Xing Yang

5.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Xing Yang is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Xing Yang has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Pollution, 21 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 14 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Xing Yang's work include Heavy metals in environment (34 papers), Arsenic contamination and mitigation (16 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (11 papers). Xing Yang is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (34 papers), Arsenic contamination and mitigation (16 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (11 papers). Xing Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and South Korea. Xing Yang's co-authors include Hailong Wang, Jörg Rinklebe, Sabry M. Shaheen, Nanthi Bolan, Kouping Lu, Song Xu, Lei Che, Yong Sik Ok, Huagang Huang and Hanbo Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Xing Yang

56 papers receiving 3.9k 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 bamboo and rice straw biochars on the mobility and redistribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) in contaminated soil

2016 562 citations Kouping Lu, Xing Yang et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
Effect of biochar on the extractability of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) and enzyme activity in soil

2015 450 citations Xing Yang, Kouping Lu et al. profile →
Engineered biochar for environmental decontamination in aquatic and soil systems: a review

2022 169 citations Hanbo Chen, Yurong Gao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xing Yang China	30	2.3k	1.1k	810	730	651	60	4.0k
Hongqing Hu China	41	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	729 0.9×	722 1.0×	596 0.9×	157	4.5k
Girish Choppala Australia	29	2.5k 1.1×	906 0.8×	561 0.7×	800 1.1×	615 0.9×	58	4.2k
Ali El‐Naggar Egypt	33	1.9k 0.8×	919 0.8×	686 0.8×	656 0.9×	447 0.7×	48	4.4k
Jin Hee Park South Korea	27	1.9k 0.8×	848 0.7×	472 0.6×	585 0.8×	513 0.8×	103	3.7k
Jae E. Yang South Korea	34	2.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	592 0.7×	721 1.0×	629 1.0×	127	5.1k
Yingming Xu China	41	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	925 1.1×	578 0.8×	722 1.1×	174	5.6k
Luke Beesley United Kingdom	23	3.4k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	972 1.3×	1.1k 1.7×	55	5.4k
Xuefeng Liang China	39	2.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	854 1.1×	406 0.6×	625 1.0×	114	4.8k
Anitha Kunhikrishnan South Korea	28	2.6k 1.1×	996 0.9×	450 0.6×	976 1.3×	591 0.9×	61	4.8k
Deok Hyun Moon South Korea	41	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	660 0.8×	727 1.0×	701 1.1×	126	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Xing Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xing Yang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gunarathne, Viraj, et al.. (2025). Poly-/Perfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Immobilization Using a Novel Adsorptive Organoclay Compared with Colloidal-Activated Carbon in Soil under Dynamic Redox Conditions and the Response of Microbial Communities. ACS Omega. 10(45). 54441–54454.

Han, Qing, Zheng Fang, Hanbo Chen, et al.. (2025). Recent Advances in Biochar-Based Hydrogel Composites: Preparation, Aquatic Environmental Applications, and Adsorption Mechanisms. Processes. 13(3). 664–664. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Li, Xing Yang, Fengyu Huang, et al.. (2024). Unveiling biochar potential to promote safe crop production in toxic metal(loid) contaminated soil: A meta-analysis. Environmental Pollution. 356. 124309–124309. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Li, Linchuan Fang, Wenfeng Tan, et al.. (2024). Nano-enabled strategies to promote safe crop production in heavy metal(loid)-contaminated soil. The Science of The Total Environment. 947. 174505–174505. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Li, Linchuan Fang, Xing Yang, et al.. (2024). Sources and human health risks associated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in urban dust: A global perspective. Environment International. 187. 108708–108708. 40 indexed citations

Li, Jiayi, Yurong Gao, Caibin Li, et al.. (2024). Pristine and Fe-functionalized biochar for the simultaneous immobilization of arsenic and antimony in a contaminated mining soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 469. 133937–133937. 30 indexed citations

Han, Guilin, Zhaoliang Song, Bin Liang, et al.. (2024). Biogeochemical cycle and isotope fractionation of copper in plant–soil systems: a review. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology. 23(1). 21–41. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Hanbo, Yurong Gao, Zheng Fang, et al.. (2024). Investigating the electron-scale adsorption mechanisms using DFT calculations and experimental studies in self-assembly magnetic biochar gel incorporated with graphene nanosheets for enhanced Sb(III) removal. Chemical Engineering Journal. 487. 150740–150740. 30 indexed citations

Yang, Xiaomin, Zimin Li, Kai Yue, et al.. (2024). Silicon in paddy fields: Benefits for rice production and the potential of rice phytoliths for biogeochemical carbon sequestration. The Science of The Total Environment. 929. 172497–172497. 13 indexed citations

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Dissanayake, Pavani Dulanja, Daniel S. Alessi, Xing Yang, et al.. (2024). Redox-mediated changes in the release dynamics of lead (Pb) and bacterial community composition in a biochar amended soil contaminated with metal halide perovskite solar panel waste. The Science of The Total Environment. 934. 173296–173296. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Xing, et al.. (2024). Geopolitical, economic risk and the time-varying structure of extreme risk in the carbon emissions trading market. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12.

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Zhang, Xiaokai, Yi Zhu, Evrim Elçin, et al.. (2023). Whole-cell bioreporter application for rapid evaluation of hazardous metal bioavailability and toxicity in bioprocess. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132556–132556. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Hanbo, Yurong Gao, Binoy Sarkar, et al.. (2023). Chitin and crawfish shell biochar composite decreased heavy metal bioavailability and shifted rhizosphere bacterial community in an arsenic/lead co-contaminated soil. Environment International. 176. 107989–107989. 49 indexed citations

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Yang, Xing, Chengjun Ge, Nanthi Bolan, et al.. (2022). Multiple-functionalized biochar affects rice yield and quality via regulating arsenic and lead redistribution and bacterial community structure in soils under different hydrological conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 443(Pt B). 130308–130308. 41 indexed citations

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Xing, Ying, Jianxu Wang, Xing Yang, et al.. (2022). Rice hull biochar enhances the mobilization and methylation of mercury in a soil under changing redox conditions: Implication for Hg risks management in paddy fields. Environment International. 168. 107484–107484. 30 indexed citations

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Yang, Xing, Sabry M. Shaheen, Jianxu Wang, et al.. (2021). Elucidating the redox-driven dynamic interactions between arsenic and iron-impregnated biochar in a paddy soil using geochemical and spectroscopic techniques. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 422. 126808–126808. 75 indexed citations

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Yang, Xing, Hanbo Chen, Sabry M. Shaheen, et al.. (2020). Iron-modified biochar and water management regime-induced changes in plant growth, enzyme activities, and phytoavailability of arsenic, cadmium and lead in a paddy soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 407. 124344–124344. 228 indexed citations

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Yang, Xing, Kwang‐Hyeon Chang, You Jin Kim, Jin Zhang, & Gayoung Yoo. (2019). Effects of different biochar amendments on carbon loss and leachate characterization from an agricultural soil. Chemosphere. 226. 625–635. 38 indexed citations

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Peng, Qin, Hailong Wang, Xing Yang, et al.. (2018). Bamboo- and pig-derived biochars reduce leaching losses of dibutyl phthalate, cadmium, and lead from co-contaminated soils. Chemosphere. 198. 450–459. 123 indexed citations

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Lu, Kouping, Xing Yang, Gerty Gielen, et al.. (2016). Effect of bamboo and rice straw biochars on the mobility and redistribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) in contaminated soil. Journal of Environmental Management. 186(Pt 2). 285–292. 562 indexed citations breakdown →

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