Decao Niu

1.4k total citations
49 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Decao Niu is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Decao Niu has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Soil Science, 17 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Decao Niu's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (25 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (8 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (6 papers). Decao Niu is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (25 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (8 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (6 papers). Decao Niu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Estonia. Decao Niu's co-authors include Hua Fu, James J. Elser, Xiaobo Yuan, Haiyan Wen, Panpan Ma, Chunping Zhang, Ying Wang, Ze Ren, Changgui Wan and Yanbin Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, The Science of The Total Environment and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Decao Niu

49 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Decao Niu China 17 643 385 229 199 172 49 1.1k
Felix Heitkamp Germany 15 682 1.1× 340 0.9× 219 1.0× 181 0.9× 154 0.9× 25 1.0k
T. Lehtinen Austria 10 560 0.9× 360 0.9× 189 0.8× 159 0.8× 117 0.7× 16 991
Sabine Reinsch United Kingdom 18 621 1.0× 390 1.0× 253 1.1× 110 0.6× 200 1.2× 36 1.1k
Lili Jiang China 20 563 0.9× 579 1.5× 259 1.1× 107 0.5× 236 1.4× 63 1.1k
Yuqiang Tian China 21 597 0.9× 379 1.0× 405 1.8× 122 0.6× 203 1.2× 55 1.0k
Bingxue Wang China 16 570 0.9× 332 0.9× 306 1.3× 158 0.8× 93 0.5× 37 936
Gaihe Yang China 16 890 1.4× 537 1.4× 342 1.5× 127 0.6× 129 0.8× 28 1.2k
Shengen Liu China 19 695 1.1× 559 1.5× 340 1.5× 110 0.6× 162 0.9× 44 1.2k
Xiaoli Cheng China 19 865 1.3× 577 1.5× 218 1.0× 194 1.0× 93 0.5× 37 1.2k
Xuying Hai China 10 669 1.0× 407 1.1× 185 0.8× 97 0.5× 120 0.7× 21 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Decao Niu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Decao Niu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Niu, Decao, et al.. (2025). Harnessing light, photoperiod and temperature for accelerated flowering in speed breeding: Mechanisms, applications and crop diversity. Journal of Plant Physiology. 311. 154548–154548. 1 indexed citations
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Niu, Decao, et al.. (2024). Impacts of one-time large amounts of leafy vegetable waste incorporated into dryland fields on soil fertility and forage maize production. European Journal of Agronomy. 154. 127078–127078. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yaodan, Decao Niu, Huiying Liu, et al.. (2024). Nonlinear response of soil microbial network complexity to long-term nitrogen addition in a semiarid grassland: Implications for soil carbon processes. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 380. 109407–109407. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chunping, Yongchao Zhang, Yan Qin, et al.. (2023). Plant litter predicts the changing trajectories of plant communities following grazing exclusion. Land Degradation and Development. 34(14). 4272–4281. 3 indexed citations
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Jin, Xin, Jin Ji, Decao Niu, et al.. (2022). Urine Exosomal AMACR Is a Novel Biomarker for Prostate Cancer Detection at Initial Biopsy. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 904315–904315. 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Panpan, Yan Qin, Liya Wang, et al.. (2021). Effects of Grassland Degradationon the Distribution and Stabilityof Water-Stable Aggregateon the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 30(3). 2671–2689. 6 indexed citations
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Luo, Jianing, et al.. (2021). The effects of Vicia sativa planting density on soil microbial nutrient metabolism. Acta Pratacultural Science. 30(10). 63. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lijing, et al.. (2021). Transcriptome Analysis of Zygophyllum xanthoxylum Adaptation Strategies to Phosphate Stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 723595–723595. 7 indexed citations
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Ren, Ze, Panpan Ma, Zhaomin Wang, et al.. (2020). Effects of grassland degradation on ecological stoichiometry of soil ecosystems on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Science of The Total Environment. 722. 137910–137910. 115 indexed citations
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Yu, Qiang, et al.. (2019). Effects of Nitrogen Addition on Photosynthetic Characteristics of Different Canopy Plants in Grassland. Zhongguo shamo. 39(1). 135–141. 1 indexed citations
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Niu, Decao, et al.. (2018). Extractability of nutrients using Mehlich 3 and ammonium bicarbonate-DTPA methods for selected grassland soils of China. Plant Soil and Environment. 64(9). 448–454. 8 indexed citations
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Niu, Decao, Xiaobo Yuan, Arianne Cease, et al.. (2017). The impact of nitrogen enrichment on grassland ecosystem stability depends on nitrogen addition level. The Science of The Total Environment. 618. 1529–1538. 62 indexed citations
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Qin, Yan, Decao Niu, Jian Kang, Yanfei Zhou, & Xianglin Li. (2015). Effects of Livestock Exclusion on Soil Physical and Biochemical Properties of a Desert Rangeland. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 24(6). 2587–2595. 17 indexed citations
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Niu, Decao, et al.. (2015). Moderate grazing promotes ecosystem carbon sequestration in an Alpine meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 25. 165–171. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Xudong, Decao Niu, Sharon J. Hall, et al.. (2015). Conventional tillage improves the storage of soil organic carbon in heavy fractions in the Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Arid Land. 7(5). 636–643. 6 indexed citations
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Niu, Decao, Sharon J. Hall, Hua Fu, et al.. (2011). Grazing exclusion alters ecosystem carbon pools in Alxa desert steppe. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 54(3). 127–142. 15 indexed citations
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Fu, Hua, et al.. (2010). Effects on plant biomass and CNP contents of plants in grazed and fenced steppe grasslands of the Loess Plateau.. Acta Pratacultural Science. 19(2). 175–182. 2 indexed citations
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Niu, Decao, et al.. (2005). Spatial characteristics of soil organic carbon storage in China's croplands. Pedosphere. 15(4). 417–423. 19 indexed citations

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