Peizhen Zhang

17.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
255 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

Peizhen Zhang is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peizhen Zhang has authored 255 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Geophysics, 73 papers in Atmospheric Science and 44 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Peizhen Zhang's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (176 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (146 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (74 papers). Peizhen Zhang is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (176 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (146 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (74 papers). Peizhen Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Peizhen Zhang's co-authors include Wenjun Zheng, Zheng‐Kang Shen, Dewen Zheng, Weijun Gan, Zhijun Niu, Péter Molnár, Min Wang, Qidong Deng, Huiping Zhang and Qi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Peizhen Zhang

242 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

Continuous deformation of... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2004 2001 2007 2009 2017 400 800 1.2k
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. Continuous deformation of the Tibetan Plateau from global positioning system data
    2004 1.3k citations Peizhen Zhang, Zheng‐Kang Shen et al. profile →
  2. Present-Day Crustal Deformation in China Constrained by Global Positioning System Measurements
    2001 994 citations Peizhen Zhang, Kristine M. Larson et al. profile →
  3. Present‐day crustal motion within the Tibetan Plateau inferred from GPS measurements
    2007 902 citations Peizhen Zhang, Zheng‐Kang Shen et al. profile →
  4. Slip maxima at fault junctions and rupturing of barriers during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake
    2009 493 citations Zheng‐Kang Shen, Peizhen Zhang et al. profile →
  5. Closure of the East Paleotethyan Ocean and amalgamation of the Eastern Cimmerian and Southeast Asia continental fragments
    2017 302 citations Yuejun Wang, Xin Qian et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →
  6. Expansion of the Tibetan Plateau during the Neogene
    2017 232 citations Weitao Wang, Wenjun Zheng et al. profile →
  7. Pulsed rise and growth of the Tibetan Plateau to its northern margin since ca. 30 Ma
    2022 104 citations Weitao Wang, Peizhen Zhang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peizhen Zhang China 54 11.3k 3.0k 1.6k 1.1k 991 255 14.0k
Jian Lin United States 58 11.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 1.8k 1.1× 950 0.9× 777 0.8× 218 13.4k
Jean‐Pierre Burg Switzerland 65 11.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.4× 538 0.3× 2.1k 1.9× 738 0.7× 253 12.9k
Russell S. Harmon United States 58 4.5k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 234 0.1× 1.8k 1.6× 1.0k 1.0× 200 10.3k
Rudy Swennen Belgium 52 2.1k 0.2× 1.6k 0.5× 586 0.4× 1.0k 0.9× 997 1.0× 370 9.4k
Susan L. Brantley United States 57 2.4k 0.2× 2.0k 0.7× 211 0.1× 753 0.7× 764 0.8× 154 10.9k
Alessandro Aiuppa Italy 57 5.1k 0.5× 2.7k 0.9× 294 0.2× 1.6k 1.4× 227 0.2× 277 9.7k
James R. Hein United States 60 3.8k 0.3× 3.5k 1.2× 507 0.3× 993 0.9× 795 0.8× 242 11.2k
Giovanni Chiodini Italy 63 7.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 250 0.2× 1.9k 1.7× 306 0.3× 215 11.4k
Erwin Appel Germany 43 3.1k 0.3× 2.5k 0.8× 505 0.3× 614 0.6× 821 0.8× 186 6.5k
Zhiliang Chen China 15 3.9k 0.3× 729 0.2× 480 0.3× 441 0.4× 451 0.5× 30 4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peizhen Zhang

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All Works

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Wang, Yuyang, Yuyang Wang, Yang Wang, et al.. (2025). Cenozoic Crustal Shortening and Structural Transition in the NW Yunnan Basin Region, SE Tibetan Plateau. Tectonics. 44(2). 4 indexed citations
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Qiu, Qiang, Eric O. Lindsey, Lujia Feng, et al.. (2025). Tsunamigenic earthquake at the Sunda trench promoted by aseismic slip after a previous megathrust event. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1).
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Wang, Weitao, Yiran Wang, Youli Li, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the tectonic and climatic influences on River Erosion: A late Quaternary case from the Dongda River, northeast tibet. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 275. 106297–106297. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Ting, Xiaohui He, Zhiliang Liu, et al.. (2024). Rupture directivity and seismogenic structures of strong aftershocks in the northeastern rupture zone of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Tectonophysics. 896. 230605–230605.
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Chen, Xiaohong, et al.. (2024). About 868 cal. yr BP tsunami event at the northern South China Sea revealed from offshore sediments. Global and Planetary Change. 245. 104685–104685.
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Zeng, Fanchang, Zhigang Li, Weitao Wang, et al.. (2024). The discovery of an active fault in the Qiongdongnan Basin of the northern South China Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 163. 106777–106777. 7 indexed citations
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Yuan, Youwen, Yanan Zhang, Fei Teng, et al.. (2024). CLCF1 inhibits energy expenditure via suppressing brown fat thermogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(3). e2310711121–e2310711121. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Linlin, Weitao Wang, Kan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Analysis of recent atypical tsunami source events worldwide and their implications for tsunami research in the South China Sea. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version).
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Li, Linlin, Qiang Qiu, Mai Ye, et al.. (2024). Island-based GNSS-IR network for tsunami detecting and warning. Coastal Engineering. 190. 104501–104501. 3 indexed citations
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Xiong, Jianguo, Peizhen Zhang, Chenglong Deng, et al.. (2024). Neogene–Quaternary Channel Evolution and Provenance Shift of the Middle Yellow River. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 129(10). 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaolei, Min Li, Xudong Chen, et al.. (2023). Intelligent Ti3C2–Pt heterojunction with oxygen self-supply for augmented chemo-sonodynamic/immune tumor therapy. Materials Today Nano. 24. 100386–100386. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Jingxing, Dewen Zheng, Weitao Wang, et al.. (2023). Cenozoic tectonic development in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Evidence from thermochronological and sedimentological records. Global and Planetary Change. 224. 104098–104098. 17 indexed citations
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Yang, Xue, Zhigang Li, Weitao Wang, et al.. (2023). Quaternary Crustal Shortening of the Houyanshan Structure in the Eastern Chinese Tian Shan: Constrained from Geological and Geomorphological Analyses. Remote Sensing. 15(6). 1603–1603. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Xinnan, W. C. Hammond, Ian Pierce, et al.. (2023). Present‐Day Strike‐Slip Faulting and Intracontinental Deformation of North China: Constraints From Improved GPS Observations. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 24(7). 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huiping, Richard O. Lease, Ying Wang, et al.. (2023). Early Cenozoic Drainage Evolution and Surface Uplift of the Eastern Tibetan Plateau: Insights From the Ninglang Basin. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(19). 10 indexed citations
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Ge, Weipeng, Zheng‐Kang Shen, Péter Molnár, et al.. (2022). GPS Determined Asymmetric Deformation Across Central Altyn Tagh Fault Reveals Rheological Structure of Northern Tibet. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 127(9). 15 indexed citations
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Hao, Ming, et al.. (2020). “Frame Wobbling” Causing Crustal Deformation Around the Ordos Block. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(1). 39 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wenjun, et al.. (2018). Constraining the Distribution of Vertical Slip on the South Heli Shan Fault (Northeastern Tibet) From High‐Resolution Topographic Data. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 123(3). 2484–2501. 31 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuejun, Xin Qian, Peter A. Cawood, et al.. (2017). Closure of the East Paleotethyan Ocean and amalgamation of the Eastern Cimmerian and Southeast Asia continental fragments. Earth-Science Reviews. 186. 195–230. 302 indexed citations breakdown →

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