Dianye Zhang

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Dianye Zhang is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Dianye Zhang has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 26 papers in Atmospheric Science and 14 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Dianye Zhang's work include Climate change and permafrost (26 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (17 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (16 papers). Dianye Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (26 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (17 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (16 papers). Dianye Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Finland. Dianye Zhang's co-authors include Yuanhe Yang, Yunfeng Peng, Guibiao Yang, Shuqi Qin, Fei Li, Guanqin Wang, Jianchun Yu, Leiyi Chen, Dan Kou and Guoying Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Dianye Zhang

43 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

  1. Metagenomic insights into microbial community structure and metabolism in alpine permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau
    2024 43 citations Luyao Kang, Yutong Song et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dianye Zhang China 23 838 787 489 276 275 48 1.6k
Dan Kou China 21 712 0.8× 687 0.9× 516 1.1× 183 0.7× 170 0.6× 43 1.4k
Sylvia Toet United Kingdom 19 479 0.6× 937 1.2× 467 1.0× 284 1.0× 424 1.5× 33 1.8k
Konstantin Gavazov Switzerland 19 538 0.6× 615 0.8× 442 0.9× 137 0.5× 244 0.9× 34 1.3k
Kaihui Li China 23 1.1k 1.3× 947 1.2× 390 0.8× 316 1.1× 467 1.7× 93 2.2k
Junjun Wu China 23 757 0.9× 570 0.7× 151 0.3× 196 0.7× 265 1.0× 70 1.3k
Jiguang Feng China 20 1.3k 1.6× 720 0.9× 170 0.3× 315 1.1× 287 1.0× 56 2.0k
Toby Ahrens United States 7 721 0.9× 504 0.6× 298 0.6× 153 0.6× 458 1.7× 8 1.3k
A. Magill United States 4 769 0.9× 533 0.7× 321 0.7× 177 0.6× 539 2.0× 7 1.3k
Christina E. Catricala United States 5 737 0.9× 505 0.6× 309 0.6× 140 0.5× 478 1.7× 6 1.2k
Rong Mao China 24 888 1.1× 882 1.1× 172 0.4× 282 1.0× 324 1.2× 100 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dianye Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dianye Zhang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gao, Xiaoxia, Dianye Zhang, Yunfeng Peng, et al.. (2025). Grassland degradation alters plant and soil biodiversity–multifunctionality relationships. Nature Plants. 11(12). 2487–2497.
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Qin, Shuqi, Dianye Zhang, Bin Wei, & Yuanhe Yang. (2024). Dual roles of microbes in mediating soil carbon dynamics in response to warming. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6439–6439. 38 indexed citations
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Wang, Lu, et al.. (2024). Divergent microbial phosphorous acquisition strategies between active layer and permafrost deposits on the Tibetan Plateau. Functional Ecology. 38(9). 2015–2026. 1 indexed citations
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Bai, Yuxuan, Yunfeng Peng, Dianye Zhang, et al.. (2024). Heating up the roof of the world: tracing the impacts of in-situ warming on carbon cycle in alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau. National Science Review. 12(2). nwae371–nwae371. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Guanqin, Yunfeng Peng, Leiyi Chen, et al.. (2024). Enhanced response of soil respiration to experimental warming upon thermokarst formation. Nature Geoscience. 17(6). 532–538. 17 indexed citations
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Kang, Luyao, Yutong Song, Rachel Mackelprang, et al.. (2024). Metagenomic insights into microbial community structure and metabolism in alpine permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5920–5920. 43 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kang, Luyao, Yakov Kuzyakov, Leiyi Chen, et al.. (2023). Accelerated organic matter decomposition in thermokarst lakes upon carbon and phosphorus inputs. Global Change Biology. 29(22). 6367–6382. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dianye, Lu Wang, Shuqi Qin, et al.. (2023). Microbial nitrogen and phosphorus co‐limitation across permafrost region. Global Change Biology. 29(14). 3910–3923. 50 indexed citations
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Kang, Luyao, Leiyi Chen, Jianjun Wang, et al.. (2023). Patterns and drivers of prokaryotic communities in thermokarst lake water across Northern Hemisphere. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 32(12). 2244–2256.
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He, Mei, Qinlu Li, Leiyi Chen, et al.. (2023). Priming effect stimulates carbon release from thawed permafrost. Global Change Biology. 29(16). 4638–4651. 17 indexed citations
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Wei, Bin, Dianye Zhang, Dan Kou, et al.. (2022). Decreased ultraviolet radiation and decomposer biodiversity inhibit litter decomposition under continuous nitrogen inputs. Functional Ecology. 36(4). 998–1009. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Guanqin, Leiyi Chen, Dianye Zhang, et al.. (2022). Divergent Trajectory of Soil Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Respiration upon Permafrost Thaw. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(14). 10483–10493. 15 indexed citations
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Kang, Luyao, Leiyi Chen, Dianye Zhang, et al.. (2021). Stochastic processes regulate belowground community assembly in alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau. Environmental Microbiology. 24(1). 179–194. 49 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dianye, Yunfeng Peng, Fei Li, et al.. (2021). Above- and below-ground resource acquisition strategies determine plant species responses to nitrogen enrichment. Annals of Botany. 128(1). 31–44. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Yongliang, Futing Liu, Luyao Kang, et al.. (2020). Large‐scale evidence for microbial response and associated carbon release after permafrost thaw. Global Change Biology. 27(14). 3218–3229. 74 indexed citations
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Kou, Dan, Guibiao Yang, Fei Li, et al.. (2020). Progressive nitrogen limitation across the Tibetan alpine permafrost region. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3331–3331. 89 indexed citations
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Li, Fei, Yunfeng Peng, Dianye Zhang, et al.. (2019). Leaf Area Rather Than Photosynthetic Rate Determines the Response of Ecosystem Productivity to Experimental Warming in an Alpine Steppe. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 124(7). 2277–2287. 29 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ying, et al.. (2018). 高寒草原土壤交换性盐基离子对氮添加的响应: 以紫花针茅草原为例. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 42(1). 95–104. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dianye. (2010). Optimization on Integrated Production-Location-Routing Problem Based on Lagrange Relaxation Algorithm. Zhongguo guanli kexue. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dianye, et al.. (2007). Exploration into Road Traffic Accident Prevention Research System. Zhongguo anquan kexue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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