Xiao Sun

1.5k total citations
45 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Xiao Sun is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiao Sun has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Soil Science, 14 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Xiao Sun's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (21 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (8 papers). Xiao Sun is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (21 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (8 papers). Xiao Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Xiao Sun's co-authors include Shihong Yang, Zewei Jiang, Jie Ding, Junzeng Xu, Xi Chen, Hongzhang Kang, Chunjiang Liu, Jihui Chen, Shan Yin and Jie Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xiao Sun

45 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiao Sun China 20 538 424 230 160 122 45 1.2k
S. Harden Australia 26 562 1.0× 409 1.0× 191 0.8× 85 0.5× 91 0.7× 97 1.9k
Jeferson Luis Vasconcelos de Macêdo Brazil 14 844 1.6× 399 0.9× 127 0.6× 88 0.6× 53 0.4× 24 1.5k
T. J. F. Cunha Brazil 15 631 1.2× 475 1.1× 185 0.8× 88 0.6× 74 0.6× 90 1.5k
Junen Wu China 17 573 1.1× 285 0.7× 238 1.0× 340 2.1× 46 0.4× 47 1.2k
Zhiqiang Wang China 21 657 1.2× 679 1.6× 319 1.4× 354 2.2× 163 1.3× 69 1.6k
Xiaoliang Qin China 25 959 1.8× 1.1k 2.7× 238 1.0× 163 1.0× 87 0.7× 64 1.9k
Stephen Machado United States 24 809 1.5× 808 1.9× 240 1.0× 156 1.0× 76 0.6× 52 1.8k
Clare Cameron United Kingdom 15 626 1.2× 362 0.9× 504 2.2× 123 0.8× 192 1.6× 23 1.4k
Saïdou Nourou Sall Senegal 17 592 1.1× 369 0.9× 311 1.4× 101 0.6× 62 0.5× 37 1.0k
Stefania Mattana Spain 18 723 1.3× 333 0.8× 334 1.5× 156 1.0× 59 0.5× 32 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiao Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiao Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiao Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiao Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiao Sun 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 Xiao Sun. Xiao Sun 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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Chen, Han Y. H., et al.. (2023). Grazing exclusion facilitates more rapid ecosystem carbon sequestration of degraded grasslands in humid than in arid regions. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 353. 108553–108553. 12 indexed citations
2.
Wang, Ze, Tingting Tao, Ji Chen, et al.. (2023). Forms of nitrogen inputs regulate the intensity of soil acidification. Global Change Biology. 29(14). 4044–4055. 63 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiao, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Molybdenum Fertilizer on the Growth of Grass–Legume Mixtures Related to Symbiotic Rhizobium. Agronomy. 13(2). 495–495. 5 indexed citations
4.
Zhou, Min, et al.. (2022). PFKM inhibits doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by enhancing oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 11684–11684. 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi, Shihong Yang, Zewei Jiang, Jie Ding, & Xiao Sun. (2021). Biochar as a tool to reduce environmental impacts of nitrogen loss in water-saving irrigation paddy field. Journal of Cleaner Production. 290. 125811–125811. 65 indexed citations
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Zou, Kexin, Jun Ren, Junyu Zhang, et al.. (2021). Intrauterine hyperglycemia impairs memory across two generations. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 434–434. 15 indexed citations
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Yang, Shihong, Xiao Sun, Jie Ding, et al.. (2020). Effect of biochar addition on CO2 exchange in paddy fields under water-saving irrigation in Southeast China. Journal of Environmental Management. 271. 111029–111029. 28 indexed citations
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Yang, Shihong, Xiao Sun, Jie Ding, Zewei Jiang, & Junzeng Xu. (2019). Effects of biochar addition on the NEE and soil organic carbon content of paddy fields under water-saving irrigation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(8). 8303–8311. 16 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiao, Yue Shen, Eric B. Searle, et al.. (2017). Initial responses of grass litter tissue chemistry and N:P stoichiometry to varied N and P input rates and ratios in Inner Mongolia. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 252. 114–125. 12 indexed citations
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Shen, Yue, Wenqing Chen, Gaowen Yang, et al.. (2016). Can litter addition mediate plant productivity responses to increased precipitation and nitrogen deposition in a typical steppe?. Ecological Research. 31(4). 579–587. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, J., Xiao Sun, Lianqing Li, et al.. (2016). Change in active microbial community structure, abundance and carbon cycling in an acid rice paddy soil with the addition of biochar. European Journal of Soil Science. 67(6). 857–867. 90 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiao, et al.. (2015). Biogeographic patterns of multi-element stoichiometry of Quercus variabilis leaves across China. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 45(12). 1827–1834. 24 indexed citations
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Ma, Yao, Xiao Sun, Nianjun Yang, et al.. (2015). Shape‐Controlled Growth of Carbon Nanostructures: Yield and Mechanism. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(35). 12370–12375. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xuan, Xiao Sun, Baoming Du, Shan Yin, & Chunjiang Liu. (2015). Multielement stoichiometry in Quercus variabilis under natural phosphorus variation in subtropical China. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 7839–7839. 19 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Shunyao, et al.. (2014). Effect of forest thinning on soil net nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in a Cryptomeria japonica plantation in Taiwan. Journal of Forestry Research. 25(3). 571–578. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiao, et al.. (2013). Energy storage and C:N:P variation in a holometabolous insect (Curculio davidi Fairmaire) larva across a climate gradient. Journal of Insect Physiology. 59(4). 408–415. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiao, Adam D. Kay, Hongzhang Kang, et al.. (2013). Correlated Biogeographic Variation of Magnesium across Trophic Levels in a Terrestrial Food Chain. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e78444–e78444. 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Dongmei, Xianxian Zhang, Hongzhang Kang, et al.. (2012). Phylogeography of Quercus variabilis Based on Chloroplast DNA Sequence in East Asia: Multiple Glacial Refugia and Mainland-Migrated Island Populations. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e47268–e47268. 104 indexed citations
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Lu, Nan, et al.. (1984). Biology of Microplitis sp. (Braconidae), a larval parasitoid of cotton bollworm.. 6(4). 211–243. 7 indexed citations

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