Ji Shen

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
187 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Ji Shen is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ji Shen has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Atmospheric Science, 74 papers in Ecology and 47 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ji Shen's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (142 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (44 papers) and Geological formations and processes (40 papers). Ji Shen is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (142 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (44 papers) and Geological formations and processes (40 papers). Ji Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United Kingdom. Ji Shen's co-authors include Sumin Wang, Enlou Zhang, Xingqi Liu, Xiangdong Yang, Xiayun Xiao, Ryo Matsumoto, Enfeng Liu, Hao Long, Weiwei Sun and Xuhui Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ji Shen

184 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Palaeoclimatic changes in the Qinghai Lake area during the last 18,000 years

2005 645 citations Ji Shen, Xingqi Liu et al. Quaternary International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ji Shen China	47	5.1k	2.3k	2.0k	1.2k	1.1k	187	6.9k
Enlou Zhang China	42	3.5k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	759 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	214	6.3k
Youbin Sun China	51	7.5k 1.5×	1.3k 0.6×	3.4k 1.7×	1.3k 1.1×	839 0.7×	148	9.0k
Weiguo Liu China	50	6.2k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	798 0.7×	265	8.4k
Bernd Zolitschka Germany	48	5.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	891 0.8×	186	7.1k
F. Grousset France	45	5.8k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	2.7k 1.3×	596 0.5×	946 0.8×	89	7.2k
Zhongping Lai China	46	5.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	2.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	220	6.7k
Liping Zhu China	45	5.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	630 0.5×	671 0.6×	239	7.4k
Oliver Heiri Switzerland	49	8.4k 1.6×	4.4k 1.9×	2.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.7×	1.6k 1.4×	166	11.8k
Charlotte Bryant United Kingdom	42	2.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	626 0.3×	721 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	109	5.0k
Enno Schefuß Germany	45	6.6k 1.3×	3.2k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	155	8.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Ji Shen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ji Shen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ji Shen

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Qi, Lin, et al.. (2025). Abrupt Ecological Shift and Recovery Trajectory of a Peri‐Urban Lake in the Anthropocene: Insights From Paleoecology and Modeling Projection. Water Resources Research. 61(6).

Zhang, Ke, et al.. (2025). Glacier Meltwater Input and Salinity Decline Promote Algal Growth in a Tibetan Saline Lake. Freshwater Biology. 70(3). 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Ke, Qi Lin, Peng Xing, et al.. (2025). Rapid ecological change outpaces climate warming in Tibetan glacier lakes. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1).

Lin, Qi, Ke Zhang, Charline Giguet‐Covex, et al.. (2024). Reconstructing Anthropocene dynamics of subtropical vegetation and plant diversity by combining sedimentary ancient DNA and pollen: A high-resolution comparative analysis from China’s Yangtze floodplain. Fundamental Research.

Sun, Weiwei, et al.. (2024). Abrupt middle to late Holocene hydroclimate fluctuations on the northwestern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau inferred from lacustrine carbonate isotopes. CATENA. 239. 107908–107908. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Qi, Ke Zhang, Charline Giguet‐Covex, et al.. (2024). Transient social–ecological dynamics reveal signals of decoupling in a highly disturbed Anthropocene landscape. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(17). e2321303121–e2321303121. 18 indexed citations

Lin, Qi, Enfeng Liu, Enlou Zhang, et al.. (2021). Organic carbon burial in a large, deep alpine lake (southwest China) in response to changes in climate, land use and nutrient supply over the past ~100 years. CATENA. 202. 105240–105240. 43 indexed citations

Zhao, Cheng, Jun Cheng, Jingjing Wang, et al.. (2021). Paleoclimate Significance of Reconstructed Rainfall Isotope Changes in Asian Monsoon Region. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(12). 49 indexed citations

Shen, Ji, et al.. (2020). Chromium element and isotope geochemistry in high temperature systems. JUSTC. 50(9). 1229. 1 indexed citations

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Xiao, Xiayun, Ji Shen, Simon Haberle, et al.. (2015). Vegetation, fire, and climate history during the last 18 500 cal a BP in south‐western Yunnan Province, China. Journal of Quaternary Science. 30(8). 859–869. 95 indexed citations

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Shen, Ji, et al.. (2013). Ti content in Huguangyan maar lake sediment as a proxy for monsoon‐induced vegetation density in the Holocene. Geophysical Research Letters. 40(21). 5757–5763. 70 indexed citations

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Ji, Ming, Yanling Li, & Ji Shen. (2013). PAST AND RECENT LAKE EUTROPHICATION EVIDENCED BY MICROFOSSIL (OVER 160 YEARS) DIATOM SUCCESSION IN SEDIMENTS, LAKE XINGYUN (SOUTHWEST CHINA). Polish Journal of Ecology. 61(4). 729–737. 2 indexed citations

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Shen, Ji. (2010). Paleoenviromental and Paleoclimatic Changes in Lake Xingkai Inferred from Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes of Bulk Organic Matter Since 28kaBP. Chenji xuebao. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Enfeng, Ji Shen, Liyuan Yang, et al.. (2009). Assessment of heavy metal contamination in the sediments of Nansihu Lake Catchment, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 161(1-4). 217–227. 46 indexed citations

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Shen, Ji, et al.. (2009). Uplift events of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau and environmental evolution of the southwest monsoon since 2.7Ma, recorded in a long lake sediment core from Heqing, China. Quaternary International. 218(1-2). 67–73. 17 indexed citations

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Shen, Ji. (2008). Ensuring Medical Supplies for the Medical Rescue after the Wenchuan Earthquake. Zhongguo xunzheng yixue zazhi. 1 indexed citations

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Xiao, Xiayun, Ji Shen, Sumin Wang, Haifeng Xiao, & Guobang Tong. (2007). Palynological evidence for vegetational and climatic changes from the HQ deep drilling core in Yunnan Province, China. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 50(8). 1189–1201. 26 indexed citations

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Shen, Ji, et al.. (2006). Historical trophic evolutions and their ecological responses from shallow lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River: Case studies on Longgan Lake and Taibai Lake. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 49(S1). 51–61. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Enfeng, Ji Shen, Xingqi Liu, Yuxin Zhu, & Sumin Wang. (2006). Variation characteristics of heavy metals and nutrients in the core sediments of Taihu Lake and their pollution history. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 49(S1). 82–91. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Enfeng, Ji Shen, & Yuxin Zhu. (2006). The influence of grain size composition on metal content in the sediment: the case of core sediment in Lake Taihu. Journal of Lake Sciences. 18(4). 363–368. 1 indexed citations

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