Junlai Liu

7.0k citations

167 papers · 6.1k · 2 hit papers · h-index 40

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Geophysics top 0.5%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
Geology top 1%
- Geological and Geophysical Studies

Papers in

Geophysics 126
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 121
- earthquake and tectonic studies 4
- Geological Formations and Processes Exploration 1
Geology 6
- Geological and Geophysical Studies 6

Co-authors: Fu‐Yuan Wu (4 shared papers)Zhidan Zhao (21 shared papers)Zhaochong Zhang (21 shared papers)Shuyun Cao (19 shared papers)Rixiang Zhu (2 shared papers)Ling Chen (1 shared paper)Peter van Calsteren (1 shared paper)Simon Turner (1 shared paper)
Journals: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (17 papers)Science China Earth Sciences (13 papers)Journal of Structural Geology (9 papers)Geological Journal (9 papers)Precambrian Research (8 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Austria

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Junlai Liu

161 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Junlai Liu's Hit Papers

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Timing, scale and mechanism of the destruction of the North China Craton 2011 · 650 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2011 Science China Earth Sciences
1996 Journal of Petrology

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1	Post-collision, Shoshonitic Volcanism on the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for Convective Thinning of the Lithosphere and the Source of Ocean Island Basalts Journal of Petrology ·Simon Turner, Nicolas Arnaud, Junlai Liu, Nick W. Rogers, Chris J. Hawkesworth, Nigel Harris, S. P. Kelley, Peter van Calsteren +1 other Hit paper breakdown →	1996	931
2	Timing, scale and mechanism of the destruction of the North China Craton Science China Earth Sciences ·Rixiang Zhu, Ling Chen, Fu‐Yuan Wu, Junlai Liu Hit paper breakdown →	2011	650
3	The Liaonan metamorphic core complex, Southeastern Liaoning Province, North China: A likely contributor to Cretaceous rotation of Eastern Liaoning, Korea and contiguous areas Tectonophysics ·Junlai Liu, G. A. Davis, Zhiyong Lin, Fu‐Yuan Wu	2005	268
4	Postcollisional potassic and ultrapotassic rocks in southern Tibet: Mantle and crustal origins in response to India–Asia collision and convergence Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Dong Liu, Zhidan Zhao, Di‐Cheng Zhu, Yaoling Niu, Donald J. DePaolo, T. Mark Harrison, Xuanxue Mo, Guochen Dong	2014	217
5	Oligo-Miocene shearing along the Ailao Shan–Red River shear zone: Constraints from structural analysis and zircon U/Pb geochronology of magmatic rocks in the Diancang Shan massif, SE Tibet, China Gondwana Research ·Shuyun Cao, Junlai Liu, Bernd Leiss, Franz Neubauer, Johann Genser, Chunqiang Zhao	2010	206
6	Permo-Triassic granitoids in the northern part of the Truong Son belt, NW Vietnam: Geochronology, geochemistry and tectonic implications Gondwana Research ·Junlai Liu, My-Dung Tran, Yuan Tang, Quang-Luat Nguyen, Thanh-Hai Tran, Wenbin Wu, Jia‐Fu Chen, Zhaochong Zhang	2011	201
7	The nature of the Ailao Shan–Red River (ASRR) shear zone: Constraints from structural, microstructural and fabric analyses of metamorphic rocks from the Diancang Shan, Ailao Shan and Day Nui Con Voi massifs Journal of Asian Earth Sciences ·Junlai Liu, Yuan Tang, My-Dung Tran, Shuyun Cao, Li Zhao, Zhaochong Zhang, Zhidan Zhao, Wen Chen	2011	162
8	The Liaonan/Wanfu metamorphic core complexes in the Liaodong Peninsula: Two stages of exhumation and constraints on the destruction of the North China Craton Tectonics ·Junlai Liu, Liang Shen, Mo Ji, Huimei Guan, Zhaochong Zhang, Zhidan Zhao	2013	131
9	Exhumation of the Diancang Shan metamorphic complex along the Ailao Shan-Red River belt, southwestern Yunnan, China: Evidence from 40Ar/39Ar thermochronology Journal of Asian Earth Sciences ·Shuyun Cao, Franz Neubauer, Junlai Liu, Johann Genser, Bernd Leiss	2011	126
10	Structural and sedimentary evolution of the southern Songliao Basin, northeast China, and implications for hydrocarbon prospectivity AAPG Bulletin ·Honghong Wei, Junlai Liu, Qing‐Ren Meng	2010	111
