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Jingxin Wang

Professor of Wood Science and Technology
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Recent Refereed Publications

  1. Wang, Y., J. Wang, J. Schuler, D. Hartley, T. Volk, and M. Eisenbies. 2020. Optimization of harvest and logistics for multiple lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks in the Northeastern United States. Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117260. Impact Factor 5.537
  2. Zhang, X., J. Wang, J. Vance, Y. Wang, J. Wu, and D. Hartley. 2020. Data analytics for enhancement of forest and biomass supply chain management. Current Forestry Reports. DOI 10.1007/s40725-020-00111-w. Impact Factor 3.951
  3. Jiang, C., G. Yayaboylu, T. Yumak, J. Zondlo, E. Sabolsky, and J. Wang. 2020. Activated carbons prepared by indirect and direct CO2 activation of lignocellulosic biomass for supercapacitor electrodes. Renewable Energy. 155(2020) 38-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.03.111 Impact Factor 5.439
  4. Poudel, R., A. Collins, K. Gazal, and J. Wang. 2020. Benefit transfer estimation of willingness-to-pay for U.S. wetlands conversion. Forest Policy and Economics. 115 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102157. Impact Factor 3.099
  5. Ma, Y., J. Wang, W. Tan, J. Jiang, J. Xu, and K. Wang. 2019. Directional liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass for value added monosaccharides and aromatic compounds. Industrial Crops & Products. 135(2019): 251-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.04.038. Impact Factor 4.191
  6. Wang, Y., J. Luan, S. Liu, J. Wang, S. Chang, J. Luan, Y. Liu, H. Lu, and X. Liu. 2019. Microbe-mediated attenuation of soil respiration in response to soil warming in a temperate oak forest. Science of the Total Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134563. Impact Factor 5.589
  7. Mi, B., J. Wang, H. Xiang, F. Liang, J. Yang, Z. Feng, T. Zhang, W. Hu, X. Liu, Z. Liu, B. Fei. 2019. Nitrogen self-doped activated carbons derived from bamboo shoots as a superior adsorbent for methylene blue. Molecules. 24(16): 3012. doi: 10.3390/molecules24163012. Impact Factor 3.060
  8. Yakaboylu, G., T. Yumak, C. Jiang, J. Zondlo, J. Wang, E. Sabolsky. 2019. Preparation of highly porous carbon through slow oxidative torrefaction, pyrolysis and chemical activation of lignocellulosic biomass for high performance supercapacitors. Energy & Fuels. DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b01260. Impact Factor 3.091
  9. Nan, N. and J. Wang. 2019. FIB-SEM Three-dimensional Tomography for Characterization of Carbon-based Materials. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8680715. Impact Factor 1.399
  10. Wang, H. S. Liu, X. Zhang, A. Ming, and J. Wang. 2019. Introducing nitrogen-fixing tree species and mixing with Pinus massoniana alters and evenly distributes various chemical compositions of soil organic carbon in a planted forest in southern China. Forest Ecology and Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117477. Impact Factor 3.126
  11. Wang, H., S. Liu, A. Schindlbacher, and J. Wang. 2019. Experimental warming reduced topsoil carbon content and increased soil bacterial diversity in a subtropical planted forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 133(2019) 155-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.03.004.  Impact Factor 4.926
  12. Hao, J., X. Wu, G. Gloria, J. Wang, G. Dahle, N. Nan. 2018. Deformation and Failure Behavior of Wooden Sandwich Composites with Taiji Honeycomb Core Under a Three-Point Bending Test. Materials. 2018, 11, 2325; doi:10.3390/ma11112325. Impact Factor 2.651
  13.  Yu, Z., S. Liu, J. Wang, X. Wei, J. Schuler, P. Sun, R. Harper, N. Zegre. 2018. Natural forests exhibit higher carbon sequestration and lower water consumption than planted forests in China. Global Change Biology. 2018;00:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14484. Impact Factor 8.997
  14. Yang, B., B. Lv, N. Wang, S. Liu, Y. Zhou, J. Schuler, Q. Hao, and J. Wang. 2018. Why Vatica mangachapoi shows stronger capability of natural regeneration in the coastal barren sandy soil-seed rain dynamic? ASIA LIFE SCIENCES 27(2): 263-275, 2018. 
