Yang Xiao

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Yang Xiao is a scholar working on Transportation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Xiao has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Transportation, 19 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 15 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Yang Xiao's work include Urban Transport and Accessibility (25 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (17 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (11 papers). Yang Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Urban Transport and Accessibility (25 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (17 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (11 papers). Yang Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Yang Xiao's co-authors include Yi Lü, Chinmoy Sarkar, Chris Webster, De Wang, Zhigang Li, Jia Fang, Yu Ye, Yong Wang, Long Chen and Siyu Miao and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Environmental Pollution and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Yang Xiao

69 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The effect of street-level greenery on walking behavior: ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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. The effect of street-level greenery on walking behavior: Evidence from Hong Kong
    2018 290 citations Yi Lü, Yang Xiao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yang Xiao China 27 1.2k 945 782 582 439 77 2.6k
Gordon Mitchell United Kingdom 30 488 0.4× 527 0.6× 770 1.0× 267 0.5× 369 0.8× 86 2.9k
Yue Che China 30 856 0.7× 242 0.3× 1.1k 1.4× 355 0.6× 678 1.5× 109 2.8k
Sarah Nicholls United States 28 671 0.6× 713 0.8× 597 0.8× 525 0.9× 206 0.5× 68 2.8k
Liang Zhou China 28 744 0.6× 263 0.3× 1.8k 2.3× 370 0.6× 903 2.1× 132 3.1k
Chunshan Zhou China 31 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 2.1k 3.7× 1.4k 3.1× 105 4.2k
Angel Hsu United States 27 819 0.7× 137 0.1× 930 1.2× 585 1.0× 903 2.1× 61 2.7k
Greg Lindsey United States 23 726 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 596 0.8× 318 0.5× 249 0.6× 97 2.1k
Jun–Hyun Kim United States 22 548 0.5× 194 0.2× 643 0.8× 140 0.2× 707 1.6× 62 1.5k
Wenze Yue China 40 1.9k 1.6× 1.4k 1.5× 3.5k 4.4× 785 1.3× 1.8k 4.1× 129 5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Xiao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Xiao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Xiao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xiao, Yang, et al.. (2025). Can ChatGPT-4o assess the perceptions of streetscape change? Evidence from Shanghai, China. Sustainable Cities and Society. 130. 106674–106674. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang, et al.. (2025). Can state-led urban regeneration occur without gentrification?. Applied Geography. 177. 103560–103560. 6 indexed citations
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Shen, Wen T., et al.. (2025). Assessing the sustainability performances of the supply chain of decentralized urban food waste composting for urban green spaces. Resources Conservation & Recycling Advances. 25. 200245–200245. 2 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang, et al.. (2025). Displacement in Activities Space? Identification of Activity‐Space‐Based Gentrification via Mobile Phone Data. Population Space and Place. 31(3). 1 indexed citations
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Miao, Siyu & Yang Xiao. (2024). Exploring the spatial trade-off effects of green space on older people’s physical inactivity: Evidence from Shanghai. Landscape and Urban Planning. 251. 105155–105155. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Yangyang, Honghui Lin, Meng Wang, et al.. (2024). Effects of the Water Diversion Project from the Three Gorges Reservoir to the Hanjiang River on diatom blooms in Middle and Lower reaches of the Hanjiang River. Water Science & Technology. 90(5). 1381–1396. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Weize, Hao Chen, Can Cui, et al.. (2024). Theoretical, methodological, and implementation considerations for establishing a sustainable urban renewal model. 自然资源学报. 40(1). 20–20. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Lingyue, et al.. (2024). Travel self-containment of new towns in a polycentric city: insights from Shanghai with mobile phone data. Transportation Planning and Technology. 48(8). 1654–1674. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yishu, et al.. (2023). A new approach for identifying urban employment centers using mobile phone data: a case study of Shanghai. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems. 37(5). 1180–1207. 4 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang, et al.. (2022). Study on Enhancing Shale Oil Recovery by CO2 Pre-Pad Energized Fracturing in A83 Block, Ordos Basin. Atmosphere. 13(9). 1509–1509. 3 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang, Sijia Chen, Siyu Miao, & Yifan Yu. (2022). Exploring the Mediating Effect of Physical Activities on Built Environment and Obesity for Elderly People: Evidence From Shanghai, China. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 853292–853292. 23 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang, et al.. (2021). Research and Design of Modular Dust Removal Based on Ptfe Fiber. 1(1). 130–133. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang, et al.. (2019). Effects of Pregnancy Stress and Social Support on Self-efficacy of Women during Delivery. 36(1). 60–63. 2 indexed citations
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Lü, Yi, Yang Xiao, & Yu Ye. (2016). Urban density, diversity and design: Is more always better for walking? A study from Hong Kong. Preventive Medicine. 103. S99–S103. 107 indexed citations
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Xian, Chaofan, Zhiyun Ouyang, Yanmin Li, Yang Xiao, & Yufen Ren. (2016). Variation in nitrate isotopic signatures in sewage for source apportionment with urbanization: a case study in Beijing, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(22). 22871–22881. 28 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang. (2011). Copyright of Digital Library Information Services Strategy Based on the Theory of Asymmetric Information. Information Sciences. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang. (2009). Violent Cyber Games and Implicit Attack Association of Adolescents. Zhongguo linchuang xinlixue zazhi.
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Xiao, Yang. (2002). The Research and Investigation for Species and Growing of the Lawn in Beijing Region. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang. (2002). STUDY ON SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION BASED ON REMOTE SENSING AND GIS. Advance in Earth Sciences. 25 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang. (2001). SUMMARIZING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA. Advance in Earth Sciences. 2 indexed citations

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