Zhi Cao

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Zhi Cao is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhi Cao has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 6 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 6 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Zhi Cao's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (8 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (5 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (4 papers). Zhi Cao is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (8 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (5 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (4 papers). Zhi Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Australia. Zhi Cao's co-authors include Yansui Liu, Yurui Li, Zhengjia Liu, Xuanchang Zhang, Zhi Lu, Yufu Chen, Wangjun Li, Hualou Long, Yongsheng Wang and Lilin Zou and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Resources Conservation and Recycling.

In The Last Decade

Zhi Cao

21 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

  1. Towards the progress of ecological restoration and economic development in China's Loess Plateau and strategy for more sustainable development
    2020 257 citations Yurui Li, Xuanchang Zhang 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhi Cao China 12 664 244 167 163 142 23 1.0k
Xiaoshi Xing China 13 606 0.9× 179 0.7× 138 0.8× 139 0.9× 167 1.2× 21 1.2k
Yafen He China 13 582 0.9× 163 0.7× 154 0.9× 133 0.8× 141 1.0× 28 926
Xiangzheng Deng China 5 776 1.2× 335 1.4× 226 1.4× 231 1.4× 63 0.4× 10 1.2k
Penghui Jiang China 21 1.1k 1.6× 331 1.4× 182 1.1× 250 1.5× 131 0.9× 50 1.4k
De Zhou China 14 634 1.0× 189 0.8× 80 0.5× 154 0.9× 112 0.8× 31 924
Ademola K. Braimoh Japan 20 973 1.5× 264 1.1× 248 1.5× 336 2.1× 132 0.9× 52 1.6k
Shaikh Shamim Hasan Bangladesh 16 860 1.3× 212 0.9× 80 0.5× 136 0.8× 125 0.9× 41 1.3k
Dingyang Zhou China 22 973 1.5× 176 0.7× 149 0.9× 175 1.1× 215 1.5× 42 1.4k
Changhe Lu China 13 788 1.2× 213 0.9× 227 1.4× 164 1.0× 105 0.7× 20 1.2k
Libang Ma China 17 620 0.9× 220 0.9× 56 0.3× 105 0.6× 175 1.2× 62 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhi Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhi Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhi Cao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zhi Cao. The network helps show where Zhi Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhi Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhi Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhi Cao 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 Zhi Cao. Zhi Cao 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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Zhou, Zhou, et al.. (2025). Enhancing agricultural production and environmental benefits through full mechanization: Experimental evidence from China. Habitat International. 157. 103332–103332. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xinru, Min Li, Yingying Yang, et al.. (2025). Multiplex one-step RT–qPCR assays for simultaneous detection of BRV, BCoV, Escherichia coli K99+ and Cryptosporidium parvum. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 12. 1561533–1561533. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, et al.. (2024). Rural land use problems and optimization approaches from the perspective of rural territorial system. 地理科学进展. 43(9). 1853–1864.
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Cao, Zhi, et al.. (2024). Quantifying and categorizing development paths of poverty-elimination counties in China: Based on the perspective of population-land-industry. Geography and sustainability. 6(2). 100218–100218. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Shujun, Peng Wang, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2024). Monitoring China's solar power plant in-use stocks and material recycling potentials using multi-source geographical data. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 212. 107920–107920. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qianxi, et al.. (2024). Carrying Capacity and Coupling Coordination of Water and Land Resources Systems in Arid and Semi-arid Areas: A Case Study of Yulin City, China. Chinese Geographical Science. 34(5). 931–950. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Yurui, et al.. (2020). Village classification system for rural vitalization strategy: Method and empirical study. 自然资源学报. 35(2). 243–243. 27 indexed citations
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Li, Yurui, Xuanchang Zhang, Zhi Cao, et al.. (2020). Towards the progress of ecological restoration and economic development in China's Loess Plateau and strategy for more sustainable development. The Science of The Total Environment. 756. 143676–143676. 257 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zou, Lilin, Yansui Liu, Jianxin Yang, et al.. (2020). Quantitative identification and spatial analysis of land use ecological-production-living functions in rural areas on China's southeast coast. Habitat International. 100. 102182–102182. 161 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, et al.. (2019). Quantifying the vertical distribution pattern of land-use conversion in the loess hilly region of northern Shaanxi Province 1995–2015. Journal of Geographical Sciences. 29(5). 730–748. 13 indexed citations
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Guo, Yuanzhi, Yang Zhou, & Zhi Cao. (2018). Geographical patterns and anti-poverty targeting post-2020 in China. Journal of Geographical Sciences. 28(12). 1810–1824. 31 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhi, Xiaoyu Zheng, Yansui Liu, Yurui Li, & Yufu Chen. (2018). Exploring the changing patterns of China's migration and its determinants using census data of 2000 and 2010. Habitat International. 82. 72–82. 69 indexed citations
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Li, Yurui, Zhi Cao, Hualou Long, Yansui Liu, & Wangjun Li. (2016). Dynamic analysis of ecological environment combined with land cover and NDVI changes and implications for sustainable urban–rural development: The case of Mu Us Sandy Land, China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 142. 697–715. 202 indexed citations
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Min, Qingwen, et al.. (2013). Identifying Landscape Pattern Metrics for the Hani Terrace in Yunnan, China. Journal of Resources and Ecology. 4(3). 212–219. 9 indexed citations
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Lun, Fei, et al.. (2012). Agricultural production in Hani Rice Terraces System and related threats - a case study of Zuofu and Mitian Villages in Honghe County, China.. Zhongguo Shengtai Nongye Xuebao / Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture. 20(6). 698–702. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Moucheng, et al.. (2012). Ecological control of rice pest/disease and application in Southwest China. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ECO-AGRICULTURE. 20(6). 734–738. 2 indexed citations

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