Xian Cui

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Xian Cui is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Pollution and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Xian Cui has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 20 papers in Pollution and 18 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Xian Cui's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (18 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (15 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (14 papers). Xian Cui is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (18 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (15 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (14 papers). Xian Cui collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Xian Cui's co-authors include Roger Ruan, Qi Zhang, Yuhuan Liu, Yunpu Wang, Jianbin Guo, Renjie Dong‬, Hui Sun, Ping Zhu, Dan Wei and Baoku Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xian Cui

83 papers receiving 2.0k 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. Metagenomics reveals divergent functional profiles of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling under long-term addition of chemical and organic fertilizers in the black soil region
    2022 162 citations Xiaojing Hu, Haidong Gu 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
Xian Cui China 26 545 515 459 354 331 86 2.1k
Linzhang Yang China 32 482 0.9× 519 1.0× 596 1.3× 174 0.5× 409 1.2× 87 2.9k
Barbara Scaglia Italy 36 594 1.1× 785 1.5× 704 1.5× 340 1.0× 446 1.3× 84 3.4k
Guangcai Tan China 18 406 0.7× 510 1.0× 389 0.8× 302 0.9× 332 1.0× 30 2.1k
Yunqin Lin China 22 779 1.4× 609 1.2× 450 1.0× 129 0.4× 255 0.8× 41 2.3k
Youssef Zeroual Morocco 28 512 0.9× 449 0.9× 383 0.8× 154 0.4× 1.5k 4.5× 72 2.9k
Xiaoshuang Shi China 29 624 1.1× 249 0.5× 595 1.3× 182 0.5× 106 0.3× 61 2.2k
Yuxue Liu China 30 497 0.9× 1.0k 2.0× 936 2.0× 156 0.4× 492 1.5× 76 3.3k
Giuliana D’Imporzano Italy 33 809 1.5× 480 0.9× 653 1.4× 332 0.9× 252 0.8× 61 3.3k
Zhizhou Chang China 20 321 0.6× 337 0.7× 485 1.1× 100 0.3× 268 0.8× 44 1.7k
Xiangkun Li China 28 234 0.4× 336 0.7× 1.4k 3.1× 308 0.9× 130 0.4× 75 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Xian Cui

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xian Cui

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xian Cui

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xian Cui. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xian Cui 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 Xian Cui. Xian Cui 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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Wang, Yunpu, Xian Cui, Cuixia Liu, et al.. (2025). Microalgal biofilm cultivation on lignocellulosic based bio-carriers: Effects of material physical characteristics on microalgal biomass production and composition. Chemical Engineering Journal. 510. 161656–161656. 18 indexed citations
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Luo, Xuan, Min Zhou, Yunpu Wang, et al.. (2024). Effect of different opening times on methanogenic potential of different fermentation types of silage during feed-out stage. Renewable Energy. 230. 120883–120883. 1 indexed citations
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Cui, Xian, et al.. (2024). Carbon Source in Tertiary Denitrification Regulates Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in Wastewater Effluent. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(10). 4648–4661. 9 indexed citations
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Yan, Hongbin, Qi Zhang, Yunpu Wang, et al.. (2024). Detoxification of copper and zinc from anaerobic digestate effluent by indigenous bacteria: Mechanisms, pathways and metagenomic analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 469. 133993–133993. 44 indexed citations
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Ke, Linyao, Qiuhao Wu, Nan Zhou, et al.. (2023). Polyethylene upcycling to aromatics by pulse pressurized catalytic pyrolysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132672–132672. 9 indexed citations
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Luo, Xuan, Yuhuan Liu, Xiqing Wang, et al.. (2023). A co-ensiling strategy of food wastes: Peanut shell as an additive to distillers' grains to improve efficiency of energy conversion. Journal of Cleaner Production. 423. 138710–138710. 4 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ting, Qi Zhang, Tongying Liu, et al.. (2023). Influence of cold atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of Spirulina platensis slurry over biomass characteristics. Bioresource Technology. 386. 129480–129480. 12 indexed citations
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Zeng, Yuan, Yuanyuan Wang, Qiuhao Wu, et al.. (2023). Microwave-assisted catalytic co-pyrolysis of waste edible oil and low-density polyethylene: Synergistic enhancement of co-melt feeding. Chemical Engineering Journal. 459. 141567–141567. 24 indexed citations
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Yan, Hongbin, Qi Zhang, Yunpu Wang, et al.. (2023). Rice straw as microalgal biofilm bio-carrier: Effects of indigenous microorganisms on rice straw and microalgal biomass production. Journal of Environmental Management. 341. 118075–118075. 10 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiaojing, Haidong Gu, Junjie Liu, et al.. (2023). Metagenomic strategies uncover the soil bioavailable phosphorus improved by organic fertilization in Mollisols. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 349. 108462–108462. 40 indexed citations
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Xu, Jiamin, Xiaojie Tian, Linyao Ke, et al.. (2023). Production of C5-C12 olefins by catalytic pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene with MCM-41 in CO2/N2. The Science of The Total Environment. 899. 165597–165597. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuhuan, Ting Zhou, Leipeng Cao, et al.. (2022). Effects of Culture Conditions on the Performance of Arthrospira platensis and Its Production of Exopolysaccharides. Foods. 11(14). 2020–2020. 33 indexed citations
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Luo, Xuan, Yuhuan Liu, Atif Muhmood, et al.. (2022). Effect of time and temperature of pretreatment and anaerobic co-digestion of rice straw and swine wastewater by domesticated paddy soil microbes. Journal of Environmental Management. 323. 116218–116218. 6 indexed citations
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Xiang, Shuyu, Yuhuan Liu, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2022). The combination of aerobic and microaerobic promote hydrolysis and acidification of rice straw and pig manure: Balance of insoluble and soluble substrate. Bioresource Technology. 350. 126880–126880. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shumei, Jiaxin Lu, Nan Zhou, et al.. (2022). Synthesis of CaO from waste shells for microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of waste cooking oil to produce aromatic-rich bio-oil. The Science of The Total Environment. 827. 154186–154186. 18 indexed citations
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Sun, Hui, et al.. (2021). Ensiling process for efficient biogas production from lignocellulosic substrates: Methods, mechanisms, and measures. Bioresource Technology. 342. 125928–125928. 43 indexed citations
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Sobhi, Mostafa, Jianbin Guo, Xian Cui, et al.. (2019). A promising strategy for nutrient recovery using heterotrophic indigenous microflora from liquid biogas digestate. The Science of The Total Environment. 690. 492–501. 19 indexed citations
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