| Unravelling the complexity in achieving the 17 sustainable-development goals B Fu, S Wang, J Zhang, Z Hou, J Li National Science Review 6 (3), 386-388, 2019 | 211 | 2019 |
| Ecosystem water imbalances created during ecological restoration by afforestation in China, and lessons for other developing countries S Cao, J Zhang, L Chen, T Zhao Journal of Environmental Management 183, 843-849, 2016 | 98 | 2016 |
| Improve forest restoration initiatives to meet Sustainable Development Goal 15 J Zhang, B Fu, M Stafford-Smith, S Wang, W Zhao Nature Ecology & Evolution 5 (1), 10-13, 2021 | 90 | 2021 |
| A systematic approach is needed to contain COVID-19 globally W Zhao, J Zhang, ME Meadows, Y Liu, T Hua, B Fu Science Bulletin 65 (11), 876, 2020 | 86 | 2020 |
| Classification–coordination–collaboration: a systems approach for advancing Sustainable Development Goals B Fu, J Zhang, S Wang, W Zhao National Science Review 7 (5), 838-840, 2020 | 80 | 2020 |
| Improving food security in China by taking advantage of marginal and degraded lands J Zhang, C He, L Chen, S Cao Journal of Cleaner Production 171, 1020-1030, 2018 | 78 | 2018 |
| Untangling the interactions among the Sustainable Development Goals in China J Zhang, S Wang, P Pradhan, W Zhao, B Fu Science Bulletin 67 (9), 977-984, 2022 | 69 | 2022 |
| Political risks arising from the impacts of large-scale afforestation on water resources of the Tibetan Plateau S Cao, J Zhang Gondwana Research 28 (2), 898-903, 2015 | 64 | 2015 |
| Mapping the complexity of the food-energy-water nexus from the lens of Sustainable Development Goals in China J Zhang, S Wang, P Pradhan, W Zhao, B Fu Resources, Conservation and Recycling 183, 106357, 2022 | 57 | 2022 |
| Critical thresholds in ecological restoration to achieve optimal ecosystem services: An analysis based on forest ecosystem restoration projects in China J Zhang, L Mengting, Y Hui, C Xiyun, F Chong Land Use Policy 76, 675-678, 2018 | 49 | 2018 |
| Opportunity cost of water allocation to afforestation rather than conservation of natural vegetation in China J Zhang, T Zhao, C Jiang, S Cao Land Use Policy 50, 67-73, 2016 | 44 | 2016 |
| Net value of grassland ecosystem services in mainland China X Zheng, J Zhang, S Cao Land Use Policy 79, 94-101, 2018 | 43 | 2018 |
| A multiple importance–satisfaction analysis framework for the sustainable management of protected areas: Integrating ecosystem services and basic needs J Zhang, N Yin, S Wang, J Yu, W Zhao, B Fu Ecosystem Services 46, 101219, 2020 | 41 | 2020 |
| Risk analysis of water scarcity in artificial woodlands of semi-arid and arid China J Zhang, Z Ding, M Luo Land Use Policy 63, 324-330, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
| Finding pathways to synergistic development of Sustainable Development Goals in China J Zhang, S Wang, W Zhao, ME Meadows, B Fu Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 9 (1), 2022 | 35 | 2022 |
| Socioeconomic impacts of a protected area in China: An assessment from rural communities of Qianjiangyuan National Park Pilot J Zhang, N Yin, Y Li, J Yu, W Zhao, Y Liu, B Fu, S Wang Land Use Policy 99, 104849, 2020 | 34 | 2020 |
| T21 China 2050: A tool for national sustainable development planning W Qu, W Shi, J Zhang, T Liu Geography and sustainability 1 (1), 33-46, 2020 | 34 | 2020 |
| Transforming flash floods into resources in arid China J Zhang, Z Yu, T Yu, J Si, Q Feng, S Cao Land use policy 76, 746-753, 2018 | 34 | 2018 |
| How deep is China’s environmental Kuznets curve? An analysis based on ecological restoration under the Grain for Green program J Zhang, M Luo, S Cao Land use policy 70, 647-653, 2018 | 34 | 2018 |
| Evaluating the net value of ecosystem services to support ecological engineering: Framework and a case study of the Beijing Plains afforestation project Z Yu, X Liu, J Zhang, D Xu, S Cao Ecological Engineering 112, 148-152, 2018 | 31 | 2018 |
