Qingyu Guan

5.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
115 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Qingyu Guan is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qingyu Guan has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Atmospheric Science, 42 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Qingyu Guan's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (18 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (17 papers). Qingyu Guan is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (18 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (17 papers). Qingyu Guan collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Qingyu Guan's co-authors include Haiping Luo, Ninghui Pan, Jinkuo Lin, Qingzheng Wang, Liqin Yang, Baotian Pan, Yanyan Yang, Yunrui Ma, Rui Zhao and Chuanqi Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Advanced Functional Materials and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Qingyu Guan

111 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Source apportionment of heavy metals in agricultural soil based on PMF: A case study in Hexi Corridor, northwest China

2017 476 citations Qingyu Guan, Ninghui Pan et al. profile →
Heavy metal pollution levels, source apportionment and risk assessment in dust storms in key cities in Northwest China

2021 196 citations Haiping Luo, Qingzheng Wang et al. profile →
Spatial Differentiation and Driving Mechanisms in Ecosystem Service Value of Arid Region：A case study in the middle and lower reaches of Shule River Basin, NW China

2021 156 citations Ninghui Pan, Qingyu Guan et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
Simulation of future land use/cover change (LUCC) in typical watersheds of arid regions under multiple scenarios

2023 84 citations Qingzheng Wang, Qingyu Guan et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →

Peers

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Ana Carolina Ruíz-Fernández Mexico

Anne Probst France

Peter W. Swarzenski United States

Mario Sprovieri Italy

Jörg Matschullat Germany

Rubens César Lopes Figueira Brazil

Priyadarsi D. Roy Mexico

Jing Zhang China

Lizhong Yu China

Herbert L. Windom United States

Ana Carolina Ruíz-Fernández Mexico

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Countries citing papers authored by Qingyu Guan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qingyu Guan

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

Zhang, Jun, et al.. (2025). Ecological security prediction and land use conflict identification in fragile mountain cities: A case study of Longnan, China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 497. 145146–145146. 3 indexed citations

Du, Qinqin, Qingzheng Wang, Qingyu Guan, et al.. (2025). Ecological carrying capacity evaluation from the perspective of social-ecological coupling in the Qilian Mountains, northwest China. Gondwana Research. 141. 26–39. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Yunfan, Qingyu Guan, Qinqin Du, Qingzheng Wang, & Weiwen Sun. (2025). Elevation dependence of vegetation growth stages and carbon sequestration dynamics in high mountain ecosystems. Environmental Research. 273. 121200–121200.

Zhang, Zepeng, Qingyu Guan, Bo Zhao, et al.. (2025). Multi-objective optimal allocation of agricultural water and land resources in the Heihe River Basin: Coupling of climate and land use change. Journal of Hydrology. 653. 132783–132783. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yinghao, et al.. (2025). Oxygen vacancies self-modulating through phosphate to boost photocatalytic H2O2 generation. Separation and Purification Technology. 382. 135759–135759.

Guan, Qingyu, et al.. (2024). Exploring the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics and driving factors of water erosion in mountain area based on RUSLE-SDR. Journal of Hydrology. 649. 132451–132451. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Qingzheng, Wenyan Shao, Qingyu Guan, et al.. (2024). The structural equation modeling constructed for runoff change attribution analysis outperforms traditional methods. Journal of Hydrology. 636. 131317–131317. 9 indexed citations

Shao, Wenyan, Qingyu Guan, Hanqi Liu, Weiwen Sun, & Yunfan Sun. (2024). Temporal and spatial dynamics of carbon and water use efficiency on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau and their ecosystem responses. Journal of Cleaner Production. 475. 143581–143581. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun, Qingyu Guan, Zepeng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Characteristics of spatial and temporal dynamics of vegetation and its response to climate extremes in ecologically fragile and climate change sensitive areas – A case study of Hexi region. CATENA. 239. 107910–107910. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Yinghao, et al.. (2024). Enhanced photocatalytic performance of 0.1Bi-MIL-101-NH2 after phosphorus adsorption: Synergistic effect of adsorption and photocatalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 359. 124487–124487. 15 indexed citations

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Ni, Fei, Qingzheng Wang, Wenyan Shao, et al.. (2023). Spatiotemporal characteristics and driving mechanisms of PM10 in arid and semi-arid cities of northwest China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 419. 138273–138273. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Qingzheng, Qingyu Guan, Yunfan Sun, et al.. (2023). Simulation of future land use/cover change (LUCC) in typical watersheds of arid regions under multiple scenarios. Journal of Environmental Management. 335. 117543–117543. 84 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Xinyue, Zepeng Zhang, Qingyu Guan, et al.. (2023). Coupling mechanism between vegetation and multi-depth soil moisture in arid–semiarid area: Shift of dominant role from vegetation to soil moisture. Forest Ecology and Management. 546. 121323–121323. 12 indexed citations

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Shao, Wenyan, Zepeng Zhang, Qingyu Guan, Yong Yan, & Jun Zhang. (2023). Comprehensive assessment of land degradation in the arid and semiarid area based on the optimal land degradation index model. CATENA. 234. 107563–107563. 27 indexed citations

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Zhao, Baofeng, et al.. (2019). MiRNA-124 inhibits the proliferation, migration and invasion of cancer cell in hepatocellular carcinoma by downregulating lncRNA-UCA1. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Guan, Qingyu. (2015). Distance entropy based decision-making information fusion method. Systems Engineering - Theory & Practice. 4 indexed citations

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Guan, Qingyu, et al.. (2010). Analysis of dust grain-size characteristics of two dust storm events in Lanzhou.. Ganhanqu ziyuan yu huanjing. 24(6). 87–90. 2 indexed citations

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Guan, Qingyu, Baotian Pan, Hongshan Gao, et al.. (2007). Instability characteristics of the East Asian Monsoon recorded by high-resolution loess sections from the last interglacial (MIS5). Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 50(7). 1067–1075. 32 indexed citations

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Gao, Hongshan, Baotian Pan, Guangjian Wu, et al.. (2004). Erosion Surfaces in the East Qilian Mountains and Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology. 2 indexed citations

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Guan, Qingyu. (2004). A Good Proxy of East Asian Monsoon-Fine Grain Size. Ganhanqu ziyuan yu huanjing. 2 indexed citations

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