Hongwei Xu

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Hongwei Xu is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongwei Xu has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Soil Science, 30 papers in Plant Science and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Hongwei Xu's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (59 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (14 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers). Hongwei Xu is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (59 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (14 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers). Hongwei Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Spain. Hongwei Xu's co-authors include Sha Xue, Guobin Liu, Qing Qu, Zemin Ai, Yang Wu, Shichun Zou, Steven Sai Hang Ho, Kin‐Fai Ho, Shuncheng Lee and Hongfei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Hongwei Xu

90 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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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.

Impact of nitrogen addition on plant-soil-enzyme C–N–P stoichiometry and microbial nutrient limitation

2022 129 citations Hongwei Xu, Qing Qu et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

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Hongwei Xu

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Ying Gao China

Francisco Matus Chile

Teógenes Senna de Oliveira Brazil

Wende Yan China

Axel Mentler Austria

Liming Jia China

Daniel Said‐Pullicino Italy

Raj Setia India

Qiang Ma China

Ying Gao China

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Countries citing papers authored by Hongwei Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongwei Xu

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

Zhou, Hongyi, Qing Qu, Hongwei Xu, Minggang Wang, & Sha Xue. (2025). Effects of vegetation restoration on soil microbial necromass carbon and organic carbon in grazed and degraded sandy land. Journal of Environmental Management. 382. 125380–125380. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Lixia, Huichao Li, Yang Liu, et al.. (2025). Forest conversion and root trenching reshape microbial functions regulating root litter decomposition and soil carbon dynamics. Applied Soil Ecology. 211. 106153–106153. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Ying, Xumeng Lin, Zheng Wang, et al.. (2025). Restricted aeration boosts assimilation dominated nitrogen removal by modulating dissolved oxygen concentration and gradient. Chemical Engineering Journal. 521. 166502–166502.

Liu, Jingru, Rui Yin, Lin Xu, et al.. (2025). Changes in litter chemical properties mediate the effects of soil arthropods on the microbial community during litter decomposition in a subalpine forest. Applied Soil Ecology. 217. 106578–106578.

Feng, Wei-Wei, Chi Ma, Junsong Zhang, et al.. (2025). Effects of Energy Intake on Nutrient Digestibility, Nitrogen Metabolism, Energy Utilization, Serum Biochemical Indices, and Rumen Microbiota in Lanzhou Fat-Tailed Sheep. Agriculture. 15(7). 698–698.

Xu, Lin, Yongping Kou, Ya‐Jing Mao, et al.. (2024). Climate outweighs fertiliser effects on soil phoD-harbouring communities in agroecosystems. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 202. 109697–109697. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Jingru, Rui Yin, Zhenfeng Xu, et al.. (2024). Tree species-mediated soil properties shape soil fauna community structure more strongly in the soil layer: Evidence from a common garden experiment. Applied Soil Ecology. 203. 105640–105640. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaxia, Hongwei Xu, Chao Liu, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and characterization of Vs-B/MoS2 with double defects for efficient piezocatalytic antibiotic degradation and bacterial disinfection. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155591–155591. 13 indexed citations

Xu, Hongwei, Lulu Huang, Xingyu Pan, et al.. (2024). Effects of forest thinning on soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity. CATENA. 239. 107938–107938. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Li, Chengming You, Han Li, et al.. (2024). Changes in soil microbial community and function across stand age of Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis plantations in subtropical China. Applied Soil Ecology. 203. 105645–105645. 11 indexed citations

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Yi, Jian, Jihong Li, Yan Yao, et al.. (2024). Divergent responses of woody plant leaf and root non-structural carbohydrates to nitrogen addition in China: Seasonal variations and ecological implications. The Science of The Total Environment. 950. 175425–175425. 6 indexed citations

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Zhou, Rui, et al.. (2024). Effects of Tail Vegetable Fermented Feed on the Growth and Rumen Microbiota of Lambs. Animals. 14(2). 303–303. 10 indexed citations

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Zhao, Na, Jun Ma, Linmei Wu, et al.. (2024). Effect of Organic Manure on Crop Yield, Soil Properties, and Economic Benefit in Wheat-Maize-Sunflower Rotation System, Hetao Irrigation District. Plants. 13(16). 2250–2250. 6 indexed citations

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Qi, Huaqing, Hongwei Xu, Jifu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Thermodynamic and techno-economic analyses of hydrogen production from different algae biomass by plasma gasification. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(92). 35895–35906. 21 indexed citations

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Xu, Hongwei, Lulu Huang, Jun Chen, et al.. (2023). Changes in soil microbial activity and their linkages with soil carbon under global warming. CATENA. 232. 107419–107419. 39 indexed citations

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Zhang, Li, Jingru Liu, Rui Yin, et al.. (2023). Soil fauna accelerated litter C and N release by improving litter quality across an elevational gradient. Ecological Processes. 12(1). 8 indexed citations

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You, Chengming, Rui Yin, Zhenfeng Xu, et al.. (2023). Forest Gaps Slow the Humification Process of Fir (Abies faxoniana Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Twig Litter during Eight Years of Decomposition in an Alpine Forest. Forests. 14(5). 868–868. 4 indexed citations

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Qu, Qing, et al.. (2023). Impact of drought on soil microbial biomass and extracellular enzyme activity. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1221288–1221288. 33 indexed citations

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Xu, Hongwei, Na Li, Yongzhong Feng, et al.. (2020). [Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer and Straw Returning Methods on N 2 O Emissions in Wheat-Maize Rotational Soils]. Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue. 41(12). 5668–5676. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Hongwei. (2004). Temporal and spatial variability of sward N yield patterns. Plant Nutrition and Fertilizing Science. 1 indexed citations

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