Mingjun Yang

10.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
265 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Mingjun Yang is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Mingjun Yang has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 213 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 121 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 97 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Mingjun Yang's work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (213 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (121 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (97 papers). Mingjun Yang is often cited by papers focused on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (213 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (121 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (97 papers). Mingjun Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Malaysia. Mingjun Yang's co-authors include Yongchen Song, Jiafei Zhao, Yongchen Song, Jia‐nan Zheng, Weiguo Liu, Yu Liu, Bingbing Chen, Yongchen Song, Lanlan Jiang and Yuechao Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Mingjun Yang

258 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Evaluation of gas production from methane hydrates using ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2023 2025 100 200 300
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. Evaluation of gas production from methane hydrates using depressurization, thermal stimulation and combined methods
    2015 337 citations Yongchen Song, Jiafei Zhao et al. Applied Energy profile →
  2. Roles of montmorillonite clay on the kinetics and morphology of CO2 hydrate in hydrate-based CO2 sequestration
    2023 87 citations Junjie Ren, Siyu Zeng et al. Applied Energy profile →
  3. Enhancing CO2 sequestration safety with hydrate caps: A comparative study of CO2 injection modes and saturation effects
    2025 17 citations Huiru Sun, Mingjun Yang et al. Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mingjun Yang China 53 7.0k 4.3k 3.2k 2.6k 2.1k 265 8.7k
Yongchen Song China 55 6.9k 1.0× 4.7k 1.1× 3.4k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 284 9.2k
Jiafei Zhao China 62 9.7k 1.4× 6.3k 1.5× 4.7k 1.4× 2.9k 1.1× 2.7k 1.3× 334 12.1k
Shuanshi Fan China 51 6.0k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 2.7k 1.3× 231 7.3k
Bahman Tohidi United Kingdom 58 7.4k 1.1× 4.0k 0.9× 4.1k 1.3× 2.5k 1.0× 2.7k 1.3× 301 10.9k
Yongchen Song China 50 5.3k 0.7× 3.8k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 294 7.3k
Lei Yang China 43 4.4k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 215 5.8k
Qingping Li China 42 4.8k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 350 6.2k
Xiao‐Sen Li China 66 13.9k 2.0× 8.2k 1.9× 5.7k 1.8× 5.6k 2.2× 4.0k 1.9× 411 15.5k
Ryo Ohmura Japan 50 6.8k 1.0× 2.4k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 3.4k 1.6× 253 7.6k
George J. Moridis United States 56 6.7k 1.0× 6.2k 1.5× 3.3k 1.0× 3.0k 1.2× 972 0.5× 305 10.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mingjun Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mingjun Yang

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All Works

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Wang, Shuai, Zhen Li, Changrui Shi, et al.. (2025). Monolithic and effective kinetic promoter formed by immobilizing MWCNTs on cellulose for efficient hydrate-based gas storage. Chemical Engineering Journal. 510. 161644–161644. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Mingjun, et al.. (2025). Review of thermodynamic and kinetic properties of CO2 hydrate phase transition process. Chemical Engineering Science. 308. 121383–121383. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Mingjun, et al.. (2025). Enhancing real-time gas production from muddy methane hydrate reservoirs: The impact of optimal production pressure. Energy. 333. 137401–137401. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Mingjun, et al.. (2025). Methane hydrate decomposition in fluid flow environment: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 241. 126731–126731. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Mingjun, Lei Zhang, Song Wei, Bingbing Chen, & Yongchen Song. (2024). A method of cyclic icing and melting for stable and rapid formation of hydrate: Novel strategy of hydrate-based energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 98. 112839–112839. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Huiquan, Shuai Wang, Changrui Shi, et al.. (2024). Rapid formation of carbon dioxide hydrate governed by the natural nano-clay for effective carbon dioxide capture. Fuel. 381. 133291–133291. 3 indexed citations
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Zheng, Jia‐nan, et al.. (2024). Experimental Measurements and Empirical Relationships on Permeability Evolutions of Water/Hydrate-Containing Muddy Reservoirs. Energy & Fuels. 38(15). 14025–14035. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jie, Ye Zhang, Youqiang Liao, et al.. (2024). Formation and Production Characteristics of Shallow Marine Hydrates Considering Overlying Water Erosion. Energy & Fuels. 38(4). 3077–3088. 5 indexed citations
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Ren, Junjie, Siyu Zeng, Daoyi Chen, et al.. (2023). Roles of montmorillonite clay on the kinetics and morphology of CO2 hydrate in hydrate-based CO2 sequestration. Applied Energy. 340. 120997–120997. 87 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Yan, et al.. (2023). CO2 capture performance of CaO-based sorbent modified with torrefaction condensate during calcium looping cycles. Chemical Engineering Journal. 469. 144004–144004. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Mingjun, Bingbing Chen, Kehan Li, Yongchen Song, & Mingjun Yang. (2023). Stability and structure of multiply occupied sII CO2 clathrate hydrates: A possibility for carbon capturing. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 380. 121746–121746. 5 indexed citations
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Shi, Changrui, Wenhai Luo, Hongsheng Dong, et al.. (2023). Ultralow thermal conductivity of robust vermiculite aerogels fabricated by fast trivalent cation induced nanosheet gelation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 477. 147020–147020. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ye, Jie Zhao, Gaurav Bhattacharjee, et al.. (2022). Synthesis of methane hydrate at ambient temperature with ultra-rapid formation and high gas storage capacity. Energy & Environmental Science. 15(12). 5362–5378. 57 indexed citations
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Wang, Shenglong, Sijia Hu, Erika Brown, et al.. (2017). High pressure micromechanical force measurements of the effects of surface corrosion and salinity on CH4/C2H6 hydrate particle–surface interactions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19(20). 13307–13315. 42 indexed citations
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Chong, Zheng Rong, et al.. (2015). Effect of NaCl on methane hydrate formation and dissociation in porous media. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 27. 178–189. 117 indexed citations

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