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Overview

Xianfang Song is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to environmental and earth sciences. Their research predominantly focuses on areas such as groundwater and isotope geochemistry, groundwater flow and contamination studies, and hydrology and watershed management studies.

The scientist's work spans several main fields of study: Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these, their research notably intersects subfields including Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology, Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, and Ocean Engineering.

Their frequent publication venues demonstrate a strong presence in journals related to water and environmental science. These venues include:

  • Water
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • PubMed

Xianfang Song has collaborated regularly with a group of coauthors. The most frequent collaborators are:

  • Lihu Yang
  • Dongmei Han
  • Ying Ma
  • Binghua Li
  • Fei Liu

Their recent publications cover various topics within hydrology, hydrogeochemistry, and environmental management. Notable works include:

  • Past, present, and future of global seawater intrusion research: A bibliometric analysis, 2021, Journal of Hydrology
  • A δ2H offset correction method for quantifying root water uptake of riparian trees, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Subsurface hydrological processes and groundwater residence time in a coastal alluvium aquifer: Evidence from environmental tracers (δ18O, δ2H, CFCs, 3H) combined with hydrochemistry, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Impacts of storm events on chlorophyll-a variations and controlling factors for algal bloom in a river receiving reclaimed water, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Sources and hydrogeochemical processes of groundwater under multiple water source recharge condition, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment

Their research topics further include plant water relations and carbon dynamics, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, microplastics and plastic pollution, and geophysical methods and applications, highlighting the diversity of their investigations within environmental and earth sciences.

Best Publications

  • Hydrochemical characteristics and water quality assessment of surface water and groundwater in Songnen plain, Northeast China

    Bing Zhang;Xianfang Song;Yinghua Zhang;Dongmei Han

  • Stable isotopic compositions of precipitation in China

    Jianrong Liu;Xianfang Song;Guofu Yuan;Xiaomin Sun

  • Chemical and isotopic constraints on evolution of groundwater salinization in the coastal plain aquifer of Laizhou Bay, China

    D.M. Han;X.F. Song;Matthew J. Currell;J.L. Yang

  • Geochemical and isotopic evidence for palaeo-seawater intrusion into the south coast aquifer of Laizhou Bay, China

    Dongmei Han;Claus Kohfahl;Xianfang Song;Guoqiang Xiao

  • A study of root water uptake of crops indicated by hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes: A case in Shanxi Province, China

    Peng Wang;Xianfang Song;Dongmei Han;Yinghua Zhang

  • Characteristics of δ18O in precipitation over Eastern Monsoon China and the water vapor sources

    JianRong Liu;XianFang Song;GuoFu Yuan;XiaoMin Sun

  • Application of MODFLOW and geographic information system to groundwater flow simulation in North China Plain, China

    Shiqin Wang;Jingli Shao;Xianfang Song;Yongbo Zhang

  • Past, present, and future of global seawater intrusion research: A bibliometric analysis

    Tianzheng Cao;Dongmei Han;Xianfang Song

  • Evaluation of groundwater hydrochemical characteristics and mixing behavior in the Daying and Qicun geothermal systems, Xinzhou Basin

    D.M. Han;X. Liang;M.G. Jin;M.J. Currell

  • The role of anthropogenic and natural factors in shaping the geochemical evolution of groundwater in the Subei Lake basin, Ordos energy base, Northwestern China.

    Fei Liu;Xianfang Song;Lihu Yang;Dongmei Han

  • Using stable isotopes to determine seasonal variations in water uptake of summer maize under different fertilization treatments.

    Ying Ma;Xianfang Song

  • A survey of groundwater levels and hydrogeochemistry in irrigated fields in the Karamay Agricultural Development Area, northwest China: Implications for soil and groundwater salinity resulting from surface water transfer for irrigation

    Dongmei Han;Xianfang Song;Matthew J. Currell;Guoliang Cao

  • Identifying the origin and geochemical evolution of groundwater using hydrochemistry and stable isotopes in the Subei Lake basin, Ordos energy base, Northwestern China

    F. Liu;X. Song;L. Yang;Y. Zhang

  • Major element chemistry of the Huai River basin, China

    Liang Zhang;Xianfang Song;Jun Xia;Ruiqiang Yuan

  • Groundwater salinization processes and reversibility of seawater intrusion in coastal carbonate aquifers

    Dongmei Han;Dongmei Han;Vincent E.A. Post;Xianfang Song

  • Characterizing interactions between surface water and groundwater in the Jialu River basin using major ion chemistry and stable isotopes

    L. Yang;X. Song;Y. Zhang;D. Han

  • Isotopic composition of precipitation over Arid Northwestern China and its implications for the water vapor origin

    Jianrong Liu;Xianfang Song;Xiaomin Sun;Guofu Yuan

  • Stable isotopic compositions in Australian precipitation

    Jianrong Liu;Guobin Fu;Guobin Fu;Xianfang Song;Stephen P. Charles;Stephen P. Charles

  • Evaluating actual evapotranspiration and impacts of groundwater storage change in the North China Plain

    Guoliang Cao;Dongmei Han;Xianfang Song

  • Effects of rainfall on soil moisture and water movement in a subalpine dark coniferous forest in southwestern China

    Qing Xu;Shirong Liu;Xianchong Wan;Chunqian Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Changyuan Tang
Changyuan Tang Chiba University
Matthew Currell
Matthew Currell Griffith University
Changming Liu
Changming Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Xia
Jun Xia Wuhan University
Jingjie Yu
Jingjie Yu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guobin Fu
Guobin Fu Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Stephen P. Charles
Stephen P. Charles Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh
Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh University of Arizona
Rasmus Jakobsen
Rasmus Jakobsen Technical University of Denmark
Quanfa Zhang
Quanfa Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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