Xiaoping Yang

5.0k citations

117 papers · 4.1k · h-index 36

Impact in

Earth-Surface Processes top 0.2%
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Geological formations and processes
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 76
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 68
- Remote Sensing and Land Use 7
Earth-Surface Processes 55
- Aeolian processes and effects 43
- Geological formations and processes 26

Co-authors: Bingqi Zhu (13 shared papers)L. A. Scuderi (11 shared papers)Hongwei Li (7 shared papers)Liang Peng (10 shared papers)Deguo Zhang (19 shared papers)Ziting Liu (4 shared papers)Martin Williams (2 shared papers)Paul D. White (3 shared papers)
Journals: Quaternary International (10 papers)CATENA (9 papers)Geomorphology (9 papers)Quaternary Science Reviews (8 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface (4 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Germany

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Xiaoping Yang

108 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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1	Quaternary environmental changes in the drylands of China – A critical review Quaternary Science Reviews ·Xiaoping Yang, L. A. Scuderi, Philippe Paillou, Ziting Liu, Hongwei Li, Xiaozong Ren	2011	257
2	Recharge to the Inter-Dune Lakes and Holocene Climatic Changes in the Badain Jaran Desert, Western China Quaternary Research ·Xiaoping Yang, Nina Ma, Jufeng Dong, Bingqi Zhu, Bing Xu, Zhibang Ma, Jiaqi Liu	2009	178
3	Hydrological and Climatic Changes in Deserts of China since the Late Pleistocene Quaternary Research ·Xiaoping Yang, L. A. Scuderi	2009	155
4	The evolution of dry lands in northern China and in the Republic of Mongolia since the Last Glacial Maximum Quaternary International ·Xiaoping Yang, Karl Tilman Rost, Frank Lehmkuhl, Zhu Zhen-da, John Dodson	2003	144
5	Provenance of aeolian sediment in the Taklamakan Desert of western China, inferred from REE and major-elemental data Quaternary International ·Xiaoping Yang, Bingqi Zhu, Paul D. White	2007	142
6	Groundwater sapping as the cause of irreversible desertification of Hunshandake Sandy Lands, Inner Mongolia, northern China Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Xiaoping Yang, L. A. Scuderi, Xulong Wang, Louis J. Scuderi, Deguo Zhang, Hongwei Li, Steven L. Forman, Qinghai Xu, Ruichang Wang, Weiwen Huang, Shi‐Xia Yang	2015	135
7	Geochemical and geomorphological evidence for the provenance of aeolian deposits in the Badain Jaran Desert, northwestern China Quaternary Science Reviews ·Fangen Hu, Xiaoping Yang	2015	128
8	The ion chemistry of lakes and late Holocene desiccation in the Badain Jaran Desert, Inner Mongolia, China CATENA ·Xiaoping Yang, Martin Williams	2002	126
9	Rare earth elements of aeolian deposits in Northern China and their implications for determining the provenance of dust storms in Beijing Geomorphology ·Xiaoping Yang, Yongsheng Liu, Chaozhu Li, Yuling Song, Heping Zhu, Xindi Jin	2006	121
10	Evolution of megadunes and lakes in the Badain Jaran Desert, Inner Mongolia, China during the last 31,000 years Quaternary International ·Xiaoping Yang, Tungsheng Liu, Honglang Xiao	2003	117
11	Landscape spatial patterns in the Maowusu (Mu Us) Sandy Land, northern China and their impact factors CATENA ·Liang Peng, Xiaoping Yang	2016	114
12	Late Quaternary palaeoenvironment change and landscape evolution along the Keriya River, Xinjiang, China: the relationship between high mountain glaciation and landscape evolution in foreland desert regions Quaternary International ·Xiaoping Yang, Zhu Zhen-da, D Jaekel, Lewis A. Owen, Jiamao Han	2002	102
13	Late Quaternary environmental changes in the Taklamakan Desert, western China, inferred from OSL-dated lacustrine and aeolian deposits Quaternary Science Reviews ·Xiaoping Yang, Frank Preusser, Ulrich Radtke	2005	101
14	Large-scale controls on the development of sand seas in northern China Quaternary International ·Xiaoping Yang, Hongwei Li, Arthur Conacher	2011	92
15	An artificial neural network model for estimating crop yields using remotely sensed information International Journal of Remote Sensing ·Dong Jiang, Xiaoping Yang, Nicholas Clinton, N. Wang	2004	92
16	Initiation and variation of the dune fields in semi-arid China – with a special reference to the Hunshandake Sandy Land, Inner Mongolia Quaternary Science Reviews ·Xiaoping Yang, Xulong Wang, Ziting Liu, Hongwei Li, Xiaozun Ren, Deguo Zhang, Zhibang Ma, Patrick Rioual, Xindi Jin, L. A. Scuderi	2013	90
17	Sedimentological and Geochemical Composition of Aeolian Sediments in the Taklamakan Desert: Implications for Provenance and Sediment Supply Mechanisms Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface ·Qida Jiang, Xiaoping Yang	2019	82
18	Processes and mechanisms of desertification in northern China during the last 30 years, with a special reference to the Hunshandake Sandy Land, eastern Inner Mongolia CATENA ·Xiaoping Yang, Ding Zhang, Xue Fan, Zhengchao Zhou, Ning Ma	2006	80
19	Geochemical composition and provenance of aeolian sands in the Ordos Deserts, northern China Geomorphology ·Qianqian Liu, Xiaoping Yang	2018	79
20	Formation of the highest sand dunes on Earth Geomorphology ·Xiaoping Yang, L. A. Scuderi, Tao Liu, Philippe Paillou, Hongwei Li, Jufeng Dong, Bingqi Zhu, Weiwei Jiang, Andrew P. Jochems, Gary S. Weissmann	2011	78

About Xiaoping Yang

Xiaoping Yang is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Geochemistry and Petrology and Soil Science, having authored 117 papers that have together received 4.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (68 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (43 papers), Geological formations and processes (26 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (11 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (9 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 papers), Remote Sensing and Land Use (7 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (1.9k citations), Atmospheric Science (2.8k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (709 citations), Soil Science (423 citations) and Paleontology (304 citations). Xiaoping Yang has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Bingqi Zhu, L. A. Scuderi, Hongwei Li, Liang Peng, Deguo Zhang, Ziting Liu, Martin Williams, Paul D. White, Xiaozong Ren and Philippe Paillou. Their work appears in journals such as Quaternary International, CATENA, Geomorphology, Quaternary Science Reviews and Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface.

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