Kerong Zhang

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kerong Zhang is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kerong Zhang has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Ecology, 23 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 20 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Kerong Zhang's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (18 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (10 papers). Kerong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (18 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (10 papers). Kerong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Kerong Zhang's co-authors include Quanfa Zhang, Xiaoli Cheng, Haishan Dang, Lars‐Göran Danielsson, Bertil Magnusson, Stig Westerlund, Yulong Zhang, Conghe Song, Peter John and Chen Ye and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Science of The Total Environment and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Kerong Zhang

77 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

  1. Meta-analysis shows the impacts of ecological restoration on greenhouse gas emissions
    2024 61 citations Tiehu He, Weixin Ding et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Kerong Zhang
Baorong Wang China
Kaibo Wang China
Stefano Mazzoleni Italy
Shimon Rachmilevitch Israel
Ming Nie China
Xuli Tang China
Jian‐Wei Tang China
Yongping Yang China
Baorong Wang China
Kerong Zhang
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Countries citing papers authored by Kerong Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kerong Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kerong Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kerong Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kerong 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 Kerong Zhang. Kerong Zhang 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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Yu, Zhi, et al.. (2025). Patterns and Environmental Drivers of Soil Microbial Succession. Global Change Biology. 31(9). e70475–e70475. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiehao, Yulong Zhang, Xia Wang, et al.. (2024). National Forest Restoration Projects in China: Cost‐Efficiency, and Trade‐Off Between Carbon Sequestration and Water Consumption. Earth s Future. 12(12). 6 indexed citations
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Li, Xinshuai, Youchao Chen, Feng Liu, et al.. (2024). Plant species composition and key‐species abundance drive ecosystem multifunctionality. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(9). 2100–2110. 5 indexed citations
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He, Tiehu, Weixin Ding, Xiaoli Cheng, et al.. (2024). Meta-analysis shows the impacts of ecological restoration on greenhouse gas emissions. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2668–2668. 61 indexed citations breakdown →
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You, Yong, Weipeng Li, Youchao Chen, Quanfa Zhang, & Kerong Zhang. (2024). Soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation during long-term natural vegetation restoration following agricultural abandonment in Qingling Mountains. Ecological Engineering. 201. 107212–107212. 8 indexed citations
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Wu, Junjun, Hong Zhang, Yongtai Pan, et al.. (2023). Particulate organic carbon is more sensitive to nitrogen addition than mineral-associated organic carbon: A meta-analysis. Soil and Tillage Research. 232. 105770–105770. 47 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kerong, et al.. (2023). Effects of abiotic and biotic factors on woody plant diversity across vertical strata in a temperate forest. Plant Ecology. 225(1). 1–11. 2 indexed citations
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Yao, Lu, Yu Gong, Wenjun Shi, et al.. (2022). Soil denitrification rates are more sensitive to hydrological changes than restoration approaches in a unique riparian zone. Functional Ecology. 36(8). 2056–2068. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiehao, Yulong Zhang, Ge Sun, et al.. (2021). Vegetation greening weakened the capacity of water supply to China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 25(10). 5623–5640. 28 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kerong, Xiaoli Cheng, Haishan Dang, & Quanfa Zhang. (2020). Biomass:N:K:Ca:Mg:P ratios in forest stands world‐wide: Biogeographical variations and environmental controls. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29(12). 2176–2189. 18 indexed citations
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Jin, Xiaoliang, Ying Peng, Kerong Zhang, et al.. (2016). Integrated identification, qualification and quantification strategy for pharmacokinetic profile study of Guizhi Fuling capsule in healthy volunteers. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 31364–31364. 22 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ding, Kerong Zhang, Jianfeng Gao, et al.. (2015). Anthelmintic efficacy, plasma and milk kinetics of eprinomectin following topical and subcutaneous administration to yaks (Bos grumniens). Experimental Parasitology. 153. 17–21. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Jinjie, Kerong Zhang, Chuandong Wu, & Quanfa Zhang. (2014). [Wet deposition of atmospheric nitrogen of the Jinshui watershed in the upper Hanjiang River].. PubMed. 35(1). 66–72. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Xiaowei, Rui Shi, Man Liu, et al.. (2013). Identification of urinary metabolites of imperatorin with a single run on an LC/Triple TOF system based on multiple mass defect filter data acquisition and multiple data mining techniques. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 405(21). 6721–6738. 47 indexed citations
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Tan, Shuduan, Huang Huang, Mingyong Zhu, et al.. (2013). The negative effects of cadmium on Bermuda grass growth might be offset by submergence. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 20(10). 7433–7440. 6 indexed citations
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Qian, Qian, Song‐Lin Li, E Sun, et al.. (2012). Metabolite profiles of icariin in rat plasma by ultra-fast liquid chromatography coupled to triple-quadrupole/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 66. 392–398. 76 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kerong, et al.. (2011). The Primary Report on Brucellosis Serological Testing in Yaks Serums from Several Areas in Tibet. 1 indexed citations
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Tan, Shuduan, et al.. (2009). Effect of long-time and deep submergence on recovery growth and photosynthesis of three grass species in Three Gorges Reservoir Area.. JOURNAL OF WUHAN BOTANICAL RESEARCH. 27(4). 391–396. 7 indexed citations
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Raman, Harsh, Peter R. Ryan, Rosy Raman, et al.. (2007). Analysis of TaALMT1 traces the transmission of aluminum resistance in cultivated common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 116(3). 343–354. 64 indexed citations

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