Prof. Yin received his Ph.D. at Chengdu Institute of Biology, CAS, in 2007. He joined the institute as a research assistant in the same year, became research associate in 2009, and was promoted to be professor in 2015. He was a visiting scholar at Indiana University Bloomington from 2013 to 2014. Prof. Yin is also an editorial board member of some journals, such as Plant and Soil, Rhizosphere and Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology.

(1) Global climate change and rhizosphere ecology;

(2) Ecological processes in degraded ecosystems and technologies for their protection and restoration

l  Second Prize of Sichuan Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress, 2010 (as the 2nd contributor).

l  Excellent Science and Technology Worker, Ecological Society of Sichuan Province, 2010.

l  The 10th Batch of “Candidate for Academic and Technical Leaders of Sichuan Province", 2013.

l  The 9th Tibetan Plateau Youth Science and Technology Award, Tibetan Plateau Research Association, 2013.

l  Wang Kuangcheng Talent Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2015

l  Outstanding Member of the CAS Youth Innovation Promotion Association, 2017

l  Tianfu Qingcheng Program-Sichuan Tianfu Science and Technology Leaders, 2022

2024年 

Dungang Wang, Wentong Gao, JiPeng Wang*, Huajun Yin*. Minimal impact of nitrogen addition on bacterial and fungal communities during fungal necromass decomposition in a subalpine coniferous plantation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109499

Min Li, Xi He, Peipei Zhang, Ruihong Wang, JiPeng Wang*, Xinjun Zhang*, Huajun Yin. Close linkage between available and microbial biomass phosphorus in the rhizosphere of alpine coniferous forests along an altitudinal gradient. Rhizosphere, 2024, 100904

Peipei Zhang, Junxiang Ding, Qitong Wang, Nate G. McDowell, Deliang Kong*, Yindong Tong, Huajun Yin*. Contrasting coordination of non-structural carbohydrates with leaf and root economic strategies of alpine coniferous forests. New Phytologist, 2024, DOI: 10.1111/nph.19678

Shaojun Deng, Qitong Wang*, Dungang Wang, Han Yang, Peipei Zhang, Na Li, Xinjun Zhang, Ruihong Wang, Huajun Yin*. The accumulation capacity of microbial residues in the rhizosphere increased along an elevation gradient. Catena, 2024, 238, 107891

2023年 

Ziliang Zhang, Wanji Guo, Jipeng Wang, Hans Lambers and Huajun Yin*. Extraradical hyphae alleviate nitrogen deposition-induced phosphorus deficiency in ectomycorrhiza-dominated forests. New Phytologist, 2023, 239, 1651-1664 

Junxiang Ding, Huajun Yin*, Deliang Kong*, Qing Liu, Ziliang Zhang, Qitong Wang, Wanji Guo, Oscar J. Valverde-Barrantes, Junjian Wang, Zhanfeng Liu. Precipitation, rather than temperature drives coordination of multidimensional root traits with ectomycorrhizal fungi in alpine coniferous forests. Journal of Ecology, 2023, 111, 1935–1949

Xiaomin Zhu, Hans Lambers, Wanji Guo, Dongdong Chen, Zhanfeng Liu, Ziliang Zhang*, Huajun Yin*. Extraradical hyphae exhibit more plastic nutrient-acquisition strategies than roots under nitrogen enrichment in ectomycorrhiza-dominated forests. Global Change Biology, 29, 4605–4619

Junxiang Ding, Wenjing Ge, Qing Liu, Qitong Wang, Deliang Kong*, Huajun Yin*. Temperature drives the coordination between above-ground nutrient conservation and below-ground nutrient acquisition in alpine coniferous forests. Functional Ecology, 2023, 37, 1674–1687 

Han Yang, Peipei Zhang*, Qitong Wang, Shaojun Deng, Xi He, Xinjun Zhang, Ruihong Wang, Qiuhong Feng, Huajun Yin*. Temperature rather than N availability determines root exudation of alpine coniferous forests on the eastern Tibetan Plateau along elevation gradients. Tree Physiology , 2023, 43, 1479–1492

