Xiaoyan Cao

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Xiaoyan Cao is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoyan Cao has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 12 papers in Soil Science and 10 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Xiaoyan Cao's work include NMR spectroscopy and applications (16 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (9 papers). Xiaoyan Cao is often cited by papers focused on NMR spectroscopy and applications (16 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (9 papers). Xiaoyan Cao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Xiaoyan Cao's co-authors include Jingdong Mao, Klaus Schmidt‐Rohr, Mark A. Chappell, Pusker Regmi, Gary C. Schafran, Sandeep Kumar, Joseph J. Pignatello, Charisma Lattao, Yuan Li and Kyoung S. Ro and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoyan Cao

54 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Removal of copper and cadmium from aqueous solution using switchgrass biochar produced via hydrothermal carbonization process

2012 469 citations Pusker Regmi, Sandeep Kumar et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaoyan Cao United States	27	656	602	491	378	270	54	2.5k
Nikolla Qafoku United States	33	437 0.7×	243 0.4×	288 0.6×	366 1.0×	246 0.9×	113	3.9k
Daniel Borschneck France	33	695 1.1×	326 0.5×	251 0.5×	598 1.6×	205 0.8×	108	3.4k
James B. Harsh United States	33	405 0.6×	722 1.2×	419 0.9×	697 1.8×	225 0.8×	83	3.8k
Mikael Motelica‐Heino France	36	827 1.3×	530 0.9×	186 0.4×	963 2.5×	160 0.6×	107	3.3k
Z. Sokołowska Poland	22	950 1.4×	947 1.6×	862 1.8×	742 2.0×	297 1.1×	151	4.1k
Guilhem Bourrié France	24	258 0.4×	457 0.8×	396 0.8×	337 0.9×	113 0.4×	57	2.7k
James M. Byrne Germany	37	949 1.4×	588 1.0×	173 0.4×	791 2.1×	152 0.6×	97	4.6k
Omar R. Harvey United States	13	358 0.5×	446 0.7×	213 0.4×	344 0.9×	151 0.6×	27	1.6k
Fabienne Trolard France	29	319 0.5×	276 0.5×	370 0.8×	404 1.1×	147 0.5×	50	3.0k
Chenyang Xu China	29	352 0.5×	385 0.6×	626 1.3×	280 0.7×	279 1.0×	115	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoyan Cao

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Chen, Xi, Pu Duan, Wenying Chu, et al.. (2021). Structural composition of immobilized fertilizer N associated with decomposed wheat straw residues using advanced nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy combined with 13C and 15N labeling. Geoderma. 398. 115110–115110. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Xi, Xinxin Ye, Wenying Chu, et al.. (2020). Formation of Char-Like, Fused-Ring Aromatic Structures from a Nonpyrogenic Pathway during Decomposition of Wheat Straw. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68(9). 2607–2614. 11 indexed citations

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Podgorski, David C., Phoebe Zito, Anne M. Kellerman, et al.. (2020). Hydrocarbons to carboxyl-rich alicyclic molecules: A continuum model to describe biodegradation of petroleum-derived dissolved organic matter in contaminated groundwater plumes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 402. 123998–123998. 41 indexed citations

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Xu, Lin, et al.. (2018). Simultaneous determination of 77 pesticide residues in eight kinds of herbal tea by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Chinese Journal of Chromatography. 36(9). 938–938. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ning, Xiaoyan Cao, Xuewen Du, et al.. (2017). Hyper‐Crosslinkers Lead to Temperature‐ and pH‐Responsive Polymeric Nanogels with Unusual Volume Change. Angewandte Chemie. 129(10). 2667–2671. 4 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ning, Xiaoyan Cao, Xuewen Du, et al.. (2017). Hyper‐Crosslinkers Lead to Temperature‐ and pH‐Responsive Polymeric Nanogels with Unusual Volume Change. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(10). 2623–2627. 26 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaoyan, Margaret R. Mulholland, John R. Helms, et al.. (2017). A Major Step in Opening the Black Box of High-Molecular-Weight Dissolved Organic Nitrogen by Isotopic Labeling of Synechococcus and Multibond Two-Dimensional NMR. Analytical Chemistry. 89(22). 11990–11998. 14 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaoyan, George R. Aiken, Robert G. M. Spencer, et al.. (2016). Novel insights from NMR spectroscopy into seasonal changes in the composition of dissolved organic matter exported to the Bering Sea by the Yukon River. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 181. 72–88. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Zengqiang, Bingzi Zhao, Qingyun Wang, Xiaoyan Cao, & Jiabao Zhang. (2015). Differences in Chemical Composition of Soil Organic Carbon Resulting From Long-Term Fertilization Strategies. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0124359–e0124359. 34 indexed citations

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Ma, Huan, Jiabao Li, Weiwei Liu, et al.. (2014). Hydrothermal Preparation and Characterization of Novel Corncob-Derived Solid Acid Catalysts. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 62(23). 5345–5353. 42 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dainan, et al.. (2014). Biosorption of nonylphenol by pure algae, field-collected planktons and their fractions. Environmental Pollution. 198. 61–69. 21 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaoyan, Klaus Schmidt‐Rohr, Daniel C. Olk, et al.. (2013). Similarities in chemical composition of soil organic matter across a millennia-old paddy soil chronosequence as revealed by advanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 50(4). 571–581. 25 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoyue, Bo Sun, Jingdong Mao, Yueyu Sui, & Xiaoyan Cao. (2012). Structural Convergence of Maize and Wheat Straw during Two-Year Decomposition under Different Climate Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology. 46(13). 7159–7165. 118 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaoyan, Joseph J. Pignatello, Yuan Li, et al.. (2012). Characterization of Wood Chars Produced at Different Temperatures Using Advanced Solid-State ¹³C NMR Spectroscopic Techniques. Energy & Fuels. 26(9). 5983–5991. 134 indexed citations

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Regmi, Pusker, et al.. (2012). Removal of copper and cadmium from aqueous solution using switchgrass biochar produced via hydrothermal carbonization process. Journal of Environmental Management. 109. 61–69. 469 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Xiaoyan, Mark A. Chappell, Arndt Schimmelmann, et al.. (2012). Chemical structure changes in kerogen from bituminous coal in response to dike intrusions as investigated by advanced solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy. International Journal of Coal Geology. 108. 53–64. 73 indexed citations

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Mao, Jingdong, Na Chen, & Xiaoyan Cao. (2011). Characterization of humic substances by advanced solid state NMR spectroscopy: Demonstration of a systematic approach. Organic Geochemistry. 42(8). 891–902. 79 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaoyan, Jing Guo, Jingdong Mao, & Yeqing Lan. (2011). Adsorption and mobility of Cr(III)–organic acid complexes in soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 192(3). 1533–1538. 66 indexed citations

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Mao, Jingdong, Antonio J. Palazzo, Dan C. Olk, et al.. (2010). Chemical Structure of Soil Organic Matter in Slickspots as Investigated by Advanced Solid-State NMR. Soil Science. 175(7). 329–338. 11 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaoyan, Kyoung S. Ro, Mark A. Chappell, Yuan Li, & Jingdong Mao. (2010). Chemical Structures of Swine-Manure Chars Produced under Different Carbonization Conditions Investigated by Advanced Solid-State ¹³C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy. Energy & Fuels. 25(1). 388–397. 202 indexed citations

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