Man Xiao

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Man Xiao is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Man Xiao has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 28 papers in Oceanography and 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Man Xiao's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (38 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (28 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (11 papers). Man Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (38 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (28 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (11 papers). Man Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and New Zealand. Man Xiao's co-authors include Ming Li, C. S. Reynolds, Michele A. Burford, Anusuya Willis, Wei Zhu, David P. Hamilton, Huai‐Min Chen, Lili Guo, Xiaohua Zhou and Li Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, Scientific Reports and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Man Xiao

42 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Colony formation in the cyanobacterium Microcystis

2018 292 citations Man Xiao, Ming Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Man Xiao China	20	942	700	372	275	99	45	1.2k
Liang Peng China	16	863 0.9×	634 0.9×	190 0.5×	361 1.3×	56 0.6×	41	1.1k
Giovanni Sandrini Netherlands	11	691 0.7×	563 0.8×	175 0.5×	281 1.0×	34 0.3×	16	913
Pablo Urrutia‐Cordero Sweden	15	669 0.7×	473 0.7×	113 0.3×	509 1.9×	44 0.4×	23	1.0k
Maria Carolina S. Soares Brazil	19	988 1.0×	600 0.9×	201 0.5×	447 1.6×	29 0.3×	26	1.2k
Ariadne do Nascimento Moura Brazil	19	936 1.0×	516 0.7×	184 0.5×	460 1.7×	29 0.3×	66	1.2k
Kyong Ha South Korea	14	588 0.6×	324 0.5×	186 0.5×	375 1.4×	20 0.2×	21	988
Marina Aboal Spain	18	506 0.5×	376 0.5×	261 0.7×	353 1.3×	21 0.2×	89	977
Athena Economou‐Amilli Greece	19	331 0.4×	350 0.5×	83 0.2×	392 1.4×	40 0.4×	72	964
Marko Reinikainen Finland	15	477 0.5×	348 0.5×	130 0.3×	301 1.1×	45 0.5×	24	781
Leo J. Duivenvoorden Australia	17	479 0.5×	204 0.3×	129 0.3×	296 1.1×	74 0.7×	35	732

Countries citing papers authored by Man Xiao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Man Xiao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Man Xiao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Man Xiao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Man 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 Man Xiao. Man 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

Ye, Sisi, et al.. (2025). Water travel time shapes the biogeography of riverine phytoplankton under the influence of dam and tributary. Limnology and Oceanography. 70(12). 3576–3591.

Zhu, Guangwei, Hai Xu, Mengyuan Zhu, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms and countermeasures of water quality risks in reservoirs using as drinking water sources in China. Journal of Lake Sciences. 36(1). 1–16. 1 indexed citations

Kang, Lijuan, Mengyuan Zhu, Guangwei Zhu, et al.. (2024). Decreasing denitrification rates poses a challenge to further decline of nitrogen concentration in Lake Taihu, China. Water Research. 256. 121565–121565. 9 indexed citations

Sun, Zhanfang, Xueming Liu, Peng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Mutation analysis of the ECE1 gene in late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiology of Aging. 129. 58–61. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Man, et al.. (2023). Phosphorus storage and utilization strategies of two bloom-forming freshwater cyanobacteria. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2003). 20231204–20231204. 5 indexed citations

Ye, Sisi, Li Gao, Junyi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Exploring intrinsic distribution of phytoplankton relative abundance and biomass in combination with continental-scale field investigation and microcosm experiment. Water Research. 248. 120853–120853. 6 indexed citations

Kang, Lijuan, Guangwei Zhu, Mengyuan Zhu, et al.. (2023). Bloom-induced internal release controlling phosphorus dynamics in large shallow eutrophic Lake Taihu, China. Environmental Research. 231(Pt 3). 116251–116251. 21 indexed citations

Burford, Michele A., et al.. (2023). Understanding the relationship between nutrient availability and freshwater cyanobacterial growth and abundance. Inland Waters. 13(2). 143–152. 13 indexed citations

Xiao, Man, Yanfen Lu, Xiaojun Tang, et al.. (2022). Two novel heterozygous truncating variants in NR4A2 identified in patients with neurodevelopmental disorder and brief literature review. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16. 956429–956429. 6 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wei, et al.. (2021). Wind induced turbulence caused colony disaggregation and morphological changes in the cyanobacterium <i>Microcystis</i>. Journal of Lake Sciences. 33(2). 349–365. 7 indexed citations

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Xiao, Man, Ming Li, Pengfei Duan, Zhi Qu, & Haiming Wu. (2019). Insights into the relationship between colony formation and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) composition of the cyanobacterium Microcystis spp. Harmful Algae. 83. 34–41. 57 indexed citations

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Xiao, Man, Matthew Adams, Anusuya Willis, Michele A. Burford, & Katherine R. O’Brien. (2017). Variation within and between cyanobacterial species and strains affects competition: Implications for phytoplankton modelling. Harmful Algae. 69. 38–47. 30 indexed citations

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Xu, Shutu, Qianqian Sun, Xiaohua Zhou, et al.. (2016). Polysaccharide biosynthesis-related genes explain phenotype-genotype correlation of Microcystis colonies in Meiliang Bay of Lake Taihu, China. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 35551–35551. 14 indexed citations

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Bao, Jianping, Liang Wang, & Man Xiao. (2016). Changes in speciation and leaching behaviors of heavy metals in dredged sediment solidified/stabilized with various materials. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(9). 8294–8301. 31 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wei, Xiaohua Zhou, Huai‐Min Chen, et al.. (2016). High nutrient concentration and temperature alleviated formation of large colonies of Microcystis: Evidence from field investigations and laboratory experiments. Water Research. 101. 167–175. 80 indexed citations

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Tan, Xiao, et al.. (2015). Photosynthetic activity of bloom-forming cyanobacteria in winter and their relationship with light intensity. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 24(12). 4297–4302.

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Li, Ming & Man Xiao. (2014). In Situ Growth Rate of Microcystis in a Hypertrophic Lake: RNA/DNA Ratio as an Indicator. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 23(4). 1100–1106. 2 indexed citations

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Xiao, Man, et al.. (2013). The influence of water oscillation on the vertical distribution of Microcystis colonies of different sizes. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 4 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wei, et al.. (2013). Effect of colony size on <i>Microcystis</i> diurnal vertical migration. Journal of Lake Sciences. 25(3). 386–391. 1 indexed citations

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Xiao, Man. (2011). Effect of Different Levels of Energy and Crude Protein of Diets on the Growth Performance,Slaughter Traits and Apparent Rate of Nutrient Metabolism in Shihchih Broilers. He'nan nongye kexue. 1 indexed citations

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