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Overview

Xinhua Peng is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, contributing notably across several related subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Artificial Intelligence; Soil Science; Nuclear and High Energy Physics; and Spectroscopy.

The scope of Peng's work encompasses a range of specialized topics. These include:

  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates

Peng has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication sites include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Physical Review A
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Soil and Tillage Research

Among Peng's recent papers are:

  • Does biochar application improve soil aggregation? A meta-analysis, 2021, Soil and Tillage Research
  • Noisy intermediate-scale quantum computers, 2023, Frontiers of Physics
  • Effect of long-term organic amendments on the full-range soil water retention characteristics of a Vertisol, 2020, Soil and Tillage Research
  • Floquet maser, 2021, Science Advances
  • Search for exotic spin-dependent interactions with a spin-based amplifier, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaborations have been a significant part of Peng's research activity. Frequent co-authors feature:

  • Min Jiang
  • Haowen Su
  • Ze Wu
  • Yuanhong Wang
  • Jiangfeng Du

Best Publications

  • Temperature- and duration-dependent rice straw-derived biochar: Characteristics and its effects on soil properties of an Ultisol in southern China

    X. Peng;L.L. Ye;C.H. Wang;H. Zhou

  • Why is the influence of soil macrofauna on soil structure only considered by soil ecologists

    N. Bottinelli;P. Jouquet;Y. Capowiez;P. Podwojewski

  • Modeling Soil Shrinkage Curve across a Wide Range of Soil Types

    X. Peng;R. Horn

  • Carbon sequestration efficiency in paddy soil and upland soil under long-term fertilization in southern China

    X. Yan;X. Yan;H. Zhou;Q.H. Zhu;X.F. Wang

  • Spatial variability of soil properties affected by grazing intensity in Inner Mongolia grassland

    Ying Zhao;Ying Zhao;Stephan Peth;Julia Krümmelbein;Rainer Horn

  • Effects of organic and inorganic fertilization on soil aggregation in an Ultisol as characterized by synchrotron based X-ray micro-computed tomography

    Hu Zhou;Xinhua Peng;Edmund Perfect;Tiqiao(肖体乔) Xiao

  • Pore shrinkage dependency of inorganic and organic soils on wetting and drying cycles

    X Peng;R Horn;A J M Smucker

  • Assessing the contributions of sesquioxides and soil organic matter to aggregation in an Ultisol under long-term fertilization

    X. Peng;X. Yan;X. Yan;H. Zhou;Y.Z. Zhang

  • Does biochar application improve soil aggregation? A meta-analysis

    Mahbub Ul Islam;Mahbub Ul Islam;Fahui Jiang;Zichun Guo;Xinhua Peng

  • Effects of vegetation restoration on soil aggregate microstructure quantified with synchrotron-based micro-computed tomography

    H. Zhou;X. Peng;S. Peth;T.Q. Xiao

  • Does animal manure application improve soil aggregation? Insights from nine long-term fertilization experiments

    Zichun Guo;Jiabao Zhang;Jun Fan;Xueyun Yang

  • The impact of manure, straw and biochar amendments on aggregation and erosion in a hillslope Ultisol

    Xinhua Peng;Q. H. Zhu;Zubin Xie;Frédéric Darboux

  • Effects of long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations on the soil micro and macro structures of rice paddies

    Hu Zhou;Huan Fang;Sacha Jon Mooney;Xinhua Peng

  • Anisotropic shrinkage and swelling of some organic and inorganic soils

    X. Peng;Rainer Horn

  • Effect of land use change on the dynamic behaviour of structural properties of an Andisol in southern Chile under saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conditions.

    J. Dörner;D. Dec;X. Peng;R. Horn

  • Characteristics of cracks in two paddy soils and their impacts on preferential flow

    Z.B. Zhang;H. Zhou;Q.G. Zhao;H. Lin

  • Combined turnover of carbon and soil aggregates using rare earth oxides and isotopically labelled carbon as tracers

    Xinhua Peng;Qiaohong Zhu;Zhongbin Zhang;Paul D. Hallett

  • Change of shrinkage behavior of an Andisol in southern Chile: effects of land use and wetting/drying cycles.

    J. Dörner;D. Dec;X. Peng;R. Horn

  • Effect of Biochar Addition on Maize Growth and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Acidic Red Soils

    Qiao-Hong Zhu;Xin-Hua Peng;Tai-Qing Huang;Zu-Bin Xie

  • Bio-tillage: A new perspective for sustainable agriculture

    Zhongbin Zhang;Xinhua Peng

  • The roles of organic amendments and microbial community in the improvement of soil structure of a Vertisol

    M.T. Rahman;Q.H. Zhu;Z.B. Zhang;H. Zhou

  • Quantification of soil shrinkage in 2D by digital image processing of soil surface

    X. Peng;R. Horn;S. Peth;A. Smucker

  • Modeling grazing effects on coupled water and heat fluxes in Inner Mongolia grassland

    Ying Zhao;Stephan Peth;Rainer Horn;Julia Krümmelbein

  • Evaluation of the Effect of Temperature on the Die-Off Rate for Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts in Water, Soils, and Feces

    X. Peng;T. Murphy;N. M. Holden

  • Response of soil moisture and temperature to grazing intensity in a Leymus chinensis steppe, Inner Mongolia

    Ying Zhao;Stephan Peth;Agnieszka Reszkowska;Lei Gan

Frequent Co-Authors

Rainer Horn
Rainer Horn Kiel University
Paul D. Hallett
Paul D. Hallett University of Aberdeen
Stephan Peth
Stephan Peth University of Hannover
Gan-Lin Zhang
Gan-Lin Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sacha J. Mooney
Sacha J. Mooney University of Nottingham
Henry Lin
Henry Lin Pennsylvania State University
Jo Smith
Jo Smith University of Aberdeen
Nicholas M. Holden
Nicholas M. Holden University College Dublin
Mark E. Hodson
Mark E. Hodson University of York
Qingqing Zhao
Qingqing Zhao Beijing Normal University

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