Xi Chen

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
160 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Xi Chen is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xi Chen has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 42 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xi Chen's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (26 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (17 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (15 papers). Xi Chen is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (26 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (17 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (15 papers). Xi Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Xi Chen's co-authors include Wei Chen, Anming Bao, Chi Zhang, Zengyun Hu, Guli Jiapaer, Qiang Wang, Geping Luo, Багила Майсупова, Philippe De Maeyer and Alishir Kurban and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Xi Chen

141 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

GIS-based landslide susceptibility assessment using optim... 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. GIS-based landslide susceptibility assessment using optimized hybrid machine learning methods
    2020 235 citations Xi Chen 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
Xi Chen China 33 1.7k 965 791 735 565 160 3.8k
Gaohuan Liu China 34 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 756 1.0× 639 0.9× 402 0.7× 134 3.0k
Martin Kappas Germany 27 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 1000 1.3× 584 0.8× 501 0.9× 111 3.4k
Miao Liu China 35 1.7k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 1.0k 1.3× 608 0.8× 434 0.8× 204 4.2k
Sheng Wang China 37 1.5k 0.9× 920 1.0× 971 1.2× 709 1.0× 678 1.2× 243 4.2k
Jinsong Deng China 33 1.6k 1.0× 882 0.9× 959 1.2× 646 0.9× 427 0.8× 97 3.3k
Liu China 27 1.2k 0.7× 888 0.9× 421 0.5× 616 0.8× 646 1.1× 637 3.7k
Mark Mulligan United Kingdom 43 3.2k 1.9× 1.2k 1.2× 652 0.8× 630 0.9× 1.3k 2.2× 156 5.4k
Jiquan Zhang China 41 3.3k 2.0× 952 1.0× 732 0.9× 863 1.2× 877 1.6× 264 5.7k
Chen Taiwan 32 1.4k 0.9× 808 0.8× 605 0.8× 950 1.3× 905 1.6× 775 5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Xi Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xi Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xi Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xi Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xi Chen 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 Xi Chen. Xi Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Chen, Xi, Adnan Khurshid, Tahir Abbas, et al.. (2025). Smart supplier selection using N-cubic fuzzy aggregation: a case study in agricultural manufacturing. Complex & Intelligent Systems. 11(12).
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Hu, Ping, Hongwei Zheng, Jie Bai, et al.. (2025). An Automated Framework for Interaction Analysis of Driving Factors on Soil Salinization in Central Asia and Western China. Remote Sensing. 17(6). 987–987. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi, Zhengchao Chen, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Estimation Model for Cotton Canopy Structure Parameters Based on Spectral Vegetation Index. Life. 15(1). 62–62. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Bin, Xinyu Wei, Huazhong Lu, et al.. (2024). The Impact of Light Intensities on the Phenotypic Parameters of Cucumber Seedlings at Three Developmental Stages. Agronomy. 14(3). 627–627.
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Wu, Tunhua, et al.. (2024). Multi-step ahead dissolved oxygen concentration prediction based on knowledge guided ensemble learning and explainable artificial intelligence. Journal of Hydrology. 636. 131297–131297. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Jiangyue, Xi Chen, Alishir Kurban, et al.. (2021). Coupled SSPs-RCPs scenarios to project the future dynamic variations of water-soil-carbon-biodiversity services in Central Asia. Ecological Indicators. 129. 107936–107936. 102 indexed citations
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Douaoui, Abdelkader, et al.. (2021). Upgrading the Salinity Index Estimation and Mapping Quality of Soil Salinity Using Artificial Neural Networks in the Lower-Cheliff Plain of Algeria in North Africa. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 48(2). 182–196. 2 indexed citations
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Zheng, Zezhong, et al.. (2020). Accurate Extraction of Mountain Grassland From Remote Sensing Image Using a Capsule Network. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 18(6). 964–968. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Degang, Jingjing Yin, Xi Chen, et al.. (2019). The Effects of Ecological Policy of Kyrgyzstan Based on Data Envelope Analysis. Sustainability. 11(7). 1922–1922. 15 indexed citations
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Pan, Tao, Dengsheng Lu, Chi Zhang, et al.. (2017). Urban Land-Cover Dynamics in Arid China Based on High-Resolution Urban Land Mapping Products. Remote Sensing. 9(7). 730–730. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi, et al.. (2017). Ecological Effect Evaluation of Comprehensive Control Project in Tarim River Basin. Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version). 32(1). 20–28. 11 indexed citations
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Qamer, Faisal Mueen, Xi Chen, Sawaid Abbas, et al.. (2016). An Assessment of Productivity Patterns of Grass-Dominated Rangelands in the Hindu Kush Karakoram Region, Pakistan. Sustainability. 8(9). 961–961. 10 indexed citations
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Hu, Zengyun, Qi Hu, Chi Zhang, Xi Chen, & Qingxiang Li. (2016). Evaluation of reanalysis, spatially interpolated and satellite remotely sensed precipitation data sets in central Asia. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 121(10). 5648–5663. 155 indexed citations
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Chen, Yue, Yong Fang, Hongjie Sun, et al.. (2014). Effects of SeleniumFertilizers on SeleniumContent and Nutrient Quality of Kiwifruit. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi. (2002). Simulation of shift of range for Betula costata Trautv. and Juglans mandshurica Maxim. along Northeast China Transect (NECT). Polish Journal of Ecology. 50(3). 397–402. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi. (2001). QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OF ARID LAND, WESTERN CHINA. Ganhanqu dili.

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