Xun Liang

7.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
58 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Xun Liang is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Building and Construction and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xun Liang has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Building and Construction and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Xun Liang's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (38 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (9 papers) and Urban Design and Spatial Analysis (8 papers). Xun Liang is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (38 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (9 papers) and Urban Design and Spatial Analysis (8 papers). Xun Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xun Liang's co-authors include Xia Li, Yimin Chen, Xiaoping Liu, Qingfeng Guan, Xiaocong Xu, Yao Yao, Keith Clarke, Guangzhao Chen, Bingyu Wang and Fengsong Pei and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Science of The Total Environment and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

Xun Liang

55 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

A future land use simulation model (FLUS) for simulating ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 2020 2018 2017 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. A future land use simulation model (FLUS) for simulating multiple land use scenarios by coupling human and natural effects
    2017 1.3k citations Xiaoping Liu, Xun Liang et al. Landscape and Urban Planning profile →
  2. Understanding the drivers of sustainable land expansion using a patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model: A case study in Wuhan, China
    2020 1.1k citations Xun Liang, Qingfeng Guan et al. Computers Environment and Urban Systems profile →
  3. Global projections of future urban land expansion under shared socioeconomic pathways
    2020 632 citations Guangzhao Chen, Xia Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
  4. Delineating multi-scenario urban growth boundaries with a CA-based FLUS model and morphological method
    2018 409 citations Xun Liang, Xiaoping Liu et al. Landscape and Urban Planning profile →
  5. A New Global Land-Use and Land-Cover Change Product at a 1-km Resolution for 2010 to 2100 Based on Human–Environment Interactions
    2017 330 citations Xia Li, Guangzhao Chen et al. profile →
  6. Ecological network assessment in dynamic landscapes: Multi-scenario simulation and conservation priority analysis
    2024 52 citations Jing Gao, Jian Gong et al. Land Use Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xun Liang China 24 4.6k 1.3k 1.1k 949 800 58 5.7k
Zhifeng Liu China 36 4.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 771 1.0× 111 7.0k
Qingxu Huang China 37 4.3k 0.9× 929 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 709 0.9× 94 6.0k
Ronald C. Estoque Japan 35 3.1k 0.7× 700 0.6× 1.9k 1.7× 2.4k 2.6× 858 1.1× 67 4.8k
Galina Churkina Germany 37 4.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 958 0.9× 1.7k 1.8× 1.4k 1.8× 70 6.7k
Beicheng Xia China 37 1.6k 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 898 0.9× 478 0.6× 68 3.9k
Nobukazu Nakagoshi Japan 34 2.5k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 569 0.6× 281 0.4× 216 4.6k
Weifeng Li China 30 2.1k 0.4× 504 0.4× 2.3k 2.0× 1.8k 1.9× 811 1.0× 92 4.4k
Wei‐Ning Xiang United States 28 1.5k 0.3× 440 0.4× 713 0.6× 799 0.8× 217 0.3× 98 3.1k
E. Koomen Netherlands 29 2.1k 0.5× 378 0.3× 461 0.4× 378 0.4× 300 0.4× 116 3.1k
Shiliang Liu China 49 2.9k 0.6× 2.5k 2.0× 665 0.6× 611 0.6× 529 0.7× 234 6.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xun Liang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liang, Xun, Junlong Huang, & Qingfeng Guan. (2025). Unveiling land competition through interaction networks: A consistency-based mining and simulation model that integrates inhibiting effects of land uses. Landscape and Urban Planning. 263. 105458–105458. 5 indexed citations
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Guan, Qingfeng, et al.. (2025). The impact of sub-pixel scale urban function on urban heat island: Insights derived from its decomposition. Applied Geography. 178. 103572–103572. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Jing, Jian Gong, Yao Li, Jianxin Yang, & Xun Liang. (2024). Ecological network assessment in dynamic landscapes: Multi-scenario simulation and conservation priority analysis. Land Use Policy. 139. 107059–107059. 52 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yao, Yao, Ying Jiang, Linlong Li, et al.. (2024). Applicability and sensitivity analysis of vector cellular automata model for land cover change. Computers Environment and Urban Systems. 109. 102090–102090. 14 indexed citations
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Liang, Xun, et al.. (2024). Balancing simulation performance and computational intensity of CA models for large-scale land-use change simulations. Environmental Modelling & Software. 185. 106293–106293. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Shaochun, et al.. (2024). Causal inference of urban heat island effect and its spatial heterogeneity: A case study of Wuhan, China. Sustainable Cities and Society. 115. 105850–105850. 17 indexed citations
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Guan, Qingfeng, et al.. (2024). A parallel framework on hybrid architectures for raster-based geospatial cellular automata models. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems. 38(7). 1336–1359. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Bingyu, Takashi Oguchi, & Xun Liang. (2023). Evaluating future habitat quality responding to land use change under different city compaction scenarios in Southern China. Cities. 140. 104410–104410. 34 indexed citations
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Li, Xia, Taohong Li, Yun Ren, et al.. (2020). Tourism land use simulation for regional tourism planning using POIs and cellular automata. Transactions in GIS. 24(4). 1119–1138. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Guangzhao, Xia Li, Xiaoping Liu, et al.. (2020). Global projections of future urban land expansion under shared socioeconomic pathways. Nature Communications. 11(1). 632 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liang, Xun, He Tian, Xia Li, et al.. (2020). Modeling the dynamics and walking accessibility of urban open spaces under various policy scenarios. Landscape and Urban Planning. 207. 103993–103993. 37 indexed citations
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Huang, Yun, et al.. (2018). Simulating urban expansion and its impact on functional connectivity in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. The Science of The Total Environment. 643. 1553–1561. 47 indexed citations
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Liang, Xun, Xiaoping Liu, Dan Li, Hui Zhao, & Guangzhao Chen. (2018). Urban growth simulation by incorporating planning policies into a CA-based future land-use simulation model. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems. 32(11). 2294–2316. 245 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoping, Xun Liang, Xia Li, et al.. (2017). A future land use simulation model (FLUS) for simulating multiple land use scenarios by coupling human and natural effects. Landscape and Urban Planning. 168. 94–116. 1334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yan, Yuchao, Xiaoping Liu, Fei‐Yue Wang, et al.. (2017). Assessing the impacts of urban sprawl on net primary productivity using fusion of Landsat and MODIS data. The Science of The Total Environment. 613-614. 1417–1429. 85 indexed citations
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Ren, Xiangzhong, Qi Zhao, Jianhong Liu, et al.. (2008). Preparation of Polypyrrole Nanoparticles in Reverse Micelle and Its Application to Glucose Biosensor. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 8(5). 2643–2646. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Hanfan, et al.. (2005). CATALYTIC PROPERTIES OF POLYMER-STABILIZED COLLOIDAL METAL NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIZED BY MICROWAVE IRRADIATION. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 23(2). 211–217. 3 indexed citations
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Peng, Zonglin, Xun Liang, Yinxi Zhang, & Yong Zhang. (2002). Reinforcement of EPDM by in situ prepared zinc dimethacrylate. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 84(7). 1339–1345. 99 indexed citations

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