Lixin Wang

20.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
382 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Lixin Wang is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lixin Wang has authored 382 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 187 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 88 papers in Atmospheric Science and 81 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Lixin Wang's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (129 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (64 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (57 papers). Lixin Wang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (129 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (64 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (57 papers). Lixin Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Lixin Wang's co-authors include Stefani Daryanto, Pierre-André Jacinthe, K. K. Caylor, Wenzhe Jiao, Paolo D’Odorico, Kimberly A. Novick, Stephen P. Good, Stephen A. Macko, Matthew F. McCabe and Kudzai Farai Kaseke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lixin Wang

368 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

The increasing importance of atmospheric demand for ecosy... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2016 2016 2015 2021 2017 250 500 750 1000
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. The increasing importance of atmospheric demand for ecosystem water and carbon fluxes
    2016 1.0k citations Kimberly A. Novick, Lixin Wang et al. profile →
  2. Global Synthesis of Drought Effects on Maize and Wheat Production
    2016 669 citations Stefani Daryanto, Lixin Wang et al. profile →
  3. Ecological interpretations of nitrogen isotope ratios of terrestrial plants and soils
    2015 463 citations Lixin Wang et al. profile →
  4. Observed increasing water constraint on vegetation growth over the last three decades
    2021 430 citations Lixin Wang et al. profile →
  5. Revisiting the contribution of transpiration to global terrestrial evapotranspiration
    2017 359 citations Zhongwang Wei, Lixin Wang et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  6. Quantitative synthesis on the ecosystem services of cover crops
    2018 299 citations Stefani Daryanto, Bojie Fu et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →
  7. Global synthesis of drought effects on cereal, legume, tuber and root crops production: A review
    2016 276 citations Stefani Daryanto, Lixin Wang et al. Agricultural Water Management profile →
  8. Multi-sensor remote sensing for drought characterization: current status, opportunities and a roadmap for the future
    2021 201 citations Lixin Wang et al. profile →
  9. Dryland productivity under a changing climate
    2022 178 citations Lixin Wang 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
Lixin Wang United States 57 7.2k 3.0k 3.0k 2.9k 2.9k 382 14.1k
Kelin Wang China 63 4.8k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 4.7k 1.6× 5.7k 2.0× 446 15.3k
Genxu Wang China 53 3.3k 0.5× 2.3k 0.7× 3.7k 1.2× 2.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 499 11.0k
Shirong Liu China 54 5.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 3.1k 1.0× 3.0k 1.1× 394 11.7k
David G. Williams United States 51 9.3k 1.3× 3.7k 1.2× 4.2k 1.4× 2.9k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 180 13.6k
Dan Yakir Israel 66 8.6k 1.2× 3.7k 1.2× 4.5k 1.5× 2.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 201 12.6k
Gary M. Lovett United States 63 4.4k 0.6× 3.2k 1.1× 2.4k 0.8× 4.9k 1.7× 3.4k 1.2× 141 14.0k
Travis E. Huxman United States 67 10.6k 1.5× 3.7k 1.2× 3.9k 1.3× 3.9k 1.3× 2.5k 0.9× 174 16.2k
Lawrence B. Flanagan Canada 61 7.6k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 3.6k 1.2× 4.4k 1.5× 1.8k 0.6× 116 11.4k
Jill S. Baron United States 48 3.7k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 2.7k 0.9× 4.4k 1.5× 1.8k 0.6× 143 12.2k
Derek Eamus Australia 66 11.0k 1.5× 4.2k 1.4× 3.4k 1.1× 3.7k 1.3× 1.3k 0.5× 253 15.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lixin Wang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Lixin & Qian Liu. (2025). PLUS MODEL BASED LAND USE CHANGE ANALYSIS AND MULTI-SCENARIO SIMULATION FORECAST IN THE MIDDLE YELLOW RIVER HUANGFUCHUAN BASIN. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 23(1). 547–567. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yongyong, et al.. (2025). Rapid global artificial oasis expansion and consequences in arid regions over the last 20 years. Science Bulletin. 70(12). 1949–1952. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Bingqian, et al.. (2025). Developing large language models for display industrial knowledge: Data augmentation, training techniques, and evaluation strategies. Journal of the Society for Information Display. 33(5). 380–389.
