Honglang Xiao

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Honglang Xiao is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Honglang Xiao has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Atmospheric Science and 11 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Honglang Xiao's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (8 papers). Honglang Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (8 papers). Honglang Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Honglang Xiao's co-authors include Guodong Cheng, Qi Feng, Xin Li, Xu Zhongmin, Shengchun Xiao, Wenzhi Zhao, Liangju Zhao, Songbing Zou, Zhibao Dong and Wanquan Ta and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

Honglang Xiao

37 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Integrated study of the water–ecosystem–economy in the He... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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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. Integrated study of the water–ecosystem–economy in the Heihe River Basin
    2014 455 citations Guodong Cheng, Qi Feng 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
Honglang Xiao China 17 520 515 309 244 238 38 1.3k
Juana P. Moiwo China 21 426 0.8× 458 0.9× 146 0.5× 135 0.6× 251 1.1× 43 1.3k
Hailiang Xu China 24 801 1.5× 506 1.0× 351 1.1× 366 1.5× 164 0.7× 65 1.4k
Hongbo Ling China 25 907 1.7× 432 0.8× 319 1.0× 418 1.7× 184 0.8× 99 1.5k
María José Polo Spain 21 586 1.1× 449 0.9× 400 1.3× 287 1.2× 212 0.9× 88 1.4k
Fei Tian China 22 643 1.2× 450 0.9× 156 0.5× 210 0.9× 259 1.1× 45 1.2k
Shumin Han China 18 359 0.7× 452 0.9× 109 0.4× 70 0.3× 214 0.9× 39 996
Hongwei Pei China 16 484 0.9× 353 0.7× 123 0.4× 171 0.7× 191 0.8× 35 1.1k
Yin Tang China 19 826 1.6× 909 1.8× 285 0.9× 83 0.3× 244 1.0× 57 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Honglang Xiao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Honglang Xiao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Honglang Xiao

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

All Works

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Lu, Zhixiang, Yongping Wei, Qi Feng, et al.. (2018). Co-evolutionary dynamics of the human-environment system in the Heihe River basin in the past 2000 years. The Science of The Total Environment. 635. 412–422. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Fang, et al.. (2017). Effects of salt and alkali stress on Reaumuria soongorica germination. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions. 9(2). 158–166. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Zhixiang, Yongping Wei, Qi Feng, Honglang Xiao, & Guodong Cheng. (2016). Progress on socio-hydrology. Advances in Water Science. 27(5). 772–783. 5 indexed citations
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Xiao, Honglang, et al.. (2016). Dynamic evaluation of groundwater resources in Zhangye Basin. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions. 8(3). 250–262. 1 indexed citations
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ABE, Yutaka, Maki Tsujimura, Masayoshi Nakawo, & Honglang Xiao. (2016). Groundwater Recharge Process Revealed by a Tracer Approach in an Irrigated Area of Heihe River Basin, Northwest China. JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY OF HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES. 29(5). 283–293. 1 indexed citations
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Xia, Yan, et al.. (2015). Molecular mechanisms of foliar water uptake in a desert tree. AoB Plants. 7. 27 indexed citations
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Xia, Yan, et al.. (2014). Reference Gene Selection for Quantitative Real-Time PCR Normalization in Reaumuria soongorica. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e104124–e104124. 20 indexed citations
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Yang, Yonggang, Jinfei Hu, Honglang Xiao, Songbing Zou, & Zhenliang Yin. (2013). [Spatial and temporal variations of hydrological characteristic on the landscape zone scale in alpine cold region].. PubMed. 34(10). 3797–803. 4 indexed citations
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Yin, Zhenliang, Honglang Xiao, Songbing Zou, et al.. (2013). Simulation of hydrological processes of mountainous watersheds in inland river basins: taking the Heihe Mainstream River as an example. Journal of Arid Land. 6(1). 16–26. 29 indexed citations
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Shi, Yong, Yan Xia, Pengshan Zhao, et al.. (2013). Transcriptomic Analysis of a Tertiary Relict Plant, Extreme Xerophyte Reaumuria soongorica to Identify Genes Related to Drought Adaptation. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63993–e63993. 56 indexed citations
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Yin, Zhenliang, et al.. (2012). Analysis on water balance in different land cover types at upper reaches of Heihe River basin in northwestern China using SWAT model. Lanzhou University Institutional Repository. 50. 1–6. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaohua, Tao Zhang, Honglang Xiao, et al.. (2011). The chromosome number, karyotype and genome size of the desert plant diploid Reaumuria soongorica (Pall.) Maxim. Plant Cell Reports. 30(6). 955–964. 24 indexed citations
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Zhao, Liangju, Honglang Xiao, Maoxian Zhou, et al.. (2011). Factors controlling spatial and seasonal distributions of precipitation δ18O in China. Hydrological Processes. 26(1). 143–152. 52 indexed citations
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Zhao, Liangju, Honglang Xiao, Jian Zhou, et al.. (2011). Detailed assessment of isotope ratio infrared spectroscopy and isotope ratio mass spectrometry for the stable isotope analysis of plant and soil waters. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 25(20). 3071–3082. 48 indexed citations
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Ta, Wanquan, Honglang Xiao, & Zhibao Dong. (2007). Long-term morphodynamic changes of a desert reach of the Yellow River following upstream large reservoirs' operation. Geomorphology. 97(3-4). 249–259. 66 indexed citations
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Jin, Heling, et al.. (2004). Vicissitude of Sogo Nur and environmental-climatic change during last 1500 years. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 47(S1). 61–70. 4 indexed citations
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Xiao, Honglang, et al.. (1995). Development strategies of water and land resources in the hexi region, China. Chinese Geographical Science. 6(1). 49–56. 3 indexed citations

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