Zhenling Cui

23.9k citations

245 papers · 16.0k · 6 hit papers · h-index 61

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.02%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
Agronomy and Crop Science top 0.05%
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility

Papers in

Plant Science 114
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism 60
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement 34
Soil Science 112
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 97

Co-authors: Fusuo Zhang (101 shared papers)Xinping Chen (73 shared papers)Xuejun Liu (11 shared papers)Peter Christie (3 shared papers)Qingfeng Meng (24 shared papers)Shanchao Yue (22 shared papers)Peter M. Vitousek (4 shared papers)Xiaotang Ju (4 shared papers)
Journals: Field Crops Research (22 papers)Agronomy Journal (19 papers)Nature Food (10 papers)PLoS ONE (9 papers)The Science of The Total Environment (8 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Zhenling Cui

240 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Zhenling Cui's Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Soil organic carbon thresholds control fertilizer effects on carbon accrual in croplands worldwide 2025 · 48 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 Nature Communications
2024 Nature Communications
2016 Nature
2013 Nature
2011 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2009 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Xiaotang Ju, Guangxi Xing, Xinping Chen, Shaolin Zhang, Lijuan Zhang, Xuejun Liu, Zhenling Cui, Bin Yin, Peter Christie, Zhaoliang Zhu, Fusuo Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2009	2220
2	Enhanced nitrogen deposition over China Nature ·Xuejun Liu, Ying Zhang, Wenxuan Han, Aohan Tang, Jianlin Shen, Zhenling Cui, Peter M. Vitousek, Jan Willem Erisman, K. W. T. Goulding, Peter Christie, Andreas Fangmeier, Fusuo Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2013	2172
3	Integrated soil–crop system management for food security Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Xinping Chen, Zhenling Cui, Peter M. Vitousek, Kenneth G. Cassman, Pamela A. Matson, Jinshun Bai, Qingfeng Meng, Peng Hou, Shanchao Yue, Volker Römheld, Fusuo Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2011	639
4	Closing yield gaps in China by empowering smallholder farmers Nature ·Weifeng Zhang, (unknown), Xiaolin Li, Hongyan Zhang, Chong Wang, (unknown), Xinping Chen, Zhenling Cui, Jianbo Shen, Rongfeng Jiang, Guohua Mi, Yuxin Miao, Fusuo Zhang, Zhengxia Dou Hit paper breakdown →	2016	474
5	Integrated Soil-Crop System Management: Reducing Environmental Risk while Increasing Crop Productivity and Improving Nutrient Use Efficiency in China Journal of Environmental Quality ·Fusuo Zhang, Zhenling Cui, Mingsheng Fan, Weifeng Zhang, Xinping Chen, Rongfeng Jiang	2011	313
6	Integrated soil and plant phosphorus management for crop and environment in China. A review Plant and Soil ·H. Li, G Huang, Qingfeng Meng, Lin Ma, Lixing Yuan, F. Wang, wenxiang zhang, Zhenling Cui, Jianbo Shen, Xingyu Chen, Rongfeng Jiang, F. Zhang	2011	265
7	Understanding production potentials and yield gaps in intensive maize production in China Field Crops Research ·Qingfeng Meng, Peng Hou, Liang Wu, Xinping Chen, Zhenling Cui, Fusuo Zhang	2012	259
8	Current Nitrogen Management Status and Measures to Improve the Intensive Wheat–Maize System in China AMBIO ·Zhenling Cui, Xinping Chen, Fusuo Zhang	2010	256
9	On-farm evaluation of an in-season nitrogen management strategy based on soil Nmin test Field Crops Research ·Zhenling Cui, Fusuo Zhang, Xinping Chen, Yuxin Miao, Junliang Li, Liwei Shi, Jiufei Xu, Youliang Ye, Chunsheng Liu, Zhiping Yang, Qiang Zhang, Shaomin Huang, Dejun Bao	2007	225
10	Air quality, nitrogen use efficiency and food security in China are improved by cost-effective agricultural nitrogen management Nature Food ·Yixin Guo, Youfan Chen, Timothy D. Searchinger, Mi Zhou, Da Pan, Junnan Yang, Liang Wu, Zhenling Cui, Weifeng Zhang, Fusuo Zhang, Lin Ma, Yele Sun, Mark A. Zondlo, Lin Zhang, Denise L. Mauzerall	2020	219
