Bo Xia

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
262 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Bo Xia is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Building and Construction and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Bo Xia has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 89 papers in Building and Construction and 76 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Bo Xia's work include Construction Project Management and Performance (105 papers), Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (42 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (35 papers). Bo Xia is often cited by papers focused on Construction Project Management and Performance (105 papers), Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (42 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (35 papers). Bo Xia collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Hong Kong. Bo Xia's co-authors include Martin Skitmore, Albert P.C. Chan, Ayokunle Olubunmi Olanipekun, Yong Liu, Carol K.H. Hon, Peng Wu, Tan Yiğitcanlar, Jian Zuo, Caiyun Cui and Linlin Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Bo Xia

242 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Green building incentives: A review

2016 300 citations Bo Xia, Martin Skitmore et al. profile →
Opportunities and Adoption Challenges of AI in the Construction Industry: A PRISMA Review

2022 268 citations Tan Yiğitcanlar, Bo Xia et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bo Xia Australia	42	2.5k	2.3k	1.6k	822	572	262	6.1k
Xianbo Zhao Australia	45	2.4k 1.0×	3.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	872 1.1×	484 0.8×	132	6.2k
Martin Loosemore Australia	43	1.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	768 1.3×	209	5.8k
Clinton Aigbavboa South Africa	35	2.7k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	470 0.6×	293 0.5×	653	6.0k
Bon‐Gang Hwang Singapore	47	4.1k 1.7×	3.7k 1.6×	1.9k 1.2×	824 1.0×	228 0.4×	166	6.9k
Amos Darko Hong Kong	41	4.1k 1.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	426 0.5×	303 0.5×	122	7.0k
Patrick T.I. Lam Hong Kong	40	2.1k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	256 0.3×	354 0.6×	151	5.3k
Guangdong Wu China	36	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	323 0.4×	660 1.2×	145	4.7k
George Ofori Singapore	37	1.7k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	372 0.5×	299 0.5×	151	4.6k
Ernest Effah Ameyaw Hong Kong	27	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	275 0.3×	235 0.4×	47	3.9k
M. Reza Hosseini Australia	53	5.0k 2.0×	3.5k 1.5×	2.0k 1.2×	894 1.1×	252 0.4×	289	9.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Bo Xia

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bo Xia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bo Xia. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Bo Xia. The network helps show where Bo Xia may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bo Xia

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bo Xia. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bo Xia 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 Bo Xia. Bo Xia is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xia, Bo, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive Monitoring of Construction Spoil Disposal Areas in High-Speed Railways Utilizing Integrated 3S Techniques. Applied Sciences. 15(2). 762–762. 3 indexed citations

Cui, Caiyun, Luyu Xie, Yong Liu, et al.. (2025). Advancing Cities’ Sustainability: Exploring the Effects of Interaction on the Public’s Perceived Efficacy of Emergency Infrastructure Projects—A Psychological Distance Perspective. Sustainability. 17(2). 665–665. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Pengyang, et al.. (2025). Reciprocal frame design for large-scale timber construction. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11482–11482.

Yu, Shiwang, et al.. (2025). Examining the Role of Psychological Symptoms and Safety Climate in Shaping Safety Behaviors Among Construction Workers. Behavioral Sciences. 15(1). 66–66. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Zhenshuang, et al.. (2025). The spatial correlation network and driving factors of economic resilience in the construction sector: evidence from China. Construction Management and Economics. 43(11). 961–982.

Yu, Shiwang, et al.. (2024). Exploring the effect of procedural fairness on the social license to operate of resource development projects: A meta-analysis. Resources Policy. 96. 105242–105242.

Xia, Bo, et al.. (2024). Ageing-in-Place at Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs): A Case Study on Bribie Island, Australia. Buildings. 14(1). 266–266. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Qianqian, Xin Gao, Bo Xia, et al.. (2024). Impact of psychological distance on public acceptance of waste-to-energy combustion projects. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 109. 107631–107631. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Zhou, et al.. (2024). A Bayesian Network Model of Megaproject Social Responsibility Behavior and Project Performance: From the Perspective of Resource-Based Theory. Buildings. 14(4). 1143–1143.

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Yu, Chunlin, Mohan Qiu, Peng Han, et al.. (2024). Integrative analysis of RNA-seq and Ribo-seq reveals that lncRNA-GRN regulates chicken follicular atresia through miR-103-3p/FBXW7 axis and encoding peptide. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 278(Pt 4). 135051–135051. 1 indexed citations

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Hu, Yi, et al.. (2024). Governing collaborative networks in mega transport projects development: Integrative findings from 34 cases worldwide. Transport Policy. 150. 162–173. 3 indexed citations

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Yiğitcanlar, Tan, et al.. (2023). Understanding City 4.0: A Triple Bottom Line Approach. Sustainability. 16(1). 326–326. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu, Caiyun Cui, Bo Xia, et al.. (2023). How to Shape Local Public Acceptance of Not-in-My-Backyard Infrastructures? A Social Cognitive Theory Perspective. Sustainability. 15(22). 15835–15835. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhenshuang, Fei Qin, Jingkuang Liu, Bo Xia, & Nicholas Chileshe. (2023). Spatial differentiation of carbon emissions reduction potential for construction and demolition waste recycling. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(58). 122304–122321. 5 indexed citations

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Lu, Kun, Xiaoyan Jiang, Vivian W.Y. Tam, et al.. (2019). Development of a Carbon Emissions Analysis Framework Using Building Information Modeling and Life Cycle Assessment for the Construction of Hospital Projects. Sustainability. 11(22). 6274–6274. 88 indexed citations

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Li, Yongkui, Yi Hu, Bo Xia, Martin Skitmore, & Heng Li. (2018). Proactive behavior-based system for controlling safety risks in urban highway construction megaprojects. Automation in Construction. 95. 118–128. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bing, Yun Le, Bo Xia, & Martin Skitmore. (2017). Mixed perceptions of business-to-government Guanxi in tendering and bidding for infrastructure projects in China. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Qing, Zhigang Jin, Bo Xia, Peng Wu, & Martin Skitmore. (2016). Time and cost performance of design-build projects. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Shan, Ming, Albert P.C. Chan, Yun Le, Yi Hu, & Bo Xia. (2016). Understanding Collusive Practices in Chinese Construction Projects. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 143(3). 51 indexed citations

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Xia, Bo, Keith R. Molenaar, Albert P.C. Chan, Martin Skitmore, & Jian Zuo. (2013). Determining the optimal proportion of design in design-build request for proposals (RFPs). Science & Engineering Faculty. 1 indexed citations

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