Shuijin Hu

17.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
228 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Shuijin Hu is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shuijin Hu has authored 228 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Soil Science, 119 papers in Plant Science and 65 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Shuijin Hu's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (131 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (42 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers). Shuijin Hu is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (131 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (42 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers). Shuijin Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Shuijin Hu's co-authors include Cong Tu, Yongfei Bai, Dima Chen, F. Stuart Chapin, Lingli Liu, A.H.C. van Bruggen, Hui Guo, Jean B. Ristaino, Zhen Li and Xin Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shuijin Hu

219 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Climate change, human impacts, and carbon sequestration in China

2018 558 citations Guirui Yu, Lingli Liu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Economics- and policy-driven organic carbon input enhancement dominates soil organic carbon accumulation in Chinese croplands

2018 482 citations Shuijin Hu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase Organic Carbon Decomposition Under Elevated CO ₂

2012 403 citations Lei Cheng, Fitzgerald L. Booker et al. Science profile →
Invasive plants differentially affect soil biota through litter and rhizosphere pathways: a meta‐analysis

2018 255 citations Shuijin Hu et al. Ecology Letters profile →
Nutrient-induced acidification modulates soil biodiversity-function relationships

2024 108 citations Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Guozhen Du et al. profile →
Tree mycorrhizal association types control biodiversity-productivity relationship in a subtropical forest

2023 63 citations Meifeng Deng, Shuijin Hu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shuijin Hu United States	65	6.8k	5.8k	3.6k	1.6k	1.4k	228	13.1k
Louise E. Jackson United States	54	5.1k 0.7×	4.4k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	113	9.7k
Xingliang Xu China	51	6.1k 0.9×	3.4k 0.6×	3.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	269	10.8k
Еvgenia Blagodatskaya Germany	56	9.5k 1.4×	4.1k 0.7×	5.3k 1.5×	2.4k 1.6×	859 0.6×	179	13.3k
Nick Ostle United Kingdom	60	5.9k 0.9×	4.6k 0.8×	7.6k 2.1×	1.8k 1.2×	2.1k 1.6×	175	14.5k
Feike A. Dijkstra Australia	58	6.4k 0.9×	4.0k 0.7×	3.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.6×	205	10.4k
A. Stuart Grandy United States	56	9.9k 1.5×	3.6k 0.6×	5.5k 1.5×	3.0k 1.9×	1.4k 1.0×	129	14.1k
L. Brussaard Netherlands	57	7.8k 1.2×	3.9k 0.7×	3.9k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	180	13.8k
Zucong Cai China	50	7.0k 1.0×	4.8k 0.8×	4.1k 1.1×	3.9k 2.5×	1.3k 1.0×	246	13.8k
Eric D. Vance United States	25	10.2k 1.5×	3.3k 0.6×	4.0k 1.1×	2.7k 1.7×	1.9k 1.4×	46	13.7k
Carlos Garcı́a Spain	74	8.9k 1.3×	5.0k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	868 0.6×	267	15.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shuijin Hu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shuijin Hu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shuijin Hu 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 Shuijin Hu. Shuijin Hu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wang, Yang, Thomas W. Crowther, Shiping Chen, et al.. (2025). Mycorrhiza increases plant diversity and soil carbon storage in grasslands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(7). e2412556122–e2412556122. 4 indexed citations

Qiu, Yunpeng, Kangcheng Zhang, Xinyu Xu, et al.. (2025). Precipitation increase promotes soil organic carbon formation and stability via the mycorrhizal fungal pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(48). e2519072122–e2519072122.

Yang, Sen, Zhou Jia, Yuntao Wu, et al.. (2025). Significant Impact of UV Exposure on Litter Decomposition Across Diverse Climate Zones. Global Change Biology. 31(8). e70456–e70456.

