Yadong Yang

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
112 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Yadong Yang is a scholar working on Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yadong Yang has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Soil Science, 31 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 31 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Yadong Yang's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (45 papers), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (16 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (12 papers). Yadong Yang is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (45 papers), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (16 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (12 papers). Yadong Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Denmark and Germany. Yadong Yang's co-authors include Huadong Zang, Zhaohai Zeng, Jie Zhou, Zhaohai Zeng, Davey L. Jones, Rong Jia, Yuegao Hu, Xiquan Wang, J. Nie and Jørgen E. Olesen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yadong Yang

107 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Global systematic review with meta-analysis reveals yield advantage of legume-based rotations and its drivers

2022 208 citations Ji Chen, Damien Beillouin et al. Nature Communications profile →
Does crop rotation yield more in China? A meta-analysis

2019 182 citations Zhaohai Zeng, Yadong Yang et al. Field Crops Research profile →
Legume-rice rotations increase rice yields and carbon sequestration potential globally

2025 16 citations Yadong Yang, Damien Beillouin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yadong Yang China	28	1.1k	817	631	608	472	112	2.7k
Zhaohai Zeng China	30	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	928 1.5×	440 0.7×	469 1.0×	133	3.2k
Taimoor Hassan Farooq China	25	874 0.8×	756 0.9×	297 0.5×	481 0.8×	409 0.9×	111	2.9k
Yansheng Li China	26	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	248 0.4×	795 1.3×	562 1.2×	106	2.8k
Christoph Emmerling Germany	27	931 0.8×	405 0.5×	579 0.9×	529 0.9×	522 1.1×	67	2.6k
Gongwen Luo China	30	1.8k 1.5×	1.3k 1.6×	457 0.7×	419 0.7×	767 1.6×	69	3.0k
Mohammad Shahid India	31	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.7×	345 0.5×	514 0.8×	501 1.1×	103	3.2k
Anjani Kumar India	30	1.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	308 0.5×	556 0.9×	396 0.8×	72	3.0k
Huimin Zhang China	33	1.7k 1.5×	975 1.2×	413 0.7×	530 0.9×	279 0.6×	132	3.1k
Rahul Tripathi India	31	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.7×	366 0.6×	502 0.8×	509 1.1×	109	3.3k
Pratap Bhattacharyya India	36	1.8k 1.6×	1.5k 1.8×	366 0.6×	335 0.6×	691 1.5×	121	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yadong Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yadong Yang

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Yang, Lei, Xiaofei Chen, Wenwen Song, et al.. (2025). Effect of soybean inclusion in cropping systems on productivity, profitability, and carbon footprints: A case study from the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain. Energy. 316. 134422–134422. 2 indexed citations

Jia, Rong, Min Chen, Yi Xu, et al.. (2025). Soil microbial variability in contrasting grown flue‐cured tobacco under long‐term continuous cropping. Soil Use and Management. 41(2). 1 indexed citations

Xu, Yi, Rong Jia, Xinjie Chen, et al.. (2024). Optimizing nitrogen fertilization and irrigation strategies to balance agroecosystem services in the wheat-maize double cropping system: A 21-year field study. Field Crops Research. 322. 109706–109706. 6 indexed citations

Yang, Yadong, Xinyi Du, Morten Birkved, et al.. (2024). China's climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies for decreasing environmental impacts in the agricultural sector. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 53. 147–161. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Wenmin, et al.. (2024). Bismuth-based photocatalysts enhanced by sulfur/oxygen vacancies for the selective reduction of carbon dioxide into methane. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1008. 176832–176832. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Chunyan, Liying Zhang, Jie Zhou, et al.. (2024). Research progress on the intensification of agroecosystem functions through legume-based crop rotation. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 50(8). 1885–1895. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Shang, Xiquan Wang, J. Nie, et al.. (2024). Carbon emissions in winter wheat – summer maize double cropping system under manure application and limited irrigation. European Journal of Agronomy. 155. 127111–127111. 2 indexed citations

Jia, Rong, Jie Zhou, Kazem Zamanian, et al.. (2024). Soybean inclusion reduces soil organic matter mineralization despite increasing its temperature sensitivity. The Science of The Total Environment. 922. 171334–171334. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Lihong, Rong Jia, Jie Zhou, et al.. (2024). Straw Returning With No‐Tillage Alleviates Microbial Metabolic Carbon Limitation and Improves Soil Multifunctionality in the Northeast Plain. Land Degradation and Development. 35(17). 5149–5161. 8 indexed citations

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Nie, J., Antonio Rafael Sánchez‐Rodríguez, Yadong Yang, et al.. (2024). Legume-based crop diversification with optimal nitrogen fertilization benefits subsequent wheat yield and soil quality. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 374. 109171–109171. 27 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jie, Kazem Zamanian, Xingyu Wang, et al.. (2024). Oat/Soybean Intercropping Reshape the Soil Bacterial Community for Enhanced Nutrient Cycling. Land Degradation and Development. 35(17). 5200–5209. 3 indexed citations

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Sauer, Johannes, et al.. (2024). Does internet use improve eco-efficiency of agricultural production? Evidence from potato farmers in China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 477. 143794–143794. 7 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jie, Chunyan Liu, Rong Jia, et al.. (2023). Legume-based crop diversification reinforces soil health and carbon storage driven by microbial biomass and aggregates. Soil and Tillage Research. 234. 105848–105848. 53 indexed citations

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Liu, Yan, et al.. (2023). Irrigation rather than fertilization drives the abundance, community structure and assembly process of soil denitrifiers. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 357. 108688–108688. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Lei, et al.. (2023). Reduce carbon footprint without compromising system productivity: Optimizing crop rotation in the North China plain. Journal of Cleaner Production. 426. 139124–139124. 21 indexed citations

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Xu, Yi, Rong Jia, Jing Xiao, et al.. (2023). Quantifying synergies and trade-offs in the food-energy-soil-environment nexus under organic fertilization. Journal of Environmental Management. 349. 119526–119526. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Qi, Jie Zhou, Yadong Yang, et al.. (2023). Short‐term reduction in cropping intensity improves soil quality of topsoil rather than subsoil. Land Degradation and Development. 34(8). 2393–2402. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Ji, Damien Beillouin, Hans Lambers, et al.. (2022). Global systematic review with meta-analysis reveals yield advantage of legume-based rotations and its drivers. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4926–4926. 208 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Yadong, J. Nie, Shang Wang, et al.. (2020). Differentiated responses of nirS- and nirK-type denitrifiers to 30 years of combined inorganic and organic fertilization in a paddy soil. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 67(1). 79–92. 18 indexed citations

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Guo, Huili, Yadong Yang, Feiyan Xue, et al.. (2017). Effect of flexible linker length on the activity of fusion protein 4-coumaroyl-CoA ligase::stilbene synthase. Molecular BioSystems. 13(3). 598–606. 40 indexed citations

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