Prof. Dr. Jianling Fan is a Professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology. He holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Fan has a strong research background in soil carbon and nitrogen transformation, ecosystem carbon cycle modelling, and environmental effects. He worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2014-2017) and became a full professor at Nanjing University in 2018. Dr. Fan has made significant contributions to soil science, receiving over 3,300 citations and being named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in 2023-2024.
Profile:
Academic & Professional Background 🎓
Prof. Dr. Jianling Fan holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He completed his NSERC Post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2014-2017). Since 2018, he has served as a full professor at Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology. His research primarily focuses on soil carbon and nitrogen transformations and ecosystem carbon cycle modelling. He was named among the Top 2% Scientists globally by Stanford University in 2023-2024.
Research Interests 🌍
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Soil Carbon & Nitrogen Transformation: Studying their environmental impacts, particularly related to greenhouse gas emissions.
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Ecosystem Carbon Cycle Modelling: Focused on improving carbon cycle estimations for large-scale agricultural systems.
Research Contributions & Achievements 🌿
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Research Projects: Completed 9 research projects (5 as Principal Investigator and 4 as main researcher), with 3 ongoing projects.
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Citations: 3389 citations with an H-index of 32 (Google Scholar).
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Publications: Authored 52 SCI journal articles and 26 in CNKI (Chinese).
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Patents: Holder of 7 Chinese patents.
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Books: Published various books related to soil science and carbon cycling.
Consultancy & Collaborations 🤝
Prof. Dr. Fan collaborates extensively with scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and many research institutions in China. He has also engaged in 2 consultancy/industry projects.
Professional Memberships 🔗
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Soil Science Society of China
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American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
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Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)
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Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
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Canadian Society of Soil Science
Innovations & Groundbreaking Research 🌟
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Dr. Fan has made pioneering contributions to understanding the effects of atmospheric nitrogen and sulphur deposition on soil organic carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. His studies have led to improved carbon input estimation methods in agricultural ecosystems.
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He developed energy analysis systems incorporating soil organic carbon changes, overcoming limitations of existing methods and expanding their applications.
Awards & Recognition 🏆
Prof. Dr. Fan’s groundbreaking work has earned him recognition in Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists List (2023-2024), marking him as one of the leading experts in his field.
Citations:
Publication Top Notes:
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Root distribution by depth for temperate agricultural crops
J Fan, B McConkey, H Wang, H Janzen
Field Crops Research, 189, 68-74, 510 citations, 2016
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Wheat straw-derived biochar amendment stimulated N2O emissions from rice paddy soils by regulating the amoA genes of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria
Y Lin, W Ding, D Liu, T He, G Yoo, J Yuan, Z Chen, J Fan
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 113, 89-98, 210 citations, 2017
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Importance of heterotrophic nitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium in a cropland soil: evidences from a 15N tracing study to literature synthesis
Z Chen, W Ding, Y Xu, C Müller, T Rütting, H Yu, J Fan, J Zhang, T Zhu
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 91, 65-75, 185 citations, 2015
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Nutrient addition reduces carbon sequestration in a Tibetan grassland soil: Disentangling microbial and physical controls
R Luo, Y Kuzyakov, D Liu, J Fan, J Luo, S Lindsey, JS He, W Ding
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 144, 107764, 164 citations, 2020
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Excessive sulfur supply reduces cadmium accumulation in brown rice (Oryza sativa L.)
JL Fan, ZY Hu, N Ziadi, X Xia, CYH Wu
Environmental Pollution, 158(2), 409-415, 156 citations, 2010
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Effect of long-term compost and inorganic fertilizer application on background N2O and fertilizer-induced N2O emissions from an intensively cultivated soil
W Ding, J Luo, J Li, H Yu, J Fan, D Liu
Science of the Total Environment, 465, 115-124, 140 citations, 2013
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Nitrogen and phosphorus enrichment accelerates soil organic carbon loss in alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
R Luo, J Fan, W Wang, J Luo, Y Kuzyakov, JS He, H Chu, W Ding
Science of the Total Environment, 650, 303-312, 138 citations, 2019
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Carbon sequestration in an intensively cultivated sandy loam soil in the North China Plain as affected by compost and inorganic fertilizer application
J Fan, W Ding, J Xiang, S Qin, J Zhang, N Ziadi
Geoderma, 230, 22-28, 124 citations, 2014
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Influence of 20–year organic and inorganic fertilization on organic carbon accumulation and microbial community structure of aggregates in an intensively cultivated sandy loam soil
H Zhang, W Ding, X He, H Yu, J Fan, D Liu
PLoS One, 9(3), e92733, 104 citations, 2014
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Effect of application of dairy manure, effluent and inorganic fertilizer on nitrogen leaching in clayey fluvo-aquic soil: A lysimeter study
J Fan, J Xiao, D Liu, G Ye, J Luo, D Houlbrooke, S Laurenson, J Yan, …
Science of the Total Environment, 592, 206-214, 99 citations, 2017
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Soil autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration in response to different N fertilization and environmental conditions from a cropland in Northeast China
Z Chen, Y Xu, J Fan, H Yu, W Ding
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 110, 103-115, 96 citations, 2017
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Dominant effects of organic carbon chemistry on decomposition dynamics of crop residues in a Mollisol
Y Xu, Z Chen, S Fontaine, W Wang, J Luo, J Fan, W Ding
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 115, 221-232, 88 citations, 2017
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Nitrogen fertilization stimulated soil heterotrophic but not autotrophic respiration in cropland soils: A greater role of organic over inorganic fertilizer
Z Chen, Y Xu, Y He, X Zhou, J Fan, H Yu, W Ding
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 116, 253-264, 81 citations, 2018
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Grazing improves C and N cycling in the Northern Great Plains: A meta-analysis
X Wang, BG McConkey, AJ VandenBygaart, J Fan, A Iwaasa, …
Scientific Reports, 6(1), 33190, 78 citations, 2016
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Crop rotation, tillage system, and precipitation regime effects on soil carbon stocks over 1 to 30 years in Saskatchewan, Canada
É Maillard, BG McConkey, MS Luce, DA Angers, J Fan
Soil and Tillage Research, 177, 97-104, 77 citations, 2018
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Increasing crop yields and root input make Canadian farmland a large carbon sink
J Fan, BG McConkey, BC Liang, DA Angers, HH Janzen, R Kröbel, …
Geoderma, 336, 49-58, 73 citations, 2019
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Thirty-year amendment of horse manure and chemical fertilizer on the availability of micronutrients at the aggregate scale in black soil
J Fan, W Ding, Z Chen, N Ziadi
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 19, 2745-2754, 70 citations, 2012
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Harvest index–yield relationship for estimating crop residue in cold continental climates
J Fan, B McConkey, H Janzen, L Townley-Smith, H Wang
Field Crops Research, 204, 153-157, 65 citations, 2017
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Organic fertilizers have divergent effects on soil N2O emissions
T He, J Yuan, J Luo, W Wang, J Fan, D Liu, W Ding
Biology and Fertility of Soils, 55, 685-699, 60 citations, 2019
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Extreme rainfall and snowfall alter responses of soil respiration to nitrogen fertilization: a 3‐year field experiment
Z Chen, Y Xu, X Zhou, J Tang, Y Kuzyakov, H Yu, J Fan, W Ding
Global Change Biology, 23(8), 3403-3417, 60 citations, 2017