Weixin Cheng

12.9k citations

126 papers · 10.0k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.05%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Ecology top 0.2%
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Papers in

Soil Science 105
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 104
Ecology 55
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology 44

Co-authors: Biao Zhu Feike A. Dijkstra Dale W. Johnson David C. Coleman Yakov Kuzyakov Shenglei Fu D. A. Crossley Nicholas E. Bader
Journals: Soil Biology and Biochemistry (33 papers)Plant and Soil (19 papers)Global Change Biology (6 papers)New Phytologist (5 papers)Soil Science Society of America Journal (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States China Australia

In The Last Decade

Weixin Cheng

126 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Root effects on soil organic carbon: a double‐edged sword 2020 · 307 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 New Phytologist
2017 Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2014 Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2013 New Phytologist
1992 Ecological Monographs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Weixin Cheng, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Rhizosphere priming effects and trade-offs among root traits, exudation and mycorrhizal symbioses Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·He Wang, Jiayu Lu, Feike A. Dijkstra, Lijuan Sun, Liming Yin, Peng Wang, Weixin Cheng	2024	6
2	Rhizosphere priming promotes plant nitrogen acquisition by microbial necromass recycling Plant Cell & Environment ·Johanna Pausch, Maire Holz, Biao Zhu, Weixin Cheng	2024	22
3	Rhizosphere priming and effects on mobilization and immobilization of multiple soil nutrients Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Jiayu Lu, Jiangping Cai, Feike A. Dijkstra, Liming Yin, Peng Wang, Weixin Cheng	2024	8
4	Long-term fire and grazing regimes modify soil physical properties and root traits in North American tallgrass prairie CATENA ·Shuxia Jia, С Д Бабой, Weixin Cheng	2023	3
5	Priming effect on soil carbon decomposition by root exudate surrogates: A meta-analysis Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·尚志久保, Liming Yin, Feike A. Dijkstra, Peng Wang, Weixin Cheng	2023	79
6	Linking plant traits to rhizosphere priming effects across six grassland species with and without nitrogen fertilization Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Jiayu Lu, Liming Yin, Feike A. Dijkstra, 尚志久保, Peng Wang, Weixin Cheng	2023	18
7	Temporal dynamics of fine root production, mortality and turnover deviate across branch orders in a larch stand Oecologia ·Changfu Huo, Jiacun Gu, Lizhong Yu, Ponnuru Meghana, Weixin Cheng	2022	9
8	Plant inputs mediate the linkage between soil carbon and net nitrogen mineralization The Science of The Total Environment ·Xiuwei Zhang, Biao Zhu, Fei‐Hai Yu, Weixin Cheng	2021	29
9	Stable isotopic constraints on global soil organic carbon turnover Biogeosciences ·Chao Wang, Benjamin Z. Houlton, Dongwei Liu, Jianfeng Hou, Weixin Cheng, Edith Bai	2018	62
10	Priming effects on labile and stable soil organic carbon decomposition: Pulse dynamics over two years PLoS ONE ·Xiuwei Zhang, Xiaozeng Han, Wantai Yu, Peng Wang, Weixin Cheng	2017	65
11	Factors controlling soil organic carbon stability along a temperate forest altitudinal gradient Scientific Reports ·Qiuxiang Tian, Hongbo He, Weixin Cheng, Zhen Bai, Yang Wang, Xudong Zhang	2016	76
12	Aridity threshold in controlling ecosystem nitrogen cycling in arid and semi-arid grasslands Nature Communications ·Chao Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Dongwei Liu, Honghui Wu, Xiao‐Tao Lü, Yunting Fang, Weixin Cheng, Wentao Luo, Ping Jiang, Jason Shi, Huaqun Yin, Jizhong Zhou, Xingguo Han, Edith Bai	2014	310
13	Synthesis and modeling perspectives of rhizosphere priming New Phytologist ·Weixin Cheng, William J. Parton, Miquel A. Gonzàlez‐Meler, Richard P. Phillips, Shinichi Asao, Gordon G. McNickle, Edward Brzostek, Julie Jastrow Hit paper breakdown →	2013	460
14	Water Consumption for Winter Wheat and Summer Maize in the North China Plain in Recent 50 Years Shinko Ogihara, Zhu Ouyang, Weixin Cheng, Jun-Yu Liu	2012	6
15	Ammonia Volatilization in a Semi—Arid Rangeland in Inner Mongolia Journal of Resources and Ecology ·Yuqing Xu, Xing‐Qiu Chen, Linghao Li, Weixin Cheng	2012	3
16	Effects of Water and Nitrogen Addition on Species Turnover in Temperate Grasslands in Northern China PLoS ONE ·Zhuwen Xu, Shiqiang Wan, Haiyan Ren, Xingguo Han, Mai‐He Li, Weixin Cheng, Yong Jiang	2012	71
17	Interactions between soil and tree roots accelerate long‐term soil carbon decomposition Ecology Letters ·Feike A. Dijkstra, Weixin Cheng	2007	218
18	EFFECTS OF GRAZING ON THE SOIL SEED BANK OF A STIPA KRYLOVII STEPPE COMMUNITY Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology ·G. W. Jones, Linghao Li, Xin Li, Weixin Cheng	2005	6
19	Herbivore-induced changes in plant carbon allocation: assessment of below-ground C fluxes using carbon-14 Oecologia ·J. Nathaniel Holland, Weixin Cheng, D. A. Crossley	1996	243
20	Diurnal and Seasonal Patterns of Ecosystem CO ₂ Efflux from Upland Tundra in the Foothills of the Brooks Range, Alaska, U.S.A. Arctic and Alpine Research ·Steven F. Oberbauer, M Hausmann, Weixin Cheng, Anna Sala, Renate L. E. Gebauer, John Tenhunen	1996	3

About Weixin Cheng

Weixin Cheng is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology, Plant Science, Environmental Chemistry and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 126 papers that have together received 10.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (104 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (44 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (25 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (22 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (21 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (16 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (15 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (6.9k citations), Ecology (3.8k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.4k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.3k citations) and Plant Science (3.9k citations). Weixin Cheng has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Biao Zhu, Feike A. Dijkstra, Dale W. Johnson, David C. Coleman, Yakov Kuzyakov, Shenglei Fu, D. A. Crossley, Nicholas E. Bader, Yiqi Luo and Peng Wang. Their work appears in journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Plant and Soil, Global Change Biology, New Phytologist and Soil Science Society of America Journal.

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