  15. Luan, J., S. Liu, J. Wang, S. Chang, X. Liu, H. Lu, and Y. Wang. 2018. Tree species diversity promotes soil carbon stability by depressing the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration in temperate forests. Science of the Total Environment. 645 (2018) 623-629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.036 
  16. Zhang, X., S. Liu, Y. Huang, S. Fu, J. Wang, A. Ming, X. Li, M Yao, and H. Li. 2018. Tree species mixture inhibits soil organic carbon mineralization accompanied by decreased r-selected bacteria. Plant Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3755-x 
  17. Mi, B., XF. Chen, C. Jiang, J. Wang, XJ. Chen, B. Zhang, X. Liu, Z. Liu, B. Fei. 2018. Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Derived from Bamboo Shoot as Solid Base Catalyst for Knoevenagel Condensation and Transesterification Reactions. Catalysts. 2018, 8, 232; doi:10.3390/catal80602324.                     
  18. Wang, H., S. Liu, and J. Wang. 2018. Mixed-species plantation with Pinus massoniana and Castanopsis hystrix accelerates C loss in recalcitrant coniferous litter but slows C loss in labile broadleaf litter in southern China. Forest Ecology and Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.04.024 
  19. Liang, X., S. Liu, H. Wang, and J. Wang. 2018. Variation of carbon and nitrogen stoichiometry along a chronosequence of natural temperate forest in northeastern China. Journal of Plant Ecology. 11(3): 339-350. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtx0086.
  20. Wu, J., L. Kong, J. Wang, and X. Dong. 2018. Nutrient Cycling and Biomass Flows for a Low-quality Forest Stand Improvement System in the Lesser Khingan Range of China. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 10.1080/10549811.2018.1440245. 
  21. Yang, H., S. Liu, K. Cao, J. Wang, Y. Li, and H. Xu. 2017. Characteristics of typhoon disturbed gaps in an old-growth tropical montane rainforest in Hainan Island, China. J. For. Res. (2017) 28(6): 1231-1239. DOI 10.1007/s11676-017-0402-y. Impact Factor 0.7748. 
  22. Wang, H., S. Liu, J. Wang, D. Li, Z. Shi, Y. Liu, J. Xu, P. Hong, H. Yu, Z. Zhao; A. Ming, L. Lu, D. Cai. 2017. Contrasting responses of heterotrophic and root-dependent respiration to soil warming in a subtropical plantation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 247 (2017) 221-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.07.025 Impact Factor 4.7539. 
  23. Liu. W. J. Wang, D. Bhattacharyya, Y. Jiang, and D. DeVallance. 2017. Economic and Environmental analyses of Coal and Biomass to Liquid Fuels. Energy 141 (2017) 76-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.09.047. Impact Factor 4.52010.
  24. Ma, Y, W. Tan, K. Wang, J. Wang, J. Jiang, and J. Xu. 2017. An insight into the selective conversion of bamboo biomass to ethyl glycosides. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5, 5880−5886. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00618. Impact Factor 5.951
  25. Liu, W., J. Wang, T. Richard, D. Hartley, S. Spatari, and T. Volk. 2017. Economic and Life Cycle Assessments of Biomass Utilization for Bioenergy Products. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining (2017). DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1770. Impact Factor 3.694
  26. Yu, Z., J. Wang, S. Liu, J. Rentch, P. Sun, C. Lu. 2017. Global gross primary productivity and water use efficiency changes under drought stress. Environmental Research Letters. 12 (2017) 014016, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa5258. Impact Factor 3.906
  27. Hu, Z., S. Liu, X. Liu, L. Fu, J. Wang, K. Liu, X. Huang., Y. Zhang, and F. He. 2016. Soil respiration and its environmental response varies by day/night and by growing/dormant season in a subalpine forest. Scientific Reports | 6:37864 | DOI: 10.1038/srep37864. 
  28. Huang, X., S. Liu, Y. You, Y. Wen, H. Wang, and J. Wang. 2016. Microbial community and associated enzymes activity influence soil carbon chemical composition in Eucalyptus urophylla plantation with mixing N2-fixing species in subtropical China. Plant Soil. DOI 10.1007/s11104-016-3117-5.
  29. Liu, Y., S. Liu, S. Wan, J. Wang, H. Wang, and K. Liu. 2016. Effects of experimental throughfall reduction and soil warming on fine root biomass and its decomposition in a warm temperate oak forest. Sci. Total Environ. 2016 Sep 29. pii: S0048-9697(16)31811-3. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.08.116.

