Wen‐Feng Cong

4.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
63 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Wen‐Feng Cong is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen‐Feng Cong has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 27 papers in Plant Science and 24 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Wen‐Feng Cong's work include Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (23 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (20 papers) and Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems (8 papers). Wen‐Feng Cong is often cited by papers focused on Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (23 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (20 papers) and Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems (8 papers). Wen‐Feng Cong collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and Australia. Wen‐Feng Cong's co-authors include Hans Lambers, Ellis Hoffland, Fusuo Zhang, Wopke van der Werf, Jingying Jing, Long Li, Wenli Ding, Jørgen Eriksen, L. D. B. Suriyagoda and Gerlinde B. De Deyn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wen‐Feng Cong

56 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Intercropping enhances soil carbon and nitrogen 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2014 2021 2022 100 200 300
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.

  1. Intercropping enhances soil carbon and nitrogen
    2014 384 citations Wen‐Feng Cong, Ellis Hoffland et al. profile →
  2. Plant species richness promotes soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in grasslands without legumes
    2014 256 citations Wen‐Feng Cong, Jasper van Ruijven et al. Journal of Ecology profile →
  3. Plant phosphorus-acquisition and -use strategies affect soil carbon cycling
    2021 170 citations Wen‐Feng Cong, Hans Lambers et al. profile →
  4. Legacies at work: plant–soil–microbiome interactions underpinning agricultural sustainability
    2022 129 citations Jingying Jing, Wen‐Feng Cong et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wen‐Feng Cong China 22 956 890 837 354 267 63 2.0k
Georg Carlsson Sweden 25 1.3k 1.3× 668 0.8× 1.3k 1.5× 401 1.1× 337 1.3× 48 2.2k
Jim Rasmussen Denmark 28 950 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 911 1.1× 439 1.2× 160 0.6× 102 2.2k
Olivier Huguenin‐Elie Switzerland 18 642 0.7× 707 0.8× 612 0.7× 602 1.7× 253 0.9× 53 1.9k
Ralf Loges Germany 25 596 0.6× 935 1.1× 912 1.1× 523 1.5× 222 0.8× 101 1.9k
Josephine Peigné France 21 956 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 654 0.8× 282 0.8× 110 0.4× 37 2.2k
Göran Bergkvist Sweden 26 1.0k 1.1× 942 1.1× 830 1.0× 570 1.6× 152 0.6× 87 2.4k
Anne Vanasse Canada 22 624 0.7× 633 0.7× 454 0.5× 286 0.8× 123 0.5× 79 1.6k
Denise M. Finney United States 14 885 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 882 1.1× 242 0.7× 207 0.8× 22 1.8k
Karen Søegaard Denmark 26 508 0.5× 517 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 331 0.9× 229 0.9× 88 1.7k
Stéphane de Tourdonnet France 17 867 0.9× 576 0.6× 705 0.8× 145 0.4× 299 1.1× 36 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Wen‐Feng Cong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen‐Feng Cong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen‐Feng Cong

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jing, Jingying, David Makowski, Xueqing He, et al.. (2025). Crop rotations synergize yield, nutrition, and revenue: a meta-analysis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9552–9552. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Zhengyuan, Torsten Müller, J. K. Ladha, et al.. (2025). Leveraging sustainable agronomic practices in smallholder maize production for environmental and economic gains: Evidence from the Erhai Lake Basin, China. Field Crops Research. 333. 110124–110124.
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Ma, Bowen, Zhengyuan Liang, Wei Hua, et al.. (2025). Improved sustainability of grain production by intercropping and partial organic substitution in the North China Plain. Field Crops Research. 326. 109886–109886.
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Cong, Wen‐Feng, et al.. (2025). Distinct roles of nitrogen and phosphorus availability in preventing soil organic carbon loss in alfalfa-converted cropland. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 397. 110064–110064.
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Liu, Yingbo, Aiwu Zhao, Huijun Sun, et al.. (2025). Stable water isotope analysis of plant-soil interspecific interactions in wheat-maize intercropping. Agricultural Water Management. 319. 109747–109747.
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Zhang, Chaochun, et al.. (2025). Increasing crop diversity reduces pesticides across diverse production situations. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 45(5).
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Ren, Tao, Wen‐Feng Cong, Jun Zhu, et al.. (2024). Oilseed rape-rice rotation with recommended fertilization and straw returning enhances soil organic carbon sequestration through influencing macroaggregates and molecular complexity. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 367. 108960–108960. 18 indexed citations
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Cheng, Jiali, Andries Richter, Wen‐Feng Cong, et al.. (2024). Stakeholder perspectives on ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes: A case study in the North China Plain. Agricultural Systems. 223. 104187–104187. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yaoyun, Laurent Bedoussac, Chaochun Zhang, et al.. (2024). Pesticide use is affected more by crop species than by crop diversity at the cropping system level. European Journal of Agronomy. 159. 127263–127263. 6 indexed citations
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Alletto, Lionel, et al.. (2024). Strategies to improve field establishment of cover crops. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 44(5). 2 indexed citations
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Li, Chunjie, Hans Lambers, Jingying Jing, et al.. (2024). Belowground cascading biotic interactions trigger crop diversity benefits. Trends in Plant Science. 29(11). 1191–1202. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ruqiang, Nianyuan Jiao, Jing Tian, et al.. (2023). Intercropping increases soil macroaggregate carbon through root traits induced microbial necromass accumulation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 185. 109146–109146. 60 indexed citations
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Cheng, Jiali, Xu Zhan, Zhengyuan Liang, et al.. (2023). Farmers perceive diminishing ecosystem services, but overlook dis-services in intensively used agricultural landscapes in the North China Plain. Journal of Environmental Management. 347. 119060–119060. 8 indexed citations
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Hou, Yong, Wen‐Feng Cong, Kemo Jin, et al.. (2023). AGRICULTURAL GREEN DEVELOPMENT IN THE ERHAI LAKE BASIN—THE WAY FORWARD. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 0(0). 0–0.
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Werf, Wopke van der, Chunjie Li, Wen‐Feng Cong, & Fusuo Zhang. (2020). Intercropping enables a sustainable intensification of agriculture. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 7(3). 254–254. 4 indexed citations
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Cong, Wen‐Feng. (2020). China’s intercropping leads to higher grain yield gains. Science China Life Sciences. 63(10). 1612–1614. 6 indexed citations
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Cong, Wen‐Feng, L. D. B. Suriyagoda, & Hans Lambers. (2020). Tightening the Phosphorus Cycle through Phosphorus-Efficient Crop Genotypes. Trends in Plant Science. 25(10). 967–975. 161 indexed citations
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Cong, Wen‐Feng, Jasper van Ruijven, Liesje Mommer, et al.. (2014). Plant species richness promotes soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in grasslands without legumes. Journal of Ecology. 102(5). 1163–1170. 256 indexed citations breakdown →

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