Ming Xu

22.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
440 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Ming Xu is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Xu has authored 440 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Environmental Engineering, 92 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 52 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Ming Xu's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (105 papers), Climate variability and models (35 papers) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (29 papers). Ming Xu is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (105 papers), Climate variability and models (35 papers) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (29 papers). Ming Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Ming Xu's co-authors include Ye Qi, Sai Liang, Shen Qu, Mark Henderson, Binhui Liu, Morteza Taiebat, Hua Cai, Tianzhu Zhang, Braden Allenby and Yongsheng Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ming Xu

417 papers receiving 17.4k citations

Hit Papers

Life-cycle analysis on bi... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2010 2001 200 400 600
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. Life-cycle analysis on biodiesel production from microalgae: Water footprint and nutrients balance
    2010 648 citations Ming Xu et al. profile →
  2. Soil‐surface CO2 efflux and its spatial and temporal variations in a young ponderosa pine plantation in northern California
    2001 535 citations Ming Xu et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ming Xu 4.6k 4.5k 2.4k 2.2k 2.0k 440 17.9k
Xiaoling Zhang 4.7k 1.0× 5.4k 1.2× 2.7k 1.1× 5.7k 2.6× 1.1k 0.5× 709 25.9k
Keith Paustian 6.1k 1.3× 5.7k 1.3× 1.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 263 41.2k
Mark A. J. Huijbregts 9.1k 2.0× 2.6k 0.6× 492 0.2× 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 391 25.2k
Jan Willem Erisman 2.7k 0.6× 5.7k 1.3× 6.3k 2.6× 821 0.4× 1.8k 0.9× 296 27.8k
Steven J. Davis 7.3k 1.6× 5.1k 1.1× 2.4k 1.0× 6.4k 2.9× 1.0k 0.5× 185 21.6k
Jun Bi 3.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.3× 1.7k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 258 13.7k
Zhifeng Yang 6.2k 1.3× 5.2k 1.2× 1.1k 0.5× 2.3k 1.1× 6.2k 3.1× 648 23.7k
Zhu Liu 10.6k 2.3× 2.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 8.4k 3.9× 902 0.4× 226 20.4k
Denise L. Mauzerall 2.1k 0.4× 3.6k 0.8× 4.7k 2.0× 979 0.5× 729 0.4× 126 12.2k
Kwok‐wing Chau 9.3k 2.0× 5.3k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 7.5k 3.7× 370 24.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ming Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ming Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ming Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ming Xu. The network helps show where Ming Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming Xu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guo, Jing, Ren‐Ke Li, Jianchuan Qi, et al.. (2025). Shedding light on the shadows: Transparency challenge in background life cycle inventory data. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 29(3). 766–776. 6 indexed citations
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Qu, Shen, et al.. (2024). Mapping analytical methods between input–output economics and network science. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 28(4). 648–679. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Ming, et al.. (2024). Microwave heating of oil shale based on multiphysics field coupling: Positioning of the waveguide. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 226. 125470–125470. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Ming, Yu Sun, Zhenfeng Li, et al.. (2024). The mechanism of low molecular weight fucoidan-incorporated nanofiber scaffolds inhibiting oral leukoplakia via SR-A/Wnt signal axis. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1397761–1397761. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Ming, et al.. (2024). Effects of urban green space habitats and tree species on ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 25369–25369. 1 indexed citations
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Fang, Jian & Ming Xu. (2024). Optimal dispersal strategy for a stage-structured population model in discrete periodic habitat. Journal of Differential Equations. 399. 363–390.
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Wang, Chunyan, et al.. (2023). Scaling in urban building energy use and its influencing factors. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 27(4). 1076–1088. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Chunyan, et al.. (2023). Seven decades of plastic flows and stocks in the United States and pathways toward zero plastic pollution by 2050. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 27(6). 1538–1552. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Jing, Guangzhong Xie, Jin Jiang, et al.. (2023). Enhancing photodegradation of Methyl Orange by coupling piezo-phototronic effect and localized surface plasmon resonance. Nano Energy. 108. 108234–108234. 121 indexed citations
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Li, Peisong, Rui Qiu, Minzhen Wang, et al.. (2023). Online Monitoring of Overhead Power Lines Against Tree Intrusion via a Low-cost Camera and Mobile Edge Computing Approach. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2422(1). 12018–12018. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuechun, Sai Liang, Jianchuan Qi, et al.. (2021). Identifying sectoral impacts on global scarce water uses from multiple perspectives. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 25(6). 1503–1517. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Chunyan, Yi Liu, Wei‐Qiang Chen, et al.. (2021). Critical review of global plastics stock and flow data. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 25(5). 1300–1317. 100 indexed citations
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Liang, Sai, Tiantian Feng, Shen Qu, et al.. (2016). Developing the Chinese Environmentally Extended Input‐Output (CEEIO) Database. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 21(4). 953–965. 81 indexed citations
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Liang, Sai, Sen Guo, Joshua Newell, et al.. (2016). Global Drivers of Russian Timber Harvest. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20(3). 515–525. 40 indexed citations
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Liang, Sai, et al.. (2015). Structure of the Global Virtual Carbon Network: Revealing Important Sectors and Communities for Emission Reduction. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(2). 307–320. 69 indexed citations
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Xu, Ming, Hua Cai, & Sai Liang. (2015). Big Data and Industrial Ecology. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(2). 205–210. 53 indexed citations
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Dijkema, Gerard P.J., Ming Xu, Sybil Derrible, & Reid Lifset. (2015). Complexity in Industrial Ecology: Models, Analysis, and Actions. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(2). 189–194. 16 indexed citations
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Xu, Ming, et al.. (2012). Labour turnover in apparel retail chains in China. International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management. 3(1). 9–14. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Ming & Tianzhu Zhang. (2007). Material Flows and Economic Growth in Developing China. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 11(1). 121–140. 55 indexed citations

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