Defang Wan

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Defang Wan is a scholar working on Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Defang Wan has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology, 5 papers in Atmospheric Science and 4 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Defang Wan's work include Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (7 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (4 papers). Defang Wan is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (7 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (4 papers). Defang Wan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Defang Wan's co-authors include Xian‐Hua Li, Yue‐Heng Yang, Yong‐Fei Zheng, Tao Hua, Qiuli Li, Yu Liu, Kevin R. Chamberlain, Xuan‐Ce Wang, Yanhe Li and Kejun Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Geology and Economic Geology.

In The Last Decade

Defang Wan

13 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Penglai Zircon Megacrysts: A Potential New Working Refere... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 250 500 750
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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. Penglai Zircon Megacrysts: A Potential New Working Reference Material for Microbeam Determination of Hf–O Isotopes and U–Pb Age
    2010 839 citations Xian‐Hua Li, Qiuli Li et al. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research profile →

Peers

Defang Wan
Anette Büchl Germany
Chunzeng Wang United States
Jack Gillespie Australia
Martina Casalini Italy
Rajneesh Bhutani India
Limei Tang China
C. J. Bryant Australia
Jing‐Jing Fan China
Anette Büchl Germany
Defang Wan
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Fields of papers citing papers by Defang Wan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Defang Wan

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Li, Yanhe, et al.. (2013). Precambrian banded iron formations in the North China Craton: Silicon and oxygen isotopes and genetic implications. Ore Geology Reviews. 57. 299–307. 44 indexed citations
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Li, Yanhe, et al.. (2012). Massive atmospheric nitrate accumulation in a continental interior desert, northwestern China. Geology. 40(7). 623–626. 30 indexed citations
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Yan, Qin, Yanhe Li, Feng Liu, et al.. (2012). N and O isotopes and the ore-forming mechanism of nitrate deposits in the Turpan-Hami Basin, Xinjiang, China. Science China Earth Sciences. 55(2). 213–220. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Xian‐Hua, Qiuli Li, Yu Liu, et al.. (2010). Penglai Zircon Megacrysts: A Potential New Working Reference Material for Microbeam Determination of Hf–O Isotopes and U–Pb Age. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research. 34(2). 117–134. 839 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Yanhe, et al.. (2010). Discovery of Mass Independent Oxygen Isotopic Compositions in Superscale Nitrate Mineral Deposits from Turpan‐Hami Basin, Xinjiang, China and Its Significance. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 84(6). 1514–1519. 10 indexed citations
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Wan, Defang. (2008). Research on the Mechanism Design of Public Sector Collusion Based on Implicit Incentive Theory.
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Hou, Kejun, Yanhe Li, & Defang Wan. (2007). Constraints on the Archean atmospheric oxygen and sulfur cycle from mass-independent sulfur records from Anshan-Benxi BIFs, Liaoning Province, China. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 50(10). 1471–1478. 19 indexed citations
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Wan, Defang. (2006). Analytical Method of Oxygen Isotope Compositions in Sulphates. Gaoxiao dizhi xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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Hou, Kejun, et al.. (2006). The relation between δ33S values of Archean sedimentary sulfide and contemporaneous volcanic activities. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 70(18). A265–A265. 2 indexed citations
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Ding, Tiping, Defang Wan, Chengyu Wang, & Feng Zhang. (2003). Large and systematic silicon isotope fractionation discovered in single sticks of bamboo. GeCAS. 67(18). 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chengxin, et al.. (2003). An Experimental Calibration on the Sphalerite‐Galena Sulfur Isotope Geothermometer. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 77(4). 519–521.
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Ding, Tiping, et al.. (1999). Determination of the absolute32S/34S ratio of IAEA-S-1 reference material and V-CDT sulfur isotope standard. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 42(1). 45–51. 30 indexed citations
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Li, Yanhe, et al.. (1995). Experimental study of silicon isotope dynamic fractionation and its application in geology. Geochemistry. 14(3). 212–219. 44 indexed citations
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Jiang, Shao‐Yong, et al.. (1994). Silicon isotope geochemistry of the Sullivan Pb-Zn deposit, Canada; a preliminary study. Economic Geology. 89(7). 1623–1629. 28 indexed citations

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