Xianli Xu

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Xianli Xu is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Xianli Xu has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Water Science and Technology, 54 papers in Soil Science and 50 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Xianli Xu's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (67 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (42 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (27 papers). Xianli Xu is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (67 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (42 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (27 papers). Xianli Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ireland. Xianli Xu's co-authors include Kelin Wang, Zhenwei Li, Meixian Liu, Chaohao Xu, Alexander Y. Sun, Gerard Kiely, Yaohua Zhang, Bofu Yu, Dingbao Wang and Bridget R. Scanlon and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Xianli Xu

120 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Construction and optimization strategy of ecological secu... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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. Construction and optimization strategy of ecological security pattern in a rapidly urbanizing region: A case study in central-south China
    2022 139 citations Xianli Xu, Kelin Wang 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
Xianli Xu China 38 1.9k 1.7k 1.6k 1.1k 848 123 4.5k
Guangyao Gao China 34 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 562 0.7× 114 3.7k
Olivier Planchon France 25 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 670 0.8× 84 3.4k
Carlos Rogério de Mello Brazil 34 1.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.5× 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 276 4.6k
Bofu Yu Australia 45 2.5k 1.4× 2.9k 1.7× 2.8k 1.7× 2.1k 1.9× 740 0.9× 209 5.7k
Vincent Chaplot France 49 1.4k 0.7× 1.8k 1.1× 3.8k 2.4× 1.9k 1.7× 1.2k 1.4× 125 6.3k
João Pedro Nunes Portugal 42 3.0k 1.6× 2.0k 1.2× 2.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.3× 882 1.0× 128 5.7k
Chansheng He United States 30 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 793 0.7× 667 0.8× 109 3.5k
Fenli Zheng China 40 1.4k 0.7× 2.0k 1.2× 3.5k 2.1× 2.0k 1.8× 505 0.6× 115 5.1k
Peter Fiener Germany 35 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 2.2k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 687 0.8× 113 3.8k
Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi Iran 38 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 2.5k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 707 0.8× 199 4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xianli Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xianli Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xianli Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xianli Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xianli Xu 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 Xianli Xu. Xianli Xu 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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Li, Xuezhang, et al.. (2024). Escalating hot-dry extremes in Southwest China Karst. Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies. 53. 101838–101838. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Zhenwei, et al.. (2024). Disentangling influences of driving forces on intra-annual variability in sediment discharge in karst watersheds. The Science of The Total Environment. 923. 171486–171486.
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Wang, Zhongcheng, et al.. (2024). Interpretation of suspended sediment concentration‐runoff hysteresis loops in two small karst watersheds. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 49(12). 3765–3778. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Xianli, et al.. (2024). Responses of crops to flood and implications for agriculture planning in subtropical humid karst peak-cluster depressions. Journal of Hydrology. 641. 131728–131728. 4 indexed citations
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Yao, Junqiang, et al.. (2024). Joint Probability Analysis of the Rich‐Poor Runoff and Sediment Discharge in Karst Watersheds. Water Resources Research. 61(1).
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Xu, Xianli, et al.. (2024). Hydro-climatic extremes shift the hydrologic sensitivity regime in a cold basin. The Science of The Total Environment. 949. 174744–174744. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Chengfang, Liangxia Duan, Zhenwei Li, Xianli Xu, & Kelin Wang. (2024). Tillage practice greatly influence the temporal variation in magnetic susceptibility in karst depression over the past 60 years. Geoderma. 442. 116797–116797. 4 indexed citations
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Hayat, Muhammad Qasim, et al.. (2023). Assessing the variations of evapotranspiration and its environmental controls over a subalpine wetland valley in China. Journal of Hydrology. 617. 129058–129058. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Xianli, et al.. (2023). Modeling hydrological processes under Multi-Model projections of climate change in a cold region of Hokkaido, Japan. CATENA. 234. 107605–107605. 7 indexed citations
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Yu, Xingxiu, et al.. (2023). Quantifying and interpreting the hysteresis patterns of monthly sediment concentration and water discharge in karst watersheds. Journal of Hydrology. 618. 129179–129179. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Zhenwei, Xianli Xu, & Kelin Wang. (2023). Effects of distribution patterns of karst landscapes on runoff and sediment yield in karst watersheds. CATENA. 223. 106947–106947. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhongcheng, et al.. (2023). Temporal variations in rainfall, runoff and sediment yield in small karst watersheds. CATENA. 231. 107292–107292. 9 indexed citations
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Zeng, Xiangming, et al.. (2021). Sap flow and plant water sources for typical vegetation in a subtropical humid karst area of southwest China. Hydrological Processes. 35(3). 19 indexed citations
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Liu, Bin, Xiaodong Yan, C.‐I. Meng, et al.. (2020). Effects of implementation of urban planning in response to climate change. 地理科学进展. 39(1). 120–131. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Meixian & Xianli Xu. (2018). Ecohydrology in karst region of southwestern China under changing climate and human activities: a review.. Nongye xiandaihua yanjiu. 39(6). 930–936. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Meixian, Xianli Xu, Alexander Y. Sun, et al.. (2014). Is southwestern China experiencing more frequent precipitation extremes?. Environmental Research Letters. 9(6). 64002–64002. 144 indexed citations
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Xu, Xianli, et al.. (2014). IMPACT OF MULTIPLE SOIL NUTRIENTS ON DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF SHRUBS IN AN ARID VALLEY, IN SOUTHWEST CHINA. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences OpenIR (Chinese Academy of Sciences). 46(5). 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yucui, Yanjun Shen, Xianli Xu, et al.. (2013). Characteristics of the water–energy–carbon fluxes of irrigated pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd) orchards in the North China Plain. Agricultural Water Management. 128. 140–148. 37 indexed citations
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Xu, Xianli & Keli Zhang. (2008). EFFECTIVENESS OF EROSION CONTROL MEASURES ON QINGHAI-TIBET HIGHWAY SLOPES. Changjiang liuyu ziyuan yu huanjing. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Keli, et al.. (2008). Soil erodibility and its estimation for agricultural soils in China. Journal of Arid Environments. 72(6). 1002–1011. 207 indexed citations

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