Guo, Yixuan, Guanghui Yu, Shuijin Hu, et al.. (2024). Deciphering the Intricate Control of Minerals on Deep Soil Carbon Stability and Persistence in Alaskan Permafrost. Global Change Biology. 30(10). e17552–e17552. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Peng, Gabriel Reuben Smith, Lingyan Hu, et al.. (2023). Nitrogen redistribution and seasonal trait fluctuation facilitate plant N conservation and ecosystem N retention. Journal of Ecology. 112(3). 501–513. 7 indexed citations

Qiu, Yunpeng, Kangcheng Zhang, Yexin Zhao, et al.. (2023). Alterations in substrate stoichiometry control the responses of soil diazotrophs to nutrient enrichment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 179. 108975–108975. 11 indexed citations

Guo, Jin, et al.. (2022). Effects of an actinorhizal shrub on the nitrogen status of the soil and neighboring plants in an alpine meadow of the Tibetan Plateau. Alpine Botany. 133(1). 35–41.

Yan, Xuebin, Wen Yue, Xiaoyi Wang, et al.. (2022). Nitrogen addition and warming modulate the pathogen impact on plant biomass by shifting intraspecific functional traits and reducing species richness. Journal of Ecology. 111(2). 509–524. 10 indexed citations

Li, Zhen, Fuwei Wang, Fanglong Su, et al.. (2021). Climate change drivers alter root controls over litter decomposition in a semi-arid grassland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 158. 108278–108278. 32 indexed citations

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Wu, Ying, Dima Chen, Muhammad Saleem, et al.. (2021). Rare soil microbial taxa regulate the negative effects of land degradation drivers on soil organic matter decomposition. Journal of Applied Ecology. 58(8). 1658–1669. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Baogang, Yanjiang Cai, Shuijin Hu, & Scott X. Chang. (2021). Plant mixture effects on carbon-degrading enzymes promote soil organic carbon accumulation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 163. 108457–108457. 34 indexed citations

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Guo, Jin, et al.. (2020). Impacts of drought and nitrogen enrichment on leaf nutrient resorption and root nutrient allocation in four Tibetan plant species. The Science of The Total Environment. 723. 138106–138106. 41 indexed citations

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Wu, Ying, Jianping Wu, Muhammad Saleem, et al.. (2020). Ecological clusters based on responses of soil microbial phylotypes to precipitation explain ecosystem functions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 142. 107717–107717. 37 indexed citations

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Su, Mu, Mengxiao Wang, Xuewei Wang, et al.. (2020). Clay-assisted protection of Enterobacter sp. from Pb (II) stress. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 208. 111704–111704. 13 indexed citations

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Yu, Guanghui, Jian Xiao, Shuijin Hu, et al.. (2017). Mineral Availability as a Key Regulator of Soil Carbon Storage. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(9). 4960–4969. 194 indexed citations

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Shen, Zhengtao, Da Tian, Xinyu Zhang, et al.. (2017). Mechanisms of biochar assisted immobilization of Pb2+ by bioapatite in aqueous solution. Chemosphere. 190. 260–266. 70 indexed citations

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Chen, Dima, Qingmin Pan, Yongfei Bai, et al.. (2016). Effects of plant functional group loss on soil biota and net ecosystem exchange: a plant removal experiment in the Mongolian grassland. Journal of Ecology. 104(3). 734–743. 62 indexed citations

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Li, Zhen, Fuwei Wang, Tongshuo Bai, et al.. (2016). Lead immobilization by geological fluorapatite and fungus Aspergillus niger. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 320. 386–392. 87 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, Fitzgerald L. Booker, Cong Tu, et al.. (2012). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase Organic Carbon Decomposition Under Elevated CO ₂. Science. 337(6098). 1084–1087. 403 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheng, Lei, Jianguo Zhu, Xunhua Zheng, et al.. (2010). Atmospheric CO₂ enrichment facilitates cation release from soil. Ecology Letters. 13(3). 284–291. 94 indexed citations

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