S.L. Yang

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
64 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

S.L. Yang is a scholar working on Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, S.L. Yang has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Ecology, 40 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 14 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in S.L. Yang's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (39 papers), Geological formations and processes (30 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (29 papers). S.L. Yang is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (39 papers), Geological formations and processes (30 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (29 papers). S.L. Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. S.L. Yang's co-authors include Kehui Xu, P. Li, Shibao Dai, Xiao Luo, Benwei Shi, J. Zhang, Pingxing Ding, Hang Yang, Zheng Bing Wang and M. Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

S.L. Yang

61 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

50,000 dams later: Erosion of the Yangtze River and its delta

2010 641 citations S.L. Yang, P. Li et al. Global and Planetary Change profile →
Decline of Yangtze River water and sediment discharge: Impact from natural and anthropogenic changes

2015 371 citations S.L. Yang, Kehui Xu et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Downstream sedimentary and geomorphic impacts of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River

2014 360 citations S.L. Yang, Kehui Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S.L. Yang China	40	3.9k	2.7k	1.3k	1.1k	1.0k	64	5.5k
Zhijun Dai China	31	2.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	679 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	102	3.8k
Houjie Wang China	42	3.7k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	2.1k 1.8×	1.4k 1.4×	160	7.2k
Qing He China	34	2.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	688 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	798 0.8×	116	4.0k
D. Murray Hicks New Zealand	33	2.5k 0.6×	962 0.4×	924 0.7×	871 0.8×	758 0.8×	79	4.0k
John Lewin United Kingdom	48	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	2.9k 2.5×	917 0.9×	113	6.2k
Simon M. Mudd United Kingdom	43	3.6k 0.9×	2.8k 1.0×	542 0.4×	2.5k 2.2×	744 0.7×	112	6.1k
Irina Overeem United States	34	2.2k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	637 0.5×	2.7k 2.3×	1.2k 1.2×	86	5.5k
Naishuang Bi China	31	1.9k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	549 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	572 0.6×	85	3.4k
R. E. Aalto United Kingdom	25	1.6k 0.4×	890 0.3×	573 0.4×	953 0.8×	812 0.8×	49	3.3k
Jonathan A. Warrick United States	36	1.7k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	512 0.4×	757 0.7×	602 0.6×	119	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by S.L. Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by S.L. Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S.L. Yang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tian, Min, et al.. (2025). Episodic reservoir flooding transforming sediment sinks to sources and the potential global implications. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1).

Jia, Yonggang, S.L. Yang, Genxu Wang, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio method for marine subsurface assessment under ocean-bottom currents. Ocean Engineering. 342. 123073–123073.

Zhang, Lianpeng, Jie Wei, Dandan Wu, et al.. (2025). Analysis of Dynamic Risk Transmission in Cascade Reservoirs Driven by Multi-Objective Optimal Operation. Sustainability. 17(21). 9623–9623.

Zhang, Lianpeng, S.L. Yang, Jianxia Chang, et al.. (2024). Practice of multiple risk operation in multi-objective optimal operation of cascade hydropower plants: A case in lower branch of Lancang River Basin. Journal of Hydrology. 650. 132481–132481. 3 indexed citations

Shi, Benwei, S.L. Yang, Stijn Temmerman, et al.. (2021). Effect of typhoon‐induced intertidal‐flat erosion on dominant macrobenthic species (Meretrix meretrix). Limnology and Oceanography. 66(12). 4197–4209. 18 indexed citations

Tian, Qing, Kehui Xu, Changming Dong, et al.. (2021). Declining Sediment Discharge in the Yangtze River From 1956 to 2017: Spatial and Temporal Changes and Their Causes. Water Resources Research. 57(5). 36 indexed citations

Yang, S.L., Xiangxin Luo, Stijn Temmerman, et al.. (2020). Role of delta‐front erosion in sustaining salt marshes under sea‐level rise and fluvial sediment decline. Limnology and Oceanography. 65(9). 1990–2009. 88 indexed citations

Yang, S.L., Benwei Shi, Xiangxin Luo, et al.. (2020). Streamflow Decline in the Yellow River along with Socioeconomic Development: Past and Future. Water. 12(3). 823–823. 18 indexed citations

Shi, Benwei, James R. Cooper, Jiasheng Li, et al.. (2019). Hydrodynamics, erosion and accretion of intertidal mudflats in extremely shallow waters. Journal of Hydrology. 573. 31–39. 20 indexed citations

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Shi, Benwei, Paula Pratolongo, Jiasheng Li, et al.. (2019). Influence of Macrobenthos (Meretrix meretrix Linnaeus) on Erosion‐Accretion Processes in Intertidal Flats: A Case Study From a Cultivation Zone. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 125(1). 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Hang, et al.. (2018). Recent coarsening of sediments on the southern Yangtze subaqueous delta front: A response to river damming. Continental Shelf Research. 155. 45–51. 70 indexed citations

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Shi, Benwei, James R. Cooper, Paula Pratolongo, et al.. (2017). Erosion and Accretion on a Mudflat: The Importance of Very Shallow‐Water Effects. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 122(12). 9476–9499. 39 indexed citations

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Luo, Xiao, et al.. (2017). New evidence of Yangtze delta recession after closing of the Three Gorges Dam. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41735–41735. 66 indexed citations

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Yang, Hang, S.L. Yang, Kehui Xu, et al.. (2017). Erosion potential of the Yangtze Delta under sediment starvation and climate change. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10535–10535. 57 indexed citations

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Shi, Benwei, et al.. (2016). Role of wind in erosion‐accretion cycles on an estuarine mudflat. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 122(1). 193–206. 32 indexed citations

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Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír, et al.. (2015). Safety Issues Consideration for Direct and Indirect Heat Transfer on Total Sites. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, S.L., et al.. (2015). Decline of Yangtze River water and sediment discharge: Impact from natural and anthropogenic changes. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 12581–12581. 371 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, S.L., et al.. (2010). 50,000 dams later: Erosion of the Yangtze River and its delta. Global and Planetary Change. 75(1-2). 14–20. 641 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, S.L., et al.. (2005). Trends in annual discharge from the Yangtze River to the sea (1865-2004). Hydrological Sciences Journal. 50(5). 825–836. 57 indexed citations

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Xie, Weiming & S.L. Yang. (1999). Evolution of Jiuduansha Shoal and Its Influence on Adjacent Channels in the Changjiang Estuary. China Ocean Engineering. 8 indexed citations

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