Cong Tu

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Cong Tu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Environmental Chemistry and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Cong Tu has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Plant Science, 14 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 13 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Cong Tu's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Arsenic contamination and mitigation (11 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (9 papers). Cong Tu is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Arsenic contamination and mitigation (11 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (9 papers). Cong Tu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Cong Tu's co-authors include Q. Lena, Yong Cai, Shuijin Hu, Jean B. Ristaino, Weihua Zhang, Bhaskar Bondada, Kent O. Burkey, Fitzgerald L. Booker, Lei Cheng and Xinde Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Cong Tu

39 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

A fern that hyperaccumulates arsenic

2001 1.4k citations Q. Lena, Cong Tu et al. Nature profile →
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase Organic Carbon Decomposition Under Elevated CO ₂

2012 403 citations Lei Cheng, Fitzgerald L. Booker et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cong Tu United States	26	2.2k	2.1k	2.1k	1.1k	631	40	5.0k
Shuxin Tu China	44	2.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	515 0.5×	220 0.3×	121	5.7k
César Plaza Spain	46	1.3k 0.6×	885 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	3.1k 2.7×	324 0.5×	129	5.9k
A. K. Alva United States	43	2.9k 1.3×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	2.4k 2.1×	263 0.4×	238	6.2k
José Manuel Murillo Carpio Spain	37	1.5k 0.7×	784 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	295 0.5×	141	4.6k
Engracia Madejón Spain	39	1.5k 0.7×	892 0.4×	1.8k 0.9×	2.4k 2.2×	259 0.4×	132	5.1k
Jiřina Száková Czechia	45	2.7k 1.2×	589 0.3×	3.0k 1.5×	885 0.8×	314 0.5×	319	6.5k
A. P. Schwab United States	41	2.2k 1.0×	554 0.3×	3.0k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	245 0.4×	116	6.1k
Giancarlo Renella Italy	45	2.6k 1.2×	993 0.5×	2.1k 1.0×	3.1k 2.7×	429 0.7×	115	7.2k
J. S. Angle United States	43	4.2k 1.9×	727 0.3×	3.4k 1.7×	1.0k 0.9×	496 0.8×	121	7.2k
Nicholas W. Lepp United Kingdom	35	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	365 0.3×	398 0.6×	99	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Cong Tu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cong Tu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cong Tu

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

Sun, Hongyang, Jun Chen, Cong Tu, Jicheng Zhou, & Wentao Xu. (2025). Robust microwave catalytic decomposition of H2S into H2 and S at low temperature over Mo2C@CeO2 catalysts. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology. 53(9). 1399–1415.

Zhang, Yi, Liangju Wang, Yongge Yuan, et al.. (2017). Irrigation and weed control alter soil microbiology and nutrient availability in North Carolina Sandhill peach orchards. The Science of The Total Environment. 615. 517–525. 24 indexed citations

Wang, Yi, Chunyue Li, Cong Tu, et al.. (2017). Long-term no-tillage and organic input management enhanced the diversity and stability of soil microbial community. The Science of The Total Environment. 609. 341–347. 160 indexed citations

Lee, Marissa R., Cong Tu, Xin Chen, & Shuijin Hu. (2013). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance P uptake and alter plant morphology in the invasive plant Microstegium vimineum. Biological Invasions. 16(5). 1083–1093. 26 indexed citations

Cheng, Lei, Fitzgerald L. Booker, Cong Tu, et al.. (2012). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase Organic Carbon Decomposition Under Elevated CO ₂. Science. 337(6098). 1084–1087. 403 indexed citations breakdown →

Yuan, Yongge, Bing Wang, Shanshan Zhang, et al.. (2012). Enhanced allelopathy and competitive ability of invasive plant Solidago canadensis in its introduced range. Journal of Plant Ecology. 6(3). 253–263. 138 indexed citations

Cheng, Lei, Fitzgerald L. Booker, Kent O. Burkey, et al.. (2011). Soil Microbial Responses to Elevated CO2 and O3 in a Nitrogen-Aggrading Agroecosystem. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e21377–e21377. 42 indexed citations

Liu, Bo, Cong Tu, Shuijin Hu, Marcia L. Gumpertz, & Jean B. Ristaino. (2007). Effect of organic, sustainable, and conventional management strategies in grower fields on soil physical, chemical, and biological factors and the incidence of Southern blight. Applied Soil Ecology. 37(3). 202–214. 115 indexed citations

Hu, Shuijin, Cong Tu, Xin Chen, & Joel Gruver. (2006). Progressive N limitation of plant response to elevated CO2: a microbiological perspective. Plant and Soil. 289(1-2). 47–58. 53 indexed citations

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Tu, Cong, Fitzgerald L. Booker, Xin Chen, et al.. (2006). Mycorrhizal mediation of plant N acquisition and residue decomposition: Impact of mineral N inputs. Global Change Biology. 12(5). 793–803. 72 indexed citations

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Tu, Cong & Q. Lena. (2005). Effects of arsenic on concentration and distribution of nutrients in the fronds of the arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L. Environmental Pollution. 135(2). 333–340. 113 indexed citations

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Tu, Cong, Q. Lena, Weihua Zhang, Yong Cai, & Willie G. Harris. (2003). Arsenic species and leachability in the fronds of the hyperaccumulator Chinese brake (Pteris vittata L.). Environmental Pollution. 124(2). 223–230. 70 indexed citations

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Cao, Xinde, Q. Lena, & Cong Tu. (2003). Antioxidative responses to arsenic in the arsenic-hyperaccumulator Chinese brake fern (Pteris vittata L.). Environmental Pollution. 128(3). 317–325. 200 indexed citations

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Tu, Cong & Q. Lena. (2003). Effects of arsenate and phosphate on their accumulation by an arsenic-hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L.. Plant and Soil. 249(2). 373–382. 157 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weihua, Yong Cai, Cong Tu, & Q. Lena. (2002). Arsenic speciation and distribution in an arsenic hyperaccumulating plant. The Science of The Total Environment. 300(1-3). 167–177. 356 indexed citations

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Tu, Cong, et al.. (2001). DISTRIBUTION OF COPPER AND ZINC FRACTIONS IN RED SOIL AS INFLUENCED BY FERTILIZER APPLICATION. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 32(5-6). 661–673. 6 indexed citations

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Lena, Q., et al.. (2001). A fern that hyperaccumulates arsenic. Nature. 409(6820). 579–579. 1378 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Dongmei, et al.. (2001). Catalytic effect of soil colloids on the reaction between CrVI and p-methoxyphenol. Environmental Pollution. 111(1). 75–81. 15 indexed citations

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Tu, Cong, et al.. (2001). A fern that hyperaccumulates arsenic. Nature. 411(6836). 438–438. 117 indexed citations

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Paranawithana, Shanthi R., Cong Tu, P.J. Laipis, & David N. Silverman. (1990). Enhancement of the catalytic activity of carbonic anhydrase III by phosphates.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265(36). 22270–22274. 15 indexed citations

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