Qitong Wang, Ying Zhang, Peipei Zhang, Na Li, Ruihong Wang, Xinjun Zhang*, Huajun Yin*. Nitrogen deposition induces a greater soil C sequestration in the rhizosphere than bulk soil in an alpine forest. Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 875, 162701 

2022年 

Xiaomin Zhu, Ziliang Zhang, Qitong Wang, Josep Pe？uelas, Jordi Sardans, Hans Lambers, Na Li, Qing Liu, Huajun Yin*, Zhanfeng Liu. More soil organic carbon is sequestered through the mycelium pathway than through the root pathway under nitrogen enrichment in an alpine forest. Global Change Biology, 2022, 28, 4947-4961 

Qitong Wang, Ziliang Zhang, Xiaomin Zhu, Zhanfeng Liu, Na Li, Juan Xiao, Qing Liu, Huajun Yin*. Absorptive roots drive a larger microbial carbon pump efficacy than transport roots in alpine coniferous forests. Journal of Ecology, 2022, 110, 1646-1655 

Peipei Zhang, Mingzhen Yin, Xinjun Zhang, Qitong Wang, Ruihong Wang*, Huajun Yin*. Differential aboveground-belowground adaptive strategies to alleviate N addition-induced P deficiency in two alpine coniferous forests. Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 849, 157906 

2021年 

Wentong Gao, Qitong Wang, Xiaomin Zhu, Zhanfeng Liu, Na Li, Juan Xiao, Xiaoping Sun , Huajun Yin*. The vertical distribution pattern of microbial- and plant-derived carbon in the rhizosphere in alpine coniferous forests. Rhizosphere, 2021, 20, 100436 

 Qitong Wang, Ziliang Zhang, Wanji Guo, Xiaomin Zhu, Juan Xiao, Qing Liu, Huajun Yin*. Absorptive and transport roots differ in terms of their impacts on rhizosphere soil carbon storage and stability in alpine forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2021, 161, 108379 

Wanji Guo, Junxiang Ding, Qitong Wang, Mingzhen Yin, Xiaomin Zhu, Qing Liu, Ziliang Zhang*, Huajun Yin*. Soil fertility controls ectomyc ts in alpine forests receiving nitrogen deposition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2021, 161, 108386 

Qitong Wang, Juan Xiao, Junxiang Ding, Tingting Zou, Ziliang Zhang, Qing Liu, Huajun Yin*. Differences in root exudate inputs and rhizosphere effects on soil N transformation between deciduous and evergreen trees. Plant and Soil, 2021, 458, 277–289 

Xiaomin Zhu, Dongyan Liu, Huajun Yin*. Roots regulate microbial N processes to achieve an efficient NH₄⁺ supply in the rhizosphere of alpine coniferous forests. Biogeochemistry, 2021, 155, 39–57 

Wei He, Yuanshuang Yuan, Ziliang Zhang, Juan Xiao, Qing Liu, Raija Laiho, Huajun Yin*. Effect of N addition on root exudation and associated microbial N transformation under Sibiraea angustata in an alpine shrubland. Plant and Soil, 2021, 460, 469–481 

Qitong Wang, Yuanshuang Yuan, Ziliang Zhang, Dongyan Liu, Juan Xiao*, Huajun Yin*. Exudate components mediate soil C dynamic through different priming mechanisms in forest soils. Applied Soil Ecology, 2021, 160, 103855 

Zheng Jiang, Qitong Wang, Juan Xiao*, Ziliang Zhang, Huajun Yin. Differential responses of N benefit mediated by root exudate inputs to N addition between two subalpine forests. Rhizosphere, 2021, 19, 100404 

2020年 

Junxiang Ding, Deliang Kong, Ziliang Zhang, Qin Cai, Juan Xiao, Qing Liu, Huajun Yin*. Climate and soil nutrients differentially drive multidimensional fine root traits in ectomycorrhizal-dominated alpine coniferous forest. Journal of Ecology, 2020, 108, 2544–2556 