Refereed Proceedings Papers

  1. Liu, W. and J. Wang. 2015. Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of energy crops utilization for biofuels in the northeastern United States. IN: Proceedings of the 2015 FORMEC Forest Engineering: Making a positive contribution. Linz, Austria. October 4-8, 2015. 

  2. Schuler, J., S. Grushecky, and J. Wang. 2014. Establishing perennial seed-based energy crops on a reclaimed surface mine in the central Appalachians. IN: Proceedings of the 19th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Morgantown, WV. March 26-28, 2014.

  3. Yu, Z., J. Wang, S. Liu, P. Sun, W. Liu. 2013. Inconsistent NDVI trends from AVHRR, MODIS, and SPOTsensors in the Tibetan Plateau. The Second International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics, Fairfax, VA, August 12-16, 2013.  http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=6621887

  4. Lin, W. and J. Wang. 2012. An integrated 3D log processing optimization system for small sawmills in central Appalachia. IN: Proceedings of the 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Morgantown, WV. March 26-28, 2012.

  5. Carraso, J., G. Oporto, and J. Wang. 2012. Co-firing torrefied woody biomass with coal: A new challenge for power generation. IN: Proceedings of the 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Morgantown, WV. March 26-28, 2012.

  6. Lin W., J. Wang, and D. Summerfield. 2011. Assessments of the Impacts of Economic Downturn on the Appalachian Hardwood Sawmills. IN: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing. October 16-18, 2011. Blacksburg, VA, USA. ISBN 978-0-9837700-1-5.

  7. Lin W., J. Wang, and D. Summerfield. 2011. Energy Consumption and Efficiency of Hardwood Sawmills in the Appalachian Region. IN: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing. October 16-18, 2011. Blacksburg, VA, USA. ISBN 978-0-9837700-1-5.

  8. Wang, J., P. Edwards, and W. Goff. 2010. Assessing changes to in-stream turbidity following construction of a forest road in West Virginia. IN: Proceedings of TMDL 2010: Watershed Management to Improve Water Quality. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. November 14-17, 2010.

  9. Sharma, B. and J. Wang. 2010. Status and potential of Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in West Virginia. IN: Proceedings of the 17th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Lexington, KY. April 5-7, 2010.

  10. Lin, W., J. Wang, and E. Thomas. 2010. A 3D optimal sawing system for small sawmills in central Appalachia. IN: Proceedings of the 17th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Lexington, KY. April 5-7, 2010.

  11. Spong, B., J. Wang, and D. Summerfield. 2010. Characteristics of West Virginia Loggers during Economically Difficult Times. IN: Proceedings of the 17th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. April 5-7, 2010. Lexington, Kentucky.

  12. Brooks, J., J. Wang, and C. LeDoux. 2010. Thinning Strategies to Increase the Regional Availability of Oak Timber in the Mid-Appalachian Region. IN: Proceedings of the 17th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. April 5-7, 2010. Lexington, Kentucky.

  13. Edwards, P.J., J. Wang, and J.T. Stedman. 2009. Recommendations for constructing forest stream crossings to control soil losses. IN: Proceedings, AWRA 2009 Summer Specialty Conference. June 29-July 1, 2009. Snowbird, UT. 6 p.

  14. Spong, B. and J. Wang. 2008. Synthetic rope applications in Appalachian logging. IN: Proceedings of the 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Lafayette, IN. April 8-9, 2008.

