Kai Hou

1.0k total citations
38 papers, 771 citations indexed

About

Kai Hou is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Hou has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 771 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Atmospheric Science, 13 papers in Environmental Engineering and 12 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Kai Hou's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (13 papers), Landslides and related hazards (11 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (9 papers). Kai Hou is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (13 papers), Landslides and related hazards (11 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (9 papers). Kai Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and Bangladesh. Kai Hou's co-authors include Hui Qian, Qiying Zhang, Panpan Xu, Wengang Qu, Wenhao Ren, Faxuan Yang, Yuting Zhang, Mengna Li, Shan Xiao and Yuan Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hydrology and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Kai Hou

34 papers receiving 764 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Hou China 15 271 250 212 194 158 38 771
Wengang Qu China 16 231 0.9× 340 1.4× 306 1.4× 254 1.3× 176 1.1× 31 909
Alessandro Gargini Italy 18 441 1.6× 311 1.2× 175 0.8× 203 1.0× 184 1.2× 51 1.1k
Marco Masetti Italy 17 416 1.5× 316 1.3× 184 0.9× 83 0.4× 208 1.3× 57 838
Ulrike Werban Germany 20 723 2.7× 119 0.5× 131 0.6× 158 0.8× 64 0.4× 80 1.3k
Wenhao Ren China 15 358 1.3× 562 2.2× 526 2.5× 89 0.5× 55 0.3× 30 1.0k
K. Maya India 14 150 0.6× 126 0.5× 142 0.7× 68 0.4× 45 0.3× 43 688
Christoph Külls Germany 12 496 1.8× 310 1.2× 453 2.1× 176 0.9× 46 0.3× 36 1.0k
Elizabeth A. Hasenmueller United States 17 276 1.0× 209 0.8× 220 1.0× 81 0.4× 31 0.2× 35 878
Alaa A. Masoud Egypt 20 592 2.2× 239 1.0× 288 1.4× 74 0.4× 128 0.8× 55 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Hou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Hou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Hou

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hou, Kai, et al.. (2026). Irrigation reshaping groundwater dynamics to regulate salinity threshold and transport. Journal of Hydrology. 668. 134999–134999.
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Hou, Kai, et al.. (2025). A Hybrid Network-Based Contrastive Self-Supervised Learning Method for Radar Signal Modulation Recognition. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 75(3). 4437–4451.
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Hou, Kai, Hui Qian, Yuting Zhang, & Wengang Qu. (2025). A multi-angle microstructural quantitative characterization-driven approach for assessing soil permeability in loess regions. Engineering Geology. 357. 108317–108317.
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Zhang, Qiying, et al.. (2025). Multi-isotope tracer for identifying nitrate sources in shallow groundwater in a large irrigation area, China. Journal of Environmental Management. 376. 124424–124424. 2 indexed citations
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Hou, Kai, et al.. (2025). DCMNet: A Supervised Learning Framework for Radar Signal Modulation Recognition. IEEE Signal Processing Letters. 32. 2454–2458.
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Li, Weiqing, Hui Qian, Jie Chen, et al.. (2024). Quantification of the provenance contribution and sedimentary mixing effect of sediments in the Yellow River Basin, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 945. 173959–173959. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Mengna, Hui Qian, M. Lubczynski, et al.. (2023). Hydrogeochemical characterization and CO2 consumption in the Maqu catchment of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by multiple hydrogeochemical methods. Journal of Hydrology. 624. 129899–129899. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Weiqing, Hui Qian, Panpan Xu, et al.. (2023). Insights into mineralogical distribution mechanism and environmental significance from geochemical behavior of sediments in the Yellow River Basin, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 903. 166278–166278. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuting, Kai Hou, Hui Qian, et al.. (2022). Characterization of soil salinization and its driving factors in a typical irrigation area of Northwest China. The Science of The Total Environment. 837. 155808–155808. 98 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuting, Kai Hou, Hui Qian, et al.. (2022). Natural-human driving factors of groundwater salinization in a long-term irrigation area. Environmental Research. 220. 115178–115178. 29 indexed citations
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Hou, Kai, Yuting Zhang, Hui Qian, et al.. (2022). Insight into the environmental significance of grain-size fractal and pedogenesis of a typical loess and paleosol sequence. CATENA. 215. 106337–106337. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Mengna, Yijian Zeng, M. Lubczynski, et al.. (2021). A first investigation of hydrogeology and hydrogeophysics of the Maqu catchment in the Yellow River source region. Earth system science data. 13(10). 4727–4757. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiying, Hui Qian, Panpan Xu, Kai Hou, & Faxuan Yang. (2021). Groundwater quality assessment using a new integrated-weight water quality index (IWQI) and driver analysis in the Jiaokou Irrigation District, China. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 212. 111992–111992. 135 indexed citations
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Hou, Kai, Hui Qian, Yuting Zhang, & Haike Wang. (2021). Seepage mechanisms and permeability differences between loess and paleosols in the critical zone of the Loess Plateau. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 46(10). 2044–2059. 11 indexed citations
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Qian, Hui, et al.. (2021). Permeability and paleoenvironmental implications of loess–paleosol sequence from Jingyang Loess Plateau. Environmental Earth Sciences. 80(1). 10 indexed citations
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Qian, Hui, et al.. (2020). Vertical distribution characteristics of soil moisture with different strata in deep profile in Guanzhong Basin, China. Environmental Earth Sciences. 79(5). 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiying, Panpan Xu, Hui Qian, & Kai Hou. (2020). Response of grain-size components of loess-paleosol sequence to Quaternary climate in the Southern Loess Plateau, China. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 13(16). 8 indexed citations
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Hou, Kai, Yuting Zhang, & Hui Qian. (2020). Water quality assessment in China Ningxia Section of the Yellow River using water quality identification index method. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 467(1). 12127–12127. 1 indexed citations

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