Publications
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35） W. Huang#, H. Yang#, S. He, B. Zhao, X. Cui*, 2023. Thermochemical decomposition reveals distinct variability of sedimentary organic carbon reactivity along the Yangtze River estuary-shelf continuum. Marine Chemistry. 257, 104326.
34） J. Ma*, C. Wu, H. Huang, W. Ding, X. Cui, 2023. Evolving Eocene-Miocene seasonality decoded from aragonitic laminae deposited within the Qaidam Basin, North Tibetan Plateau. Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, 623, 11604.
33） X. Cui*, B. Wignall, K.H. Freeman, R.E. Summons*, 2023. Early Cretaceous marine incursions into South Atlantic rift basins originated from the south. Communications Earth & Environment. 4, 6, doi: 10.1038/s43247-022-00668-3.
32） X. Cui*, A. Mucci, T.S. Bianchi, D. He, D. Vaughn, E.K. Williams, C. Wang, C. Smeaton, K. Koziorowska-Makuch, J.C. Faust, A.F. Plante, B.E. Rosenheim, 2022. Global fjords as transitory reservoirs of labile organic carbon modulated by organo-mineral interactions. Science Advances. 8 (46), eadd0610.
31） S. Naeher*, X. Cui*, and R.E. Summons*, 2022. Biomarkers: Molecular tools to study life, environment, and climate. Elements. 18 (2), 79-85.
30） J. Ma and X. Cui*, 2022. Aromatic carotenoids: Biological sources and geological implications. Geosystems and Geoenvironment. 1 (2), 100045.
29） J. Ma, C. Wu*, BT Uveges, W. Ding, RE Summons, X. Cui*, 2022. Biomarkers reveal Eocene marine incursions into the Qaidam Basin, north Tibetan Plateau. Organic Geochemistry, 104380, doi: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2022.104380.
28） C.M. Reddy*, R.K. Nelson, U. Hanke, X. Cui, R.E. Summons, D.L. Valentine et al., 2022. Synergy of analytical approaches enables a robust assessment of the Brazil Mystery Oil Spill. Energy and Fuel, doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c00656.
27） A. Mojarro*, X. Cui, X. Zhang, A.B. Jost, K.D. Bergmann, J. Vinther, R.E. Summons, 2021. Comparative soft-tissue preservation in Holocene-age capelin concretions. Geobiology, doi: 10.1111/gbi.12480.
26） C. Fox*, J. Whiteside, P.E. Olsen, X. Cui, R.E. Summons, E. Idiz, K. Grice, 2021. Two-pronged kill mechanism at the end-Triassic mass extinction. Geology, 50 (4): 448–453.
25） J. Ma, K.L. French, X. Cui, D.A. Bryant, R.E. Summons, 2021. Carotenoid biomarkers in Namibian shelf sediments: Anoxygenic photosynthesis during sulfide eruptions in the Benguela Upwelling System. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2106040118.
24） C. Smeaton*, X. Cui, T.S. Bianchi, A.G. Cage, J.A. Howe, W.E.N. Austin, 2021. The evolution of a coastal carbon store over the last millennium, Quaternary Science Reviews, 266: 107081.
23） M. Hou, G. Zhuang*, J. Ji, S. Xiang, W. Kong. X. Cui, M. Wu, M. Hren, 2020. Profiling interactions between the Westerlies and Asian summer monsoons since 45ka: insights from biomarker, isotope, and numerical modeling studies in the Qaidam Basin, GSA Bulletin, doi: 10.1130/B35751.1.
22） C. Fox#, X. Cui#, J. Whiteside*, P. Olsen*, R.E. Summons, K. Grice*, 2020. Molecular and isotopic evidence reveals the end-Triassic carbon isotope excursion is not from massive exogenous light carbon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (48): 30171-30178. (# co-first authors)
21） X. Cui*, X-L Liu, G. Shen, J. Ma, F. Husain, D. Rocher, J.E. Zumberge, D.A. Bryant, R.E. Summons*, 2020. Niche expansion for phototrophic sulfur bacteria at the Proterozoic-Phanerozoic transition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (30): 17599-17606.
20） A. Roussel, X. Cui*, R.E. Summons*. 2020. Biomarker stratigraphy in the Athel Trough of the South Oman Salt Basin at the Ediacaran-Cambrian Boundary. Geobiology, doi: 10.1111/gbi.12407. (* co-corresponding authors)
19） 马健，吴朝东*，王熠哲，焦悦，周家全，冷佳宣，崔行骞*. 2020. 准噶尔盆地渐新世安集海河组类胡萝卜素的发现及古湖泊类型. 地质学报. 94: .
18） T.S. Bianchi*, S. Arndt, W.E. Austin, D.I. Benn, S. Bertrand, X. Cui, J.C. Faust, K. Koziorowska-Makuch, C.M. Moy, C. Savage, C. Smeaton, R.W. Smith, J. Syvitski. 2020. Fjords as Aquatic Critical Zones (ACZs). Earth-Science Reviews, 203: 103145.
