W. W. Chan

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

W. W. Chan is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, W. W. Chan has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Geophysics, 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 2 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in W. W. Chan's work include High-pressure geophysics and materials (18 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (17 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (10 papers). W. W. Chan is often cited by papers focused on High-pressure geophysics and materials (18 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (17 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (10 papers). W. W. Chan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Malaysia. W. W. Chan's co-authors include Paul G. Silver, Chun‐Yong Wang, L. M. Flesch, Walter D. Mooney, Hai Lou, Weibin Han, Jian Wu, Lijun Chang, W. E. Holt and Youlin Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

W. W. Chan

26 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Shear wave splitting and subcontinental mantle deformation 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 400 800 1.2k
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. Shear wave splitting and subcontinental mantle deformation
    1991 1.3k citations Paul G. Silver, W. W. Chan Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. W. Chan United States 16 3.0k 122 82 75 40 27 3.1k
Jieyuan Ning China 21 1.8k 0.6× 85 0.7× 65 0.8× 125 1.7× 72 1.8× 66 1.8k
T. B. Yanovskaya Russia 16 882 0.3× 64 0.5× 69 0.8× 63 0.8× 49 1.2× 56 936
Rob van der Hilst Australia 9 2.9k 1.0× 183 1.5× 51 0.6× 119 1.6× 22 0.6× 13 3.0k
Jan Garmany United States 13 886 0.3× 61 0.5× 75 0.9× 127 1.7× 101 2.5× 22 932
J. A. Snoke United States 20 1.6k 0.5× 60 0.5× 69 0.8× 191 2.5× 75 1.9× 52 1.6k
Danian Shi China 25 2.1k 0.7× 165 1.4× 41 0.5× 178 2.4× 65 1.6× 53 2.2k
Kazunori Yoshizawa Japan 21 1.2k 0.4× 75 0.6× 137 1.7× 80 1.1× 22 0.6× 48 1.3k
C. Wright Australia 17 1.1k 0.4× 172 1.4× 72 0.9× 105 1.4× 35 0.9× 71 1.1k
Elena Kozlovskaya Finland 17 802 0.3× 33 0.3× 99 1.2× 94 1.3× 39 1.0× 59 859
B. C. Zelt United States 16 820 0.3× 37 0.3× 108 1.3× 43 0.6× 20 0.5× 28 861

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. W. Chan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. W. Chan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. W. Chan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. W. Chan 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 W. W. Chan. W. W. Chan 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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Chin, Chee-Hua, et al.. (2025). REVEALING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF RURAL TOURISM: EXPLORING TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE RESOURCES IN SARAWAK (MALAYSIA) AND HENAN PROVINCE (CHINA). GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites. 58(1). 18–31. 1 indexed citations
2.
Chan, W. W., Aijun An, & Heidar Davoudi. (2023). A Case Study on ChatGPT Question Generation. 1647–1656. 3 indexed citations
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Jiang, Mei, Zhong‐Hai Li, Zhiqin Xu, et al.. (2015). Complex Indian subduction style with slab fragmentation beneath the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis revealed by teleseismic P-wave tomography. Tectonophysics. 667. 77–86. 34 indexed citations
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Tkalčić, ‪Hrvoje, Youlin Chen, Ruifeng Liu, et al.. (2011). Multistep modelling of teleseismic receiver functions combined with constraints from seismic tomography: crustal structure beneath southeast China. Geophysical Journal International. 187(1). 303–326. 49 indexed citations
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Chen, Youlin, Fenglin Niu, Ruifeng Liu, et al.. (2010). Crustal structure beneath China from receiver function analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(B3). 124 indexed citations
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Wang, Chun‐Yong, L. M. Flesch, Paul G. Silver, Lijun Chang, & W. W. Chan. (2008). Evidence for mechanically coupled lithosphere in central Asia and resulting implications. Geology. 36(5). 363–363. 230 indexed citations
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Flesch, L. M., et al.. (2005). Constraining the extent of crust–mantle coupling in central Asia using GPS, geologic, and shear wave splitting data. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 238(1-2). 248–268. 244 indexed citations
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Gupta, I. N., W. W. Chan, & Robert A. Wagner. (2005). Regional Source Discrimination of Small Events Based on the Use of Lg Wavetrain. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 95(1). 341–346. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhixian, et al.. (2004). Earthquake relocation and 3-dimensional crustal structure of P-wave velocity in cen-tral-western China. Acta Seismologica Sinica. 17(1). 20–30. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Chun‐Yong, W. W. Chan, & Walter D. Mooney. (2003). Three‐dimensional velocity structure of crust and upper mantle in southwestern China and its tectonic implications. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 108(B9). 179 indexed citations
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Chan, W. W., et al.. (2001). 3-D Crustal Structure in Southwestern China. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 4 indexed citations
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Silver, Paul G. & W. W. Chan. (1991). Shear wave splitting and subcontinental mantle deformation. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(B10). 16429–16454. 1263 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gupta, I. N., W. W. Chan, & Robert A. Wagner. (1990). Comparative study of regional phases from underground nuclear explosions at East Kazakh and Nevada Test Sites. Rept. for Mar 89-Feb 90. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Brian J., et al.. (1990). Seismicity and present-day tectonics of the Svalbard region. Geophysical Journal International. 102(1). 139–149. 28 indexed citations
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Silver, Paul G. & W. W. Chan. (1988). Implications for continental structure and evolution from seismic anisotropy. Nature. 335(6185). 34–39. 416 indexed citations
16.
Chan, W. W. & Z. A. Der. (1988). Attenuation of multiple ScS in various parts of the world. Geophysical Journal International. 92(2). 303–314. 29 indexed citations
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Der, Z. A., et al.. (1987). Maximum-likelihood multichannel deconvolution of P waves at seismic arrays. Final Report. 2 indexed citations
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Silver, Paul G. & W. W. Chan. (1986). Observations of body wave multipathing from broadband seismograms: Evidence for lower mantle slab penetration beneath the Sea of Okhotsk. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 91(B14). 13787–13802. 71 indexed citations
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Chan, W. W. & Brian J. Mitchell. (1985). Surface wave dispersion, crustal structure, and sediment thickness variations across the Barents shelf. Geophysical Journal International. 80(2). 329–344. 15 indexed citations
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Chan, W. W. & Brian J. Mitchell. (1982). Synthetic seismogram and surface wave constraints on crustal models of Spitsbergen. Tectonophysics. 89(1-3). 51–76. 16 indexed citations

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