Weichao Liu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 979 citations indexed

About

Weichao Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Soil Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Weichao Liu has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 979 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Soil Science and 20 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Weichao Liu's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (20 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (12 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (9 papers). Weichao Liu is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (20 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (12 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (9 papers). Weichao Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Weichao Liu's co-authors include Xinhui Han, Guangxin Ren, Wei Zhang, Jian Deng, Gaihe Yang, Chengjie Ren, Yongzhong Feng, Zekun Zhong, Xing Wang and Gaihe Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Weichao Liu

47 papers receiving 959 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Decreased soil multifunctionality is associated with altered microbial network properties under precipitation reduction in a semiarid grassland
    2023 111 citations Xing Wang, Qi Zhang et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Weichao Liu 548 344 323 175 124 54 979
Tian Ma 555 1.0× 403 1.2× 302 0.9× 182 1.0× 63 0.5× 36 1000
Yajuan Xing 580 1.1× 346 1.0× 431 1.3× 90 0.5× 133 1.1× 62 947
Maaike van Agtmaal 483 0.9× 352 1.0× 340 1.1× 137 0.8× 52 0.4× 12 955
D. Stone 482 0.9× 352 1.0× 287 0.9× 116 0.7× 68 0.5× 17 921
Fabiano de Carvalho Balieiro 685 1.3× 298 0.9× 463 1.4× 76 0.4× 195 1.6× 69 1.2k
Weitao Li 275 0.5× 378 1.1× 293 0.9× 222 1.3× 125 1.0× 53 908
Guilherme Montandon Chaer 861 1.6× 319 0.9× 528 1.6× 98 0.6× 249 2.0× 47 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Weichao Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weichao Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weichao Liu

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

All Works

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Shang, Wenqian, Liu Xi, Weihao Meng, et al.. (2025). Genome-Wide Analysis of the ABCB Family and Its Expression in Adventitious Root Development of Paeonia ostii. Horticulturae. 11(2). 138–138.
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Liu, Weichao, Xing Wang, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Acid rain reduced soil carbon emissions and increased the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration: A comprehensive meta-analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 923. 171370–171370. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Jian‐Ge, Yinglong Song, Guiqing Wang, et al.. (2024). PoARRO-1 regulates adventitious rooting through interaction with PoIAA27b in Paeonia ostii. Plant Science. 347. 112204–112204. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Weichao, et al.. (2024). Effects of the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum YB-106 and Leuconostoc mesenteroides YB-23 strains on the quality and microbial diversity of spicy cabbage. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 418. 110743–110743. 8 indexed citations
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Zeng, Jia, Xiangyang Li, Xiangnan Li, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of litter input changes on soil organic carbon dynamics: a microbial carbon use efficiency-based perspective. The Science of The Total Environment. 949. 175092–175092. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongwei, Yan Zhang, Yinglong Song, et al.. (2024). ClO2 Prolongs the Vase Life of Paeonia lactiflora ‘Hushui Dangxia’ Cut Flowers by Inhibiting Bacterial Growth at the Stem Base. Horticulturae. 10(7). 732–732. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Li, Songlin He, Peidong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Integration of Genome-Wide Identification and Transcriptome Analysis of Class III Peroxidases in Paeonia ostii: Insight into Their Roles in Adventitious Roots, Heat Tolerance, and Petal Senescence. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(22). 12122–12122. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Hanyu, Yingyi Liu, Xing Wang, et al.. (2024). Regulation of photosynthetic carbon fate by plant diversity and nutrients in abandoned farmland on the Loess Plateau. CATENA. 245. 108329–108329. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xing, Fang Chen, Zhenjiao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Deterministic assembly of grassland soil microbial communities driven by climate warming amplifies soil carbon loss. The Science of The Total Environment. 923. 171418–171418. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Weichao, Tangchun Zheng, Xiaoyu Guo, et al.. (2023). A 49-bp deletion of PmAP2L results in a double flower phenotype in Prunus mume. Horticulture Research. 11(2). uhad278–uhad278. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Weichao, Zhenjiao Zhang, Jiaxin Li, et al.. (2023). Effects of fire on the soil microbial metabolic quotient: A global meta-analysis. CATENA. 224. 106957–106957. 19 indexed citations
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Liu, Weichao, Yingyi Liu, Shaojun Wu, et al.. (2023). Dynamics of plant nutrient requirements and acquisition strategies after afforestation: A study on the Loess Plateau, China. Forest Ecology and Management. 544. 121141–121141. 3 indexed citations
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Song, Yinglong, Weichao Liu, Songlin He, et al.. (2023). Effect of Different Monochromatic LEDs on the Environmental Adaptability of Spathiphyllum floribundum and Chrysanthemum morifolium. Plants. 12(16). 2964–2964. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xing, Qi Zhang, Zhenjiao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Decreased soil multifunctionality is associated with altered microbial network properties under precipitation reduction in a semiarid grassland. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). e106–e106. 111 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Weichao, et al.. (2023). Adaptive source localization for mobile robots based on Kriging prediction. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2589(1). 12018–12018.
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Wang, Xing, Zhenjiao Zhang, Yang Yang, et al.. (2023). Natural restoration exhibits better soil bacterial network complexity and stability than artificial restoration on the Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Environmental Management. 346. 119052–119052. 9 indexed citations
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Zheng, Tangchun, Ping Li, Xiaokang Zhuo, et al.. (2021). The chromosome‐level genome provides insight into the molecular mechanism underlying the tortuous‐branch phenotype of Prunus mume. New Phytologist. 235(1). 141–156. 31 indexed citations
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Liu, Weichao, Shuyue Fu, Shaojun Wu, et al.. (2020). Nutrient limitations for overstory and understory plants during Robinia pseudoacacia afforestation in the Loess Plateau, China. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 84(3). 888–900. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Weichao, Shuyue Fu, Chengjie Ren, et al.. (2020). Responses of plant community to the linkages in plant-soil C:N:P stoichiometry during secondary succession of abandoned farmlands, China. Journal of Arid Land. 12(2). 215–226. 11 indexed citations

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