Huayao Zou

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Huayao Zou is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Geology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Huayao Zou has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 42 papers in Geology and 17 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Huayao Zou's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (85 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (31 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (24 papers). Huayao Zou is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (85 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (31 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (24 papers). Huayao Zou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Huayao Zou's co-authors include Fang Hao, Yongchao Lu, Pingping Li, Yangming Zhu, Tonglou Guo, Fang Hao, Xunyu Cai, Xinhuai Zhou, Zaisheng Gong and Changgui Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Huayao Zou

92 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mechanisms of shale gas storage: Implications for shale gas exploration in China

2013 516 citations Fang Hao, Huayao Zou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Huayao Zou China	25	2.6k	910	690	637	588	100	2.8k
Tonglou Guo China	25	2.7k 1.1×	794 0.9×	804 1.2×	856 1.3×	675 1.1×	82	3.3k
Yuman Wang China	19	2.6k 1.0×	596 0.7×	467 0.7×	1.1k 1.7×	808 1.4×	36	2.9k
Rolando di Primio Germany	33	2.4k 0.9×	811 0.9×	879 1.3×	518 0.8×	612 1.0×	106	3.2k
Yongchao Lu China	30	2.5k 1.0×	794 0.9×	492 0.7×	751 1.2×	578 1.0×	101	3.3k
Shizhen Tao China	28	3.3k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	608 0.9×	1.1k 1.8×	582 1.0×	90	3.6k
Barry J. Katz United States	24	2.1k 0.8×	657 0.7×	511 0.7×	433 0.7×	594 1.0×	74	2.5k
Hui Tian China	30	3.2k 1.2×	684 0.8×	758 1.1×	1.4k 2.2×	1.1k 1.9×	117	3.5k
Xuanjun Yuan China	24	2.5k 1.0×	876 1.0×	283 0.4×	920 1.4×	328 0.6×	48	2.9k
Guoyi Hu China	26	2.3k 0.9×	518 0.6×	1.2k 1.8×	577 0.9×	887 1.5×	86	2.6k
Guoqi Wei China	25	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	492 0.7×	354 0.6×	225 0.4×	89	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huayao Zou

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20 of 20 papers shown

Luo, Qingyong, Huayao Zou, Jianfa Chen, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms of Uranium and Thorium Accumulation in the Lower Ediacaran Marine Sediments from the Upper Yangtze Platform, China: Implications for Helium Exploration. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 13(3). 413–413.

Guo, Tonglou, et al.. (2025). Fluid migration through fault damage zones in Sichuan Basin, China. Geophysics. 1–37.

Di, Yunsong, Huayao Zou, Sen Jin, et al.. (2025). Two-dimensional MoB MBene as novel co-catalysts of Cd0.8Zn0.2S for photocatalytic hydrogen production. Applied Surface Science. 720. 165107–165107.

Hang, Yaming, et al.. (2025). Tracing two decades: Non-linear temporal trends in mental health among Chinese university students (2005–2024). Journal of Affective Disorders. 393(Pt A). 120341–120341. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Changgui, et al.. (2024). Hydrocarbon Charging and Accumulation Process of the Large Bozhong19-6 Condensate Gas Reservoirs in the Southwestern Bozhong Sub-Basin, Bohai Bay Basin, China. Journal of Earth Science. 35(2). 613–630.

Wang, Guangwei, et al.. (2022). The quantitative characterization of stylolites in the limestone reservoirs of the Lower Triassic Feixianguan Formation, northeastern Sichuan Basin: Insights to the influence of pressure solution on the quality of carbonate reservoirs. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 139. 105612–105612. 9 indexed citations

Li, Pingping, et al.. (2022). Impacts of different matrix components on multi-scale pore structure and reservoir capacity: Insights from the Jurassic Da’anzhai member in the Yuanba area, Sichuan Basin. Energy Reports. 9. 1251–1264. 5 indexed citations

Zou, Huayao, et al.. (2022). Sulfate Sources Required for Thermochemical Sulfate Reduction in Dolostone Reservoirs in the Upper Permian Changxing Formation, Yuanba Gas Field, Sichuan Basin, China: Insights from the Origin of Celestite. Minerals. 12(5). 605–605. 3 indexed citations

Liao, Zonghu, Wei Li, Huayao Zou, et al.. (2020). Composite damage zones in the subsurface. Geophysical Journal International. 222(1). 225–230. 4 indexed citations

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Feng, Chong, et al.. (2013). Enriched Mechanism of Natural Gas in the Feixianguan-Changxing Formations in the Northeast Sichuan Basin. 27(4). 907–914. 4 indexed citations

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Hao, Fang & Huayao Zou. (2013). Cause of shale gas geochemical anomalies and mechanisms for gas enrichment and depletion in high-maturity shales. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 44. 1–12. 155 indexed citations

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Guo, Tonglou, et al.. (2012). Hydrocarbon generation history of coal-measure source rocks in the upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation of the northern Sichuan Basin. Tianranqi gongye. 32(3). 25–28. 4 indexed citations

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Zou, Huayao & Sinopec Exploration. (2012). Biological organic source and depositional environment of over-mature source rocks of Longtan Formation in Sichuan basin. Geochimica. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuanchun, et al.. (2010). Fracture Development and Accumulation History of Fractured Reservoirs in Tongnanba Belt,Northeastern Sichuan Basin. Keji daobao. 28(15). 53–57. 1 indexed citations

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Fang, Hao, et al.. (2007). Progress and Problems of Faults Conduit Systems for Hydrocarbon Migration. Dizhi ke-ji qingbao. 4 indexed citations

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Zou, Huayao, Hongjun Wang, Fang Hao, Guangdi Liu, & Baiqiao Zhang. (2007). Rapid hydrocarbon accumulation mechanism in later period in Kelasu thrust belt in Kuqa depression. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 50(8). 1161–1170. 5 indexed citations

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Hao, Fang, et al.. (2006). Geochemical Character of the hydrocarbon in BZ26-2 Oilfield,Bozhong Depression and its implication for petroleum accumulation. Journal of Xi'an Shiyou University. 1 indexed citations

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Zou, Huayao. (2006). STUDY ON ACCUMULATION MECHANISM OF YA13-1 EFFICIENT NATURAL GAS RESERVOIR IN QIONGDONGNAN BASIN. Tianranqi diqiu kexue. 2 indexed citations

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Zou, Huayao. (2005). Control of main expelling pathway for overpressure fluid on gas migration and accumulation in Kelasu Thrust Belt of Kuche Depression. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 3 indexed citations

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Hao, Fang, Huayao Zou, & Yong Fang. (2005). The difficulties and frontiers of subtle oil/gas reservoir research. Dixue qianyuan. 4 indexed citations

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