Zhihong Xu

26.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
612 papers, 20.3k citations indexed

About

Zhihong Xu is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhihong Xu has authored 612 papers receiving a total of 20.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 232 papers in Soil Science, 213 papers in Plant Science and 142 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhihong Xu's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (217 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (81 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (71 papers). Zhihong Xu is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (217 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (81 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (71 papers). Zhihong Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Zhihong Xu's co-authors include Chengrong Chen, Shahla Hosseini Bai, Timothy J. Blumfield, Kang Chong, Hong‐Wei Xue, Yunyuan Xu, P. G. Saffigna, Rongxiao Che, Cheng‐Yuan Xu and Ji‐Zheng He and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhihong Xu

591 papers receiving 19.8k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis

2016 526 citations Thi Thu Nhan Nguyen, Cheng‐Yuan Xu et al. Geoderma profile →
Effects of biochar application on soil greenhouse gas fluxes: a meta‐analysis

2016 316 citations Xuhui Zhou, Zhihong Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhihong Xu China	73	8.0k	7.6k	4.4k	4.4k	2.6k	612	20.3k
Matthew D. Wallenstein United States	58	4.5k 0.6×	11.6k 1.5×	2.4k 0.5×	9.6k 2.2×	2.3k 0.9×	94	19.7k
Kate M. Scow United States	80	5.4k 0.7×	9.3k 1.2×	2.0k 0.5×	6.5k 1.5×	1.3k 0.5×	247	20.1k
Andreas Richter Austria	83	8.1k 1.0×	12.3k 1.6×	3.9k 0.9×	12.3k 2.8×	3.7k 1.4×	289	27.8k
Ellen Kandeler Germany	77	7.0k 0.9×	12.2k 1.6×	1.8k 0.4×	7.3k 1.7×	1.6k 0.6×	302	22.1k
P. Nannipieri Italy	62	5.7k 0.7×	9.9k 1.3×	2.1k 0.5×	5.7k 1.3×	1000 0.4×	190	18.4k
Petra Marschner Australia	65	9.0k 1.1×	8.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.3×	3.6k 0.8×	790 0.3×	282	17.6k
Brajesh K. Singh Australia	80	12.5k 1.6×	8.6k 1.1×	5.8k 1.3×	10.3k 2.4×	1.8k 0.7×	355	29.8k
Bo Li China	74	5.6k 0.7×	4.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	9.3k 2.1×	4.7k 1.8×	823	23.9k
Heinz Rennenberg Germany	83	15.3k 1.9×	4.3k 0.6×	5.3k 1.2×	3.3k 0.8×	6.7k 2.5×	566	24.7k
Nick Ostle United Kingdom	60	4.6k 0.6×	5.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.3×	7.6k 1.7×	2.1k 0.8×	175	14.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhihong Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhihong Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhihong Xu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Di, Hailong Dong, Xiaopeng Wu, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics approach reveals differences in aroma and metabolic characteristics of two types of jackfruits. Food Chemistry X. 29. 102806–102806. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Zhihong, Shaoqing Zhang, Huimei Wang, et al.. (2025). Farmland Afforestation by Poplar Shelterbelts Increased Soil Inorganic Carbon but Showed Ambiguous Effects on Soil Organic Carbon as Revealed by Carbon Isotopic Composition: Inter-Fraction and Inter-Site Differences in Northern China. Forests. 16(2). 328–328.

Xu, Zhihong, Lingli Wang, Yarui Li, et al.. (2025). Seasonal Variability and Pathogenicity of Kiwifruit Bacterial Canker Pathogens in Sichuan Province, China. Pathogens. 14(2). 191–191. 2 indexed citations

Meng, Ruifan, et al.. (2025). Comparative study on the fractional rheology-informed neural networks for the time-dependent mechanical behavior of polymer solutions. Physics of Fluids. 37(2). 1 indexed citations

Li, Tong, Ranjay K. Singh, Lizhen Cui, et al.. (2024). Beyond grassland degradation: Pathways to resilience for pastoralist households in alpine grassland ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management. 368. 121992–121992. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yuyun, Yuan Chang, Suhwan Chang, et al.. (2024). Metabolomics analysis of advancing humification mechanism in secondary fermentation of composting by fungal bioaugmentation. The Science of The Total Environment. 933. 173267–173267. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Zhihong, Xisheng Weng, Shasha Wang, et al.. (2024). Highly sensitive aggregation-induced electrochemiluminescence sensor for cadmium detection in Ganoderma lucidum. Food Chemistry. 470. 142661–142661. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Yong, et al.. (2024). Surface Modification of Polyurethane Sponge with Zeolite and Zero-Valent Iron Promotes Short-Cut Nitrification. Polymers. 16(11). 1506–1506. 6 indexed citations

Li, Tong, Lizhen Cui, Yu Wu, et al.. (2024). Soil Organic Carbon Estimation via Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques: Global Topic Modeling and Research Trend Exploration. Remote Sensing. 16(17). 3168–3168. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Sheng, et al.. (2023). Sporopollenin exine capsules with polypeptide multilayer films promoting cell adhesion. Chemical Engineering Journal. 475. 145607–145607. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Qiannan, et al.. (2023). Induced resistance to rice sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) by β-amino-butyric acid conjugate of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 194. 105502–105502. 13 indexed citations

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Yu, Wenjuan, Jianxiang Wu, Zhihong Xu, et al.. (2023). Resistance to Planthoppers and Southern Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus in Rice Germplasms. Plant Disease. 108(8). 2321–2329. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Tong, Lizhen Cui, Xiufang Song, et al.. (2022). Wood decay fungi: an analysis of worldwide research. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 22(6). 1688–1702. 36 indexed citations

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Kong, Wei, Shutang Tan, Qing Zhao, et al.. (2021). mRNA surveillance complex PELOTA–HBS1 regulates phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase1 and plant growth. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 186(4). 2003–2020. 10 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yafeng, Wenqian Chen, Guilan Li, et al.. (2021). Auxin guides germ-cell specification in Arabidopsis anthers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(22). 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Fang, et al.. (2018). Assessing soil extracellular DNA decomposition dynamics through plasmid amendment coupled with real-time PCR. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 19(1). 91–96. 9 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Thi Thu Nhan, Cheng‐Yuan Xu, Iman Tahmasbian, et al.. (2016). Effects of biochar on soil available inorganic nitrogen: A review and meta-analysis. Geoderma. 288. 79–96. 526 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Cheng‐Ran, Cui Liu, Yilan Wang, et al.. (2005). Histone acetylation affects expression of cellular patterning genes in the Arabidopsis root epidermis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(40). 14469–14474. 128 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhihong, et al.. (2002). Effects of nitrogen fertilisation and weed control on nutrition and growth of a four-year old Araucaria cunninghamii plantation in subtropical Australia. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE. 14(2). 213–222. 12 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhihong. (2002). Revision of the genus Microterys Thomson (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) of China. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 76. 211–270. 4 indexed citations

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