Scott X. Chang

32.9k total citations · 12 hit papers
532 papers, 23.3k citations indexed

About

Scott X. Chang is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott X. Chang has authored 532 papers receiving a total of 23.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 311 papers in Soil Science, 154 papers in Ecology and 109 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Scott X. Chang's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (298 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (94 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (81 papers). Scott X. Chang is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (298 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (94 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (81 papers). Scott X. Chang collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and South Korea. Scott X. Chang's co-authors include Yong Sik Ok, Christopher Nzediegwu, Yanjiang Cai, M. Anne Naeth, Yi Cheng, Edward W. Bork, Prem Pokharel, Woo‐Jung Choi, Jie Chang and Ying Ge and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Scott X. Chang

514 papers receiving 22.7k citations

Hit Papers

Long‐term nitrogen fertilization decreases bacterial dive... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 2019 2020 2022 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. Long‐term nitrogen fertilization decreases bacterial diversity and favors the growth of Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria in agro‐ecosystems across the globe
    2018 603 citations Scott X. Chang et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  2. Response of microbial communities to biochar-amended soils: a critical review
    2019 584 citations Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya, Scott X. Chang et al. profile →
  3. Biochar composition-dependent impacts on soil nutrient release, carbon mineralization, and potential environmental risk: A review
    2019 321 citations Ali El‐Naggar, Scott X. Chang et al. profile →
  4. Elevated temperature shifts soil N cycling from microbial immobilization to enhanced mineralization, nitrification and denitrification across global terrestrial ecosystems
    2020 298 citations Scott X. Chang et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  5. Integrating Biochar, Bacteria, and Plants for Sustainable Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Organic Pollutants
    2022 227 citations Scott X. Chang, Yong Sik Ok et al. profile →
  6. Deciphering factors driving soil microbial life‐history strategies in restored grasslands
    2022 181 citations Scott X. Chang et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  7. Negative effects of multiple global change factors on soil microbial diversity
    2021 176 citations Scott X. Chang et al. profile →
  8. Biochar increases soil microbial biomass but has variable effects on microbial diversity: A meta-analysis
    2020 172 citations Scott X. Chang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  9. Nitrogen fertilization weakens the linkage between soil carbon and microbial diversity: A global meta‐analysis
    2022 162 citations Scott X. Chang et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  10. Tree diversity increases decadal forest soil carbon and nitrogen accrual
    2023 139 citations Han Y. H. Chen, Scott X. Chang et al. profile →
  11. Meta-analysis shows that plant mixtures increase soil phosphorus availability and plant productivity in diverse ecosystems
    2022 125 citations Han Y. H. Chen, Scott X. Chang et al. profile →
  12. Unlocking Mechanisms for Soil Organic Matter Accumulation: Carbon Use Efficiency and Microbial Necromass as the Keys
    2025 42 citations Scott X. Chang et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers

