Guoliang Cao

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Guoliang Cao is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Guoliang Cao has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Environmental Engineering, 22 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 14 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Guoliang Cao's work include Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (21 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (20 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (12 papers). Guoliang Cao is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (21 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (20 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (12 papers). Guoliang Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Guoliang Cao's co-authors include Dongmei Han, Xiaoye Zhang, Fangcheng Zheng, Matthew Currell, Chunmiao Zheng, Jie Liu, Bridget R. Scanlon, Sunling Gong, Yaqiang Wang and Wenpeng Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Guoliang Cao

55 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Deep challenges for China's war on water pollution

2016 367 citations Dongmei Han, Matthew Currell et al. Environmental Pollution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Guoliang Cao China	26	1.1k	835	816	714	701	59	3.0k
Xingxing Kuang China	24	685 0.6×	601 0.7×	790 1.0×	423 0.6×	659 0.9×	103	2.6k
Mohsen Sherif United Arab Emirates	35	2.1k 2.0×	1.2k 1.4×	318 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	727 1.0×	166	3.8k
Zhenlou Chen China	29	347 0.3×	344 0.4×	584 0.7×	160 0.2×	454 0.6×	140	3.5k
Joachim Mohn Switzerland	33	592 0.6×	344 0.4×	735 0.9×	480 0.7×	860 1.2×	87	3.7k
Ahmed Sefelnasr United Arab Emirates	29	1.1k 1.0×	653 0.8×	173 0.2×	421 0.6×	421 0.6×	79	2.0k
Philipp Schneider Norway	26	1.9k 1.8×	489 0.6×	831 1.0×	99 0.1×	747 1.1×	81	3.2k
He China	28	375 0.4×	532 0.6×	488 0.6×	147 0.2×	498 0.7×	325	2.9k
José M. Mogollón Netherlands	32	285 0.3×	538 0.6×	470 0.6×	459 0.6×	557 0.8×	76	3.7k
Mark A. Engle United States	36	525 0.5×	351 0.4×	159 0.2×	581 0.8×	1.5k 2.1×	108	4.1k
Pei Xin China	35	1.3k 1.3×	571 0.7×	387 0.5×	1.3k 1.9×	400 0.6×	156	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Guoliang Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guoliang Cao

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Guoliang Cao. 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 Guoliang Cao. The network helps show where Guoliang Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guoliang Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Guoliang Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Guoliang Cao 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 Guoliang Cao. Guoliang Cao 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

Yu, Guizhen, et al.. (2025). Efficient Sampling-Based Trajectory Planning With Dual-Layer Probabilistic Intention Prediction for Autonomous Driving in Complex Intersections. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 74(8). 11666–11681.

Li, Di, Hui Guo, Guoliang Cao, et al.. (2025). Biomimetic Gas‐Trapping Electrode Toward N₂ Electrofixation. Advanced Sustainable Systems. 9(3). 1 indexed citations

Jin, Feng, Guoliang Cao, Dawei Zheng, et al.. (2025). Comparative Study of Structural Designs of Stationary Components in Ultra-High-Head Pumped Storage Units. Processes. 13(12). 3826–3826. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Guizhen, Peng Chen, Guoliang Cao, et al.. (2025). MineSim: A scenario-based simulation test system and benchmark for autonomous trucks in open-pit mines. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 213. 107938–107938. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Jia, et al.. (2024). Safety-aware human-lead vehicle platooning by proactively reacting to uncertain human behaving. Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies. 170. 104941–104941. 9 indexed citations

Jiang, Xiao‐Wei, Xiaolang Zhang, Zhiyuan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Pumping-induced groundwater aging and rejuvenation in aquifer-aquitard systems: A perspective from regional groundwater flow. Journal of Hydrology. 632. 130718–130718. 6 indexed citations

Li, Fengyan, et al.. (2024). Simulating arsenic discharge flux at a relic smelting site in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(8). 12094–12111. 1 indexed citations

Bai, Lin, Zhenhong Li, Roland Bürgmann, et al.. (2023). Contributions of Climate Variability and Anthropogenic Activities to Confined Groundwater Storage in Hengshui, North China Plain. Remote Sensing. 15(19). 4827–4827. 1 indexed citations

Han, Dongmei, Guoliang Cao, Matthew Currell, Stacey C. Priestley, & Andrew J. Love. (2020). Groundwater Salinization and Flushing During Glacial‐Interglacial Cycles: Insights From Aquitard Porewater Tracer Profiles in the North China Plain. Water Resources Research. 56(11). 29 indexed citations

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Feng, Wei, Laurent Longuevergne, Jürgen Kusche, et al.. (2017). Groundwater storage variations in the North China Plain using multiple space geodetic observations. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 2017. 1 indexed citations

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Han, Dongmei, Guoliang Cao, & Andrew J. Love. (2017). Inter-relationship between shallow and deep aquifers under the influence of deep groundwater exploitation in the North China Plain. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 8230. 1 indexed citations

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Hyndman, D. W., Tianfang Xu, Jillian M. Deines, et al.. (2017). Quantifying changes in water use and groundwater availability in a megacity using novel integrated systems modeling. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(16). 8359–8368. 13 indexed citations

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Han, Dongmei, Matthew Currell, & Guoliang Cao. (2016). Deep challenges for China's war on water pollution. Environmental Pollution. 218. 1222–1233. 367 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Guoliang, Dongmei Han, Matthew Currell, & Chunmiao Zheng. (2016). Revised conceptualization of the North China Basin groundwater flow system: Groundwater age, heat and flow simulations. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 127. 119–136. 24 indexed citations

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Han, Dongmei, Guoliang Cao, James L. McCallum, & Xianfang Song. (2015). Residence times of groundwater and nitrate transport in coastal aquifer systems: Daweijia area, northeastern China. The Science of The Total Environment. 538. 539–554. 44 indexed citations

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Cao, Guoliang, et al.. (2014). Application of Centrifuges in Experimental Studies of Contaminant Transport. Diqiu kexue jinzhan. 29(2). 227–237. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Guoliang, et al.. (2013). Groundwater Exploitation Management Under Land Subsidence Constraint: Empirical Evidence from the Hangzhou–Jiaxing–Huzhou Plain, China. Environmental Management. 51(6). 1109–1125. 33 indexed citations

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Jiang, Xiao‐Wei, Li Wan, Shemin Ge, et al.. (2012). A quantitative study on accumulation of age mass around stagnation points in nested flow systems. Water Resources Research. 48(12). 60 indexed citations

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Cao, Guoliang, et al.. (2010). Emission inventory of air pollutants in China. China Environmental Science. 30(7). 900–906. 17 indexed citations

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Cao, Guoliang & Mike West. (1996). Practical Bayesian Inference Using Mixtures of Mixtures. Biometrics. 52(4). 1334–1334. 4 indexed citations

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