Yi’na Hu

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Yi’na Hu is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi’na Hu has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 13 papers in Environmental Engineering and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Yi’na Hu's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (33 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (11 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (10 papers). Yi’na Hu is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (33 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (11 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (10 papers). Yi’na Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, Romania and United States. Yi’na Hu's co-authors include Jian Peng, Yanxu Liu, Jian Wu, Lu Tian, Sijing Qiu, Jeroen Meersmans, Yueyue Du, Mingyue Zhao, Yang Yang and Shiliang Su and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Landscape and Urban Planning.

In The Last Decade

Yi’na Hu

45 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Linking ecosystem services and circuit theory to identify... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2018 2017 2024 200 400 600
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. Linking ecosystem services and circuit theory to identify ecological security patterns
    2018 602 citations Jian Peng, Yang Yang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  2. Ecosystem services response to urbanization in metropolitan areas: Thresholds identification
    2017 531 citations Jian Peng, Lu Tian et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  3. More urbanization, more polarization: evidence from two decades of urban expansion in China
    2024 43 citations Yi’na Hu, Dylan S. Connor et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yi’na Hu China 23 2.5k 954 877 544 375 47 3.1k
Muye Gan China 29 1.8k 0.7× 737 0.8× 526 0.6× 657 1.2× 245 0.7× 57 2.7k
Fengsong Pei China 17 3.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 616 0.7× 735 1.4× 613 1.6× 25 3.5k
Yinkang Zhou China 33 2.2k 0.9× 623 0.7× 306 0.3× 372 0.7× 446 1.2× 142 3.2k
Jianquan Dong China 29 1.8k 0.7× 928 1.0× 849 1.0× 675 1.2× 204 0.5× 52 2.5k
Zhe Feng China 22 1.5k 0.6× 571 0.6× 478 0.5× 302 0.6× 149 0.4× 65 2.0k
Yang Bai China 28 2.7k 1.1× 885 0.9× 666 0.8× 332 0.6× 232 0.6× 87 3.6k
Yueyue Du China 16 1.1k 0.4× 572 0.6× 569 0.6× 525 1.0× 148 0.4× 20 1.8k
Michele Munafò Italy 22 1.3k 0.5× 377 0.4× 623 0.7× 727 1.3× 225 0.6× 66 2.1k
Sijing Qiu China 18 1.7k 0.7× 876 0.9× 574 0.7× 300 0.6× 186 0.5× 27 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi’na Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi’na Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yi’na Hu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yi’na Hu. The network helps show where Yi’na Hu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi’na Hu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yi’na Hu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yi’na Hu 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 Yi’na Hu. Yi’na Hu 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, Dan, Rui Zhou, Qun Ma, et al.. (2024). Spatio-temporal patterns and population exposure risks of urban heat island in megacity Shanghai, China. Sustainable Cities and Society. 108. 105500–105500. 29 indexed citations
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Xue, Fei, et al.. (2024). Integrating supply and benefits of ecosystem services into ecological security pattern: A spatial flow perspective. Ecological Indicators. 166. 112455–112455. 13 indexed citations
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Hu, Tao, Jian Peng, Sijing Qiu, et al.. (2024). Social-ecological heterogeneity drove contrasting tree cover restoration in South China Karst. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 8 indexed citations
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Hu, Yi’na, Dylan S. Connor, Michelle Stuhlmacher, Jian Peng, & B. L. Turner. (2024). More urbanization, more polarization: evidence from two decades of urban expansion in China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 43 indexed citations breakdown →
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He, Tianxing, Rui Zhou, Qun Ma, et al.. (2023). Quantifying the effects of urban development intensity on the surface urban heat island across building climate zones. Applied Geography. 158. 103052–103052. 22 indexed citations
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Stuhlmacher, Michelle, Matei Georgescu, B. L. Turner, et al.. (2022). Are global cities homogenizing? An assessment of urban form and heat island implications. Cities. 126. 103705–103705. 43 indexed citations
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Hu, Tao, Jianquan Dong, Yi’na Hu, et al.. (2022). Stage response of vegetation dynamics to urbanization in megacities: A case study of Changsha City, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 858(Pt 3). 159659–159659. 30 indexed citations
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Hu, Tao, Yi’na Hu, Jianquan Dong, Sijing Qiu, & Jian Peng. (2021). Integrating Sentinel-1/2 Data and Machine Learning to Map Cotton Fields in Northern Xinjiang, China. Remote Sensing. 13(23). 4819–4819. 7 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian, Qinghua Liu, Thomas Blaschke, et al.. (2020). Integrating land development size, pattern, and density to identify urban–rural fringe in a metropolitan region. Landscape Ecology. 35(9). 2045–2059. 41 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian, Xiaoxu Hu, Sijing Qiu, et al.. (2019). Multifunctional landscapes identification and associated development zoning in mountainous area. The Science of The Total Environment. 660. 765–775. 108 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian, Yang Yang, Yanxu Liu, et al.. (2018). Linking ecosystem services and circuit theory to identify ecological security patterns. The Science of The Total Environment. 644. 781–790. 602 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Yi’na, Jian Peng, Yanxu Liu, & Lu Tian. (2018). Integrating ecosystem services trade-offs with paddy land-to-dry land decisions: A scenario approach in Erhai Lake Basin, southwest China. The Science of The Total Environment. 625. 849–860. 148 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian, Jing Ma, Qianyuan Liu, et al.. (2018). Spatial-temporal change of land surface temperature across 285 cities in China: An urban-rural contrast perspective. The Science of The Total Environment. 635. 487–497. 209 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian, Lu Tian, Yanxu Liu, et al.. (2017). Ecosystem services response to urbanization in metropolitan areas: Thresholds identification. The Science of The Total Environment. 607-608. 706–714. 531 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yanxu, Xianfeng Liu, Yi’na Hu, et al.. (2015). Analyzing nonlinear variations in terrestrial vegetation in China during 1982–2012. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 187(11). 722–722. 36 indexed citations
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Su, Shiliang, et al.. (2014). Progressive landscape fragmentation in relation to cash crop cultivation. Applied Geography. 53. 20–31. 67 indexed citations
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Su, Shiliang, Rui Xiao, Delong Li, & Yi’na Hu. (2013). Impacts of Transportation Routes on Landscape Diversity: A Comparison of Different Route Types and Their Combined Effects. Environmental Management. 53(3). 636–647. 51 indexed citations

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