Wu Xiang

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Wu Xiang is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Chemistry and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wu Xiang has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pollution, 8 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 7 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wu Xiang's work include Heavy metals in environment (7 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (3 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (3 papers). Wu Xiang is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (7 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (3 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (3 papers). Wu Xiang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Wu Xiang's co-authors include Hulin Hao, Zhenli He, Xiaoe Yang, Chenxi Wu, Xiong Xiong, Jiantong Liu, Kai Zhang, Jing Su, Feng Wu and Nansheng Deng and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Wu Xiang

20 papers receiving 1.5k 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. Microplastic pollution of lakeshore sediments from remote lakes in Tibet plateau, China
    2016 487 citations Kai Zhang, Jing Su et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  2. Mechanisms and assessment of water eutrophication
    2008 475 citations Xiaoe Yang, Wu Xiang et al. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wu Xiang China 12 821 632 298 288 231 21 1.5k
Jin Liu China 19 859 1.0× 649 1.0× 318 1.1× 205 0.7× 167 0.7× 59 1.6k
Xu Shang China 24 1.4k 1.7× 883 1.4× 208 0.7× 272 0.9× 265 1.1× 39 2.2k
Hainan Ai China 21 897 1.1× 430 0.7× 273 0.9× 391 1.4× 169 0.7× 47 1.9k
Peiyong Guo China 16 864 1.1× 324 0.5× 266 0.9× 112 0.4× 161 0.7× 38 1.3k
Fanlong Kong China 30 549 0.7× 617 1.0× 233 0.8× 333 1.2× 235 1.0× 78 2.0k
Ninglin Luo China 15 868 1.1× 245 0.4× 159 0.5× 328 1.1× 329 1.4× 17 1.5k
Duanwei Zhu China 28 559 0.7× 459 0.7× 226 0.8× 253 0.9× 132 0.6× 80 2.0k
Jikke van Wijnen Netherlands 16 539 0.7× 369 0.6× 140 0.5× 251 0.9× 174 0.8× 22 1.1k
Qiuling Dang China 23 1.1k 1.3× 581 0.9× 100 0.3× 205 0.7× 181 0.8× 56 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wu Xiang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wu Xiang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wu Xiang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wu Xiang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wu Xiang 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 Wu Xiang. Wu Xiang 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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Xiang, Wu, et al.. (2022). Phosphorus sorption capacity of various iron-organic matter associations in peat soils. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(51). 77580–77592. 8 indexed citations
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Huang, Chunlei, et al.. (2022). Enhanced Adsorption of Cd on Iron–Organic Associations Formed by Laccase-Mediated Modification: Implications for the Immobilization of Cadmium in Paddy Soil. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(23). 15650–15650. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaobo, et al.. (2021). Effect of insect feces (Hermetia illucens) on rice growth and heavy metal migration from polluted soil to rice plant. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(10). 14695–14704. 22 indexed citations
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Mao, Yijie, et al.. (2020). Cd Adsorption by Iron–Organic Associations: Implications for Cd Mobility and Fate in Natural and Contaminated Environments. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 106(1). 109–114. 6 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wu, et al.. (2020). Bioaccumulation and risk assessment of heavy metals in soil-crop systems in Liujiang karst area, Southwestern China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(8). 9657–9669. 38 indexed citations
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Xiong, Xiong, et al.. (2019). Pollutants delivered every day: Phthalates in plastic express packaging bags and their leaching potential. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 384. 121282–121282. 122 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hongyu, Shuyun Xie, Zhengyu Bao, et al.. (2019). Underlying dynamics and effects of humic acid on selenium and cadmium uptake in rice seedlings. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 20(1). 109–121. 19 indexed citations
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Du, Kang, Qichao Zhao, Yonghong Wu, Chenxi Wu, & Wu Xiang. (2017). Removal of nutrients and pharmaceuticals and personal care products from wastewater using periphyton photobioreactors. Bioresource Technology. 248(Pt B). 113–119. 42 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kai, Jing Su, Xiong Xiong, et al.. (2016). Microplastic pollution of lakeshore sediments from remote lakes in Tibet plateau, China. Environmental Pollution. 219. 450–455. 487 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yan, Sen, Yongheng Chen, Wu Xiang, et al.. (2014). Uranium(VI) reduction by nanoscale zero-valent iron in anoxic batch systems: The role of Fe(II) and Fe(III). Chemosphere. 117. 625–630. 31 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wu, et al.. (2012). Ways of phosphorus removal from eutrophic aquaculture water by ecological floating culture plants. JOURNAL OF FISHERIES OF CHINA. 35(6). 905–910. 1 indexed citations
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Bi, Xiangyang, et al.. (2011). Occurrence of arsenic in brown rice and its relationship to soil properties from Hainan Island, China. Environmental Pollution. 159(7). 1757–1762. 62 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaoe, Wu Xiang, Hulin Hao, & Zhenli He. (2008). Mechanisms and assessment of water eutrophication. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B. 9(3). 197–209. 475 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xiang, Wu, Yang Xiao-e, & Zed Rengel. (2008). Phytoremediation facilitates removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from eutrophicated water and release from sediment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 157(1-4). 277–285. 26 indexed citations
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Ning, Fulong, Guosheng Jiang, Ling Zhang, Bin Dou, & Wu Xiang. (2008). ANALYSIS ON CHARACTERISTICS OF DRILLING FLUIDS INVADING INTO GAS HYDRATES-BEARING FORMATION. Open Collections. 6 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wu, et al.. (2005). Geochemical Transformation of Trichloroacetic Acid to Chloroform in Fresh Waters – The Results Based Upon Laboratory Experiments. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 168(1-4). 289–312. 4 indexed citations
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Zhou, Danna, Feng Wu, Nansheng Deng, & Wu Xiang. (2004). Photooxidation of bisphenol A (BPA) in water in the presence of ferric and carboxylate salts. Water Research. 38(19). 4107–4116. 129 indexed citations

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