Qiang He

7.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
113 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Qiang He is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiang He has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Ecology, 25 papers in Oceanography and 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Qiang He's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (58 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (22 papers). Qiang He is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (58 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (22 papers). Qiang He collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Qiang He's co-authors include Brian R. Silliman, Mark D. Bertness, Andrew H. Altieri, Baoshan Cui, Yuan An, Bo Li, Junhong Bai, Zezheng Liu, Johan van de Koppel and Julianna J. Renzi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Qiang He

101 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Global shifts towards positive species interactions with ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2019 2023 2025 200 400 600
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. Global shifts towards positive species interactions with increasing environmental stress
    2013 673 citations Qiang He, Mark D. Bertness et al. profile →
  2. Climate Change, Human Impacts, and Coastal Ecosystems in the Anthropocene
    2019 474 citations Qiang He, Brian R. Silliman profile →
  3. Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Foundation Species
    2023 112 citations Mads S. Thomsen, Qiang He et al. profile →
  4. Coastal wetland resilience through local, regional and global conservation
    2025 26 citations Qiang He, Pedro Daleo et al. profile →

Peers

Qiang He
Xiaoli Cheng China
Laurence Jones United Kingdom
Paul I. Boon Australia
Jan E. Vermaat Netherlands
Jihua Wu China
Gudrun Bornette France
Dennis P. Swaney United States
Jos T. A. Verhoeven Netherlands
Changming Fang China
Carlos Eduardo de Rezende Brazil
Xiaoli Cheng China
Qiang He
Citations per year, relative to Qiang He Qiang He (= 1×) peers Xiaoli Cheng

Countries citing papers authored by Qiang He

Since Specialization
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Fields of papers citing papers by Qiang He

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qiang He

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qiang He. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qiang He 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 He. Qiang He 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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He, Qiang, et al.. (2025). Firm scale, market share, and total factor productivity: Novel evidence from China's iron and steel firms. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 74. 252–261. 1 indexed citations
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He, Qiang, Pedro Daleo, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, et al.. (2025). Coastal wetland resilience through local, regional and global conservation. 1(1). 50–67. 26 indexed citations breakdown →
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He, Qiang, et al.. (2025). Cascading effects of top predator changes in a seagrass bed under selective fishing. Ecological Processes. 14(1). 1 indexed citations
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Xie, Tian, Zhonghua Ning, Baoshan Cui, et al.. (2025). Overlooked discrepancies in protocols undermine coastal restoration practices in China. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1).
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Ma, Shuai, et al.. (2024). Extreme precipitation events trigger abrupt vegetation succession in emerging coastal wetlands. CATENA. 241. 108066–108066. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Hanchen, et al.. (2024). Where consumers control plant reproduction in coastal wetlands: The environmental stress model in plants' versus consumers' perspectives. Journal of Ecology. 112(3). 547–558. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Chunming, Xiaolin Liao, Christine Angelini, et al.. (2023). Shorebirds-driven trophic cascade helps restore coastal wetland multifunctionality. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8076–8076. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Danyang, et al.. (2023). A novel insight into energy conservation and efficiency enhancement in wastewater treatment process: Low-frequency mechanical vibration induced. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 52. 103492–103492. 3 indexed citations
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Yan, Jiaguo, Qiang He, Chi Xu, et al.. (2023). Self-organized mud cracking amplifies the resilience of an iconic “Red Beach” salt marsh. Science Advances. 9(18). eabq3520–eabq3520. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Xincheng, Hanchen Wang, Douglas J. McCauley, et al.. (2023). A wide megafauna gap undermines China’s expanding coastal ecosystem conservation. Science Advances. 9(32). eadg3800–eadg3800. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Quan‐Xing, Qiang He, Johan van de Koppel, et al.. (2022). Long-distance facilitation of coastal ecosystem structure and resilience. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(28). e2123274119–e2123274119. 28 indexed citations
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Chen, Nan, et al.. (2022). Inhibition Effect and Molecular Mechanism of Tea Polyphenols on the α-Amylase. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jianshe, Changlin Xu, Johan van de Koppel, et al.. (2021). An invasive species erodes the performance of coastal wetland protected areas. Science Advances. 7(42). eabi8943–eabi8943. 75 indexed citations
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Qiu, Shiyun, Shuangshuang Liu, Xinhong Cui, et al.. (2020). Changes in multiple environmental factors additively enhance the dominance of an exotic plant with a novel trade‐off pattern. Journal of Ecology. 108(5). 1989–1999. 21 indexed citations
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Peng, Zhirong, et al.. (2014). Research progress on blast (caused by Magnaporthe grisea) resistance breeding system in hybrid rice.. Zajiao shuidao. 29(2). 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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He, Qiang. (2009). A Study on Urban Comprehensive Carrying Capacity under Sustainable Development Theory. Urban Studies. 2 indexed citations
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He, Qiang, et al.. (2008). [Niches of plant species in wetlands of the Yellow River Delta under gradients of water table depth and soil salinity].. PubMed. 19(5). 969–75. 16 indexed citations
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He, Qiang. (2008). Study on the Status of Output and Utilization of Landfill Gas in China. 9 indexed citations
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He, Qiang, et al.. (2006). Correlation of Rooting Traits in Seedling Stage to Activity of Root System in Late Growth Stage and Panicle Traits in Hybrid Rice. Zajiao shuidao. 2 indexed citations

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