Defei Yan

960 total citations
49 papers, 774 citations indexed

About

Defei Yan is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Defei Yan has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 774 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Defei Yan's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (36 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (21 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (15 papers). Defei Yan is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (36 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (21 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (15 papers). Defei Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Austria. Defei Yan's co-authors include Bainian Sun, Sanping Xie, Zhicheng Lin, Xiangchuan Li, Jingyu Wu, Su-Ting Ding, Yu‐Sheng Liu, Baoxia Du, Li Zhang and Lei Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology and Journal of Asian Earth Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Defei Yan

47 papers receiving 753 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Defei Yan China 16 494 356 203 176 172 49 774
Sanping Xie China 15 452 0.9× 347 1.0× 171 0.8× 132 0.8× 156 0.9× 53 687
Jennifer M. Bannister New Zealand 19 779 1.6× 379 1.1× 189 0.9× 180 1.0× 156 0.9× 49 958
Lutz Kunzmann Germany 19 772 1.6× 383 1.1× 273 1.3× 217 1.2× 323 1.9× 64 1.1k
Тatiana M. Kodrul Russia 16 573 1.2× 374 1.1× 247 1.2× 206 1.2× 168 1.0× 53 789
Lin‐Bo Jia China 12 365 0.7× 249 0.7× 159 0.8× 107 0.6× 97 0.6× 35 582
Véronique Daviero‐Gomez France 17 571 1.2× 216 0.6× 143 0.7× 122 0.7× 379 2.2× 43 818
Wenna Ding China 8 336 0.7× 242 0.7× 138 0.7× 110 0.6× 102 0.6× 20 631
Clément Coiffard Germany 20 810 1.6× 439 1.2× 145 0.7× 210 1.2× 385 2.2× 40 1.0k
Alba B. Zamuner Argentina 18 718 1.5× 313 0.9× 225 1.1× 172 1.0× 395 2.3× 36 998
Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng China 12 402 0.8× 252 0.7× 310 1.5× 101 0.6× 208 1.2× 23 861

Countries citing papers authored by Defei Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Defei Yan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Defei Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Defei Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Defei Yan 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 Defei Yan. Defei Yan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Cao, Zhen‐Dong, Sanping Xie, Liming Liu, et al.. (2025). A moderate elevation and warm-humid climate of the Wulan Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau in the Middle Miocene indicated by Pueraria macrofossils. Journal of Palaeogeography. 14(2). 413–430.
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Liu, Liming, Zhen‐Dong Cao, Xiaomei Li, et al.. (2024). Tectonic-climate-wildfire coupling during the Miocene in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 276. 106303–106303. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Tao, Jiahao Cai, Hongyu Chen, et al.. (2023). Megafossils of Betulaceae from the Oligocene of Qaidam Basin and their paleoenvironmental and phytogeographic implications. Plant Diversity. 46(1). 101–115. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Tao, Hongyu Chen, Yuxin Zhang, et al.. (2020). Oligocene Ailanthus from northwestern Qaidam Basin, northern Tibetan Plateau, China and its implications. Geological Journal. 56(2). 616–627. 14 indexed citations
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Ma, Fu-Jun, Qiu-Jun Wang, Jun‐Ling Dong, et al.. (2015). Buxus Leaves from the Oligocene of Guangxi, China and Their Biogeographical Significance. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 89(5). 1453–1469. 12 indexed citations
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Yan, Defei. (2012). PRELIMINARY STUDY ON DIGITALIZATION OF FOSSIL POPULUS DAVIDIANA DODE FROM THE OLIGOCENE IN THE LANZHOU BASIN. 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Zhicheng, et al.. (2012). New Proxy for Atmospheric Paleo-CO_2 Level During Phanerozoic:Carbon Isotope Discrimination of Fossil Liverworts. Earth Science(Journal of China University of Geosciences). 37(1). 145–155. 2 indexed citations
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Yan, Defei. (2011). Application of Coexistence Analysis to the Oligocene Mammal Fossils in Lanzhou Basin. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Baoxia, et al.. (2010). Studies on Structures of Several Early Cretaceous Fossil Conifers in Fuxin, Liaoning Province and Its Geological Significance. Gaoxiao dizhi xuebao. 16(3). 327–338. 3 indexed citations
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Yan, Defei. (2010). RECONSTRUCTION OF PALAEOCLIMATIC PARAMETERS FROM THE OLIGOCENE IN LANZHOU BASIN,GANSU PROVINCE. 6 indexed citations
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Xie, Sanping, Bainian Sun, David L. Dilcher, et al.. (2010). Numerical taxonomy of Palaeocarya (Juglandaceae) from the Mangbang Formation of West Yunnan, China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 162(2). 193–202. 8 indexed citations
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Xie, Sanping, Bainian Sun, Defei Yan, & Baoxia Du. (2009). Altitudinal variation in Ginkgo leaf characters: Clues to paleoelevation reconstruction. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 52(12). 2040–2046. 8 indexed citations
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Yan, Defei, et al.. (2006). Geochemical characteristics of fossil Solenites murrayana cuticles from the Jurassic in Lanzhou, northwest China. Progress in Natural Science Materials International. 16. 3 indexed citations
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Xiao, Liang, Bainian Sun, Defei Yan, Sanping Xie, & Lijie Wei. (2006). Cuticular structure of {\sl Quercus pannosa Hand.--Mazz. from the pliocene in Baoshan, Yunnan Province and its palaeoenvironmental significance. 23(1). 23–30. 8 indexed citations
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Yan, Defei. (2005). EPIDERMAL MICROSTRUCTURAL STUDIES ON PLANT ALSEODAPHNE HAINANENSIS MERR. FROM THE PLIOCENE OF TENGCHONG IN YUNNAN PROVINCE. 7 indexed citations
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Xie, Sanping, et al.. (2003). Cuticular structure of Ulmus harutoriensis Oishi et Huzioka and its palaeoenvironment significance. Journal of Lanzhou University. 39(1). 80–85. 7 indexed citations

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