Xiaoyun Xu

11.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
148 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Xiaoyun Xu is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoyun Xu has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Pollution, 46 papers in Water Science and Technology and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaoyun Xu's work include Heavy metals in environment (37 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (27 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (26 papers). Xiaoyun Xu is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (37 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (27 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (26 papers). Xiaoyun Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xiaoyun Xu's co-authors include Xinde Cao, Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Zibo Xu, Bin Gao, Ling Zhao, Fan Yang, Daniel C.W. Tsang, Xiangyang Gui and Zhefan Ren and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nano Letters and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoyun Xu

145 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The role of JAK/STAT signaling pathway and its inhibitors in diseases

2020 688 citations Xiaoyun Xu et al. profile →
Removal of Cu, Zn, and Cd from aqueous solutions by the dairy manure-derived biochar

2012 500 citations Xiaoyun Xu, Xinde Cao et al. profile →
Comparison of rice husk- and dairy manure-derived biochars for simultaneously removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions: Role of mineral components in biochars

2013 422 citations Xiaoyun Xu, Xinde Cao et al. profile →
Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: Aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants – A critical review

2021 406 citations Zhefan Ren, Xiangyang Gui et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
Biochar as both electron donor and electron shuttle for the reduction transformation of Cr(VI) during its sorption

2018 316 citations Xiaoyun Xu, Huang Huang et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole by Magnetic Iron-Char Composites via Nonradical Pathways: Fe(IV) Versus Surface-Mediated Electron Transfer

2021 264 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Xiaoyun Xu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Research progress of nanozymes in colorimetric biosensing: Classification, activity and application

2024 98 citations Luyu Yang, Xiaoyun Xu et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaoyun Xu China	50	3.4k	2.9k	2.1k	1.7k	1.2k	148	9.1k
Ling Zhao China	51	3.2k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	147	8.8k
Manish Kumar India	57	1.8k 0.5×	3.6k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	158	10.6k
Mohammad Boshir Ahmed Australia	37	3.1k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	656 0.5×	73	7.8k
Ying Zhang China	61	5.1k 1.5×	2.9k 1.0×	3.2k 1.6×	1.7k 1.0×	863 0.7×	444	13.5k
Sandhya Babel Thailand	37	4.8k 1.4×	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	757 0.6×	175	9.9k
Yanling Gu China	38	3.4k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	505 0.4×	77	7.3k
Cheng Gu China	46	1.9k 0.6×	4.0k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	179	7.9k
Chengzhi Hu China	51	4.0k 1.2×	2.0k 0.7×	2.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	435 0.4×	268	8.7k
Patryk Oleszczuk Poland	60	3.2k 0.9×	5.1k 1.8×	3.2k 1.5×	2.3k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	244	12.1k
Yuqing Sun China	56	4.0k 1.2×	1.8k 0.6×	2.8k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	664 0.5×	201	10.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoyun Xu

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Xu, Xiaoyun, Yao Shi, Chengpeng Yuan, et al.. (2025). Cola beverage reduces risk of lead poisoning from accidental ingestion of contaminated soil particles in rat and swine models. Nature Communications. 16(1). 755–755. 2 indexed citations

Yuan, Chengpeng, et al.. (2025). Tidal fluctuations induce accumulation and transformation of seawater Cr(Ⅵ) in coastal sediments. Water Research. 278. 123382–123382. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Bo, Wenfeng Huang, Wenbo Guo, et al.. (2025). Iron- and Manganese-Catalyzed Maillard Chemistry: Molecular Characteristics, Evolution Pathways, and Implications for Soil Organic Carbon Formation. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(42). 22587–22598.

