Chengbang An

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Chengbang An is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengbang An has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Atmospheric Science, 26 papers in Paleontology and 20 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Chengbang An's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (39 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (26 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers). Chengbang An is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (39 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (26 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers). Chengbang An collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Chengbang An's co-authors include Fahu Chen, Jianhui Chen, Yan Zhao, Xiaozhong Huang, Lingyu Tang, Zicheng Yu, Loukas Barton, Ian Boomer, Bernd Wünnemann and H. J. B. Birks and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Scientific Reports and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Chengbang An

60 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Holocene moisture evolution in arid central Asia and its ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2019 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. Holocene moisture evolution in arid central Asia and its out-of-phase relationship with Asian monsoon history
    2008 1.0k citations Fahu Chen, Zicheng Yu et al. Quaternary Science Reviews profile →
  2. Westerlies Asia and monsoonal Asia: Spatiotemporal differences in climate change and possible mechanisms on decadal to sub-orbital timescales
    2019 470 citations Fahu Chen, Jianhui Chen et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chengbang An China 24 2.7k 1.2k 871 864 695 63 3.5k
Susan Zimmerman United States 22 2.1k 0.8× 814 0.7× 487 0.6× 794 0.9× 695 1.0× 83 3.1k
Brent V. Alloway New Zealand 38 2.8k 1.1× 648 0.6× 686 0.8× 577 0.7× 725 1.0× 111 3.9k
Zhuo Zheng China 36 2.9k 1.1× 785 0.7× 865 1.0× 889 1.0× 936 1.3× 116 3.5k
Donald T. Rodbell United States 31 3.9k 1.5× 925 0.8× 939 1.1× 949 1.1× 1.3k 1.9× 75 4.6k
Aifeng Zhou China 33 3.2k 1.2× 761 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 682 0.8× 946 1.4× 117 3.7k
Ron Reimer United Kingdom 16 3.4k 1.3× 1.8k 1.6× 916 1.1× 1.4k 1.6× 1.5k 2.2× 22 5.4k
Gayatri Kathayat China 23 3.1k 1.2× 699 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 719 0.8× 734 1.1× 38 3.4k
Qinghai Xu China 44 4.9k 1.8× 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 1.6k 1.8× 1.4k 2.0× 148 5.9k
Youfeng Ning China 28 3.8k 1.4× 985 0.8× 1.3k 1.5× 920 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 75 4.3k
Kathleen R. Johnson United States 26 3.6k 1.3× 797 0.7× 1.3k 1.5× 500 0.6× 878 1.3× 69 4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Chengbang An

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chengbang An

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengbang An

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chengbang An. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chengbang An 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 Chengbang An. Chengbang An 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, Yong, et al.. (2025). Warming promotes soil carbon sequestration in the Tianshan Mountains. Global and Planetary Change. 252. 104892–104892.
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Zhang, Wensheng, Yong Zhang, Yuecong Li, et al.. (2025). Evolution of fire activity in arid Central Asia since ∼12.9 ka: Transitioning from natural to anthropogenic forces. CATENA. 257. 109213–109213.
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Zhang, Yong & Chengbang An. (2024). Satellites Reveal Global Migration Patterns of Natural Mountain Treelines during Periods of Rapid Warming. Forests. 15(10). 1780–1780. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yong, et al.. (2024). Response of forest belt on the south slope of Tianshan Mountains in China to global warming during 1990–2020. Frontiers of Earth Science. 18(4). 831–848. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, et al.. (2023). Gender differences in millet consumption in arid Inner Asia during the Iron Age documented by stable isotopes: A case study from Shihuyao, Xinjiang. Quaternary Science Reviews. 312. 108187–108187. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wensheng, Chengbang An, Yuecong Li, et al.. (2023). Modern pollen assemblages and their relationships with vegetation and climate on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China. Journal of Arid Land. 15(3). 327–343. 6 indexed citations
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An, Chengbang, et al.. (2023). The Suitability of Prehistoric Human Settlements from the Perspective of the Residents. Land. 12(12). 2094–2094.
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Zhang, Yong, et al.. (2023). Assessment of lake area in response to climate change at varying elevations: A case study of Mt. Tianshan, Central Asia. The Science of The Total Environment. 869. 161665–161665. 25 indexed citations
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Gaillard, Marie-José, Xianyong Cao, Ulrike Herzschuh, et al.. (2023). Gridded pollen-based Holocene regional plant cover in temperate and northern subtropical China suitable for climate modelling. Earth system science data. 15(1). 95–112. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yong, et al.. (2022). High-elevation landforms are experiencing more remarkable wetting trends in arid Central Asia. Advances in Climate Change Research. 13(4). 489–495. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yong, Luyu Liu, Yi Liu, Man Zhang, & Chengbang An. (2021). Response of altitudinal vegetation belts of the Tianshan Mountains in northwestern China to climate change during 1989–2015. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 4870–4870. 35 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, Yi Liu, Jie Zhang, et al.. (2020). A comprehensive investigation of Bronze Age human dietary strategies from different altitudinal environments in the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor. Journal of Archaeological Science. 121. 105201–105201. 24 indexed citations
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Chen, Fahu, Jianhui Chen, Wei Huang, et al.. (2019). Westerlies Asia and monsoonal Asia: Spatiotemporal differences in climate change and possible mechanisms on decadal to sub-orbital timescales. Earth-Science Reviews. 192. 337–354. 470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Wei, Yongqiang Wang, Chengbang An, et al.. (2017). Human diet and subsistence strategies from the Late Bronze Age to historic times at Goukou, Xinjiang, NW China. The Holocene. 28(4). 640–650. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Hu, et al.. (2015). Population history and its relationship with climate change on the Chinese Loess Plateau during the past 10,000 years. The Holocene. 25(7). 1144–1152. 16 indexed citations
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An, Chengbang, Zhaodong Feng, & Lingyu Tang. (2004). Environmental change and cultural response between 8000 and 4000 cal. yr BP in the western Loess Plateau, northwest China. Journal of Quaternary Science. 19(6). 529–535. 102 indexed citations

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