J.M. Chen

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

J.M. Chen is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J.M. Chen has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, 28 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in J.M. Chen's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (24 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (15 papers) and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (13 papers). J.M. Chen is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (24 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (15 papers) and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (13 papers). J.M. Chen collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. J.M. Chen's co-authors include Sylvain G. Leblanc, Feng Deng, Carl H. Menges, Mingzhen Chen, Weimin Ju, Holly Croft, Jan Písek, M. Chen, Stephen Plummer and Yang Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

J.M. Chen

37 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Vegetation structural change since 1981 significantly enhanced the terrestrial carbon sink

2019 336 citations J.M. Chen, Weimin Ju et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J.M. Chen Canada	27	2.1k	2.1k	1.1k	722	457	39	3.1k
Aleixandre Verger Spain	28	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	995 0.9×	519 0.7×	588 1.3×	70	2.9k
P. Votava United States	13	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	879 0.8×	442 0.6×	474 1.0×	36	2.7k
Douglas E. Ahl United States	19	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	711 0.6×	329 0.5×	540 1.2×	22	2.6k
Lars L. Pierce United States	17	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	834 0.7×	491 0.7×	373 0.8×	24	2.2k
Cédric Bacour France	25	2.6k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	993 1.4×	580 1.3×	44	3.5k
Frank Veroustraete Belgium	28	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	765 1.1×	718 1.6×	68	3.5k
Richard Fernandes Canada	30	2.3k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	700 1.0×	873 1.9×	74	3.5k
Kamel Soudani France	25	2.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	952 0.8×	833 1.2×	497 1.1×	50	3.0k
Xihan Mu China	28	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	561 0.8×	736 1.6×	111	3.0k
Joseph Glassy United States	15	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	424 0.6×	868 1.9×	21	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by J.M. Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by J.M. Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J.M. Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J.M. Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J.M. 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 J.M. Chen. J.M. Chen 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

Carvalhais, Nuno, Jian Xu, J.M. Chen, et al.. (2025). Global distribution pattern in characteristics of gross primary productivity response to soil water availability. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 372. 110701–110701.

Ji, Li, Lianhong Gu, J.M. Chen, & Yongguang Zhang. (2025). The relationship between spectral and integrated sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and its implication for photosynthesis estimation using fluorescence observations. Remote Sensing of Environment. 333. 115113–115113.

Wu, Mousong, Fei Jiang, Michael Voßbeck, et al.. (2024). Assimilation of carbonyl sulfide (COS) fluxes within the adjoint-based data assimilation system – Nanjing University Carbon Assimilation System (NUCAS v1.0). Geoscientific model development. 17(16). 6337–6363. 1 indexed citations

Chen, J.M., Weimin Ju, Philippe Ciais, et al.. (2019). Vegetation structural change since 1981 significantly enhanced the terrestrial carbon sink. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4259–4259. 336 indexed citations breakdown →

Ji, Xibin, J.M. Chen, Wenzhi Zhao, et al.. (2017). Comparison of hourly and daily Penman-Monteith grass- and alfalfa-reference evapotranspiration equations and crop coefficients for maize under arid climatic conditions. Agricultural Water Management. 192. 1–11. 21 indexed citations

Xu, Chi, et al.. (2007). Assessing the impact of urbanization on regional net primary productivity in Jiangyin County, China. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 597–606. 77 indexed citations

Feng, Xiaohui, J.M. Chen, M. Chen, et al.. (2007). Net primary productivity of China's terrestrial ecosystems from a process model driven by remote sensing. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 563–573. 189 indexed citations

Maclaren, Virginia, et al.. (2006). An integrated assessment model of carbon sequestration benefits: A case study of Liping county, China. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 757–773. 27 indexed citations

Tian, Qingjiu, Zengliang Luo, J.M. Chen, M. Chen, & Fengming Hui. (2006). Retrieving leaf area index for coniferous forest in Xingguo County, China with Landsat ETM+ images. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 624–627. 16 indexed citations

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Liu, Rui, J.M. Chen, Jiangui Liu, Feng Deng, & Rui Sun. (2006). Application of a new leaf area index algorithm to China's landmass using MODIS data for carbon cycle research. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 649–658. 50 indexed citations

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Shao, Yong, et al.. (2006). Tests of soil organic carbon density modeled by InTEC in China's forest ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 696–701. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, J.M., Qing Zhu, M. Chen, et al.. (2006). LAI inversion algorithm based on directional reflectance kernels. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 638–648. 68 indexed citations

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Zheng, Guang, et al.. (2006). Combining remote sensing imagery and forest age inventory for biomass mapping. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 616–623. 108 indexed citations

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Tian, Qingjiu, et al.. (2006). Spatial scaling between leaf area index maps of different resolutions. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 628–637. 43 indexed citations

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Yang, Ling, Jianjun Pan, Yong Shao, et al.. (2006). Soil organic carbon decomposition and carbon pools in temperate and sub-tropical forests in China. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 690–695. 49 indexed citations

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Wang, Peijuan, Rui Sun, Jian Hu, et al.. (2006). Measurements and simulation of forest leaf area index and net primary productivity in Northern China. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 607–615. 35 indexed citations

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Deng, Feng, J.M. Chen, Stephen Plummer, Mingzhen Chen, & Jan Písek. (2006). Algorithm for global leaf area index retrieval using satellite imagery. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 44(8). 2219–2229. 255 indexed citations

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Chen, J.M., et al.. (2006). Future carbon balance of China's forests under climate change and increasing CO2. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 538–562. 85 indexed citations

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Wang, Shuo, et al.. (2006). Carbon sinks and sources in China's forests during 1901–2001. Journal of Environmental Management. 85(3). 524–537. 88 indexed citations

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Li, Q.S. & J.M. Chen. (2003). Nonlinear elastoplastic dynamic analysis of single-layer reticulated shells subjected to earthquake excitation. Computers & Structures. 81(4). 177–188. 24 indexed citations

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