Lihai Tan

779 total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 559 citations indexed

About

Lihai Tan is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Soil Science and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lihai Tan has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 559 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 26 papers in Soil Science and 21 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Lihai Tan's work include Aeolian processes and effects (35 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (26 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers). Lihai Tan is often cited by papers focused on Aeolian processes and effects (35 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (26 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers). Lihai Tan collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and Australia. Lihai Tan's co-authors include Jianjun Qu, Zhishan An, Weimin Zhang, Baisheng Nie, Zhongbei Li, Xiangchun Li, Ming Qiao, Ting Ren, Xiaohan Yang and Weimin Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Geomorphology and Engineering Geology.

In The Last Decade

Lihai Tan

35 papers receiving 552 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.

Multi-scale pore fractal characteristics of differently ranked coal and its impact on gas adsorption

2023 120 citations Zhongbei Li, Ting Ren et al. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology profile →

Peers

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Shengbo Xie China

Dilip K. Barua India

Qingjie Han China

Zhishan An China

Aiguo Zhao China

Robert B. Haehnel United States

José González-Cao Spain

Yuchuan Bai China

Takashi Hosoda Japan

Sk Zeeshan Ali India

Shengbo Xie China

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Countries citing papers authored by Lihai Tan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lihai Tan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lihai Tan

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Qian, Chaoju, et al.. (2025). Selection and protection effectiveness of sand control measures for Golmud-Korla Railway in southern Xinjiang’s gravel desert area. Journal of Mountain Science. 22(8). 3053–3066.

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Zhang, Kai, et al.. (2024). Aeolian saltation over plateau gobi: Field studies in the Zhongzaohuo gobi area, northeastern Tibetan plateau, China. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 250. 105763–105763. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Benli, et al.. (2024). Sediment transportation by strong winds over Gobi surfaces: Field observations along the Lanzhou–Xinjiang high‐speed railway. Land Degradation and Development. 35(13). 4011–4023.

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Tan, Lihai, Bao Yang, Tao Che, et al.. (2024). Site selection of desert solar farms based on heterogeneous sand flux. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 7(1). 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Benli, et al.. (2024). Aeolian transport within a large-scale concentrated solar power plant in the Gobi region. Geomorphology. 455. 109186–109186. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, Lihai, et al.. (2023). Turbulent Flow Structures Over a Gobi Surface and Their Impact on Aeolian Sand Transport. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(15). 8 indexed citations

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Tan, Lihai, Hongtao Wang, Zhishan An, & Jianjun Qu. (2023). Aeolian sand transport over a dry playa surface: Sand flux density profiles, saltation layer height, and flux scaling laws and implications for dust emission dynamics. CATENA. 224. 106970–106970. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Benli, Kecun Zhang, Jianjun Qu, et al.. (2023). Progress on research and mitigation of wind-blown sand risk in Dunhuang Singing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic area, China. 15(3). 113–121. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Zhongbei, Ting Ren, Xiangchun Li, et al.. (2023). Multi-scale pore fractal characteristics of differently ranked coal and its impact on gas adsorption. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 33(4). 389–401. 120 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zu, Ruiping, Kecun Zhang, Benli Liu, et al.. (2022). Granule Ripples in the Kumtagh Desert, China: Morphological and Sedimentary Characteristics, and Development Processes. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 127(5). 5 indexed citations

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Qu, Jianjun, Qinghe Niu, Benli Liu, et al.. (2022). Mechanisms of the formation of wind-blown sand hazards and the sand control measures in Gobi areas under extremely strong winds along the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway. Science China Earth Sciences. 66(2). 292–302. 15 indexed citations

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Tan, Lihai, Jianjun Qu, Tao Wang, et al.. (2022). Vertical flux density and frequency profiles of wind-blown sand as a function of the grain size over gobi and implications for aeolian transport processes. Aeolian Research. 55. 100787–100787. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Junzhan, et al.. (2021). Grain size characteristics of sediment along the Hami-Lop Nor Railway. Zhongguo shamo. 41(1). 19. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weimin, et al.. (2021). Dust Emission from Gobi under Different Dust Content Conditions: A Wind Tunnel Study atop the Mogao Grottoes. Atmosphere. 12(11). 1498–1498. 4 indexed citations

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Tan, Lihai, et al.. (2021). Field Observation Evidence for Kink Points in the Vertical Kinetic Energy Flux Profiles of Wind‐Blown Sand Over Gobi and Its Significance. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(3). 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weimin, Lihai Tan, Zhishan An, et al.. (2019). Morphological variation of star dune and implications for dune management: a case study at the Crescent Moon Spring scenic spot of Dunhuang, China. Journal of Arid Land. 11(3). 357–370. 5 indexed citations

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Tan, Lihai, Weimin Zhang, Jianjun Qu, et al.. (2016). Aeolian sediment transport over gobi: Field studies atop the Mogao Grottoes, China. Aeolian Research. 21. 53–60. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kecun, Weimin Zhang, Lihai Tan, Zhishan An, & Hao Zhang. (2015). Effects of gravel mulch on aeolian transport: a field wind tunnel simulation. Journal of Arid Land. 7(3). 296–303. 16 indexed citations

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Tan, Lihai, Weimin Zhang, Jianjun Qu, et al.. (2014). Variation with height of aeolian mass flux density and grain size distribution over natural surface covered with coarse grains: A mobile wind tunnel study. Aeolian Research. 15. 345–352. 19 indexed citations

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Tan, Lihai, Weimin Zhang, Jianjun Qu, et al.. (2013). Aeolian sand transport over gobi with different gravel coverages under limited sand supply: A mobile wind tunnel investigation. Aeolian Research. 11. 67–74. 50 indexed citations

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