Wenbin Xu

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Wenbin Xu is a scholar working on Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenbin Xu has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Geophysics, 34 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 16 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wenbin Xu's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (67 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (30 papers) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (28 papers). Wenbin Xu is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (67 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (30 papers) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (28 papers). Wenbin Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Wenbin Xu's co-authors include Zhiwei Li, Sigurjón Jónsson, Xiaoli Ding, Guangcai Feng, Yijie Zhuang, Jean‐Paul Ampuero, Xiaochun Zhang, Roland Bürgmann, Joël Ruch and Xiaoge Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wenbin Xu

127 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Review of the SBAS InSAR Time-series algorithms, applicat... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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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.

  1. Review of the SBAS InSAR Time-series algorithms, applications, and challenges
    2021 166 citations Wenbin Xu, Zhiwei Li et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenbin Xu China 31 1.1k 652 311 288 279 136 2.7k
Thomas Oommen United States 31 235 0.2× 276 0.4× 240 0.8× 147 0.5× 927 3.3× 129 2.8k
Steven Micklethwaite Australia 24 1.4k 1.3× 187 0.3× 146 0.5× 147 0.5× 198 0.7× 59 2.6k
Tae Sup Yun South Korea 36 328 0.3× 292 0.4× 755 2.4× 753 2.6× 303 1.1× 141 5.2k
Amir M. Alani United Kingdom 27 247 0.2× 226 0.3× 315 1.0× 864 3.0× 95 0.3× 118 2.1k
Guoxiang Liu China 26 267 0.2× 1.1k 1.7× 175 0.6× 404 1.4× 625 2.2× 189 2.4k
Antonio Galgaro Italy 27 270 0.2× 188 0.3× 447 1.4× 263 0.9× 497 1.8× 115 2.5k
Dimitrios Zekkos United States 27 245 0.2× 159 0.2× 139 0.4× 182 0.6× 658 2.4× 137 2.7k
Jisheng Zhang China 29 302 0.3× 679 1.0× 143 0.5× 402 1.4× 43 0.2× 214 2.9k
Hong‐Hu Zhu China 44 420 0.4× 225 0.3× 573 1.8× 466 1.6× 1.6k 5.6× 251 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenbin Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenbin Xu

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All Works

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Liu, Xiaoge, Wenbin Xu, William B. Frank, et al.. (2025). Rheological and tectonic implications of eastern Tibet: Insights from early aftershock sequences driven by afterslip following three 2021–2022 moderate-large events. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 143. 104770–104770.
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Xu, Wenbin, et al.. (2025). 3D Coseismic Deformation and Fault Slip Model of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence Constrained by GPS, ALOS-2 and Sentinel-1 Data. Journal of Earth Science. 36(2). 812–822. 1 indexed citations
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Xie, Lei, Wenbin Xu, & Yosuke Aoki. (2025). Extracting a decadal deformation on Xiaolangdi upstream dam slope using seasonally inundated distributed scatterers InSAR (SIDS − InSAR). International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 138. 104462–104462. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenbin, Feng Li, Qing Xu, et al.. (2025). Study of antioxidant properties of sulfomethylated lignin and its application in pesticide dispersants. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 307(Pt 2). 142002–142002. 1 indexed citations
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He, Zilong, Wenbin Xu, Zhiwei Li, et al.. (2024). Co and postseismic fault slip models of the 2022 MW6.7 Menyuan earthquake reveal conjugated faulting tectonics at the central section of the Lenglongling fault. Earthquake Science. 37(4). 277–303. 3 indexed citations
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Dai, Wujiao, et al.. (2024). A method for correcting InSAR interferogram errors using GNSS data and the K-means algorithm. Earth Planets and Space. 76(1). 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenbin, Zihao Huang, Yijie Zhuang, & Jing‐Chun Feng. (2023). Thermocapillary convection modes and phase change heat transfer characteristics of three-dimensional metal foam composited phase change materials with different aspect ratios under microgravity. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 222. 125155–125155. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaochun, Linjie Chen, Yixin Ji, et al.. (2023). Risk analysis of people evacuation and its path optimization during tunnel fires using virtual reality experiments. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 137. 105133–105133. 23 indexed citations
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Bachagha, Nabil, et al.. (2023). The Use of Machine Learning and Satellite Imagery to Detect Roman Fortified Sites: The Case Study of Blad Talh (Tunisia Section). Applied Sciences. 13(4). 2613–2613. 8 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenbin, et al.. (2023). The 2022 Eruption of Wolf Volcano, Galápagos: The Role of Caldera Ring‐Faults During Magma Transfer From InSAR Deformation Data. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(14). 5 indexed citations
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Xing, Xuemin, et al.. (2022). Measuring Subsidence Over Soft Clay Highways Using a Novel Time-Series InSAR Deformation Model With an Emphasis on Rheological Properties and Environmental Factors (NREM). IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 60. 1–19. 12 indexed citations
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Bachagha, Nabil, et al.. (2022). On the Discovery of a Roman Fortified Site in Gafsa, Southern Tunisia, Based on High-Resolution X-Band Satellite Radar Data. Remote Sensing. 14(9). 2128–2128. 2 indexed citations
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He, Lijia, Guangcai Feng, Jun Hu, et al.. (2022). Surface Displacement and Source Model Separation of the Two Strongest Earthquakes During the 2019 Ridgecrest Sequence: Insights From InSAR, GPS, and Optical Data. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 127(2). 14 indexed citations
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Xie, Lei, et al.. (2021). Tehri Reservoir Operation Modulates Seasonal Elastic Crustal Deformation in the Himalaya. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 126(8). 4 indexed citations
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Feng, Guangcai, Huang Chen, Wenbin Xu, et al.. (2019). A Block Ramp Errors Correction Method of Planet Subpixel Offset: Application to the 2018 Mw 7.5 Palu Earthquake, Indonesia. IEEE Access. 7. 174924–174931. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuai, Wenbin Xu, Caijun Xu, et al.. (2019). Changes in Groundwater Level Possibly Encourage Shallow Earthquakes in Central Australia: The 2016 Petermann Ranges Earthquake. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(6). 3189–3198. 30 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenbin, Guangcai Feng, Lingsen Meng, et al.. (2018). Transpressional Rupture Cascade of the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake, New Zealand. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 123(3). 2396–2409. 87 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenbin, et al.. (2015). Rapid groundwater-related land subsidence in Yemen observed by multi-temporal InSAR. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Repository (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology). 13844. 1 indexed citations

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