Huang, Wenfeng, et al.. (2025). Release and Redistribution of Arsenic Associated with Ferrihydrite Driven by Aerobic Humification of Exogenous Soil Organic Matter. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(16). 8189–8200. 5 indexed citations

Sun, Kailun, Erkai He, Xinde Cao, et al.. (2025). Diverse Perspectives Illuminate the Intestinal Toxicity of Traditional and Biodegradable Agricultural Film Microplastics to Eisenia fetida under Varying Exposure Sequences. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(20). 9943–9954. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Xiaoyun, et al.. (2024). Time-dependent redistribution of soil arsenic induced by transformation of iron species during zero-valent iron biochar composites amendment: Effects on the bioaccessibility of As in soils. The Science of The Total Environment. 955. 176956–176956. 4 indexed citations

Li, Xing, Erkai He, Guangquan Chen, et al.. (2024). Intergenerational neurotoxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics in offspring mice is mediated by dysfunctional microbe-gut-brain axis. Environment International. 192. 109026–109026. 13 indexed citations

Yuan, Chengpeng, Zhefan Ren, Xiaoyun Xu, et al.. (2024). Marine microplastics enhance release of arsenic in coastal aquifer during seawater intrusion process. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 475. 134804–134804. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Kexin, Xiaoyun Xu, Xing Li, et al.. (2024). The colloidal stability of molybdenum disulfide nanosheets in different natural surface waters: Combined effects of water chemistry and light irradiation. Water Research. 261. 121973–121973. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Luyu, Xiaoyun Xu, Yang Song, Jin Huang, & Hengyi Xu. (2024). Research progress of nanozymes in colorimetric biosensing: Classification, activity and application. Chemical Engineering Journal. 487. 150612–150612. 98 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jiang, Xiaofeng, Jason C. White, Erkai He, et al.. (2024). Foliar Exposure of Deuterium Stable Isotope-Labeled Nanoplastics to Lettuce: Quantitative Determination of Foliar Uptake, Transport, and Trophic Transfer in a Terrestrial Food Chain. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(35). 15438–15449. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Le, Jiawen Zhang, Xiaoyun Xu, et al.. (2024). Versatile Keratin Fibrous Adsorbents with Rapid-Response Shape-Memory Features for Sustainable Water Remediation. Nano Letters. 1 indexed citations

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Ke, Qiang, Jia Ren, Wenfeng Huang, et al.. (2024). Crucial roles of soil inherent Fe-bearing minerals in enhanced Cr(VI) reduction by biochar: The electronegativity neutralization and electron transfer mediation. Environmental Pollution. 350. 124014–124014. 9 indexed citations

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Li, Weiqiang, Xuekun Bai, Fangbin Xiao, et al.. (2023). MXene@Au based electrochemical biosensor with pretreatment by magnetic nanoparticles for determination of MRSA from clinical samples. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 457. 131823–131823. 33 indexed citations

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Liang, Jun, Xiaoguang Duan, Xiaoyun Xu, et al.. (2023). Critical Functions of Soil Components for In Situ Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole: Inherent Fe(II) Minerals-Coordinated Nonradical Pathway. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(1). 915–924. 16 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiaoyun, Hong Zhou, Yanping Li, et al.. (2022). One-Step Electropolymerization of Polythiophene Derivative Film for Photoelectrochemical Detection of Chlorpyrifos. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(10). 106502–106502. 7 indexed citations

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Xu, Zibo, Yulu Yu, Xiaoyun Xu, et al.. (2022). Direct and Indirect Electron Transfer Routes of Chromium(VI) Reduction with Different Crystalline Ferric Oxyhydroxides in the Presence of Pyrogenic Carbon. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(3). 1724–1735. 70 indexed citations

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Xu, Zibo, Xiaoyun Xu, Yue Zhang, Yulu Yu, & Xinde Cao. (2019). Pyrolysis-temperature depended electron donating and mediating mechanisms of biochar for Cr(VI) reduction. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 388. 121794–121794. 142 indexed citations

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Xu, Zibo, et al.. (2019). Interaction with low molecular weight organic acids affects the electron shuttling of biochar for Cr(VI) reduction. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 378. 120705–120705. 116 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiaoyun, Huang Huang, Yue Zhang, Zibo Xu, & Xinde Cao. (2018). Biochar as both electron donor and electron shuttle for the reduction transformation of Cr(VI) during its sorption. Environmental Pollution. 244. 423–430. 316 indexed citations breakdown →

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