Jianling Fan | Soil Fertility | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr. Jianling Fan |  Soil Fertility | Best Researcher Award

Professor at School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, China

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 🌍

  1. Soil Carbon & Nitrogen Transformation: Studying their environmental impacts, particularly related to greenhouse gas emissions.

  2. Ecosystem Carbon Cycle Modelling: Focused on improving carbon cycle estimations for large-scale agricultural systems.

Research Contributions & Achievements 🌿

  • Research Projects: Completed 9 research projects (5 as Principal Investigator and 4 as main researcher), with 3 ongoing projects.

  • Citations: 3389 citations with an H-index of 32 (Google Scholar).

  • Publications: Authored 52 SCI journal articles and 26 in CNKI (Chinese).

  • Patents: Holder of 7 Chinese patents.

  • 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 🔗

  • Soil Science Society of China

  • American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

  • Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)

  • Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

  • Canadian Society of Soil Science

Innovations & Groundbreaking Research 🌟

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • Total Citations: 3389

  • Citations Since 2020: 2551

  • H-index: 32

  • H-index Since 2020: 28

  • i10-index: 42

  • i10-index Since 2020: 39

Publication Top Notes:

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Jörg Rinklebe | Fertility Management | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr Jörg Rinklebe |  Fertility Management |  Best Researcher Award

Professor at  Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany

Dr. Jörg Rinklebe is a distinguished Professor of Soil- and Groundwater-Management at the University of Wuppertal, Germany, with significant contributions to environmental science and biogeochemistry. Renowned for his expertise in soil and groundwater pollution, remediation technologies, and the biogeochemistry of trace elements, Prof. Rinklebe’s innovative research focuses on soils, sediments, waters, and plants, particularly under varying redox conditions.

 

Publication Profile

Education:

Ph.D. in Soil Science
UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle GmbH & Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
12/1997 – 08/2000

  • Thesis (4/2004): “Differentiation of floodplain soils of the Central Elbe River and quantification of the impact of their soil properties on the soil microbial biomass and the soil enzyme activities of ß-glucosidase, protease, and alkaline phosphatase”
  • Grade: Summa cum Laude

Diploma in Soil Science and Land Use
Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
09/1993 – 08/1997

  • Thesis: “The impact of arable and forest land use on soil and vegetation”
  • Major Subjects: Soil Science & Soil Protection, Plant Nutrition & Fertilization, Landscape Planning & Land Use
  • Obligatory Subjects: Forestry, Ecological Agriculture, Waste Management
  • Additional Subject: Botany

Visiting Student
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
1992 – 1993

  • Courses: Ecological Systems, Ecophysiology, Forest Tree Species

Professional Experience:

Full Professor
Soil- and Groundwater-Management, University of Wuppertal, Germany
10/2010 – Present (Lifetime Appointment)

Associate Professor
Soil- and Groundwater-Management, University of Wuppertal, Germany
10/2006 – 10/2010

Senior Scientist & Project Leader
Department of Soil Chemistry, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle GmbH
06/2005 – 09/2006

Scientist & Project Leader
Department of Soil Science, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle GmbH
10/2001 – 09/2005

Research Associate
Department of Soil Science, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle GmbH
12/1997 – 08/2000

Scientist & Project Manager
Institute of Soil Science and Site Research, Technical University of Dresden, Tharandt
10/1997 – 12/1997

Researcher
Institute of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Faculty, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
11/1997

Researcher
Institute of Soil Science and Site Research, Technical University of Dresden, Tharandt
05/1997 – 08/1997

Key Achievements:

  • Highly Cited Researcher (2019-2022) by ISI Web of Science.
  • President (2022-2023) of the International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB).
  • Published 573 articles with over 40,500 citations and an h-index of 104 (as of Nov 2024).
  • Authored impactful books, including Trace Elements in Waterlogged Soils and Sediments (2016) and Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies (2020).

Editorial Leadership:

Prof. Rinklebe serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Pollution and has held prominent editorial roles in Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology and the Journal of Hazardous Materials. He is also a member of editorial boards for leading journals, such as Geoderma and Ecotoxicology.

Research Focus:

  • Environmental pollution, including PFAS, rare earth elements, and heavy metals.
  • Redox chemistry in soils and sediments.
  • Biochar applications in remediation.
  • Soil microbiology and nutrient cycling.

Global Recognition:

  • Delivered plenary and keynote speeches at international conferences, emphasizing sustainable solutions to pollution and ecosystem health.
  • Honored as an Ambassador for Gangwon Province, Korea, and holds adjunct and visiting professorships in Australia, South Korea, and China.

Prof. Rinklebe’s work bridges science and policy, contributing to advancements in sustainable environmental management and the mitigation of global pollution challenges.

Citation Metrics:

  • Total Citations: 49,442
    • Since 2019: 44,729
  • h-index: 116
    • Since 2019: 113
  • i10-index: 477
    • Since 2019: 460

Publication Top Note:

  • Trace metal behaviour in estuarine and riverine floodplain soils and sediments: a review
    G. Du Laing, J. Rinklebe, B. Vandecasteele, E. Meers, F.M.G. Tack
    Science of the Total Environment, 407(13), 3972-3985 (2009)
    Citations: 1,313
  • Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality
    F. Wang, J.D. Harindintwali, Z. Yuan, M. Wang, F. Wang, S. Li, Z. Yin, L. Huang, …
    The Innovation, 2(4) (2021)
    Citations: 1,037
  • Soil amendments for immobilization of potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils: A critical review
    K.N. Palansooriya, S.M. Shaheen, S.S. Chen, D.C.W. Tsang, Y. Hashimoto, …
    Environment International, 134, 105046 (2020)
    Citations: 1,001
  • Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects
    A. El-Naggar, S.S. Lee, J. Rinklebe, M. Farooq, H. Song, A.K. Sarmah, …
    Geoderma, 337, 536-554 (2019)
    Citations: 863
  • Trace elements in the soil-plant interface: Phytoavailability, translocation, and phytoremediation–A review
    V. Antoniadis, E. Levizou, S.M. Shaheen, Y.S. Ok, A. Sebastian, C. Baum, …
    Earth-Science Reviews, 171, 621-645 (2017)
    Citations: 852
  • Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability
    D. Hou, D. O’Connor, A.D. Igalavithana, D.S. Alessi, J. Luo, D.C.W. Tsang, …
    Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 1(7), 366-381 (2020)
    Citations: 758
  • Response of microbial communities to biochar-amended soils: a critical review
    K.N. Palansooriya, J.T.F. Wong, Y. Hashimoto, L. Huang, J. Rinklebe, …
    Biochar, 1, 3-22 (2019)
    Citations: 612
  • Cycling of mercury in the environment: Sources, fate, and human health implications: A review
    F. Beckers, J. Rinklebe
    Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 47(9), 693-794 (2017)
    Citations: 566
  • Particulate plastics as a vector for toxic trace-element uptake by aquatic and terrestrial organisms and human health risk
    L. Bradney, H. Wijesekara, K.N. Palansooriya, N. Obadamudalige, N.S. Bolan, …
    Environment International, 131, 104937 (2019)
    Citations: 506
  • Effect of biochar on cadmium bioavailability and uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in a soil with aged contamination
    T. Abbas, M. Rizwan, S. Ali, M. Zia-ur-Rehman, M.F. Qayyum, F. Abbas, …
    Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 140, 37-47 (2017)
    Citations: 495