Xiaoli Wang

1.8k total citations
51 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Xiaoli Wang is a scholar working on Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoli Wang has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Paleontology, 19 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Xiaoli Wang's work include Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (42 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (36 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (18 papers). Xiaoli Wang is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (42 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (36 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (18 papers). Xiaoli Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xiaoli Wang's co-authors include Xiaoting Zheng, Zhonghe Zhou, Jingmai K. O’Connor, Min Wang, Shundong Bi, Jin Meng, Xiaomei Zhang, Yanhong Pan, Fucheng Zhang and Xing Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoli Wang

50 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
Xiaoli Wang China 20 1.0k 440 228 159 150 51 1.2k
Julien Benoît South Africa 20 856 0.8× 413 0.9× 177 0.8× 133 0.8× 125 0.8× 81 1.1k
Timothy Rowe United States 9 973 0.9× 433 1.0× 165 0.7× 233 1.5× 113 0.8× 10 1.1k
Jorge I. Noriega Argentina 17 917 0.9× 501 1.1× 239 1.0× 104 0.7× 265 1.8× 67 1.1k
Michael Pittman Hong Kong 21 993 0.9× 482 1.1× 129 0.6× 236 1.5× 98 0.7× 73 1.2k
Xavier Valentin France 22 875 0.8× 426 1.0× 286 1.3× 141 0.9× 185 1.2× 57 1.1k
Jorge Ferigolo Brazil 21 1.2k 1.2× 788 1.8× 180 0.8× 175 1.1× 203 1.4× 60 1.4k
Damien Germain France 17 631 0.6× 365 0.8× 169 0.7× 176 1.1× 140 0.9× 26 810
Lílian Paglarelli Bergqvist Brazil 21 983 0.9× 497 1.1× 232 1.0× 140 0.9× 158 1.1× 81 1.1k
Scott Hocknull Australia 21 1.1k 1.1× 611 1.4× 170 0.7× 202 1.3× 231 1.5× 49 1.4k
Claudia P. Tambussi Argentina 23 1.4k 1.3× 796 1.8× 184 0.8× 152 1.0× 286 1.9× 91 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaoli Wang

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Xiaoli Wang's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Xiaoli Wang with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Xiaoli Wang more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaoli Wang

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoli Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaoli Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaoli Wang 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 Xiaoli Wang. Xiaoli Wang 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
1.
Kiat, Yosef, et al.. (2025). Wing morphology of Anchiornis huxleyi and the evolution of molt strategies in paravian dinosaurs. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1633–1633.
2.
3.
Pittman, Michael, et al.. (2023). Quantitative investigation of pengornithid enantiornithine diet reveals macrocarnivorous ecology evolved in birds by Early Cretaceous. iScience. 26(3). 106211–106211. 3 indexed citations
4.
Pittman, Michael, Phil R. Bell, Xiaoli Wang, et al.. (2022). Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7684–7684. 15 indexed citations
5.
Pittman, Michael, Thomas G. Kaye, Xiaoli Wang, et al.. (2022). Preserved soft anatomy confirms shoulder-powered upstroke of early theropod flyers, reveals enhanced early pygostylian upstroke, and explains early sternum loss. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(47). e2205476119–e2205476119. 13 indexed citations
6.
Wang, Min, Jingmai K. O’Connor, Tao Zhao, et al.. (2021). An Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird with a pintail. Current Biology. 31(21). 4845–4852.e2. 24 indexed citations
7.
Pittman, Michael, et al.. (2020). Disassociated rhamphotheca of fossil bird Confuciusornis informs early beak reconstruction, stress regime, and developmental patterns. Communications Biology. 3(1). 519–519. 15 indexed citations
8.
O’Connor, Jingmai K., Xiaoting Zheng, Liping Dong, et al.. (2019). Microraptor with Ingested Lizard Suggests Non-specialized Digestive Function. Current Biology. 29(14). 2423–2429.e2. 24 indexed citations
9.
Zheng, Xiaoting, Xiaoli Wang, Corwin Sullivan, et al.. (2018). Exceptional dinosaur fossils reveal early origin of avian-style digestion. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 14217–14217. 19 indexed citations
10.
Bi, Shundong, et al.. (2018). An Early Cretaceous eutherian and the placental–marsupial dichotomy. Nature. 558(7710). 390–395. 60 indexed citations
11.
12.
Xing, Lida, Martin G. Lockley, Anthony Romilio, et al.. (2017). Diverse sauropod-theropod-dominated track assemblage from the Lower Cretaceous Dasheng Group of Eastern China: Testing the use of drones in footprint documentation. Cretaceous Research. 84. 588–599. 9 indexed citations
13.
Meng, Jin, Shundong Bi, Xiaoting Zheng, & Xiaoli Wang. (2016). Ear ossicle morphology of the Jurassic euharamiyidan Arboroharamiya and evolution of mammalian middle ear. Journal of Morphology. 279(4). 441–457. 38 indexed citations
14.
Bi, Shundong, et al.. (2016). A new symmetrodont mammal (Trechnotheria: Zhangheotheriidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China and trechnotherian character evolution. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 26668–26668. 13 indexed citations
15.
Pott, Christian, Xiaoli Wang, & Xiaoting Zheng. (2015). Wielandiella villosa comb. nov. from the Middle Jurassic of Daohugou, China: More evidence for divaricate plant architecture in Williamsoniaceae. Botanica Pacifica. 4(2). 137–148. 13 indexed citations
16.
O’Connor, Jingmai K., Xiaoli Wang, Xiaoting Zheng, et al.. (2015). An Enantiornithine with a Fan-Shaped Tail, and the Evolution of the Rectricial Complex in Early Birds. Current Biology. 26(1). 114–119. 36 indexed citations
17.
18.
Meng, Jin, Shundong Bi, Yuan Wang, Xiaoting Zheng, & Xiaoli Wang. (2014). Dental and Mandibular Morphologies of Arboroharamiya (Haramiyida, Mammalia): A Comparison with Other Haramiyidans and Megaconus and Implications for Mammalian Evolution. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e113847–e113847. 25 indexed citations
19.
Zheng, Xiaoting, Shundong Bi, Xiaoli Wang, & Jin Meng. (2013). A new arboreal haramiyid shows the diversity of crown mammals in the Jurassic period. Nature. 500(7461). 199–202. 92 indexed citations
20.
Zheng, Xiaoting, Jingmai K. O’Connor, F. W. Huchzermeyer, et al.. (2013). Preservation of ovarian follicles reveals early evolution of avian reproductive behaviour. Nature. 495(7442). 507–511. 74 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Julien Benoît Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Timothy Rowe Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jorge I. Noriega Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michael Pittman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Xavier Valentin Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jorge Ferigolo Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Damien Germain Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lílian Paglarelli Bergqvist Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Scott Hocknull Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Claudia P. Tambussi
Rankless by CCL
2026