Wei Dang

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Wei Dang is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Global and Planetary Change and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Dang has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 21 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Dang's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (50 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (23 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (20 papers). Wei Dang is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (50 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (23 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (20 papers). Wei Dang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Wei Dang's co-authors include Jinchuan Zhang, Xuan Tang, Haikuan Nie, Jianghui Ding, Xiaoliang Wei, Pei Li, Chuanxiang Sun, Jinchuan Zhang, Longfei Xu and Zhong‐Ming Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Chemical Engineering Journal and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Wei Dang

52 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Pore Structure and Fractal Characteristics of Different Shale Lithofacies in the Dalong Formation in the Western Area of the Lower Yangtze Platform

2020 222 citations Jinchuan Zhang, Jianghui Ding et al. Minerals profile →
Shale Gas Exploration and Development in China: Current Status, Geological Challenges, and Future Directions

2021 157 citations Chuanxiang Sun, Haikuan Nie et al. Energy & Fuels profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Dang China	20	1.2k	641	475	463	204	57	1.5k
Xianqing Li China	20	789 0.7×	470 0.7×	575 1.2×	214 0.5×	216 1.1×	90	1.7k
Utpalendu Kuila United States	12	1.6k 1.4×	1.0k 1.6×	664 1.4×	391 0.8×	187 0.9×	18	1.9k
Jian Xiong China	20	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.8×	676 1.4×	391 0.8×	198 1.0×	84	1.8k
Lixi Liang China	24	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 2.2×	898 1.9×	392 0.8×	205 1.0×	100	2.1k
Hucheng Deng China	18	784 0.7×	475 0.7×	313 0.7×	196 0.4×	84 0.4×	66	1.0k
Eswaran Padmanabhan Malaysia	24	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 2.1×	835 1.8×	184 0.4×	190 0.9×	99	2.2k
Dengfeng Zhang China	24	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.7×	340 0.7×	237 0.5×	211 1.0×	80	1.6k
Cheng Zhong China	16	474 0.4×	213 0.3×	304 0.6×	200 0.4×	115 0.6×	61	1.1k
Wei Ju China	27	1.2k 1.0×	821 1.3×	723 1.5×	69 0.1×	148 0.7×	99	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Dang

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

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Zhang, Xin, et al.. (2025). Mineral identification in thin sections using a lightweight and attention mechanism. Natural Gas Industry B. 12(2). 135–146.

Dang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Understanding the mechanisms of light oil adsorption in shale: Insights from thermodynamics and kinetics. Fuel. 400. 135804–135804.

Li, Ming-Jia, et al.. (2025). Conducting mechanism and saturation model of mature lacustrine shales: A case study of the first member of the Qingshankou Formation in the Changling Sag, Southern Songliao Basin. Geophysics. 90(6). B323–B341.

Dang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Oil Storage Capacity in Organic‐Rich Chang 7 Shale, Ordos Basin: Comparing Evaluation Methods and Controlling Factors. Geological Journal. 60(9). 2176–2194. 1 indexed citations

Nie, Haikuan, Quanyou Liu, Pei Li, et al.. (2024). Quartz types, formation mechanism, and its effect on shale oil and gas enrichment: A review. Earth-Science Reviews. 261. 105011–105011. 11 indexed citations

Dang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Dependability Technology System for Autonomous Operation of Deep Space Exploration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 44(2). 228–228.

Nie, Haikuan, Wei Dang, Qin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of gas content in organic-rich shale: A review of the history, current status, and future directions. Geoscience Frontiers. 15(6). 101921–101921. 3 indexed citations

Li, Fei, Wei Dang, Fengqin Wang, et al.. (2023). Insights into the Process of Gas Release from Organic-Rich Shale: Release Characteristics and Controlling Factors. Geofluids. 2023. 1–12. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Shaohua, Chiyang Liu, Zhiqiang Fan, et al.. (2023). Paleoenvironmental Conditions and Shale Oil Potential of the Carboniferous Ha’erjiawu Formation in the Santanghu Basin, NW China. Processes. 11(7). 2209–2209. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Jiangtao, Wei Dang, Fengqin Wang, et al.. (2023). Prediction of TOC Content in Organic-Rich Shale Using Machine Learning Algorithms: Comparative Study of Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, and XGBoost. Energies. 16(10). 4159–4159. 33 indexed citations

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Li, Pei, Haikuan Nie, Jinchuan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Characteristics and Model of Heterogeneous Wettability in a Marine-Continental Transitional Shale Reservoir: Insights from Organic Matter, Minerals, and Microstructure. Energy & Fuels. 37(9). 6450–6464. 10 indexed citations

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Nie, Haikuan, Quanyou Liu, Wei Dang, et al.. (2023). Enrichment mechanism and resource potential of shale-type helium: A case study of Wufeng Formation-Longmaxi Formation in Sichuan Basin. Science China Earth Sciences. 66(6). 1279–1288. 12 indexed citations

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Dang, Wei, Haikuan Nie, Jinchuan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Pore-scale mechanisms and characterization of light oil storage in shale nanopores: New method and insights. Geoscience Frontiers. 13(5). 101424–101424. 38 indexed citations

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Tao, Jiahua, Jinchuan Zhang, Junlan Liu, et al.. (2021). Molecular and Carbon Isotopic Variation during Canister Degassing of Terrestrial Shale: A Case Study from Xiahuayuan Formation in the Xuanhua Basin, North China. Minerals. 11(8). 843–843. 2 indexed citations

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Dang, Wei, Shu Jiang, Jinchuan Zhang, et al.. (2021). A systematic experimental and modeling study of water adsorption/desorption behavior in organic-rich shale with different particle sizes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 426. 130596–130596. 45 indexed citations

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Li, Pei, Jinchuan Zhang, Reza Rezaee, et al.. (2020). Effects of swelling-clay and surface roughness on the wettability of transitional shale. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 196. 108007–108007. 23 indexed citations

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Dang, Wei, Jinchuan Zhang, Fengqin Wang, & Xuan Tang. (2019). SHALE GAS EVOLUTION IN CANISTER: EVOLUTION CHARACTERISTICS, CONTROLLING FACTORS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EVOLVED GAS OCCURRENCE STATE. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations

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Dang, Wei, Jinchuan Zhang, Xiaoliang Wei, et al.. (2017). Geological controls on methane adsorption capacity of Lower Permian transitional black shales in the Southern North China Basin, Central China: Experimental results and geological implications. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 152. 456–470. 65 indexed citations

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Yang, Chao, Jinchuan Zhang, Xuan Tang, et al.. (2016). Comparative study on micro-pore structure of marine, terrestrial, and transitional shales in key areas, China. International Journal of Coal Geology. 171. 76–92. 167 indexed citations

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Dang, Wei, Jinchuan Zhang, Xuan Tang, et al.. (2015). Shale gas potential of Lower Permian marine-continental transitional black shales in the Southern North China Basin, central China: Characterization of organic geochemistry. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 28. 639–650. 79 indexed citations

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