Shilong Piao

106.3k total citations · 68 hit papers
501 papers, 63.3k citations indexed

About

Shilong Piao is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shilong Piao has authored 501 papers receiving a total of 63.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 386 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 165 papers in Atmospheric Science and 138 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Shilong Piao's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (229 papers), Climate variability and models (154 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (109 papers). Shilong Piao is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (229 papers), Climate variability and models (154 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (109 papers). Shilong Piao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Shilong Piao's co-authors include Philippe Ciais, Jingyun Fang, Xuhui Wang, Anping Chen, Shushi Peng, Ranga B. Myneni, Pierre Friedlingstein, Ivan A. Janssens, Zhenzhong Zeng and Liming Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shilong Piao

491 papers receiving 62.0k citations

Hit Papers

The impacts of climate ch... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2010 2019 2016 2019 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. The impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in China
    2010 2.8k citations Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. profile →
  2. China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management
    2019 2.2k citations Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. profile →
  3. Revegetation in China’s Loess Plateau is approaching sustainable water resource limits
    2016 1.6k citations Bojie Fu, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  4. Characteristics, drivers and feedbacks of global greening
    2019 1.4k citations Shilong Piao, Xu Lian et al. profile →
  5. The carbon balance of terrestrial ecosystems in China
    2009 1.4k citations Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. profile →
  6. Plant phenology and global climate change: Current progresses and challenges
    2019 1.3k citations Shilong Piao, Qiang Liu et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  7. Reduced sediment transport in the Yellow River due to anthropogenic changes
    2015 1.1k citations Bojie Fu, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  8. Surface Urban Heat Island Across 419 Global Big Cities
    2011 1.1k citations Shushi Peng, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  9. Evaluation of the terrestrial carbon cycle, future plant geography and climate‐carbon cycle feedbacks using five Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs)
    2008 958 citations Stephen Sitch, Shilong Piao et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  10. Net carbon dioxide losses of northern ecosystems in response to autumn warming
    2008 926 citations Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. profile →
  11. Global Data Sets of Vegetation Leaf Area Index (LAI)3g and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR)3g Derived from Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI3g) for the Period 1981 to 2011
    2013 754 citations Shilong Piao, Ramakrishna Nemani et al. profile →
  12. Variations in satellite‐derived phenology in China's temperate vegetation
    2006 737 citations Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  13. Declining global warming effects on the phenology of spring leaf unfolding
    2015 730 citations Yongshuo H. Fu, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  14. Detection and attribution of vegetation greening trend in China over the last 30 years
    2014 708 citations Shilong Piao, Ranga B. Myneni et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  15. Growing season extension and its impact on terrestrial carbon cycle in the Northern Hemisphere over the past 2 decades
    2007 707 citations Shilong Piao, Pierre Friedlingstein et al. profile →
  16. The imbalance of the Asian water tower
    2022 696 citations Tandong Yao, Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  17. Stabilization of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in China over the past decade
    2019 672 citations Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  18. Changes in satellite‐derived vegetation growth trend in temperate and boreal Eurasia from 1982 to 2006
    2011 643 citations Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  19. Terrestrial vegetation carbon sinks in China, 1981–2000
    2007 562 citations Shilong Piao, Anping Chen et al. profile →
  20. Asymmetric effects of daytime and night-time warming on Northern Hemisphere vegetation
    2013 528 citations Shushi Peng, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  21. Spatiotemporal patterns of terrestrial gross primary production: A review
    2015 523 citations Pierre Friedlingstein, Philippe Ciais et al. profile →
