Zhen Ma

780 total citations
37 papers, 544 citations indexed

About

Zhen Ma is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Ma has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 544 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Zhen Ma's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (6 papers). Zhen Ma is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (6 papers). Zhen Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Brazil. Zhen Ma's co-authors include Guozhen Du, Miaojun Ma, Huakun Zhou, Charles G. Willis, Xianhui Zhou, Xinquan Zhao, Buqing Yao, Carol C. Baskin, Chunhui Zhang and Junyong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Ma

33 papers receiving 537 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhen Ma China 12 306 233 212 148 96 37 544
Jianming Niu China 12 237 0.8× 181 0.8× 124 0.6× 163 1.1× 114 1.2× 29 479
Laura M. Ladwig United States 14 324 1.1× 252 1.1× 268 1.3× 185 1.3× 244 2.5× 29 733
Nianxi Zhao China 14 201 0.7× 121 0.5× 168 0.8× 181 1.2× 60 0.6× 46 489
Jaime Fagúndez Spain 12 160 0.5× 143 0.6× 250 1.2× 203 1.4× 73 0.8× 52 539
Richard L. Hewison United Kingdom 14 231 0.8× 260 1.1× 229 1.1× 155 1.0× 86 0.9× 22 584
Zhijun Lu China 15 410 1.3× 194 0.8× 180 0.8× 155 1.0× 225 2.3× 35 672
Xuedong Lang China 15 276 0.9× 127 0.5× 166 0.8× 108 0.7× 205 2.1× 32 565
Hede Gong China 12 226 0.7× 115 0.5× 147 0.7× 128 0.9× 138 1.4× 39 458
Cindy Arnoldi France 11 247 0.8× 207 0.9× 247 1.2× 119 0.8× 145 1.5× 17 633
Marcelo Brilhante de Medeiros Brazil 14 220 0.7× 166 0.7× 166 0.8× 190 1.3× 232 2.4× 35 596

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen 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 Zhen Ma. Zhen 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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Huang, Xiaotao, Xiang Liu, Jiaojiao Li, et al.. (2025). Grazing decreases carbon storage in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau grasslands. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 6 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaotao, Geping Luo, Zhen Ma, et al.. (2024). Modeling the effect of grazing on carbon and water use efficiencies in grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(1). 26–26. 5 indexed citations
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Lv, Qingqing, Hui Xu, Weijian Wang, et al.. (2024). Exploring spontaneous brain activity changes in high-altitude smokers: Insights from ALFF/fALFF analysis. Brain and Cognition. 181. 106223–106223.
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Dong, Huanhuan, et al.. (2024). Effects of Sheep Grazing and Nitrogen Addition on Dicotyledonous Seedling Abundance and Diversity in Alpine Meadows. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 498–508.
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Wang, Mengyan, et al.. (2023). Complete chloroplast genome data of Ranunculus membranaceus (Ranunculaceae), an important medicinal plant species. Data in Brief. 49. 109416–109416. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Lin, Ji‐Zhong Wan, Mengyan Wang, et al.. (2022). Effects of Precipitation Change and Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions on Traits and Abundance of Potentilla anserina in an Alpine Meadow. Atmosphere. 13(11). 1820–1820. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chunhui, Huakun Zhou, Guozhen Du, & Zhen Ma. (2022). Light plasticity of germination on the eastern Tibetan Plateau: Phylogeny, trait, and environmental correlates. Journal of Plant Physiology. 272. 153670–153670. 6 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaotao, Chunbo Chen, Buqing Yao, Zhen Ma, & Huakun Zhou. (2022). Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the Carbon Budget and the Response to Grazing in Qinghai Grasslands. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 775015–775015. 11 indexed citations
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Ma, Li, Buqing Yao, Zhen Ma, et al.. (2021). Effects of drought and heat on the productivity and photosynthetic characteristics of alpine meadow plants on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Mountain Science. 18(8). 2079–2093. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chunhui, Junyong Li, Charles G. Willis, & Zhen Ma. (2020). Among-population variation in seed mass for 190 Tibetan plant species: Phylogenetic pattern and ecological correlates. Global Ecology and Conservation. 23. e01163–e01163. 10 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaotao, Li Ma, Geping Luo, et al.. (2020). Human appropriation of net primary production estimates in the Xinjiang grasslands. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0242478–e0242478. 5 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaotao, Geping Luo, Chunbo Chen, et al.. (2020). How precipitation and grazing influence the ecological functions of drought-prone grasslands on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains, China?. Journal of Arid Land. 13(1). 88–97. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chunhui, Zhen Ma, Huakun Zhou, & Xinquan Zhao. (2019). Long-term warming results in species-specific shifts in seed mass in alpine communities. PeerJ. 7. e7416–e7416. 13 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhen, Charles G. Willis, Chunhui Zhang, et al.. (2019). Direct and indirect effect of seed size on seedling survival along an experimental light availability gradient. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 281. 64–71. 11 indexed citations
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Zhou, Huakun, Xinquan Zhao, Buqing Yao, et al.. (2018). Relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Biodiversity Science. 26(2). 111–129. 21 indexed citations
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Ma, Miaojun, Carol C. Baskin, Kailiang Yu, Zhen Ma, & Guozhen Du. (2017). Wetland drying indirectly influences plant community and seed bank diversity through soil pH. Ecological Indicators. 80. 186–195. 57 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chunhui, Charles G. Willis, Julia A. Klein, et al.. (2017). Recovery of plant species diversity during long-term experimental warming of a species-rich alpine meadow community on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. Biological Conservation. 213. 218–224. 57 indexed citations
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Ma, Miaojun, Zhen Ma, & Guozhen Du. (2014). Effects of Water Level on Three Wetlands Soil Seed Banks on the Tibetan Plateau. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101458–e101458. 13 indexed citations

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