Shaopan Xia

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Shaopan Xia is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaopan Xia has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Shaopan Xia's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (12 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (10 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (9 papers). Shaopan Xia is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (12 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (10 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (9 papers). Shaopan Xia collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Shaopan Xia's co-authors include Zhaoliang Song, Hailong Wang, Nanthi Bolan, Paramsothy Jeyakumar, Changxun Yu, Sabry M. Shaheen, Yong Sik Ok, Jörg Rinklebe, Yidong Wang and Laodong Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Shaopan Xia

31 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

A critical review on bioremediation technologies for Cr(V... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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. A critical review on bioremediation technologies for Cr(VI)-contaminated soils and wastewater
    2019 373 citations Shaopan Xia, Zhaoliang Song et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shaopan Xia China 14 420 249 249 233 214 33 1.2k
Xiaona Li China 23 376 0.9× 175 0.7× 259 1.0× 95 0.4× 385 1.8× 92 1.6k
Jingkuan Sun China 18 472 1.1× 190 0.8× 321 1.3× 71 0.3× 256 1.2× 86 1.5k
Anne E. Berns Germany 21 209 0.5× 127 0.5× 235 0.9× 173 0.7× 423 2.0× 56 1.4k
Syam K. Dodla United States 19 308 0.7× 161 0.6× 247 1.0× 79 0.3× 459 2.1× 43 1.3k
Hui Zhu China 27 467 1.1× 294 1.2× 265 1.1× 183 0.8× 213 1.0× 116 2.4k
Xia Liang China 25 680 1.6× 183 0.7× 281 1.1× 161 0.7× 159 0.7× 103 1.8k
Gabriel N. Kasozi Uganda 17 300 0.7× 178 0.7× 94 0.4× 251 1.1× 205 1.0× 25 1.2k
Xianfei Huang China 21 224 0.5× 184 0.7× 83 0.3× 207 0.9× 261 1.2× 101 1.4k
Gilmo Vianello Italy 19 203 0.5× 67 0.3× 315 1.3× 184 0.8× 252 1.2× 94 1.4k
Binh Thanh Nguyen Vietnam 17 173 0.4× 318 1.3× 191 0.8× 208 0.9× 811 3.8× 46 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Shaopan Xia

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shaopan Xia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shaopan Xia

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shaopan Xia. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shaopan Xia 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 Shaopan Xia. Shaopan Xia 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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Zhu, Ziqi, Shaopan Xia, Lukas Van Zwieten, et al.. (2025). Recalcitrant organic carbon in deep soils plays a greater role in soil carbon sequestration under tidal flat than vegetated salt marsh. CATENA. 259. 109412–109412.
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Wu, Lele, Zhaoliang Song, Xinyu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Patterns and drivers of soil organic carbon fractions and persistence in coastal wetlands of China. CATENA. 257. 109186–109186. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhiheng, Shaopan Xia, Nanthi Bolan, et al.. (2025). Elevated salinity decreases soil multifunctionality by driving bacterial community structure and network complexity. The Science of The Total Environment. 1000. 180362–180362. 1 indexed citations
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Xia, Shaopan, Zhaoliang Song, Bingbing Yu, et al.. (2024). Land use changes and edaphic properties control contents and isotopic compositions of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in wetlands. CATENA. 241. 108031–108031. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Cheng, Lei Chen, Xiaoyu Liu, et al.. (2024). Biochar boosted high oleic peanut production with enhanced root development and biological N fixation by diazotrophs in a sand-loamy Primisol. The Science of The Total Environment. 932. 173061–173061. 9 indexed citations
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Wu, Yuntao, Xiaodong Zhang, Xia Wang, et al.. (2024). Silicon promotes biomass accumulation in Phragmites australis under waterlogged conditions in coastal wetland. Plant and Soil. 503(1-2). 503–516. 3 indexed citations
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Jia, Hanzhong, et al.. (2024). Flooding increases plant-derived carbon accumulation in soils of aquatic-terrestrial ecotone. Journal of Environmental Management. 373. 123464–123464. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Qiang, Zhaoliang Song, Shaopan Xia, et al.. (2023). Substrate quality overrides soil salinity in mediating microbial respiration in coastal wetlands. Land Degradation and Development. 34(15). 4546–4560. 8 indexed citations
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Fan, Yuchuan, Jie Zhuang, Michael E. Essington, et al.. (2023). Characterizing the role of hydraulic retention time on nitrate removal indices in denitrifying bioreactors by nonlinear models. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 32. 103431–103431. 6 indexed citations
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Xia, Shaopan, Zhaoliang Song, Bhupinder Pal Singh, et al.. (2023). Contrasting patterns and controls of soil carbon and nitrogen isotope compositions in coastal wetlands of China. Plant and Soil. 489(1-2). 483–505. 8 indexed citations
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Xia, Shaopan, Zhaoliang Song, Weiqi Wang, et al.. (2023). Patterns and determinants of plant‐derived lignin phenols in coastal wetlands: Implications for organic C accumulation. Functional Ecology. 37(4). 1067–1081. 29 indexed citations
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Xia, Shaopan, Zhaoliang Song, Zimin Li, et al.. (2023). Spatial distribution patterns and controls of bioavailable silicon in coastal wetlands of China. Plant and Soil. 493(1-2). 187–205. 6 indexed citations
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Song, Zhaoliang, et al.. (2022). Variation of soil silicon fractions and bioavailability during centennial‐scale evolution of ecosystem after glacier retreat. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 86(3). 552–565. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Changxun, Shurong Xie, Zhaoliang Song, Shaopan Xia, & Mats Åström. (2021). Biogeochemical cycling of iron (hydr-)oxides and its impact on organic carbon turnover in coastal wetlands: A global synthesis and perspective. Earth-Science Reviews. 218. 103658–103658. 81 indexed citations
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Xia, Shaopan, Zhaoliang Song, Paramsothy Jeyakumar, Nanthi Bolan, & Hailong Wang. (2019). Characteristics and applications of biochar for remediating Cr(VI)-contaminated soils and wastewater. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 42(6). 1543–1567. 88 indexed citations
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Liu, Linan, Lihua Wang, Liang Yang, et al.. (2018). Crude oil removal from aqueous solution using raw and carbonized Xanthoceras sorbifolia shells. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(29). 29325–29334. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Zichuan, Zhaoliang Song, Zhifeng Yan, et al.. (2018). Silicon enhancement of estimated plant biomass carbon accumulation under abiotic and biotic stresses. A meta-analysis. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 38(3). 81 indexed citations
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Hao, Qian, Hongyan Liu, Xiaodong Zhang, et al.. (2018). Impact of grassland degradation on the distribution and bioavailability of soil silicon: Implications for the Si cycle in grasslands. The Science of The Total Environment. 657. 811–818. 36 indexed citations

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