Aihua Yang

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Aihua Yang is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geophysics and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aihua Yang has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Paleontology, 12 papers in Geophysics and 12 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Aihua Yang's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (28 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (11 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (11 papers). Aihua Yang is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (28 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (11 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (11 papers). Aihua Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Russia. Aihua Yang's co-authors include Maoyan Zhu, Junming Zhang, Daniel J. Condon, Samuel A. Bowring, Wei Wang, Guoxiang Li, Guoxiang Li, Bernd D. Erdtmann, Fangchen Zhao and Michael Steiner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Aihua Yang

32 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

U-Pb Ages from the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Formation, C... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2018 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. U-Pb Ages from the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Formation, China
    2005 1.1k citations Maoyan Zhu, Aihua Yang et al. profile →
  2. Cambrian integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China
    2018 212 citations Maoyan Zhu, Aihua Yang et al. Science China Earth Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aihua Yang China 14 2.6k 1.2k 1.1k 953 451 38 2.9k
Guillaume Suan France 30 2.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 869 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 246 0.5× 60 2.8k
Justin V. Strauss United States 31 2.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 990 0.9× 1.8k 1.8× 440 1.0× 86 3.6k
Dmitriy Grazhdankin Russia 29 2.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 498 0.5× 891 0.9× 627 1.4× 76 3.0k
Seth A. Young United States 25 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 839 0.8× 682 0.7× 189 0.4× 54 2.3k
Alan D. Rooney United States 23 1.7k 0.7× 988 0.8× 723 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 216 0.5× 48 2.3k
Annachiara Bartolini France 32 2.7k 1.1× 1.5k 1.3× 780 0.7× 1.6k 1.7× 306 0.7× 74 3.4k
Karem Azmy Canada 13 2.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 234 0.5× 13 3.2k
Małgorzata Moczydłowska Sweden 32 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 354 0.3× 669 0.7× 384 0.9× 82 2.4k
Leopold Krystyn Austria 39 3.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 909 0.8× 2.1k 2.2× 528 1.2× 119 4.2k
Matthew T. Hurtgen United States 19 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 894 0.8× 760 0.8× 127 0.3× 28 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Aihua Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aihua Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aihua Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aihua Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aihua Yang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Aihua Yang. Aihua Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Feifei, et al.. (2025). Paired lithium and barium isotopes uncover weathering and productivity controls on the late cambrian SPICE event. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 410. 188–202.
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Jiao, Wenjun, Yong Xiang Li, Zhenyu Yang, et al.. (2025). Positioning the North China Block (NCB) in the Cambrian: Constraints From the Integrated Bio‐, Chemo‐ and Magnetostratigraphy. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(2).
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Yang, Aihua, et al.. (2025). Exploiting question-answer framework with multi-GRU to detect adverse drug reaction on social media. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4157–4157.
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Xiong, Yan, Bo Chen, Aihua Yang, et al.. (2025). Integrated analyses of the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary sequence in northern Gondwana (Anti-Atlas platform, Morocco). Gondwana Research. 145. 79–106. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Aihua, El Hafid Bouougri, Fangchen Zhao, et al.. (2025). Late Ediacaran vendotaenid fossils from North Gondwana margin (Anti-Atlas, Morocco): Spatiotemporal distribution and stratigraphic significance. Precambrian Research. 427. 107882–107882. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Aihua, Jian Han, Andrey Yu. Zhuravlev, et al.. (2024). Niche expansion of archaeocyaths during their palaeogeographic migration: Evidence from the Chengjiang Biota. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 653. 112419–112419. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Aihua, et al.. (2024). Human Adaption to Climate Change: Marine Disaster Risk Reduction in the Era of Intelligence. Sustainability. 16(22). 9647–9647.
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Yang, Aihua, Fangchen Zhao, Andrey Yu. Zhuravlev, et al.. (2023). New trilobite assemblage from the lower Cambrian (upper Stage 4) of the Lake Zone, western Mongolia. Journal of Paleontology. 97(3). 577–590. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yong Xiang, J. A. Tarduno, Wenjun Jiao, et al.. (2023). Late Cambrian geomagnetic instability after the onset of inner core nucleation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4596–4596. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Aihua, et al.. (2021). Vauxiids as descendants of archaeocyaths: a hypothesis. Lethaia. 54(5). 700–710. 7 indexed citations
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He, Tianchen, Maoyan Zhu, Benjamin Mills, et al.. (2019). Possible links between extreme oxygen perturbations and the Cambrian radiation of animals. Nature Geoscience. 12(6). 468–474. 139 indexed citations
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Chang, Chao, Wenxuan Hu, Xiaolin Wang, et al.. (2019). Nitrogen isotope evidence for an oligotrophic shallow ocean during the Cambrian Stage 4. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 257. 49–67. 31 indexed citations
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Zhu, Maoyan, Aihua Yang, Guoxiang Li, et al.. (2018). Cambrian integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China. Science China Earth Sciences. 62(1). 25–60. 212 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Aihua, et al.. (2016). The development status of specialized nursing in ostomy care both in China and abroad. 3(3). 117–120. 12 indexed citations
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Yang, Aihua, et al.. (2012). New archaeocyaths from the early Cambrian of Shaanxi and Guizhou provinces, South China. Geobios. 45(6). 591–601. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Guoxiang, Michael Steiner, Xuejian Zhu, et al.. (2007). Early Cambrian metazoan fossil record of South China: Generic diversity and radiation patterns. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 254(1-2). 229–249. 114 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junming, et al.. (2004). Stratigraphic implications of Sinian-Early Cambrian volcanic ash beds on the Yangtze Platform *. Progress in Natural Science Materials International. 14(1). 71–76. 10 indexed citations

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