Shan Yu

3.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
35 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Shan Yu is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Shan Yu has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Geophysics, 19 papers in Geology and 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Shan Yu's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (24 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (19 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (18 papers). Shan Yu is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (24 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (19 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (18 papers). Shan Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Ireland and Hong Kong. Shan Yu's co-authors include Sanzhong Li, Baochun Huang, Shujuan Zhao, Yanhui Suo, Guochun Zhao, Ian D. Somerville, Yuejun Wang, Yunpeng Dong, Guowei Zhang and Huahua Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Earth-Science Reviews and Tectonophysics.

In The Last Decade

Shan Yu

34 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Geological reconstructions of the East Asian blocks: From... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2018 2017 2018 2023 250 500 750
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. Geological reconstructions of the East Asian blocks: From the breakup of Rodinia to the assembly of Pangea
    2018 775 citations Guochun Zhao, Yuejun Wang et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →
  2. Closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean and Early Paleozoic amalgamation of microcontinental blocks in East Asia
    2017 534 citations Sanzhong Li, Shujuan Zhao et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →
  3. Paleomagnetic constraints on the paleogeography of the East Asian blocks during Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic times
    2018 322 citations Baochun Huang, Shan Yu et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →
  4. A comprehensive survey on NSGA-II for multi-objective optimization and applications
    2023 257 citations Shan Yu et al. profile →

Peers

Shan Yu
Thomas G. Blenkinsop Australia
Alexander R. Cruden Australia
Mingcai Hou China
Laurent Aillères Australia
Charlotte M. Krawczyk Germany
Chao Ma China
Steven Micklethwaite Australia
Leon Bagas China
Thomas G. Blenkinsop Australia
Shan Yu
Citations per year, relative to Shan Yu Shan Yu (= 1×) peers Thomas G. Blenkinsop

Countries citing papers authored by Shan Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shan Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shan Yu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Williams, Simon, et al.. (2025). Linking detrital zircon record and supercontinent over the past 3.5 billion years. Precambrian Research. 420. 107680–107680.
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Wang, Peng, Guochun Zhao, Yigui Han, et al.. (2021). Position of the Tarim Craton in Gondwana: Constraints from Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic strata in South Tarim, NW China. Tectonophysics. 803. 228741–228741. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Sanzhong, Xiyao Li, Guangzeng Wang, et al.. (2019). Global Meso-Neoproterozoic plate reconstruction and formation mechanism for Precambrian basins: Constraints from three cratons in China. Earth-Science Reviews. 198. 102946–102946. 91 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guochun, Yuejun Wang, Baochun Huang, et al.. (2018). Geological reconstructions of the East Asian blocks: From the breakup of Rodinia to the assembly of Pangea. Earth-Science Reviews. 186. 262–286. 775 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Sanzhong, Shujuan Zhao, Xin Liu, et al.. (2017). Closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean and Early Paleozoic amalgamation of microcontinental blocks in East Asia. Earth-Science Reviews. 186. 37–75. 534 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Sanzhong, Yanhui Suo, Shan Yu, et al.. (2016). Orientation of joints and arrangement of solid inclusions in fibrous veins in the Shatsky Rise, NW Pacific: implications for crack‐seal mechanisms and stress fields. Geological Journal. 51(S1). 562–578. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Sanzhong, Yanhui Suo, Xin Liu, et al.. (2015). Tectonic Reconstruction and Mineralization Models of the Indian Ocean：Insights from SWIR. Dadi gouzao yu chengkuangxue. 30–43. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhen, Sanzhong Li, Huahua Cao, et al.. (2015). Origin of the North Qinling Microcontinent and Proterozoic geotectonic evolution of the Kuanping Ocean, Central China. Precambrian Research. 266. 179–193. 42 indexed citations
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Yu, Shan, Sanzhong Li, Shujuan Zhao, Huahua Cao, & Yanhui Suo. (2015). Long history of a Grenville orogen relic – The North Qinling terrane: Evolution of the Qinling orogenic belt from Rodinia to Gondwana. Precambrian Research. 271. 98–117. 48 indexed citations
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Guo, Lingli, Sanzhong Li, Yanhui Suo, et al.. (2015). Experimental study and active tectonics on the Zhangjiakou-Penglai fault zone across North China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 114. 18–27. 32 indexed citations
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Li, Sanzhong, Lingli Guo, Liqing Xu, et al.. (2015). Coupling and transition of Meso–Cenozoic intracontinental deformation between the Taihang and Qinling Mountains. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 114. 188–202. 51 indexed citations
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Song, Mingchun, Sanzhong Li, M. Santosh, et al.. (2014). Types, characteristics and metallogenesis of gold deposits in the Jiaodong Peninsula, Eastern North China Craton. Ore Geology Reviews. 65. 612–625. 129 indexed citations
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Li, Sanzhong, et al.. (2014). UNCONFORMITIES IN THE BEIBUWAN BASIN AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONIC EVOLUTION. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology. 33(2). 63–72. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Sanzhong, Yanhui Suo, Xin Liu, et al.. (2013). CENOZOIC TECTONICS AND DYNAMICS OF BASIN GROUPS OF THE NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology. 32(6). 79–93. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Sanzhong, Yanhui Suo, Xin Liu, et al.. (2013). BASIN-CONTROLLING FAULTS AND FORMATION MECHANISM OF THE CENOZOIC BASIN GROUPS IN THE WESTERN SOUTH CHINA SEA. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology. 32(6). 95–111. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Sanzhong, Yanhui Suo, Xin Liu, et al.. (2013). CENOZOIC BASIN-CONTROLLING FAULTS AND THEIR BEARING ON BASIN GROUPS FORMAION IN THE SOUTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology. 32(6). 113–127. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Sanzhong, Yanhui Suo, Xin Liu, et al.. (2013). BASIC STRCUTURAL PATTERN AND TECTONIC MODELS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: PROBLEMS, ADVANCES AND CONTROVERSIES. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology. 32(6). 35–53. 31 indexed citations
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Li, Sanzhong, Xin Liu, Yanhui Suo, et al.. (2013). SEGMENTATION OF SUBDUCTION SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN SOUTH CHINA SEA AND DYNAMICS OF RELATED BASIN GROUPS. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology. 32(6). 129–148. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Sanzhong, Chong Wei Jin, Yanhui Suo, et al.. (2012). Structural geology and tectonics in marine science: Perspectives in the research of deep sea and deep interior. Journal of Ocean University of China. 11(3). 257–266. 4 indexed citations

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