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Email

jizheng.he@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor in Molecular Soil Ecology
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
Doctorate (Research)
Griffith University
Masters (Coursework & Research)
Huazhong Agricultural University
Diploma
Huazhong Agricultural College Jingzhou Campus
ORCID

0000-0002-9169-8058

Prof Jim He

Professor in Molecular Soil Ecology
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

504 Scholarly works
44 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Uncovering the functional roles of soil fauna in nitrogen cycling and agricultural sustainability
    DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117777
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Scale-dependent dispersal limitation in soil nematode community assembly in sorghum agroecosystems
    DOI: 10.1007/s11368-026-04306-9
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Nematode trophic groups enhance nitrogen transformations in soil ecosystems
    DOI: 10.1163/15685411-bja10470
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Rhizosphere filtering drives the diversity and assembly of soil rotifer communities
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2026.106783
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Whole-of-System Redesign of Broadacre Farming
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    ARC Research Hub for Innovative Nitrogen Fertilisers and Inhibitors
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    More Profit From Nitrogen: Enhancing the Nutrient Use Efficiency of Intensive Cropping and Pasture Systems (Project: Improving Dairy Farm Nitrogen Efficiency Using Advanced Technologies)
Jim He

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2012
Distinguished Contribution to Soil Science Soil Science Society of China
2010
Distinguished Youth Scholar Fellowship, Natural Science Foundation of China
1995
Gledden Visiting Senior Fellow, The University of Western Australia
1994
Marie-Curie Visiting Fellow, University of Naples Federico II

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Membrane filtration as an effective alternative to manual isolation for soil tardigrade DNA extraction
    DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.110080
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Recent Advances in Nematicides and Their Modes of Action
    DOI: 10.3390/agriculture16010021
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Transforming morphology into ecology: Functional trait-based estimation of biomass and carbon budget in predatory nematodes (Nematoda: Mononchida)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106605
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The potential of wheat spatial omics
    DOI: 10.1038/s41588-026-02542-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Paving the way for deeper insights into nematode community composition with long-read metabarcoding: ecological and biogeographical coverage of the sequences
    DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.110001
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Joint effects of predatory protists and predatory bacteria on driving the evolution of bacterial antibiotic resistance
    DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109990

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Evolution of Comammox Bacteria and Their Contribution to Soil N2O Emissions
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Predatory Protists: Natural Weapons for Soil-Borne Pathogen Control

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