Wei An

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Wei An is a scholar working on Geophysics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei An has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Geophysics, 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 7 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Wei An's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (28 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (15 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (10 papers). Wei An is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (28 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (15 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (10 papers). Wei An collaborates with scholars based in China, Italy and United Kingdom. Wei An's co-authors include Xiumian Hu, Eduardo Garzanti, Jiangang Wang, Jianying Hu, A. Alexander G. Webb, Wentao Huang, Min Yang, Marcelle K. BouDagher‐Fadel, Yi Wan and Zhanlan Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Wei An

37 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

The timing of India-Asia collision onset – Facts, theorie... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 200 400 600
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. The timing of India-Asia collision onset – Facts, theories, controversies
    2016 671 citations Xiumian Hu, Eduardo Garzanti 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
Wei An China 22 1.5k 583 374 355 298 42 2.6k
Jeffrey R. Chiarenzelli United States 26 1.7k 1.1× 265 0.5× 223 0.6× 745 2.1× 384 1.3× 84 2.6k
Genhou Wang China 23 947 0.6× 295 0.5× 166 0.4× 405 1.1× 108 0.4× 101 1.6k
Rufino Lozano-Santacruz Mexico 24 685 0.4× 144 0.2× 406 1.1× 550 1.5× 450 1.5× 75 1.7k
Mauro César Geraldes Brazil 24 1.3k 0.8× 73 0.1× 232 0.6× 944 2.7× 200 0.7× 148 1.8k
Rachel A. Mills United Kingdom 30 908 0.6× 146 0.3× 208 0.6× 345 1.0× 856 2.9× 75 2.9k
Elisabeth Widom United States 27 1.6k 1.0× 98 0.2× 147 0.4× 448 1.3× 267 0.9× 70 2.0k
Yehudit Harlavan Israel 21 1.0k 0.7× 82 0.1× 149 0.4× 366 1.0× 380 1.3× 50 1.6k
Kjell Billström Sweden 26 1.5k 0.9× 74 0.1× 176 0.5× 906 2.6× 194 0.7× 90 2.2k
Ana Maria Graciano Figueiredo Brazil 24 340 0.2× 179 0.3× 374 1.0× 365 1.0× 200 0.7× 72 1.5k
Àngels Canals Spain 24 734 0.5× 91 0.2× 218 0.6× 369 1.0× 279 0.9× 67 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei An

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei An

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei An

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

All Works

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Wang, Chunmiao, Bin Zhang, Wanqing Liu, et al.. (2024). Ubiquitous occurrence of 1,4-dioxane in drinking water of China and its ecological and human health risk. The Science of The Total Environment. 921. 171155–171155. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Zhensheng, Wei An, Ross N. Mitchell, et al.. (2023). Provenance transition of the Mesoproterozoic–Neoproterozoic Xuhuai Basin: Constraining the accretion of the Northern Qinling Terrane with the North China Craton. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 251. 105675–105675. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiumian, Wen Lai, Weiwei Xue, et al.. (2023). A global dataset of sandstone detrital composition by Gazzi‐Dickinson method. Geoscience Data Journal. 11(2). 128–136.
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Chen, Long, Dongyong Li, J. Deng, et al.. (2023). Fe–Mg Isotopes Trace the Mechanism of Crustal Recycling and Arc Magmatic Processes in the Neo‐Tethys Subduction Zone. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 128(9). 12 indexed citations
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An, Wei, et al.. (2021). New Precise Dating of the India‐Asia Collision in the Tibetan Himalaya at 61 Ma. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(3). 93 indexed citations
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Saber, Ayman N., Haifeng Zhang, Pabel Cervantes‐Avilés, et al.. (2020). Emerging concerns of VOCs and SVOCs in coking wastewater treatment processes: Distribution profile, emission characteristics, and health risk assessment. Environmental Pollution. 265(Pt B). 114960–114960. 37 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yuyin, Shiyi Zhang, Fanrong Zhao, et al.. (2018). Byproducts of aqueous chlorination of equol and their estrogenic potencies. Chemosphere. 212. 393–399. 2 indexed citations
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An, Wei, et al.. (2016). Significant recent warming over the northern Tibetan Plateau from ice core δ 18 O records. Climate of the past. 12(2). 201–211. 20 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiumian, et al.. (2015). Provenance and drainage system of the Early Cretaceous volcanic detritus in the Himalaya as constrained by detrital zircon geochronology. Journal of Palaeogeography. 4(1). 85–98. 34 indexed citations
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An, Wei, Xiumian Hu, Eduardo Garzanti, et al.. (2014). Xigaze forearc basin revisited (South Tibet): Provenance changes and origin of the Xigaze Ophiolite. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 126(11-12). 1595–1613. 152 indexed citations
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Fan, Zhanlan, Jianying Hu, Wei An, & Min Yang. (2013). Detection and Occurrence of Chlorinated Byproducts of Bisphenol A, Nonylphenol, and Estrogens in Drinking Water of China: Comparison to the Parent Compounds. Environmental Science & Technology. 47(19). 10841–10850. 175 indexed citations
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Shao, Bing, Jianying Hu, Min Yang, Wei An, & Shu Tao. (2005). Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates in River Water, Drinking Water,and Fish Tissues in the Area of Chongqing, China. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 48(4). 467–473. 103 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhimin, et al.. (2004). Platinum-group elements geochemistry of the yangliuping magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide deposit: Implications of its genetic link with the extrusive basalts. Journal of Ocean University of China. 3(1). 93–98. 5 indexed citations
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Gao, Junmin, et al.. (2004). Butyltin Compounds Distribution in the Coastal Waters of Bohai Bay, People?s Republic of China. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 72(5). 945–53. 5 indexed citations
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Wan, Yi, et al.. (2004). Fate of DDT-related compounds in Bohai Bay and its adjacent Haihe Basin, North China. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 50(4). 439–445. 69 indexed citations

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