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D-Index
55
Citations
10217
World Ranking
3038
National Ranking
615

Yang Xiao publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yang Xiao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 259 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Yang Xiao D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yang Xiao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yang Xiao is affiliated with Chongqing University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and environmental science, focusing primarily on civil and structural engineering, environmental engineering, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, and biomaterials.

The research topics covered by Yang Xiao center on microbial applications in construction materials, grouting, rheology, and soil mechanics, as well as geotechnical engineering with emphasis on soil mechanics, soil stabilization, and underground structures. Additional focal areas include calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition, alongside corrosion behavior and inhibition.

Yang Xiao's frequent publication venues include:

  • Acta Geotechnica
  • International Journal of Geomechanics
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Transportation Geotechnics
  • Géotechnique

Notable recent papers with Yang Xiao as an author are:

  • Restraint of Particle Breakage by Biotreatment Method, 2020, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Homogeneity and mechanical behaviors of sands improved by a temperature-controlled one-phase MICP method, 2021, Acta Geotechnica
  • Compression behavior of MICP-treated sand with various gradations, 2020, Acta Geotechnica

Other impactful papers closely associated with the research area include:

  • Strength and permeability of bentonite-assisted biocemented coarse sand, 2020, Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • Influence of Fiber Content and Length on Engineering Properties of MICP-Treated Coral Sand, 2020, Geomicrobiology Journal

Yang Xiao has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Hanlong Liu, Jinquan Shi, Jian Chu, Huanran Wu, and Xiang He, contributing to a substantial volume of research publications together.

Best Publications

  • A Survey of Distributed Consensus Protocols for Blockchain Networks

    Yang Xiao;Ning Zhang;Wenjing Lou;Y. Thomas Hou

  • Liquefaction resistance of bio-cemented calcareous sand

    Peng Xiao;Hanlong Liu;Yang Xiao;Armin W. Stuedlein

  • An assessment of urban park access in Shanghai – Implications for the social equity in urban China

    Yang Xiao;Zheng Wang;Zhigang Li;Zilai Tang

  • Effect of Particle Shape on Stress-Dilatancy Responses of Medium-Dense Sands

    Yang Xiao;Leihang Long;T. Matthew Evans;Hai Zhou

  • The effect of street-level greenery on walking behavior: Evidence from Hong Kong.

    Yi Lu;Chinmoy Sarkar;Yang Xiao

  • Elastoplastic Constitutive Model for Rockfill Materials Considering Particle Breakage

    Yang Xiao;Hanlong Liu

  • Influence of Particle Breakage on Critical State Line of Rockfill Material

    Yang Xiao;Hanlong Liu;Xuanming Ding;Yumin Chen

  • Strength, stiffness, and microstructure characteristics of biocemented calcareous sand

    Lu Liu;Hanlong Liu;Armin W. Stuedlein;T. Matthew Evans

  • Unconfined Compressive and Splitting Tensile Strength of Basalt Fiber–Reinforced Biocemented Sand

    Yang Xiao;Xiang He;T. Matthew Evans;Armin W. Stuedlein

  • Effect of relative density and biocementation on cyclic response of calcareous sand

    Peng Xiao;Hanlong Liu;Armin W. Stuedlein;T. Matthew Evans

  • Exploring the disparities in park access through mobile phone data: Evidence from Shanghai, China

    Yang Xiao;De Wang;Jia Fang

  • Effects of particle size on crushing and deformation behaviors of rockfill materials

    Yang Xiao;Minqiang Meng;Ali Daouadji;Qingsheng Chen

  • Strength and permeability of bentonite-assisted biocemented coarse sand

    Guoliang Ma;Xiang He;Xiang Jiang;Hanlong Liu

  • Determination of earth pressure balance tunnel-related maximum surface settlement: a multivariate adaptive regression splines approach

    Anthony Teck Chee Goh;Wengang Zhang;Wengang Zhang;Yanmei Zhang;Yang Xiao

  • Particle breakage and deformation of carbonate sands with wide range of densities during compression loading process

    Yang Xiao;Hanlong Liu;Qingsheng Chen;Qifeng Ma

  • Estimation of marine shale methane adsorption capacity based on experimental investigations of Lower Silurian Longmaxi formation in the Upper Yangtze Platform, south China

    Wenming Ji;Yan Song;Zhenxue Jiang;Lei Chen

  • Effect of Particle Shape on Strength and Stiffness of Biocemented Glass Beads

    Yang Xiao;Armin W. Stuedlein;Jinyu Ran;T. Matthew Evans

  • Assessment of soil liquefaction based on capacity energy concept and multivariate adaptive regression splines

    Wengang Zhang;Anthony T.C. Goh;Yanmei Zhang;Yumin Chen

  • Application of transparent soil model test and DEM simulation in study of tunnel failure mechanism

    Yuzhou Xiang;Hanlong Liu;Wengang Zhang;Wengang Zhang;Jian Chu

  • Restraint of Particle Breakage by Biotreatment Method

    Yang Xiao;Hui Chen;Armin W. Stuedlein;T. Matthew Evans

  • Biocementation of calcareous sand using soluble calcium derived from calcareous sand

    Lu Liu;Hanlong Liu;Hanlong Liu;Yang Xiao;Jian Chu

  • Homogeneity and mechanical behaviors of sands improved by a temperature-controlled one-phase MICP method

    Yang Xiao;Yang Wang;Shun Wang;T. Matthew Evans

  • Effect of Intermediate Principal-Stress Ratio on Particle Breakage of Rockfill Material

    Yang Xiao;Hanlong Liu;Chandrakant S. Desai;Yifei Sun

  • Compression behavior of MICP-treated sand with various gradations

    Yang Xiao;Chang Zhao;Yue Sun;Shun Wang

  • Evaluating stability of underground entry-type excavations using multivariate adaptive regression splines and logistic regression

    Anthony T.C. Goh;Yanmei Zhang;Runhong Zhang;Wengang Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanlong Liu
Hanlong Liu Chongqing University
Jian Chu
Jian Chu Nanyang Technological University
Armin W. Stuedlein
Armin W. Stuedlein Oregon State University
Aimin Xu
Aimin Xu University of Hong Kong
T. Matthew Evans
T. Matthew Evans Oregon State University
Wengang Zhang
Wengang Zhang Chongqing University
Chandrakant S. Desai
Chandrakant S. Desai University of Arizona
Wenjing Lou
Wenjing Lou Virginia Tech
Y. Thomas Hou
Y. Thomas Hou Virginia Tech
John S. McCartney
John S. McCartney University of California, San Diego

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