Wenzhi Zhao

3.3k total citations
133 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Wenzhi Zhao is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenzhi Zhao has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 35 papers in Atmospheric Science and 27 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Wenzhi Zhao's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (45 papers), Plant Ecology and Soil Science (17 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers). Wenzhi Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (45 papers), Plant Ecology and Soil Science (17 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers). Wenzhi Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Türkiye. Wenzhi Zhao's co-authors include Yulin Li, Jianyuan Cui, Zhibin He, Xuexiang Chang, Rensheng Chen, Kang Ersi, Shihua Lü, Hu Liu, Bing Liu and Jianping Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Journal of Hydrology and Energy Conversion and Management.

In The Last Decade

Wenzhi Zhao

124 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenzhi Zhao China 27 1.2k 714 544 534 460 133 2.7k
Chuanyan Zhao China 30 1.8k 1.5× 638 0.9× 700 1.3× 780 1.5× 457 1.0× 131 3.2k
Jiaqiang Lei China 28 1.2k 1.0× 777 1.1× 709 1.3× 659 1.2× 280 0.6× 184 2.7k
Liang Zhao China 26 1.4k 1.2× 381 0.5× 513 0.9× 776 1.5× 268 0.6× 111 2.6k
Keming Ma China 22 584 0.5× 520 0.7× 229 0.4× 639 1.2× 415 0.9× 131 2.3k
Michael C. Duniway United States 33 1.8k 1.5× 842 1.2× 430 0.8× 1.5k 2.9× 294 0.6× 124 3.9k
Honglin He China 34 2.6k 2.2× 1.1k 1.5× 1.1k 1.9× 1.7k 3.2× 611 1.3× 129 4.6k
Shouzhang Peng China 22 2.1k 1.8× 488 0.7× 770 1.4× 1.1k 2.0× 203 0.4× 77 3.3k
Jianhua Si China 28 1.3k 1.1× 313 0.4× 584 1.1× 355 0.7× 268 0.6× 132 2.3k
Sinkyu Kang South Korea 23 1.2k 1.0× 320 0.4× 574 1.1× 780 1.5× 258 0.6× 73 2.0k
Wenzhi Zhao China 26 975 0.8× 598 0.8× 435 0.8× 383 0.7× 334 0.7× 89 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenzhi Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenzhi Zhao

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

All Works

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Liu, Hu, Wenzhi Zhao, Li Guo, et al.. (2025). Application of water-stable isotopes in quantitative identification of groundwater-dependent vegetations: A soil sampling strategy. Journal of Hydrology. 657. 133074–133074. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Rong, et al.. (2025). Soil texture modulates microbial responses to irrigation: Implications for nutrient cycling in arid agroecosystem. Soil and Tillage Research. 256. 106838–106838. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Gefei, Wenzhi Zhao, & Xiaofen Wang. (2022). The importance of facilitation on community assembly disappears under severe drought stress. Functional Ecology. 36(5). 1216–1229. 9 indexed citations
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Ji, Xibin, et al.. (2021). Seasonal variations in energy exchange and evapotranspiration of an oasis‐desert ecotone in an arid region. Hydrological Processes. 35(9). 16 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenzhi, et al.. (2021). Mosaic desert pavement influences water infiltration and vegetation distribution on fluvial fan surfaces. Hydrological Processes. 35(9). 5 indexed citations
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Luo, Weicheng, et al.. (2021). Changes in morphology and soil nutrient patterns of nebkhas in arid regions along a precipitation gradient. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions. 13(3). 256–267. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hai, et al.. (2018). Stable isotopes reveal varying water sources of Caragana microphylla in a desert-oasis ecotone near the Badain Jaran Desert. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions. 10(6). 458–467. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Bing, et al.. (2018). Biodiversity, productivity, and temporal stability in a natural grassland ecosystem of China. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions. 10(4). 293–304. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yongyong, Pute Wu, Xining Zhao, & Wenzhi Zhao. (2016). Measuring and modeling two-dimensional irrigation infiltration under film-mulched furrows. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions. 8(5). 419–431. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Fang & Wenzhi Zhao. (2016). Changes in normalized difference vegetation index of deserts and dunes with precipitation in the middle Heihe River Basin. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 40(12). 1245–1256. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenzhi. (2009). Ecological Adaptability of Photosynthesis and Water Metabolism for Tamarix Ramosissima and Nitraria Sphaerocarpa in Desert-Oasis Ecotone. Zhongguo shamo. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenzhi, et al.. (2009). Two-step Change-point Estimation for Nonparametric Regression Model with Linear Process Errors. Gongcheng shuxue xuebao. 26(4). 721–730.
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Zhao, Wenzhi & Cheng Guodong. (2008). Frontier Issues and Experimental Observation on Ecohydrology. 23(7). 671–674. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenzhi. (2007). Measurement of streambed hydraulic conductivity and anisotropy analysis. Advances in Water Science. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenzhi. (2006). Responses of Seedlings of Five Desert Species to Simulated Precipitation Change. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenzhi. (2004). The Spatial Heterogeneity of Soil Moisture inArtificial Haloxylon ammodendron. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenzhi. (2004). Effect of Water Allocation of the Heihe River on Plan Structure and Stable Development of the Ecosystem in the Linze Oasis, Gansu ——A Case Study in the Pingchuan Irrigation District in Linze County at the middle reaches of the Heihe River. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenzhi. (2004). Sap Flow of Elaeagnus angustifolia and its Relation with Growth Regime in Middle Reaches of Heihe River Basin. Zhongguo shamo. 2 indexed citations

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