Yanfen Wang

18.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
379 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Yanfen Wang is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfen Wang has authored 379 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Ecology, 103 papers in Soil Science and 103 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Yanfen Wang's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (99 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (61 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (53 papers). Yanfen Wang is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (99 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (61 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (53 papers). Yanfen Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Yanfen Wang's co-authors include Xiaoyong Cui, Yanbin Hao, Shiping Wang, Zhihong Xu, Xiaoqi Zhou, Guirui Yu, Huai Chen, Yichao Rui, Haishan Niu and Jianqing Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yanfen Wang

360 papers receiving 11.4k 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.

CircRNAs in cancer metabolism: a review

2019 327 citations Yanfen Wang et al. profile →
Reduced microbial stability in the active layer is associated with carbon loss under alpine permafrost degradation

2021 288 citations Kai Xue, Yanfen Wang et al. profile →
Carbon and nitrogen cycling on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

2022 193 citations Huai Chen, Qiuan Zhu et al. profile →
An early warning signal for grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

2023 112 citations Qiuan Zhu, Huai Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Yanfen Wang

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanfen Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfen Wang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Research on design and control method of active vibration isolation system based on piezoelectric Stewart platform 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Qingping Huang, Yanfen Wang, (unknown)	7
2	Extracellular electron transfer based methylotrophic methanogenesis in paddy soil and the prevalent Methanomassiliicoccus 2025 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Lingyan Li, (unknown), Xuemeng Wang, (unknown), Qi Zhou, (unknown), Jie Li, Kai Xue, Fang‐Jie Zhao, Yanfen Wang, Xiuzhu Dong	3
3	Warming Mitigates the Impacts of Degradation on Nitrogen Allocation between Soil Microbes and Plants in Alpine Meadow 2024 ·Agronomy ·Zhe Pang, Guoqi Wen, Lili Jiang, Xiaowei Nie, (unknown), Rui Pang, Wenjing Liu, Meirong Chen, (unknown), Tang Li, Biao Zhang, Linfeng Li, Shutong Zhou, Xingliang Xu, Yanbin Hao, Xiaoyong Cui, Shiping Wang, Yanfen Wang	3
4	Beyond grassland degradation: Pathways to resilience for pastoralist households in alpine grassland ecosystems 2024 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Tong Li, Ranjay K. Singh, Lizhen Cui, Rajiv Pandey, Hongdou Liu, Zhihong Xu, Tang Li, (unknown), Xiaoyong Cui, Yanfen Wang	3
5	Grazing exclusion enriches arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities and improves soil organic carbon sequestration in the alpine steppe of northern Xizang 2024 ·Journal of Integrative Agriculture ·Yu Tang, (unknown), Keyu Chen, Sen Xing, Hailan Shi, Congcong Li, Yanfen Wang, (unknown), Haishan Niu, Bao‐Ming Ji, Jing Zhang	0
6	Overlooked uneven progress across sustainable development goals at the global scale: Challenges and opportunities 2024 ·The Innovation ·Yali Liu, Jianqing Du, Yanfen Wang, Xiaoyong Cui, Jichang Dong, Pan Gu, Yanbin Hao, (unknown), Hongbo Duan, Anquan Xia, Yi Hu, Dong Zhi, Bingfang Wu, Jürgen P. Kropp, Bojie Fu	33
7	The Decarbonizing Strategies of China’s Iron and Steelmaking Industry: A Comprehensive Perspective 2024 ·Sustainability ·Zichao Wei, Kai Xue, (unknown), Yufeng Wu, Yanfen Wang	3
8	Inflammation and endothelial function relevant genetic polymorphisms, carotid atherosclerosis, and vascular events in high-risk stroke population 2024 ·Frontiers in Neurology ·Hong Chen, (unknown), Hua Luo, Ming Yu, Yanfen Wang, Wei Wei, (unknown), (unknown)	2
9	Stronger influences of grassland growth than grassland area on hydrological processes in the source region of the Yellow River 2024 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Hao Zhan, (unknown), (unknown), Jiang Zhang, Min Xu, Xiuqin Fang, (unknown), (unknown), Liliang Ren, Yanfen Wang, Qiuan Zhu	3
10	Machine learning in soil nutrient dynamics of alpine grasslands 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Lili Jiang, Guoqi Wen, Jia Lu, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaowei Nie, (unknown), Meirong Chen, Yangong Du, Yanfen Wang	2
11	Methane uptake responses to extreme droughts regulated by seasonal timing and plant composition 2024 ·CATENA ·Zhenzhen Zheng, (unknown), Joel A. Biederman, Muyesaier Tudi, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoyong Cui, Yanfen Wang, Yanbin Hao, Linfeng Li	3
12	Relationships between nitrogen-specific genes and soil potentials are more complex than single linear ones 2023 ·Applied Soil Ecology ·Yanfen Wang, Shutong Zhou, Biao Zhang, Jianqing Du, Anquan Xia, Lin Chen, Tang Li, Kui Wang, Wenjing Liu, (unknown), Lizhen Cui, Kai Xue	1
13	Changes in foveal avascular zone area and retinal vein diameter in patients with retinal vein occlusion detected by fundus fluorescein angiography 2023 ·Frontiers in Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Fei Wang, Bin Zhang, Yanfen Wang, (unknown), Jinying Li	6
14	Study of the photoaging process of polyvinyl chloride in different media with the electrical sensing zone method 2023 ·Regional Studies in Marine Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kang Xiao, (unknown), (unknown), Yanfen Wang, Xiaodong Wang	3
15	Stable oxic-anoxic transitional interface is beneficial to retard soil carbon loss in drained peatland 2023 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Liangfeng Liu, Jianqing Tian, Hongjun Wang, Dan Xue, (unknown), Ning Wu, Meng Wang, Xingliang Xu, Changhui Peng, Yanfen Wang, Huai Chen	4
16	Effects of extra-extreme precipitation variability on multi-year cumulative nitrous oxide emission in a semiarid grassland 2023 ·Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·Linfeng Li, Yanbin Hao, Weijin Wang, Joel A. Biederman, Zhenzhen Zheng, Yanfen Wang, Muyesaier Tudi, Ruyan Qian, Biao Zhang, Rongxiao Che, Xiaoning Song, Xiaoyong Cui, Zhihong Xu	8
17	An early warning signal for grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau breakdown → 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Qiuan Zhu, Huai Chen, Changhui Peng, Jinxun Liu, Shilong Piao, Jin He, Shiping Wang, Xinquan Zhao, Jiang Zhang, Xiuqin Fang, Jiaxin Jin, Qi‐En Yang, Liliang Ren, Yanfen Wang	112
18	Methane uptake responses to heavy rainfalls co-regulated by seasonal timing and plant composition in a semiarid grassland 2023 ·Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ·Zhenzhen Zheng, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yuan Liu, Ruyan Qian, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoyong Cui, Yanfen Wang, Yanbin Hao, Linfeng Li	3
19	Ecological responses to heavy rainfall depend on seasonal timing and multi‐year recurrence 2019 ·New Phytologist ·Linfeng Li, Zhenzhen Zheng, Joel A. Biederman, Cong Xu, Zhihong Xu, Rongxiao Che, Yanfen Wang, Xiaoyong Cui, Yanbin Hao	47
20	Short‐term effects of sheep excrement on carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane fluxes in typical grassland of Inner Mongolia 2006 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·(unknown), Shiping Wang, Yanfen Wang, Gaoming Jiang, P. Nyrén	61

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