Jianguo Liu

51.6k total citations · 21 hit papers
525 papers, 32.5k citations indexed

About

Jianguo Liu is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Jianguo Liu has authored 525 papers receiving a total of 32.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 117 papers in Ecology and 67 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Jianguo Liu's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (107 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (80 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (64 papers). Jianguo Liu is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (107 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (80 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (64 papers). Jianguo Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Jianguo Liu's co-authors include Zhiyun Ouyang, Jared M. Diamond, Wu Yang, Shuxin Li, Vanessa Hull, Andrés Viña, Thomas Dietz, Li An, Xiaohong Chen and Jane Lubchenco and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jianguo Liu

502 papers receiving 31.2k citations

Hit Papers

Complexity of Coupled Human and Natural Systems 2000 2026 2008 2017 2007 2005 2016 2008 2015 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Complexity of Coupled Human and Natural Systems
    2007 2.4k citations Jianguo Liu, Zhiyun Ouyang et al. profile →
  2. China's environment in a globalizing world
    2005 1.3k citations Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  3. Improvements in ecosystem services from investments in natural capital
    2016 1.3k citations Zhiyun Ouyang, Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  4. Ecological and socioeconomic effects of China's policies for ecosystem services
    2008 1.1k citations Jianguo Liu, Zhiyun Ouyang et al. profile →
  5. Systems integration for global sustainability
    2015 962 citations Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  6. Coupled Human and Natural Systems
    2007 602 citations Jianguo Liu, Zhiyun Ouyang et al. profile →
  7. The Murine SCP3 Gene Is Required for Synaptonemal Complex Assembly, Chromosome Synapsis, and Male Fertility
    2000 574 citations Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  8. Strengthening protected areas for biodiversity and ecosystem services in China
    2017 572 citations Weihua Xu, Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  9. Assessing progress towards sustainable development over space and time
    2020 566 citations Zhenci Xu, Julie A. Winkler et al. profile →
  10. Nexus approaches to global sustainable development
    2018 564 citations Jianguo Liu, Zhenci Xu et al. profile →
  11. Ecological Degradation in Protected Areas: The Case of Wolong Nature Reserve for Giant Pandas
    2001 555 citations Jianguo Liu, Zhiyun Ouyang et al. profile →
  12. Rethinking China's new great wall
    2014 439 citations Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  13. Water Sustainability for China and Beyond
    2012 404 citations Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  14. Using gross ecosystem product (GEP) to value nature in decision making
    2020 342 citations Zhiyun Ouyang, Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  15. A looming tragedy of the sand commons
    2017 338 citations Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  16. Why Lake Taihu continues to be plagued with cyanobacterial blooms through 10 years (2007–2017) efforts
    2019 323 citations Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  17. Coexistence between wildlife and humans at fine spatial scales
    2012 308 citations Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  18. Impacts of international trade on global sustainable development
    2020 230 citations Zhenci Xu, Jindong Zhang et al. profile →
  19. Decoupling of SDGs followed by re-coupling as sustainable development progresses
    2022 218 citations Zhenci Xu, Jianguo Liu et al. profile →
  20. Intranational synergies and trade-offs reveal common and differentiated priorities of sustainable development goals in China
    2024 51 citations Jianguo Liu, Zhenci Xu et al. profile →
  21. Telecoupled impacts of the Russia–Ukraine war on global cropland expansion and biodiversity
    2024 43 citations Jianguo Liu 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
Jianguo Liu United States 83 13.8k 8.7k 4.3k 4.2k 3.6k 525 32.5k
Zhiyun Ouyang China 75 12.9k 0.9× 6.3k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 2.8k 0.8× 519 24.8k
Peter H. Verburg Netherlands 108 27.2k 2.0× 8.4k 1.0× 5.1k 1.2× 4.3k 1.0× 3.2k 0.9× 469 37.7k
José M. Paruelo Argentina 66 16.7k 1.2× 11.5k 1.3× 5.7k 1.3× 3.5k 0.8× 5.3k 1.4× 232 30.1k
Éric F. Lambin Belgium 89 23.4k 1.7× 10.6k 1.2× 5.4k 1.3× 3.7k 0.9× 2.7k 0.7× 249 36.3k
Stephen Polasky United States 92 20.8k 1.5× 9.2k 1.1× 5.7k 1.3× 9.8k 2.3× 4.6k 1.3× 265 41.8k
Ruth DeFries United States 95 30.3k 2.2× 16.8k 1.9× 3.9k 0.9× 3.3k 0.8× 6.1k 1.7× 258 47.6k
Jianguo Wu United States 87 21.7k 1.6× 10.2k 1.2× 4.0k 0.9× 1.9k 0.5× 6.2k 1.7× 327 37.3k