Xiaomin Zhu, Ziliang Zahang, Dongyan Liu, Yongping Kou, Qian Zheng, Mei Liu, Juan Xiao, Qing Liu, Huajun Yin*. Differential impacts of nitrogen addition on rhizosphere and bulk soil carbon sequestration in an alpine shrubland. Journal of Ecology, 2020, 108, 2309–2320 

Xiaomin Zhu, Mei Liu, Yongping Kou, Dongyan Liu, Qing Liu, Ziliang Zhang, Zheng Jiang, Huajun Yin*. Differential effects of N addition on the stoichiometry of microbes and extracellular enzymes in the rhizosphere and bulk soils of an alpine shrubland. Plant and Soil, 2020, 449, 285-301 

Ziliang Zhang, Qitong Wang, Yuanshuang Yuan, Qing Liu, Huajun Yin*. Rejoinder to Jones et al.‘s comments on: “Plant nitrogen acquisition from inorganic and organic sources via root and mycelia pathways in ectomycorrhizal alpine forests.”？Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020, 136, 107517 

Wanji Guo, Ziliang Zhang, Qing Liu, Juan Xiao, Huajun Yin*. Seasonal variations in plant nitrogen acquisition in an ectomycorrhizal alpine forest on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China.Plant and Soil, 2020, 459, 79-91 

2019年 

Ziliang Zhang, Yuanshuang Yuan, Qing Liu, Huajun Yin*. Plant nitrogen acquisition from inorganic and organic sources via root and mycelia pathways in ectomycorrhizal alpine forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2019, 136, 107517 

Ziliang Zhang, Richard P. Phillips, Wenqiang Zhao, Yuanshuang Yuan, Qing Liu*, Huajun Yin*. Mycelia-derived C contributes more to nitrogen cycling than root‐derived C in ectomycorrhizal alpine forests. Functional Ecology, 2019, 33, 346-359 

2018年 

Yuanshuang Yuan, Wenqiang Zhao, Ziliang Zhang, Juan Xiao, Dandan Li, Qing Liu, Huajun Yin*. Impacts of oxalic acid and glucose additions on N transformation in microcosms via artificial roots. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018, 121, 16-23 

Ziliang Zhang, Juan Xiao, Yuanshuang Yuan, Chunzhang Zhao, Qing Liu*, and Huajun Yin*. Mycelium- and root-derived C inputs differ in their impacts on soil organic C pools and decomposition in forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018, 123, 257-265 

Ziliang Zhang, Na Li, Juan Xiao, Chunzhang Zhao, Tingting Zou, Qing Liu*, Huajun Yin*. Changes in plant nitrogen acquisition strategies during the restoration of spruce plantations on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018, 119, 50-58 

Wenqiang Zhao, Peter B. Reich, Qiannan Yu, Ning Zhao, Chunying Yin, Chunzhang Zhao, Dandan Li, Jun Hu, Ting Li, Huajun Yin*, and Qing Liu*. Shrub type dominates the vertical distribution of leaf C: N: P stoichiometry across an extensive altitudinal gradient. Biogeosciences, 2018, 15, 2033-2053 

Huajun Yin, Wenqiang Zhao, Ting Li, Xinying Cheng, Qing Liu*. Balancing straw returning and chemical fertilizers in China: Role of straw nutrient resources. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018, 81, 2695-2702 

2017年及以前 

Yuanshuang Yuan, Wenqiang Zhao, Juan Xiao, Ziliang Zhang, Mingfeng Qiao, Qing Liu*, Huajun Yin*. Exudate components exert different influences on microbially mediated C losses in simulated rhizosphere soils of a spruce plantation. Plant and Soil, 2017, 419, 127-140 

Ziliang Zhang, Yuanshuang Yuan, Wenqiang Zhao, Heliang He, Dandan Li, Wei He, Qing Liu*, Huajun Yin*. Seasonal variations in the soil amino acid pool and flux following the conversion of a natural forest to a pine plantation on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2017, 105: 1-11 