  22. Multifaceted characteristics of dryland aridity changes in a warming world
    2021 482 citations Xu Lian, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  23. Altitude and temperature dependence of change in the spring vegetation green-up date from 1982 to 2006 in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
    2011 480 citations Shilong Piao, Anping Chen et al. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology profile →
  24. High carbon dioxide uptake by subtropical forest ecosystems in the East Asian monsoon region
    2014 474 citations Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  25. Evaporative cooling over the Tibetan Plateau induced by vegetation growth
    2015 473 citations Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  26. Leaf onset in the northern hemisphere triggered by daytime temperature
    2015 463 citations Shilong Piao, Anping Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  27. Spring temperature change and its implication in the change of vegetation growth in North America from 1982 to 2006
    2011 456 citations Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  28. Precipitation impacts on vegetation spring phenology on the Tibetan Plateau
    2015 434 citations Shilong Piao et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  29. Divergent hydrological response to large-scale afforestation and vegetation greening in China
    2018 410 citations Shilong Piao, Anping Chen et al. profile →
  30. Climate mitigation from vegetation biophysical feedbacks during the past three decades
    2017 390 citations Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. profile →
  31. Delayed autumn phenology in the Northern Hemisphere is related to change in both climate and spring phenology
    2016 387 citations Yongshuo H. Fu, Ivan A. Janssens et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  32. Nutrient availability as the key regulator of global forest carbon balance
    2014 374 citations Ivan A. Janssens, Philippe Ciais et al. profile →
  33. Temperature, precipitation, and insolation effects on autumn vegetation phenology in temperate China
    2015 373 citations Yongshuo H. Fu, Shilong Piao et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  34. Increasing altitudinal gradient of spring vegetation phenology during the last decade on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
    2014 364 citations Shiping Wang, Shilong Piao et al. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology profile →
  35. Summer soil drying exacerbated by earlier spring greening of northern vegetation
    2020 362 citations Xu Lian, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  36. Contrasting responses of water use efficiency to drought across global terrestrial ecosystems
    2016 345 citations Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  37. A reversal in global terrestrial stilling and its implications for wind energy production
    2019 343 citations Anping Chen, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  38. Regional differences of lake evolution across China during 1960s–2015 and its natural and anthropogenic causes
    2018 339 citations Tandong Yao, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  39. Estimation of China’s terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink: Methods, progress and prospects
    2022 333 citations Shilong Piao, Yue He et al. profile →
  40. The impact of the 2009/2010 drought on vegetation growth and terrestrial carbon balance in Southwest China
    2019 290 citations Anping Chen, Shilong Piao et al. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology profile →
  41. Soil respiration under climate warming: differential response of heterotrophic and autotrophic respiration
    2014 286 citations Shilong Piao, Ivan A. Janssens et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  42. Interannual variation of terrestrial carbon cycle: Issues and perspectives
    2019 278 citations Shilong Piao, Kai Wang et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  43. Evapotranspiration on a greening Earth
    2023 262 citations Trevor F. Keenan, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  44. Extension of the growing season increases vegetation exposure to frost
    2018 261 citations Qiang Liu, Shilong Piao et al. Nature Communications profile →
  45. Forest expansion dominates China’s land carbon sink since 1980
    2022 223 citations Zhen Yu, Philippe Ciais et al. Nature Communications profile →
  46. Accelerated increase in vegetation carbon sequestration in China after 2010: A turning point resulting from climate and human interaction
    2021 216 citations Hanqin Tian, Shilong Piao et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  47. Temporal trade-off between gymnosperm resistance and resilience increases forest sensitivity to extreme drought
    2020 213 citations Shilong Piao, Kai Wang et al. profile →
