Yichao Rui

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
79 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Yichao Rui is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yichao Rui has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Soil Science, 35 papers in Ecology and 23 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yichao Rui's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (61 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (21 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (17 papers). Yichao Rui is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (61 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (21 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (17 papers). Yichao Rui collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yichao Rui's co-authors include Yanfen Wang, Shiping Wang, Zhihong Xu, Caiyun Luo, Xiaoyong Cui, Yirong Su, Xiangbi Chen, Yajun Hu, Jinshui Wu and Yinhang Xia and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Yichao Rui

75 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Contrasting pathways of carbon sequestration in paddy and upland soils

2021 272 citations Xiangbi Chen, Yajun Hu et al. profile →
Persistent soil carbon enhanced in Mollisols by well-managed grasslands but not annual grain or dairy forage cropping systems

2022 112 citations Yichao Rui, Randall D. Jackson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The role of fracture in dynamic tensile responses of fractured rock mass: Insight from a particle-based model

2025 19 citations Changtai Zhou, Yichao Rui et al. International Journal of Coal Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yichao Rui China	31	2.0k	1.3k	776	456	410	79	3.1k
Zhenghu Zhou China	27	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	997 1.3×	345 0.8×	412 1.0×	63	3.1k
Jessica Gutknecht United States	30	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	946 1.2×	357 0.8×	404 1.0×	71	3.1k
Qi Deng China	31	2.0k 1.0×	949 0.7×	929 1.2×	484 1.1×	580 1.4×	94	3.0k
Florian Hofhansl Austria	22	1.5k 0.8×	996 0.8×	740 1.0×	472 1.0×	456 1.1×	37	2.8k
Barbara Kitzler Austria	27	2.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	823 1.1×	663 1.5×	661 1.6×	57	3.7k
Abad Chabbi France	32	2.6k 1.3×	1.6k 1.2×	970 1.3×	695 1.5×	627 1.5×	87	4.1k
M. Francesca Cotrufo United States	17	2.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	694 0.9×	707 1.6×	522 1.3×	21	3.3k
Andrew T. Nottingham United Kingdom	23	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	592 0.8×	370 0.8×	443 1.1×	38	2.8k
Zhaolei Li China	30	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	658 0.8×	443 1.0×	754 1.8×	80	3.0k
Gerrit Angst Germany	23	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	525 0.7×	477 1.0×	294 0.7×	51	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yichao Rui

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yichao Rui

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yichao Rui

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All Works

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Guo, Tengfei, et al.. (2025). Mechanical characteristics and fracturing behavior of rock-concrete composite specimens with two pre-existing parallel flaws under uniaxial compression based on AE and DIC systems. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 136. 104866–104866. 11 indexed citations

Yang, Chen, Zejin Zhang, Yichao Rui, et al.. (2025). Nitrogen addition and rhizosphere effects differentially shape prokaryotic and fungal communities in peanut–maize cropping systems. Rhizosphere. 34. 101084–101084. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Changtai, Yichao Rui, Jiadong Qiu, et al.. (2025). The role of fracture in dynamic tensile responses of fractured rock mass: Insight from a particle-based model. International Journal of Coal Science & Technology. 12(1). 19 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Jie, Zhen Gui, Yichao Rui, et al.. (2025). A dual attention-based deep learning model for lithology identification while drilling. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 18(2). 1177–1192. 2 indexed citations

Duan, Xun, Anna Gunina, Yichao Rui, et al.. (2024). Contrasting processes of microbial anabolism and necromass formation between upland and paddy soils across regional scales. CATENA. 239. 107902–107902. 15 indexed citations

Ma, Chong, Yinhang Xia, Yichao Rui, et al.. (2024). Shifts in organic carbon protection mechanism in agricultural soils across climatic gradients. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 375. 109184–109184. 4 indexed citations

Xue, Kai, Wenjing Liu, Shutong Zhou, et al.. (2024). Power law in species–area relationship overestimates bacterial diversity in grassland soils at larger scales. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33(5).

Duan, Xun, Yichao Rui, Yinhang Xia, et al.. (2023). Higher microbial C use efficiency in paddy than in adjacent upland soils: evidence from continental scale. Soil and Tillage Research. 235. 105891–105891. 13 indexed citations

Chen, Jie, Yi He, Wei Liu, et al.. (2023). Feasibility analysis of underground flow battery storage in bedded salt rocks of China. Journal of Energy Storage. 68. 107520–107520. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongyue, Ruying Wang, Xingliang Xu, et al.. (2023). Short term grazing increased growing-season N2O production and decreased its reduction potential by reducing the abundance and expression of nosZ clade II gene in a semi-arid steppe. The Science of The Total Environment. 909. 168361–168361. 2 indexed citations

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Chase, Craig A., et al.. (2023). Reducing tillage does not affect the long-term profitability of organic or conventional field crop systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6. 6 indexed citations

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Zheng, Shengmeng, Chong Ma, Yinhang Xia, et al.. (2023). Type I methanotrophs dominated methane oxidation and assimilation in rice paddy fields by the consequence of niche differentiation. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 60(2). 153–165. 19 indexed citations

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Li, Tang, Kai Xue, Zhe Pang, et al.. (2023). Plant Community Associates with Rare Rather than Abundant Fungal Taxa in Alpine Grassland Soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 89(1). e0186222–e0186222. 10 indexed citations

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Rui, Yichao, Randall D. Jackson, M. Francesca Cotrufo, et al.. (2022). Persistent soil carbon enhanced in Mollisols by well-managed grasslands but not annual grain or dairy forage cropping systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(7). 112 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Qiqi, Wei Gao, Yu Luo, et al.. (2022). Organic amendments facilitate soil carbon sequestration via organic carbon accumulation and mitigation of inorganic carbon loss. Land Degradation and Development. 33(9). 1423–1433. 29 indexed citations

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Song, Yingjin, Lei Zhong, Jianming Xue, et al.. (2021). Short-term grazing rather than mowing stimulates N2O production potential through enhancing the bacterial pathway in semiarid grasslands. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 22(1). 32–42. 7 indexed citations

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Zhong, Lei, Shiping Wang, Xingliang Xu, et al.. (2018). Fungi regulate response of N ₂ O production to warming and grazing in a Tibetan grassland. 1 indexed citations

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Zhong, Lei, Shiping Wang, Xingliang Xu, et al.. (2018). Fungi regulate the response of the N ₂ O production process to warming and grazing in a Tibetan grassland. Biogeosciences. 15(14). 4447–4457. 18 indexed citations

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Jiang, Lili, Shiping Wang, Zhe Pang, et al.. (2018). Plant organic N uptake maintains species dominance under long-term warming. Plant and Soil. 433(1-2). 243–255. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiangbi, Yajun Hu, Shuzhen Feng, et al.. (2018). Lignin and cellulose dynamics with straw incorporation in two contrasting cropping soils. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 1633–1633. 43 indexed citations

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