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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 60 2899 2770 292 288 145 14811

Xuecao Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xuecao Li between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xuecao Li published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2024. 78 of the 242 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2024. 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 36 publications 2024: 43 publications 2025: 35 publications
2007 2025

242 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xuecao Li: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 2
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 6
2015 2
2016 11
2017 11
2018 7
2019 10
2020 24
2021 19
2022 36
2023 36
2024 43
2025 35
Total 242
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Xuecao Li 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 Xuecao Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–150 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 145 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541 145
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Xuecao Li 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 Xuecao Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166 60
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Xuecao Li is affiliated with China Agricultural University in China and specializes in Environmental Science, with a primary focus on the subfields of Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to environmental changes and urban ecosystems. Key topics include:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Remote Sensing and Land Use
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility

Recent publications demonstrate engagement with high-impact journals and datasets. Selected papers include:

  • "High-spatiotemporal-resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015," 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • "Mapping global urban boundaries from the global artificial impervious area (GAIA) data," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "A harmonized global nighttime light dataset 1992-2018," 2020, Scientific Data
  • "A global record of annual terrestrial Human Footprint dataset from 2000 to 2018," 2022, Scientific Data
  • "The impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on global food security," 2022, Global Food Security

Xuecao Li regularly publishes in several venues, with the highest number of publications in:

  • Remote Sensing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Earth system science data
  • ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Their collaborative network reflects frequent co-authorship with several researchers, notably:

  • Jianxi Huang
  • Yuyu Zhou
  • Peng Gong
  • Wei Su
  • Shuangxi Miao

Best Publications

  • A global record of annual terrestrial Human Footprint dataset from 2000 to 2018

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  • Mapping essential urban land use categories in China (EULUC-China): preliminary results for 2018

    Peng Gong;Bin Chen;Xuecao Li;Han Liu

  • A harmonized global nighttime light dataset 1992-2018.

    Xuecao Li;Yuyu Zhou;Min Zhao;Xia Zhao

  • 40-Year (1978─2017) human settlement changes in China reflected by impervious surfaces from satellite remote sensing

    Peng Gong;Xuecao Li;Wei Zhang

  • A 30-year (1984–2013) record of annual urban dynamics of Beijing City derived from Landsat data

    Xuecao Li;Peng Gong;Peng Gong;Lu Liang;Lu Liang

  • Mapping Urban Land Use by Using Landsat Images and Open Social Data

    Tengyun Hu;Jun Yang;Xuecao Li;Peng Gong

  • The surface urban heat island response to urban expansion: A panel analysis for the conterminous United States

    Xiaoma Li;Yuyu Zhou;Ghassem R. Asrar;Marc Imhoff

  • Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing of Nighttime Light Observations: Advances, Challenges, and Perspectives

    Min Zhao;Yuyu Zhou;Xuecao Li;Wenting Cao

  • Progress and Trends in the Application of Google Earth and Google Earth Engine

    Qiang Zhao;Le Yu;Xuecao Li;Dailiang Peng

  • A global record of annual urban dynamics (1992-2013) from nighttime lights

    Yuyu Zhou;Xuecao Li;Ghassem R. Asrar;Steven J. Smith

  • Urban growth models: progress and perspective

    Xuecao Li;Peng Gong;Peng Gong

  • Urban mapping using DMSP/OLS stable night-time light: a review

    Xuecao Li;Yuyu Zhou

  • Mapping urban dynamics (1992-2018) in Southeast Asia using consistent nighttime light data from DMSP and VIIRS

    Min Zhao;Yuyu Zhou;Xuecao Li;Weiming Cheng;Weiming Cheng

  • Response of vegetation phenology to urbanization in the conterminous United States

    Xuecao Li;Yuyu Zhou;Ghassem R. Asrar;Jiafu Mao

  • The first all-season sample set for mapping global land cover with Landsat-8 data

    Congcong Li;Congcong Li;Peng Gong;Jie Wang;Zhiliang Zhu

  • Developing a method to estimate building height from Sentinel-1 data

    Xuecao Li;Yuyu Zhou;Peng Gong;Karen C. Seto

  • Meta-discoveries from a synthesis of satellite-based land-cover mapping research

    Le Yu;Lu Liang;Jie Wang;Yuanyuan Zhao

  • Urban warming advances spring phenology but reduces the response of phenology to temperature in the conterminous United States.

    Lin Meng;Jiafu Mao;Yuyu Zhou;Andrew D. Richardson

  • Life history of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysan., Thripae), on five different vegetable leaves

    Z.-J. Zhang;Q.-J. Wu;X.-F. Li;Y.-J. Zhang

  • A multi-resolution global land cover dataset through multisource data aggregation

    Le Yu;Jie Wang;XueCao Li;CongCong Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Peng Gong
Peng Gong University of Hong Kong
Yuyu Zhou
Yuyu Zhou Iowa State University
Le Yu
Le Yu Tsinghua University
Ghassem R. Asrar
Ghassem R. Asrar Universities Space Research Association
Xiaoping Liu
Xiaoping Liu Sun Yat-sen University
Zhiliang Zhu
Zhiliang Zhu United States Geological Survey
Nicholas Clinton
Nicholas Clinton Google (United States)
Bing Xu
Bing Xu Tsinghua University
Bin Chen
Bin Chen Beijing Normal University
Jiafu Mao
Jiafu Mao Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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