Maodu Yan

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Maodu Yan is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geophysics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maodu Yan has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Atmospheric Science, 48 papers in Geophysics and 44 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Maodu Yan's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (50 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (46 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (44 papers). Maodu Yan is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (50 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (46 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (44 papers). Maodu Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Maodu Yan's co-authors include Xiaomin Fang, Chunhui Song, Weilin Zhang, Jinbo Zan, Josep M. Parés, Rob Van der Voo, Jijun Li, Baotian Pan, David K. Rea and Yuzhen Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Maodu Yan

86 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Late Miocene–Quaternary rapid stepwise uplift of the NE Tibetan Plateau and its effects on climatic and environmental changes

2014 299 citations Jijun Li, Xiaomin Fang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maodu Yan China	28	1.4k	1.4k	597	532	529	89	2.5k
Shuang Dai China	19	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	708 1.2×	418 0.8×	268 0.5×	55	2.4k
Jinbo Zan China	24	1.2k 0.8×	713 0.5×	507 0.8×	507 1.0×	431 0.8×	83	1.8k
Qingquan Meng China	22	1.2k 0.8×	999 0.7×	568 1.0×	332 0.6×	213 0.4×	39	2.0k
Masayuki Torii Japan	25	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	285 0.5×	542 1.0×	814 1.5×	73	2.4k
Zhaojie Guo China	19	1.1k 0.8×	894 0.6×	680 1.1×	361 0.7×	146 0.3×	38	1.9k
Conall Mac Niocaill United Kingdom	29	1.5k 1.1×	3.0k 2.1×	1.3k 2.2×	533 1.0×	958 1.8×	77	4.1k
Niels Abrahamsen Denmark	22	1.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	568 1.0×	236 0.4×	756 1.4×	87	2.4k
Majie Fan United States	22	1.1k 0.8×	941 0.7×	612 1.0×	397 0.7×	85 0.2×	62	2.0k
John W. Hillhouse United States	22	922 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	501 0.8×	187 0.4×	403 0.8×	48	1.9k
Fabio Speranza Italy	35	1.3k 0.9×	3.3k 2.4×	317 0.5×	557 1.0×	795 1.5×	143	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maodu Yan

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Feng, Zhantao, Weilin Zhang, Xiaomin Fang, et al.. (2025). Cenozoic paleoecological evolution of NE Tibet: A review of magnetostratigraphically-constrained mammal records. Earth-Science Reviews. 267. 105156–105156.

Yan, Maodu, et al.. (2024). New Paleomagnetic results from Late Triassic limestone of the Eastern Qiangtang Terrane: Implications for the closure of the Paleo-Jinshajiang Ocean. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 657. 112610–112610. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Weilin, Xiaomin Fang, Tao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Magnetostratigraphy of the Late Cretaceous to Early Eocene sediments from the Tulsipur section, western Nepal: Tectonic implications for the Indian northern passive margin. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 647. 112207–112207.

Zhang, Dawen, et al.. (2024). Moderate magnitude clockwise rotation of the Yunlong Basin: Implications for synchronous Eocene rotation of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 136(11-12). 4565–4578. 2 indexed citations

Fu, Qiang, et al.. (2024). Remagnetization of magnetite-bearing rocks in the Eastern Qiangtang Terrane, Tibetan Plateau (China): Mechanism and diagnosis. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors. 351. 107184–107184. 3 indexed citations

Yan, Maodu, et al.. (2023). 50° Post-Eocene clockwise rotation of Mangkang and its implications for the oroclinal bending of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Gondwana Research. 129. 23–35. 7 indexed citations

Feng, Zhantao, Weilin Zhang, Tao Zhang, et al.. (2021). Early‐Middle Eocene Hydroclimate Variations Recorded by Environmental Magnetism in the Linxia Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 36(11). 5 indexed citations

Fang, Xiaomin, Maodu Yan, Weilin Zhang, et al.. (2021). Paleogeography control of Indian monsoon intensification and expansion at 41 Ma. Science Bulletin. 66(22). 2320–2328. 62 indexed citations

Zan, Jinbo, et al.. (2018). Late Eocene rock magnetic characteristics of the Qujing basin, Yunnan and its Significance. Progress in geophysics. 33(1). 133–141. 1 indexed citations

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Fang, Xiaomin, Chunhui Song, Maodu Yan, et al.. (2016). Mesozoic litho- and magneto-stratigraphic evidence from the central Tibetan Plateau for megamonsoon evolution and potential evaporites. Gondwana Research. 37. 110–129. 51 indexed citations

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Zan, Jinbo, Xiaomin Fang, Shengli Yang, & Maodu Yan. (2015). Bulk particle size distribution and magnetic properties of particle‐sized fractions from loess and paleosol samples in Central Asia. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 16(1). 101–111. 25 indexed citations

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Zan, Jinbo, Xiaomin Fang, Erwin Appel, Maodu Yan, & Shengli Yang. (2014). New insights into the magnetic variations of aeolian sands in the Tarim Basin and its paleoclimatic implications. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors. 229. 82–87. 18 indexed citations

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Zan, Jinbo, Xiaomin Fang, Shengli Yang, & Maodu Yan. (2013). Evolution of the arid climate in High Asia since ∼1 Ma: Evidence from loess deposits on the surface and rims of the Tibetan Plateau. Quaternary International. 313-314. 210–217. 15 indexed citations

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Yang, Shengli, et al.. (2009). Grain size profiles in the Chengdu Clay, eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for significant drying of Asia since ∼500 ka B.P.. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 38(1-2). 57–64. 17 indexed citations

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Yan, Maodu. (2006). Paleomagnetic insights into the Neogene evolution of the Guide and Jiuxi Basins, NE Tibetan Plateau.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Maodu, et al.. (2005). Paleomagnetic evidence for a mid-Miocene clockwise rotation of about 25° of the Guide Basin area in NE Tibet. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 241(1-2). 234–247. 78 indexed citations

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Yan, Maodu, et al.. (2004). Pleistocene Magnetostratigraphy of the Gonghe Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau: Headward Incision of the Yellow River after 1.8 Ma. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 2 indexed citations

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Parés, Josep M., Rob Van der Voo, Will Downs, Maodu Yan, & Xiaomin Fang. (2003). Northeastward growth and uplift of the Tibetan Plateau: Magnetostratigraphic insights from the Guide Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 108(B1). 85 indexed citations

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Yan, Maodu, Xiaomin Fang, Shiyue Chen, et al.. (2001). Pleistocene magnetic susceptibility and paleomagnetism of the Tibetan loess and its implications on large climatic change events. Science China Earth Sciences. 44(1). 227–232. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dian, Maodu Yan, Weiwei Sun, et al.. (2001). Environment and its changes in the Monsoon sandy region of China during the late pleistocene and holocene. Acta Geological Sinica. 8 indexed citations

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