Guoyi Zhou

1.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
29 papers, 996 citations indexed

About

Guoyi Zhou is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Guoyi Zhou has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 996 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Guoyi Zhou's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers), Forest Management and Policy (6 papers) and Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China (5 papers). Guoyi Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers), Forest Management and Policy (6 papers) and Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China (5 papers). Guoyi Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Guoyi Zhou's co-authors include Evgenios Agathokleous, Zhen Yu, X. L. Lu, Shirong Liu, Jiangming Mo, Frank S. Gilliam, Peter M. Vitousek, Benjamin L. Turner, Yiqi Luo and Qinggong Mao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Guoyi Zhou

27 papers receiving 964 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.

Forest expansion dominates China’s land carbon sink since 1980

2022 223 citations Zhen Yu, Philippe Ciais et al. Nature Communications profile →
Nitrogen deposition accelerates soil carbon sequestration in tropical forests

2021 199 citations Guoyi Zhou, Jiangming Mo et al. profile →
Maximizing carbon sequestration potential in Chinese forests through optimal management

2024 56 citations Zhen Yu, Shirong Liu 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
Guoyi Zhou China	14	569	308	296	177	174	29	996
Krisztina Pintér Hungary	17	578 1.0×	305 1.0×	390 1.3×	100 0.6×	114 0.7×	39	923
Oleksandra Hararuk United States	17	557 1.0×	462 1.5×	397 1.3×	115 0.6×	164 0.9×	32	1.3k
Songbai Hong China	12	397 0.7×	292 0.9×	342 1.2×	93 0.5×	150 0.9×	30	900
Yanchuang Zhao China	7	492 0.9×	281 0.9×	173 0.6×	87 0.5×	223 1.3×	21	952
Yanbin Jiang China	19	494 0.9×	408 1.3×	207 0.7×	79 0.4×	175 1.0×	45	1.1k
Xiaoqin Cheng China	20	574 1.0×	313 1.0×	515 1.7×	102 0.6×	246 1.4×	55	1.2k
Jiangzhou Xia China	21	695 1.2×	423 1.4×	209 0.7×	179 1.0×	143 0.8×	37	1.1k
T. Kirchner France	2	592 1.0×	346 1.1×	408 1.4×	89 0.5×	155 0.9×	2	1.0k
Xia Xu China	18	464 0.8×	450 1.5×	488 1.6×	95 0.5×	134 0.8×	39	1.0k
Jiaqiang Du China	13	482 0.8×	341 1.1×	133 0.4×	127 0.7×	113 0.6×	30	770

Countries citing papers authored by Guoyi Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guoyi Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guoyi Zhou

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

Zhou, Guoyi, Shaopeng Wang, Yanjun Su, et al.. (2025). Spatial patterns and future potential of tree species richness and structural diversity in China’s forests. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 10(1). 70–82.

Yu, Zhen, Shirong Liu, Jingjing Liang, et al.. (2024). Maximizing carbon sequestration potential in Chinese forests through optimal management. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3154–3154. 56 indexed citations breakdown →

Wu, Yiping, Guoyi Zhou, L. A. Bruijnzeel, et al.. (2024). Rising rainfall intensity induces spatially divergent hydrological changes within a large river basin. Nature Communications. 15(1). 823–823. 35 indexed citations

Dong, Yanli, Zhen Yu, Evgenios Agathokleous, Guoyi Zhou, & Shirong Liu. (2024). Pitfalls in forest carbon sink projection. Journal of Forestry Research. 35(1). 3 indexed citations

Yu, Zhen, Yanli Dong, Chaoqun Lü, et al.. (2023). China’s forestation on marginal land was less efficient in carbon sequestration compared with non-marginal land. One Earth. 6(12). 1692–1702. 14 indexed citations

You, Weibin, et al.. (2023). Sensitivity of forest phenology in China varies with proximity to forest edges. Forest Ecosystems. 10. 100144–100144. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Zhen, Philippe Ciais, Shilong Piao, et al.. (2022). Forest expansion dominates China’s land carbon sink since 1980. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5374–5374. 223 indexed citations breakdown →

Yu, Zhen, Weibin You, Evgenios Agathokleous, Guoyi Zhou, & Shirong Liu. (2021). Forest management required for consistent carbon sink in China’s forest plantations. Forest Ecosystems. 8(1). 35 indexed citations

Liu, Pei-Ling, Qianmei Zhang, Xiaodong Liu, et al.. (2020). A meteorological dataset observed by Dinghushan Forest Ecosystem Research Station (2005–2018). China Scientific Data. 5(4). 21.86101.1/csdata.2020.0016.zh–21.86101.1/csdata.2020.0016.zh. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhiyong, Lei Chen, Nicholas G. Smith, et al.. (2019). Global divergent responses of primary productivity to water, energy, and CO₂. Environmental Research Letters. 14(12). 124044–124044. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qianmei, et al.. (2019). A dataset of species composition in a monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest monitoring plot of Dinghushan Forest Ecosystem Research Station (1992 – 2015). China Scientific Data. 4(3). 21.86101.1/csdata.2018.0090.zh–21.86101.1/csdata.2018.0090.zh. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Liyang, Jishan Liao, Xiuzhi Chen, et al.. (2017). The Microwave Temperature Vegetation Drought Index (MTVDI) based on AMSR-E brightness temperatures for long-term drought assessment across China (2003–2010). Remote Sensing of Environment. 199. 302–320. 66 indexed citations

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Liu, Juxiu, Zhihong Xu, Deqiang Zhang, et al.. (2011). Effects of Carbon Dioxide Enrichment and Nitrogen Addition on Inorganic Carbon Leaching in Subtropical Model Forest Ecosystems. Ecosystems. 14(5). 683–697. 13 indexed citations

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Zhou, Guoyi, Changchun Song, Jiyuan Liu, et al.. (2009). The Main Terrestrial Ecosystem Services and Ecological Security in China. Diqiu kexue jinzhan. 24(6). 571–576. 56 indexed citations

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Zhou, Guoyi, et al.. (2008). [Concentrations and influence factors of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in leaves of dominant species in the Pearl River Delta, South China].. PubMed. 29(4). 849–54. 4 indexed citations

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Zhou, Chuanyan, Guoyi Zhou, & Xu Wang. (2007). Carbon storage dynamics under the forest restoration in Guangdong Province,China.. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Guoyi, Cunyu Zhou, Shuguang Liu, et al.. (2006). Belowground carbon balance and carbon accumulation rate in the successional series of monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 49(3). 311–321. 29 indexed citations

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Mo, Jiangming, et al.. (2004). Storage and distribution of soil organic carbon in Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 24(1). 135–142. 10 indexed citations

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Jiangming, Mo, et al.. (2003). Carbon accumulation and allocation of lower subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests in a MAB reserve of China. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 23(10). 1970–1976. 6 indexed citations

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Zhou, Guoyi, et al.. (2000). Grey correlation analysis of the effect of vegetation status on surface runoff coefficient of forest ecosystems.. 6(3). 197–200. 4 indexed citations

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