Yunying Fang

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
128 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Yunying Fang is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yunying Fang has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Soil Science, 44 papers in Ecology and 41 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yunying Fang's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (90 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (35 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers). Yunying Fang is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (90 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (35 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers). Yunying Fang collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Spain. Yunying Fang's co-authors include Bhupinder Pal Singh, Balwant Singh, Damian Collins, Ehsan Tavakkoli, Annette Cowie, Lukas Van Zwieten, Brajesh K. Singh, Jharna Rani Sarker, Bruce C. C. Cowie and Lars Thomsen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yunying Fang

115 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Microbial mechanisms of carbon priming effects revealed during the interaction of crop residue and nutrient inputs in contrasting soils

2018 279 citations Yunying Fang, Loïc Nazaries et al. profile →
Stoichiometric regulation of priming effects and soil carbon balance by microbial life strategies

2022 145 citations Yunying Fang, Yuhong Li et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
Sustained superiority of biochar over straw for enhancing soil biological-phosphorus via the mediation of phoD-harboring bacteria in subtropical Moso bamboo forests

2025 16 citations Zhenhui Jiang, Tony Vancov et al. Forest Ecology and Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yunying Fang Australia	32	2.3k	905	755	605	511	128	3.7k
Lynne M. Macdonald Australia	33	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	750 1.0×	576 1.0×	537 1.1×	73	4.2k
Zubin Xie China	33	2.4k 1.0×	807 0.9×	934 1.2×	513 0.8×	522 1.0×	74	3.9k
Ronggui Hu China	34	2.4k 1.0×	905 1.0×	731 1.0×	986 1.6×	294 0.6×	125	4.0k
Harold P. Collins United States	26	2.6k 1.1×	747 0.8×	960 1.3×	692 1.1×	554 1.1×	82	4.0k
Wenju Zhang China	34	2.8k 1.2×	835 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	818 1.4×	315 0.6×	139	4.0k
Zhenke Zhu China	38	2.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.6×	1.3k 1.8×	797 1.3×	503 1.0×	96	4.2k
Clemens Scheer Australia	33	2.2k 0.9×	664 0.7×	734 1.0×	1.1k 1.8×	193 0.4×	110	3.1k
Flavio Fornasier Italy	30	2.1k 0.9×	651 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	343 0.6×	379 0.7×	106	3.7k
Diego Ábalos Denmark	31	2.6k 1.1×	740 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	1.0k 1.7×	245 0.5×	81	3.8k
Shoulong Liu China	33	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	976 1.3×	690 1.1×	307 0.6×	54	3.2k

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Jiang, Zhenhui, Tony Vancov, Yunying Fang, et al.. (2025). Sustained superiority of biochar over straw for enhancing soil biological-phosphorus via the mediation of phoD-harboring bacteria in subtropical Moso bamboo forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 584. 122606–122606. 16 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Shaobo, Zhaoliang Song, Laodong Guo, et al.. (2025). A Spatial Baseline of China's Blue Carbon Stocks for Improved Monitoring, Management, and Protection. Earth s Future. 13(5).

Wang, Yan, Longlong Xia, Hiroko Akiyama, et al.. (2025). Accounting for differences between crops and regions reduces estimates of nitrate leaching from nitrogen-fertilized soils. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 6 indexed citations

Yang, Jiao, Yuanyuan Lu, Haitao Wang, et al.. (2024). Potentials of emergent plant residue derived biochar to be alternative carbon-based phosphorus fertilizer by Fe(II)/Fe(III) magnetic modification. Biochar. 6(1). 9 indexed citations

Pendall, Elise, et al.. (2024). Iron-bound organic carbon declined after estuarine wetland reclamation into paddy fields. The Science of The Total Environment. 956. 177369–177369.

Li, Yongfu, Yunying Fang, Dafeng Hui, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen deposition-induced stimulation of soil heterotrophic respiration is counteracted by biochar in a subtropical forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 349. 109940–109940. 28 indexed citations

Liu, Xuyang, Weiqi Wang, Jordi Sardans, et al.. (2023). Legacy effects of slag and biochar application on greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in paddy field: A three-year study. The Science of The Total Environment. 906. 167442–167442. 10 indexed citations

Zheng, Xiaodong, Anna Gunina, Yunying Fang, et al.. (2023). Soil pH determines microbial utilization strategy for straw-derived hydrophilic and hydrophobic fractions in a Ferralsol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 4 indexed citations

Li, Zhe, Xiaomeng Wei, Zhenke Zhu, et al.. (2023). Organic fertilizers incorporation increased microbial necromass accumulation more than mineral fertilization in paddy soil via altering microbial traits. Applied Soil Ecology. 193. 105137–105137. 21 indexed citations

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Fang, Yunying, Huai Chen, Zilong Ma, et al.. (2023). New insights into the relationships between livestock grazing behaviors and soil organic carbon stock in an alpine grassland. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 355. 108602–108602. 22 indexed citations

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Fang, Yunying, Ehsan Tavakkoli, Zhe Weng, et al.. (2022). Disentangling carbon stabilization in a Calcisol subsoil amended with iron oxyhydroxides: A dual-13C isotope approach. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 170. 108711–108711. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Haikuo, Yunying Fang, Baogang Zhang, et al.. (2022). Land-use-driven change in soil labile carbon affects microbial community composition and function. Geoderma. 426. 116056–116056. 28 indexed citations

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Fang, Yunying, et al.. (2021). Preferential ammonium: nitrate ratio of blueberry is regulated by nitrogen transport and reduction systems. Scientia Horticulturae. 288. 110345–110345. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Mingming, Ehsan Tavakkoli, Pichu Rengasamy, et al.. (2021). Management zone delineation based on soil properties measured during the reproductive stage of rice in the field. Land Degradation and Development. 32(10). 3106–3121. 3 indexed citations

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Fu, Yingyi, Amit Kumar, Lijun Chen, et al.. (2021). Rhizosphere microbiome modulated effects of biochar on ryegrass 15N uptake and rhizodeposited 13C allocation in soil. Plant and Soil. 463(1-2). 359–377. 24 indexed citations

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Nazaries, Loïc, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Bhupinder Pal Singh, et al.. (2020). The response of soil multi-functionality to agricultural management practices can be predicted by key soil abiotic and biotic properties. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 307. 107206–107206. 31 indexed citations

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Sarker, Jharna Rani, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Bhupinder Pal Singh, et al.. (2017). Carbon and nutrient mineralisation dynamics in aggregate-size classes from different tillage systems after input of canola and wheat residues. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 116. 22–38. 112 indexed citations

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Fang, Yunying, et al.. (2014). Effect of temperature on biochar priming effects and its stability in soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 80. 136–145. 179 indexed citations

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Singh, Bhupinder Pal, et al.. (2014). In Situ Fate, Stability and Downward Migration of Biochar and its Impact on Native Carbon Emissions or Stabilisation in Australian Pasture Systems. 160–161. 1 indexed citations

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Chang, Huiqing, Xiaoe Yang, Yunying Fang, et al.. (2006). In-situ nitrogen removal from the eutrophic water by microbial-plant integrated system. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B. 7(7). 521–531. 16 indexed citations

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