Xiaoming Feng

10.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
116 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Xiaoming Feng is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoming Feng has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 36 papers in Water Science and Technology and 29 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Xiaoming Feng's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (40 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (33 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (31 papers). Xiaoming Feng is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (40 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (33 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (31 papers). Xiaoming Feng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Xiaoming Feng's co-authors include Bojie Fu, Yihe Lü, Shuai Wang, Philippe Ciais, Yuan Zeng, Shilong Piao, Bingfang Wu, Yafeng Wang, Xiaofeng Wang and Yongzhe Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoming Feng

108 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Revegetation in China’s Loess Plateau is approaching sust... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2016 2015 2012 2013 2018 500 1000 1.5k
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. Revegetation in China’s Loess Plateau is approaching sustainable water resource limits
    2016 1.6k citations Xiaoming Feng, Bojie Fu et al. profile →
  2. Reduced sediment transport in the Yellow River due to anthropogenic changes
    2015 1.1k citations Bojie Fu, Shilong Piao et al. profile →
  3. A Policy-Driven Large Scale Ecological Restoration: Quantifying Ecosystem Services Changes in the Loess Plateau of China
    2012 544 citations Yihe Lü, Bojie Fu et al. profile →
  4. How ecological restoration alters ecosystem services: an analysis of carbon sequestration in China's Loess Plateau
    2013 392 citations Xiaoming Feng, Bojie Fu et al. profile →
  5. Increasing global vegetation browning hidden in overall vegetation greening: Insights from time-varying trends
    2018 381 citations Naiqing Pan, Xiaoming Feng et al. profile →
  6. The tradeoff and synergy between ecosystem services in the Grain-for-Green areas in Northern Shaanxi, China
    2014 335 citations Bojie Fu, Xiaoming Feng et al. profile →
  7. Accelerated increase in vegetation carbon sequestration in China after 2010: A turning point resulting from climate and human interaction
    2021 216 citations Yongzhe Chen, Xiaoming Feng et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  8. Compound droughts slow down the greening of the Earth
    2023 89 citations Xianfeng Liu, Zheng Fu et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaoming Feng China 40 5.4k 2.7k 2.4k 2.2k 1.3k 116 8.0k
Xingmin Mu China 49 4.2k 0.8× 3.1k 1.2× 4.3k 1.8× 4.0k 1.8× 1.4k 1.0× 162 8.6k
Yihe Lü China 50 6.7k 1.3× 3.9k 1.5× 3.1k 1.3× 4.2k 1.9× 1.4k 1.1× 192 11.9k
L. A. Bruijnzeel Netherlands 51 5.0k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 3.4k 1.4× 2.5k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 132 8.5k
Peng Gao China 41 2.6k 0.5× 2.3k 0.9× 3.2k 1.3× 3.0k 1.4× 888 0.7× 143 6.1k
C. Tague United States 45 4.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 3.5k 1.5× 994 0.5× 2.3k 1.7× 156 7.7k
Zongming Wang China 52 4.3k 0.8× 4.8k 1.8× 888 0.4× 874 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 286 8.6k
Xiaohua Wei Canada 44 3.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 2.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 193 6.4k
P. D. Brooks United States 54 3.3k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 2.6k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 3.6k 2.8× 157 8.6k
João Pedro Nunes Portugal 42 3.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 502 0.4× 128 5.7k
Guoyi Zhou China 55 5.3k 1.0× 3.6k 1.3× 1.6k 0.7× 5.4k 2.5× 1.6k 1.2× 247 11.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaoming Feng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoming Feng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaoming Feng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaoming Feng 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 Xiaoming Feng. Xiaoming Feng 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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Liu, Wenbin, et al.. (2025). Hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of W Re alloy under high temperature compression. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 128. 107073–107073.
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Yang, Yuxin, Guoqiang Huang, Jian Zheng, Xiaoming Feng, & Yifu Shen. (2025). A single-track numerical simulation with scalar transport model on molten pool thermal fluid dynamics during laser powder bed fusion of TiC/Ti6Al4V composite. Optics & Laser Technology. 192. 114068–114068.
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Zhang, Yanxia, Zhehong Tang, Xiaoming Feng, et al.. (2025). Excellent energy storage performance in Sm-doped Bi 6 Ti 3 FeAlO18 films via synergistic regulation of weakly coupled relaxor design and grain refinement. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics. 15(6). 2 indexed citations
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Feng, Xiaoming, et al.. (2025). Climate aridification and intensified human interference undermined water storage in the Lower Yellow River region. Geography and sustainability. 6(4). 100303–100303. 2 indexed citations
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Lü, Yihe, et al.. (2024). Optimizing soil conservation through comprehensive benefit assessment in river basins. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 23. 100496–100496. 7 indexed citations
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Feng, Xiaoming, et al.. (2024). Imbalance in lake variability but not embodying driving factors on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau calls on heterogeneous lake management. Journal of Environmental Management. 351. 119887–119887. 3 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yu, et al.. (2024). Fractal model of thermal contact conductance considering thermal stress and asperity interactions. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 230. 125787–125787. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaofeng, Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaoming Feng, et al.. (2023). Identification of priority protected areas in Yellow River Basin and detection of key factors for its optimal management based on multi-scenario trade-off of ecosystem services. Ecological Engineering. 194. 107037–107037. 32 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaofeng, Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaoming Feng, et al.. (2023). Coupled vegetation-climate dominates the evapotranspiration variability of Forest Protection Project. Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies. 47. 101431–101431. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Xianfeng, Zheng Fu, Philippe Ciais, et al.. (2023). Compound droughts slow down the greening of the Earth. Global Change Biology. 29(11). 3072–3084. 89 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yongzhe, Xiaoming Feng, Bojie Fu, et al.. (2023). Maps with 1 km resolution reveal increases in above- and belowground forest biomass carbon pools in China over the past 20 years. Earth system science data. 15(2). 897–910. 48 indexed citations
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Liu, Jie, Zongshan Li, Maierdang Keyimu, et al.. (2022). Accelerated warming in the late 20th century promoted tree radial growth in the Northern Hemisphere. Journal of Plant Ecology. 16(1). 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Yongzhe, Xiaoming Feng, Hanqin Tian, et al.. (2021). Accelerated increase in vegetation carbon sequestration in China after 2010: A turning point resulting from climate and human interaction. Global Change Biology. 27(22). 5848–5864. 216 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yongzhe, Xiaoming Feng, & Bojie Fu. (2021). An improved global remote-sensing-based surface soil moisture (RSSSM) dataset covering 2003–2018. Earth system science data. 13(1). 1–31. 63 indexed citations
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Chen, Yongzhe, Xiaoming Feng, & Bojie Fu. (2020). A new dataset of satellite observation-based global surface soil moisture covering 2003–2018. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Xianfeng, Xiaoming Feng, Philippe Ciais, & Bojie Fu. (2020). Widespread decline in terrestrial water storage and its link to teleconnections across Asia and eastern Europe. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 24(7). 3663–3676. 28 indexed citations
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Fu, Bojie, et al.. (2020). The Regional Impact of Ecological Restoration in the Arid Steppe on Dust Reduction over the Metropolitan Area in Northeastern China. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(13). 7775–7786. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuan, Xiaoming Feng, Xiaofeng Wang, & Bojie Fu. (2018). Characterizing drought in terms of changes in the precipitation–runoff relationship: a case study of the Loess Plateau, China. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 22(3). 1749–1766. 26 indexed citations
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Feng, Xiaoming, et al.. (2012). Regional effects of vegetation restoration on water yield across the Loess Plateau, China. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 16(8). 2617–2628. 198 indexed citations

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