Xining Zhao

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
169 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Xining Zhao is a scholar working on Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xining Zhao has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Soil Science, 58 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 45 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Xining Zhao's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (48 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (34 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (34 papers). Xining Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (48 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (34 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (34 papers). Xining Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Xining Zhao's co-authors include Pute Wu, Xiaodong Gao, Xiaoli Chen, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Yubao Wang, Hongchen Li, Xuerui Gao, Zikui Wang, Baoqing Zhang and Lei Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

Xining Zhao

155 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Enhancing soil health and nutrient cycling through soil amendments: Improving the synergy of bacteria and fungi

2024 53 citations Xiaodong Gao, Duntao Shu et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xining Zhao China	44	1.8k	1.8k	1.5k	958	809	169	4.8k
Thomas Gaiser Germany	39	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	466 0.5×	1.0k 1.2×	208	5.1k
M. Wattenbach United Kingdom	29	2.5k 1.4×	2.5k 1.4×	834 0.6×	647 0.7×	929 1.1×	55	6.5k
Matthew J. Helmers United States	49	1.0k 0.6×	2.5k 1.4×	965 0.7×	2.2k 2.2×	906 1.1×	228	6.2k
Yü Liu China	42	2.2k 1.2×	2.9k 1.7×	966 0.7×	935 1.0×	228 0.3×	187	6.0k
Kurt Christian Kersebaum Germany	36	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.8×	495 0.5×	1.3k 1.6×	113	5.5k
Pierre-André Jacinthe United States	37	724 0.4×	2.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	747 0.8×	743 0.9×	92	5.0k
Olivier Roupsard France	35	3.2k 1.8×	938 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	647 0.7×	180 0.2×	105	4.8k
Agata Novara Italy	41	1.4k 0.8×	3.6k 2.0×	1.1k 0.7×	700 0.7×	310 0.4×	88	5.4k
Lianhai Wu United Kingdom	35	971 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	341 0.4×	563 0.7×	125	3.7k
Giulia Vico Sweden	38	2.1k 1.2×	685 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	464 0.5×	377 0.5×	94	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xining Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xining Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xining Zhao

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ji, Zhe, Wenjing Li, Wenjing Feng, et al.. (2025). Biennial subsoiling with ridge-furrow planting enhances soil quality, ecosystem multifunctionality and maize yield on the Loess Plateau. Soil and Tillage Research. 256. 106871–106871.

Liu, Qi, et al.. (2025). Quantification and spatially explicit driving forces of the farmland sustainability based on water-energy-carbon coupling systems under regional resource stress. Agricultural Water Management. 322. 110020–110020.

Wang, Yuanji, et al.. (2025). Effects of intercropping on composition and molecular diversity of soil dissolved organic matter in apple orchards: Different roles of bacteria and fungi. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 382. 109509–109509. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Shiming, et al.. (2025). Identification of standing dead trees in Robinia pseudoacacia plantations across China’s Loess Plateau using multiple deep learning models. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 136. 104388–104388. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Jiabin, et al.. (2025). Subsurface drip irrigation mitigated greenhouse gas emission and improved root growth and yield in apple in semi-arid region. Agricultural Water Management. 308. 109290–109290. 2 indexed citations

Dyck, Miles, Sylvie A. Quideau, Yuanji Wang, et al.. (2025). Clover cover alters soil organic matter composition, diversity, and complexity in apple orchards on the loess plateau: Temporal and vertical variations. Soil and Tillage Research. 255. 106817–106817.

Liu, Huaqing, Xiaodong Gao, Changjian Li, et al.. (2024). Short-term plant mixtures alter soil organic carbon components and microbial network characteristics. European Journal of Soil Biology. 122. 103650–103650. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Zhuoliang, et al.. (2024). Root exudate–assisted phytoremediation of copper and lead contamination using Rumex acetosa L. and Rumex K-1. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 284. 117036–117036. 6 indexed citations

Cai, Yaohui, et al.. (2024). Carbon-based emitter derived from biomass waste for subsurface irrigation: Fabrication, properties, and applications. Industrial Crops and Products. 209. 118002–118002. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weibin, Wei Liang, Xuerui Gao, Junyi Li, & Xining Zhao. (2024). Trajectory in water scarcity and potential water savings benefits in the Yellow River basin. Journal of Hydrology. 633. 130998–130998. 26 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiaodong, Duntao Shu, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, et al.. (2024). Enhancing soil health and nutrient cycling through soil amendments: Improving the synergy of bacteria and fungi. The Science of The Total Environment. 923. 171332–171332. 53 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhao, Xining, Honghua He, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, & Xiaodong Gao. (2024). Synergizing production and ecology: innovations in sustainable dryland agriculture. Plant and Soil. 499(1-2). 1–8. 11 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xining, Ludivine Oruba, Danièle Hauser, Biao Zhang, & Emmanuel Dormy. (2024). What Can Hurricane Sam (2021) Tell Us About Extreme Ocean Waves Under Tropical Cyclones?. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 129(8). 2 indexed citations

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Cui, Weili, Ruochen Li, Zhen Fan, et al.. (2023). Weak environmental adaptation of rare phylotypes sustaining soil multi-element cycles in response to decades-long fertilization. The Science of The Total Environment. 871. 162063–162063. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Shaofei, Min Yang, Xiaodong Gao, et al.. (2023). Divergent responses of deep SOC sequestration to large-scale revegetation on China’s Loess Plateau. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 349. 108433–108433. 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Jichao, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of vegetation–water mutual suitability in Helong Region of the Loess Plateau. Agricultural Water Management. 290. 108603–108603. 3 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiaodong, Yijian Zeng, Wei Hu, et al.. (2023). Disentangling the Impact of Event‐ and Annual‐Scale Precipitation Extremes on Critical‐Zone Hydrology in Semiarid Loess Vegetated by Apple Trees. Water Resources Research. 59(3). 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weibin, Wei Liang, Lei Tian, & Xining Zhao. (2023). Climatic and different human influences on annual and seasonal streamflow with considering the soil water storage change in the middle reaches of the Yellow River basin, China. Journal of Hydrology. 619. 129298–129298. 18 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xining, et al.. (2016). [Effects of inter-row economic crop planting on soil moisture in a rain-fed jujube orchard in loess hilly region, China].. PubMed. 27(2). 504–10. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fengyun, et al.. (2012). [Water-saving mechanisms of intercropping system in improving cropland water use efficiency].. PubMed. 23(5). 1400–6. 17 indexed citations

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