# Carbon storage through China’s planted forest expansion

*PRI Rank #14 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Land Use and Ecosystem Services Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #14 |
| 18m citations | 88 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-024-48546-0 |
| Corresponding authors | Qinghua Guo |
| Institution | Peking University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Land Use and Ecosystem Services Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/land-use-and-ecosystem-services/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41467-024-48546-0](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48546-0)

## Topics

planted forests · carbon storage · Spatiotemporal analysis · Satellite imagery · field data · planted forest area expansion · carbon storage rate · area expansion contribution · planted forest growth · policy-driven expansion · carbon neutrality · climate change mitigation · above-ground carbon · 1990-2020 time series

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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Land Use and Ecosystem Services Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/land-use-and-ecosystem-services/2026. Accessed 2026-10-29.

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