Xiangming Xiao

37.4k total citations · 28 hit papers
437 papers, 28.3k citations indexed

About

Xiangming Xiao is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiangming Xiao has authored 437 papers receiving a total of 28.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 280 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 209 papers in Ecology and 120 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiangming Xiao's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (171 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (117 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (97 papers). Xiangming Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (171 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (117 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (97 papers). Xiangming Xiao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Xiangming Xiao's co-authors include Jinwei Dong, Berrien Moore, Geli Zhang, Yuanwei Qin, Jun Yang, Cui Jin, Jianhong Xia, Stephen Boles, Çhandrashekhar Biradar and Steve Frolking and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Xiangming Xiao

424 papers receiving 27.5k citations

Hit Papers

Mapping paddy rice agriculture in southern China using mu... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2005 2003 2005 2018 2016 250 500 750
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. Mapping paddy rice agriculture in southern China using multi-temporal MODIS images
    2005 847 citations Xiangming Xiao et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
  2. Satellite-based modeling of gross primary production in an evergreen needleleaf forest
    2003 727 citations Xiangming Xiao et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
  3. Mapping paddy rice agriculture in South and Southeast Asia using multi-temporal MODIS images
    2005 626 citations Xiangming Xiao et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
  4. Increased vegetation growth and carbon stock in China karst via ecological engineering
    2018 623 citations Martin Brandt, Feng Tian et al. profile →
  5. Mapping paddy rice planting area in northeastern Asia with Landsat 8 images, phenology-based algorithm and Google Earth Engine
    2016 616 citations Jinwei Dong, Xiangming Xiao et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
  6. Green-up dates in the Tibetan Plateau have continuously advanced from 1982 to 2011
    2013 573 citations Geli Zhang, Jinwei Dong et al. profile →
  7. A global moderate resolution dataset of gross primary production of vegetation for 2000–2016
    2017 421 citations Yao Zhang, Xiangming Xiao et al. profile →
  8. Forest management in southern China generates short term extensive carbon sequestration
    2020 391 citations Martin Brandt, Philippe Ciais et al. profile →
  9. Multiple afforestation programs accelerate the greenness in the ‘Three North’ region of China from 1982 to 2013
    2015 305 citations Yao Zhang, Geli Zhang et al. profile →
  10. Influences of urban spatial form on urban heat island effects at the community level in China
    2019 303 citations Jun Yang, Xiangming Xiao et al. Sustainable Cities and Society profile →
  11. Local climate zone ventilation and urban land surface temperatures: Towards a performance-based and wind-sensitive planning proposal in megacities
    2019 280 citations Jun Yang, Xiangming Xiao et al. Sustainable Cities and Society profile →
  12. Mapping cropping intensity in China using time series Landsat and Sentinel-2 images and Google Earth Engine
    2019 272 citations Xiangming Xiao, Yuanwei Qin et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
  13. Global distribution, trends, and drivers of flash drought occurrence
    2021 272 citations Jeffrey B. Basara, Xiangming Xiao et al. profile →
  14. Optimizing local climate zones to mitigate urban heat island effect in human settlements
    2020 270 citations Jun Yang, Xiangming Xiao et al. profile →
  15. The 10-m crop type maps in Northeast China during 2017–2019
    2021 265 citations Nanshan You, Jinwei Dong et al. profile →
  16. Understanding land surface temperature impact factors based on local climate zones
    2021 244 citations Jun Yang, Jiayi Ren et al. Sustainable Cities and Society profile →
  17. A large but transient carbon sink from urbanization and rural depopulation in China
    2022 243 citations Martin Brandt, Philippe Ciais et al. profile →
  18. Influence of urban morphological characteristics on thermal environment
    2021 231 citations Jun Yang, Dongqi Sun et al. Sustainable Cities and Society profile →
  19. Carbon loss from forest degradation exceeds that from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
    2021 222 citations Yuanwei Qin, Xiangming Xiao et al. profile →
  20. Rebound in China’s coastal wetlands following conservation and restoration
    2021 211 citations Xinxin Wang, Xiangming Xiao et al. profile →
  21. Rapid expansion of coastal aquaculture ponds in China from Landsat observations during 1984–2016
    2019 198 citations Zongming Wang, Xiangming Xiao et al. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation profile →
  22. Relationship between urban spatial form and seasonal land surface temperature under different grid scales
    2022 181 citations Jun Yang, Wenbo Yu et al. Sustainable Cities and Society profile →
  23. Contribution of urban functional zones to the spatial distribution of urban thermal environment
    2022 177 citations Jun Yang, Xiangming Xiao et al. profile →
  24. Exploring thermal comfort of urban buildings based on local climate zones
    2022 142 citations Jiayi Ren, Jun Yang et al. profile →
  25. Evolution of light use efficiency models: Improvement, uncertainties, and implications
    2022 137 citations Yanyan Pei, Jinwei Dong et al. profile →
  26. Land use conversion increases network complexity and stability of soil microbial communities in a temperate grassland
    2023 103 citations Pradeep Wagle, Xiangming Xiao et al. profile →
  27. Global projections of flash drought show increased risk in a warming climate
    2023 93 citations Jeffrey B. Basara, Xiangming Xiao et al. profile →
  28. Post-2020 biodiversity framework challenged by cropland expansion in protected areas
    2023 86 citations Jinwei Dong, Yuanwei Qin et al. profile →

