Lu Cai

480 total citations
14 papers, 332 citations indexed

About

Lu Cai is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Cai has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 332 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Pollution, 5 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 4 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Lu Cai's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (8 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (5 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (3 papers). Lu Cai is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (8 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (5 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (3 papers). Lu Cai collaborates with scholars based in China and Argentina. Lu Cai's co-authors include Jianqiao Han, Zihan Liu, Xiaoli Zhao, Fengyun Sun, Lingzhi Deng, Gen Li, Yue Che, Qin’ge Dong, Wenyan Ge and Long Qi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hydrology and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

Lu Cai

13 papers receiving 321 citations

Peers

Lu Cai
Geeta Devi Somaroo Mauritius
Demetra Orthodoxou Cyprus
Nia H. Jones United Kingdom
Yixiang Deng China
Vitalii Ishchenko Ukraine
Yifei Qiu China
Xiaonan Zhao China
Paul Vriend Netherlands
Carl Boardman United Kingdom
Emily C. Melvin United States
Geeta Devi Somaroo Mauritius
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Countries citing papers authored by Lu Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lu Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Cai

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Zhao, Xiaoli, Zihan Liu, Man Zhang, et al.. (2025). Soil erosion molds soil properties and the uneven distribution of microplastics in navel orange orchards on slopes. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 25(7). 2240–2254.
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Liu, Xingting, et al.. (2024). Why does afforestation policy lead to a drying trend in soil moisture on the Loess Plateau?. The Science of The Total Environment. 953. 175912–175912. 8 indexed citations
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Cai, Lu, Liang Zhang, Zihan Liu, Xiaoli Zhao, & Jianqiao Han. (2024). The factors affecting microplastic pollution in farmland soil for different agricultural uses: A case study of China. CATENA. 239. 107972–107972. 15 indexed citations
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Cai, Lu, Yuanyuan Lin, Long Qi, et al.. (2024). Changes in preferential flow caused by root effects in black locust plantations of different stand ages in the semi-arid region of the Loess Plateau. Journal of Hydrology. 634. 131086–131086. 16 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiaoli, Zihan Liu, Lu Cai, et al.. (2024). Comparison of Oil Extraction and Density Extraction Method to Extract Microplastics for Typical Agricultural Soils in China. Agronomy. 14(6). 1193–1193. 4 indexed citations
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Cai, Lu. (2024). Realities vs expectations: children’s perception and imagination of AI. International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 34(5). 1687–1704. 3 indexed citations
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Cai, Lu, Xiaoli Zhao, Zihan Liu, & Jianqiao Han. (2023). The abundance, characteristics and distribution of microplastics (MPs) in farmland soil—Based on research in China. The Science of The Total Environment. 876. 162782–162782. 65 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiaoli, Yuan Yuan, Man Zhang, et al.. (2023). Distribution of microplastic contamination in the major tributaries of the Yellow River on the Loess Plateau. The Science of The Total Environment. 905. 167431–167431. 13 indexed citations
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Qi, Long, Fei Wang, Wenyan Ge, et al.. (2023). Temporal and Spatial Change in Vegetation and Its Interaction with Climate Change in Argentina from 1982 to 2015. Remote Sensing. 15(7). 1926–1926. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiaoli, Zihan Liu, Lu Cai, & Jianqiao Han. (2022). Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in surface sediments of a typical river with a highly eroded catchment, a case of the Yan River, a tributary of the Yellow River. The Science of The Total Environment. 863. 160932–160932. 42 indexed citations
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Liu, Zihan, Lu Cai, Qin’ge Dong, Xiaoli Zhao, & Jianqiao Han. (2022). Effects of microplastics on water infiltration in agricultural soil on the Loess Plateau, China. Agricultural Water Management. 271. 107818–107818. 32 indexed citations
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Deng, Lingzhi, Lu Cai, Fengyun Sun, Gen Li, & Yue Che. (2020). Public attitudes towards microplastics: Perceptions, behaviors and policy implications. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 163. 105096–105096. 123 indexed citations

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