11	Closing the N-Use Efficiency Gap to Achieve Food and Environmental Security Environmental Science & Technology ·Zhenling Cui, Guiliang Wang, Shanchao Yue, Liang Wu, Weifeng Zhang, Fusuo Zhang, Xinping Chen	2014	187
12	Estimating soil nitrate leaching of nitrogen fertilizer from global meta-analysis The Science of The Total Environment ·Yingcheng Wang, (unknown), Yulong Yin, Huifang Zheng, Zhenling Cui	2018	184
13	In-season nitrogen management strategy for winter wheat: Maximizing yields, minimizing environmental impact in an over-fertilization context Field Crops Research ·Zhenling Cui, Fusuo Zhang, Xinping Chen, Zhengxia Dou, Junliang Li	2010	174
14	Genome-Resolved Metagenomics Reveals Distinct Phosphorus Acquisition Strategies between Soil Microbiomes mSystems ·Xingjie Wu, Christopher Rensing, Dongfei Han, Ke‐Qing Xiao, Yuexiu Dai, Zhi‐Xi Tang, Werner Liesack, Jingjing Peng, Zhenling Cui, Fusuo Zhang	2022	169
15	Grain yields in relation to N requirement: Optimizing nitrogen management for spring maize grown in China Field Crops Research ·Peng Hou, Qiang Gao, Ruizhi Xie, Shaokun Li, Qingfeng Meng, Ernest A. Kirkby, Volker Römheld, Torsten Müller, Fusuo Zhang, Zhenling Cui, Xinping Chen	2012	165
16	Closing the yield gap could reduce projected greenhouse gas emissions: a case study of maize production inChina Global Change Biology ·Zhenling Cui, Shanchao Yue, Guiliang Wang, Qingfeng Meng, Liang Wu, Zhiping Yang, Qiang Zhang, Shiqing Li, Fusuo Zhang, Xinping Chen	2013	161
17	Improving yield and nitrogen use efficiency through alternative fertilization options for rice in China: A meta-analysis Field Crops Research ·Wencheng Ding, Xinpeng Xu, Ping He, Sami Ullah, Jia-Jia Zhang, Zhenling Cui, Wei Zhou	2018	157
18	Alternative cropping systems for sustainable water and nitrogen use in the North China Plain Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Qingfeng Meng, Qinping Sun, Xinping Chen, Zhenling Cui, Shanchao Yue, Fusuo Zhang, Volker Römheld	2011	156
19	On‐Farm Evaluation of the Improved Soil N_min–based Nitrogen Management for Summer Maize in North China Plain Agronomy Journal ·Zhenling Cui, Xinping Chen, Yuxin Miao, Fusuo Zhang, Qinping Sun, Jackie L. Schroder, Hailin Zhang, Junliang Li, Liwei Shi, Jiufei Xu, Youliang Ye, Chunsheng Liu, Zhiping Yang, Qiang Zhang, Shaomin Huang, Dejun Bao	2008	152
20	Optimization of China’s maize and soy production can ensure feed sufficiency at lower nitrogen and carbon footprints Nature Food ·Zitong Liu, (unknown), Mingyou Chen, Jie Bai, Yanfang Xue, Yulong Yin, William D. Batchelor, Yi Yang, Zhaohai Bai, Mingxi Du, Yixin Guo, Qingsong Zhang, Zhenling Cui, Fusuo Zhang, Zhengxia Dou	2021	145

About Zhenling Cui

Zhenling Cui is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology, having authored 245 papers that have together received 16.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (97 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (73 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (60 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (38 papers), Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (34 papers), Phosphorus and nutrient management (22 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (21 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (7.4k citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (4.0k citations), Environmental Chemistry (2.7k citations), Plant Science (7.5k citations) and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (1.2k citations). Zhenling Cui has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Fusuo Zhang, Xinping Chen, Xuejun Liu, Peter Christie, Qingfeng Meng, Shanchao Yue, Peter M. Vitousek, Xiaotang Ju, Xinping Chen and Bin Yin. Their work appears in journals such as Field Crops Research, Agronomy Journal, Nature Food, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

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