Hongbo He

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
115 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Hongbo He is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongbo He has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Soil Science, 49 papers in Ecology and 46 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Hongbo He's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (102 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (36 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (33 papers). Hongbo He is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (102 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (36 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (33 papers). Hongbo He collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Hongbo He's co-authors include Xudong Zhang, Hongtu Xie, Chao Liang, Wei Zhang, Xueli Ding, Feng Zhou, Bin Zhang, Guoqing Hu, Yirong Su and Yajun Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Hongbo He

109 papers receiving 4.3k 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. Contrasting pathways of carbon sequestration in paddy and upland soils
    2021 272 citations Hongbo He et al. profile →
  2. Fungi determine increased soil organic carbon more than bacteria through their necromass inputs in conservation tillage croplands
    2022 125 citations Hongtu Xie, Xuelian Bao et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hongbo He China 38 3.5k 1.8k 1.3k 782 562 115 4.3k
Maria Mooshammer Austria 22 2.9k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 372 0.7× 33 4.5k
Yongxing Cui China 37 2.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 707 0.9× 379 0.7× 91 4.7k
Francisco J. Calderón United States 32 2.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 850 1.1× 601 1.1× 83 4.5k
Rhae A. Drijber United States 36 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 736 0.9× 553 1.0× 94 4.1k
Anna Gunina Germany 33 2.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 544 0.7× 365 0.6× 92 3.6k
Michaela A. Dippold Germany 38 2.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 704 0.9× 347 0.6× 149 4.6k
Franz Buegger Germany 33 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 781 1.0× 373 0.7× 91 3.9k
Marie Spohn Germany 40 3.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.5× 1.7k 2.1× 362 0.6× 89 5.5k
Johanna Pausch Germany 34 2.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 475 0.6× 417 0.7× 84 3.7k
Lucia Fuchslueger Austria 25 2.8k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 681 0.9× 251 0.4× 55 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongbo He

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongbo He

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongbo He

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

All Works

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Zhou, Feng, Xiaona Liang, Lei Yuan, et al.. (2025). Nitrogen Availability Level Controlling the Translocation and Stabilization of Maize Residue Nitrogen in Soil Matrix. Agriculture. 15(4). 403–403.
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Zhao, Jinxi, Yanyu Hu, Jing Wang, et al.. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the growing season are regulated by precipitation events in conservation tillage farmland ecosystems of Northeast China. The Science of The Total Environment. 948. 174716–174716. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Yuzhu, Xuelian Bao, Ke‐Qing Xiao, et al.. (2024). Toward soil carbon storage: The influence of parent material and vegetation on profile-scale microbial community structure and necromass accumulation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 193. 109399–109399. 25 indexed citations
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Zhu, Mengtao, Lei Yuan, Feng Zhou, et al.. (2024). Time-dependent regulation of soil aggregates on fertilizer N retention and the influence of straw mulching. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 198. 109551–109551. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xuefeng, Kai Feng, Hongtu Xie, et al.. (2024). Microbial necromass contribution to soil carbon storage via community assembly processes. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175749–175749. 9 indexed citations
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Sui, Xin, Xuelian Bao, Hongtu Xie, et al.. (2024). Contrasting seasonal effects of legume and grass cover crops as living mulch on the soil microbial community and nutrient metabolic limitations. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 380. 109374–109374. 10 indexed citations
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Yuan, Lei, Jie Li, Caiyan Lu, et al.. (2024). High leaching potential combined with a low leaching amount of fertilizer-derived nitrate in conservation tillage cropland of Northeast China. The Science of The Total Environment. 915. 170020–170020. 2 indexed citations
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Ding, Xueli, Zhenghua Hu, Lidong Shen, et al.. (2024). Gradual and abrupt increase in atmospheric CO2 concentrations trigger divergent responses of microbial necromass accumulation in paddy soils. Applied Soil Ecology. 202. 105587–105587.
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Zhao, Jinxi, Yanyu Hu, Huaihai Chen, et al.. (2023). Effects of long-term conservation tillage on N2 and N2O emission rates and N2O emission microbial pathways in Mollisols. The Science of The Total Environment. 908. 168440–168440. 8 indexed citations
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Bao, Xuelian, Hongtu Xie, Hongbo He, et al.. (2021). Frequent stover mulching builds healthy soil and sustainable agriculture in Mollisols. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 326. 107815–107815. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Jie, Xiaochen Zhang, Ping Zhu, et al.. (2020). Effects of different fertilization managements on microbial necromass and plant lignin accumulation in a Mollisol. Journal of Applied Ecology. 31(9). 3060–3066. 2 indexed citations
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Xiao, Liu, et al.. (2016). Fate of nitrogen contained in maize stalk mulch in no-tillage system.. Acta Pedologica Sinica. 53(4). 963–971. 2 indexed citations
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Xie, Hongtu, Jianwei Li, Ping Zhu, et al.. (2014). Long-term manure amendments enhance neutral sugar accumulation in bulk soil and particulate organic matter in a Mollisol. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 78. 45–53. 105 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bin, Hongbo He, Xueli Ding, et al.. (2012). Soil microbial community dynamics over a maize (Zea mays L.) growing season under conventional- and no-tillage practices in a rainfed agroecosystem. Soil and Tillage Research. 124. 153–160. 121 indexed citations
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He, Hongbo, et al.. (2012). Dynamic of Amino Acid N in Different Grow Seasons of Maize in Different Management. T'u Jang T'ung Pao. 43(1). 31–36. 1 indexed citations
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He, Hongbo, et al.. (2010). Effect of glucose and nitrogen supply on dynamics of amino sugars in mollisol.. Acta Pedologica Sinica. 47(4). 760–766. 1 indexed citations
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He, Hongbo, et al.. (2009). Effect of acetochlor on culturable microbial communities in maize rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil.. Nongye huanjing kexue xuebao. 28(9). 1936–1941. 1 indexed citations

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