Congli Xu

662 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 383 citations indexed

About

Congli Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Congli Xu has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 383 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 6 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Congli Xu's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (6 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (5 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (5 papers). Congli Xu is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (6 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (5 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (5 papers). Congli Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Congli Xu's co-authors include Tao Su, Zhe‐Kun Zhou, Robert A. Spicer, Jian Huang, Fan Zhao, Jia Liu, Yong‐Jiang Huang, He Tang, Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng and Alex Farnsworth and has published in prestigious journals such as Science Advances, Journal of Environmental Management and Geomorphology.

In The Last Decade

Congli Xu

14 papers receiving 358 citations

Hit Papers

No high Tibetan Plateau until the Neogene 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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. No high Tibetan Plateau until the Neogene
    2019 236 citations Tao Su, Robert A. Spicer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Congli Xu China 6 137 134 124 95 90 21 383
Shichao Li China 4 115 0.8× 129 1.0× 114 0.9× 91 1.0× 79 0.9× 6 341
David Sunderlin United States 10 144 1.1× 149 1.1× 108 0.9× 169 1.8× 56 0.6× 18 420
Deepa Agnihotri India 13 202 1.5× 112 0.8× 75 0.6× 187 2.0× 83 0.9× 33 411
M. A. Akhmetiev Russia 13 175 1.3× 153 1.1× 58 0.5× 129 1.4× 79 0.9× 27 420
Marcela Svobodová Czechia 11 97 0.7× 141 1.1× 103 0.8× 285 3.0× 51 0.6× 20 389
Madhav Kumar India 10 191 1.4× 199 1.5× 38 0.3× 125 1.3× 101 1.1× 27 393
Mehmet Serkan Akkiraz Türkiye 11 148 1.1× 223 1.7× 70 0.6× 136 1.4× 55 0.6× 28 393
Paul J. Grote Thailand 10 219 1.6× 92 0.7× 45 0.4× 63 0.7× 162 1.8× 32 364
Hubert Lardeux France 13 146 1.1× 111 0.8× 138 1.1× 160 1.7× 84 0.9× 24 379
Uxue Villanueva‐Amadoz Spain 16 298 2.2× 106 0.8× 105 0.8× 275 2.9× 150 1.7× 41 570

Countries citing papers authored by Congli Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Congli Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Congli Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Congli Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Congli 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 Congli Xu. Congli 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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Wang, Miaomiao, Liya Liu, Congli Xu, et al.. (2025). More than food: Study on the metabolites and bioactivity of edible flowers of Campylotropis polyantha (Leguminosae). Journal of Functional Foods. 128. 106801–106801. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wenfu, Guangtao Meng, Min Cao, et al.. (2025). Relationships among multiple ecosystem services in mountainous regions: A case study of the Gaoligong Mountains. Journal of Environmental Management. 387. 125765–125765. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Congli, et al.. (2025). The Diversity of Edible Flowers and Its Biocultural Role in Local Food System in Dali, Southwest China. Diversity. 17(1). 70–70. 3 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhuo, et al.. (2024). Study on medicinal food plants in the Gaoligongshan Biosphere Reserve, the richest biocultural diversity center in China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 20(1). 10–10. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Congli, et al.. (2024). MERCURY: Efficient Subgraph Matching on GPUs with Hybrid Scheduling. 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhuo, et al.. (2024). Coptis austrogaoligongensis (Ranunculaceae), a new species from West Yunnan, China. PhytoKeys. 244. 225–235. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Miaomiao, et al.. (2024). Traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicity and clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine Cynoglossum amabile: a review. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1325283–1325283. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Miaomiao, et al.. (2024). Traditional Knowledge and Efficacy Analysis of an Emerging Medicinal Food Plant: Disporopsis aspersa. Foods. 14(1). 72–72. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shitao, et al.. (2023). New fossils reveal the Paleogene establishment of relict Craigia (Malvaceae) in its extant range. Palaeoworld. 33(2). 439–447.
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Li, Shihu, Tao Su, Robert A. Spicer, et al.. (2020). Oligocene Deformation of the Chuandian Terrane in the SE Margin of the Tibetan Plateau Related to the Extrusion of Indochina. Tectonics. 39(7). 57 indexed citations
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Tang, He, Jia Liu, Feixiang Wu, et al.. (2019). Extinct genus Lagokarpos reveals a biogeographic connection between Tibet and other regions in the Northern Hemisphere during the Paleogene. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 57(6). 670–677. 31 indexed citations
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Farnsworth, Alexander, Tao Su, Robert A. Spicer, et al.. (2018). NO HIGH TIBETAN PLATEAU UNTIL THE NEOGENE. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Congli, et al.. (2018). Occurrence of Christella (Thelypteridaceae) in Southwest China and its indications of the paleoenvironment of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 57(2). 169–179. 22 indexed citations
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Xu, Congli, Jian Huang, Tao Su, et al.. (2017). The first megafossil record of Goniophlebium (Polypodiaceae) from the Middle Miocene of Asia and its paleoecological implications. Palaeoworld. 26(3). 543–552. 10 indexed citations

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