Lifeng Wang

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Lifeng Wang is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lifeng Wang has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Geophysics, 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 6 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Lifeng Wang's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (27 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (25 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (17 papers). Lifeng Wang is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (27 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (25 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (17 papers). Lifeng Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Lifeng Wang's co-authors include Denghai Bai, Jie Sun, Martyn Unsworth, Max A. Meju, Yi Sun, Mei Liu, Jiwen Teng, Xiaobing Ma, Xiangru Kong and Pengfei Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Lifeng Wang

57 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Crustal deformation of the eastern Tibetan plateau reveal... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 200 400 600
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.

  1. Crustal deformation of the eastern Tibetan plateau revealed by magnetotelluric imaging
    2010 693 citations Denghai Bai, Jie Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lifeng Wang China 18 1.3k 133 104 102 95 61 1.5k
Nicolas Villeneuve France 26 898 0.7× 111 0.8× 13 0.1× 106 1.0× 54 0.6× 64 1.4k
Damiano Sarocchi Mexico 17 393 0.3× 79 0.6× 72 0.7× 29 0.3× 43 0.5× 48 849
Zhikun Ren China 24 1.3k 1.1× 101 0.8× 16 0.2× 189 1.9× 56 0.6× 80 1.7k
Timothy Saey Belgium 22 539 0.4× 70 0.5× 71 0.7× 130 1.3× 528 5.6× 61 1.2k
Dallas Dunlap United States 16 311 0.2× 56 0.4× 32 0.3× 110 1.1× 135 1.4× 37 700
R. A. Dunn United States 22 1.2k 1.0× 55 0.4× 9 0.1× 99 1.0× 25 0.3× 65 1.6k
William R. Seager United States 17 746 0.6× 151 1.1× 21 0.2× 66 0.6× 21 0.2× 42 1.0k
Yasuo Miyabuchi Japan 18 513 0.4× 87 0.7× 25 0.2× 36 0.4× 18 0.2× 53 845
Román Álvarez Mexico 16 241 0.2× 59 0.4× 26 0.3× 28 0.3× 59 0.6× 66 687

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lifeng Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lifeng Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lifeng Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lifeng Wang 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 Lifeng Wang. Lifeng Wang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Lifeng, Yingcheng Lu, & Chuanmin Hu. (2025). A practical angular spectrum method to estimate ocean surface wave directions and wavelengths using Sentinel-2 MSI imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment. 331. 115044–115044. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Lifeng, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the roles of fault asperities over earthquake cycles. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 636. 118711–118711. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Lifeng & Sylvain Barbot. (2023). Three-dimensional kinematics of the India–Eurasia collision. Communications Earth & Environment. 4(1). 28 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yu, Yamei Chen, Lifeng Wang, et al.. (2022). Both specific plant functional type loss and vegetation change influence litter metallic element release in an alpine treeline ecotone. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(27). 41544–41556. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Yongxin, Guoze Zhao, S. L. Klemperer, et al.. (2020). Coseismic electric and magnetic signals observed during 2017 Jiuzhaigou Mw 6.5 earthquake and explained by electrokinetics and magnetometer rotation. Geophysical Journal International. 223(2). 1130–1143. 17 indexed citations
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Tang, Ji, et al.. (2016). ELECTROMAGNETIC ANOMALOUS PULSES BEFORE AND AFTER EARTHQUAKES(M>6.0) IN CHINA CONTINENT IN 2008. 38(4). 1004. 1 indexed citations
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Cattania, Camilla, Sebastian Hainzl, Frank Roth, & Lifeng Wang. (2014). The relationship between afterslip and aftershocks: a study based on Coulomb-Rate-and-State models. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 5118. 1 indexed citations
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Cattania, Camilla, Sebastian Hainzl, Lifeng Wang, Frank Roth, & Bogdan Enescu. (2014). Propagation of Coulomb stress uncertainties in physics‐based aftershock models. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 119(10). 7846–7864. 39 indexed citations
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Wang, Lifeng. (2011). The Construction of Evaluation Index of the Sustainable Development Capability of Regional Economy. Anhui nongye kexue. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2009). Runoff Simulation on Watershed of Dage River by HSPF Model. Environmental Science & Technology. 32(10). 103–107. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guoze, Xiaobin Chen, Lifeng Wang, et al.. (2008). Evidence of crustal ‘channel flow’ in the eastern margin of Tibetan Plateau from MT measurements. Science Bulletin. 53(12). 1887–1893. 44 indexed citations
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Wang, Lifeng. (2007). Progress Research on the Plant Photosynthetic Physiological Ecology. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Lifeng. (2005). Study on Sustainable Eco-tourism Development in Nature Reserves of Guilin City. Forest Inventory and Planning. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Jianwen, et al.. (2003). Hydrological Effects on the Degeneration of eth Ecological Environment in the Tarim River Watershed, Xinjiang. Arid Zone Research. 20(4). 266–271. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Shijun, David Harte, Li Ma, & Lifeng Wang. (2003). Research on the multifractal characteristics of the temporal-spatial distribution of earthquakes over New Zealand area. Acta Seismologica Sinica. 16(3). 312–322. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Jie, et al.. (2003). Sounding of electrical structure of the crust and upper mantle along the eastern border of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its tectonic significance. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 46(S2). 243–253. 44 indexed citations
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Chen, Shijun, Lifeng Wang, Li Ma, & Zhang Hong-jun. (2002). Argument on the magnitude-frequency relation. Acta Seismologica Sinica. 15(2). 187–197.

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