Feng Liu

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
148 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Feng Liu is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Feng Liu has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Soil Science, 35 papers in Ecology and 35 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Feng Liu's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (52 papers), Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (31 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (17 papers). Feng Liu is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (52 papers), Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (31 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (17 papers). Feng Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Feng Liu's co-authors include Gan‐Lin Zhang, Yu-Guo Zhao, Chao Li, M. G. Lagally, Michael Gleicher, Xiaodong Song, Jinling Yang, Huayong Wu, Ren‐Min Yang and Fei Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Feng Liu

143 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mapping high resolution National Soil Information Grids of China

2021 382 citations Feng Liu, Yu-Guo Zhao et al. profile →
Comparison of boosted regression tree and random forest models for mapping topsoil organic carbon concentration in an alpine ecosystem

2015 342 citations Ren‐Min Yang, Gan‐Lin Zhang et al. profile →

Peers

Feng Liu

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ECOLO

GPC

AMPO

Newton La Scala Brazil

Gioṙgio Matteucci Italy

Hongsong Chen China

Jinling Yang China

Daniel V. Murphy Australia

Baoguo Li China

Chris Smith Australia

Xavier Le Roux France

Huayong Zhang China

Baoshan Cui China

Newton La Scala Brazil

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1.8k ×1.1

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698 ×0.5

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612 ×0.6

ECOLO

503 ×0.7

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395 ×0.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Feng Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Feng Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Feng Liu

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

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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2025). Spatial distributions, driving factors, and threshold effects of soil organic carbon stocks in the Tibetan Plateau. Soil and Tillage Research. 248. 106457–106457. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiaoxiang, Qiuxiang Tian, Anders Michelsen, et al.. (2024). Global pattern in terrestrial leaf litter decomposition: The effects of climate, litter chemistry, life form, growth form and mycorrhizal association. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 362. 110368–110368. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Xinshuai, Youchao Chen, Feng Liu, et al.. (2024). Plant species composition and key‐species abundance drive ecosystem multifunctionality. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(9). 2100–2110. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Ren‐Min, Laiming Huang, & Feng Liu. (2023). Evaluation and mapping soil organic carbon in seasonally frozen ground on the Tibetan Plateau. CATENA. 235. 107631–107631. 7 indexed citations

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Michelsen, Anders, Rudong Zhao, Xudong Yuan, et al.. (2023). The effects of mycorrhizal associations on fine root decomposition in temperate and (sub)tropical forests. Plant and Soil. 487(1-2). 299–310. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Yaozhan, Han Y. H. Chen, Zhiqiang Xiao, et al.. (2022). Species Richness Promotes Productivity through Tree Crown Spatial Complementarity in a Species-Rich Natural Forest. Forests. 13(10). 1604–1604. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2022). Effect of straw incorporation and nitrification inhibitor on nitrous oxide emission in three cropland soils. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 132–141. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2018). Carbon, Nitrogen, And Phosphorus Stoichiometry of Three Freshwater Cultured Fishes in Growth Stage. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 18(2). 239–245. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2017). Soil physiochemical properties and subsurface pipe drainage effect of paddy field in low wetland of Sanjiang plain.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 33(14). 138–143. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Xinggang, Qiuxiang Tian, Qianxi Li, et al.. (2017). Lignin characteristics in soil profiles in different plant communities in a subtropical mixed forest. Journal of Plant Ecology. 11(4). 560–568. 25 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2016). Research Progress of Application of Biochar and Biochar-based Fertilizer in Agriculture. He'nan nongye kexue. 45(3). 19. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2016). [Relationship between morphological traits and body mass of Miichthys miiuy].. PubMed. 27(12). 4059–4066. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2016). The Landscape Pattern Analysis Based on Different Soil Classification System: A Case Study of Midstream of the Heihe River Basin in Northwest China. 48(5). 1031. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, Fan, et al.. (2015). VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF SOIL ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CARBON AND THEIR CONTROLS ALONG TOPOSEQUENCES IN AN ALPINE REGION. 52(6). 1226–1236. 5 indexed citations

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Lin, Yuhan, A. El Goresy, Sen Hu, et al.. (2013). NanoSIMS Analysis of Organic Carbon from Mars: Evidence for a Biogenetic Origin. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1476. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2011). [Nutrient balance between N, P, and K in flue-cured tobacco production under different preceding crops planting].. PubMed. 22(10). 2622–6. 2 indexed citations

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Bi, Jun, et al.. (2010). Biomass and carbon storage of Betula platyphylla natural secondary forests in Mulan Forest Farm, Hebei Province of northern China.. Beijing Linye Daxue xuebao. 32(6). 33–36. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhengtao, et al.. (2009). Ecological Risk Assessment of Sediment PCBs Pollution in Main Estuaries of China. Environmental Science & Technology. 32(9). 187–190. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng. (2007). Effect of Long-term Fertilization on Wheat Growth and Soil Nutrition Status in Shajiang Black Soil. T'u Jang T'ung Pao. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Feng. (2007). Effects of Different Cultural Practices on Nicotine,Agronomical and Economic Characters of Flue-cured Tobacco. Guangdong nongye kexue. 2 indexed citations

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