Weimin Chen

5.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
106 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Weimin Chen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Weimin Chen has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Plant Science, 38 papers in Ecology and 24 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Weimin Chen's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (31 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (24 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (21 papers). Weimin Chen is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (31 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (24 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (21 papers). Weimin Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Mexico and United Kingdom. Weimin Chen's co-authors include Shuo Jiao, Gehong Wei, Gehong Wei, Gehong Wei, Yanbing Lin, Shuo Jiao, Qiaoping Li, Shuo Jiao, Jieli Wang and En Tao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Weimin Chen

101 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Soil microbiomes with distinct assemblies through vertical soil profiles drive the cycling of multiple nutrients in reforested ecosystems

2018 565 citations Weimin Chen et al. Microbiome profile →
Bacterial communities in oil contaminated soils: Biogeography and co-occurrence patterns

2016 411 citations Weimin Chen, Gehong Wei et al. profile →
Linking soil fungi to bacterial community assembly in arid ecosystems

2022 184 citations Shuo Jiao, Weimin Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weimin Chen China	30	1.8k	1.6k	975	829	589	106	3.9k
Fernando Dini Andreote Brazil	37	1.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 1.4×	614 0.7×	580 1.0×	177	4.9k
Jie Wang China	36	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	820 0.8×	1.4k 1.7×	374 0.6×	192	4.0k
Yuji Jiang China	34	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	738 0.8×	2.0k 2.4×	585 1.0×	88	4.1k
Yi‐Huei Jiang United States	6	1.8k 1.0×	749 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	522 0.6×	630 1.1×	7	3.4k
Francisco Dini‐Andreote United States	37	3.1k 1.8×	2.6k 1.6×	2.0k 2.1×	869 1.0×	992 1.7×	124	6.7k
Youzhi Feng China	35	2.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	2.0k 2.4×	1.1k 1.8×	119	5.3k
José Antonio Pascual Spain	43	854 0.5×	2.8k 1.7×	568 0.6×	2.2k 2.6×	781 1.3×	162	5.7k
Hector F. Castro United States	23	1.2k 0.7×	991 0.6×	567 0.6×	697 0.8×	275 0.5×	46	2.9k
Maureen O’Callaghan New Zealand	33	1.7k 1.0×	2.4k 1.5×	1.4k 1.4×	1.9k 2.3×	1.1k 1.8×	141	5.8k
Shuo Jiao China	14	1.6k 0.9×	874 0.5×	886 0.9×	802 1.0×	311 0.5×	14	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Weimin Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weimin Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weimin Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Xiaohui, Renjian Deng, Chuang Wang, et al.. (2025). Novel Ce(III) based Ce-oxide/Fe3O4 composite for high-efficiency removal of Sb(V) and Sb(III) from wastewater at wide pH range. Journal of Environmental Management. 375. 124384–124384. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, Hao Wang, Xun Qian, et al.. (2023). Metagenomics insights into responses of rhizobacteria and their alleviation role in licorice allelopathy. Microbiome. 11(1). 109–109. 28 indexed citations

Wang, Hao, et al.. (2021). Regulation of root secondary metabolites by partial root‐associated microbiotas under the shaping of licorice ecotypic differentiation in northwest China. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 63(12). 2093–2109. 19 indexed citations

Luo, Wen, Jieyu Sun, Da Li, et al.. (2021). Coupling Root Diameter With Rooting Depth to Reveal the Heterogeneous Assembly of Root-Associated Bacterial Communities in Soybean. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 783563–783563. 10 indexed citations

Xiao, Xiao, Miaochun Fan, En Tao Wang, Weimin Chen, & Gehong Wei. (2017). Interactions of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and soil factors in two leguminous plants. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 101(23-24). 8485–8497. 84 indexed citations

Ren, Jie, Tao Zhou, Guangwei Zhu, et al.. (2016). [Community Structure Characteristics of Diatom in Reservoirs Located in the South of Jiangsu Province, China and Its Control Factors].. PubMed. 37(5). 1742–53. 2 indexed citations

Li, Zhaofu, et al.. (2013). Current situation of good water quality reservoirs in hilly region of south-east China: protection practices of Tianmuhu Reservoir. Journal of Lake Sciences. 25(6). 775–784. 9 indexed citations

Wu, Zhixu, et al.. (2013). Spatial-temporal variations of water quality parameters in Xin'anjiang Reservoir(Lake Qiandao) and the water protection strategy. Journal of Lake Sciences. 25(6). 836–845. 13 indexed citations

Chen, Weimin, Hao Liu, Qingmin Zhang, & Shugui Dai. (2011). Effects of Nitrite and Toxic Microcystis Aeruginosa PCC7806 on the Growth of Freshwater Rotifer Brachionus Calyciflorus. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 86(3). 263–267. 10 indexed citations

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Wei, Gehong, Weimin Chen, J. Peter W. Young, & Cyril Bontemps. (2008). A new clade of Mesorhizobium nodulating Alhagi sparsifolia. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 32(1). 8–16. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Kaining, et al.. (2006). Ecological restoration engineering in Lake Wuli, Lake Taihu:a large enclosure experiment. Journal of Lake Sciences. 18(2). 139–149. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunlin, et al.. (2005). RETRIEVING OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON BASED ON IRRADIANCE REFLECTANCE IN TYPICAI LAKE ZONES OF LAKE TAIHU. Advance in Earth Sciences. 20(7). 772–777. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunlin, et al.. (2005). MAIN PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL FACTORS IN TIANMUHU LAKE, WITH EVALUATION OF EUTROPHICATION FROM 2001 TO 2002. Changjiang liuyu ziyuan yu huanjing. 14(1). 99–103. 3 indexed citations

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Gong, Mingfu, et al.. (2005). Ultrastructural Study on the Rhizobia in Alhagi sparsifolia. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 25(5). 932–936. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Weimin. (2004). Optical and Biological Properties of Lake Chaohu in Autumn and Winter. Journal of Agro-environmental Science. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Weimin, et al.. (2004). The Mechanism and Calamitousness of Eutrophication. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Weimin, et al.. (2004). The adaptation of alga in Taihu Lake to limiting temperature, light and water. WIT transactions on ecology and the environment. 13(4). 500–502. 2 indexed citations

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Boqiang, QIN, et al.. (2001). Ecological Simulation of Algae Growth in Taihu Lake. Journal of Lake Sciences. 13(2). 149–157. 26 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuwei, et al.. (1999). Growth Characters and Pure Culture of Microcystis from Taihu Lake. Journal of Lake Sciences. 11(4). 351–356. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Weimin, et al.. (1997). Eutrophication of Lake Taihu and its control. 6(2). 109–120. 10 indexed citations

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