| A global analysis of soil microbial biomass carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in terrestrial ecosystems X Xu, PE Thornton, WM Post Global Ecology and Biogeography 22 (6), 737-749, 2013 | 1274 | 2013 |
| Two-decade reconstruction of algal blooms in China’s Lake Taihu H Duan, R Ma, X Xu, F Kong, S Zhang, W Kong, J Hao, L Shang Environmental science & technology 43 (10), 3522-3528, 2009 | 589 | 2009 |
| Toward more realistic projections of soil carbon dynamics by Earth system models Y Luo, A Ahlström, SD Allison, NH Batjes, V Brovkin, N Carvalhais, ... Global Biogeochemical Cycles 30 (1), 40-56, 2016 | 524 | 2016 |
| Microbes drive global soil nitrogen mineralization and availability Z Li, D Tian, B Wang, J Wang, S Wang, HYH Chen, X Xu, C Wang, N He, ... Global Change Biology 25 (3), 1078-1088, 2019 | 455 | 2019 |
| Model estimates of net primary productivity, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency in the terrestrial ecosystems of the southern United States during 1895-2007 H Tian, G Chen, M Liu, C Zhang, G Sun, C Lu, X Xu, W Ren, S Pan, ... Forest Ecology and Management 259 (7), 1311-1327, 2010 | 433 | 2010 |
| Large loss of CO 2 in winter observed across the northern permafrost region SM Natali, JD Watts, BM Rogers, S Potter, SM Ludwig, AK Selbmann, ... Nature Climate Change 9 (11), 852-857, 2019 | 424 | 2019 |
| Explicitly representing soil microbial processes in Earth system models WR Wieder, SD Allison, EA Davidson, K Georgiou, O Hararuk, Y He, ... Global Biogeochemical Cycles 29 (10), 1782-1800, 2015 | 386 | 2015 |
| Plant functional types in Earth system models: past experiences and future directions for application of dynamic vegetation models in high-latitude ecosystems SD Wullschleger, HE Epstein, EO Box, ES Euskirchen, S Goswami, ... Annals of botany 114 (1), 1-16, 2014 | 348 | 2014 |
| China's terrestrial carbon balance: contributions from multiple global change factors H Tian, JM Melillo, C Lu, DW Kicklighter, M Liu, W Ren, X Xu, G Chen, ... Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 2011 | 330 | 2011 |
| Global methane and nitrous oxide emissions from terrestrial ecosystems due to multiple environmental changes H Tian, G Chen, C Lu, X Xu, W Ren, B Zhang, K Banger, B Tao, S Pan, ... Ecosystem Health and Sustainability 1 (1), 1-20, 2015 | 320 | 2015 |
| Ecosystem–atmosphere exchange of CH4 and N2O and ecosystem respiration in wetlands in the Sanjiang Plain, Northeastern China C SONG, X XU, H TIAN, Y WANG Global change biology 15 (3), 692-705, 2009 | 283 | 2009 |
| Extension of the growing season due to delayed autumn over mid and high latitudes in North America during 1982–2006 W Zhu, H Tian, X Xu, Y Pan, G Chen, W Lin Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2012 | 280 | 2012 |
| The Millennial model: in search of measurable pools and transformations for modeling soil carbon in the new century R Abramoff, X Xu, M Hartman, S O’Brien, W Feng, E Davidson, A Finzi, ... Biogeochemistry, 1-21, 2018 | 266 | 2018 |
| Substrate and environmental controls on microbial assimilation of soil organic carbon: a framework for Earth system models X Xu, JP Schimel, PE Thornton, X Song, F Yuan, S Goswami Ecology Letters 17 (5), 547-555, 2014 | 253 | 2014 |
| Spatial and temporal patterns of CH4 and N2O fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems of North America during 1979–2008: application of a global biogeochemistry model H Tian, X Xu, M Liu, W Ren, C Zhang, G Chen, C Lu Biogeosciences 7 (9), 2673-2694, 2010 | 225 | 2010 |
| Net exchanges of CO2, CH4, and N2O between China's terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere and their contributions to global climate warming H Tian, X Xu, C Lu, M Liu, W Ren, G Chen, J Melillo, J Liu Journal of Geophysical Research 116 (G2), G02011, 2011 | 222 | 2011 |
| Impacts of urbanization on carbon balance in terrestrial ecosystems of the Southern United States C Zhang, H Tian, G Chen, A Chappelka, X Xu, W Ren, D Hui, M Liu, C Lu, ... Environmental Pollution 164, 89-101, 2012 | 217 | 2012 |
| Eutrophic Lake Taihu as a significant CO2 source during 2000–2015 Q Xiao, X Xu, H Duan, T Qi, B Qin, X Lee, Z Hu, W Wang, W Xiao, ... Water Research 170, 115331, 2020 | 200 | 2020 |
| Century-Scale Responses of Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Flux to Multiple Environmental Changes in the Southern United States H Tian, G Chen, C Zhang, M Liu, G Sun, A Chappelka, W Ren, X Xu, C Lu, ... Ecosystems, 1-21, 2012 | 185 | 2012 |
| Reviews and syntheses: Four decades of modeling methane cycling in terrestrial ecosystems X Xu, F Yuan, PJ Hanson, SD Wullschleger, P Thornton, WJ Riley, X Song, ... Biogeosciences 13, 3735-3755, 2016 | 182 | 2016 |
Hanqin TianDirector and Professor, Center for Earth System Sci. & Global Sustainability (CES3), Boston CollegeVerified email at bc.edu
