Mingchang Cao

776 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 550 citations indexed

About

Mingchang Cao is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Mingchang Cao has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 550 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 10 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Mingchang Cao's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (10 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (7 papers). Mingchang Cao is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (10 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (7 papers). Mingchang Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Israel. Mingchang Cao's co-authors include Haigen Xu, Yun Cao, Dandan Yu, Yuxiao He, Michael Gill, Henrique M. Pereira, Gaohuan Liu, Xiaoping Sun, Yi Wu and Peng Cui and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Mingchang Cao

25 papers receiving 538 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.

Ensuring effective implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity targets

2021 185 citations Haigen Xu, Yun Cao et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →

Peers

Mingchang Cao

ECOLO

GPC

NLC

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Sujata Shrestha Nepal

Karyn Tabor United States

Kate J. Helmstedt Australia

Samuel Hoffmann Germany

Geoffrey M. Kay Australia

Feiling Yang China

Falko Buschke South Africa

Pramod Lamsal Australia

Vishwas Chitale Nepal

Patrícia Rodrigues Germany

Sujata Shrestha Nepal

Mingchang Cao

166 ×0.6

ECOLO

268 ×1.1

GPC

84 ×0.5

NLC

136 ×0.9

73 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Mingchang Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mingchang Cao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mingchang Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mingchang Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mingchang Cao 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 Mingchang Cao. Mingchang Cao 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

Yu, Shen, et al.. (2024). Effects of Diverse Crop Rotation Sequences on Rice Growth, Yield, and Soil Properties: A Field Study in Gewu Station. Plants. 13(23). 3273–3273. 5 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaoping, et al.. (2023). Local Willingness to Pay Survey for Rare and Endangered Species Protection in Qianjiangyuan National Park, China. Sustainability. 15(3). 2045–2045. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Dandan, Yun Cao, Mingchang Cao, & Haigen Xu. (2022). Enhancing China's ecological sustainability through more optimized investment. Global Ecology and Conservation. 34. e02049–e02049. 9 indexed citations

Xu, Haigen, Yun Cao, Dandan Yu, et al.. (2021). Ensuring effective implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity targets. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5(4). 411–418. 185 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Xiaoping, Wei Liu, Peng Chen, et al.. (2020). Species richness patterns of waterbirds overwintering on the Jiangsu coast for coastal reclamation. Ocean & Coastal Management. 205. 105488–105488. 22 indexed citations

Li, Shuang, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of the spatial characteristics of farmer livelihood assets in the Qianjiangyuan National Park pilot. Biodiversity Science. 27(1). 64–75. 6 indexed citations

Li, Shuang, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of ecosystem service value based on land use scenarios: A case study of Qianjiangyuan National Park pilot. Biodiversity Science. 27(1). 51–63. 12 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaoping, Yinlong Zhang, Yu Shen, Timothy O. Randhir, & Mingchang Cao. (2019). Exploring ecosystem services and scenario simulation in the headwaters of Qiantang River watershed of China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(34). 34905–34923. 16 indexed citations

Xu, Haigen, Yi Wu, Yun Cao, et al.. (2018). Low overlaps between hotspots and complementary sets of vertebrate and plant species in China. Biodiversity and Conservation. 27(10). 2713–2727. 15 indexed citations

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Xu, Haigen, Mingchang Cao, Yi Wu, et al.. (2017). Optimized monitoring sites for detection of biodiversity trends in China. Biodiversity and Conservation. 26(8). 1959–1971. 20 indexed citations

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Cao, Mingchang, et al.. (2016). Analysis of changes in wintering habitat of red-crowned cranes based on MAXENT model: a case study of Yancheng Nature Reserve.. Shengtai yu nongcun huanjing xuebao. 32(6). 964–970. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Xing, et al.. (2016). A Multi-scale Approach to Investigating the Wintering Habitat Selection of Red-crowned Cranes in the Yancheng Nature Reserve, China. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 48(2). 349–357. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Dawei, Hongyi Liu, Haibin Zhang, et al.. (2016). Potential natural exposure of endangered red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) to mycotoxins aflatoxin B1, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, T-2 toxin, and ochratoxin A. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B. 17(2). 158–168. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Bing, Peng Cui, Haigen Xu, et al.. (2016). Assessing the Suitability of Habitat for Wintering Siberian Cranes(Leucogeranus leucogeranus)at Different Water Levels in Poyang Lake Area, China. Polish Journal of Ecology. 64(1). 84–97. 17 indexed citations

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Xu, Haigen, Mingchang Cao, Yi Wu, et al.. (2016). Disentangling the determinants of species richness of vascular plants and mammals from national to regional scales. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21988–21988. 28 indexed citations

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Xu, Haigen, Mingchang Cao, Jun Wu, et al.. (2015). Determinants of Mammal and Bird Species Richness in China Based on Habitat Groups. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0143996–e0143996. 17 indexed citations

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Cao, Mingchang, et al.. (2015). A Multi-Scale Approach to Investigating the Red-Crowned Crane–Habitat Relationship in the Yellow River Delta Nature Reserve, China: Implications for Conservation. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129833–e0129833. 19 indexed citations

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Cui, Peng, Yi Wu, Hui Ding, et al.. (2014). Status of Wintering Waterbirds at Selected Locations in China. Waterbirds. 37(4). 402–409. 26 indexed citations

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Wu, Weiwei, Haigen Xu, Jun Wu, & Mingchang Cao. (2012). The impact of climate change on birds: a review. Biodiversity Science. 20(1). 108–115. 5 indexed citations

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Cao, Mingchang, et al.. (2010). A multi-scale assessment of habitat suitability of red-crowned crane at the Yellow River Delta Nature Reserve, Shandong, China. Biodiversity Science. 18(3). 283–283. 6 indexed citations

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