| Colony formation in the cyanobacterium Microcystis M Xiao, M Li, CS Reynolds Biological Reviews 93 (3), 1399-1420, 2018 | 337 | 2018 |
| High nutrient concentration and temperature alleviated formation of large colonies of Microcystis: evidence from field investigations and laboratory experiments W Zhu, X Zhou, H Chen, L Gao, M Xiao, M Li Water research 101, 167-175, 2016 | 89 | 2016 |
| Vertical distribution of Microcystis colony size in Lake Taihu: its role in algal blooms W Zhu, M Li, Y Luo, X Dai, L Guo, M Xiao, J Huang, X Tan Journal of Great Lakes Research 40 (4), 949-955, 2014 | 84 | 2014 |
| Differences in cyanobacterial strain responses to light and temperature reflect species plasticity M Xiao, A Willis, MA Burford Harmful Algae 62, 84-93, 2017 | 70 | 2017 |
| a meta-analysis comparing cell-division and cell-adhesion in Microcystis colony formation M Xiao, A Willis, MA Burford, M Li Harmful algae 67, 85-91, 2017 | 66 | 2017 |
| Insights into the relationship between colony formation and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) composition of the cyanobacterium Microcystis spp M Xiao, M Li, P Duan, Z Qu, H Wu Harmful Algae 83, 34-41, 2019 | 56 | 2019 |
| Morphospecies-dependent disaggregation of colonies of the cyanobacterium Microcystis under high turbulent mixing M Li, M Xiao, P Zhang, DP Hamilton Water Research 141, 340-348, 2018 | 53 | 2018 |
| To increase size or decrease density? Different Microcystis species has different choice to form blooms M Li, W Zhu, L Guo, J Hu, H Chen, M Xiao Scientific Reports 6 (1), 37056, 2016 | 40 | 2016 |
| Interspecific variation in extracellular polysaccharide content and colony formation of Microcystis spp. cultured under different light intensities and temperatures F Xu, W Zhu, M Xiao, M Li Journal of Applied Phycology 28, 1533-1541, 2016 | 38 | 2016 |
| Recent insights into physiological responses to nutrients by the cylindrospermopsin producing cyanobacterium, Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii MA Burford, A Willis, A Chuang, X Man, PT Orr Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 36, 1032-1039, 2018 | 36 | 2018 |
| Changes in speciation and leaching behaviors of heavy metals in dredged sediment solidified/stabilized with various materials J Bao, L Wang, M Xiao Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23, 8294-8301, 2016 | 35 | 2016 |
| Biochemical composition of Microcystis aeruginosa related to specific growth rate: insight into the effects of abiotic factors M Li, PN Nkrumah, M Xiao Inland Waters 4 (4), 357-362, 2014 | 34 | 2014 |
| Variation within and between cyanobacterial species and strains affects competition: Implications for phytoplankton modelling M Xiao, MP Adams, A Willis, MA Burford, KR O’Brien Harmful Algae 69, 38-47, 2017 | 30 | 2017 |
| Schindler's legacy: from eutrophic lakes to the phosphorus utilization strategies of cyanobacteria M Xiao, MA Burford, SA Wood, L Aubriot, BW Ibelings, MJ Prentice, ... FEMS Microbiology Reviews 46 (6), fuac029, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
| Are laboratory growth rate experiments relevant to explaining bloom-forming cyanobacteria distributions at global scale? M Xiao, DP Hamilton, KR O’Brien, MP Adams, A Willis, MA Burford Harmful Algae 92, 101732, 2020 | 26 | 2020 |
| A short review of contemporary developments in aquatic ecosystem modelling of lakes and reservoirs MA Frassl, JM Abell, DA Botelho, K Cinque, BR Gibbes, KD Jöhnk, ... Environmental Modelling & Software 117, 181-187, 2019 | 26 | 2019 |
| Differences in vertical distribution of Microcystis morphospecies composition in a shallow hypertrophic lake (Lake Taihu, China) W Zhu, M Li, X Dai, M Xiao Environmental Earth Sciences 73, 5721-5730, 2015 | 25 | 2015 |
| Intra-population strain variation in phosphorus storage strategies of the freshwater cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis raciborskii M Xiao, DP Hamilton, A Chuang, MA Burford FEMS Microbiology Ecology 96 (6), fiaa092, 2020 | 23 | 2020 |
| Bloom-induced internal release controlling phosphorus dynamics in large shallow eutrophic Lake Taihu, China L Kang, G Zhu, M Zhu, H Xu, W Zou, M Xiao, Y Zhang, B Qin Environmental Research 231, 116251, 2023 | 17 | 2023 |
| Size-dependent growth of Microcystis colonies in a shallow, hypertrophic lake: use of the RNA-to-total organic carbon ratio M Li, W Zhu, X Dai, M Xiao, G Appiah-Sefah, PN Nkrumah Aquatic ecology 48, 207-217, 2014 | 17 | 2014 |