17） C. Zhu, X. Cui, Y. He, L. Kong, Y. Sun*. 2020. Extended 3β-methylhopanes up to C45 in source rocks from the Upper Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation, Songliao Basin, northeast China. Organic Geochemistry, 142: 103998.
16） B. Schaefer, K. Grice*, M.J. Coolen, R.E. Summons, X. Cui, T. Bauersachs, L. Schwark, M.E. Bottcher, T.J. Bralower, S.L. Lyons, K.H. Freeman, C.S. cockell, S. P.S. Gulick, J.V. Morgan, M.T. Whalen, C.M. Lowery and V. Vaida. 2020. Microbial life in the nascent Chicxulub crater. Geology, 48: 328-332.
15） M.S. Abadi*, J.D. Owens, X. Liu, T.R. Them, X. Cui, N.G. Heavens, & G.S. Soreghan, 2019. Atmospheric dust stimulated marine primary productivity during Earth's penultimate icehouse. Geology, 48: 247-251.
14） B. Zhao, P. Yao*, T.S. Bianchi, M.R. shields, X. Cui, X. Zhang, X. Huang, Z. Yu, 2018. The Role of Reactive Iron in the Preservation of Terrestrial Organic Carbon in Marine Environment, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 123: 3556-3569.
13） D. He*, K. Zhang, X. Cui, J. Tang, Y. Sun, 2018. Spatiotemporal Variability of Hydrocarbons in Surface Sediments from an Intensively Human-impacted Xiaoqing River-Laizhou Bay System in the Eastern China: Occurrence, Compositional Profile and Source Appointment. Science of the Total Environment, 645: 1172-1182.
12） X. Cui*, T.S. Bianchi, W. Kenney, J. Wang, J. Curtis, K. Xu, C. Savage. 2018. Carbon Dynamics along a Temperate Fjord Head Delta: Linkages with Carbon Burial in Fjords, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 122: 3419-3430.
11） D. He*, K. Zhang, J. Tang, X. Cui, Y. Sun, 2018 Using Fecal Sterols to Assess Dynamics of Sewage Input in Sediments along a Human-Impacted River-Estuary Systems in Eastern China. Science of the Total Environment, 636: 787-797.
10） T.S. Bianchi*, X. Cui*, N.E. Blair, D.J. Burdige, T.I. Eglinton, and V. Galy. 2018. Centers of Organic Carbon Burial and Oxidation at the Land-Ocean Interface, Organic Geochemistry, 115: 138-155. (* co-corresponding author)
9） X. Zhang*, T.S. Bianchi, X. Cui, B.E. Rosenheim, C-L Ping, M.Z. Kanevskiy, A.M. Hanna, M.A. Allison. 2017. Permafrost Organic Carbon Mobilization from the Watershed to the Colville River Delta: Evidence from 14C Ramped Pyrolysis and Lignin Biomarkers, Geophysical Research Letters, 44: 11491-11500.
8） A.R. Arellano*, T.S. Bianchi, J.A. Hutchings, M.R. Shields, X. Cui. 2017. Differential Effects of Solid–Phase Extraction Resins on the Measurement of Dissolved Lignin-Phenols and Organic Matter Composition in Natural Waters, Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 16: 22-34.
7） X. Cui*, T.S. Bianchi, C. Savage. 2017. Erosion of Modern Terrestrial Organic Matter as a Major Component of Sediments in Fjords, Geophysical Research Letters, 44: 1457-1465.
6） M. Ramirez*, M. Allison, T.S. Bianchi, X. Cui, C. Savage, S. Schuller, R. Smith, L. Vetter. 2016. Modern Deposition Rates and Patterns of Organic Carbon Burial in Fiordland, New Zealand. Geophysical Research Letters, 43: 11768-11776.
5） X. Cui*, T.S. Bianchi, R. Smith, J.M. Jaeger. 2016. Biospheric and Petrogenic Organic Carbon Flux along Southeast Alaska. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 452: 238-246.
4） X. Cui*, T. S. Bianchi, C. Savage, R. Smith. 2016. Organic Carbon Burial in Fjords: Terrestrial versus Marine Inputs. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 451: 41-50.
3） X. Cui*, T.S. Bianchi, J. Hucthings, C. Savage, and J. Curtis. 2016. Partitioning of Organic Carbon among Density Fractions in Surface Sediments of Fiordland, New Zealand. J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosci., 121: 1016-1031.
2） T. S. Bianchi*, V. Galy, B. Rosenheim, M. Shields, X. Cui and P. V. Metre. 2015. Paleoreconstruction of Organic Carbon Inputs to an Oxbow Lake in the Mississippi River Watershed: Effects of Dam Construction on Regional Inputs. Geophysical Research Letters, 42: 7983-7991.
1） J. Wang, P. Yao*, T. S. Bianchi, D. Li, B. Zhao, X. Cui, H. Pan, T. Zhang, Z. Yu. 2015. The effect of particle density on the sources, distribution, and degradation of sedimentary organic carbon in the Changjiang Estuary and adjacent shelf. Chemical Geology, 402: 52-67.
