| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2009 | 2,071 |
| 2 | Phosphorus Dynamics: From Soil to Plant | Plant Physiology | 2011 | 1,127 |
| 3 | Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology | New Phytologist | 2015 | 805 |
| 4 | Diversity enhances agricultural productivity via rhizosphere phosphorus facilitation on phosphorus-deficient soils | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2007 | 708 |
| 5 | Nitrogen balance and groundwater nitrate contamination: Comparison among three intensive cropping systems on the North China Plain | Environmental Pollution | 2006 | 630 |
| 6 | Using competitive and facilitative interactions in intercropping systems enhances crop productivity and nutrient-use efficiency | Plant and Soil | 2003 | 493 |
| 7 | Improving crop productivity and resource use efficiency to ensure food security and environmental quality in China | Journal of Experimental Botany | 2012 | 465 |
| 8 | Plant diversity and overyielding: insights from belowground facilitation of intercropping in agriculture | New Phytologist | 2014 | 449 |
| 9 | Changes in the soil environment from excessive application of fertilizers and manures to two contrasting intensive cropping systems on the North China Plain | Environmental Pollution | 2007 | 361 |
| 10 | Health benefits of anthocyanins and molecular mechanisms: Update from recent decade | Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition | 2017 | 333 |
| 11 | Involvement of miR169 in the nitrogen‐starvation responses in Arabidopsis | New Phytologist | 2011 | 317 |
| 12 | Silicon effects on photosynthesis and antioxidant parameters of soybean seedlings under drought and ultraviolet-B radiation | Journal of Plant Physiology | 2010 | 282 |
| 13 | Long-term accumulation and transport of anthropogenic phosphorus in three river basins | Nature Geoscience | 2016 | 282 |
| 14 | Effect of Si on the distribution of Cd in rice seedlings | Plant and Soil | 2005 | 271 |
| 15 | Silicon Decreases Transpiration Rate and Conductance from Stomata of Maize Plants | Journal of Plant Nutrition | 2006 | 248 |
| 16 | Integrated soil and plant phosphorus management for crop and environment in China. A review | Plant and Soil | 2011 | 248 |
| 17 | Maximizing root/rhizosphere efficiency to improve crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency in intensive agriculture of China | Journal of Experimental Botany | 2013 | 245 |
| 18 | A microfluidic colorimetric biosensor for rapid detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 using gold nanoparticle aggregation and smart phone imaging | Biosensors and Bioelectronics | 2019 | 237 |
| 19 | The genome of cultivated sweet potato contains Agrobacterium T-DNAs with expressed genes: An example of a naturally transgenic food crop | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2015 | 236 |
| 20 | Drought effect on plant biomass allocation: A meta‐analysis | Ecology and Evolution | 2017 | 236 |
| 21 | Tradeoffs among root morphology, exudation and mycorrhizal symbioses for phosphorus‐acquisition strategies of 16 crop species | New Phytologist | 2019 | 235 |
| 22 | Effects of high hydrostatic pressure on enzymes, phenolic compounds, anthocyanins, polymeric color and color of strawberry pulps | Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture | 2011 | 211 |
| 23 | Resveratrol-induced gut microbiota reduces obesity in high-fat diet-fed mice | International Journal of Obesity | 2020 | 201 |
| 24 | Enhanced‐efficiency fertilizers are not a panacea for resolving the nitrogen problem | Global Change Biology | 2018 | 200 |
| 25 | Dramatic loss of inorganic carbon by nitrogen‐induced soil acidification in Chinese croplands | Global Change Biology | 2020 | 200 |
| 26 | Evaluation of acute and developmental effects of difenoconazole via multiple stage zebrafish assays | Environmental Pollution | 2013 | 195 |
| 27 | Influence of iron plaque on uptake and accumulation of Cd by rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings grown in soil | Science of the Total Environment | 2008 | 193 |
| 28 | Parameter Optimization and Field Validation of the Functional–Structural Model GREENLAB for Maize | Annals of Botany | 2006 | 177 |
| 29 | Systematic evaluation of antioxidant capacities of the ethanolic extract of different tissues of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) from China | Food and Chemical Toxicology | 2010 | 175 |
| 30 | A myo‐inositol‐1‐phosphate synthase gene, IbMIPS1, enhances salt and drought tolerance and stem nematode resistance in transgenic sweet potato | Plant Biotechnology Journal | 2016 | 175 |
| 31 | Sustainable Phosphorus Management and the Need for a Long-Term Perspective: The Legacy Hypothesis | Environmental Science & Technology | 2014 | 161 |
| 32 | Increased soil phosphorus availability induced by faba bean root exudation stimulates root growth and phosphorus uptake in neighbouring maize | New Phytologist | 2016 | 159 |
| 33 | The gut microbiota: A treasure for human health | Biotechnology Advances | 2016 | 158 |
| 34 | Tillage practices effect on root distribution and water use efficiency of winter wheat under rain-fed condition in the North China Plain | Soil and Tillage Research | 2015 | 155 |
| 35 | Maize yield and soil fertility with combined use of compost and inorganic fertilizers on a calcareous soil on the North China Plain | Soil and Tillage Research | 2016 | 147 |
| 36 | Estimating soil nitrate leaching of nitrogen fertilizer from global meta-analysis | Science of the Total Environment | 2019 | 146 |
| 37 | Major Crop Species Show Differential Balance between Root Morphological and Physiological Responses to Variable Phosphorus Supply | Frontiers in Plant Science | 2016 | 143 |
| 38 | Cloning and Characterization of Maize miRNAs Involved in Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency | PLoS ONE | 2012 | 142 |
| 39 | Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure on Physicochemical and Structural Properties of Rice Starch | Food and Bioprocess Technology | 2012 | 141 |
| 40 | Tillage practices affect biomass and grain yield through regulating root growth, root-bleeding sap and nutrients uptake in summer maize | Field Crops Research | 2014 | 140 |
| 41 | Spatial prediction of soil organic matter using terrain indices and categorical variables as auxiliary information | Geoderma | 2012 | 138 |
| 42 | In vitro antioxidant activity of protein hydrolysates prepared from corn gluten meal | Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture | 2008 | 137 |
| 43 | Partial characterization and immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharides from the stem of Dendrobium officinale (Tiepishihu) in vitro | Journal of Functional Foods | 2012 | 135 |
| 44 | Air quality, nitrogen use efficiency and food security in China are improved by cost-effective agricultural nitrogen management | Nature Food | 2020 | 131 |
| 45 | Environmental Assessment of Management Options for Nutrient Flows in the Food Chain in China | Environmental Science & Technology | 2013 | 130 |
| 46 | Linking root exudation to belowground economic traits for resource acquisition | New Phytologist | 2022 | 129 |
| 47 | Uptake and Accumulation of Nano/Microplastics in Plants: A Critical Review | Nanomaterials | 2021 | 128 |
| 48 | Paleovegetation reconstruction using δ<sup>13</sup>C of Soil Organic Matter | Biogeosciences | 2008 | 127 |
| 49 | Effect of high hydrostatic pressure on starches: A review | Starch/Staerke | 2010 | 126 |
| 50 | Post-silking accumulation and partitioning of dry matter, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in maize varieties differing in leaf longevity | Field Crops Research | 2013 | 126 |
