Zhenfeng Xu

3.5k total citations
139 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Zhenfeng Xu is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenfeng Xu has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Soil Science, 40 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Zhenfeng Xu's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (79 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (25 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (23 papers). Zhenfeng Xu is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (79 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (25 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (23 papers). Zhenfeng Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Zhenfeng Xu's co-authors include Bo Tan, Yixuan Wang, Qing Liu, Huajun Yin, Fuzhong Wu, Wanqin Yang, Chengming You, Xiangyin Ni, Li Zhang and Juan Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Zhenfeng Xu

134 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhenfeng Xu China 29 1.4k 817 665 441 426 139 2.7k
Shuqi Qin China 28 1.7k 1.2× 1.4k 1.7× 293 0.4× 159 0.4× 418 1.0× 47 3.2k
Jan Mertens Belgium 28 413 0.3× 397 0.5× 671 1.0× 436 1.0× 280 0.7× 76 2.8k
Mohsen Zarebanadkouki Germany 37 1.5k 1.0× 482 0.6× 2.2k 3.2× 150 0.3× 619 1.5× 87 3.7k
Bengt Nihlgård Sweden 23 449 0.3× 388 0.5× 494 0.7× 593 1.3× 365 0.9× 73 1.9k
Egbert Schwartz United States 40 2.4k 1.7× 2.9k 3.5× 979 1.5× 183 0.4× 324 0.8× 107 4.9k
Mark A. Poth United States 23 941 0.7× 916 1.1× 447 0.7× 252 0.6× 737 1.7× 35 2.6k
Sherman Wong Australia 27 488 0.3× 568 0.7× 1.2k 1.7× 353 0.8× 1.7k 4.0× 55 3.2k
Yuntao Hu United States 29 949 0.7× 619 0.8× 435 0.7× 107 0.2× 105 0.2× 72 3.3k
Luc Lambs France 24 382 0.3× 804 1.0× 242 0.4× 230 0.5× 433 1.0× 60 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhenfeng Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhenfeng Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenfeng Xu

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

All Works

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Yu, Dongli, George L. W. Perry, Adrian M. Paterson, et al.. (2025). Leaf Dry Matter Content Is Phylogenetically Conserved and Related to Environmental Conditions, Especially Wildfire Activity. Ecology Letters. 28(1). e70056–e70056. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhenfeng, et al.. (2025). SLCAM: a lightweight spatial location channel attention module for image classification. Expert Systems with Applications. 287. 128100–128100.
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Wang, Lixia, Huichao Li, Yang Liu, et al.. (2025). Forest conversion and root trenching reshape microbial functions regulating root litter decomposition and soil carbon dynamics. Applied Soil Ecology. 211. 106153–106153. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Jingru, Rui Yin, Zhenfeng Xu, et al.. (2024). Tree species-mediated soil properties shape soil fauna community structure more strongly in the soil layer: Evidence from a common garden experiment. Applied Soil Ecology. 203. 105640–105640. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Li, Chengming You, Han Li, et al.. (2024). Changes in soil microbial community and function across stand age of Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis plantations in subtropical China. Applied Soil Ecology. 203. 105645–105645. 11 indexed citations
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Cui, Xinglei, Congde Huang, Shuting Li, et al.. (2023). Climatic conditions affect shoot flammability by influencing flammability‐related functional traits in nonfire‐prone habitats. New Phytologist. 240(1). 105–113. 6 indexed citations
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You, Chengming, Jihong Li, Kaijun Yang, et al.. (2023). Variations and patterns of C and N stoichiometry in the first five root branch orders across 218 woody plant species. New Phytologist. 238(5). 1838–1848. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Li, Jingru Liu, Rui Yin, et al.. (2023). Soil fauna accelerated litter C and N release by improving litter quality across an elevational gradient. Ecological Processes. 12(1). 8 indexed citations
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You, Chengming, Rui Yin, Zhenfeng Xu, et al.. (2023). Forest Gaps Slow the Humification Process of Fir (Abies faxoniana Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Twig Litter during Eight Years of Decomposition in an Alpine Forest. Forests. 14(5). 868–868. 4 indexed citations
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You, Chengming, Li Zhang, Yu Li, et al.. (2023). Soil Microbial Biomass and Community Composition across a Chronosequence of Chinese Cedar Plantations. Forests. 14(3). 470–470. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Lifeng, Yamei Chen, Jian Zhang, et al.. (2021). Temporal dynamics of mixed litter humification in an alpine treeline ecotone. The Science of The Total Environment. 803. 150122–150122. 10 indexed citations
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Lan, Liying, Li Zhang, Jian Zhang, et al.. (2020). Naphthalene exerts non-target effects on the abundance of active fungi by stimulating basidiomycete abundance. Journal of Mountain Science. 17(8). 2001–2010. 5 indexed citations
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Shi, Jian, Lianghua Chen, Jian Zhang, et al.. (2020). Physiological and biomass partitioning shifts to water stress under distinct soil types in Populus deltoides saplings. Journal of Plant Ecology. 13(5). 545–553. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Li, Kaijun Yang, Zhijie Li, et al.. (2020). Short-term effects of snow cover manipulation on soil bacterial diversity and community composition. The Science of The Total Environment. 741. 140454–140454. 20 indexed citations
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Wu, Fuzhong, Bo Tan, Zhenfeng Xu, et al.. (2019). Interception of sulfate deposition from a closed canopy to a forest gap edge canopy in a subalpine dragon spruce plantation. Journal of Mountain Science. 16(12). 2856–2866. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Kaijun, Zhijie Li, Martin Schädler, et al.. (2017). Effects of forest conversion on soil microbial communities depend on soil layer on the eastern Tibetan Plateau of China. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0186053–e0186053. 20 indexed citations
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Xiong, Li, et al.. (2014). [Effects of snow pack on soil nitrogen transformation enzyme activities in a subalpine Abies faxioniana forest of western Sichuan, China].. PubMed. 25(5). 1293–9. 6 indexed citations
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Tan, Bo, et al.. (2013). [Population structure of soil arthropod in different age Pinus massoniana plantations].. PubMed. 24(4). 1118–24. 2 indexed citations
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