# ISSAS

the CAS Institute of Soil Sciences (ISSAS, Nanjing) quantified the synergistic effect of humic acid combined with biological nitrification inhibitors on maize yield and nitrogen transformation (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2025).

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/issas/
Updated: 2026-07-07

- Country: China

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSAS) | http://english.issas.cas.cn/about/poi/, https://www.issas.ac.cn/gkjj/jgjj/ |
| Research focus | soil resources and information, soil fertility and conservation, soil environment and remediation, plant nutrition and fertilizers, soil biology and ecology | https://www.issas.ac.cn/gkjj/jgjj/ |
| Facility | State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, National Engineering Research Center for Soil Nutrient Management and Pollution Remediation, Key Laboratory of Cultivated Land Conservation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Soil Science Data Center, multiple national field observation and research stations, and Asian Soil Museum | https://www.issas.ac.cn/gkjj/jgjj/ |
| Grant | National Basic Research Programs, National Key R&D Programs, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grants, and international cooperation programs (e.g., NSFC-EU) | http://english.issas.cas.cn/about/poi/, http://english.issas.cas.cn/ns/es/202104/t20210412_267061.html, https://www.issas.ac.cn/gkjj/jgjj/ |
| Publications | Over 1,500 SCI papers in five years (as of 2021) and over 3,100 papers since 2000; also publishes Pedosphere and other academic journals | http://english.issas.cas.cn/about/poi/, https://www.issas.ac.cn/gkjj/jgjj/ |
| Principal staff | Includes academicians such as Zhang Jiabao and the late Zhu Zhaoliang; also Gan-Lin Zhang, Renfang Shen, and Xin Song | https://notablepeopleproject.org/zhang_jiabao, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6189-5018 |
| Headcount | 316 employees (in-register staff) | https://www.issas.ac.cn/gkjj/jgjj/ |

Independent sources: notablepeopleproject.org, orcid.org

## Technologies

- [Biological nitrification inhibitors](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/biological-nitrification-inhibitors/)