Deyong Yu

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Deyong Yu is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Deyong Yu has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 15 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Deyong Yu's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (31 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (8 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (7 papers). Deyong Yu is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (31 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (8 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (7 papers). Deyong Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Deyong Yu's co-authors include Jianguo Wu, Ruifang Hao, Qian Cao, Peijun Shi, Bin Xun, Wenquan Zhu, Yupeng Liu, Yaozhong Pan, Haibo Hu and Hao He and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Deyong Yu

56 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

China’s response to a national land-system sustainability emergency

2018 1.1k citations Brett A. Bryan, Lei Gao et al. Nature profile →
Assessing coupling interactions in a safe and just operating space for regional sustainability

2023 94 citations Deyong Yu, Jiangxiao Qiu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Deyong Yu China	30	2.4k	987	662	628	553	56	3.6k
Jixi Gao China	28	1.5k 0.6×	840 0.9×	563 0.9×	438 0.7×	313 0.6×	163	3.0k
Gaodi Xie China	38	3.0k 1.2×	860 0.9×	1.2k 1.8×	994 1.6×	621 1.1×	139	4.6k
Changzhen Yan China	22	3.1k 1.3×	1.6k 1.6×	641 1.0×	435 0.7×	365 0.7×	56	4.1k
Yang Xiao China	27	2.6k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	315 0.5×	354 0.6×	413 0.7×	67	3.7k
Lin Zhen China	31	2.9k 1.2×	1000 1.0×	404 0.6×	526 0.8×	379 0.7×	149	4.4k
Wenfeng Chi China	18	2.9k 1.2×	996 1.0×	896 1.4×	716 1.1×	278 0.5×	37	3.8k
Yang Bai China	28	2.7k 1.1×	885 0.9×	332 0.5×	666 1.1×	381 0.7×	87	3.6k
Xiaoyong Bai China	37	1.5k 0.6×	926 0.9×	800 1.2×	240 0.4×	459 0.8×	104	3.4k
Camino Liquete Italy	26	2.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	290 0.4×	548 0.9×	475 0.9×	31	4.1k
Yuanman Hu China	37	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.8×	787 1.3×	342 0.6×	142	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Deyong Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Deyong Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deyong Yu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Fengchen, et al.. (2025). Multi-scale urban ecosystem service changes and their impact mechanisms on human well-being. Journal of Environmental Management. 374. 124117–124117. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaoying, Deyong Yu, & Xinyu Li. (2025). Identifying ecological compensation standard and influencing factors based on ecosystem service externality. Ecological Frontiers. 45(4). 1029–1041. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yusheng, Deyong Yu, Jingwen Li, & Ting Huang. (2024). Modeling the carbon dynamics of ecosystem in a typical permafrost area. The Science of The Total Environment. 934. 173204–173204. 1 indexed citations

Li, Sihan, Deyong Yu, & Xinyu Li. (2023). Exploring the impacts of ecosystem services on human well-being in Qinghai Province under the framework of the sustainable development goals. Journal of Environmental Management. 345. 118880–118880. 29 indexed citations

Yu, Deyong, et al.. (2023). Assessing coupling interactions in a safe and just operating space for regional sustainability. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1369–1369. 94 indexed citations breakdown →

Yu, Deyong, et al.. (2022). Influential paths of ecosystem services on human well-being in the context of the sustainable development goals. The Science of The Total Environment. 852. 158443–158443. 69 indexed citations

Shi, Peijun, Yanqiang Chen, Gangfeng Zhang, et al.. (2021). Factors contributing to spatial–temporal variations of observed oxygen concentration over the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 17338–17338. 30 indexed citations

Chen, Yanqiang, Gangfeng Zhang, Zongyan Chen, et al.. (2021). A warming climate may reduce health risks of hypoxia on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Science Bulletin. 67(4). 341–344. 14 indexed citations

Huang, Ting, Deyong Yu, Qian Cao, & Jianmin Qiao. (2019). Impacts of meteorological factors and land use pattern on hydrological elements in a semi-arid basin. The Science of The Total Environment. 690. 932–943. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Yupeng, Jianguo Wu, Deyong Yu, & Qun Ma. (2018). The relationship between urban form and air pollution depends on seasonality and city size. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(16). 15554–15567. 100 indexed citations

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Bryan, Brett A., Lei Gao, Yanqiong Ye, et al.. (2018). China’s response to a national land-system sustainability emergency. Nature. 559(7713). 193–204. 1075 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Yupeng, Jianguo Wu, Deyong Yu, & Ruifang Hao. (2018). Understanding the Patterns and Drivers of Air Pollution on Multiple Time Scales: The Case of Northern China. Environmental Management. 61(6). 1048–1061. 29 indexed citations

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Cao, Qian, Deyong Yu, Matei Georgescu, Jianguo Wu, & Wei Wang. (2017). Impacts of future urban expansion on summer climate and heat-related human health in eastern China. Environment International. 112. 134–146. 104 indexed citations

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Wu, Jianguo, et al.. (2017). Characterizing spatiotemporal patterns of air pollution in China: A multiscale landscape approach. Ecological Indicators. 76. 344–356. 59 indexed citations

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Hao, Ruifang, et al.. (2016). Impacts of changes in climate and landscape pattern on ecosystem services. The Science of The Total Environment. 579. 718–728. 211 indexed citations

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Shi, Peijun & Deyong Yu. (2014). Assessing urban environmental resources and services of Shenzhen, China: A landscape-based approach for urban planning and sustainability. Landscape and Urban Planning. 125. 290–297. 43 indexed citations

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Yu, Deyong, et al.. (2013). Measuring Landscape Connectivity in a Urban Area for Biological Conservation. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 43(4). 605–613. 10 indexed citations

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Tao, Fulu, Juan Du, Peijun Shi, et al.. (2010). Surface water quality and its control in a river with intensive human impacts–a case study of the Xiangjiang River, China. Journal of Environmental Management. 91(12). 2483–2490. 103 indexed citations

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Wu, Gang, et al.. (2007). The Impact of Atmosphere Circular System on Coupling Features of Spring Net Primary Productivity with Precipitation in East Asia. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 10(17). 2800–2808. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wenquan, Yaozhong Pan, Hao He, Deyong Yu, & Haibo Hu. (2006). Simulation of maximum light use efficiency for some typical vegetation types in China. Chinese Science Bulletin. 51(4). 457–463. 312 indexed citations

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