Kailiang Zhao

672 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 470 citations indexed

About

Kailiang Zhao is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kailiang Zhao has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 470 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 9 papers in Water Science and Technology and 8 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Kailiang Zhao's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (8 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (5 papers). Kailiang Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (8 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (5 papers). Kailiang Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China. Kailiang Zhao's co-authors include Liyuan Sang, Dongdong Qiu, Zhuanxia Zhang, Guofeng Zhu, Yuwei Liu, Huiying Ma, Yuanxiao Xu, Qiaozhuo Wan, Lei Wang and Zhigang Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hydrology, Plant and Soil and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Kailiang Zhao

17 papers receiving 460 citations

Hit Papers

Land-use changes lead to a decrease in carbon storage in ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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. Land-use changes lead to a decrease in carbon storage in arid region, China
    2021 164 citations Guofeng Zhu, Dongdong Qiu et al. Ecological Indicators profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kailiang Zhao China 10 274 136 96 92 78 19 470
Mărgărit‐Mircea Nistor Romania 15 314 1.1× 151 1.1× 134 1.4× 79 0.9× 82 1.1× 33 520
Liyuan Sang China 13 332 1.2× 190 1.4× 153 1.6× 124 1.3× 101 1.3× 29 629
Hanxiong Pan China 10 123 0.4× 122 0.9× 75 0.8× 104 1.1× 121 1.6× 14 344
Leilei Yong China 12 149 0.5× 129 0.9× 108 1.1× 98 1.1× 82 1.1× 18 412
Xinrui Lin China 10 139 0.5× 125 0.9× 99 1.0× 73 0.8× 49 0.6× 15 373
Amobichukwu C. Amanambu United States 9 211 0.8× 250 1.8× 140 1.5× 76 0.8× 82 1.1× 14 497
Qiaozhuo Wan China 11 211 0.8× 83 0.6× 66 0.7× 83 0.9× 52 0.7× 14 403
Suhua Gong China 8 221 0.8× 72 0.5× 96 1.0× 97 1.1× 41 0.5× 8 461
Surendra Kumar Chandniha India 12 212 0.8× 191 1.4× 183 1.9× 51 0.6× 32 0.4× 21 423
David Moncoulon France 9 211 0.8× 82 0.6× 104 1.1× 102 1.1× 79 1.0× 25 433

Countries citing papers authored by Kailiang Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kailiang Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kailiang Zhao

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Qiu, Haijun, Ninglian Wang, Dongdong Yang, et al.. (2025). Thermokarst disturbance responses to climate change across the circumpolar permafrost regions from 1990 to 2023. Geoscience Frontiers. 16(6). 102147–102147. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kailiang, Haijun Qiu, Ya Liu, et al.. (2024). Probability of rainfall-induced landslides coupled with effective-duration threshold and soil moisture. Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies. 57. 102112–102112. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Guofeng, Dongdong Qiu, Linlin Ye, et al.. (2023). Stable precipitation isotope records of cold wave events in Eurasia. Atmospheric Research. 296. 107070–107070. 36 indexed citations
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Zhu, Guofeng, Xinrui Lin, Yuwei Liu, et al.. (2023). Water use patterns of dominant species of riparian wetlands in arid areas. Hydrological Processes. 37(3). 5 indexed citations
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Zhu, Guofeng, Dongdong Qiu, Linlin Ye, et al.. (2023). Climate and landscape control of runoff stable isotopes in the inland mountain. Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies. 51. 101633–101633. 8 indexed citations
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Meng, Gaojia, Guofeng Zhu, Jiawei Liu, et al.. (2023). GRACE Data Quantify Water Storage Changes in the Shiyang River Basin, an Inland River in the Arid Zone. Remote Sensing. 15(13). 3209–3209. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuwei, Liyuan Sang, Kailiang Zhao, et al.. (2023). The isotopes of precipitation have climate change signal in arid Central Asia. Global and Planetary Change. 225. 104103–104103. 39 indexed citations
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Zhu, Guofeng, Yuwei Liu, Peiji Shi, et al.. (2022). Stable water isotope monitoring network of different water bodies in Shiyang River basin, a typical arid river in China. Earth system science data. 14(8). 3773–3789. 73 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuwei, Guofeng Zhu, Zhuanxia Zhang, et al.. (2022). Isotopic differences in soil–plant–atmosphere continuum composition and control factors of different vegetation zones on the northern slope of the Qilian Mountains. Biogeosciences. 19(3). 877–889. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kailiang, Jiawei Liu, Liyuan Sang, et al.. (2022). Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Cloud Water Content in Arid Region of Central Asia. Sustainability. 14(23). 15936–15936. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kailiang, Huali Tong, Liyuan Sang, et al.. (2022). Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Cloud Water in the Yellow River Basin, China. Remote Sensing. 14(17). 4166–4166. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wenhao, Guofeng Zhu, Dongdong Qiu, et al.. (2022). Effects of agricultural activities on hydrochemistry in the Shiyang River Basin, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(5). 12269–12282. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, Yuwei Liu, Mohd Aadil Bhat, et al.. (2022). Snow-melt water: An important water source for Picea crassifolia in Qilian Mountains. Journal of Hydrology. 613. 128441–128441. 25 indexed citations
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Qiu, Dongdong, Yuwei Liu, Kailiang Zhao, et al.. (2022). The use of stable isotopes to determine optimal application of irrigation-water to a maize crop. Plant and Soil. 482(1-2). 679–696. 11 indexed citations
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Sang, Liyuan, Guofeng Zhu, Dongdong Qiu, et al.. (2022). Spatial variability of runoff recharge sources and influence mechanisms in an arid mountain flow‐producing zone. Hydrological Processes. 36(8). 12 indexed citations
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Zhu, Guofeng, Liyuan Sang, Zhuanxia Zhang, et al.. (2021). Impact of landscape dams on river water cycle in urban and peri-urban areas in the Shiyang River Basin: Evidence obtained from hydrogen and oxygen isotopes. Journal of Hydrology. 602. 126779–126779. 34 indexed citations
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Zhu, Guofeng, Dongdong Qiu, Zhuanxia Zhang, et al.. (2021). Land-use changes lead to a decrease in carbon storage in arid region, China. Ecological Indicators. 127. 107770–107770. 164 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Guofeng, Leilei Yong, Zhuanxia Zhang, et al.. (2021). Effects of plastic mulch on soil water migration in arid oasis farmland: Evidence of stable isotopes. CATENA. 207. 105580–105580. 29 indexed citations

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