Jing  Hu's research interests and expertise are in biogeochemistry in managed soil and water systems, with an emphasis on greenhouse gas emission mitigation, and nature-based solutions and ecological engineering for water quality improvement. Her research work has been published in Nature Climate Change, Ecological Engineering, Science of the Total Environment, Journal of Geophysical Research, and Journal of Hazardous Materials, etc. Hu is an associate editor for the Soil and Water Management of Agronomy Journal and a Founding Young Editorial Board Member for Soil and Environmental Health Journal.

• J Hu, DM Mile, A Adeli, JP Brooks, FA Podrebarac, R Smith, F Lei, X Li, JN Jenkins, RJ Moorhead. 2023. Effects of cover crop and soil amendments on soil CO₂ flux in Mississippi corn cropping system on upland soil. Environments 10: 19 (IF: 3.7). doi.org/10.3390/environments10020019


• B Lu, J Qian, J Hu, Y Huang, P Wang, J Shen, Y He, S Tang, Y Liu, F Liu, F Li. 2023. Plant rhizosphere defense system respond differently to emerging Polyfluoroalkyl substances F-53B and PFOS Stress. Journal of Hazardous Materials 443: 130119 (IF: 14.224). doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130119


• J Qian, B Lu, J Hu, P Wang, W Jin, S Tang, K Li, X He. 2022. The role of fine root morphology in nitrogen uptake by riparian plants. Plant and Soil 472: 527-542 (IF: 4.993). doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-05270-8


• KR Reddy, J Hu, LG Vardanyan, O Villapando, R Bhomia, T Osborne. 2021. Long-term storage of macro- and secondary- elemental in subtropical treatment wetlands. Ecosphere 12: e03787 (IF: 3.593). doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3787


• Y Huang, P Ciais, Y Luo, D Zhu, Y Wang, C Qiu, DS Goll, B Guenet, D Makowski, ID Graaf, J Leifeld, MJ Kwon, J Hu, L Qu. 2021. Tradeoff of CO₂ and CH₄ emissions from global peatlands under water-table drawdown. Nature Climate Change 11: 618-622 (IF: 28.862). doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01059-w
  
  
  
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• J Hu, KS Inglett, MW Clark, KR Reddy. 2020. Nitrous oxide dynamics in soil profiles along a hydrological gradient of subtropical grasslands. Soil Use and Management 36: 682-692 (IF: 3.672). doi.org/10.1111/sum.12637

• -Wiley Top Cited Article 2020-2021 in Soil Use and Management

• J Hu, X Liao, LG Vardanyan, Y Huang, KS Inglett, AL Wright, KR Reddy. 2020. Duration and frequency of drainage and flooding events interactively affect biogeochemistry and N flux in subtropical drained peat soils. Science of the Total Environment 727: 138740 (IF: 10.753). doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138740


• KR Reddy, LG Vardanya, J Hu, R Bhomia, T Smith, WG Harris, O Villapando, S Newman. 2020. Soil phosphorus forms and storage in stormwater treatment areas of the everglades: influence of vegetation and nutrient loading. Science of the Total Environment 725: 138442 (IF: 10.753). doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138442