Qiang Chen

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Qiang Chen is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiang Chen has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Atmospheric Science and 17 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Qiang Chen's work include Remote-Sensing Image Classification (15 papers), Remote Sensing and Land Use (12 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (9 papers). Qiang Chen is often cited by papers focused on Remote-Sensing Image Classification (15 papers), Remote Sensing and Land Use (12 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (9 papers). Qiang Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United Kingdom. Qiang Chen's co-authors include Yunhao Chen, Jia‐Xin Yin, Roy M. Harrison, Andrew P. Rutter, James J. Schauer, Mingyi Du, Xiaolong Tang, Yunfu Gu, Weiguo Jiang and Changfeng Jing and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Qiang Chen

89 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Microplastics alter soil structure and microbial communit... 2024 2026 2025 2024 2024 25 50 75
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. Microplastics alter soil structure and microbial community composition
    2024 91 citations Lanfang Han, Liying Chen et al. profile →
  2. Escalating arsenic contamination throughout Chinese soils
    2024 85 citations Shuyou Zhang, Jiangjiang Zhang et al. Nature Sustainability profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qiang Chen China 22 314 295 269 228 205 94 1.3k
Shengwei Zhang China 21 182 0.6× 335 1.1× 547 2.0× 143 0.6× 229 1.1× 107 1.3k
Wenbo Xu China 22 231 0.7× 81 0.3× 129 0.5× 329 1.4× 258 1.3× 132 2.0k
Yangyang Chen China 21 172 0.5× 109 0.4× 223 0.8× 144 0.6× 277 1.4× 55 1.5k
Xin Du China 26 464 1.5× 236 0.8× 269 1.0× 353 1.5× 717 3.5× 121 2.0k
Abhishek Tiwary United Kingdom 22 204 0.6× 693 2.3× 164 0.6× 558 2.4× 79 0.4× 46 1.8k
Yongjun Yang China 24 115 0.4× 162 0.5× 272 1.0× 196 0.9× 484 2.4× 99 1.9k
Shibin Liu China 17 133 0.4× 110 0.4× 596 2.2× 79 0.3× 424 2.1× 59 1.9k
Seyed Abbas Hosseini Iran 25 173 0.6× 58 0.2× 53 0.2× 247 1.1× 381 1.9× 163 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Qiang Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qiang Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Qiang Chen. 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 Qiang Chen. The network helps show where Qiang Chen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qiang Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qiang Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qiang 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 Qiang Chen. Qiang Chen 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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Zhang, Jiangjiang, et al.. (2025). Groundwater quality evolution across China. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2522–2522. 11 indexed citations
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Farooq, Amjad, Yulan Chen, Dongyang Liu, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics analysis of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia S-11 reveals its potential for Pb2+ bioremediation in contaminated soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 495. 138867–138867. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Lu, Qiang Chen, Jing Wei, et al.. (2024). Response of microbial communities in aquifers with multiple organic solvent contamination: Implications for MNA remedy. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 474. 134798–134798. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, Yingjun Xu, Qiang Chen, et al.. (2024). Research on Remote-Sensing Identification Method of Typical Disaster-Bearing Body Based on Deep Learning and Spatial Constraint Strategy. Remote Sensing. 16(7). 1161–1161. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Liying, Lanfang Han, Fayuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Polylactic acid microplastics induced negative priming and improved carbon sequestration via microbial processes in different paddy soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 201. 109653–109653. 29 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuyou, Jiangjiang Zhang, Lili Niu, et al.. (2024). Escalating arsenic contamination throughout Chinese soils. Nature Sustainability. 7(6). 766–775. 85 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhou, Lei, et al.. (2023). A Novel Spectral Index for Rapid Dust-Proof Net Mapping Based on Sentinel-2 Images. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 61. 1–17. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiumei, et al.. (2023). Biochemical and transcriptomic responses of buckwheat to polyethylene microplastics. The Science of The Total Environment. 899. 165587–165587. 45 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2022). IUNet-IF: identification of construction waste using unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing and multi-layer deep learning methods. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 43(19-24). 7181–7212. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiang, et al.. (2020). The Study on the Influence of Factors on Vehicle Refueling Emission Test. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiumei, Xia Kang, Yanmei Li, et al.. (2019). Rhizobia population was favoured during in situ phytoremediation of vanadium-titanium magnetite mine tailings dam using Pongamia pinnata. Environmental Pollution. 255(Pt 1). 113167–113167. 45 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiangping, et al.. (2016). [Pollution Characteristics and Ecological Risk of PBDEs in Water and Sediment from an Electronic Waste Dismantling Area in Taizhou].. PubMed. 37(5). 1771–8. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiang, et al.. (2015). Application of Composite Small Calibration Objects in Traffic Accident Scene Photogrammetry. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0127018–e0127018. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiang, Yuriy Kravchenko, Chen Yuan, et al.. (2014). SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF SOIL STRUCTURES AND HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITIES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION UNDER NO-TILLAGE AND REDUCED TILLAGE. Acta Pedologica Sinica. 51(1). 11–21. 4 indexed citations
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He, Jianzheng, Minghui Xiu, Xiaolong Tang, et al.. (2013). The Different Mechanisms of Hypoxic Acclimatization and Adaptation in Lizard Phrynocephalus vlangalii Living on Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 319(3). 117–123. 35 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiang, et al.. (2009). Effect of different light emitting diode sources on tomato fruit quality during color-changed period.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 25(5). 156–161. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiang. (2005). Analysis on Eco-environmental Problems of the Aibihu Lake and Countermeasure Based on SD. Shuitu baochi yanjiu.

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