Xiaomei Yang

Xiaomei Yang is a Lecturer/Researcher at the Soil Physics and Land Management Group of Wageningen University & Research, focusing on soil contaminants including pesticides and microplastics. Her work examines contaminant interactions with soil processes, their environmental fate, and impacts on soil-water-plant systems. She actively contributes to the International Land and Water Management Program (BSc/MSc), mentoring students in thesis research and internships.

Key Projects:

• MINAGRIS: Investigating microplastic sources, fate, and ecosystem impacts in agricultural soils.
• ISQAPER: Developing interactive soil quality assessments for Europe and China.
• Soils4Africa: Creating an open-access soil information system for African agricultural resilience.

Research Themes: Soil management, ecotoxicology, environmental monitoring, and agroecosystem sustainability. Specific interests include pesticide transport dynamics, microplastic behavior, and ecological risk assessment in agricultural systems.

Achievements:

• Clarivate Highly Cited Scientist (2023)
• Top 2% Global Scientists (Elsevier/Stanford, 2024)
• Lead researcher on EU-China collaborative projects (e.g., ISQAPER)

Teaching: Oversees MSc thesis supervision, internships, and courses like Sustainable Soil Management: Soil4Life and Land Degradation and Remediation.