Peers

Xiangming Xiao
Comparison fields: 5 of 182
  • Global and Planetary Change 16.7k
  • Ecology 13.2k
  • Environmental Engineering 7.5k
  • Atmospheric Science 5.9k
  • Plant Science 2.8k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiangming Xiao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1
Continuous assessment of the factors driving the urban surface thermal environment in 1,469 cities worldwide
2025 ·Jun Yang, Jiayi Ren, Felix Creutzig, Bingyu Zhao, (unknown), Xiangming Xiao, Jianhong Xia, Quansheng Ge
5
2
Towards ecological civilization: Spatiotemporal heterogeneity and drivers of ecological quality transitions in China (2001–2020)
2024 ·Applied Geography ·(unknown), Jun Yang, (unknown), Jiayi Ren, Wenbo Yu, (unknown), Xiangming Xiao, Jianhong Xia, Xueming Li, Zhi Qiao
14
3
Divergent patterns of rainfall regimes in dry and humid areas of China
2024 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Ying Hu, Fangli Wei, Bojie Fu, Shuai Wang, Xiangming Xiao, Yuanwei Qin, Shihua Yin, Zhuangzhuang Wang, (unknown)
5
4
Immediate and lagged vegetation responses to dry spells revealed by continuous solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence observations in a tall-grass prairie
2024 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·Yao Zhang, (unknown), Xiangming Xiao, Xi Yang, Mirco Migliavacca, Jeffrey B. Basara, Sha Zhou, (unknown)
18
5
Identify and map coastal aquaculture ponds and their drainage and impoundment dynamics
2024 ·International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation ·(unknown), Dehua Mao, Ming Wang, Xiangming Xiao, Chi‐Yeung Choi, Chunlin Huang, Zongming Wang
6
6
Is satellite-observed surface water expansion a good signal to China’s largest granary?
2024 ·Agricultural Water Management ·(unknown), Yan Zhou, Yaoping Cui, Jinwei Dong, (unknown), Bailu Liu, Xiangming Xiao
1
7
Modeling time series of vegetation indices in tallgrass prairie using machine and deep learning algorithms
2024 ·Ecological Informatics ·Pradeep Wagle, Gopichandh Danala, Catherine Donner, Xiangming Xiao, Corey A. Moffet, S. A. Gunter, (unknown), David S. Ebert
4
8
Improved phenology-based rice mapping algorithm by integrating optical and radar data
2024 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·(unknown), Jinwei Dong, Geli Zhang, Jilin Yang, (unknown), Bingfang Wu, Xiangming Xiao
11
9
Spatial effect of urban morphology on land surface tempature from the perspective of local climate zone
2024 ·Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment ·Xinyue Wang, Jun Yang, Wenbo Yu, (unknown), Xiangming Xiao, Jianhong Xia
6
10
Unraveling the spatial-temporal patterns of typhoon impacts on maize during the milk stage in Northeast China in 2020
2024 ·European Journal of Agronomy ·(unknown), Geli Zhang, Xiangming Xiao, Yao Zhang, Nanshan You, Yuanyuan Di, Tong Yang, Yingli He, Jinwei Dong
5
11
Mapping wetlands in Northeast China by using knowledge-based algorithms and microwave (PALSAR-2, Sentinel-1), optical (Sentinel-2, Landsat), and thermal (MODIS) images
