Jigen Tang

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 821 citations indexed

About

Jigen Tang is a scholar working on Paleontology, Archeology and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Jigen Tang has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 821 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Paleontology, 9 papers in Archeology and 6 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Jigen Tang's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (6 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (5 papers). Jigen Tang is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (6 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (5 papers). Jigen Tang collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Jigen Tang's co-authors include Michael P. Richards, Changsui Wang, Gretchen R. Hall, Robert A. Moreau, Alberto Núñez, Zhijun Zhao, Patrick E. McGovern, Juzhong Zhang, Zhichun Jing and Christina Cheung and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Jigen Tang

18 papers receiving 775 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.

Fermented beverages of pre- and proto-historic China

2004 564 citations Patrick E. McGovern, Juzhong Zhang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jigen Tang China	11	299	236	201	134	117	21	821
Daniel Comeskey United Kingdom	15	40 0.1×	387 1.6×	145 0.7×	77 0.6×	29 0.2×	28	862
Terry G. Powis United States	11	140 0.5×	309 1.3×	39 0.2×	54 0.4×	149 1.3×	27	624
Anaya Sarpaki Greece	10	100 0.3×	157 0.7×	23 0.1×	205 1.5×	30 0.3×	17	478
Dvory Namdar Israel	14	23 0.1×	129 0.5×	50 0.2×	186 1.4×	11 0.1×	20	519
Lucia Bertacchini Italy	8	125 0.4×	95 0.4×	67 0.3×	57 0.4×	3 0.0×	10	313
Natalia Martínez‐Tagüeña Mexico	7	59 0.2×	102 0.4×	32 0.2×	46 0.3×	7 0.1×	19	316
Doris Potočnik Slovenia	12	60 0.2×	44 0.2×	112 0.6×	25 0.2×	5 0.0×	25	310
Kaoru Ariyama Japan	11	54 0.2×	31 0.1×	149 0.7×	105 0.8×	11 0.1×	16	410
Alessia D’Agostino Italy	11	31 0.1×	91 0.4×	23 0.1×	61 0.5×	16 0.1×	38	298

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jigen Tang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Jiabo, Huapei Wang, Yuan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Low Geomagnetic Field Intensity in Southern China 6,000 Years Ago. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(9).

Chen, Dian, Jigen Tang, Ming Yu, Yimin Yang, & Changsui Wang. (2023). Identification of a source of nephrite from late Shang Yinxu by multispectral imaging. Heritage Science. 11(1).

Li, Qiang, Guofeng Wei, Haiyan Huang, Jigen Tang, & Bingjian Zhang. (2023). Lead isotope ratio analysis of lead ingots and bronze wares unearthed from Yinxu. Archaeometry. 66(2). 368–379. 2 indexed citations

Lv, Dawei, et al.. (2022). Geochemical characteristics and paleoclimate implication of Middle Jurassic coal in the Ordos Basin, China. Ore Geology Reviews. 144. 104848–104848. 33 indexed citations

Liu, Ruiliang, et al.. (2020). Social hierarchy and the choice of metal recycling at Anyang, the last capital of Bronze Age Shang China. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 18794–18794. 28 indexed citations

Tang, Jigen. (2020). China: Bronzes from around the world reunite in a digital museum. 2020(4). 23–24. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Rong, Changsui Wang, & Jigen Tang. (2018). A jade parrot from the tomb of Fu Hao at Yinxu and Liao sacrifices of the Shang Dynasty. Antiquity. 92(362). 368–382. 6 indexed citations

Bao, Tiantian, et al.. (2018). Study on the grossular rabbit with high hardness excavated from Yin Ruins, Anyang, China. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 11(4). 1577–1588. 2 indexed citations

Stoltman, James B., et al.. (2017). New insights into the composition and microstructure of ceramic artifacts associated with the production of Chinese bronzes at Yinxu, the last capital of the Shang dynasty. Archaeological Research in Asia. 15. 88–100. 19 indexed citations

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Merrett, Deborah C., et al.. (2017). Osteoarthritis, labour division, and occupational specialization of the Late Shang China - insights from Yinxu (ca. 1250 - 1046 B.C.). PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0176329–e0176329. 12 indexed citations

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Cheung, Christina, Zhichun Jing, Jigen Tang, Darlene A. Weston, & Michael P. Richards. (2017). Diets, social roles, and geographical origins of sacrificial victims at the royal cemetery at Yinxu, Shang China: New evidence from stable carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur isotope analysis. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 48. 28–45. 40 indexed citations

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Cheung, Christina, Zhichun Jing, Jigen Tang, & Michael P. Richards. (2017). Social dynamics in early Bronze Age China: A multi-isotope approach. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 16. 90–101. 14 indexed citations

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Merrett, Deborah C., et al.. (2016). Osteoarchaeological Studies of Human Systemic Stress of Early Urbanization in Late Shang at Anyang, China. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0151854–e0151854. 21 indexed citations

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Tang, Jigen, et al.. (2016). Investigating the tool marks on oracle bones inscriptions from the Yinxu site (ca., 1319–1046 BC), Henan province, China. Microscopy Research and Technique. 79(9). 827–832.

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Cheung, Christina, et al.. (2015). Examining social and cultural differentiation in early Bronze Age China using stable isotope analysis and mortuary patterning of human remains at Xin’anzhuang, Yinxu. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 9(5). 799–816. 30 indexed citations

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Stoltman, James B., Zhichun Jing, Jigen Tang, & George Rapp. (2009). Ceramic Production in Shang Societies of Anyang. Asian perspectives. 48(1). 182–203. 28 indexed citations

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Tang, Jigen. (2008). Le Musée de Yinxu : de superbes vestiges pour expliquer la culture des Yin‐Shang. Museum International (Edition Francaise). 60(1-2). 143–150. 1 indexed citations

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Tang, Jigen. (2005). The Secondary Mud in Xizhou in Hijiatun Remains and the Weather Changes in Anyang In Shang Dynasty. 4 indexed citations

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McGovern, Patrick E., Juzhong Zhang, Jigen Tang, et al.. (2004). Fermented beverages of pre- and proto-historic China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(51). 17593–17598. 564 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tang, Jigen, Zhichun Jing, & George Rapp. (2000). The largest walled Shang City located in Anyang, China. Antiquity. 74(285). 479–480. 12 indexed citations

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