Renqiang Li

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 943 citations indexed

About

Renqiang Li is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Renqiang Li has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 943 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 16 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Renqiang Li's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (8 papers). Renqiang Li is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (8 papers). Renqiang Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Renqiang Li's co-authors include Ming Xu, Xinhai Li, Wei‐Ming He, Ming Dong, Qingguo Cui, Michelle Wong, Jianyong Cui, Shuai Qiu, Li Dianmo and Ming Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Renqiang Li

43 papers receiving 906 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. Exploring negative emission potential of biochar to achieve carbon neutrality goal in China
    2024 76 citations Xu Deng, Fei Teng et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Renqiang Li China 16 402 288 236 171 103 45 943
Xuehua Liu China 20 467 1.2× 694 2.4× 338 1.4× 228 1.3× 138 1.3× 82 1.3k
Wenting Xu China 15 451 1.1× 390 1.4× 152 0.6× 363 2.1× 133 1.3× 48 1.1k
Yujin Zhao China 15 276 0.7× 362 1.3× 99 0.4× 183 1.1× 61 0.6× 43 740
Isabel M.D. Rosa United Kingdom 21 772 1.9× 462 1.6× 117 0.5× 222 1.3× 104 1.0× 41 1.2k
Claire M. Wood United Kingdom 15 291 0.7× 390 1.4× 83 0.4× 208 1.2× 149 1.4× 47 987
Alejandro Miranda Chile 16 597 1.5× 285 1.0× 62 0.3× 265 1.5× 86 0.8× 43 978
Roman Seliger Italy 8 535 1.3× 365 1.3× 72 0.3× 166 1.0× 75 0.7× 13 978
Seyed Mohsen Hosseini Iran 17 253 0.6× 206 0.7× 107 0.5× 228 1.3× 79 0.8× 62 761
Dowon Lee South Korea 22 478 1.2× 539 1.9× 78 0.3× 210 1.2× 133 1.3× 53 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Renqiang Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Renqiang Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Renqiang Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Renqiang Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Renqiang Li 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 Renqiang Li. Renqiang Li 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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Li, Renqiang, et al.. (2025). Risk assessment and adaptation technologies for island biodiversity conservation in China under climate change. Advances in Climate Change Research. 16(4). 787–799. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Pan, et al.. (2025). Multispecies conservation corridors in China: For climate change adaptation. Advances in Climate Change Research. 16(4). 762–774.
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Wang, Pan, et al.. (2025). Climate change and threatened species conservation in China: Impacts and adaptation strategies. Advances in Climate Change Research. 16(4). 775–786. 1 indexed citations
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Deng, Xu, Fei Teng, Minpeng Chen, et al.. (2024). Exploring negative emission potential of biochar to achieve carbon neutrality goal in China. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1085–1085. 76 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Lei, Siyuan Fu, Chuanyong Zhu, et al.. (2024). Impact of greening trends on biogenic volatile organic compound emissions in China from 1985 to 2022: Contributions of afforestation projects. The Science of The Total Environment. 929. 172551–172551. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Renqiang, et al.. (2024). Plant Diversity Response to Environmental Factors in Yellow River Delta, China. Land. 13(3). 264–264. 3 indexed citations
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Kong, Xiangfei, et al.. (2024). Spatial-temporal analysis of carbon benefit and land use for low-carbon development strategies in Shandong Province, China. Environmental Research Communications. 7(1). 15008–15008. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chuanyong, Renqiang Li, Mengyi Qiu, et al.. (2024). High spatiotemporal resolution ammonia emission inventory from typical industrial and agricultural province of China from 2000 to 2020. The Science of The Total Environment. 918. 170732–170732. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chuanyong, Mengyi Qiu, Renqiang Li, et al.. (2023). Health Burden and Driving Force Changes Due to Exposure to PM2.5 and O3 from 2014 to 2060 in a Typical Industrial Province, China. Atmosphere. 14(11). 1672–1672. 5 indexed citations
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Fang, Xuening, et al.. (2023). Incorporating Bioclimatic Zones into Informing Ecological Networks for Better Biodiversity Conservation. Remote Sensing. 16(1). 85–85. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Jian, Chongchong Ye, Miao Liu, et al.. (2021). Response of net reduction rate in vegetation carbon uptake to climate change across a unique gradient zone on the Tibetan Plateau. Environmental Research. 203. 111894–111894. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Renqiang, et al.. (2017). Quantifying the evidence for co-benefits between species conservation and climate change mitigation in giant panda habitats. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12705–12705. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Lixiang, Ming Xu, & Renqiang Li. (2017). Modeling temporal patterns of methane effluxes using multiple regression and random forest in Poyang Lake, China. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 26(1). 103–117. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yajuan, Guojie Wang, & Renqiang Li. (2016). Seasonal Dynamics of Water Use Strategy of Two Salix Shrubs in Alpine Sandy Land, Tibetan Plateau. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0156586–e0156586. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Renqiang. (2011). Integrated Assessment of Eco-Environmental Vulnerability in Yangtze River Delta Based on RS and GIS. The Research of Environmental Sciences. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Renqiang, Huidong Tian, & Xinhai Li. (2010). Climate change induced range shifts of Galliformes in China. Integrative Zoology. 5(2). 154–163. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Renqiang, et al.. (2007). Quantification of the Impact of Land-Use Changes on Ecosystem Services: A Case Study in Pingbian County, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 128(1-3). 503–510. 177 indexed citations

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