Ji Chen

14.0k total citations · 11 hit papers
363 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Ji Chen is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ji Chen has authored 363 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Soil Science, 91 papers in Ecology and 87 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ji Chen's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (143 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (38 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (35 papers). Ji Chen is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (143 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (38 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (35 papers). Ji Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Denmark and United States. Ji Chen's co-authors include Yiqi Luo, Xianming Xiao, Junji Cao, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Xuhui Zhou, Dafeng Hui, Jianwei Li, Jørgen E. Olesen, Siyang Jian and Bruce A. Hungate and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ji Chen

342 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

Soil extracellular enzyme... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2016 2014 2018 2022 2020 200 400 600
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 extracellular enzyme activities, soil carbon and nitrogen storage under nitrogen fertilization: A meta-analysis
    2016 613 citations Ji Chen et al. profile →
  2. Evolution of nanoporosity in organic-rich shales during thermal maturation
    2014 348 citations Ji Chen et al. profile →
  3. A keystone microbial enzyme for nitrogen control of soil carbon storage
    2018 307 citations Ji Chen, Xuhui Zhou et al. profile →
  4. Global systematic review with meta-analysis reveals yield advantage of legume-based rotations and its drivers
    2022 208 citations Ji Chen, Pete Smith et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Soil carbon loss with warming: New evidence from carbon‐degrading enzymes
    2020 198 citations Ji Chen, Robert L. Sinsabaugh et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  6. Nitrogen loading enhances phosphorus limitation in terrestrial ecosystems with implications for soil carbon cycling
    2022 130 citations Raúl Ochoa‐Hueso, Ji Chen et al. profile →
  7. Decipher soil organic carbon dynamics and driving forces across China using machine learning
    2022 125 citations Yiping Wu, Shuguang Liu et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  8. Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry reveals widespread soil phosphorus limitation to microbial metabolism across Chinese forests
    2022 105 citations Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Ji Chen et al. profile →
  9. Soil ecological stoichiometry synchronously regulates stream nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and ratios
    2023 98 citations Ji Liu, Yi Wang et al. CATENA profile →
  10. Relative increases in CH4 and CO2 emissions from wetlands under global warming dependent on soil carbon substrates
    2024 68 citations Han Hu, Ji Chen et al. profile →
  11. Reducing the uncertainty in estimating soil microbial-derived carbon storage
    2024 68 citations Ji Chen, Haowei Ni et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ji Chen 4.9k 2.9k 2.6k 2.0k 1.2k 363 10.2k
Caroline A. Masiello 5.0k 1.0× 2.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 108 12.9k
Jérôme Balesdent 7.0k 1.4× 3.8k 1.3× 1.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 88 10.3k
Yunqiang Wang 4.5k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 225 9.9k
Jens Leifeld 6.5k 1.3× 4.6k 1.6× 1.3k 0.5× 2.1k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 167 11.0k
Ute Skiba 4.2k 0.9× 3.4k 1.2× 1.7k 0.7× 3.1k 1.5× 2.0k 1.6× 192 10.5k
Samuel Abiven 5.7k 1.2× 2.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 92 9.2k
Rainer Horn 8.5k 1.7× 1.4k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 940 0.8× 385 14.3k
Daniel P. Rasse 6.0k 1.2× 3.4k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 82 9.5k
Peng Li 4.2k 0.9× 2.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 602 10.7k
R. C. Izaurralde 3.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 2.4k 0.9× 2.4k 1.2× 519 0.4× 176 9.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ji Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ji Chen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Ji, Xiao‐Tao Lü, Dejun Li, et al.. (2025). Decoupling of plant nitrogen and phosphorus under global change over the last two decades. Journal of Ecology. 113(8). 2120–2130. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Weiming, Mengting Yuan, Wang Shi, et al.. (2025). Microbial community dynamics in the soil-root continuum are linked with plant species turnover during secondary succession. ISME Communications. 5(1). ycaf012–ycaf012. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jiashu, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Tony Vancov, et al.. (2025). Biochar mitigates nitrogen deposition-induced enhancement of soil N2O emissions in a subtropical forest. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 62(3). 291–305. 8 indexed citations
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Fu, Xinhui, Jinglin Huang, Xinjuan Fan, et al.. (2024). Prognosis and immunotherapy efficacy in dMMR&MSS colorectal cancer patients and an MSI status predicting model. International Journal of Cancer. 155(4). 766–775. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Ji, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 (sTREM-1) for Septic Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 17. 7869–7879. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hui, Qun Wan, Ji Chen, et al.. (2024). Bibliometric Analysis of Contemporary Research on the Amelioration of Saline Soils. Agronomy. 14(12). 2935–2935. 2 indexed citations
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Ni, Haowei, Han Hu, Constantin M. Zohner, et al.. (2024). Effects of winter soil warming on crop biomass carbon loss from organic matter degradation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8847–8847. 15 indexed citations
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Alsherif, Emad A., Hana Sonbol, Shereen Magdy Korany, et al.. (2024). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve tolerance of wheat plants under soil Europium contamination. Plant and Soil. 505(1-2). 881–895. 5 indexed citations
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Hu, Qijuan, Yuting Zhang, Weidong Cao, et al.. (2024). Legume cover crops sequester more soil organic carbon than non-legume cover crops by stimulating microbial transformations. Geoderma. 450. 117024–117024. 19 indexed citations
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Han, Bing, Yicheng He, Ji Chen, et al.. (2024). Different microbial functional traits drive bulk and rhizosphere soil phosphorus mobilization in an alpine meadow after nitrogen input. The Science of The Total Environment. 931. 172904–172904. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Ye, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Haijian Bing, et al.. (2024). Warming-induced shifts in alpine soil microbiome: An ecosystem-scale study with environmental context-dependent insights. Environmental Research. 255. 119206–119206. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xuhui, et al.. (2023). Orientation of steel fibers in concrete attracted by magnetized rebar and its effects on bond behavior. Cement and Concrete Composites. 138. 104977–104977. 35 indexed citations
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Peng, Qi, Ji Chen, Xiaojiao Wang, et al.. (2023). Changes in soil particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon concentrations under nitrogen addition in China—a meta-analysis. Plant and Soil. 489(1-2). 439–452. 31 indexed citations
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Liu, Ji, Linchuan Fang, Tianyi Qiu, et al.. (2023). Crop residue return achieves environmental mitigation and enhances grain yield: a global meta-analysis. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 43(6). 71 indexed citations
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Guo, Liang, Xiaowei Liu, Juha M. Alatalo, et al.. (2023). Climatic drivers and ecological implications of variation in the time interval between leaf-out and flowering. Current Biology. 33(16). 3338–3349.e3. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Ji, Yi Wang, Yong Li, et al.. (2023). Soil ecological stoichiometry synchronously regulates stream nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and ratios. CATENA. 231. 107357–107357. 98 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Ji, et al.. (2023). Microencapsulation of Bacillus smithii XY1 by spray drying and evaluation for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Food Bioscience. 53. 102542–102542. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Yiping, Shuguang Liu, Jingfeng Xiao, et al.. (2022). Decipher soil organic carbon dynamics and driving forces across China using machine learning. Global Change Biology. 28(10). 3394–3410. 125 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Ji, et al.. (2022). Regulatory role of mitochondrial genes in the tenderisation of lamb meat during postmortem ageing. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 57(6). 3544–3555. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Yiping, Fubo Zhao, Jingyi Hu, et al.. (2022). Spatiotemporal features of pollutant loads in the Yan River Basin, a typical loess hilly and gully watershed in the Chinese Loess Plateau. Geoscience Letters. 9(1). 5 indexed citations

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