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Qianlai Zhuang

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1993
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsClimate change and permafrostMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaPeatlands and Wetlands EcologySoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Publications

465

Citations

19,272

Est. group size

~10

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1993

Research summary
AI-generated

Qianlai Zhuang's research focuses on understanding how ecosystems like wetlands, permafrost, and agricultural soils exchange greenhouse gases (methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide) with the atmosphere, and how these exchanges may shift under climate change. Much of the work involves building and refining computer models, including machine-learning and physics-based approaches, to estimate soil moisture, carbon storage, and gas emissions at regional to global scales. This research is relevant to students interested in climate modeling, biogeochemistry, and environmental data science applied to land and wetland ecosystems.

Wetland and permafrost methane emissionsSoil carbon and nitrogen cyclingLand-surface and biogeochemical modelingMachine learning and physics-guided modeling for environmental predictionClimate change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems

Publication output was relatively steady at 24-30 papers per year from 2017 to 2019, declined somewhat through 2023-2024, and shows a partial rebound in 2025, suggesting an overall slowing trend over the past decade.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 18.2/year recently
2017: 25 publications172018: 28 publications182019: 30 publications30192020: 24 publications202021: 24 publications212022: 25 publications222023: 20 publications232024: 17 publications242025: 21 publications252026: 8 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences×16
  • Environmental Research Letters×11
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×10
  • Biogeosciences×9
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles×7
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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