Hu Du

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Hu Du is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Hu Du has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Ecology, 34 papers in Soil Science and 29 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Hu Du's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (29 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers) and Plant Ecology and Soil Science (21 papers). Hu Du is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (29 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers) and Plant Ecology and Soil Science (21 papers). Hu Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Chile. Hu Du's co-authors include Fuping Zeng, Tongqing Song, Kelin Wang, Wanxia Peng, Azim U. Mallik, Zhaoxia Zeng, Dejun Li, Liang Su, Min Song and Fang Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Hu Du

94 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Tree species diversity increases soil microbial carbon use efficiency in a subtropical forest

2023 97 citations Pengpeng Duan, Andrew T. Nottingham et al. Global Change Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hu Du China	23	572	471	384	359	354	100	1.5k
Jianxiao Zhu China	19	645 1.1×	472 1.0×	377 1.0×	199 0.6×	412 1.2×	47	1.3k
Chunwang Xiao China	24	689 1.2×	538 1.1×	598 1.6×	565 1.6×	590 1.7×	68	1.9k
Joe Wan United States	10	488 0.9×	479 1.0×	200 0.5×	405 1.1×	196 0.6×	12	1.3k
Sean T. Berthrong United States	12	834 1.5×	686 1.5×	233 0.6×	352 1.0×	241 0.7×	15	1.5k
Zachary T. Aanderud United States	23	433 0.8×	895 1.9×	278 0.7×	417 1.2×	314 0.9×	52	1.9k
Chen Hua China	16	339 0.6×	378 0.8×	289 0.8×	294 0.8×	341 1.0×	46	1.2k
Jean‐Christophe Lata France	21	712 1.2×	560 1.2×	208 0.5×	754 2.1×	229 0.6×	52	1.9k
Minhuang Wang China	22	1.0k 1.8×	553 1.2×	310 0.8×	447 1.2×	236 0.7×	56	1.6k
Petr Hědenec China	20	696 1.2×	670 1.4×	238 0.6×	402 1.1×	178 0.5×	86	1.6k
Marian Kazda Germany	23	260 0.5×	319 0.7×	534 1.4×	410 1.1×	441 1.2×	65	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Hu Du

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hu Du

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hu Du. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Hu Du. The network helps show where Hu Du may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hu Du

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

Guo, Xiaohao, Yuankai Zhou, Simin Li, et al.. (2025). Simple synthesis and excellent performance of the cow dung–based biodegradable liquid mulch for sustainable agriculture. Environmental Research. 274. 121270–121270.

Wu, Hanqing, Lei Xie, Yuan Zhao, et al.. (2025). Advances, Challenges, and Perspectives in Glomalin-Related Soil Protein Research. Microorganisms. 13(4). 740–740. 7 indexed citations

Jiang, Yi, et al.. (2024). The Effects of Different Vegetation Restoration Models on Soil Quality in Karst Areas of Southwest China. Forests. 15(6). 1061–1061. 2 indexed citations

Song, Min, Hu Du, Feng Wang, et al.. (2024). Soil Properties Regulate Soil Microbial Communities During Forest Succession in a Karst Region of Southwest China. Microorganisms. 12(11). 2136–2136. 2 indexed citations

Du, Hu, Kun Gao, Kelin Wang, et al.. (2023). Plant species diversity enhances soil gross nitrogen transformations in a subtropical forest, southwest China. Journal of Applied Ecology. 60(7). 1364–1375. 18 indexed citations

Duan, Pengpeng, Andrew T. Nottingham, Luiz A. Domeignoz‐Horta, et al.. (2023). Tree species diversity increases soil microbial carbon use efficiency in a subtropical forest. Global Change Biology. 29(24). 7131–7144. 97 indexed citations breakdown →

Qian, Zongyao, et al.. (2023). Source to Sink of Lignin Phenols in a Subtropical Forest of Southwest China. Forests. 14(9). 1701–1701. 3 indexed citations

Jin, Lu, Ting Li, Nan Zhao, et al.. (2023). A DNA barcode library for woody plants in tropical and subtropical China. Scientific Data. 10(1). 819–819. 4 indexed citations

Du, Hu, et al.. (2022). Complete Blood Count and Myocardial Markers Combination with Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score Can Effectively Predict the Mortality in Sepsis: A Derivation and Validation Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chen, Fuping Zeng, Zhaoxia Zeng, et al.. (2022). Impact of Selected Environmental Factors on Variation in Leaf and Branch Traits on Endangered Karst Woody Plants of Southwest China. Forests. 13(7). 1080–1080. 14 indexed citations

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Liao, Xionghui, Tongqing Song, Xiong Ying, et al.. (2021). Soil nematode communities on five oceanic islands across a latitudinal gradient in the north of the South China Sea: Influence of biotic and abiotic factors. Ecological Indicators. 129. 107619–107619. 5 indexed citations

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Du, Hu, et al.. (2020). A species composition dataset of a typical subtropical mixed evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved forest in karst ecosystem (2014). China Scientific Data. 5(1). 21.86101.1/csdata.2019.0031.zh–21.86101.1/csdata.2019.0031.zh. 1 indexed citations

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Zeng, Fuping, Kelin Wang, Zhaoxia Zeng, et al.. (2019). Emergy and Economic Evaluation of Seven Typical Agroforestry Planting Patterns in the Karst Region of Southwest China. Forests. 10(2). 138–138. 24 indexed citations

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Du, Hu, et al.. (2019). Functional Diversity of the Soil Culturable Microbial Community in Eucalyptus Plantations of Different Ages in Guangxi, South China. Forests. 10(12). 1083–1083. 12 indexed citations

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Du, Hu, Fuping Zeng, Kelin Wang, et al.. (2017). Spatial distribution of tree species in evergreen-deciduous broadleaf karst forests in southwest China. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15664–15664. 64 indexed citations

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Du, Hu, et al.. (2016). [Carbon storage and allocation in Cunninghamia lanceolata plantations with different stand ages.]. PubMed. 27(4). 1125–1134. 9 indexed citations

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Du, Hu, Fuping Zeng, Wanxia Peng, et al.. (2015). Carbon Storage in a Eucalyptus Plantation Chronosequence in Southern China. Forests. 6(6). 1763–1778. 63 indexed citations

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Song, Tongqing, et al.. (2014). [Stability and organic carbon characteristics of soil aggregates under different ecosystems in karst canyon region].. PubMed. 25(3). 671–8. 2 indexed citations

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Du, Hu, Wanxia Peng, Tao Song, et al.. (2013). Spatial pattern of woody plants and their environmental interpretation in the karst forest of southwest China. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 149(1). 121–130. 36 indexed citations

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Song, Min, et al.. (2013). [Characteristics of soil microbial populations in depressions between karst hills under different land use patterns].. PubMed. 24(9). 2471–8. 7 indexed citations

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