csdata.2018.0039.zh–21.86101.1/csdata.2018.0039.zh. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chi, et al.. (2018). Evaluation and Intercomparison of High-Resolution Satellite Precipitation Estimates—GPM, TRMM, and CMORPH in the Tianshan Mountain Area. Remote Sensing. 10(10). 1543–1543. 62 indexed citations

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Pan, Tao, Dengsheng Lu, Chi Zhang, et al.. (2017). Urban Land-Cover Dynamics in Arid China Based on High-Resolution Urban Land Mapping Products. Remote Sensing. 9(7). 730–730. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chi, et al.. (2016). Optimization of Sagittaria sagittifolia Rapid Propagation in Temporary Immersion Bioreactors System. 29(11). 2708. 1 indexed citations

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Karamage, Fidele, Hua Shao, Xi Chen, et al.. (2016). Deforestation Effects on Soil Erosion in the Lake Kivu Basin, D.R. Congo-Rwanda. Forests. 7(11). 281–281. 61 indexed citations

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Kuang, Wenhui, Jiyuan Liu, Jinwei Dong, Wenfeng Chi, & Chi Zhang. (2015). The rapid and massive urban and industrial land expansions in China between 1990 and 2010: A CLUD-based analysis of their trajectories, patterns, and drivers. Landscape and Urban Planning. 145. 21–33. 358 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chu, Jinggang, Chi Zhang, & Huicheng Zhou. (2010). Study on interface and frame structure of SWAT and MODFLOW models coupling. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 4559. 3 indexed citations

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