Mingzhen Lu

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 845 citations indexed

About

Mingzhen Lu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mingzhen Lu has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 845 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Plant Science, 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Mingzhen Lu's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (5 papers), Plant and animal studies (5 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers). Mingzhen Lu is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (5 papers), Plant and animal studies (5 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers). Mingzhen Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Mingzhen Lu's co-authors include Lars O. Hedin, Zeqing Ma, Michael McCormack, Richard D. Bardgett, Xingliang Xu, David M. Eissenstat, Dali Guo, Robert B. Jackson, Chuanbin Zhou and Christopher P. Kempes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Mingzhen Lu

19 papers receiving 833 citations

Hit Papers

Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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. Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits
    2018 547 citations Zeqing Ma, Dali Guo et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mingzhen Lu United States 8 495 279 248 212 95 22 845
Yuanying Peng China 17 530 1.1× 202 0.7× 354 1.4× 254 1.2× 70 0.7× 70 1.1k
Weile Chen China 12 512 1.0× 266 1.0× 339 1.4× 248 1.2× 76 0.8× 24 878
Ülle Püttsepp Estonia 13 554 1.1× 322 1.2× 310 1.3× 244 1.2× 195 2.1× 13 988
Elena Cubera Spain 14 422 0.9× 290 1.0× 161 0.6× 291 1.4× 58 0.6× 17 858
Nicolas Montès France 16 281 0.6× 330 1.2× 178 0.7× 224 1.1× 120 1.3× 27 720
Antônio Rioyei Higa Brazil 12 377 0.8× 383 1.4× 192 0.8× 155 0.7× 51 0.5× 101 838
Marjorie J. Storm United States 12 724 1.5× 164 0.6× 306 1.2× 296 1.4× 70 0.7× 17 1.1k
Nathaly R. Guerrero‐Ramírez Germany 9 512 1.0× 403 1.4× 347 1.4× 184 0.9× 171 1.8× 22 938
Christopher J. Sweeney United Kingdom 6 565 1.1× 286 1.0× 275 1.1× 123 0.6× 134 1.4× 10 862
Mattia Terzaghi Italy 20 619 1.3× 322 1.2× 316 1.3× 272 1.3× 54 0.6× 48 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Mingzhen Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mingzhen Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mingzhen Lu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mingzhen Lu. The network helps show where Mingzhen Lu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mingzhen Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mingzhen Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mingzhen Lu 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 Mingzhen Lu. Mingzhen Lu 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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Lu, Mingzhen, Avni Malhotra, Shersingh Joseph Tumber‐Dávila, et al.. (2025). A continental scale analysis reveals widespread root bimodality. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5281–5281. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Huifang, Jing Chen, Mingzhen Lu, et al.. (2025). Divergent leaf–root coordination between mangroves and non-mangroves. Journal of Plant Ecology. 18(2). 3 indexed citations
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Malhotra, Avni, Samantha R. Weintraub, Katerina Georgiou, et al.. (2025). Fine root and soil carbon stocks are positively related in grasslands but not in forests. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 497–497.
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Vallicrosa, Helena, Katrin Fleischer, Marcos Fernández‐Martínez, et al.. (2025). Nitrogen deposition and climate drive plant nitrogen uptake while soil factors drive nitrogen use efficiency in terrestrial ecosystems. Earth System Dynamics. 16(4). 1183–1196.
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Lu, Mingzhen, et al.. (2025). A first-principles mathematical model integrates the disparate timescales of human learning. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 1 indexed citations
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Jing, Xin, Aimée T. Classen, Daijiang Li, et al.. (2024). Unraveling microbial community structure–function relationships in the horizontal and vertical spatial dimensions in extreme environments. Ecography. 2024(6). 7 indexed citations
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Lu, Mingzhen, Chuanbin Zhou, Chenghao Wang, Robert B. Jackson, & Christopher P. Kempes. (2024). Worldwide scaling of waste generation in urban systems. Nature Cities. 1(2). 126–135. 41 indexed citations
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Lu, Mingzhen, Lifei Wang, Lixin Wang, Qinfeng Guo, & Songlin Fei. (2024). Shifts in ecological patterns and processes under global changes. Landscape Ecology. 39(4). 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Shijun, Mingzhen Lu, Guang Yang, et al.. (2024). Carbon-negative transition by utilizing overlooked carbon in waste landfills. 3(1). 100109–100109. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Mingzhen, et al.. (2023). The origin of bi-dimensionality in plant root traits. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 39(1). 78–88. 36 indexed citations
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Lu, Mingzhen, William J. Bond, Efrat Sheffer, et al.. (2022). Biome boundary maintained by intense belowground resource competition in world’s thinnest-rooted plant community. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(9). 22 indexed citations
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Lu, Mingzhen. (2020). Plant-microbe mutualism: Evolutionary mechanisms and ecological functions. Biodiversity Science. 28(11). 1311–1323. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Mingzhen & Lars O. Hedin. (2019). Global plant–symbiont organization and emergence of biogeochemical cycles resolved by evolution-based trait modelling. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3(2). 239–250. 86 indexed citations
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Liu, Bitao, Li Liang, Zed Rengel, et al.. (2019). Roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are independent in nutrient foraging across subtropical tree species. Plant and Soil. 442(1-2). 97–112. 13 indexed citations
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He, Pengcheng, Sean M. Gleason, Ian J. Wright, et al.. (2019). Growing‐season temperature and precipitation are independent drivers of global variation in xylem hydraulic conductivity. Global Change Biology. 26(3). 1833–1841. 52 indexed citations
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Ma, Zeqing, Dali Guo, Xingliang Xu, et al.. (2018). Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits. Nature. 555(7694). 94–97. 547 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Mingzhen, et al.. (2013). Termites facilitate root foraging by trees in a Bornean tropical forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 29(6). 563–566. 7 indexed citations
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Tung, Yeh‐Jiun, Mingzhen Lu, Michael S. Weaver, M. Hack, & Julie J. Brown. (2004). High-efficiency white phosphorescent OLEDs for lighting. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5214. 114–114. 9 indexed citations
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Hack, M., Mingzhen Lu, R. C. Kwong, et al.. (2003). High‐efficiency phosphorescent OLED technology. Journal of the Society for Information Display. 11(2). 297–301. 3 indexed citations
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Hack, M., et al.. (2002). Active‐matrix technology for high‐efficiency OLED displays. Journal of the Society for Information Display. 10(4). 323–327. 6 indexed citations

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