Dong Wang, Heliang He, Qiao Gao, Wei He, Chunzhang Zhao, Huajun Yin*, Qing Liu*. Effects of short-term N addition on soil C fluxes in alpine Sibiraea angustata scrub on the eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2017, 247, 151-158 

Zhenfeng Xu, Huajun Yin, Chunzhang Zhao, Pei Xiong, Qing Liu*. Responses of soil respiration to warming vary between growing season and non-growing season in a mountain forest of southwestern China. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 2017, 98, 70-76 

Huajun Yin, P. Phillips, Rubiao Liang, Zhenfeng Xu, Qing Liu. Resource stoichiometry mediates soil C loss and nutrient transformations in forest soils. Applied Soil Ecology, 2016, 108, 248-257 

Ziliang Zhang, Mingfeng Qia, Dandan Li, Huajun Yin*, Qing Liu*. Do warming-induced changes in quantity and stoichiometry of root exudation promote soil N transformations via stimulation of soil nitrifiers, denitrifiers and ammonifiers? European Journal of Soil Biology, 74, 60-68 

Ziliang Zhang, Mingfeng Qiao, Dandan Li, Chunzhang Zhao, Yuejiao Li, Huajun Yin*, Qing Liu*. Effects of two root-secreted phenolic compounds from a subalpine coniferous species on soil enzyme activity and microbial biomass. Chemistry and Ecology, 2015, 31, 636-649 

Mingfeng Qiao, Ziliang Zhang, Yuejiao Li, Juan Xiao, Huajun Yin*, Bisong Yue, Qing Liu*. Experimental warming effects on root N absorption and mycorrhizal infection in a subalpine coniferous forest. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 2015, 31, 347-354 

Huajun Yin, Emily Wheeler, Richard P. Phillips. Root-induced changes in nutrient cycling in forests depend on exudation rates. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2014, 78, 213-221 

Huajun Yin, Yufei Li, Xiao Juan, Xinyin Cheng, Zhenfeng Xu, Qing Liu. Enhanced root exudation stimulates soil nitrogen transformations in a subalpine coniferous forest under experimental warming. Global Change Biology, 2013, 19, 2158–2167. 

Huajun Yin, Juan Xiao, Yufei Li, Zhi Chen, Xinying Cheng, Chunzhang Zhao, Qing Liu. Warming effects on root morphological and physiological traits: The potential consequences on soil C dynamics as altered root exudation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2013, 180, 287-296 

Huajun Yin, Zhi Chen, Qing Liu. Effects of experimental warming on soil N transformations of two coniferous species, Eastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 2012, 50, 77-84  

Huajun Yin, Zhi Chen, Yunyan Wei, Qing Liu. Nitrogen transformation in the rhizospheres of two subalpine coniferous species under experimental warming. Applied Soil Ecology, 2012, 59, 60-67  

Zhenfeng Xu, Huajun Yin, Pei Xiong, Chuan Wan, Qing Liu. Short-term responses of Picea asperata seedlings of different ages grown in two contrasting forest ecosystems to experimental warming. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2012, 77, 1-11 

Qing Liu, Huajun Yin, Jinsong Chen, Chunzhang Zhao, Xinying Cheng, Yunyan Wei & Bo Lin. Belowground responses of Picea asperata seedling to warming and nitrogen fertilization in eastern Tibetan Plateau. Ecological Research, 2011, 26, 637-648 

Huajun Yin, Ting Lai, Xinying Cheng, Xianmin Jiang, Qing Liu. Warming effect on growth and physiology of seedlings of Betula albo-sinensis and Abies faxoniana under two contrasting light conditions in subalpine coniferous forests of western Sichuan, China. Frontiers of Forestry in China, 2009, 4, 432-442 

Yin Huajun, Liu Qing. Warming effects on growth and physiology in the seedlings of the two conifers Picea asperata and Abies faxoniana under two contrasting light conditions. Ecological Research, 2008, 23, 459-469 

Yin Huajun, Liu Qing, He Hai. Seed rain and soil seed bank of Picea asperata in Subalpine coniferous plantations and natural forest in western Sichuan, China. Plant Biosystems, 2007, 141, 314-322