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Environmental Sciences
China
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
59
Citations
17304
World Ranking
3036
National Ranking
308

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Xiaowen Li is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and is active in research that spans Environmental Science and Medicine. Their publications demonstrate a focus on ecological processes and health-related topics, particularly within pediatric and respiratory medicine contexts.

Their recent research publications include:

  • Organic carbon quantity and quality jointly triggered the switch between dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) and denitrification in biofilters, 2021, published in Chemosphere
  • DNRA was limited by sulfide and nrfA abundance in sediments of Xiamen Bay where heterotrophic sulfide-producing genus (Pelobacter) prevailed among DNRA bacteria, 2021, published in Journal of Soils and Sediments
  • Clinical practice guideline for kangaroo mother care in preterm and low birth weight infants, 2022, published in Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Blooms of diatom and dinoflagellate associated with nutrient imbalance driven by cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in anaerobic sediments in Johor Strait (Malaysia), 2021, published in Marine Environmental Research
  • Seawall-induced impacts on large river delta wetlands and blue carbon storage under sea level rise, 2022, published in The Science of The Total Environment

Xiaowen Li frequently collaborates with the following researchers:

  • Qinghui Deng
  • Xiuyun Cao
  • Yiyong Zhou
  • Chunlei Song
  • Liehui Zhi

The scientist publishes regularly in specific venues including:

  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Nursing in Critical Care
  • Chemosphere
  • Journal of Soils and Sediments

Their main fields of study encompass Environmental Science with 32 publications and Medicine with 20 publications. Subfields of study include:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Pollution
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The primary research topics covered by Xiaowen Li are diverse and include:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care

Best Publications

  • First operational BRDF, albedo nadir reflectance products from MODIS

    Crystal B Schaaf;Feng Gao;Alan H Strahler;Wolfgang Lucht

  • Geometric-optical bidirectional reflectance modeling of the discrete crown vegetation canopy: effect of crown shape and mutual shadowing

    X. Li;A.H. Strahler

  • On the derivation of kernels for kernel-driven models of bidirectional reflectance

    W. Wanner;X. Li;A. H. Strahler

  • Geometric-Optical Modeling of a Conifer Forest Canopy

    Xiaowen Li;Alan H. Strahler

  • Geometric-Optical Bidirectional Reflectance Modeling of a Conifer Forest Canopy

    Xiaowen Li;Alan H. Strahler

  • Watershed Allied Telemetry Experimental Research

    Xin Li;Xiaowen Li;Xiaowen Li;Zengyuan Li;Mingguo Ma

  • Advanced remote sensing : terrestrial information extraction and applications

    Shunlin Liang;Xiaowen Li;Jindi Wang

  • A hybrid geometric optical-radiative transfer approach for modeling albedo and directional reflectance of discontinuous canopies

    Xiaowen Li;Alan H. Strahler;Curtis E. Woodcock

  • Consistency of MODIS surface bidirectional reflectance distribution function and albedo retrievals: 2. Validation

    Yufang Jin;Crystal B. Schaaf;Curtis E. Woodcock;Feng Gao;Feng Gao

  • Delaying precipitation and lightning by air pollution over the Pearl River Delta. Part I: Observational analyses

    Jianping Guo;Minjun Deng;Seoung Soo Lee;Fu Wang

  • Correlation between PM concentrations and aerosol optical depth in eastern China

    Jian-Ping Guo;Xiao-Ye Zhang;Hui-Zheng Che;Sun-Ling Gong

  • Vegetation temperature condition index and its application for drought monitoring

    Peng-xin Wang;Xiao-wen Li;Jian-ya Gong;Conghe Song

  • Measuring forest structure and biomass in New England forest stands using Echidna ground-based lidar

    Tian Yao;Tian Yao;Xiaoyuan Yang;Feng Zhao;Zhuosen Wang;Zhuosen Wang

  • Spatio-temporal variation trends of satellite-based aerosol optical depth in China during 1980-2008

    Jian-Ping Guo;Xiao-Ye Zhang;Ye-Rong Wu;Ye-Rong Wu;Yangzong Zhaxi

  • Mapping forest vegetation using landsat TM imagery and a canopy reflectance model

    Curtis E. Woodcock;John B. Collins;Sucharita Gopal;Vida D. Jakabhazy

  • Detecting vegetation structure using a kernel-based BRDF model

    F. Gao;F. Gao;C.B. Schaaf;A.H. Strahler;Y. Jin

  • Water-level changes in China's large lakes determined from ICESat/GLAS data

    Xianwei Wang;Xianwei Wang;Peng Gong;Peng Gong;Peng Gong;Yuanyuan Zhao;Yue Xu

  • Automatic Extraction of Power Lines From Aerial Images

    Guangjian Yan;Chaoyang Li;Guoqing Zhou;Wuming Zhang

  • A priori knowledge accumulation and its application to linear BRDF model inversion

    Xiaowen Li;Feng Gao;Jindi Wang;Alan Strahler

  • Consistency of MODIS surface bidirectional reflectance distribution function and albedo retrievals: 1. Algorithm performance

    Yufang Jin;Crystal B. Schaaf;Feng Gao;Feng Gao;Xiaowen Li;Xiaowen Li

  • Snow ablation modeling at the stand scale in a boreal jack pine forest

    J. P. Hardy;R. E. Davis;R. Jordan;X. Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan H. Strahler
Alan H. Strahler Boston University
Qinhuo Liu
Qinhuo Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Crystal B. Schaaf
Crystal B. Schaaf University of Massachusetts Boston
Jianping Guo
Jianping Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Curtis E. Woodcock
Curtis E. Woodcock Boston University
Shunlin Liang
Shunlin Liang University of Hong Kong
Guangjian Yan
Guangjian Yan Beijing Normal University
Wolfgang Lucht
Wolfgang Lucht Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Min Xu
Min Xu University of Technology Sydney
Yufang Jin
Yufang Jin University of California, Davis

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