  48. Permafrost thawing puts the frozen carbon at risk over the Tibetan Plateau
    2020 207 citations Shilong Piao, Bojie Fu et al. profile →
  49. Increasing sensitivity of dryland vegetation greenness to precipitation due to rising atmospheric CO2
    2022 199 citations Yao Zhang, Xu Lian et al. Nature Communications profile →
  50. Potential contributions of wind and solar power to China's carbon neutrality
    2022 161 citations Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  51. Global water availability boosted by vegetation-driven changes in atmospheric moisture transport
    2022 154 citations Xu Lian, Tao Wang et al. profile →
  52. Future reversal of warming-enhanced vegetation productivity in the Northern Hemisphere
    2022 149 citations Shilong Piao, Xu Lian et al. profile →
  53. Forestation at the right time with the right species can generate persistent carbon benefits in China
    2023 145 citations Hao Xu, Chao Yue et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  54. An earlier start of the thermal growing season enhances tree growth in cold humid areas but not in dry areas
    2022 142 citations Eryuan Liang, Yongshuo H. Fu et al. profile →
  55. Perspectives on the role of terrestrial ecosystems in the ‘carbon neutrality’ strategy
    2022 141 citations Shilong Piao, Chao Yue et al. profile →
  56. Widespread spring phenology effects on drought recovery of Northern Hemisphere ecosystems
    2023 124 citations Philippe Ciais, Anping Chen et al. profile →
  57. Extreme rainfall reduces one-twelfth of China’s rice yield over the last two decades
    2023 120 citations Philippe Ciais, Jakob Zscheischler et al. profile →
  58. Biophysical and economic constraints on China’s natural climate solutions
    2022 117 citations Hanqin Tian, Bojie Fu et al. profile →
  59. An early warning signal for grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
    2023 112 citations Shilong Piao, Jin He et al. Nature Communications profile →
  60. Enhanced habitat loss of the Himalayan endemic flora driven by warming-forced upslope tree expansion
    2022 111 citations Xiaoyi Wang, Tao Wang et al. profile →
  61. Spatiotemporally consistent global dataset of the GIMMS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (PKU GIMMS NDVI) from 1982 to 2022
    2023 111 citations Ranga B. Myneni, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  62. Global variations in critical drought thresholds that impact vegetation
    2023 107 citations Shilong Piao, Josep Peñuelas et al. National Science Review profile →
  63. Drought resistance enhanced by tree species diversity in global forests
    2022 101 citations Dan Liu, Tao Wang et al. profile →
  64. Soil moisture–atmosphere coupling accelerates global warming
    2023 88 citations Shilong Piao et al. Nature Communications profile →
  65. Climate-induced tree-mortality pulses are obscured by broad-scale and long-term greening
    2024 58 citations Yuchao Yan, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  66. Maximizing carbon sequestration potential in Chinese forests through optimal management
    2024 56 citations Zhen Yu, Shirong Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  67. Nature-based Solutions can help restore degraded grasslands and increase carbon sequestration in the Tibetan Plateau
    2024 52 citations Jian Sun, Yingxin Wang et al. Communications Earth & Environment profile →
  68. Carbon sequestration potential of tree planting in China
    2024 39 citations Shilong Piao et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Shilong Piao 43.2k 22.8k 17.3k 9.2k 8.3k 501 63.3k
Philippe Ciais 60.6k 1.4× 24.5k 1.1× 28.4k 1.6× 10.3k 1.1× 12.5k 1.5× 1.1k 94.7k
Steven W. Running 39.8k 0.9× 20.8k 0.9× 13.3k 0.8× 10.2k 1.1× 10.5k 1.3× 286 53.9k
Ranga B. Myneni 36.9k 0.9× 28.4k 1.3× 13.6k 0.8× 5.9k 0.6× 14.0k 1.7× 372 52.0k
Gregory P. Asner 29.6k 0.7× 33.3k 1.5× 6.1k 0.4× 16.1k 1.8× 14.5k 1.7× 618 65.3k
Markus Reichstein 27.8k 0.6× 11.3k 0.5× 10.3k 0.6× 4.7k 0.5× 5.2k 0.6× 356 40.8k
Ruth DeFries 30.3k 0.7× 16.8k 0.7× 8.4k 0.5× 6.1k 0.7× 6.5k 0.8× 258 47.6k
Gordon B. Bonan 27.6k 0.6× 9.7k 0.4× 14.1k 0.8× 5.6k 0.6× 5.8k 0.7× 177 41.0k
Jerry M. Melillo 21.3k 0.5× 18.8k 0.8× 8.8k 0.5× 9.7k 1.1× 3.6k 0.4× 308 51.5k
Gene E. Likens 12.0k 0.3× 20.1k 0.9× 7.3k 0.4× 13.0k 1.4× 4.8k 0.6× 452 54.9k
Ramakrishna Nemani 24.7k 0.6× 15.8k 0.7× 8.0k 0.5× 3.9k 0.4× 7.5k 0.9× 216 33.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shilong Piao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yan, Yuchao, Songbai Hong, Anping Chen, et al.. (2025). Satellite-based evidence of recent decline in global forest recovery rate from tree mortality events. Nature Plants. 11(4). 731–742. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Tao, Jinzhi Ding, Xiaoyi Wang, et al.. (2024). No slowdown of growing season extension with warming in a permafrost‐affected meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Ecology. 112(8). 1774–1786. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenfang, Xiaosheng Xia, Shilong Piao, et al.. (2024). Weakened Increase in Global Near‐Surface Water Vapor Pressure During the Last 20 Years. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(2). 15 indexed citations
