Weiwei Xian

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Weiwei Xian is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Weiwei Xian has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 32 papers in Ecology and 28 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Weiwei Xian's work include Marine and fisheries research (33 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (26 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (23 papers). Weiwei Xian is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (33 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (26 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (23 papers). Weiwei Xian collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Japan. Weiwei Xian's co-authors include Cui Liang, Chunlong Liu, Hui Zhang, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Christian Wolter, Daniel Pauly, Shude Liu, Yuanchao Wang, Wataru Iwasaki and Susumu Yoshizawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Weiwei Xian

79 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Most invasive species largely conserve their climatic niche 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
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. Most invasive species largely conserve their climatic niche
    2020 227 citations Chunlong Liu, Christian Wolter 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
Weiwei Xian China 17 560 460 390 258 195 80 1.1k
Caroline M. Pollock United Kingdom 9 598 1.1× 224 0.5× 620 1.6× 209 0.8× 84 0.4× 12 1.0k
Allan T. Souza Czechia 20 867 1.5× 463 1.0× 579 1.5× 119 0.5× 75 0.4× 74 1.2k
Cuizhang Fu China 23 663 1.2× 305 0.7× 778 2.0× 183 0.7× 332 1.7× 60 1.6k
Dai Roberts United Kingdom 20 684 1.2× 617 1.3× 166 0.4× 99 0.4× 101 0.5× 45 1.1k
Yorick Reyjol France 15 867 1.5× 167 0.4× 683 1.8× 127 0.5× 228 1.2× 37 1.3k
Mar Torralva Spain 18 522 0.9× 397 0.9× 649 1.7× 77 0.3× 86 0.4× 82 1.2k
David Véliz Chile 18 384 0.7× 288 0.6× 238 0.6× 57 0.2× 138 0.7× 105 971
Annabelle Cuttelod United Kingdom 13 543 1.0× 234 0.5× 490 1.3× 231 0.9× 45 0.2× 16 1.0k
Julia Ramos Miranda Mexico 13 662 1.2× 579 1.3× 519 1.3× 94 0.4× 44 0.2× 39 1.2k
Filipe Ribeiro Portugal 22 1.0k 1.9× 405 0.9× 1.0k 2.6× 106 0.4× 197 1.0× 76 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Weiwei Xian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weiwei Xian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Weiwei Xian. 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 Weiwei Xian. The network helps show where Weiwei Xian may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weiwei Xian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weiwei Xian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weiwei Xian 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 Weiwei Xian. Weiwei Xian 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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Liang, Cui, et al.. (2024). Interactions of multiple stressors on the Bombay-duck Harpadon nehereus population in a complex estuarine ecosystem. The Science of The Total Environment. 953. 176138–176138. 1 indexed citations
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Pauly, Daniel, et al.. (2024). The spatiotemporal changes in fish and invertebrate community structure and habitat viability in the Yangtze Estuary. Ecological Indicators. 169. 112872–112872. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Cui, Daniel Pauly, Villy Christensen, Weiwei Xian, & Carl J. Walters. (2023). Recruitment-driven fish production in two regions where fish biomass has drastically declined. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 80(4). 1043–1051. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2023). Chromosome genome assembly and annotation of the spiny red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus). Scientific Data. 10(1). 443–443. 6 indexed citations
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Cao, Wenzhuo, et al.. (2023). Exploitation pattern assessment of the Japanese mantis shrimp (Oratosquilla oratoria) resource in the coastal waters of the Shandong Peninsula. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 194(Pt B). 115253–115253. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Cui, et al.. (2023). Spatial and Temporal Variations in Autumn Fish Assemblages in the Offshore Waters of the Yangtze Estuary. Diversity. 15(5). 669–669. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Minxiao, et al.. (2023). Biodiversity exploration of Formosa Ridge cold seep in the South China Sea using an eDNA metabarcoding approach. Marine Environmental Research. 190. 106109–106109. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2022). Estuarine Ichthyoplankton Studies – A Review. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 13 indexed citations
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Jia, Hui, et al.. (2021). Biodiversity exploration in autumn using environmental DNA in the South China sea. Environmental Research. 204(Pt D). 112357–112357. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Chunlong, Christian Wolter, Weiwei Xian, & Jonathan M. Jeschke. (2020). Species distribution models have limited spatial transferability for invasive species. Ecology Letters. 23(11). 1682–1692. 100 indexed citations
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Liu, Chunlong, Weiwei Xian, Shude Liu, & Yifeng Chen. (2018). Variations in early life history traits of Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus in the Yangtze River Estuary. PeerJ. 6. e4789–e4789. 5 indexed citations
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Xing, Jianwei, et al.. (2014). [Distribution and source of particulate organic carbon and particulate nitrogen in the Yangtze River Estuary in summer 2012].. PubMed. 35(7). 2520–7. 3 indexed citations
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Xian, Weiwei. (2013). SEASONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FISHERY COMMUNITY STRUCTURES IN THE RONGCHENG BAY. Haiyang huzhao tongbao. 4 indexed citations
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Xian, Weiwei. (2010). Fish Assemblage Structure in Adjacent Sea of Yangtze Estuary and Its Relationship with Environmental Factors. Journal of Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute. 2 indexed citations
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Xian, Weiwei. (2010). Ichthyoplankton Community Structure Characteristics during Spring in Yangtze River Estuary before and after Impoundment of Three Gorges Reservoir. Journal of Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute. 4 indexed citations
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Xian, Weiwei. (2007). Determing Theoretical Polycultural Quantity of Redeye Mullet (Liza haematocheila) as Scavenger in Aquaculture. Journal of Guangdong Ocean University.
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Xian, Weiwei, Hongsheng Yang, & Ruiyu Liu. (2003). Function of a Detritivorous Fish as Scavenger of Aquaculture Environment. 13(12). 81–84. 1 indexed citations

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