Zhihua Shi

11.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
261 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Zhihua Shi is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhihua Shi has authored 261 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Soil Science, 87 papers in Ecology and 83 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Zhihua Shi's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (124 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (67 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (59 papers). Zhihua Shi is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (124 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (67 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (59 papers). Zhihua Shi collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhihua Shi's co-authors include Nufang Fang, Gao‐Lin Wu, Ling Wang, Lei Ai, Chongfa Cai, Yü Liu, Cai Chongfa, Md. Rejaur Rahman, Xudong Huang and Tianwei Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Zhihua Shi

241 papers receiving 8.6k 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.

Soil erosion processes and sediment sorting associated with transport mechanisms on steep slopes

2012 341 citations Zhihua Shi, Nufang Fang et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhihua Shi China	52	4.9k	3.0k	2.9k	1.8k	1.3k	261	8.8k
Baoyuan Liu China	43	4.1k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	148	6.8k
Cristiano Ballabio Italy	41	5.9k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	1.9k 1.4×	74	9.8k
John Quinton United Kingdom	50	6.8k 1.4×	3.8k 1.3×	3.2k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	185	10.1k
Emanuele Lugato Italy	47	7.8k 1.6×	3.7k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	93	11.8k
Christian Valentin France	46	5.5k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	152	8.2k
Vincent Chaplot France	49	3.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	125	6.3k
Jesús Rodrigo‐Comino Spain	48	3.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	251	7.3k
Yves Le Bissonnais France	57	8.4k 1.7×	3.8k 1.3×	2.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	136	10.8k
Colin R. Thorne United Kingdom	49	4.3k 0.9×	6.0k 2.0×	2.8k 1.0×	3.0k 1.7×	1.5k 1.2×	176	9.6k
Pasquale Borrelli Italy	48	9.0k 1.8×	4.4k 1.5×	4.0k 1.4×	3.0k 1.7×	1.9k 1.5×	133	12.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhihua Shi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhihua Shi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhihua Shi

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Fang, Nufang, et al.. (2025). Machine learning-assisted check dam planning on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Journal of Hydrology. 656. 133015–133015.

She, Dongli, et al.. (2025). Hydrological connectivity influences soil erosion and SOC loss on vegetation restoration slopes. Soil and Tillage Research. 257. 106991–106991.

Liu, Yifan, et al.. (2024). Artificially cultivated grasslands decrease the activation of soil detachment and soil erodibility on the alpine degraded hillslopes. Soil and Tillage Research. 243. 106176–106176. 4 indexed citations

Cai, Zhiwen, Baodong Xu, Qiangyi Yu, et al.. (2024). A cost-effective and robust mapping method for diverse crop types using weakly supervised semantic segmentation with sparse point samples. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 218. 260–276. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhewei, Qi Wang, Wenjie Jin, et al.. (2024). Estimating rice leaf area index at multiple growth stages with Sentinel-2 data: An evaluation of different retrieval algorithms. European Journal of Agronomy. 161. 127362–127362. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Yuchen, et al.. (2024). LncRNA NONHSAT227443.1 Confers Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Chemotherapy Resistance by Activating PI3K/AKT Signaling via Targeting MRTFB. Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment. 23. 2234016257–2234016257. 1 indexed citations

Fang, Nufang, et al.. (2024). Hydrological Dynamics in Response to Vegetation Restoration in a Typical Wind–Water Erosion Crisscross Catchment. Hydrological Processes. 38(11).

Liu, Junhong, et al.. (2024). Correlation Between the Number of Pathological Risk Factors and Postoperative Prognosis in Patients with Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 31(13). 9310–9320. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Bing, et al.. (2023). Variable response of particles and inorganic carbon of two different soils during splash erosion. CATENA. 224. 106958–106958. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanbo, Shuxia Yu, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2023). Soil conservation of sloping farmland in China: History, present, and future. Earth-Science Reviews. 249. 104655–104655. 43 indexed citations

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Wang, Ling, Baodong Xu, Jinsong Zhao, et al.. (2023). Socioecological Predicament on Global Steeply Sloped Cropland. Earth s Future. 11(3). 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Jingyu, et al.. (2023). Factors affecting phase change in coupling coordination between population, crop yield, and soil erosion in China’s 281 cities. Land Use Policy. 132. 106761–106761. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Dan, et al.. (2023). Accuracy verification of optical fingerprinting methods in sediment tracing study. Hydrological Processes. 37(4). 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Jian, et al.. (2023). Cross-timescale interaction of nonstationary hydrological responses in subtropical mountainous watersheds. Journal of Hydrology. 625. 130167–130167. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuan, Yujie Zhang, Xiaofeng Chen, et al.. (2021). Weedy rice de‐domesticated from cultivated rice has evolved strong resistance to seed ageing. Weed Research. 61(5). 396–405. 2 indexed citations

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Shi, Zhihua, et al.. (2018). Soil Erosion: From Comprehensive Control to Ecological Regulation. Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version). 33(2). 198–205. 14 indexed citations

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Wei, Yin, et al.. (2015). The potential risk evaluation of farmland soil from new submerged area in Danjiangkou reservoir.. China Environmental Science. 35(1). 157–164. 4 indexed citations

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Shi, Zhihua. (2010). Characteristics of interflow in purple soil of hillslope. Advances in Water Science. 3 indexed citations

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Shi, Zhihua. (2002). Research on nitrogen and phosphorus load of agricultural non-point sources in middle and lower reaches of Hanjiang River besed on GIS. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae. 3 indexed citations

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Shi, Zhihua, et al.. (1993). COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GEOGRAPHIC/HOST POPULATIONS OF TRICHOGRAMMA DENDROLIMI[HYM.: TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE] IN CHINA III. RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY. Journal of Biological Control. 9(3). 97–101. 3 indexed citations

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