2023 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Chenchen Zhang, Xiangming Xiao, Xinxin Wang, Yuanwei Qin, Russell Doughty, (unknown), Meng Cheng, (unknown), Jinwei Dong
7
12
Diversified land conversion deepens understanding of impacts of rapid rubber plantation expansion on plant diversity in the tropics
2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Bangqian Chen, Jun Ma, Chuan Yang, Xiangming Xiao, Weili Kou, Zhixiang Wu, Ting Yun, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jikun Wang, Rui Sun, Xicai Zhang, Guishui Xie, Guoyu Lan
10
13
Potential Effects of Habitat Change on Migratory Bird Movements and Avian Influenza Transmission in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
2023 ·Diversity ·John Y. Takekawa, Diann J. Prosser, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Shenglai Yin, Xinxin Wang, Geli Zhang, Xiangming Xiao
6
14
Reconstructing Long‐Term Forest Cover in China by Fusing National Forest Inventory and 20 Land Use and Land Cover Data Sets
2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Xiaosheng Xia, Jiangzhou Xia, Xiuzhi Chen, Lei Fan, Shuguang Liu, Yuanwei Qin, Zhangcai Qin, Xiangming Xiao, Wenfang Xu, Chao Yue, Xu Yue, Wenping Yuan
30
15
Optimal allocation of local climate zones based on heat vulnerability perspective
2023 ·Sustainable Cities and Society ·(unknown), Jun Yang, Xinyue Ma, Xiangming Xiao, Jianhong Xia
58
16
Fine allocation of sectoral carbon emissions at block scale and contribution of functional zones
2023 ·Ecological Informatics ·(unknown), Jun Yang, Dongqi Sun, Rui Zhang, Xiangming Xiao, Jianhong Xia
19
17
Tracking changes in coastal land cover in the Yellow Sea, East Asia, using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 time-series images and Google Earth Engine
2023 ·ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ·(unknown), Xiangming Xiao, Jialin Li, Xinxin Wang, Bangqian Chen, Chao Sun, Jie Wang, Peng Tian, Haitao Zhang
35
18
Satellite-observed pantropical carbon dynamics
2019 ·Nature Plants ·Lei Fan, Jean‐Pierre Wigneron, Philippe Ciais, Jérôme Chave, Martin Brandt, Rasmus Fensholt, Sassan Saatchi, Ana Bastos, Amen Al‐Yaari, Koen Hufkens, Yuanwei Qin, Xiangming Xiao, Chi Chen, Ranga B. Myneni, Roberto Fernandez-Morán, Arnaud Mialon, Nemesio Rodríguez-Fernández, Yann H. Kerr, Feng Tian, Josep Peñuelas
160
19
Underestimates of Grassland Gross Primary Production in MODIS Standard Products
2018 ·Remote Sensing ·Xiaoyan Zhu, Yanyan Pei, (unknown), Jinwei Dong, Yao Zhang, Junbang Wang, Lajiao Chen, Russell Doughty, Geli Zhang, Xiangming Xiao
42
20
Mapping Annual Forest Cover in Sub-Humid and Semi-Arid Regions through Analysis of Landsat and PALSAR Imagery
2016 ·Remote Sensing ·Yuanwei Qin, Xiangming Xiao, Jie Wang, Jinwei Dong, (unknown), Bruce Hoagland, Daniel J. Hough, Todd Fagin, Zhenhua Zou, (unknown), George Xian, Thomas R. Loveland
28

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