Cheng Xu

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Cheng Xu is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Xu has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Geophysics, 35 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 33 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Cheng Xu's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (65 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (32 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (30 papers). Cheng Xu is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (65 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (32 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (30 papers). Cheng Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Czechia and United Kingdom. Cheng Xu's co-authors include Jindřích Kynický, Wenlei Song, Anton R. Chakhmouradian, Martin Smith, Yue‐Heng Yang, Panseok Yang, Ekaterina P. Reguir, A H Mumin, Anatoly N. Zaitsev and Martin Brtnický and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Xu

99 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Adsorption of rare earth elements in regolith-hosted clay... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
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. Adsorption of rare earth elements in regolith-hosted clay deposits
    2020 271 citations Martin Smith, Cheng Xu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Cheng Xu
Yoshiaki Kon Japan
Thomas Monecke United States
Dieter Rhede Germany
Iain M. Samson Canada
Malcolm P. Roberts Australia
Anatoly N. Zaitsev Russia
Karel Breiter Czechia
Zoltán Zajacz Switzerland
Axel Müller Norway
Hazel M. Prichard United Kingdom
Yoshiaki Kon Japan
Cheng Xu
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Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Xu

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

All Works

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Huang, Ying, Cheng Xu, Bin Yang, et al.. (2025). Biogeochemistry of phosphorus species in water and sediments and sedimentary phosphorus release potential from a eutrophic estuary and adjacent bay. Marine Environmental Research. 208. 107134–107134. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Cheng, et al.. (2025). Wet deposition fluxes of cosmogenic 32P, 33P and its utility in tracing air mass mixing in coast of east China sea. Atmospheric Environment. 361. 121508–121508.
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Chen, Qian, et al.. (2025). Mineralogical and geochemical study of Nb mineralization in the giant Bayan Obo deposit. Ore Geology Reviews. 184. 106771–106771.
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Zhang, Lin, Anqi Wang, Cheng Xu, et al.. (2024). Distribution, sources, and contamination evaluation of heavy metals in surface sediments of the Qizhou Island sea area in Hainan, China. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 208. 116933–116933. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Dongyang, et al.. (2024). Paleoproterozoic deep carbon cycle recorded in carbonatites. Precambrian Research. 417. 107669–107669.
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Xu, Cheng, Xilong Wang, Fenfen Zhang, et al.. (2024). Potential Linkages Between Submarine Groundwater (Fresh and Saline) Nutrient Inputs and Eutrophication in a Coastal Aquaculture Bay. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 129(10). 2 indexed citations
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Pan, Weiguo, et al.. (2024). Low-Light Image Enhancement using Retinex-based Network with Attention Mechanism. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications. 15(1). 8 indexed citations
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Dan, Solomon Felix, Bin Yang, Cheng Xu, et al.. (2020). Bulk sedimentary phosphorus in relation to organic carbon, sediment textural properties and hydrodynamics in the northern Beibu Gulf, South China Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 155. 111176–111176. 28 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhitao, et al.. (2018). A numerical study of a confined turbulent wall jet with an external stream. Wind and Structures. 27(2). 101. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Yi, et al.. (2017). Effects of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles on Nucleation and Crystal Growth in the Vitrified VS55 During Warming.. PubMed. 37(6). 448–454. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Cheng, Jindřích Kynický, Martin Smith, et al.. (2017). Origin of heavy rare earth mineralization in South China. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14598–14598. 142 indexed citations
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Xu, Cheng, et al.. (2011). A Preliminary Study on Genesis of REE Deposit in Miaoya. Acta Mineralogica Sinica. 31(3). 478–484. 6 indexed citations
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Qi, Liang, et al.. (2010). A study of mineralogy and petrochemistry of Jijie alkaline-ultramafic rocks, southern part of Panxi rift. 17(2). 320–335. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Cheng. (2008). SELTENENG OPHIOLITE AND ITS TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE IN SHANSHAN,OF XINJIANG. Xinjiang Geology. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Donald D., et al.. (2005). Continental Crust Formation at Arcs, The "Garnet Pyroxenite" Delamination Cycle, And The Origin of Fertile Melting Anomalies in the Mantle. AGUFM. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Cheng, et al.. (2004). GEOCHEMISTRY OF LAMPROPHYRES IN BAIMAZHAI NICKEL DEPOSIT YUNNAN PROVINCEII.CHARACTERISTICS OF MANTLE SOURCE REGION. Acta Mineralogica Sinica. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Cheng. (2003). Indicator of Fluorite Sr and Nd Isotope to Mantle-Derived Ore-Forming Fluids in Maoniuping REE Deposit, Sichuan Province, China. 7 indexed citations

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