Pingzhong Zhang

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

About

Pingzhong Zhang is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pingzhong Zhang has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Atmospheric Science, 11 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Pingzhong Zhang's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (21 papers), Karst Systems and Hydrogeology (8 papers) and Geological formations and processes (5 papers). Pingzhong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (21 papers), Karst Systems and Hydrogeology (8 papers) and Geological formations and processes (5 papers). Pingzhong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Pingzhong Zhang's co-authors include Kathleen R. Johnson, R. Lawrence Edwards, Hai Cheng, Dezhong Zhang, Ming Tan, Xunlin Yang, Jinghua Liu, Yongjin Wang, Xianfeng Wang and Jing Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Pingzhong Zhang

24 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

A Test of Climate, Sun, and Culture Relationships from an 1810-Year Chinese Cave Record

2008 862 citations Pingzhong Zhang, Hai Cheng et al. Science profile →

Peers

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Rhawn F. Denniston United States

Nicolás M. Stríkis Brazil

Valdir F. Novello Brazil

M. G. Yadava India

Jiamao Han China

Abdulkarim Al-Subbary Yemen

Zhou Weijian China

Xunlin Yang China

Michael Wille Germany

Xiaohua Shao China

Rhawn F. Denniston United States

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248 ×0.7

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354 ×1.1

ECOLO

297 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Pingzhong Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pingzhong Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pingzhong Zhang

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Pingzhong, et al.. (2024). Microzone analysis of stalagmite chemical components in caves based on confocal controlled Raman and laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 214. 106901–106901. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Tao, Pingzhong Zhang, Hai Cheng, et al.. (2023). An annually laminated stalagmite from the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau provides evidence of climate instability during the early MIS5e in the Asian summer monsoon. Science China Earth Sciences. 66(5). 1147–1164. 3 indexed citations

Wei, Jia, Pingzhong Zhang, Xianfeng Wang, et al.. (2023). The spatio-temporal pattern of Asian summer monsoon during glacial Termination II recorded by Chinese stalagmite δ18O. Quaternary Science Reviews. 313. 108193–108193. 6 indexed citations

Wei, Jia, Pingzhong Zhang, Xianfeng Wang, et al.. (2022). Chinese Interstadials 14–17 recorded in a precisely U-Th dated stalagmite from the northern edge of the Asian summer monsoon during the MIS 4/3 boundary. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 607. 111265–111265. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Li, et al.. (2022). Organic Geochemical Characteristics of Saline Lacustrine Source Rocks: A Case Study from the Yingxi Area, Qaidam Basin, China. Geochemistry International. 60(1). 92–108. 7 indexed citations

Wei, Jia, Pingzhong Zhang, Leilei Zhang, et al.. (2022). Highly resolved δ13C and trace element ratios of precisely dated stalagmite from northwestern China: Hydroclimate reconstruction during the last two millennia. Quaternary Science Reviews. 291. 107473–107473. 14 indexed citations

Cheng, Hai, Christoph Spötl, Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach, et al.. (2016). Climate variations of Central Asia on orbital to millennial timescales. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36975–36975. 160 indexed citations

Duan, Wuhui, Jiaoyang Ruan, Weijun Luo, et al.. (2016). The transfer of seasonal isotopic variability between precipitation and drip water at eight caves in the monsoon regions of China. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 183. 250–266. 112 indexed citations

Baker, Alexander J., Harald Sodemann, James U.L. Baldini, et al.. (2015). Seasonality of westerly moisture transport in the East Asian summer monsoon and its implications for interpreting precipitation δ¹⁸O. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 120(12). 5850–5862. 113 indexed citations

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Zhou, Houyun, Jian‐xin Zhao, Pingzhong Zhang, et al.. (2008). Decoupling of stalagmite-derived Asian summer monsoon records from North Atlantic temperature change during marine oxygen isotope stage 5d. Quaternary Research. 70(2). 315–321. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pingzhong, Hai Cheng, R. Lawrence Edwards, et al.. (2008). A Test of Climate, Sun, and Culture Relationships from an 1810-Year Chinese Cave Record. Science. 322(5903). 940–942. 862 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Hong‐Chun, Teh‐Lung Ku, Daoxian Yuan, et al.. (2007). Stable isotopic compositions of waters in the karst environments of China: Climatic implications. Applied Geochemistry. 22(8). 1748–1763. 10 indexed citations

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Johnson, Kathleen R., B. Lynn Ingram, Warren D. Sharp, & Pingzhong Zhang. (2006). East Asian summer monsoon variability during Marine Isotope Stage 5 based on speleothem δ18O records from Wanxiang Cave, central China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 236(1-2). 5–19. 72 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pingzhong. (2003). Modern systematics and environmental significance of stable isotopic variations in Wanxiang Cave, Wudu, Gansu, China. Chinese Science Bulletin. 49(15). 1649–1649. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pingzhong. (2000). CLASSIFYING LAKE TYPES USING BIOLOGICAL MARKERS. Haiyang yu huzhao. 1 indexed citations

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Qu, Wenchuan, et al.. (1999). Identification and Significance of Long Chain Fatty Acid Methyl Ester in the Surface Sediment of Taihu Lake. Journal of Lake Sciences. 11(3). 245–250. 4 indexed citations

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Qu, Wenchuan, et al.. (1999). Evidence for an aquatic plant origin of ketones found in Taihu Lake sediments. Hydrobiologia. 397(0). 149–154. 40 indexed citations

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Qu, Wenchuan, Bin Xue, Mike Dickman, et al.. (1998). Lake Taihu Record of Paleoenvironmental Changes over the Past 14000 Years. Journal of Lake Sciences. 10(s1). 331–340. 1 indexed citations

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Xue, Bin, Sumin Wang, Weilan Xia, et al.. (1998). The uplifting and environmental change of Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) Plateau in the past 0.9 Ma inferred from core RM of Zoige Basin. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 41(2). 165–170. 22 indexed citations

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Qu, Wenchuan, et al.. (1997). Lake typology based on the use of sediment alkanes in the east and west basins of Taihu Lake, China. Hydrobiologia. 364(2-3). 219–223. 11 indexed citations

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