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Chemistry

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65
Citations
12886
World Ranking
7794
National Ranking
1381

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
65
Citations
12898
World Ranking
2249
National Ranking
228

Xiao-quan Shan publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiao-quan Shan sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 124 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Xiao-quan Shan D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiao-quan Shan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xiao-quan Shan is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and specializes in computer science, with a particular focus on computer vision and pattern recognition as well as signal processing.

Their research primarily covers topics related to face recognition and analysis, face and expression recognition, biometric identification and security, and video surveillance and tracking methods.

  • Face recognition and analysis
  • Face and Expression Recognition
  • Biometric Identification and Security
  • Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods

Xiao-quan Shan has contributed to several publications, particularly in areas involving heterogeneous face recognition using near-infrared and visible spectrum modalities. The two recent papers include:

  • Data gap decomposed by auxiliary modality for NIR-VIS heterogeneous face recognition, 2021, IET Image Processing
  • Pose aligned modality-invariant feature learning for NIR-VIS heterogeneous face recognition, 2023, Image and Vision Computing

These publications reflect research interest in improving the interoperability and robustness of face recognition systems across different imaging modalities.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Xiao-quan Shan include Rui Sun, Han Zhang, Jun Gao, Fei Wang, and Zhiguo Fan. Rui Sun, in particular, has co-authored two papers with Shan.

  • Rui Sun
  • Han Zhang
  • Jun Gao
  • Fei Wang
  • Zhiguo Fan

The venues where Xiao-quan Shan's work has been published feature:

  • IET Image Processing
  • Image and Vision Computing

In summary, Xiao-quan Shan's work integrates advances in computer vision and pattern recognition with a focus on biometric technologies using multimodal image sources, contributing to ongoing developments in face recognition technologies and security applications.

Best Publications

  • Adsorption of metal ions on lignin

    Xueyan Guo;Shuzhen Zhang;Xiao-quan Shan

  • Stability of titania nanoparticles in soil suspensions and transport in saturated homogeneous soil columns

    Jing Fang;Xiao-quan Shan;Bei Wen;Jin-ming Lin

  • Adsorption characteristics of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, 2-naphthol and naphthalene on graphene and graphene oxide

    Zhiguo Pei;Lingyun Li;Lixiang Sun;Shuzhen Zhang

  • Physiological effects of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and pumpkin (Cucurbita mixta) plants.

    Huanhua Wang;Xiaoming Kou;Zhiguo Pei;John Q. Xiao

  • A comparison of the rhizosphere-based method with DTPA, EDTA, CaCl2, and NaNO3 extraction methods for prediction of bioavailability of metals in soil to barley.

    Mu-Hua Feng;Xiao-Quan Shan;Shuzhen Zhang;Bei Wen

  • Time effect on the fractionation of heavy metals in soils

    Anxiang Lu;Shuzhen Zhang;Xiao-quan Shan

  • Effects of low-molecular-weight organic acids and residence time on desorption of Cu, Cd, and Pb from soils.

    Fei Qin;Xiao-quan Shan;Bei Wei

  • Mechanisms of competitive adsorption of Pb, Cu, and Cd on peat.

    Fei Qin;Bei Wen;Xiao-Quan Shan;Ya-Ning Xie

  • Toxicity of arsenate and arsenite on germination, seedling growth and amylolytic activity of wheat.

    Xiaoli Liu;Shuzhen Zhang;Xiaoquan Shan;Yong-Guan Zhu

  • Speciation of rare earth elements in soil and accumulation by wheat with rare earth fertilizer application

    Shuzhen Zhang;Xiao-quan Shan

  • A model for evaluation of the phytoavailability of trace elements to vegetables under the field conditions.

    Xiao-ping Wang;Xiao-quan Shan;Shu-zhen Zhang;Bei Wen

  • Field study on the uptake and translocation of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) by wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in biosolids-amended soils

    Bei Wen;Longfei Li;Hongna Zhang;Yibing Ma

  • Comparison of a rhizosphere-based method with other one-step extraction methods for assessing the bioavailability of soil metals to wheat.

    Mu-Hua Feng;Xiao-Quan Shan;Shu-Zhen Zhang;Bei Wen

  • The role of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) in influencing bioavailability of heavy metals in soils

    Bei Wen;Xiao-yu Hu;Ying Liu;Wei-sheng Wang

  • Comparison between fractionation and bioavailability of trace elements in rhizosphere and bulk soils

    Zhongwen Wang;Xiao-quan Shan;Shuzhen Zhang

  • Effect of organic acids on adsorption and desorption of rare earth elements.

    Xiao-quan Shan;Jun Lian;Bei Wen

  • Kinetics and thermodynamics of sorption of nitroaromatic compounds to as-grown and oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Xiu-E Shen;Xiao-Quan Shan;De-Ming Dong;Xiu-Yi Hua

  • Phenanthrene sorption to soil humic acid and different humin fractions.

    Bei Wen;Jing-Jing Zhang;Shu-Zhen Zhang;Xiao-Quan Shan

  • Adsorption kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamics of atrazine on surface oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Guang-Cai Chen;Xiao-Quan Shan;Yi-Quan Zhou;Xiu-e Shen

  • Coadsorption of Ciprofloxacin and Cu(II) on Montmorillonite and Kaolinite as Affected by Solution pH

    Zhiguo Pei;Xiao-Quan Shan;Jingjing Kong;Bei Wen

  • Combined toxicity of cadmium and arsenate to wheat seedlings and plant uptake and antioxidative enzyme responses to cadmium and arsenate co-contamination

    Xiaoli Liu;Shuzhen Zhang;Xiao-quan Shan;Peter Christie

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuzhen Zhang
Shuzhen Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yaning Xie
Yaning Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong-Guan Zhu
Yong-Guan Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gary Owens
Gary Owens University of Adelaide
Zijian Wang
Zijian Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lirong Zheng
Lirong Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter Christie
Peter Christie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoping Wang
Xiaoping Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jin-Ming Lin
Jin-Ming Lin Tsinghua University
Liangguo Yan
Liangguo Yan University of Jinan

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