Zhongwu Li

11.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
196 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Zhongwu Li is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongwu Li has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Soil Science, 91 papers in Ecology and 42 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Zhongwu Li's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (77 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (45 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (33 papers). Zhongwu Li is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (77 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (45 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (33 papers). Zhongwu Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Saudi Arabia. Zhongwu Li's co-authors include Guangming Zeng, Xiaodong Nie, Mei Huang, Bin Huang, Ninglin Luo, Haibing Xiao, Yunguo Liu, Jinquan Huang, Xiaofei Tan and Shaobo Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Zhongwu Li

193 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Biochar to improve soil fertility. A review

2016 809 citations Zhongwu Li, Guangming Zeng et al. profile →
Advantages and disadvantages of terracing: A comprehensive review

2021 145 citations Yaojun Liu, Xiaodong Nie et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhongwu Li China	53	3.0k	2.0k	1.9k	1.8k	1.2k	196	8.9k
Marco Keiluweit United States	31	3.3k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	563 0.5×	59	9.0k
Peter Nico United States	38	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	687 0.6×	123	8.7k
Caroline A. Masiello United States	44	5.0k 1.6×	2.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	1.8k 1.6×	108	12.9k
Saran Sohi United Kingdom	46	4.9k 1.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	679 0.6×	87	10.3k
Wenli Chen China	49	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	455 0.4×	305	8.4k
William C. Hockaday United States	30	3.5k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	640 0.4×	878 0.7×	67	7.5k
Ronald J. Smernik Australia	49	4.1k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	859 0.5×	795 0.7×	175	10.2k
David A. Laird United States	58	5.8k 1.9×	1.2k 0.6×	2.7k 1.4×	1.9k 1.0×	588 0.5×	156	15.7k
Wei Ouyang China	50	1.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	3.0k 1.6×	3.3k 1.8×	1.4k 1.2×	294	9.5k
Lianqing Li China	60	6.9k 2.3×	2.3k 1.2×	3.3k 1.7×	991 0.5×	710 0.6×	318	13.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhongwu Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhongwu Li

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Liang, Weizheng, Zhenpeng Zhu, Peng Wang, et al.. (2025). Cutaneous Pigment Cell Distributions and Skin Structure of Xenopus. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 38(3). e70022–e70022.

Li, Wenqing, et al.. (2024). Impacts of rice terrace abandonment on soil ecosystem multifunctionality: Insights into reduced microbial diversity and exacerbated nitrogen limitation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 437. 140731–140731. 7 indexed citations

Li, Wenqing, et al.. (2024). Leguminous cover orchard improves soil quality, nutrient preservation capacity, and aggregate stoichiometric balance: A 22-year homogeneous experimental site. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 363. 108876–108876. 20 indexed citations

Nie, Xiaodong, et al.. (2024). Suspended sediment-discharge hysteresis characteristics and controlling factors in a small watershed of southern China. CATENA. 243. 108198–108198. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Shilan, et al.. (2024). Coupled effects of human activities and river–Lake interactions evolution alter sources and fate of sedimentary organic carbon in a typical river–Lake system. Water Research. 255. 121509–121509. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Yaojun, et al.. (2024). Regulation mechanism of stolon and erect grass on surface–subsurface flow coupled erosion. Journal of Hydrology. 650. 132499–132499. 2 indexed citations

Li, Wenqing, Yaojun Liu, Han Zheng, et al.. (2023). Complex vegetation patterns improve soil nutrients and maintain stoichiometric balance of terrace wall aggregates over long periods of vegetation recovery. CATENA. 227. 107141–107141. 16 indexed citations

Liu, Yaojun, et al.. (2023). Effects of rainfall pattern and soil surface roughness on surface–subsurface hydrological response and particle size distribution of red soil slope. CATENA. 232. 107422–107422. 10 indexed citations

Jin, Changsheng, Zhongwu Li, Mei Huang, et al.. (2023). Binding of Cd(II) to birnessite and fulvic acid organo-mineral composites and controls on Cd(II) availability. Chemosphere. 329. 138624–138624. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Zhongwu, et al.. (2023). Anthropogenic activities control the source dynamics of sediment organic carbon in the lower reach of an inland river. Water Research. 233. 119779–119779. 16 indexed citations

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Hu, Bill X., et al.. (2021). Linking recent changes in sediment yields and aggregate-associated organic matter sources from a typical catchment of the Loess Plateau, China. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 321. 107606–107606. 7 indexed citations

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Huang, Mei, Zhongwu Li, Jiajun Wen, et al.. (2020). Molecular insights into the effects of pyrolysis temperature on composition and copper binding properties of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 410. 124537–124537. 54 indexed citations

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Chen, Ming, Mengxi Zhu, Yi Zhu, et al.. (2019). Collision of emerging and traditional methods for antibiotics removal: Taking constructed wetlands and nanotechnology as an example. NanoImpact. 15. 100175–100175. 36 indexed citations

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Chen, Ming, Yan Sun, Jie Liang, et al.. (2019). Understanding the influence of carbon nanomaterials on microbial communities. Environment International. 126. 690–698. 94 indexed citations

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Wen, Jiajun, Zhongwu Li, Ninglin Luo, et al.. (2019). Binding characteristics of cadmium and zinc onto soil organic matter in different water managements and rhizosphere environments. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 184. 109633–109633. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiwei, Zhiwei Li, Zhongwu Li, et al.. (2019). Response of organic carbon in drainage ditch water to rainfall events in Zoige Basin in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Journal of Hydrology. 579. 124187–124187. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Zhongwu, Bin Huang, Ninglin Luo, et al.. (2018). Remediation of multiple heavy metal-contaminated soil through the combination of soil washing and in situ immobilization. The Science of The Total Environment. 635. 92–99. 221 indexed citations

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Huang, Mei, Zhongwu Li, Ninglin Luo, et al.. (2018). Application potential of biochar in environment: Insight from degradation of biochar-derived DOM and complexation of DOM with heavy metals. The Science of The Total Environment. 646. 220–228. 241 indexed citations

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Nie, Xiaodong, Zhongwu Li, Jinquan Huang, et al.. (2014). Soil Organic Carbon Loss and Selective Transportation under Field Simulated Rainfall Events. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e105927–e105927. 48 indexed citations

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Shen, Sheng, Guangming Zeng, Jie Liang, et al.. (2014). Markov Chain Monte Carlo Approach for Parameter Uncertainty Quantification and Its Impact on Groundwater Mass Transport Modeling: Influence of Prior Distribution. Environmental Engineering Science. 31(9). 487–495. 4 indexed citations

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