Zeqing Ma

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Zeqing Ma is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zeqing Ma has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 18 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Zeqing Ma's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (18 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (17 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers). Zeqing Ma is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (18 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (17 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers). Zeqing Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Zeqing Ma's co-authors include Dali Guo, Michael McCormack, David M. Eissenstat, Xingliang Xu, Mingzhen Lu, Richard D. Bardgett, Lars O. Hedin, Huimin Wang, Yidong Wang and Hongbo Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Zeqing Ma

54 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

2018 547 citations Zeqing Ma, Dali Guo et al. profile →

Peers

Zeqing Ma

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Jaana Leppälammi‐Kujansuu Finland

Christina E. Wells United States

Zhiyou Yuan China

Julie L. Whitbeck United States

Shri Kant Tripathi India

Pekka Nygren Finland

Juha Heiskanen Finland

Tanja Strecker Germany

Guangshui Chen China

Philippe Deleporte France

Jaana Leppälammi‐Kujansuu Finland

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Citations per year, relative to Zeqing Ma Zeqing Ma (= 1×) peers Jaana Leppälammi‐Kujansuu

Countries citing papers authored by Zeqing Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zeqing Ma

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zeqing Ma

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jiang, Qunou, Lifeng Yan, Huimin Wang, et al.. (2025). Nutrient additions have minor impact on microbial carbon use efficiency. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 385. 109582–109582. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Mingjie, Fengting Yang, Tao Zhang, et al.. (2025). How does thinning affect the photosynthetic parameters and their responses to environmental factors in a subtropical plantation?. Forest Ecology and Management. 595. 123022–123022. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinyu, Huimin Wang, Yakov Kuzyakov, et al.. (2025). Phosphorus-transforming microbes enhance phosphatase catalytic efficiency to alleviate phosphorus limitation under nitrogen and phosphorus additions in subtropical forest soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 209. 109915–109915. 3 indexed citations

Zeng, Wenjing, Lijuan Sun, Fusheng Chen, et al.. (2024). Root acquisitive traits mirror the functional modules of root-associated fungi. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 190. 109317–109317. 4 indexed citations

Zhen, Wang, et al.. (2024). Effects of long-term grazing and nitrogen addition on the growth of <i>Stipa bungeana</i> population in typical steppe of Loess Plateau. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 48(3). 317–330. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Shuang, Xinyu Zhang, Huimin Wang, et al.. (2023). Seven-year N and P inputs regulate soil microbial communities via bottom-up effects on carbon and nutrient supply and top-down effects on protist relative abundance. Forest Ecology and Management. 552. 121582–121582. 11 indexed citations

Zeng, Wenjing, et al.. (2023). Nitrogen deficiency accelerates soil organic carbon decomposition in temperate degraded grasslands. The Science of The Total Environment. 881. 163424–163424. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2023). Relationships between root hairs and mycorrhizal fungi across typical subtropical tree species. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 47(1). 88–100. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Mingzhen, William J. Bond, Efrat Sheffer, et al.. (2022). Biome boundary maintained by intense belowground resource competition in world’s thinnest-rooted plant community. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(9). 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhiqiang, Haiyang Gong, Jordi Sardans, et al.. (2022). Divergent nitrogen and phosphorus allocation strategies in terrestrial plant leaves and fine roots: A global meta‐analysis. Journal of Ecology. 110(11). 2745–2758. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhiqiang, Karl J. Niklas, Zeqing Ma, Dechun Jiang, & Jianming Deng. (2022). The 2/3 scaling of twig nitrogen to phosphorus in woody plants. Forest Ecosystems. 9. 100049–100049. 9 indexed citations

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Li, Liang, et al.. (2021). Lifespan and morphological traits of absorptive fine roots across six typical tree species in subtropical China. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 45(4). 383–393. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Zeqing, et al.. (2020). Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Development of Forest Ecosystem in Subtropical Red Soil Hilly Region Based on Long-term Observation and Research. Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version). 35(12). 1525–1536. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Le, Zeqing Ma, Ülo Niinemets, & Dali Guo. (2017). Three Key Sub-leaf Modules and the Diversity of Leaf Designs. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1542–1542. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Yidong, Huimin Wang, Zeqing Ma, et al.. (2013). The litter layer acts as a moisture-induced bidirectional buffer for atmospheric methane uptake by soil of a subtropical pine plantation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 66. 45–50. 29 indexed citations

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Ma, Zeqing, et al.. (2010). Impact of a severe ice storm on subtropical plantations at Qianyanzhou, Jiangxi, China.. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 34(2). 204–212. 5 indexed citations

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Ma, Zeqing, et al.. (2010). Review of response mechanism of soil respiration to rainfall.. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 34(5). 601–610. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Yidong, Huimin Wang, Zeqing Ma, et al.. (2009). Contribution of Aboveground Litter Decomposition to Soil Respiration in a Subtropical Coniferous Plantation in Southern China. Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences. 45(2). 137–147. 21 indexed citations

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Ma, Zeqing. (2008). A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON BIOMASS OF WOODWARDIA JAPONICA COMMUNITY UNDER A CONIFEROUS PLANTATION IN SUBTROPICAL CHINA. Journal of Plant Ecology. 3 indexed citations

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Ma, Zeqing. (2007). Forest Resource Change Dynamic Analysis Assisted by Using GIS in Jinggang Mountain Natural Reserve. 1 indexed citations

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