Ligang Xu

2.2k total citations
116 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Ligang Xu is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ligang Xu has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Water Science and Technology, 46 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 41 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ligang Xu's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (40 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (22 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (17 papers). Ligang Xu is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (40 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (22 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (17 papers). Ligang Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Switzerland. Ligang Xu's co-authors include Xiaolong Wang, Hongxiang Fan, Jiahu Jiang, Junxiang Cheng, Rongrong Wan, Jinying Xu, Hua Zhu, Lilin Zheng, Xiaolong Wang and Hongfei Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ligang Xu

107 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ligang Xu China 24 734 720 538 341 284 116 1.7k
Wenchao Sun China 23 885 1.2× 861 1.2× 473 0.9× 346 1.0× 194 0.7× 59 1.7k
Karen R. Ryberg United States 18 591 0.8× 972 1.4× 264 0.5× 264 0.8× 381 1.3× 44 1.7k
Xijun Lai China 23 942 1.3× 1.2k 1.7× 528 1.0× 372 1.1× 279 1.0× 90 1.9k
Georg Hörmann Germany 24 706 1.0× 913 1.3× 260 0.5× 279 0.8× 289 1.0× 76 1.5k
Xiaolong Wang China 24 472 0.6× 471 0.7× 723 1.3× 182 0.5× 327 1.2× 69 1.7k
Chong Fang China 30 390 0.5× 673 0.9× 522 1.0× 272 0.8× 562 2.0× 66 2.0k
Ruihong Yu China 22 332 0.5× 424 0.6× 375 0.7× 293 0.9× 300 1.1× 89 1.4k
Rosemary Carroll United States 23 521 0.7× 809 1.1× 340 0.6× 447 1.3× 289 1.0× 67 1.7k
Donald C. Buso United States 20 472 0.6× 673 0.9× 516 1.0× 226 0.7× 684 2.4× 39 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ligang Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ligang Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ligang Xu

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

All Works

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Su, Rui, Dayong Zhao, Zhongbo Yu, et al.. (2024). Seasonal wet–dry transition and denitrifying communities contributed to nitrous oxide emissions in the water-level fluctuating zone of the largest freshwater lake in China. Journal of Hydrology. 644. 132077–132077. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Jinling, et al.. (2024). The spatial variations and driving factors of C, N, P stoichiometric characteristics of plant and soil in the terrestrial ecosystem. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175543–175543. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Wenxuan, et al.. (2024). Spatial and temporal characteristics of phytoplankton in Lake Poyang and its response to extreme flood and drying events. Journal of Lake Sciences. 36(4). 1001–1013. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yao, Yanan Jiang, Tingting Wei, et al.. (2024). A quantitative analysis framework for analyzing impacts of climate change on water-food-energy-ecosystem nexus in irrigation areas based on WEAP-MODFLOW. Journal of Cleaner Production. 470. 143315–143315. 16 indexed citations
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Cheng, Junxiang, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive evaluation of environmental flows in the Yangtze River regulated by two large dams. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology. 24(4). 950–957.
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Wang, Xiaoyang, Zhigang Cao, Li Xiao, et al.. (2023). Estimation of Total Phosphorus Concentration in Lakes in the Yangtze-Huaihe Region Based on Sentinel-3/OLCI Images. Remote Sensing. 15(18). 4487–4487. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Ligang, et al.. (2021). The Effects of Physical Filtration on the Controlof <i>Microcystis aeruginosa</i> at VariousGrowth Stages. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 31(1). 297–306. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, He, et al.. (2020). A dataset of water environment survey in the Poyang Lake from 2013 to 2018. China Scientific Data. 5(2). 21.86101.1/csdata.2019.0062.zh–21.86101.1/csdata.2019.0062.zh. 7 indexed citations
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Ye, Xuchun, et al.. (2018). Net primary productivity dynamics and associated hydrological driving factors in the floodplain wetland of China's largest freshwater lake. The Science of The Total Environment. 659. 302–313. 66 indexed citations
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Xu, Ligang, et al.. (2018). Review of application of hydrologic alteration index system in eco-hydrology research. 34(6). 24–32. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Ligang, et al.. (2016). The research of runoff responses to climate change and human activities in the Dongting Lake catchment. 35(11). 2153. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Ligang, et al.. (2014). THE EFFECTS OF WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS ON THE WETLAND LANDSCAPE AND WATERFOWL HABITAT OF POYANG LAKE. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 23. 1650–1661. 9 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hongfei, et al.. (2011). [Dynamic variations of soil moisture in Haloxylon ammodendron root zone in Gurbantunggut Desert].. PubMed. 22(7). 1711–6. 8 indexed citations
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Xu, Ligang. (2011). Technology of Safety Purifying Water for Drip Irrigation by Establishment Agriculture with Yellow River Water. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Ligang. (2010). Characteristics of Spatio-temporal Variability of Precipitation in Xinjiang Region under the Background of Climate Change. Journal of Water Resources and Water Engineering. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hongfei, et al.. (2009). The Variation Features of Steady Infiltration Rates in Sand Influence by Desert Vegetation. T'u Jang T'ung Pao. 235–239.
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Xu, Ligang, et al.. (2009). Multi-time scale variability of precipitation in the desert region of North China. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Ligang, Hongfei Zhou, Yan Li, Hui Li, & Ying Tang. (2008). Analysis of the precipitation stability and variety trend in the desert region of northern China. Advances in Water Science. 19(6). 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Ligang. (2005). Observation and Modeling of Surface and Subsurface Runoffs for Fuxianhu Lake Catchment. 1 indexed citations

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