Chao Xiong

3.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
41 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Chao Xiong is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Xiong has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Chao Xiong's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (16 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (8 papers). Chao Xiong is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (16 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (8 papers). Chao Xiong collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Chao Xiong's co-authors include Limei Zhang, Brajesh K. Singh, An‐Hui Ge, Ji‐Zheng He, Chuanfa Wu, Juntao Wang, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Lili Han, Ju‐Pei Shen and Peipei Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Chao Xiong

40 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Host selection shapes crop microbiome assembly and network complexity

2020 465 citations Chao Xiong, Yong‐Guan Zhu et al. New Phytologist profile →
Disease-induced changes in plant microbiome assembly and functional adaptation

2021 304 citations Min Gao, Chao Xiong et al. profile →
Plant developmental stage drives the differentiation in ecological role of the maize microbiome

2021 276 citations Chao Xiong, Brajesh K. Singh et al. profile →
Rare taxa maintain the stability of crop mycobiomes and ecosystem functions

2020 209 citations Chao Xiong, Brajesh K. Singh et al. profile →
Impacts of global change on the phyllosphere microbiome

2021 166 citations Yong‐Guan Zhu, Chao Xiong et al. New Phytologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chao Xiong China	18	1.5k	620	478	333	310	41	2.1k
Tao Wen China	20	1.5k 1.0×	449 0.7×	479 1.0×	412 1.2×	199 0.6×	48	2.3k
An‐Hui Ge China	15	1.0k 0.7×	487 0.8×	318 0.7×	304 0.9×	154 0.5×	30	1.5k
Lília C. Carvalhais Australia	27	2.5k 1.7×	485 0.8×	561 1.2×	476 1.4×	392 1.3×	52	3.2k
Eleonora Rolli Italy	23	1.8k 1.2×	516 0.8×	604 1.3×	204 0.6×	295 1.0×	45	2.4k
Chuanfa Wu China	15	963 0.6×	569 0.9×	329 0.7×	376 1.1×	146 0.5×	28	1.5k
Manuel Fernández‐López Spain	25	1.1k 0.7×	467 0.8×	352 0.7×	380 1.1×	201 0.6×	68	1.8k
Martin Filion Canada	28	1.8k 1.2×	328 0.5×	543 1.1×	251 0.8×	435 1.4×	89	2.4k
Connor R. Fitzpatrick United States	17	1.6k 1.1×	363 0.6×	411 0.9×	183 0.5×	218 0.7×	23	2.0k
Philipp C. Münch Germany	12	1.7k 1.1×	496 0.8×	833 1.7×	149 0.4×	324 1.0×	28	2.4k
Philippe Lemanceau France	29	2.0k 1.3×	768 1.2×	723 1.5×	609 1.8×	383 1.2×	46	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Xiong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao Xiong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Xiong

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Singh, Brajesh K., Gaofei Jiang, Zhong Wei, et al.. (2025). Plant pathogens, microbiomes, and soil health. Trends in Microbiology. 33(8). 887–902. 3 indexed citations

Hossain, Md. Akhter, Eleonora Egidi, Chao Xiong, & Brajesh K. Singh. (2025). Soil Multitrophic Interactions in a Changing World. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 2 indexed citations

Hu, Hang‐Wei, An‐Hui Ge, Chao Xiong, et al.. (2025). Plant–microbiome interactions and their impacts on plant adaptation to climate change. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(3). 826–844. 10 indexed citations

Fadiji, Ayomide Emmanuel, Chao Xiong, Eleonora Egidi, & Brajesh K. Singh. (2024). Formulation challenges associated with microbial biofertilizers in sustainable agriculture and paths forward. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 37 indexed citations

Rahman, Ataur, et al.. (2024). Microbial ecology of harvested rainwater: Assessing quality, antimicrobial resistance and geographical variation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 486. 144439–144439.

Yan, Zhenzhen, Hang‐Wei Hu, Chao Xiong, et al.. (2024). Environmental microbiome, human fungal pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance. Trends in Microbiology. 33(1). 112–129. 7 indexed citations

Bai, Ren, Hang‐Wei Hu, Meng Zhou, et al.. (2023). Effects of long‐term mowing on leaf‐ and root‐associated bacterial community structures are linked to functional traits in 11 plant species from a temperate steppe. Functional Ecology. 37(7). 1787–1801. 6 indexed citations

Singh, Prachi, Anukool Vaishnav, Hongwei Liu, et al.. (2023). Seed biopriming for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem restoration. Microbial Biotechnology. 16(12). 2212–2222. 29 indexed citations

Yan, Zhenzhen, Juntao Wang, Jinsong Liang, et al.. (2023). Evidence of distinct response of soil viral community to a plant infection and the disease pathobiome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 382–387. 1 indexed citations

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Batista, Bruna Durante, Juntao Wang, Hongwei Liu, et al.. (2023). Biotic and abiotic responses to soilborne pathogens and environmental predictors of soil health. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 189. 109246–109246. 16 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yong‐Guan, Jingjing Peng, Chao Xiong, et al.. (2023). Harnessing biological nitrogen fixation in plant leaves. Trends in Plant Science. 28(12). 1391–1405. 72 indexed citations

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Xiong, Chao & Yahai Lu. (2022). Microbiomes in agroecosystem: Diversity, function and assembly mechanisms. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 14(6). 833–849. 61 indexed citations

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Xu, Ran, Yue Ming, Wenjun Zhu, et al.. (2022). Full-Length Transcriptomic Sequencing and Temporal Transcriptome Expression Profiling Analyses Offer Insights into Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Artemisia argyi. Molecules. 27(18). 5948–5948. 5 indexed citations

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Ge, An‐Hui, Lili Han, Jiling Xiao, et al.. (2022). Rootstock rescues watermelon from Fusarium wilt disease by shaping protective root-associated microbiomes and metabolites in continuous cropping soils. Plant and Soil. 479(1-2). 423–442. 16 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yong‐Guan, Chao Xiong, Zhong Wei, et al.. (2021). Impacts of global change on the phyllosphere microbiome. New Phytologist. 234(6). 1977–1986. 166 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shen, Congcong, et al.. (2021). Plant diversity enhances soil fungal network stability indirectly through the increase of soil carbon and fungal keystone taxa richness. The Science of The Total Environment. 818. 151737–151737. 52 indexed citations

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Xu, Ran, Jiao Zhang, Limei Gao, et al.. (2020). Full-length transcriptome sequencing and modular organization analysis of oleanolic acid- and dammarane-type saponins related gene expression patterns in Panax japonicus. Genomics. 112(6). 4137–4147. 12 indexed citations

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Ren, Zhenzhen, Jie Geng, Chao Xiong, et al.. (2020). Downregulation of VRK1 reduces the expression of BANF1 and suppresses the proliferative and migratory activity of esophageal cancer cells. Oncology Letters. 20(2). 1163–1170. 10 indexed citations

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Deng, Wen, et al.. (2016). Response of Bacteria Community to Long-Term Inorganic Nitrogen Application in Mulberry Field Soil. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0168152–e0168152. 12 indexed citations

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Hao, Xianchao, Long Zhang, Chao Xiong, Yingche Ma, & Kui Liu. (2015). 760 ℃长期时效对一种Ni-Cr-W-Fe合金组织和力学性能的影响 *. Acta Metallurgica Sinica. 51(7). 807–814. 2 indexed citations

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