Xiaoting Zheng

3.4k total citations
92 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Xiaoting Zheng is a scholar working on Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoting Zheng has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Paleontology, 35 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Xiaoting Zheng's work include Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (68 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (61 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (34 papers). Xiaoting Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (68 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (61 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (34 papers). Xiaoting Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Xiaoting Zheng's co-authors include Xiaoli Wang, Zhonghe Zhou, Jingmai K. O’Connor, Xing Xu, Hai‐Lu You, Min Wang, Xiaoli Wang, Shundong Bi, Xiaomei Zhang and Zhi-Ming Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoting Zheng

88 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaoting Zheng China 28 1.9k 856 470 277 241 92 2.3k
Jason J. Head United States 21 1.1k 0.6× 586 0.7× 286 0.6× 588 2.1× 195 0.8× 56 1.5k
Tyler R. Lyson United States 31 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 1.6× 227 0.5× 503 1.8× 180 0.7× 71 2.5k
Xing Xu China 30 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.5× 289 0.6× 459 1.7× 146 0.6× 105 2.6k
Jingmai K. O’Connor China 36 3.4k 1.8× 1.9k 2.2× 501 1.1× 312 1.1× 332 1.4× 142 3.8k
Claudia P. Tambussi Argentina 23 1.4k 0.7× 796 0.9× 184 0.4× 152 0.5× 286 1.2× 91 1.6k
Darren Naish United Kingdom 31 2.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.7× 223 0.5× 411 1.5× 236 1.0× 93 2.6k
David W. E. Hone United Kingdom 30 2.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.6× 346 0.7× 579 2.1× 286 1.2× 98 2.9k
Ingmar Werneburg Germany 26 1.3k 0.7× 887 1.0× 366 0.8× 526 1.9× 267 1.1× 104 2.0k
Analía M. Forasiepi Argentina 25 1.6k 0.9× 408 0.5× 632 1.3× 231 0.8× 468 1.9× 77 1.8k
Daniel T. Ksepka United States 27 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 276 0.6× 182 0.7× 424 1.8× 75 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaoting Zheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoting Zheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaoting Zheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaoting Zheng 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 Xiaoting Zheng. Xiaoting Zheng 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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Zheng, Xiaoting, Jin-Long Yang, Annelies Declercq, & Jiasong Zhang. (2025). The Path Forward for China's Bullfrog Industry: Exploring Green Farming Models. Reviews in Aquaculture. 17(3).
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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.
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Jiang, Xinyi, Xiaoting Zheng, Yi‐Chun Chen, et al.. (2024). Crystal structure, optical, magnetic and antibacterial properties of a new tetrachlorocobaltate(II) salt with 4-nitrobenzyl substituted 2-methyl pyridinium. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1302. 137475–137475. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoli, Jingmai K. O’Connor, Xiangyu Zhang, et al.. (2024). First Edentulous Enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Avifauna. Cretaceous Research. 159. 105867–105867. 4 indexed citations
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Pan, Yanhong, et al.. (2024). Fossil evidence sheds light on sexual selection during the early evolution of birds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(3). e2309825120–e2309825120.
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O’Connor, Jingmai K., Fabiany Herrera, Xiaoli Wang, et al.. (2024). Direct evidence of frugivory in the Mesozoic bird Longipteryx contradicts morphological proxies for diet. Current Biology. 34(19). 4559–4566.e1. 1 indexed citations
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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
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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
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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
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Bailleul, Alida M., Jingmai K. O’Connor, Zhiheng Li, et al.. (2020). Confirmation of ovarian follicles in an enantiornithine (Aves) from the Jehol biota using soft tissue analyses. Communications Biology. 3(1). 399–399. 12 indexed citations
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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
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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
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Bi, Shundong, et al.. (2018). An Early Cretaceous eutherian and the placental–marsupial dichotomy. Nature. 558(7710). 390–395. 60 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoli, Michael Pittman, Xiaoting Zheng, et al.. (2017). Basal paravian functional anatomy illuminated by high-detail body outline. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14576–14576. 50 indexed citations
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Zheng, Xiaoting, Hai‐Lu You, Xing Xu, & Zhi-Ming Dong. (2009). An Early Cretaceous heterodontosaurid dinosaur with filamentous integumentary structures. Nature. 458(7236). 333–336. 139 indexed citations

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