Weitao Chen

964 total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 687 citations indexed

About

Weitao Chen is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Weitao Chen has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 687 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 19 papers in Aquatic Science and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Weitao Chen's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (21 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (18 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (16 papers). Weitao Chen is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (21 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (18 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (16 papers). Weitao Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Finland. Weitao Chen's co-authors include Genru Xiao, Weijun Gan, Xiaoguang Ding, Jing Liu‐Zeng, Deming Zhou, Shiming Liang, Shunping He, Jie Li, Yuefei Li and Yanjun Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Weitao Chen

32 papers receiving 670 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Three‐dimensional velocity field of present‐day crustal motion of the Tibetan Plateau derived from GPS measurements

2013 379 citations Shiming Liang, Weijun Gan et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weitao Chen China	10	318	185	148	147	114	39	687
Carolina Ayala Colombia	6	243 0.8×	74 0.4×	101 0.7×	15 0.1×	88 0.8×	12	679
Sara Morón Australia	11	236 0.7×	58 0.3×	99 0.7×	15 0.1×	66 0.6×	15	662
David W. Farris United States	11	360 1.1×	62 0.3×	94 0.6×	18 0.1×	76 0.7×	16	720
Sergio A. Restrepo-Moreno Colombia	9	318 1.0×	61 0.3×	103 0.7×	21 0.1×	81 0.7×	21	691
Lina C. Pérez-Ángel United States	8	134 0.4×	69 0.4×	117 0.8×	18 0.1×	93 0.8×	13	623
Morgan S. Busby United States	17	70 0.2×	88 0.5×	336 2.3×	88 0.6×	31 0.3×	37	801
Mee-mann Chang China	20	71 0.2×	149 0.8×	695 4.7×	228 1.6×	64 0.6×	38	1.2k
Jesús Alvarado‐Ortega Mexico	19	65 0.2×	32 0.2×	697 4.7×	114 0.8×	57 0.5×	100	1.1k
Daniel E. Figueroa Argentina	19	178 0.6×	96 0.5×	531 3.6×	224 1.5×	29 0.3×	70	934
Robert Weis Luxembourg	14	59 0.2×	28 0.2×	144 1.0×	14 0.1×	65 0.6×	52	582

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weitao Chen

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Shi, Xian, et al.. (2025). DNA Barcode Reference Library and Undetected Diversity of Fish Species in the Yuanjiang River, China. Fishes. 10(8). 418–418.

Dong, Xiaohan, et al.. (2025). Environmental DNA Insights into the Spatial Status of Fish Diversity in the Mainstem of the Jialing River. Animals. 15(1). 105–105. 1 indexed citations

Li, Xinhui, et al.. (2024). High‐throughput sequencing and fatty acid profile analyses of the Black Amur bream (Megalobrama terminalis) reveal variation in dietary niche associated with geographic segregation. Ecology and Evolution. 14(4). e11226–e11226. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial diversity and genetic structure of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Pearl River and Nandujiang River. Journal of Fish Biology. 102(5). 1109–1120. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jie, et al.. (2021). The gut microbiome composition and degradation enzymes activity of black Amur bream (Megalobrama terminalis) in response to breeding migratory behavior. Ecology and Evolution. 11(10). 5150–5163. 20 indexed citations

Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2021). DNA barcoding reveals the temporal community composition of drifting fish eggs in the lower Hongshui River, China. Ecology and Evolution. 11(16). 11507–11514. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2021). The complete mitochondrial genome of Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842) (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) and phylogenetic analyses of sardines. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(3). 1080–1081. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yuefei, et al.. (2020). Isolation and characterization of 30 SNP markers in Guangdong bream (Megalobrama terminalis) by next-generation sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources. 12(3). 399–402. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2020). Growth and ontogenetic development of digestive functionality in black Amur bream (Megalobrama terminalis). Aquaculture Research. 51(9). 3593–3601. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2020). Temporal species-level composition of larvae resources in the lower Pearl River drainage and implications for species’ reproductive cycles. Gene. 776. 145351–145351. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2020). Phylogeographic analyses of a migratory freshwater fish (Megalobrama terminalis) reveal a shallow genetic structure and pronounced effects of sea-level changes. Gene. 737. 144478–144478. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2019). Exploring taxonomic diversity and biogeography of the family Nemacheilinae (Cypriniformes). Ecology and Evolution. 9(18). 10343–10353. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2018). The potential colonization histories of Opsariichthys bidens (Cyprinidae) in China using Bayesian binary MCMC analysis. Gene. 676. 1–8. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2017). Genetic differentiation of the Schizothorax species complex (Cyprinidae) in the Nujiang River (upper Salween). Scientific Reports. 7(1). 5944–5944. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2017). Phylogeographic structure, cryptic speciation and demographic history of the sharpbelly (Hemiculter leucisculus), a freshwater habitat generalist from southern China. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17(1). 216–216. 44 indexed citations

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Zhang, Baojun, et al.. (2016). Effect of sowing date and planting density on grain yield and quality of winter wheat Pubing 151. 34(6). 14.

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Cao, Hongxin, et al.. (2015). Modeling of Biomass-Based Leaf Morphological Parameters on Main Stem for Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 41(9). 1435–1444.

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Chen, Weitao, et al.. (2015). The fish diversity in the upper reaches of the Salween River, Nujiang River, revealed by DNA barcoding. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 17437–17437. 64 indexed citations

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Chen, Weitao, Kang Du, & Shunping He. (2015). Genetic structure and historical demography of Schizothorax nukiangensis (Cyprinidae) in continuous habitat. Ecology and Evolution. 5(4). 984–995. 16 indexed citations

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Liang, Shiming, Weijun Gan, Genru Xiao, et al.. (2013). Three‐dimensional velocity field of present‐day crustal motion of the Tibetan Plateau derived from GPS measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 118(10). 5722–5732. 379 indexed citations breakdown →

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