Xiaowei Wu

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Xiaowei Wu is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaowei Wu has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Pollution, 26 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 14 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Xiaowei Wu's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (32 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (26 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (14 papers). Xiaowei Wu is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (32 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (26 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (14 papers). Xiaowei Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xiaowei Wu's co-authors include Shixiang Gao, Hanyu Wang, Hexinyue Huang, Peng Liu, Yanqi Shi, Jinli Li, Peng Liu, Shixiang Gao, Peng Liu and Kun Lü and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaowei Wu

57 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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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.

Effect of weathering on environmental behavior of microplastics: Properties, sorption and potential risks

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaowei Wu China	26	2.7k	1.9k	829	586	369	70	3.7k
Xiaoning Liu China	34	3.0k 1.1×	2.8k 1.5×	867 1.0×	703 1.2×	604 1.6×	99	5.0k
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre Peru	40	3.6k 1.3×	2.4k 1.2×	617 0.7×	313 0.5×	425 1.2×	125	4.9k
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti Greece	30	3.1k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	876 1.1×	456 0.8×	553 1.5×	85	4.6k
Lei Mai China	20	2.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	708 0.9×	399 0.7×	298 0.8×	41	3.0k
Andy M. Booth Norway	38	3.7k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	923 1.1×	702 1.2×	554 1.5×	105	5.0k
Hongwei Luo China	37	2.8k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	725 0.9×	753 1.3×	975 2.6×	77	5.7k
Patrícia S.M. Santos Portugal	19	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	529 0.6×	306 0.5×	376 1.0×	33	2.4k
Kecheng Zhu China	23	1.4k 0.5×	824 0.4×	448 0.5×	373 0.6×	379 1.0×	60	2.4k
Martin Pivokonský Czechia	25	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	231 0.3×	248 0.4×	477 1.3×	62	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaowei Wu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wu, Xiaowei, et al.. (2026). Deep Neural Network Based Scale‐Adaptive Cloud Vertical Overlap Parameterization. Geophysical Research Letters. 53(4).

Li, Jingwei, et al.. (2026). Probabilistic Retrieval of All-Day Overlapping Cloud Microphysical Properties. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.

Zhu, L. Z., et al.. (2026). Radiation-tolerant atomic-layer-scale RF system for spaceborne communication. Nature. 650(8101). 346–352.

Ullah, Zia, Hanfang Jiang, Yushan Yan, et al.. (2026). Unraveling the Hidden Balance between Quantum Confinement and Structural Modifications in Near-Infrared Fluorescent Carbon Dots. Chemical & Biomedical Imaging.

Guo, Lei, et al.. (2025). Research on the law of multiple mining in close coal seams and the roadway support of lower coal seam. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 37518–37518.

Zhao, Xiaoli, et al.. (2025). Polyethylene terephthalate microfiber release from textiles in coastal seawater ecosystems under sunlight-driven photochemical transformation. 1(1). 0–0.

Wu, Xiaowei, et al.. (2025). Size-dependent translocation of polystyrene nanoplastics across biological barriers in mammals. Nature Communications. 17(1). 1116–1116.

Zhang, Zixuan, Peng Liu, Xiaowei Wu, et al.. (2024). Deciphering the inhibition mechanisms of microplastics on the full-stage sludge anaerobic digestion via enrichment to anaerobic microbes and toxicity of released compounds. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 485. 136856–136856. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Bo, Minli Li, Ying Feng, et al.. (2023). Maternal Vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy and lactation induced damaged intestinal structure and intestinal flora homeostasis in offspring mice. Food Science & Nutrition. 11(6). 3422–3432. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaowei, Xiaoli Zhao, Xia Wang, et al.. (2023). Bioaccessibility of polypropylene microfiber-associated tetracycline and ciprofloxacin in simulated human gastrointestinal fluids. Environment International. 179. 108193–108193. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiaoli, Tianhui Zhao, Xiaowei Wu, et al.. (2023). The adsorption of PAHs on microplastics and desorption in the simulated human digestive system. Chemical Engineering Journal. 473. 145157–145157. 39 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiaoli, et al.. (2023). Micro/nanoplastics contamination of the terrestrial environment: exposure routes, dose, and co-contaminants complicate the risk calculus. Carbon Research. 2(1). 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Peng, et al.. (2022). Photochlorination-induced degradation of microplastics and interaction with Cr(VI) and amlodipine. The Science of The Total Environment. 835. 155499–155499. 20 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaowei, Xiaoli Zhao, Peng Liu, et al.. (2022). Wastewater treatment plants act as essential sources of microplastic formation in aquatic environments: A critical review. Water Research. 221. 118825–118825. 140 indexed citations

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Liu, Peng, Yanqi Shi, Xiaowei Wu, et al.. (2021). Review of the artificially-accelerated aging technology and ecological risk of microplastics. The Science of The Total Environment. 768. 144969–144969. 175 indexed citations

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Shi, Yanqi, Peng Liu, Xiaowei Wu, et al.. (2021). Insight into chain scission and release profiles from photodegradation of polycarbonate microplastics. Water Research. 195. 116980–116980. 173 indexed citations

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Zang, Zheng, et al.. (2020). Analysis of the contributions of human factors and natural factors affecting the vegetation pattern in coastal wetlands. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 6(1). 9 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaowei, Peng Liu, Huanhuan Shi, et al.. (2020). Photo aging and fragmentation of polypropylene food packaging materials in artificial seawater. Water Research. 188. 116456–116456. 152 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yifei, Xinqing Zou, Qing Liu, et al.. (2017). Assessing natural and anthropogenic influences on water discharge and sediment load in the Yangtze River, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 607-608. 920–932. 142 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaowei. (2008). Intellectual Property Rights Conflicts in Firm-University R&D Cooperation:An Empirical Study in China. Science of Science and Management of S.& T.

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