Scott X. Chang
Wulf Amelung Germany
Xuejun Liu China
Roel Merckx Belgium
Cornélia Rumpel France
Pascal Boeckx Belgium
Ellen Kandeler Germany
Zhihong Xu China
K. W. T. Goulding United Kingdom
Roland Bol Germany
Bruno Glaser Germany
Wulf Amelung Germany
Scott X. Chang
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott X. Chang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Scott X. Chang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Scott X. Chang 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 Scott X. Chang. Scott X. Chang 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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Virk, Ahmad Latif, Awais Shakoor, Naeem Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Organic amendments restore soil biological properties under pesticides application. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 210. 106394–106394. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Han Y. H., Scott X. Chang, Sebastian Leuzinger, et al.. (2025). Plant functional traits affect biomass responses to global change: A meta‐analysis. Journal of Ecology. 113(8). 2046–2065. 6 indexed citations
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Fan, Bo, Liming Yin, Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya, et al.. (2025). Urbanization enhances soil nitrogen mineralization mainly by increasing particulate organic nitrogen fractions in urban park greenspaces: A case study in Hangzhou, China. Applied Soil Ecology. 210. 106098–106098. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Xing, Yongqiu Xia, Chaopu Ti, et al.. (2025). Coupling nitrogen removal and watershed management to improve global lake water quality. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2182–2182. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chao, Yongxing Cui, Changhui Peng, et al.. (2024). Biochar amendment alleviates soil microbial nitrogen and phosphorus limitation and increases soil heterotrophic respiration under long-term nitrogen input in a subtropical forest. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175867–175867. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Yuanyuan, Guofu Yang, Xiaoyu Hou, et al.. (2024). Improving the sustainability of milk production across different climate regions in China. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 49. 446–461.
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Lü, Qiang, Zhengfeng An, Beibei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Optimizing tradeoff strategies of soil microbial community between metabolic efficiency and resource acquisition along a natural regeneration chronosequence. The Science of The Total Environment. 946. 174337–174337. 9 indexed citations
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Lou, Yilai, Liangshan Feng, Ning Hu, et al.. (2024). Climate-smart agriculture: Insights and challenges. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1(1). 100003–100003. 24 indexed citations
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Hu, Ning, Zhongfang Li, Liangshan Feng, et al.. (2024). Soil enzyme profile analysis for indicating decomposer micro‐food web. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e161–e161. 18 indexed citations
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Dissanayake, Pavani Dulanja, Piumi Amasha Withana, Mee Kyung Sang, et al.. (2024). Effects of biodegradable poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) and poly(lactic acid) plastic degradation on soil ecosystems. Soil Use and Management. 40(2). 15 indexed citations
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Palansooriya, Kumuduni Niroshika, Ying Zhou, Zhengfeng An, Yanjiang Cai, & Scott X. Chang. (2024). Microplastics affect the ecological stoichiometry of plant, soil and microbes in a greenhouse vegetable system. The Science of The Total Environment. 924. 171602–171602. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chao, Man Shi, Changhui Peng, et al.. (2024). Long-term nitrogen addition has a positive legacy effect on soil respiration in subtropical Moso bamboo forests. Geoderma. 452. 117092–117092. 1 indexed citations
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Deng, Rui, et al.. (2024). Biochar additions shape soil microbial community and leaf bioactive-substance accumulation in Cyclocarya paliurus grown on an acidic soil. Applied Soil Ecology. 203. 105652–105652. 1 indexed citations
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Mortada, Wael I., Ali El‐Naggar, Ahmed Mosa, et al.. (2023). Biogeochemical behaviour and toxicology of chromium in the soil-water-human nexus: A review. Chemosphere. 331. 138804–138804. 57 indexed citations
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Krishnamoorthy, Nageshwari, Christopher Nzediegwu, Xiaohui Mao, et al.. (2023). Biochar seeding properties affect struvite crystallization for soil application. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 100015–100015. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Lijun, Scott X. Chang, Chengpeng Huang, et al.. (2023). Controls for phytolith accumulation in Moso bamboo leaves across China. The Science of The Total Environment. 893. 164886–164886. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Lijun, Scott X. Chang, Chengpeng Huang, et al.. (2023). Enhancement of phytolith-occluded carbon accumulation of Moso bamboo response to temperatures elevation and different fertilization. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1144961–1144961. 12 indexed citations
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Bork, Edward W., Daniel B. Hewins, Eric G. Lamb, et al.. (2023). Light to moderate long-term grazing enhances ecosystem carbon across a broad climatic gradient in northern temperate grasslands. The Science of The Total Environment. 894. 164978–164978. 10 indexed citations
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Pokharel, Prem, Rong Huang, Scott X. Chang, et al.. (2023). Crop residue retention increases greenhouse gas emissions but reduces chemical fertilizer requirement in a vegetable-rice rotation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 342. 109723–109723. 6 indexed citations
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Elrys, Ahmed S., Jing Wang, Yi Cheng, et al.. (2021). Global gross nitrification rates are dominantly driven by soil carbon‐to‐nitrogen stoichiometry and total nitrogen. Global Change Biology. 27(24). 6512–6524. 150 indexed citations

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