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Xing Li

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1987Rising activity
Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsRemote Sensing in AgricultureAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsClimate variability and modelsLand Use and Ecosystem Services

Publications

227

Citations

6,095

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

40

Publishing since 1987

Research summary
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Xing Li's research focuses on using satellite and ground-based data to understand how plants and ecosystems take up and release carbon dioxide, and how factors like drought, soil moisture, and atmospheric CO2 levels affect vegetation growth and productivity across landscapes ranging from drylands to forests in China, Europe, and Australia. The work combines remote sensing (measuring vegetation and land surface properties from satellites), carbon-cycle science, and climate variability analysis to track ecosystem health and resilience over time. This research is relevant to students interested in global carbon budgets, ecosystem responses to climate change, and large-scale environmental monitoring using satellite data.

Ecosystem carbon and water fluxes (GPP, evapotranspiration)Remote sensing of vegetation and land surface dynamicsDrought, soil moisture, and climate variability impacts on ecosystemsGlobal carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2 dynamicsEcosystem resilience and resistance to environmental stress

Publication output has grown substantially over the past decade, rising from about 7 per year in 2017-2018 to over 40 in 2024, with a high recent average of nearly 28 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 27.8/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 14 publications202021: 11 publications212022: 27 publications222023: 33 publications232024: 44 publications44242025: 22 publications252026: 13 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Remote Sensing of Environment×13
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology×7
  • The Science of The Total Environment×7
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×7
  • Remote Sensing×6
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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