Shaofeng Liu

5.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
156 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Shaofeng Liu is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaofeng Liu has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Geophysics, 45 papers in Geology and 25 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Shaofeng Liu's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (64 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (45 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (42 papers). Shaofeng Liu is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (64 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (45 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (42 papers). Shaofeng Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Shaofeng Liu's co-authors include Guowei Zhang, Michael Gurnis, Dag Nummedal, Bo Zhang, Pengfei Ma, Ronald J. Steel, Shui‐Yuan Yang, Tao Qian, Wangpeng Li and Yunpeng Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nano Letters and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Shaofeng Liu

145 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Tectonics of South China continent and its implications 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2019 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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. Tectonics of South China continent and its implications
    2013 528 citations Shaofeng Liu et al. profile →
  2. A Global Plate Model Including Lithospheric Deformation Along Major Rifts and Orogens Since the Triassic
    2019 414 citations R. Dietmar Müller, Sabin Zahirovic et al. Tectonics profile →
  3. Reconstruction of northeast Asian deformation integrated with western Pacific plate subduction since 200 Ma
    2017 213 citations Shaofeng Liu, Michael Gurnis et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shaofeng Liu China 33 3.1k 1.0k 851 707 550 156 4.8k
Dougal A. Jerram United Kingdom 43 3.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.6× 1.1k 2.0× 128 5.5k
Cees W. Passchier Germany 46 5.6k 1.8× 506 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.5× 914 1.7× 168 6.9k
Ben A. van der Pluijm United States 50 7.1k 2.3× 458 0.4× 1.3k 1.5× 1.0k 1.5× 817 1.5× 210 8.5k
Andrea Billi Italy 43 4.2k 1.4× 275 0.3× 382 0.4× 799 1.1× 608 1.1× 140 5.4k
Stephen Marshak United States 35 3.6k 1.2× 308 0.3× 955 1.1× 554 0.8× 563 1.0× 92 4.5k
Jean‐Pierre Burg Switzerland 65 11.7k 3.8× 538 0.5× 2.1k 2.5× 822 1.2× 738 1.3× 253 12.9k
Bin Xia China 39 3.8k 1.2× 534 0.5× 1.7k 2.0× 528 0.7× 160 0.3× 167 4.8k
Siegfried Siegesmund Germany 52 4.6k 1.5× 337 0.3× 1.7k 2.0× 1.4k 1.9× 3.2k 5.7× 242 8.3k
Zuozhen Han China 33 717 0.2× 476 0.5× 323 0.4× 885 1.3× 565 1.0× 159 3.1k
Mike Sandiford Australia 57 7.1k 2.3× 1.2k 1.2× 1.6k 1.9× 445 0.6× 838 1.5× 187 8.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Shaofeng Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shaofeng Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shaofeng Liu

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

All Works

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Liu, Shaofeng, et al.. (2024). Upright emplacement of the Gibraltar slab and the origin of rifting in adjacent foreland and Backarc Basins. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Shaofeng, et al.. (2024). Craton deformation from flat-slab subduction and rollback. Nature Geoscience. 17(9). 936–943. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bo, et al.. (2023). Paleostress regime evolution in South China induced by dynamic changes in Izanagi-Pacific subduction since the Cretaceous. Journal of Structural Geology. 174. 104934–104934. 4 indexed citations
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Qian, Tao, Wangpeng Li, & Shaofeng Liu. (2023). Early to Middle Jurassic sedimentation within the northern Sichuan Basin in response to exhumation of the South Qinling orogenic belt, central China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 630. 111805–111805. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Huan, Binbin Xu, Yong‐Lai Zhang, et al.. (2021). Light-Driven Magnetic Encoding for Hybrid Magnetic Micromachines. Nano Letters. 21(4). 1628–1635. 25 indexed citations
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Liu, Shaofeng, Pengfei Ma, Bo Zhang, & Michael Gurnis. (2021). The Horizontal Slab Beneath East Asia and Its Subdued Surface Dynamic Response. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 126(3). 22 indexed citations
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Liu, Shaofeng, et al.. (2020). Reconstruction of the Cenozoic deformation of the Bohai Bay Basin, North China. Basin Research. 33(1). 364–381. 47 indexed citations
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Yang, Ting, Louis Moresi, Michael Gurnis, et al.. (2019). Contrasted East Asia and South America tectonics driven by deep mantle flow. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 517. 106–116. 31 indexed citations
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Müller, R. Dietmar, Sabin Zahirovic, Simon Williams, et al.. (2019). A Global Plate Model Including Lithospheric Deformation Along Major Rifts and Orogens Since the Triassic. Tectonics. 38(6). 1884–1907. 414 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Hanyong, et al.. (2016). A FLUVIAL MORPHOLOGIC SURFACE SEQUENCE BASED ON THE RESEARCH OF ALLUVIAL FANS IN THE FORLAND REGION OF SOUTHERN LONGMEN SHAN --ACCORDING TO THE DATING METHODS, FIELD SURVEY,AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. 36(5). 1279. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Li, et al.. (2012). Extraction and Application of Polarimetric Characteristic Parameters Based on Polarimetric Decomposition. Guotu ziyuan yaogan. 24(3). 103–110. 1 indexed citations
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Shan, Wei, Shaofeng Liu, & Jian Wu. (2009). Tectonic feature and strain pattern of Changling sag on the southern edge of Songliao basin,China. Dizhi tongbao. 28(4). 431–438. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Shaofeng. (2009). THE DETECTION OF REE MINE EXPLOITATION SITE CHANGE BASED ON MULTI-TEMPORAL REMOTE SENSING IMAGES. Guotu ziyuan yaogan. 19(2). 65–67. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Shaofeng. (2008). DEM research on the local relief in the Guide area, Qinghai, China. Dizhi tongbao. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Shaofeng. (2008). Rock mechanical characteristics of the multi-layer detachment fault system and their controls on the structural deformation style of the Sichuan-Chongqing-Hunan-Hubei thin-skinned belt, South China. Dizhi tongbao. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huiping, et al.. (2006). THE ACQUISITION OF LOCAL TOPOGRAPHIC RELIEF AND ITS APPLICATION: AN SRTM-DEM ANALYSIS. Guotu ziyuan yaogan. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Fahu, et al.. (2005). New Method for Extraction of Contaminating Vegetation Using Multispectral Remote Sensing Data. Geoscience.

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