Mao Xiao

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Mao Xiao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mao Xiao has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 6 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mao Xiao's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (16 papers), Coal and Its By-products (7 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (6 papers). Mao Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (16 papers), Coal and Its By-products (7 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (6 papers). Mao Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and Canada. Mao Xiao's co-authors include Jianjun Dai, Jie Fu, Wenya Ao, Chunmei Ran, Qinhao Kang, Yang Liu, Guangqing Liu, Hedong Zhang, Zuopeng Gao and Jing Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Mao Xiao

30 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Microwave assisted preparation of activated carbon from biomass: A review

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mao Xiao China	18	596	275	273	261	176	32	1.2k
Chunmei Ran China	19	664 1.1×	238 0.9×	267 1.0×	291 1.1×	188 1.1×	27	1.3k
Qinhao Kang China	15	512 0.9×	211 0.8×	194 0.7×	260 1.0×	169 1.0×	19	1.0k
Hedong Zhang China	8	597 1.0×	311 1.1×	184 0.7×	286 1.1×	198 1.1×	8	1.1k
Zuopeng Gao China	9	600 1.0×	313 1.1×	185 0.7×	286 1.1×	210 1.2×	11	1.1k
Nana Peng China	21	1.0k 1.7×	430 1.6×	288 1.1×	379 1.5×	281 1.6×	32	1.7k
Yanpei Song China	21	1.1k 1.9×	450 1.6×	220 0.8×	229 0.9×	216 1.2×	25	1.5k
Piotr Rutkowski Poland	22	624 1.0×	202 0.7×	172 0.6×	180 0.7×	210 1.2×	62	1.4k
Zhihui Jiang China	20	513 0.9×	151 0.5×	188 0.7×	91 0.3×	270 1.5×	43	1.0k
Manuel Azuara Spain	12	894 1.5×	351 1.3×	319 1.2×	160 0.6×	200 1.1×	14	1.3k
Zhongliang Yao China	14	965 1.6×	370 1.3×	157 0.6×	105 0.4×	189 1.1×	26	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mao Xiao

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xiao, Mao, et al.. (2025). Controlling the underground spontaneous combustion of coal using an expansive aerosol. Fuel. 393. 134937–134937. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Chunbao, Yingwen Zhang, Asif Ali Siyal, et al.. (2024). Energy and exergy analyses, and elemental distribution of microwave-assisted auger pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge and furfural residue. Applied Thermal Engineering. 248. 123140–123140. 2 indexed citations

Xiao, Mao. (2022). Teaching reform practice of digital media technology course in the context of curriculum ideology and politics. Advances in Economics and Management Research. 1(2). 6–6.

Siyal, Asif Ali, Yang Liu, Mao Xiao, et al.. (2021). Co-pelletization of sewage sludge, furfural residue and corn stalk: Characteristics and quality analysis of pellets. Biomass and Bioenergy. 150. 106121–106121. 22 indexed citations

Fu, Jie, Mao Xiao, Asif Ali Siyal, et al.. (2021). Pyrolysis of furfural residue pellets: Physicochemical characteristics of pyrolytic pellets and pyrolysis kinetics. Renewable Energy. 179. 2136–2146. 9 indexed citations

Siyal, Asif Ali, Mao Xiao, Yang Liu, et al.. (2021). Pellet production from furfural residue and sawdust: Evaluating the characteristics and quality of pellets and their dependency on process parameters. Biomass and Bioenergy. 149. 106087–106087. 12 indexed citations

Siyal, Asif Ali, Yang Liu, Mao Xiao, et al.. (2021). Characterization and quality analysis of wood pellets: effect of pelletization and torrefaction process variables on quality of pellets. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 11(5). 2201–2217. 29 indexed citations

Xiao, Mao, et al.. (2021). Jinwujiangu Capsule Treats Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Inhibiting Pyroptosis via the NLRP3/CAPSES/GSDMD Pathway. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2021. 1–10. 15 indexed citations

Siyal, Asif Ali, Mao Xiao, Yang Liu, et al.. (2020). Torrefaction subsequent to pelletization: Characterization and analysis of furfural residue and sawdust pellets. Waste Management. 113. 210–224. 35 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tianhao, Mao Xiao, Yang Liu, et al.. (2020). Microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of waste printed circuit boards, and migration and distribution of bromine. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 402. 123749–123749. 68 indexed citations

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Ran, Chunmei, Yang Liu, Azka Rizwana Siddiqui, et al.. (2019). Pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge in fluidized bed and microwave-assisted auger reactor: Comparison, migration and distribution of heavy metals. Energy. 182. 337–348. 27 indexed citations

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Ran, Chunmei, Yang Liu, Azka Rizwana Siddiqui, et al.. (2019). Pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge in fluidized bed: Analysis of products, and migration and distribution of heavy metals. Journal of Cleaner Production. 241. 118308–118308. 60 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, Chunmei Ran, Azka Rizwana Siddiqui, et al.. (2018). Pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge in fluidized bed and microwave-assisted auger reactor: Comparison and characterization of pyrolysis products. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 359. 454–464. 45 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hedong, Zuopeng Gao, Yang Liu, et al.. (2018). Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge, and migration and distribution of heavy metals. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 355. 128–135. 81 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hedong, Zuopeng Gao, Wenya Ao, et al.. (2017). Microwave pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge in a continuously operated auger reactor: Char characterization and analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 334. 112–120. 68 indexed citations

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Gao, Zuopeng, Hedong Zhang, Wenya Ao, et al.. (2017). Microwave pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge in a continuously operated auger reactor: Condensates and non-condensable gases. Environmental Pollution. 228. 331–343. 36 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hedong, Zuopeng Gao, Wenya Ao, et al.. (2017). Microwave pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge in a continuously operated auger reactor. Fuel Processing Technology. 166. 174–185. 33 indexed citations

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Xiao, Mao & Xin Tang. (2015). A study on damping low frequency oscillation in power system by VSC-HVDC. 22. 2415–2419. 3 indexed citations

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Xiao, Mao. (2011). Apelin-13 Promotes Monocyte Adhesion to Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell Mediated by Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Signaling Pathway. PROGRESS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS. 4 indexed citations

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Xiao, Mao. (2003). EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION BY CELLULOSE GASIFICATION IN SUPERCRITICAL WATER. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics. 1 indexed citations

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