Kang Chen

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Kang Chen is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kang Chen has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Geophysics, 17 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 11 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Kang Chen's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (21 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (14 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (10 papers). Kang Chen is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (21 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (14 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (10 papers). Kang Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Kang Chen's co-authors include Ming Tang, Roberta L. Rudnick, Zhaochu Hu, Yongsheng Liu, Keqing Zong, Shan Gao, Jingliang Guo, Yuan‐Bao Wu, Haihong Chen and Zhengwei Liang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kang Chen

46 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Archean upper crust transition from mafic to felsic marks the onset of plate tectonics

2016 366 citations Ming Tang, Kang Chen et al. profile →
3.45 Ga granitic gneisses from the Yangtze Craton, South China: Implications for Early Archean crustal growth

2014 279 citations Jingliang Guo, Shan Gao et al. Precambrian Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kang Chen China	19	1.4k	580	409	154	111	51	2.0k
Yan Xiao China	29	1.9k 1.3×	399 0.7×	435 1.1×	119 0.8×	121 1.1×	80	2.3k
Jan C.M. De Hoog United Kingdom	29	2.3k 1.6×	691 1.2×	401 1.0×	137 0.9×	59 0.5×	64	2.7k
Béatrice Luais France	23	2.2k 1.5×	708 1.2×	565 1.4×	148 1.0×	39 0.4×	58	2.6k
Christopher M. Fisher United States	23	1.9k 1.3×	905 1.6×	309 0.8×	163 1.1×	36 0.3×	81	2.1k
Chao Huang China	21	1.3k 0.9×	705 1.2×	353 0.9×	95 0.6×	34 0.3×	100	1.9k
Dewashish Upadhyay India	28	2.1k 1.5×	733 1.3×	282 0.7×	111 0.7×	86 0.8×	96	2.4k
Cora Wohlgemuth‐Ueberwasser Germany	20	1.5k 1.0×	910 1.6×	400 1.0×	95 0.6×	22 0.2×	33	1.7k
F. K. Mazdab United States	26	2.7k 1.9×	1.4k 2.4×	368 0.9×	149 1.0×	45 0.4×	52	2.9k
Anastassia Y. Borisova France	24	1.4k 1.0×	917 1.6×	324 0.8×	42 0.3×	53 0.5×	65	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Kang Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kang Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kang Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kang Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kang Chen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kang Chen. Kang Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Luo, Jiayan, Kang Chen, Peng Sang, et al.. (2025). Copper-Catalyzed Late-Stage Modification of Peptide-Bearing Unprotected Side Chains. CCS Chemistry. 8(2). 882–891. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Kang, et al.. (2025). Average trace element composition of the upper continental crust derived from an integrated study of sedimentary and igneous rocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

Chen, Kang, et al.. (2025). Average major element composition of the upper continental crust derived from an integrated study of sedimentary and igneous rocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

Wang, Meiling, Zaicong Wang, Liang Guo, et al.. (2025). Calcium isotope composition of the Gangdese continental arc deep crust and implications for making continental crust. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 400. 248–264.

Zhao, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2025). Integrated multi-omics for potential biomarkers and molecular mechanism of persistent inflammatory refractory rheumatoid arthritis. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1574783–1574783.

Chen, Kang, Tao Han, Fenghua Ling, et al.. (2025). The operational medium-range deterministic weather forecasting can be extended beyond a 10-day lead time. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 6 indexed citations

Chen, Kang, Jingliang Guo, Xinshui Wang, et al.. (2024). Formation of deep arc root cumulates and implications for crustal growth in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Chemical Geology. 660. 122147–122147. 2 indexed citations

Zou, Zongqi, Zaicong Wang, Yi‐Gang Xu, et al.. (2024). Deep mantle cycle of chalcophile metals and sulfur in subducted oceanic crust. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 370. 15–28. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Kang, Ming Tang, Zhaochu Hu, & Yongsheng Liu. (2023). Generation of tholeiitic and calc-alkaline arc magmas and its implications for continental growth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 355. 173–183. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Kang, Wei Wei, Chunyan Zhou, et al.. (2023). Spatiotemporal mapping of atmospheric aldehydes over Beijing in summer during 2019–2021 via their source apportionment study. Atmospheric Research. 288. 106723–106723. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhiduo, Yao Xiao, Bingjun Liu, et al.. (2023). Stress‐Induced Multi‐Stimulus‐Responsive Mechanoluminescence in Mn²⁺ Doped Double Perovskite Compound. Advanced Optical Materials. 12(5). 23 indexed citations

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Li, Hongru, Kang Chen, Yongtao Lyu, et al.. (2022). Mobile cabin hospital compulsory quarantine for mild patients can serve as an alternative treatment for COVID-19: the Chinese experience.. PubMed. 14(5). 3132–3142. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Yong, et al.. (2022). Development characteristics and petroleum geological significance of Permian pyroclastic flow volcanic rocks in Western Sichuan Basin, SW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 49(1). 64–77. 14 indexed citations

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She, Qingshan, Kang Chen, Zhizeng Luo, et al.. (2020). Double-Criteria Active Learning for Multiclass Brain-Computer Interfaces. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. 2020. 1–13. 5 indexed citations

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Tang, Ming, Cin‐Ty A. Lee, Kang Chen, et al.. (2019). Nb/Ta systematics in arc magma differentiation and the role of arclogites in continent formation. Nature Communications. 10(1). 235–235. 94 indexed citations

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Han, Hui, Pengwei Liu, Jianchao Jia, et al.. (2018). The Influence of Extractable Organic Matter on Pore Development in the Late Triassic Chang 7 Lacustrine Shales, Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, China. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 92(4). 1508–1522. 27 indexed citations

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Chen, Kang, R. J. Walker, Roberta L. Rudnick, et al.. (2016). Platinum-group element abundances and Re–Os isotopic systematics of the upper continental crust through time: Evidence from glacial diamictites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 191. 1–16. 70 indexed citations

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Li, Duo & Kang Chen. (2014). Research on Migration Features of Ammonia-Nitrogen in Shallow Groundwater of Coastal Area of Tangshan Fengnan. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering. 2(1). 39–43. 1 indexed citations

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Guo, Jingliang, Shan Gao, Yuan‐Bao Wu, et al.. (2014). 3.45 Ga granitic gneisses from the Yangtze Craton, South China: Implications for Early Archean crustal growth. Precambrian Research. 242. 82–95. 279 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Kang. (2013). Two China Models and Local Government Entrepreneurship. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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