Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 861 citations indexed

About

Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 861 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (17 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (4 papers). Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (17 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (4 papers). Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Germany. Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng's co-authors include Tao Su, Zhe‐Kun Zhou, Robert A. Spicer, Jian Huang, He Tang, Jia Liu, Paul J. Valdes, Shufeng Li, Yong‐Jiang Huang and Alex Farnsworth and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Science Advances and Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology.

In The Last Decade

Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng

21 papers receiving 818 citations

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No high Tibetan Plateau until the Neogene

2019 236 citations Tao Su, Alex Farnsworth et al. Science Advances profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng China	12	402	310	252	208	196	23	861
He Tang China	11	306 0.8×	287 0.9×	207 0.8×	184 0.9×	166 0.8×	18	700
Feixiang Wu China	22	455 1.1×	372 1.2×	295 1.2×	466 2.2×	210 1.1×	44	1.2k
Guo Shuangxing China	12	558 1.4×	436 1.4×	370 1.5×	252 1.2×	254 1.3×	20	1.1k
Anaïs Boura France	12	273 0.7×	374 1.2×	155 0.6×	256 1.2×	129 0.7×	22	728
Lin‐Bo Jia China	12	365 0.9×	159 0.5×	249 1.0×	97 0.5×	78 0.4×	35	582
Wenna Ding China	8	336 0.8×	138 0.4×	242 1.0×	102 0.5×	79 0.4×	20	631
Mahasin Ali Khan India	16	830 2.1×	331 1.1×	528 2.1×	252 1.2×	178 0.9×	97	1.3k
Lutz Kunzmann Germany	19	772 1.9×	273 0.9×	383 1.5×	323 1.6×	100 0.5×	64	1.1k
Elizabeth M. Kennedy New Zealand	20	532 1.3×	478 1.5×	172 0.7×	341 1.6×	77 0.4×	39	1.0k
Defei Yan China	16	494 1.2×	203 0.7×	356 1.4×	172 0.8×	59 0.3×	49	774

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20 of 20 papers shown

Deng, Wei‐Yu‐Dong, et al.. (2025). Defects-driven abnormal thermal expansion behavior. Applied Physics Letters. 127(8).

Liu, Huimin, Yujie Xue, Kai‐Fu Tang, et al.. (2025). Association between sleep duration and frailty in older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 137. 105949–105949. 1 indexed citations

Wappler, Torsten, Conrad C. Labandeira, Jian Huang, et al.. (2024). Cenozoic Dalbergia (Fabaceae) plant fossils from Southwest China: Biogeographic implications and plant-insect interactions. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 647. 112260–112260. 1 indexed citations

Li, Shufeng, Jian Huang, Xiaojun Wang, et al.. (2024). Influence of climate factors on the global dynamic distribution of Tsuga (Pinaceae). Ecological Indicators. 158. 111533–111533. 9 indexed citations

Deng, Wei‐Yu‐Dong, Linlin Chen, Gaurav Srivastava, et al.. (2023). The oldest fossil record of Bauhinia s.s. (Fabaceae) from the Tibetan Plateau sheds light on its evolutionary and biogeographic implications. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 21(1). 5 indexed citations

Deng, Wei‐Yu‐Dong, Dario De Franceschi, Cédric Del Rio, et al.. (2022). Plant–insect and –fungal interactions in Taxodium-like wood fossils from the Oligocene of southwestern China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 302. 104669–104669. 6 indexed citations

Huang, Jian, Robert A. Spicer, Shufeng Li, et al.. (2022). The early Oligocene establishment of modern topography and plant diversity on the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. Global and Planetary Change. 214. 103856–103856. 31 indexed citations

Li, Shufeng, Paul J. Valdes, Alex Farnsworth, et al.. (2021). Orographic evolution of northern Tibet shaped vegetation and plant diversity in eastern Asia. Science Advances. 7(5). 116 indexed citations

Deng, Wei‐Yu‐Dong, et al.. (2021). The first Fulgoridae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) from the Eocene of the central Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. Fossil record. 24(2). 263–274.

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Liu, Jia, Truong Van Do, Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng, et al.. (2021). Leaf fossils of Sabalites (Arecaceae) from the Oligocene of northern Vietnam and their paleoclimatic implications. Plant Diversity. 44(4). 406–416. 11 indexed citations

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Deng, Wei‐Yu‐Dong, Torsten Wappler, Torsten Utescher, et al.. (2021). High frequency of arthropod herbivore damage in the Miocene Huaitoutala flora from the Qaidam Basin, northern Tibetan Plateau. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 297. 104569–104569. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Linlin, Wei‐Yu‐Dong Deng, Tao Su, Shufeng Li, & Zhe‐Kun Zhou. (2021). Late Eocene sclerophyllous oak from Markam Basin, Tibet, and its biogeographic implications. Science China Earth Sciences. 64(11). 1969–1981. 11 indexed citations

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Tang, He, Tao Su, Robert A. Spicer, et al.. (2020). Early Oligocene vegetation and climate of southwestern China inferred from palynology. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 560. 109988–109988. 37 indexed citations

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Deng, Wei‐Yu‐Dong, Tao Su, Torsten Wappler, et al.. (2020). Sharp changes in plant diversity and plant-herbivore interactions during the Eocene–Oligocene transition on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Global and Planetary Change. 194. 103293–103293. 31 indexed citations

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Rio, Cédric Del, Jian Huang, Ping Liu, et al.. (2020). New Eocene fossil fruits and leaves of Menispermaceae from the central Tibetan Plateau and their biogeographic implications. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 59(6). 1287–1306. 10 indexed citations

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Rio, Cédric Del, Steven R. Manchester, Jia Liu, et al.. (2020). Fossil fruits of Illigera (Hernandiaceae) from the Eocene of central Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 59(6). 1276–1286. 13 indexed citations

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Tang, He, Jia Liu, Feixiang Wu, et al.. (2019). Extinct genus Lagokarpos reveals a biogeographic connection between Tibet and other regions in the Northern Hemisphere during the Paleogene. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 57(6). 670–677. 31 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhe‐Kun, Jian Huang, Jia Liu, et al.. (2019). Fossil leaves of Berhamniphyllum (Rhamnaceae) from Markam, Tibet and their biogeographic implications. Science China Earth Sciences. 63(2). 224–234. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Jia, Tao Su, Robert A. Spicer, et al.. (2019). Biotic interchange through lowlands of Tibetan Plateau suture zones during Paleogene. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 524. 33–40. 54 indexed citations

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Vršanský, Peter, Péter Barna, Patrick Müller, et al.. (2018). Parasitic cockroaches indicate complex states of earliest proved ants. Biologia. 74(1). 65–89. 30 indexed citations

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