Si Gao

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

About

Si Gao is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Si Gao has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Soil Science, 9 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Si Gao's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (7 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (6 papers). Si Gao is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (7 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (6 papers). Si Gao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. Si Gao's co-authors include Thomas H. DeLuca, Cory C. Cleveland, Tielong Li, Zhaohui Jin, Huan Zhang, Wei Wang, Amanda Bidwell, Kai Xiao, Rebecca Ryals and Gerardo Dı́az and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Si Gao

31 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. Biochar additions alter phosphorus and nitrogen availability in agricultural ecosystems: A meta-analysis
    2018 383 citations Si Gao, Thomas H. DeLuca et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers

Si Gao
Lipeng Wu China
Natalia Rogovska United States
Bernhard Wimmer Austria
Yang Ding China
P. K. Dash India
Abbie Clare United Kingdom
Ghulam Haider Pakistan
Mark Durenkamp United Kingdom
Shinjiro Sato Japan
James Tsz Fung Wong Hong Kong
Lipeng Wu China
Si Gao
Citations per year, relative to Si Gao Si Gao (= 1×) peers Lipeng Wu

Countries citing papers authored by Si Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Si Gao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Si Gao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Si Gao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Si Gao 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 Si Gao. Si Gao 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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Zhou, Hu, et al.. (2025). Parent soil type modulates biochar and mowing effects on soil microbial communities in karst region. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1680847–1680847.
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Gao, Si, et al.. (2025). Boosting soil health and crop nutrients with locally sourced biochar and compost in Sacramento urban agriculture. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 9. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Si, Cristina Eisenberg, Scott L. Morford, & Thomas H. DeLuca. (2024). Fire exclusion, pyrogenic carbon, and ecosystem function: What have we lost?. Anthropocene. 46. 100438–100438. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Si, et al.. (2024). Biochar-composting substantially reduces methane and air pollutant emissions from dairy manure. Environmental Research Letters. 19(1). 14081–14081. 14 indexed citations
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Gao, Si, et al.. (2023). Biochar co‐compost improves nitrogen retention and reduces carbon emissions in a winter wheat cropping system. GCB Bioenergy. 15(4). 462–477. 29 indexed citations
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Holub, Scott M., et al.. (2023). Quantifying impacts of forest fire on soil carbon in a young, intensively managed tree farm in the western Oregon Cascades. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 87(6). 1458–1473. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Si, Natalie Scott, Lauren Hale, et al.. (2023). Methane and nitrous oxide emissions during biochar‐composting are driven by biochar application rate and aggregate formation. GCB Bioenergy. 16(1). 12 indexed citations
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An, Di, et al.. (2022). A Field Study of Soil Biochar Treatment Response Using Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). 85437. 1608–1613. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Si & Thomas H. DeLuca. (2021). Influence of fire retardant and pyrogenic carbon on microscale changes in soil nitrogen and phosphorus. Biogeochemistry. 152(1). 117–126. 6 indexed citations
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Gao, Si & Thomas H. DeLuca. (2020). Biochar alters nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in a western rangeland ecosystem. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 148. 107868–107868. 45 indexed citations
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DeLuca, Thomas H., et al.. (2020). Pyrogenic Carbon Generation From Fire and Forest Restoration Treatments. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 3. 17 indexed citations
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Gao, Si, et al.. (2019). Screening of differentially expressed genes of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with cDNA microarray.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37(15_suppl). e13005–e13005. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Si, Thomas H. DeLuca, & Cory C. Cleveland. (2018). Biochar additions alter phosphorus and nitrogen availability in agricultural ecosystems: A meta-analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 654. 463–472. 383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Si & Thomas H. DeLuca. (2018). Wood biochar impacts soil phosphorus dynamics and microbial communities in organically-managed croplands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 126. 144–150. 93 indexed citations
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Zhou, Bin, et al.. (2017). Integration of microRNA and mRNA expression profiles in the skin of systemic sclerosis patients. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 42899–42899. 50 indexed citations
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Gao, Si, et al.. (2016). The yields, agronomic, and nitrogen use efficiency traits of wheat cultivars in north China under N-sufficient and -deficient conditions. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 40(7). 1053–1065. 6 indexed citations
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Gao, Si, Chengjin Guo, Yongsheng Zhang, et al.. (2016). Wheat microRNA Member TaMIR444a Is Nitrogen Deprivation-Responsive and Involves Plant Adaptation to the Nitrogen-Starvation Stress. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 34(5). 931–946. 32 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, Zhaohui Jin, Tielong Li, Huan Zhang, & Si Gao. (2006). Preparation of spherical iron nanoclusters in ethanol–water solution for nitrate removal. Chemosphere. 65(8). 1396–1404. 190 indexed citations

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