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Zhixian Cao

Zhixian Cao

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
34
Citations
4134
World Ranking
8019
National Ranking
517

Zhixian Cao publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhixian Cao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 157 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Zhixian Cao D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhixian Cao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhixian Cao is affiliated with Wuhan University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on hydrology, sediment transport, and related processes in natural and urban water systems.

Cao's main fields of study include Environmental Science with 72 publications and Engineering with 34 publications. Their work spans several subfields such as Ecology, Civil and Structural Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Soil Science, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The researcher's topics of interest encompass:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydraulic flow and structures
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geological formations and processes

Zhixian Cao has published frequently in a range of scientific journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Sediment Research (8 publications)
  • Journal of Hydrology (5 publications)
  • Applied Mathematical Modelling (4 publications)
  • Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (3 publications)
  • Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics (3 publications)

Among recent papers, notable titles are:

  • Hydro-sediment-morphodynamic processes of the baige landslide-induced barrier Lake, Jinsha River, China (2021, Journal of Hydrology)
  • A 2D hydrodynamic model for shallow water flows with significant infiltration losses (2020, Hydrological Processes)
  • Modelling urban flooding integrated with flow and sediment transport in drainage networks (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Role of bar-channel interactions in a dominant branch shift: The Taipingkou waterway, Yangtze River, China (2020, River Research and Applications)
  • An improved formula for incipient sediment motion in vegetated open channel flows (2021, International Journal of Sediment Research)

Cao collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Ji Li (14 joint publications)
  • Alistair G.L. Borthwick (10 joint publications)
  • Peng Hu (9 joint publications)
  • Huan Xu (7 joint publications)
  • Yining Sun (7 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Computational Dam-Break Hydraulics over Erodible Sediment Bed

    Zhixian Cao;Gareth Pender;Steve Wallis;Paul Carling

  • Explicit Formulation of the Shields Diagram for Incipient Motion of Sediment

    Zhixian Cao;Zhixian Cao;Gareth Pender;Gareth Pender;Jian Meng;Jian Meng

  • Coupled and Decoupled Numerical Modeling of Flow and Morphological Evolution in Alluvial Rivers

    Zhixian Cao;Rodney Day;Shinji Egashira

  • Dam-break flows over mobile beds: experiments and benchmark tests for numerical models

    Sandra Soares-Frazão;Ricardo Canelas;Zhixian Cao;Luis Cea

  • Turbulent Bursting-Based Sediment Entrainment Function

    Zhixian Cao

  • Landslide dam failure and flood hydraulics. Part I: experimental investigation

    Zhixian Cao;Zhixian Cao;Zhiyuan Yue;Gareth Pender

  • Landslide dam failure and flood hydraulics. Part II: coupled mathematical modelling

    Zhixian Cao;Zhixian Cao;Zhiyuan Yue;Gareth Pender

  • Shallow water hydrodynamic models for hyperconcentrated sediment-laden floods over erodible bed

    Zhixian Cao;Gareth Pender;Paul Carling

  • Velocity and turbulence measurements for two overbank flow events in River Severn

    K. Babaeyan-Koopaei;D. A. Ervine;P. A. Carling;Z. Cao

  • EQUILIBRIUM NEAR-BED CONCENTRATION OF SUSPENDED SEDIMENT

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  • Numerical simulation of landslide-generated waves using a soil–water coupling smoothed particle hydrodynamics model

    Chuanqi Shi;Yi An;Qiang Wu;Qingquan Liu

  • Role of suspended-sediment particle size in modifying velocity profiles in open channel flows

    Zhixian Cao;Zhixian Cao;Shinji Egashira;Paul A. Carling

  • Numerical modelling of turbidity currents in the Xiaolangdi reservoir, Yellow River, China

    Peng Hu;Zhixian Cao;Zhixian Cao;Gareth Pender;Gareth Pender;Guangming Tan

  • Flow reversal over a natural pool–riffle sequence: a computational study

    Zhixian Cao;Paul Carling;Robert Oakey

  • Sediment-Laden Flow in Open Channels from Two-Phase Flow Viewpoint

    Zhixian Cao;Liangyan Wei;Jianheng Xie

  • Multiple time scales of alluvial rivers carrying suspended sediment and their implications for mathematical modeling

    Zhixian Cao;Yitian Li;Zhiyuan Yue

  • Mathematical modelling of alluvial rivers: reality and myth. Part 1: General review

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  • Fully coupled mathematical modeling of turbidity currents over erodible bed

    Peng Hu;Zhixian Cao

  • Turbulent flow across a natural compound channel

    P. A. Carling;Zhixian Cao;M. J. Holland;D. A. Ervine

  • Mathematical modelling of alluvial rivers: reality and myth. Part 2: Special issues

    Z. Cao;P. A. Carling

  • A double layer-averaged model for dam-break flows over mobile bed

    Ji Li;Zhixian Cao;Gareth Pender;Qingquan Liu

  • Numerical modelling of alternate bar formation, development and sediment sorting in straight channels

    Honglu Qian;Zhixian Cao;Zhixian Cao;Huaihan Liu;Gareth Pender

Frequent Co-Authors

Gareth Pender
Gareth Pender Heriot-Watt University
Paul A. Carling
Paul A. Carling University of Southampton
Alistair G.L. Borthwick
Alistair G.L. Borthwick University of Edinburgh
Chong-Yu Xu
Chong-Yu Xu North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power
André Paquier
André Paquier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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