Xinping Chen

16.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
205 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Xinping Chen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Xinping Chen has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Plant Science, 94 papers in Soil Science and 77 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Xinping Chen's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (75 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (71 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (56 papers). Xinping Chen is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (75 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (71 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (56 papers). Xinping Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Xinping Chen's co-authors include Fusuo Zhang, Zhenling Cui, Qingfeng Meng, Xiaotang Ju, Shanchao Yue, Peter Christie, Xuejun Liu, Guangxi Xing, Lijuan Zhang and Bin Yin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xinping Chen

199 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2013 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems
    2009 2.2k citations Xiaotang Ju, Guangxi Xing et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. New technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogenous fertilizer in China
    2013 668 citations Xiaotang Ju, Liang Wu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Integrated soil–crop system management for food security
    2011 631 citations Xinping Chen, Zhenling Cui et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xinping Chen China 60 7.0k 6.3k 3.8k 3.0k 1.9k 205 13.4k
Zhenling Cui China 60 7.5k 1.1× 7.4k 1.2× 4.1k 1.1× 2.8k 1.0× 2.7k 1.4× 247 15.6k
Achim Dobermann United States 65 8.8k 1.3× 6.0k 1.0× 4.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 186 14.6k
Xiaotang Ju China 49 4.1k 0.6× 6.8k 1.1× 2.0k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 3.4k 1.8× 175 11.6k
Kees Jan van Groenigen United Kingdom 51 4.0k 0.6× 7.6k 1.2× 2.0k 0.5× 3.5k 1.2× 2.0k 1.1× 99 12.1k
Himanshu Pathak India 61 5.8k 0.8× 5.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 260 11.7k
H. H. Janzen Canada 63 3.6k 0.5× 9.6k 1.5× 3.5k 0.9× 4.5k 1.5× 3.7k 1.9× 210 15.3k
Paul Mäder Switzerland 51 6.4k 0.9× 6.2k 1.0× 1.9k 0.5× 2.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 181 12.7k
Alan J. Franzluebbers United States 65 3.1k 0.4× 11.1k 1.8× 3.4k 0.9× 4.1k 1.4× 4.1k 2.2× 280 15.8k
Bernard Vanlauwe Kenya 64 5.8k 0.8× 6.2k 1.0× 4.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 325 14.6k
Bruno Mary France 46 2.9k 0.4× 6.5k 1.0× 1.9k 0.5× 2.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.3× 101 9.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Xinping Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xinping Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xinping Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xinping Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xinping Chen 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 Xinping Chen. Xinping Chen 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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Nunes, João Pedro, Jantiene Baartman, C.J. Ritsema, et al.. (2025). Decoupling the effects of climate, topography, land use, revegetation, and dam construction on streamflow, sediment, total nitrogen and phosphorus in the Yangtze River Basin. The Science of The Total Environment. 968. 178800–178800.
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Jiang, Yu, Yu Han, Xinping Chen, et al.. (2025). Research progress of contact-electro-catalysis in the remediation of emerging pollutants: exploration from mechanism to application. Environmental Research. 285(Pt 5). 122705–122705.
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Wang, Yue, Xinyue Peng, Xiaojun Shi, et al.. (2024). Harnessing plant-beneficial bacterial encapsulation: A sustainable strategy for facilitating cadmium bioaccumulation in Medicago sativa. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 476. 135232–135232. 7 indexed citations
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Lakshmanan, Prakash, Wushuai Zhang, Xiaozhong Wang, et al.. (2024). Large loss of reactive nitrogen and the associated environmental damages from tea production in China. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 377. 109252–109252. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Shunli, Jian Jiao, Wushuai Zhang, et al.. (2024). Niche adaptation strategies of comammox Nitrospira in response to nitrogen addition in different types of soil. Applied Soil Ecology. 203. 105682–105682. 1 indexed citations
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Deng, Yue, Prakash Lakshmanan, Xiufeng Tang, et al.. (2024). Selective increase of antibiotic-resistant denitrifiers drives N2O production in ciprofloxacin-contaminated soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 479. 135673–135673. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xinxin, Jiang Tian, Xinping Chen, & Hong Liao. (2024). Bioengineering and management for efficient and sustainable utilization of phosphorus in crops. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 90. 103180–103180. 5 indexed citations
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Nunes, João Pedro, et al.. (2024). Quantifying aboveground biomass, soil organic carbon and erosion with a detailed crop map and PESERA model in the Yangtze River Basin. European Journal of Soil Science. 75(3). 2 indexed citations
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Luan, Haoan, Wei Gao, Shaowen Huang, et al.. (2020). Substitution of manure for chemical fertilizer affects soil microbial community diversity, structure and function in greenhouse vegetable production systems. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0214041–e0214041. 46 indexed citations
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Wu, Liang, et al.. (2015). Basic NPK fertilizer recommendation and fertilizer formula for maize production regions in China.. Acta Pedologica Sinica. 52(4). 802–817. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinping, et al.. (2014). [Impacts of climate change on summer maize production and adaptive selection of varieties in Xingtai County, Hebei, China].. PubMed. 25(1). 155–61. 3 indexed citations
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Hou, Peng, Xinping Chen, Zhenling Cui, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of yield increasing potential by irrigation of spring maize in Heilongjiang province based on Hybrid-Maize model. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 2013(9). 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinping. (2012). Research and typical application of QP980 steel produced by BaoSteel based on formability. Duanya jishu. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Fei, Hailin Zhang, Liangliang Jia, et al.. (2010). ESTIMATING WINTER WHEAT BIOMASS AND NITROGEN STATUS USING AN ACTIVE CROP SENSOR. Kölner Universitäts PublikationsServer (Universität zu Köln). 45 indexed citations
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Ju, Xiaotang, Guangxi Xing, Xinping Chen, et al.. (2009). Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(9). 3041–3046. 2196 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cao, Jie, Xinping Chen, & Yong Chen. (2009). Influence of surface oceanographic variability on abundance of the western winter-spring cohort of neon flying squid Ommastrephes bartramii in the NW Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 381. 119–127. 46 indexed citations
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Zhao, Rongfang, Xinping Chen, & Zhang Fu-suo. (2009). Nitrogen cycling and balance in winter-wheat-summer-maize rotation system in Northern China Plain.. Acta Pedologica Sinica. 46(4). 684–697. 31 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinping, et al.. (2000). Difference in nitrogen efficiency among different winter wheat and summer corn varieties.. Zhongguo Nongye Daxue xuebao. 5(1). 80–83. 1 indexed citations

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