Ke‐Qing Xiao

3.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
60 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ke‐Qing Xiao is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke‐Qing Xiao has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 16 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Ke‐Qing Xiao's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (10 papers). Ke‐Qing Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (10 papers). Ke‐Qing Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Germany. Ke‐Qing Xiao's co-authors include Yong‐Guan Zhu, Caroline L. Peacock, Peng Bao, Oliver Moore, Liping Ma, Min Qiao, Huiling Cui, Guang Yang, Tong Zhang and Chen-Xi Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ke‐Qing Xiao

57 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Unveiling the crucial role of soil microorganisms in carbon cycling: A review

2023 250 citations Haowei Wu, Huiling Cui et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Introducing the soil mineral carbon pump

2023 141 citations Ke‐Qing Xiao, Yao Zhao et al. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment profile →
Long-term organic carbon preservation enhanced by iron and manganese

2023 108 citations Oliver Moore, Clare Woulds et al. Nature profile →
Soil viral–host interactions regulate microplastic-dependent carbon storage

2024 39 citations Lu Wang, Da Lin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ke‐Qing Xiao China	24	715	592	490	478	288	60	2.1k
Eric A. Dubinsky United States	19	952 1.3×	366 0.6×	445 0.9×	841 1.8×	170 0.6×	24	2.1k
Jean‐Philippe Bellenger Canada	30	635 0.9×	374 0.6×	245 0.5×	473 1.0×	639 2.2×	89	2.5k
Yanjiang Cai China	35	787 1.1×	1.6k 2.6×	543 1.1×	564 1.2×	572 2.0×	138	3.4k
Lunhui Lu China	28	485 0.7×	385 0.7×	352 0.7×	798 1.7×	281 1.0×	64	2.4k
Benjamin P. Colman United States	28	567 0.8×	535 0.9×	368 0.8×	1.0k 2.1×	410 1.4×	46	3.9k
Marika Truu Estonia	27	797 1.1×	364 0.6×	238 0.5×	1.0k 2.2×	352 1.2×	59	2.4k
Lixia Wang China	28	277 0.4×	797 1.3×	391 0.8×	723 1.5×	236 0.8×	105	2.3k
Claire Chenu France	24	794 1.1×	1.5k 2.5×	386 0.8×	341 0.7×	516 1.8×	46	2.8k
Jan Siemens Germany	33	551 0.8×	931 1.6×	785 1.6×	1.4k 3.0×	482 1.7×	84	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ke‐Qing Xiao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ke‐Qing Xiao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke‐Qing Xiao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ke‐Qing Xiao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ke‐Qing 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 Ke‐Qing Xiao. Ke‐Qing 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Peng, Jingjing, et al.. (2025). Global Response and Mechanism of Methane Cycling in Wetlands Under Elevated Atmospheric CO₂ and Warming. Global Change Biology. 31(7). e70325–e70325. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Ke‐Qing, et al.. (2025). Environmental fate and effects of mulch films on agricultural soil: A systematic review from application to residual impact. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 56(2). 43–66. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Mengmeng, et al.. (2025). 矿物际概论及其环境效应研究进展. SCIENTIA SINICA Terrae. 55(4). 1079–1098.

Zhang, Ming, Peng Cai, Yichao Wu, et al.. (2025). Increased microbial extracellular polymeric substances as a key factor in deep soil organic carbon accumulation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 212. 109998–109998. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Jie, Yalan Chen, Zhangliu Du, et al.. (2025). Biochar and straw application reshape organic carbon pool via altering soil carbon pump function based on a decadal field experiment. Soil and Tillage Research. 253. 106662–106662. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Tianran, et al.. (2025). Enhanced rock weathering aids to promote carbon sequestration and yield in China's agricultural fields. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 100072–100072.

Chen, Yalan, Yakov Kuzyakov, Zhangliu Du, et al.. (2025). Aggregate size mediates the stability and temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon in response to decadal biochar and straw amendments. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 211. 109969–109969. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Cheng, Yingxun Du, Hongwei Wang, et al.. (2025). Geopolymerization threatens the persistence of organic carbon associated with iron in anoxic environments. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6717–6717. 1 indexed citations

Jin, Mingkang, Zhanfeng Liu, Tao Wang, et al.. (2024). Assembly and succession of the phyllosphere microbiome and nutrient-cycling genes during plant community development in a glacier foreland. Environment International. 187. 108688–108688. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Yuzhu, Xuelian Bao, Ke‐Qing Xiao, et al.. (2024). Toward soil carbon storage: The influence of parent material and vegetation on profile-scale microbial community structure and necromass accumulation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 193. 109399–109399. 25 indexed citations

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Wei, Guang‐Yi, Mingyu Zhao, Erik A. Sperling, et al.. (2024). Lithium isotopic constraints on the evolution of continental clay mineral factory and marine oxygenation in the earliest Paleozoic Era. Science Advances. 10(13). eadk2152–eadk2152. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Lu, Da Lin, Ke‐Qing Xiao, et al.. (2024). Soil viral–host interactions regulate microplastic-dependent carbon storage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(45). e2413245121–e2413245121. 39 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhao, Mingyu, Benjamin Mills, Simon W. Poulton, et al.. (2024). Drivers of the global phosphorus cycle over geological time. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 5(12). 873–889. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongyan, et al.. (2024). Microbial communities and functions are structured by vertical geochemical zones in a northern peatland. The Science of The Total Environment. 950. 175273–175273. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Haowei, Huiling Cui, Chen-Xi Fu, et al.. (2023). Unveiling the crucial role of soil microorganisms in carbon cycling: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 909. 168627–168627. 250 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xiao, Ke‐Qing, Yao Zhao, Chao Liang, et al.. (2023). Author Correction: Introducing the soil mineral carbon pump. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 4(7). 506–506.

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Wu, Yichao, Caroline L. Peacock, Søren J. Sørensen, et al.. (2023). Cooperative microbial interactions drive spatial segregation in porous environments. Nature Communications. 14(1). 28 indexed citations

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Moore, Oliver, Clare Woulds, James A. Bradley, et al.. (2023). Long-term organic carbon preservation enhanced by iron and manganese. Nature. 621(7978). 312–317. 108 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Jun, Jian Chen, Yifei Wu, et al.. (2021). Oxidation of organoarsenicals and antimonite by a novel flavin monooxygenase widely present in soil bacteria. Environmental Microbiology. 24(2). 752–761. 30 indexed citations

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Bao, Peng, Song‐Can Chen, & Ke‐Qing Xiao. (2015). Dynamic equilibrium of endogenous selenium nanoparticles in selenite-exposed cancer cells: a deep insight into the interaction between endogenous SeNPs and proteins. Molecular BioSystems. 11(12). 3355–3361. 18 indexed citations

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