| Convergence of terrestrial plant production across global climate gradients ST Michaletz, D Cheng, AJ Kerkhoff, BJ Enquist Nature 512 (7512), 39-43, 2014 | 340 | 2014 |
| Above-and below-ground biomass relationships across 1534 forested communities DL Cheng, KJ Niklas Annals of Botany 99 (1), 95-102, 2007 | 151 | 2007 |
| Scaling relationship between tree respiration rates and biomass DL Cheng, T Li, QL Zhong, GX Wang Biology Letters 6 (5), 715-717, 2010 | 53 | 2010 |
| Positive interactions: crucial organizers in a plant community DL Cheng, GX Wang, BM Chen, XP Wei Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 48 (2), 128-136, 2006 | 39 | 2006 |
| Isometric scaling relationship between leaf number and size within current-year shoots of woody species across contrasting habitats T Li, JM Deng, GX Wang, DL Cheng, ZL Yu Polish Journal of Ecology 57 (4), 659-667, 2009 | 31 | 2009 |
| Effects of groundwater depth variation on photosynthesis and photoprotection of Elaeagnus angustifolia L. CM Zhao, GX Wang, XP Wei, JM Deng, DL Cheng Trees 21, 55-63, 2007 | 31 | 2007 |
| Isometric scaling of above-and below-ground biomass at the individual and community levels in the understorey of a sub-tropical forest D Cheng, Q Zhong, KJ Niklas, Y Ma, Y Yang, J Zhang Annals of Botany 115 (2), 303-313, 2015 | 27 | 2015 |
| Relationships among the stem, aboveground and total biomass across Chinese forests DL Cheng, GX Wang, T Li, QL Tang, CM Gong Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 49 (11), 1573-1579, 2007 | 25 | 2007 |
| Vegetation change and soil nutrient distribution along an oasis‐desert transitional zone in northwestern China BM Chen, GX Wang, DL Cheng, JM Deng, SL Peng, FB An Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 49 (11), 1537-1547, 2007 | 19 | 2007 |
| C~ 4 photosynthetic characteristics and antioxidative protection of C~ 3 desert shrub Hedysarum scoparium in northwest China C Gong, X Gao, D Cheng, G Wang Pakistan Journal of Botany 38 (3), 647, 2006 | 15 | 2006 |
| Interspecific differences in whole‐plant respiration vs. biomass scaling relationships: A case study using evergreen conifer and angiosperm tree seedlings D Cheng, KJ Niklas, Q Zhong, Y Yang, J Zhang American journal of botany 101 (4), 617-623, 2014 | 12 | 2014 |
| Estimation of above-and below-ground biomass of dominant desert plant species in an oasis-desert ecotone of Minqin, China XP WEI, CM ZHAO, GX WANG, BM CHEN, DL CHENG Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology 29 (6), 878, 2005 | 11 | 2005 |
| Age-related relationship between annual productivity and body size of trees, testing the metabolic theory DL Cheng, GX Wang, QL Zhong Polish journal of Ecology 57 (3), 441-449, 2009 | 9 | 2009 |
| Invariant allometric relationship between above-and below-ground biomass along a moisture gradient in North-West China DL Cheng, GX Wang, QL Tang, T Li, QL Zhong Polish Journal of Ecology 57 (4), 669-675, 2009 | 4 | 2009 |
| Nitrogen content and biomass: scaling from the tree to the forest level DL Cheng, QL Zhong Polish Journal of Ecology 60 (4), 699--706, 2012 | 3 | 2012 |
