Di Tian

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Di Tian is a scholar working on Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Di Tian has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Soil Science, 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Di Tian's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (33 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (20 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers). Di Tian is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (33 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (20 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers). Di Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, Romania and Switzerland. Di Tian's co-authors include Zhengbing Yan, Jingyun Fang, Zhiyao Tang, Suhui Ma, Jingyun Fang, Wenxuan Han, Haihua Shen, Anwar Eziz, Chengjun Ji and Lai Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Di Tian

70 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Drought effect on plant biomass allocation: A meta‐analysis 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. Drought effect on plant biomass allocation: A meta‐analysis
    2017 289 citations Anwar Eziz, Zhengbing Yan et al. Ecology and Evolution profile →
  2. Variations and determinants of carbon content in plants: a global synthesis
    2018 242 citations Suhui Ma, Feng He et al. Biogeosciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Di Tian China 25 1.1k 826 685 644 583 75 2.5k
Juliette Bloor France 24 1.1k 1.0× 725 0.9× 786 1.1× 668 1.0× 806 1.4× 49 2.3k
Elena Vanguelova United Kingdom 23 1.3k 1.2× 783 0.9× 704 1.0× 899 1.4× 872 1.5× 59 2.9k
Florian Hofhansl Austria 22 1.5k 1.4× 740 0.9× 996 1.5× 456 0.7× 471 0.8× 37 2.8k
Wenming Bai China 29 1.2k 1.1× 976 1.2× 755 1.1× 471 0.7× 592 1.0× 76 2.3k
Oskar Franklin Austria 25 1.0k 1.0× 969 1.2× 834 1.2× 893 1.4× 747 1.3× 46 2.7k
Guiyao Zhou China 27 1.5k 1.4× 698 0.8× 805 1.2× 711 1.1× 498 0.9× 96 2.8k
Xiaoli Fu China 29 1.4k 1.3× 792 1.0× 786 1.1× 666 1.0× 519 0.9× 98 2.6k
Nicolas Fanin France 27 1.6k 1.5× 815 1.0× 1.1k 1.5× 333 0.5× 604 1.0× 53 2.8k
Bonnie G. Waring United States 25 1.9k 1.8× 723 0.9× 1.2k 1.8× 590 0.9× 714 1.2× 55 3.0k
Zoë G. Cardon United States 29 1.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 988 1.4× 866 1.3× 638 1.1× 59 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Di Tian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Di Tian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Di Tian

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Meng, et al.. (2025). Unveiling an in-plane Hall effect in rutile RuO2 films. Communications Physics. 8(1). 2 indexed citations
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Vallicrosa, Helena, Katrin Fleischer, Marcos Fernández‐Martínez, et al.. (2025). Nitrogen deposition and climate drive plant nitrogen uptake while soil factors drive nitrogen use efficiency in terrestrial ecosystems. Earth System Dynamics. 16(4). 1183–1196.
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Wang, Songhan, Philippe Ciais, Peter B. Reich, et al.. (2025). Phosphorus constrains global photosynthesis more than nitrogen does. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9(11). 2025–2035. 1 indexed citations
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Hagedorn, Frank, Josep Peñuelas, Jordi Sardans, et al.. (2025). Field Experiments and a Meta‐Analysis Reveal a Minor Influence of Nitrogen Addition on Phosphorus Fractions in Forests. Global Change Biology. 31(4). e70156–e70156. 5 indexed citations
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Han, Lijie, Yafei Huang, Di Tian, et al.. (2024). Heterotrimeric Gα-subunit regulates flower and fruit development in CLAVATA signaling pathway in cucumber. Horticulture Research. 11(6). uhae110–uhae110. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Mei, et al.. (2024). Suitable Tree Species for Afforestation in Semiarid China: Evidence from Tree Stem Growth Monitoring. Forests. 16(1). 50–50. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Shengchun, Di Tian, Xinyu Shu, et al.. (2024). Selective Control of Electric Charge of Weyl Fermions in Pyrochlore Iridates. Advanced Materials. 36(49). e2403306–e2403306. 1 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Ming, Di Tian, Karl J. Niklas, et al.. (2023). The scaling of elemental stoichiometry and growth rate over the course of bamboo ontogeny. New Phytologist. 241(3). 1088–1099. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Bo, et al.. (2023). Effects of poplar agroforestry systems on soil nutrient and enzyme activity in the coastal region of eastern China. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 23(8). 3108–3123. 5 indexed citations
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Ma, Suhui, Anwar Eziz, Di Tian, et al.. (2020). Size- and age-dependent increases in tree stem carbon concentration: implications for forest carbon stock estimations. Journal of Plant Ecology. 13(2). 233–240. 18 indexed citations
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Rusu, Teodor, et al.. (2019). RHIZOSPHERE MICROBIOTA PROFILE CHANGES WITH DIFFERENT GENETIC TYPES OF TOMATO SPECIES. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Suhui, Feng He, Di Tian, et al.. (2018). Variations and determinants of carbon content in plants: a global synthesis. Biogeosciences. 15(3). 693–702. 242 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eziz, Anwar, Zhengbing Yan, Di Tian, et al.. (2017). Drought effect on plant biomass allocation: A meta‐analysis. Ecology and Evolution. 7(24). 11002–11010. 289 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tian, Di, Peng Li, Jun Xu, et al.. (2017). Growth responses of trees and understory plants to nitrogen fertilization in a subtropical forest in China. Biogeosciences. 14(14). 3461–3469. 42 indexed citations
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Ma, Siyan, et al.. (2016). Leaf carbon contents vary with the plant life forms and biomes. AGUFM. 2016. 2 indexed citations

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