Will Steffen Australia 53 9.6k 0.7× 4.4k 0.5× 4.0k 0.9× 2.7k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 150 29.0k
Brian Walker Australia 61 18.7k 1.4× 11.9k 1.4× 6.6k 1.5× 4.1k 1.0× 10.1k 2.8× 138 45.9k
Shahid Naeem United States 46 17.2k 1.2× 15.9k 1.8× 5.7k 1.3× 4.5k 1.1× 11.3k 3.1× 124 41.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Jianguo Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jianguo Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jianguo Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jianguo Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jianguo Liu 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 Jianguo Liu. Jianguo Liu 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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Lei, Fang, et al.. (2025). Study on the synergistic enhancement of foam wetting coal dust by surfactant compounding. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(3). 116187–116187. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Jianguo, Yunping Han, Weiying Feng, et al.. (2025). Distribution of microplastics and microorganisms and their relationship in high-salinity soil. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 163. 501–511. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuefeng, et al.. (2025). Nonylphenol exposure increases the risk of Hirschsprung’s disease by inducing macrophage M1 polarization. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 290. 117756–117756.
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Gao, Yue, Jianguo Liu, Jianguo Liu, et al.. (2024). RESEARCH ON CONSTRUCTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPATIO-TEMPORAL DATABASE SYSTEM. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLVIII-4/W9-2024. 175–182. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Jing, Lun Yang, Fei Lun, et al.. (2024). Workable solutions for sustainably feeding the Chinese population. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 205. 107530–107530. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Hongbo, Julie A. Winkler, Qiongyu Huang, et al.. (2024). Field experiment reveals complex warming impacts on giant pandas' bamboo diet. Biological Conservation. 294. 110635–110635. 2 indexed citations
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Gong, Mimi, et al.. (2024). Unveiling complementarities between mangrove restoration and global sustainable development goals. Journal of Cleaner Production. 474. 143524–143524. 4 indexed citations
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Shi, Wenqing, Shihao Ding, Jianguo Liu, et al.. (2024). Effect of turbulence intensity on bubble-particle detachment mechanism in a confined vortex. Powder Technology. 445. 120131–120131. 5 indexed citations
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Li, An, B. L. Turner, Jianguo Liu, et al.. (2024). Complex adaptive systems science in the era of global sustainability crisis. Geography and sustainability. 6(1). 100250–100250. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yi, et al.. (2024). Pathways for achieving conservation targets under metacoupled anthropogenic disturbances. Journal of Environmental Management. 353. 120227–120227. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Chang, Yan Zheng, Kexin Li, et al.. (2023). Effect of WPI/Tween 80 mixed emulsifiers on physicochemical stability of ginsenosides nanoemulsions. Food Bioscience. 53. 102519–102519. 11 indexed citations
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Xiao, Hong, et al.. (2023). Application Status and Future Prospect of Aircraft Morphing Wing. Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 59(19). 1–1. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Jinghan, Fan Li, Jiping Ding, et al.. (2023). Building smallholder-adapted climate-resilient systems: Evidence from China's apple farms. Journal of Cleaner Production. 435. 140303–140303. 4 indexed citations
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An, Li, Volker Grimm, Yu Bai, et al.. (2023). Modeling agent decision and behavior in the light of data science and artificial intelligence. Environmental Modelling & Software. 166. 105713–105713. 18 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhenci, Di Zhang, Paul McCord, Mimi Gong, & Jianguo Liu. (2019). Shift in a national virtual energy network. Applied Energy. 242. 561–569. 7 indexed citations
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Schröter, Matthias, Thomas Koellner, Rob Alkemade, et al.. (2018). Interregional flows of ecosystem services: Concepts, typology and four cases. Ecosystem Services. 31. 231–241. 179 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2009). Effect of activated charcoal treatment on the activities of soil enzymes of continuous cropping cotton field.. Xinjiang nongye kexue. 46(4). 789–792. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Jianguo, et al.. (2006). Variation among Rice Cultivars in Root Acidification and Its Relation to Cadmium Uptake. 13(4). 278–282. 1 indexed citations

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