Ren‐Xu Chen

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Ren‐Xu Chen is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ren‐Xu Chen has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Geophysics, 26 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 6 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Ren‐Xu Chen's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (78 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (62 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (56 papers). Ren‐Xu Chen is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (78 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (62 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (56 papers). Ren‐Xu Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Ren‐Xu Chen's co-authors include Yong‐Fei Zheng, Zi‐Fu Zhao, Qiong‐Xia Xia, Bing Gong, Xiao‐Ying Gao, Zhaochu Hu, Lie‐Wen Xie, Shao‐Bing Zhang, Zheng Xu and Yuan‐Bao Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Ren‐Xu Chen

81 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Partial melting, fluid supercriticality and element mobil... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2016 100 200 300
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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. Partial melting, fluid supercriticality and element mobility in ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks during continental collision
    2011 368 citations Yong‐Fei Zheng, Qiong‐Xia Xia et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →
  2. The transport of water in subduction zones
    2016 224 citations Yong‐Fei Zheng, Ren‐Xu Chen et al. Science China Earth 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
Ren‐Xu Chen China 35 3.5k 1.1k 287 113 110 87 3.7k
Chris Yakymchuk Canada 29 2.5k 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 322 1.1× 135 1.2× 93 0.8× 109 2.6k
Xiao‐Chi Liu China 32 3.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 506 1.8× 112 1.0× 67 0.6× 80 3.6k
Jifeng Ying China 38 4.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 470 1.6× 164 1.5× 146 1.3× 82 4.2k
Dejan Prelević Germany 31 3.2k 0.9× 867 0.8× 235 0.8× 73 0.6× 105 1.0× 89 3.3k
K. Sajeev India 30 3.3k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 256 0.9× 134 1.2× 63 0.6× 90 3.4k
Sanghoon Kwon South Korea 30 2.1k 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 207 0.7× 228 2.0× 108 1.0× 84 2.3k
Aleksandr S. Stepanov Russia 23 1.6k 0.5× 708 0.7× 426 1.5× 54 0.5× 105 1.0× 65 1.9k
Martin J. Streck United States 20 1.9k 0.5× 734 0.7× 184 0.6× 63 0.6× 54 0.5× 67 2.0k
Thomas Will Germany 31 2.3k 0.7× 770 0.7× 170 0.6× 127 1.1× 86 0.8× 65 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ren‐Xu Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ren‐Xu Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ren‐Xu Chen

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

All Works

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Ma, Li‐Tao, Li‐Qun Dai, Shao‐Bing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Diffusion-driven zircon Zr isotopic fractionation during ultramafic–mafic magmatic differentiation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 400. 129–141. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Ren‐Xu, et al.. (2025). High-precision prediction of dissolved oxygen concentration in rivers based on EMD-MTL adaptive coupled modeling. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 76. 108197–108197. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jing, et al.. (2025). CpG ODN Combined with Gold Nanorods Enhances Immune Activation and Its Potential Mechanism. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 18. 12089–12103. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Ren‐Xu, et al.. (2025). Redox processes at the slab-mantle interface: Evidence from reduced carbon inclusions in mantle wedge peridotites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 656. 119272–119272.
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Xia, Qiong‐Xia, et al.. (2024). Zirconium isotope tracing of the magmatic-hydrothermal transition. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 380. 194–207. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Kun, Yi‐Xiang Chen, Yong‐Fei Zheng, Ren‐Xu Chen, & Yue‐Heng Yang. (2024). Extreme geochemical fractionation during mantle melting: Insights from Hf-Nd isotopically ultra-depleted eclogite. Geoscience Frontiers. 15(6). 101892–101892. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Guochao, Zi‐Fu Zhao, Li‐Qun Dai, Ren‐Xu Chen, & Long Chen. (2024). Continental crust recycling in collisional zones: insights from Li isotope compositions of the syn-exhumation and post-collisional mafic magmatic rocks. Frontiers in Earth Science. 12.
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Chen, Yi‐Xiang, et al.. (2024). Subducted serpentinite contributes to the formation of arc lavas with heavy Mo isotopic compositions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 369. 62–70. 3 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yilin, et al.. (2024). Natural records of supercritical fluids in subduction zones. Earth-Science Reviews. 261. 105031–105031. 2 indexed citations
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Xia, Qiong‐Xia, Meng Yu, Ren‐Xu Chen, et al.. (2023). Two generations of crustal anatexis in association with two-stage exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Dabie orogen. Lithos. 446-447. 107146–107146. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiangqiang, Xiao‐Ying Gao, Ren‐Xu Chen, & Yong‐Fei Zheng. (2023). Metamorphic evolution of the East Tethys tectonic domain and its tectonic implications. Science China Earth Sciences. 66(12). 2686–2711. 6 indexed citations
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Moghadam, Hadi Shafaii, William L. Griffin, J. F. Santos, et al.. (2022). Geochronology, geochemistry and petrology of the oligocene magmatism in SE segment of the UDMB, Iran. Lithos. 416-417. 106644–106644. 10 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yong‐Fei & Ren‐Xu Chen. (2021). Extreme metamorphism and metamorphic facies series at convergent plate boundaries: Implications for supercontinent dynamics. Geosphere. 17(6). 1647–1685. 50 indexed citations
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Chen, Ren‐Xu, et al.. (2017). Temporal and spatial variation analysis of vegetation cover in the Loess Plateau from 2001 to 2014. Guotu ziyuan yaogan. 29(1). 192–198. 3 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yong‐Fei & Ren‐Xu Chen. (2017). Regional metamorphism at extreme conditions: Implications for orogeny at convergent plate margins. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 145. 46–73. 164 indexed citations
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Chen, Ren‐Xu. (2011). Fluid activity in continental subduction zones:Insights from stable isotopes and water contents in minerals from ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Ren‐Xu. (2002). Dunhuang Cave Virtual Rebuilding and Mural Restoration Simulating. 2 indexed citations

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