  15. Sharma, B.D., J. Wang, and G. Miller. 2008. A GIS-based approach to stand visualization and spatial pattern analysis in a mixed hardwood forest in West Virginia. IN: Proceedings of the 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Lafayette, IN. April 8-9, 2008.

  16. Wang, J., S. Grushecky, Y. Li, and J. McNeel. 2006. Hardwood log merchandising and bucking practices in West Virginia. IN: Proceedings of the 15th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Knoxville, TN. February 27 – March 1, 2006.

Book Chapters

  1. DeVallance, D., Wang T., Xie X., Wang J. 2020. Advancements in Thermochemical Modification of Wood for Bioenergy and Biomaterial Applications. In: Mitra M., Nagchaudhuri A. (eds) Practices and Perspectives in Sustainable Bioenergy. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, New Delhi. DOI- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3965-9_10.

  2. Wang, J. 2017. Introduction to Computing Applications in Forestry and Natural Resource Management. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, Florida, USA. 378 pp

  3. DeVallance, D., T. Wang, X. Xie, J. Wang. 2016. Advancements in Wood Pretreatment for Bioenergy and Biofuel Applications. In: Practices and Perspectives in Sustainable Bioenergy: A Systems Thinking Approach. (M. Mitra, ed.), Springer. Accepted.

  4. Wang, J. (Lead Editor), L. Denes, J. Jiang, L. Huang, D. DeVallance, and X. Xie. 2015. Biomass-Based Materials and Technologies for Energy. A Special Issue of Advances in Materials Science and Technology. 

  5. Wang, J., D. Hartley, and W. Liu. 2013. Biomass harvesting systems and analysis. In: Wood-Based Energy in the Northern Forests. (M. Jacobson and D. Ciolkosz, ed). Springer. 22pp. DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-9478-2_5, © Springer Science+Business Media New York.

  6. Wang, J. (Lead Editor), S. Liu, T. Gallagher, D. DeVallance, and L. Denes. 2012. Forest Biomass Utilization for Biofuels and Bioproducts. A Special Issue of International Journal of Forestry Research. Volume 2012 (2012), doi:10.1155/2012/656834.

  7. Wang J, Cheng Q, Adebayo A., Difazio S. 2011. Poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites reinforced with cellulosic nanofibers isolated from juvenile poplar. In: Fiber-Reinforced Composites (Q Cheng, ed.). ISBN 978-1-61470-303-7, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York. p. 91-103.

  8. Wang, J. 2011. System modeling in forest harvest scheduling and carbon management. Forests in a Changing World. (ed. Shougong Zhang). China Forestry Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-5038-6214-4. 115-125 pp.

  9. Cheng, Q., D. DeVallance, J. Wang and S. Wang. 2011. Advanced Cellulosic Nanocomposites Materials. In: Advances in Composite Materials, ISBN 978-953-307-35-7, INTECH. 547-564 pp.

  10. Liu, S., Y. Lin, Y. Zhang, Z. Guo, C. Li, and J. Wang. 2011. Landscape Ecology and Forest Management: Challenges and Solutions in a Changing Globe (eds. Li, C., Lafortezza, R., and Chen, J.). HEP-Springer Publisher. 22-45 pp.

Recent Technical Reports

  1. Wang, J. 2012. 2011 Annual Report, Biomaterials and Wood Utilization Research Center, Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 46 pp.

  2. Wang, J. 2012. Assessments of soil compaction and residual stand growth in a central Appalachian hardwood forest. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 20 pp.

  3. Wang, J., J. Armstrong, S. Grushecky, and J. McNeel. 2011. Promoting the economic competitiveness of central Appalachian hardwood industries through collaborative information transfer and extension service programs. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 137 pp.

  4. Wang, J., J. McNeel, and J. Armstrong. 2010. An interactive web-based training toolkit for primary processors to improve lumber utilization and grading efficiency and maximizing profits from Appalachian hardwoods. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 158 pp.

  5. Wang, J., D. McGill, and J. McNeel. 2010. Development of an outreach program to promote wood residue utilization for bioenergy in West Virginia. Final Technical Report to Northeast SARE/ARC. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 20 pp.

