Baohua Xiao

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Baohua Xiao is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Baohua Xiao has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Pollution, 13 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Baohua Xiao's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (5 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (5 papers). Baohua Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (5 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (5 papers). Baohua Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Slovakia. Baohua Xiao's co-authors include Weilin Huang, Peiwen Xiao, Muhammad Adnan, Zhiqiang Yu, Peng Zhao, Ping’an Peng, Jianzhong Song, Ping’an Peng, Haiyan Wang and Muhammad Ubaid Ali and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Chemosphere and Soil Science Society of America Journal.

In The Last Decade

Baohua Xiao

36 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Heavy metals pollution from smelting activities: A threat... 2024 2026 2025 2024 40 80 120
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Heavy metals pollution from smelting activities: A threat to soil and groundwater
    2024 127 citations Muhammad Adnan, Baohua Xiao et al. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Baohua Xiao China 17 516 414 124 109 101 39 1.1k
Shengnan Hou China 14 519 1.0× 395 1.0× 106 0.9× 46 0.4× 50 0.5× 44 999
Ian W. Oliver United Kingdom 22 780 1.5× 393 0.9× 196 1.6× 146 1.3× 254 2.5× 43 1.5k
Yongtao Li China 19 625 1.2× 443 1.1× 71 0.6× 40 0.4× 85 0.8× 49 1.1k
Frank A. Swartjes Netherlands 16 699 1.4× 409 1.0× 71 0.6× 58 0.5× 111 1.1× 29 1.2k
Ruiqing Zhang China 17 682 1.3× 407 1.0× 154 1.2× 40 0.4× 88 0.9× 50 1.2k
Ronald G. McLaren New Zealand 17 702 1.4× 255 0.6× 123 1.0× 80 0.7× 166 1.6× 29 1.0k
Qingye Hou China 20 835 1.6× 387 0.9× 125 1.0× 71 0.7× 162 1.6× 47 1.2k
Shuyong Mu China 18 480 0.9× 264 0.6× 153 1.2× 47 0.4× 213 2.1× 30 1.1k
J. Harmsen Netherlands 21 829 1.6× 677 1.6× 151 1.2× 113 1.0× 177 1.8× 54 1.6k
Ting‐Chien Chen Taiwan 18 512 1.0× 344 0.8× 193 1.6× 44 0.4× 81 0.8× 50 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Baohua Xiao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Baohua Xiao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Baohua Xiao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Baohua Xiao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Baohua Xiao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Baohua Xiao. Baohua Xiao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Adnan, Muhammad, Peng Zhao, Baohua Xiao, Muhammad Ubaid Ali, & Peiwen Xiao. (2025). Heavy metal pollution and source analysis of soils around abandoned Pb/Zn smelting sites: Environmental risks and fractionation analysis. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 38. 104084–104084. 10 indexed citations
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Adnan, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Impacts of drilling on soil and groundwater heavy metal pollution: A comprehensive review. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology. 8. 127–141.
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Adnan, Muhammad, Baohua Xiao, & Muhammad Ubaid Ali. (2025). Advances in groundwater contaminant transport modeling in abandoned mining and smelting sites in China towards artificial intelligence and real-time monitoring. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 40. 104636–104636.
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Adnan, Muhammad, Baohua Xiao, Muhammad Ubaid Ali, et al.. (2024). Heavy metals pollution from smelting activities: A threat to soil and groundwater. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 274. 116189–116189. 127 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adnan, Muhammad, Baohua Xiao, Peiwen Xiao, et al.. (2024). Known and Unknown Environmental Impacts Related to Climate Changes in Pakistan: An Under-Recognized Risk to Local Communities. Sustainability. 16(14). 6108–6108. 22 indexed citations
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Adnan, Muhammad, Baohua Xiao, Muhammad Ubaid Ali, et al.. (2024). Human inventions and its environmental challenges, especially artificial intelligence: New challenges require new thinking. Environmental Challenges. 16. 100976–100976. 16 indexed citations
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Adnan, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Addressing current climate issues in Pakistan: An opportunity for a sustainable future. Environmental Challenges. 15. 100887–100887. 34 indexed citations
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Xiao, Baohua, et al.. (2023). Characteristic of Molecular Weight-Fractions of Soil Organic Matter from Calcareous Soil and Yellow Soil. Sustainability. 15(2). 1537–1537. 4 indexed citations
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Xiao, Baohua, et al.. (2022). The interactions between Al‐/Fe‐(hydr)oxides and soil organic carbon mediate the aggregation of yellow soils. Soil Use and Management. 38(4). 1644–1655. 5 indexed citations
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Xiao, Baohua, et al.. (2015). Characteristics and distributions of humic acids in two soil profiles of the southwest China Karst area. Acta Geochimica. 35(1). 85–94. 9 indexed citations
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Xiao, Baohua. (2011). Review on Extraction and Fractionation of Humic Substances from Soils. Bulletin of Mineralogy Petrology and Geochemistry. 4 indexed citations
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Rodenburg, Lisa A., Songyan Du, Baohua Xiao, & Donna E. Fennell. (2011). Source apportionment of polychlorinated biphenyls in the New York/New Jersey Harbor. Chemosphere. 83(6). 792–798. 58 indexed citations
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Xiao, Baohua & Weilin Huang. (2011). The equilibria of bisolute sorption on soil. Chemosphere. 83(7). 1005–1013. 5 indexed citations
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Kim, Il, Zhiqiang Yu, Baohua Xiao, & Weilin Huang. (2007). Sorption of male hormones by soils and sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 26(2). 264–270. 22 indexed citations
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Dang, Zhi, et al.. (2005). Equilibrium sorption of phenanthrene by soil humic acids. Chemosphere. 63(11). 1961–1968. 42 indexed citations
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Ran, Yong, Baohua Xiao, Jiamo Fu, & Guoying Sheng. (2003). Sorption and desorption hysteresis of organic contaminants by kerogen in a sandy aquifer material. Chemosphere. 50(10). 1365–1376. 25 indexed citations
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Xiao, Baohua, et al.. (2003). Role of black carbon and kerogen in the sorption of organic pollutants by soils and sediments.. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Run-Cang, Sun Xiao, & Baohua Xiao. (2002). EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LIPOPHILIC EXTRACTIVES FROM RICE STRAW. II. SPECTROSCOPIC AND THERMAL ANALYSIS. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 22(1). 1–9. 8 indexed citations
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Dang, Zhi & Baohua Xiao. (1997). Geochemical behavior of heavy metals during the natural weathering of coal mine spoil. 2 indexed citations

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