Xiapu Gai

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Xiapu Gai is a scholar working on Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiapu Gai has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Soil Science, 4 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Xiapu Gai's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (8 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (4 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (2 papers). Xiapu Gai is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (8 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (4 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (2 papers). Xiapu Gai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Xiapu Gai's co-authors include Hongyuan Wang, Guangcai Tan, Nan Xu, Hongbin Liu, Limei Zhai, Tianzhi Ren, Jian Liu, Shen Liu, Qiuliang Lei and Shuxia Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Xiapu Gai

8 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effect of biochar additions to soil on nitrogen leaching, microbial biomass and bacterial community structure

2016 941 citations Nan Xu, Guangcai Tan et al. European Journal of Soil Biology profile →
Effects of Feedstock and Pyrolysis Temperature on Biochar Adsorption of Ammonium and Nitrate

2014 526 citations Xiapu Gai, Hongyuan Wang et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiapu Gai China	6	861	468	329	329	327	9	1.9k
Yu Lan China	20	1.2k 1.4×	387 0.8×	260 0.8×	264 0.8×	294 0.9×	41	1.9k
Xu Yang China	24	766 0.9×	439 0.9×	418 1.3×	231 0.7×	228 0.7×	121	1.9k
Ann‐Marie Fortuna United States	21	731 0.8×	364 0.8×	257 0.8×	181 0.6×	323 1.0×	51	1.8k
Shamim Gul Canada	12	1.1k 1.2×	472 1.0×	301 0.9×	248 0.8×	240 0.7×	44	1.7k
Teresa Fuertes‐Mendizábal Spain	20	849 1.0×	681 1.5×	281 0.9×	192 0.6×	254 0.8×	32	1.9k
Shirong Zhang China	19	724 0.8×	439 0.9×	207 0.6×	181 0.6×	321 1.0×	54	1.4k
Xiaorong Zhao China	27	1.1k 1.3×	394 0.8×	310 0.9×	305 0.9×	290 0.9×	56	2.2k
Cícero Célio de Figueiredo Brazil	25	1.1k 1.3×	499 1.1×	330 1.0×	148 0.4×	547 1.7×	119	2.2k
Clayton R. Butterly Australia	28	1.4k 1.7×	717 1.5×	292 0.9×	417 1.3×	289 0.9×	54	2.3k
Rajesh Chintala United States	19	905 1.1×	322 0.7×	261 0.8×	132 0.4×	302 0.9×	29	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiapu Gai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiapu Gai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiapu Gai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiapu Gai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiapu Gai 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 Xiapu Gai. Xiapu Gai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

Gai, Xiapu, Hongyuan Wang, Yahan Yang, et al.. (2025). Effects of fallow and chemical fertilizer applications on soil carbon and nitrogen pools in North China Plain: Medium-term and long-term trends. Soil and Tillage Research. 248. 106450–106450. 1 indexed citations

Gai, Xiapu, et al.. (2025). Impacts of different types of straw returning on soil physicochemical properties, microbial community structure, and pepper quality. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1620502–1620502.

Gai, Xiapu, Hongbin Liu, Jian Liu, et al.. (2018). Contrasting impacts of long-term application of manure and crop straw on residual nitrate-N along the soil profile in the North China Plain. The Science of The Total Environment. 650(Pt 2). 2251–2259. 57 indexed citations

Gai, Xiapu, Hongbin Liu, Jian Liu, et al.. (2018). Long-term benefits of combining chemical fertilizer and manure applications on crop yields and soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in North China Plain. Agricultural Water Management. 208. 384–392. 139 indexed citations

Gai, Xiapu, et al.. (2017). Changes of vegetable yields, soil chemical properties and microbial biomass to mid-term additions of organic and mineral fertilizer in South China. Acta Horticulturae. 155–168. 1 indexed citations

Gai, Xiapu, Hongbin Liu, Limei Zhai, et al.. (2016). Vegetable yields and soil biochemical properties as influenced by fertilization in Southern China. Applied Soil Ecology. 107. 170–181. 37 indexed citations

Xu, Nan, Guangcai Tan, Hongyuan Wang, & Xiapu Gai. (2016). Effect of biochar additions to soil on nitrogen leaching, microbial biomass and bacterial community structure. European Journal of Soil Biology. 74. 1–8. 941 indexed citations breakdown →

Gai, Xiapu, Hongyuan Wang, Jian Liu, et al.. (2014). Effects of Feedstock and Pyrolysis Temperature on Biochar Adsorption of Ammonium and Nitrate. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e113888–e113888. 526 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhai, Limei, Jian Liu, Hongyuan Wang, et al.. (2014). Short-term effects of maize residue biochar on phosphorus availability in two soils with different phosphorus sorption capacities. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 51(1). 113–122. 155 indexed citations

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