Huayong Zhang

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
235 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Huayong Zhang is a scholar working on Ecology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Huayong Zhang has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Ecology, 53 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 46 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Huayong Zhang's work include Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (44 papers), Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis (27 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (21 papers). Huayong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (44 papers), Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis (27 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (21 papers). Huayong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Huayong Zhang's co-authors include Xiangui Lin, Haiyan Chu, Congcong Shen, Jinbo Xiong, Youzhi Feng, Jun Zeng, Wenju Liang, Xinyu Li, Tousheng Huang and Xuejun Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Huayong Zhang

218 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Soil pH drives the spatial distribution of bacterial comm... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2015 2012 250 500 750
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. Soil pH drives the spatial distribution of bacterial communities along elevation on Changbai Mountain
    2012 819 citations Huayong Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Nitrogen fertilization directly affects soil bacterial diversity and indirectly affects bacterial community composition
    2015 565 citations Huayong Zhang et al. profile →
  3. Geographic distance and pH drive bacterial distribution in alkaline lake sediments across Tibetan Plateau
    2012 488 citations Huayong Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Huayong Zhang China 36 2.1k 1.5k 1.2k 841 839 235 6.3k
Hongsong Chen China 47 1.8k 0.9× 2.4k 1.6× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 423 0.5× 299 8.3k
Jianlong Li China 44 2.0k 1.0× 824 0.5× 1.7k 1.4× 344 0.4× 620 0.7× 255 7.2k
Chris Smith Australia 47 1.5k 0.7× 2.7k 1.8× 1.8k 1.5× 621 0.7× 387 0.5× 218 6.9k
Petr Šimek Czechia 50 2.8k 1.3× 1.8k 1.2× 978 0.8× 183 0.2× 1.4k 1.6× 297 9.7k
Torsten Müller Germany 47 865 0.4× 2.4k 1.6× 1.9k 1.6× 212 0.3× 376 0.4× 228 8.3k
Steven A. Banwart United Kingdom 54 1.1k 0.5× 978 0.6× 820 0.7× 774 0.9× 682 0.8× 152 8.7k
Deqiang Zhang China 60 2.0k 1.0× 3.3k 2.1× 3.7k 3.0× 303 0.4× 2.9k 3.4× 476 15.4k
Marcus A. Horn Germany 39 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 475 0.4× 140 0.2× 685 0.8× 109 4.7k
Daniel V. Murphy Australia 66 3.5k 1.6× 7.8k 5.1× 2.9k 2.4× 310 0.4× 802 1.0× 196 13.2k
Philippe C. Baveye United States 52 1.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 571 0.5× 1.0k 1.2× 508 0.6× 243 8.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Huayong Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Huayong Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huayong Zhang

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

All Works

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Zhang, Huayong, et al.. (2025). Drivers of aboveground biomass in Quercus wutaishanica Mayr forests based on random forest and structural equation modeling: A cross-scale analysis. Ecological Modelling. 505. 111113–111113. 2 indexed citations
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Tian, Yonglan, Ying Li, Huayong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Synergy between bacteria and fungi contributes to biodegradation and methane production of lignocellulosic anaerobic co-digestion exposing to surfactants. Journal of Environmental Management. 373. 123579–123579. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huayong, Zhe Li, Zhongyu Wang, et al.. (2024). Global Warming Drives Transitions in Suitable Habitats and Ecological Services of Rare Tinospora Miers Species in China. Diversity. 16(3). 181–181. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huayong, et al.. (2024). Adaptive Distribution and Vulnerability Assessment of Endangered Maple Species on the Tibetan Plateau. Forests. 15(3). 491–491. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huayong, et al.. (2024). Ecological Stoichiometry Characteristic of Phytoplankton in Mountain Stream. Water. 16(17). 2541–2541. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huayong, et al.. (2024). Temperature alters bacterial community structure in sediment of mountain stream. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 31159–31159. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiumin, et al.. (2023). Dynamics of soil net nitrogen mineralization and controlled effect of microbial functional genes in the restoration of cold temperate forests. Applied Soil Ecology. 189. 104898–104898. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Tousheng, et al.. (2023). Prediction of Potential Distribution Patterns of Three Larix Species on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under Future Climate Scenarios. Forests. 14(5). 1058–1058. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huayong, et al.. (2020). Regular and Irregular Vegetation Pattern Formation in Semiarid Regions: A Study on Discrete Klausmeier Model. Complexity. 2020. 1–14. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Feifan, et al.. (2020). Spatiotemporal Patterns Formed by a Discrete Nutrient-Phytoplankton Model with Time Delay. Complexity. 2020. 1–18. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Feifan, et al.. (2019). Study on the Compatibility of Multi-Bifurcations by Simulations of Pattern Formation. IEEE Access. 7. 186538–186552.
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Xu, Xiang, Huayong Zhang, Ting Xie, et al.. (2017). Effects of Climate Change on the Potentially Suitable Climatic Geographical Range of Liriodendron chinense. Forests. 8(10). 399–399. 19 indexed citations
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Tian, Wang, et al.. (2016). Plankton Community Stability and Its Relationship with Phytoplankton Species Richness in Lake Nansihu, China. Water. 8(10). 454–454. 7 indexed citations
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Tian, Wang, et al.. (2016). The Relationship between Phytoplankton Evenness and Copepod Abundance in Lake Nansihu, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13(9). 855–855. 7 indexed citations

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