11	Zircon U–Pb dating and Hf isotope analysis on the Taihua Complex: Constraints on the formation and evolution of the Trans-North China Orogen Precambrian Research ·Xinqi Yu, Junlai Liu, Chunlin Li, Yanpei Dai +1 other	2013	96
12	The Ailao Shan–Red River shear zone revisited: Timing and tectonic implications Geological Society of America Bulletin ·Junlai Liu, Xiaoyu Chen, Yuan Tang, Zhijie Song, Wei Wang	2019	94
13	Geochemistry and geochronology of the volcanic rocks associated with the Dong'an adularia–sericite epithermal gold deposit, Lesser Hinggan Range, Heilongjiang province, NE China: Constraints on the metallogenesis Ore Geology Reviews ·Zhaochong Zhang, Jingwen Mao, Yanbin Wang, Franco Pirajno, Junlai Liu, Zhidan Zhao	2010	88
14	Fractal Characteristics of Coal Pores Based on Classic Geometry and Thermodynamics Models Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition ·Yidong Cai, Dameng Liu, Yanbin Yao, Junqian Li, Junlai Liu	2011	83
15	Timing of left-lateral shearing along the Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone: constraints from zircon U–Pb ages from granitic rocks in the shear zone along the Ailao Shan Range, Western Yunnan, China International Journal of Earth Sciences ·Yuan Tang, Junlai Liu, My-Dung Tran, Zhijie Song, Wenbin Wu, Zhaochong Zhang, Zhidan Zhao, Wen Chen	2012	80
16	Early cretaceous extensional structures in the Liaodong Peninsula: Structural associations, geochronological constraints and regional tectonic implications Science China Earth Sciences ·Junlai Liu, Mo Ji, Liang Shen, Huimei Guan, G. A. Davis	2011	78
17	Orientation-related deformation mechanisms of naturally deformed amphibole in amphibolite mylonites from the Diancang Shan, SW Yunnan, China Journal of Structural Geology ·Shuyun Cao, Junlai Liu, Bernd Leiss	2010	73
18	Continental vertical growth in the transitional zone between South Tianshan and Tarim, western Xinjiang, NW China: Insight from the Permian Halajun A1-type granitic magmatism Lithos ·He Huang, Zhaochong Zhang, Timothy Kusky, M. Santosh, Shu Zhang, Dongyang Zhang, Junlai Liu, Zhidan Zhao	2012	70
19	A reappraisal of the high-Ti and low-Ti classification of basalts and petrogenetic linkage between basalts and mafic–ultramafic intrusions in the Emeishan Large Igneous Province, SW China Ore Geology Reviews ·Tong Hou, Zhaochong Zhang, Timothy Kusky, Yangsong Du, Junlai Liu, Zhidan Zhao	2011	69
20	New tectono-geochronological constraints on timing of shearing along the Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone: Implications for genesis of Ailao Shan gold mineralization Journal of Asian Earth Sciences ·Junlai Liu, Xiaoyu Chen, Wenbin Wu, Yuan Tang, My-Dung Tran, Quang-Luat Nguyen, Zhaochong Zhang, Zhidan Zhao	2014	69

About Junlai Liu

Junlai Liu is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology, Economics and Econometrics, Ocean Engineering and Pollution, having authored 167 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (121 papers), Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits (6 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (6 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (4 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (2 papers), Geological Formations and Processes Exploration (1 paper), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (1 paper) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (4.2k citations), Geology (357 citations), Economics and Econometrics (459 citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (30 citations) and Mechanics of Materials (118 citations). Junlai Liu has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Austria. Frequent co-authors include Fu‐Yuan Wu, Zhidan Zhao, Zhaochong Zhang, Shuyun Cao, Rixiang Zhu, Ling Chen, Peter van Calsteren, Simon Turner, Nigel Harris and Chris J. Hawkesworth. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Science China Earth Sciences, Journal of Structural Geology, Geological Journal and Precambrian Research.

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