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Sun, Jian, Yingxin Wang, Tien Ming Lee, et al.. (2024). Nature-based Solutions can help restore degraded grasslands and increase carbon sequestration in the Tibetan Plateau. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 52 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Jun, Yao Zhang, Emanuele Bevacqua, et al.. (2024). Future increase in compound soil drought-heat extremes exacerbated by vegetation greening. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10875–10875. 13 indexed citations
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He, Yue, Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais, Hao Xu, & Thomas Gasser. (2024). Future land carbon removals in China consistent with national inventory. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10426–10426. 3 indexed citations
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Shen, Zehao, Tao Wang, George P. Malanson, et al.. (2024). Uppermost global tree elevations are primarily limited by low temperature or insufficient moisture. Global Change Biology. 30(4). e17260–e17260. 11 indexed citations
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Hong, Songbai, Josep Peñuelas, Hao Xu, et al.. (2024). Weakened connection between spring leaf‐out and autumn senescence in the Northern Hemisphere. Global Change Biology. 30(7). e17429–e17429. 7 indexed citations
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Xiao, Han, Xu-Ri Xu-Ri, Zhongmin Hu, et al.. (2023). Four decades of full-scale nitrous oxide emission inventory in China. National Science Review. 11(3). nwad285–nwad285. 26 indexed citations
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Piao, Shilong, et al.. (2023). Resonance between projected Tibetan Plateau surface darkening and Arctic climate change. Science Bulletin. 69(3). 367–374. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yichen, Songbai Hong, Dan Liu, & Shilong Piao. (2023). Susceptibility of vegetation low-growth to climate extremes on Tibetan Plateau. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 331. 109323–109323. 75 indexed citations
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Xu, Hao, Chao Yue, Yao Zhang, Dan Liu, & Shilong Piao. (2023). Forestation at the right time with the right species can generate persistent carbon benefits in China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(41). e2304988120–e2304988120. 145 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Bingfang, Fuyou Tian, Miao Zhang, et al.. (2022). Quantifying global agricultural water appropriation with data derived from earth observations. Journal of Cleaner Production. 358. 131891–131891. 84 indexed citations
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Yin, Yuanyuan, Lei Wang, Zhongjing Wang, et al.. (2020). Quantifying Water Scarcity in Northern China Within the Context of Climatic and Societal Changes and South‐to‐North Water Diversion. Earth s Future. 8(8). 58 indexed citations
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Liu, Qiang, Shilong Piao, Ivan A. Janssens, et al.. (2018). Extension of the growing season increases vegetation exposure to frost. Nature Communications. 9(1). 426–426. 261 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lin, Xin, Philippe Ciais, Philippe Bousquet, et al.. (2018). Simulating CH 4 and CO 2 over South and East Asia using the zoomed chemistry transport model LMDz-INCA. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(13). 9475–9497. 18 indexed citations
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Yu, Zhen, Jingxin Wang, Shirong Liu, et al.. (2016). Decrease in winter respiration explains 25% of the annual northern forest carbon sink enhancement over the last 30 years. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 25(5). 586–595. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Weile, Philippe Ciais, Ramakrishna Nemani, et al.. (2013). Correction for Pasari et al., Several scales of biodiversity affect ecosystem multifunctionality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(37). 15163–15163. 2 indexed citations
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Pan, Yude, Richard A. Birdsey, Jingyun Fang, et al.. (2011). A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World’s Forests. Science. 333(6045). 988–993. 8 indexed citations
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Piao, Shilong, Pierre Friedlingstein, Philippe Ciais, et al.. (2007). Changes in climate and land use have a larger direct impact than rising CO 2 on global river runoff trends. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(39). 15242–15247. 480 indexed citations

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