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Liu, Hang, Liangju Zhao, Ninglian Wang, et al.. (2024). Causes for overestimation of the moisture recycling in an alpine meadow ecosystem of the Shule River Basin, Tibetan Plateau, China. Journal of Hydrology. 645. 132226–132226. 1 indexed citations
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Yi, K., Kimberly A. Novick, Quan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Responses of Marginal and Intrinsic Water‐Use Efficiency to Changing Aridity Using FLUXNET Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 129(6). 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenlei, et al.. (2024). Wire and Cable Quality Traceability System Based on Industrial Internet of Things and Blockchain. Applied Sciences. 14(2). 943–943. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaohong, Lixin Wang, Xiaomin Zeng, et al.. (2024). Reductions in Forest Resilience: Unraveling the Decoupling Between Gross Primary Productivity and Photosynthetic Efficiency. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(16). 3 indexed citations
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Jin, Zheng, Qinglong You, Zhiyan Zuo, et al.. (2023). Increased sensitivity of greening to afforestation in China over the recent 20 years. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 339. 109561–109561. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Lixin, Xuan Zhang, Jiamin Chen, et al.. (2023). Implication of ferroptosis in hepatic toxicity upon single or combined exposure to polystyrene microplastics and cadmium. Environmental Pollution. 334. 122250–122250. 28 indexed citations
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Jin, Zheng, Qinglong You, Zhiyan Zuo, et al.. (2023). Weakening amplification of grassland greening to transpiration fraction of evapotranspiration over the Tibetan Plateau during 2001-2020. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 341. 109661–109661. 10 indexed citations
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Zhou, Quanlai, Zhiming Xin, Yongcui Wang, et al.. (2022). The Adaptive Capacity of Alien and Rare Species in China. Forests. 13(12). 2005–2005. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Yawen, Bo Tao, Yanjun Yang, et al.. (2021). Conservation tillage increases corn and soybean water productivity across the Ohio River Basin. Agricultural Water Management. 254. 106962–106962. 37 indexed citations
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Scanlon, Todd M., Howard E. Epstein, Daniel L. Druckenbrod, et al.. (2020). Assessing Temperate Forest Growth and Climate Sensitivity in Response to a Long‐Term Whole‐Watershed Acidification Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 125(7). 6 indexed citations
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Cui, Jiangpeng, Lide Tian, Zhongwang Wei, et al.. (2020). Quantifying the Controls on Evapotranspiration Partitioning in the Highest Alpine Meadow Ecosystem. Water Resources Research. 56(4). 43 indexed citations
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Deurwaerder, Hannes De, Marco D. Visser, Matteo Detto, et al.. (2020). Causes and consequences of pronounced variation in the isotope composition of plant xylem water. Biogeosciences. 17(19). 4853–4870. 45 indexed citations
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Daryanto, Stefani, Lixin Wang, Bojie Fu, Wenwu Zhao, & Shuai Wang. (2019). Vegetation responses and trade‐offs with soil‐related ecosystem services after shrub removal: A meta‐analysis. Land Degradation and Development. 30(10). 1219–1228. 10 indexed citations
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Daryanto, Stefani, Bojie Fu, Lixin Wang, Pierre-André Jacinthe, & Wenwu Zhao. (2018). Quantitative synthesis on the ecosystem services of cover crops. Earth-Science Reviews. 185. 357–373. 299 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fang, Xuening, Wenwu Zhao, Lixin Wang, et al.. (2016). Spatial variations of deep soil moisture and the influencing factors in the Loess Plateau, China. 6 indexed citations
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Fang, Xuening, Wenwu Zhao, Lixin Wang, et al.. (2016). Variations of deep soil moisture under different vegetation types andinfluencing factors in a watershed of the Loess Plateau, China. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 20(8). 3309–3323. 107 indexed citations

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