  6. Wang, J., S. DiFazio, and Q. Cheng. 2009. Using Hybrid Poplar for More Efficient Biofuels and Bio-Nanocomposites Production. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 20 pp.

  7. Wang, J. and J. McNeel. 2009. Carbon Sequestration of Terrestrial Ecosystem in West Virginia: Economic Analysis of BTU Savings, Terrestrial and Geological Carbon Sequestrations. Final Report to West Virginia Division of Energy. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 39 pp.

  8. Wang, J. and J. McNeel. 2009. Assessments of Coal/Biomass to Liquid Fuels in West Virginia. Final Report to West Virginia Division of Energy. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 54 pp.

  9. Wang, J. 2009. 2008 Annual Report, Biomaterials and Wood Utilization Research Center, Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 70 pp.

  10. Wang, J. 2008. 2007 Annual Report, Biomaterials and Wood Utilization Research Center, Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 104 pp.

  11. Wang, J. and J. McNeel. 2008. Development of a Dynamic Business Analysis Model to Promote the Production and Utilization of Bio-based Materials for Bioenergy and Bioproducts in West Virginia. Final Report to WV EPSCOR. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 66 pp.

  12. Wang, J. 2008. Determining the opportunity costs of implementing streamside management zone guidelines. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 12 pp.

  13. Wang, J. S. Grushecky, and J. McNeel. 2008. Biomass resources, uses and opportunities in West Virginia. Final Technical Report to the West Virginia Division of Energy. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 124 pp.

  14. Wang, J. 2007. Modeling sediment movement in forested watersheds using hill-slope attributes. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 52 pp.

  15. Wang, J. 2007. Modeling and validating a 3D stand generator for central Appalachian hardwood forests. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 43 pp.

  16. Wang, J. 2007. Effects of soil compaction on residual stand growth in central Appalachian hardwood forest. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 16 pp.

  17. Wang, J. 2007. Development of general production and cost equations for feller-bunchers in central Appalachian hardwoods. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 32 pp.

  18. Wang, J., J. McNeel, W. Goff, and S. Milauskas. 2006. Assessment of compliance of forestry best management practices in West Virginia. Final Technical Report to the West Virginia Division of Forestry. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.

  19. Wang, J. and J. McNeel. 2006. A spreadsheet program for estimating harvesting system rates and costs in northeastern and north central regions. Final Technical Report to CORRIM. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.

  20. Grushecky, S., C. Hassler, and J. Wang. 2006. Supporting the regional logs to lumber yield application: A West Virginia University Wood Utilization Research Project. Final Report to the USDA Wood Education and Resource Center. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.

  21. Wang, J. and J. McNeel. 2005. A spreadsheet program for estimating harvesting system rates in the northeastern and north central regions. Final Report to CORRIM, Seattle, Washington. 21 pp.

  22. Wang, J. and J. McNeel. 2004. Operational study of silvicultural treatments in young hardwood stands to promote forest ecosystem health. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station, Morgantown, West Virginia. 39 pp.

  23. Brooks, J. and J. Wang. 2004. Thinning strategies to increase the regional availability of oak timber. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station, Morgantown, West Virginia. 25 pp. 

  24. Grushecky, S., J. Wang, and J. McNeel. 2004. Developing a web-based data entry and retrieval system for the forest health protection program. Final Report to the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, Morgantown, West Virginia. 20 pp.

  25. Wang, J., J. McNeel, and M. Vanderberg. 2003. Hardwood log damage and value loss associated with two ground-based harvesting systems in central Appalachia. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station, Morgantown, West Virginia. 98 pp.
  26. McGill, D. and J. Wang. 2003. Linking forest heritage communities through coordinated web-page development. Final Report to W.K. Kellogg Foundation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. 22 pp.

  27. Wang, J. 2004. Development of general cut-to-length cost/production equations for eastern hardwoods. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station, Morgantown, West Virginia. 54 pp.

  28. Wang, J., J. McNeel, and C. Long. 2002. Comparing ground-based and cable-based skidding systems: A case study emphasizing productivity and environmental impacts on an Appalachian forest site. Final Technical Report to the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station, Princeton, West Virginia. 63 pp.