Ke Dong

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Ke Dong is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke Dong has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Ecology, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 32 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ke Dong's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (39 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (15 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers). Ke Dong is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (39 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (15 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers). Ke Dong collaborates with scholars based in China, South Korea and United States. Ke Dong's co-authors include Jonathan M. Adams, Binu M. Tripathi, Mincheol Kim, James Stegen, Yoo Kyung Lee, Dorsaf Kerfahi, Charles Opperman, Itumeleng Moroenyane, Yaming Shao and Chuan‐Xi Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ke Dong

102 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Soil pH mediates the balance between stochastic and deterministic assembly of bacteria

2018 767 citations Binu M. Tripathi, Ke Dong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ke Dong China	25	1.2k	828	755	508	255	109	2.4k
Shuo Jiao China	14	1.6k 1.4×	886 1.1×	874 1.2×	802 1.6×	242 0.9×	14	2.6k
Dan He China	25	1.1k 0.9×	531 0.6×	556 0.7×	490 1.0×	172 0.7×	49	1.9k
Nicolas Chemidlin Prévost‐Bouré France	27	1.3k 1.1×	670 0.8×	810 1.1×	1.1k 2.3×	250 1.0×	45	2.5k
Xishu Zhou China	8	1.5k 1.3×	781 0.9×	615 0.8×	514 1.0×	202 0.8×	8	2.5k
Anna M. Kielak Netherlands	19	994 0.8×	656 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	651 1.3×	153 0.6×	24	2.4k
Jennifer D. Rocca United States	17	1.1k 0.9×	548 0.7×	804 1.1×	932 1.8×	301 1.2×	24	2.5k
Pamela Weisenhorn United States	18	908 0.8×	595 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	531 1.0×	151 0.6×	26	2.3k
Aurore Kaisermann France	9	1.3k 1.1×	587 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	1.1k 2.2×	335 1.3×	13	2.6k
Gehong Wei China	13	937 0.8×	467 0.6×	728 1.0×	673 1.3×	194 0.8×	20	1.7k
W. H. Gera Hol Netherlands	24	910 0.8×	749 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	361 0.7×	460 1.8×	34	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Ke Dong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ke Dong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke Dong

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Kai, et al.. (2025). MXene and its composites combined with photocatalytic degradation of Perfluorooctanoic acid: efficiency and active species study. Environmental Research. 278. 121690–121690. 8 indexed citations

Li, Guanlin, Babar Iqbal, Ke Dong, et al.. (2025). Combined Impact of Canada Goldenrod Invasion and Soil Microplastic Contamination on Seed Germination and Root Development of Wheat: Evaluating the Legacy of Toxicity. Plants. 14(2). 181–181. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Shu, Lihua Xu, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Shifts in Soil Fungal Community and Trophic Modes During Mangrove Ecosystem Restoration. Journal of Fungi. 11(2). 146–146. 2 indexed citations

Li, Shanshan, Cong Li, Jun Liao, et al.. (2025). Characterization and genomic insights into the nitrogen metabolism of heterotrophic nitrifying and aerobic denitrifying bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa WS-03. Journal of Environmental Management. 376. 124405–124405. 5 indexed citations

He, Qing, Qingxiang Chen, Shu Zhou, et al.. (2025). Dissolved oxygen and nitrates gradient influence marine microbial complexity and stability in Beibu Gulf. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1622150–1622150. 1 indexed citations

Dong, Ke, et al.. (2025). Sulfitobacter sediminis sp. nov., a novel halophilic bacterium isolated from tidal flat sediment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 75(3).

Geng, Rui, et al.. (2025). CRISPR mutant rapid identification in B. napus: RNA-Seq functional profiling and breeding technology application. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1572020–1572020.

Zhou, Shu, Xiaojie Deng, Qing He, et al.. (2025). Fungal Community Complexity and Stability in Clay Loam and Sandy Soils in Mangrove Ecosystems. Journal of Fungi. 11(4). 262–262.

Brearley, Francis Q., Hokyung Song, Binu M. Tripathi, et al.. (2024). Wild pigs influence tropical forest soil microbial communities in a forest-agriculture mosaic landscape. Forest Ecology and Management. 572. 122320–122320. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Weijun, Pengbin Wang, Qinghua Hou, et al.. (2024). Harmful Microalgae Exhibit Broad Environmental Adaptability in High‐Salinity Area Across the Dafengjiang River Estuary. Ecology and Evolution. 14(10). e70455–e70455. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhaobin, Yule Han, Wanjiang Li, et al.. (2024). Enhanced propionate degradation and CO2 electromethanogenesis in an up-flow dual-chamber electrocatalytic anaerobic bioreactor (UF-DC-EAB): Leveraging DIET-mediated syntrophy for microbial stability. Water Research. 272. 122927–122927. 4 indexed citations

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Dong, Ke, Hailu Zhang, Xiuyuan Zhang, et al.. (2024). ZNF8 Orchestrates with Smad3 to Promote Lung Metastasis by Recruiting SMYD3 in Breast Cancer. Advanced Science. 11(40). e2404904–e2404904. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhi, et al.. (2024). NKAIN1, as an oncogene, promotes the proliferation and metastasis of breast cancer, affecting its prognosis. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 63(7). 1392–1405.

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Li, Sicheng, Bing Guo, Ke Dong, et al.. (2023). Association of long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 and its constituents with gut microbiota: Evidence from a China cohort. The Science of The Total Environment. 884. 163577–163577. 13 indexed citations

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Wu, Wenjie, Saiyu Bu, Liang Bai, et al.. (2023). Volatile organic compound removal by post plasma-catalysis over porous TiO₂ with enriched oxygen vacancies in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor. Nanoscale. 15(12). 5909–5918. 13 indexed citations

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Kerfahi, Dorsaf, et al.. (2023). pH is the major predictor of soil microbial network complexity in Chinese forests along a latitudinal gradient. CATENA. 234. 107595–107595. 28 indexed citations

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Dong, Ke, et al.. (2020). Dietary compounds and memory loss. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 1 indexed citations

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Dong, Ke, Binu M. Tripathi, Itumeleng Moroenyane, et al.. (2016). Soil fungal community development in a high Arctic glacier foreland follows a directional replacement model, with a mid-successional diversity maximum. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 26360–26360. 41 indexed citations

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Kerfahi, Dorsaf, Binu M. Tripathi, Ke Dong, Rusea Go, & Jonathan M. Adams. (2016). Rainforest Conversion to Rubber Plantation May Not Result in Lower Soil Diversity of Bacteria, Fungi, and Nematodes. Microbial Ecology. 72(2). 359–371. 78 indexed citations

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Fang, Lin, Rui Wang, Jianjun Shen, et al.. (2008). Knockdown of RCK/p54 expression by RNAi inhibits proliferation of human colorectal cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 7(10). 1669–1676. 38 indexed citations

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