Ji Chen

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ji Chen is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Pollution and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ji Chen has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Atmospheric Science, 10 papers in Pollution and 4 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ji Chen's work include Climate change and permafrost (26 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (20 papers) and Smart Materials for Construction (10 papers). Ji Chen is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (26 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (20 papers) and Smart Materials for Construction (10 papers). Ji Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Russia and Denmark. Ji Chen's co-authors include Yu Sheng, Jichun Wu, Jing Li, Lin Zhao, Wangping Li, Tonghua Wu, Defu Zou, Guojie Hu, Guodong Cheng and Erji Du and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Ji Chen

31 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

A new map of permafrost distribution on the Tibetan Plateau

2017 671 citations Defu Zou, Lin Zhao et al. The cryosphere profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ji Chen China	12	933	146	95	94	92	32	1.1k
Guoan Yin China	22	1.4k 1.5×	380 2.6×	91 1.0×	104 1.1×	196 2.1×	48	1.5k
Wu Wang China	8	764 0.8×	97 0.7×	89 0.9×	104 1.1×	44 0.5×	16	881
Wu Qingbai China	17	892 1.0×	118 0.8×	61 0.6×	55 0.6×	113 1.2×	33	1.0k
Yanhui Qin China	15	1.1k 1.2×	130 0.9×	187 2.0×	157 1.7×	117 1.3×	29	1.3k
Erji Du China	19	1.6k 1.7×	196 1.3×	254 2.7×	173 1.8×	149 1.6×	55	1.8k
Zeyong Gao China	18	643 0.7×	180 1.2×	82 0.9×	84 0.9×	136 1.5×	45	832
Junming Hao China	19	928 1.0×	197 1.3×	146 1.5×	172 1.8×	120 1.3×	44	1.1k
Jianzong Shi China	18	1.4k 1.5×	147 1.0×	280 2.9×	244 2.6×	192 2.1×	40	1.6k
Haoming Fan China	16	259 0.3×	127 0.9×	89 0.9×	46 0.5×	268 2.9×	41	775

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ji Chen

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Yang, Wenshu, et al.. (2025). Study on the cooling effect of crushed rock-based embankment of high-grade highway in permafrost region under the influence of crushed-rock fragmentation and weathering. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 231. 104427–104427. 3 indexed citations

Wu, Qingbai, Anping Chen, Guanli Jiang, et al.. (2025). Non-temperature environmental drivers modulate warming-induced 21st-century permafrost degradation on the Tibetan Plateau. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7556–7556. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Ji, et al.. (2025). Design, test method and validation of a new self-weight gravity direct shear instrument for the interface between the active layer and the permafrost. Measurement. 257. 118845–118845.

Chen, Ji, et al.. (2025). Global Dynamics of Grassland FVC and LST and Spatial Distribution of Their Correlation (2001–2022). Plants. 14(3). 439–439. 3 indexed citations

Wu, Yamin, et al.. (2024). Aboveground Biomass Mapping and Analysis of Spatial Drivers in the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau Permafrost Zone: A Case Study of the Beilu River Basin. Plants. 13(5). 686–686. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Ji, et al.. (2024). Degradation of warm permafrost and talik formation on the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau in 2006–2021. Advances in Climate Change Research. 15(2). 275–284. 11 indexed citations

Qin, Haosen, et al.. (2024). Effect of Orientation and Skylight Area Ratio on Building Energy Efficiency in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Buildings. 14(3). 755–755. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Qian, Cunde Xiao, Liang Zhao, et al.. (2024). Diversity of primary vegetation species of lake shore impacts largely carbon emissions in thermokarst lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. Water Research. 272. 122946–122946. 2 indexed citations

Xue, Xian, Yuqing Zhang, Shugao Qin, et al.. (2024). Divergent mechanisms driving nutrient stoichiometry in surface and deep soils of desert ecosystems on the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau. CATENA. 246. 108417–108417. 4 indexed citations

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Jiang, Guanli, et al.. (2024). Long-term responses of permafrost to the dual impacts of climate warming and engineering disturbance along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 220. 104135–104135. 3 indexed citations

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Hou, Xin, et al.. (2023). Field observations of the thermal stability of permafrost under buildings with an underfloor open ventilation space and pile foundations in warm permafrost at high altitudes. Advances in Climate Change Research. 14(2). 267–275. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Ji, et al.. (2022). Ground Surface Freezing and Thawing Index Distribution in the Qinghai-Tibet Engineering Corridor and Factors Analysis Based on GeoDetector Technique. Remote Sensing. 15(1). 208–208. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lele, et al.. (2022). Testing the transfer functions for the Geonor T-200B and Chinese standard precipitation gauge in the central Qinghai—Tibet Plateau. Journal of Mountain Science. 19(7). 1974–1987. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Ji, et al.. (2021). Experimental and Numerical Analyses of the Thermal Regime of a Traditional Embankment in Permafrost Regions. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2021(1). 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Ji, et al.. (2021). Strengthening effect of crushed rock revetment and thermosyphons in a traditional embankment in permafrost regions under warming climate. Advances in Climate Change Research. 12(1). 66–75. 24 indexed citations

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Wu, Qingbai, et al.. (2019). Long‐term role of cooling the underlying permafrost of the crushed rock structure embankment along the Qinghai–Xizang railway. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 31(1). 172–183. 48 indexed citations

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Zou, Defu, Lin Zhao, Yu Sheng, et al.. (2017). A new map of permafrost distribution on the Tibetan Plateau. The cryosphere. 11(6). 2527–2542. 671 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Ji, et al.. (2016). Effects of Seasonal Snow Cover on Hydrothermal Conditions of the ActiveLayer in the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. 3 indexed citations

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Chou, Yaling, et al.. (2014). Analysis on thermal stability and deformation stability of CMR. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 110. 215–222. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Ji. (2008). The Effect of Embankment Slope Orientation along the Qinghai-Tibet Routes and Related Radiation Mechanism. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology. 4 indexed citations

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