Zhongke Bai

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Zhongke Bai is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongke Bai has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 35 papers in Ecology and 27 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Zhongke Bai's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (32 papers), Mining and Resource Management (21 papers) and Coal and Its By-products (18 papers). Zhongke Bai is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (32 papers), Mining and Resource Management (21 papers) and Coal and Its By-products (18 papers). Zhongke Bai collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Poland. Zhongke Bai's co-authors include Jin Man Wang, Wei Zhou, Yingui Cao, Xiaoyang Liu, Yu Feng, Ling Zhang, Lucy Reading, Chunjuan Lv, Zhongqiu Zhao and Zhongqiu Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Zhongke Bai

106 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of surface coal mining and land reclamation on ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2019 2015 100 200 300
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.

  1. Effects of surface coal mining and land reclamation on soil properties: A review
    2019 338 citations Yu Feng, Jin Man Wang et al. profile →
  2. Effects of vegetation on runoff and soil erosion on reclaimed land in an opencast coal-mine dump in a loess area
    2015 293 citations Jin Man Wang, Zhongke Bai et al. CATENA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhongke Bai China 35 1.1k 1.1k 968 561 503 108 3.8k
Yang Yu China 34 917 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 686 1.2× 357 0.7× 187 4.1k
Reinhard F. Hüttl Germany 38 1.1k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 417 0.7× 275 0.5× 200 4.6k
Mehdi Homaee Iran 40 964 0.8× 1.7k 1.6× 540 0.6× 865 1.5× 317 0.6× 130 4.9k
Harald Sverdrup Sweden 40 1.1k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.9× 218 0.4× 189 6.8k
Subodh Kumar Maiti India 41 448 0.4× 1.0k 1.0× 809 0.8× 285 0.5× 271 0.5× 130 4.9k
Carl E. Zipper United States 30 534 0.5× 432 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 323 0.6× 171 0.3× 163 3.2k
Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes Portugal 36 1.4k 1.2× 885 0.8× 836 0.9× 1.2k 2.1× 386 0.8× 155 4.2k
Thomas Baumgartl Australia 25 462 0.4× 951 0.9× 343 0.4× 357 0.6× 261 0.5× 127 3.0k
Fernando António Leal Pacheco Portugal 45 1.4k 1.3× 968 0.9× 898 0.9× 1.6k 2.9× 441 0.9× 189 5.1k
Vassiliοs A. Tsihrintzis Greece 47 1.4k 1.2× 303 0.3× 859 0.9× 2.1k 3.7× 362 0.7× 190 6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhongke Bai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhongke Bai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhongke Bai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yuan, Yuan, et al.. (2025). Analysis of ecological network evolution in an ecological restoration area with the MSPA-MCR model: A case study from Ningwu County, China. Ecological Indicators. 170. 113067–113067. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Qingyu, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the effectiveness of the Shan-Shui Initiatives in China. Geography and sustainability. 6(4). 100271–100271. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Hao, et al.. (2024). Enhanced phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated soil using chelating agents and plant growth regulators: effect and mechanism. Royal Society Open Science. 11(9). 240672–240672. 4 indexed citations
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Yuan, Yuan, et al.. (2023). Identifying ecological strategic points based on multi-functional ecological networks: A case study of Changzhi City, China. Applied Geography. 157. 103002–103002. 15 indexed citations
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Bai, Zhongke, et al.. (2023). Synergistic effects aided the growth of black locust in reclaimed areas of semi-arid open-pit coal mines. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wenxiang, et al.. (2022). Deciphering the origin and controlling factors of mercury in reclaimed soils: a case study in Pingshuo opencast coalmine of China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(27). 40826–40838. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Lingling, Fan Wang, Shufei Wang, et al.. (2021). Analysis of differences in chemical properties of reconstructed soil under different proportions of topsoil substitute materials. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(24). 31230–31245. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhongqiu, et al.. (2019). Effects of mycorrhizae and water conditions on perennial ryegrass growth in rare earth tailings. RSC Advances. 9(19). 10881–10888. 12 indexed citations
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Bai, Zhongke, et al.. (2019). Dynamic Changes in Carbon Sequestration from Opencast Mining Activities and Land Reclamation in China’s Loess Plateau. Sustainability. 11(5). 1473–1473. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin Man, Qian Qin, & Zhongke Bai. (2018). Characterizing the effects of opencast coal-mining and land reclamation on soil macropore distribution characteristics using 3D CT scanning. CATENA. 171. 212–221. 40 indexed citations
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Bai, Zhongke, et al.. (2017). Influence of soil physical properties and vegetation coverage at different slope aspects in a reclaimed dump. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(30). 23953–23965. 35 indexed citations
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Guo, Donggang, et al.. (2017). Investigating the population structure and spatial pattern of restored forests in an opencast coal mine, China. Environmental Earth Sciences. 76(20). 7 indexed citations
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Yuan, Ye, et al.. (2016). Reclamation patterns vary carbon sequestration by trees and soils in an opencast coal mine, China. CATENA. 147. 404–410. 27 indexed citations
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Bi, Rutian, et al.. (2007). [Spatiotemporal variation of land disturbance on large opencast coal mine area].. PubMed. 18(8). 1908–12. 3 indexed citations
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Bai, Zhongke, et al.. (1999). Ecosystem damage in a large opencast coal mine——Acasestudy on Pingshuo Surface Coal Mine, China. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 19(6). 870–875. 10 indexed citations

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