Wenjun Zheng

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
138 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Wenjun Zheng is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenjun Zheng has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Geophysics, 63 papers in Atmospheric Science and 16 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Wenjun Zheng's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (98 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (84 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (58 papers). Wenjun Zheng is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (98 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (84 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (58 papers). Wenjun Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Wenjun Zheng's co-authors include Peizhen Zhang, Dewen Zheng, Huiping Zhang, Weitao Wang, Daoyang Yuan, Jianzhang Pang, Jingxing Yu, Weipeng Ge, Jiangyuan Zeng and Caicai Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Wenjun Zheng

127 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Expansion of the Tibetan Plateau during the Neogene 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2022 50 100 150 200
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. Expansion of the Tibetan Plateau during the Neogene
    2017 232 citations Weitao Wang, Wenjun Zheng et al. profile →
  2. Pulsed rise and growth of the Tibetan Plateau to its northern margin since ca. 30 Ma
    2022 104 citations Weitao Wang, Peizhen Zhang 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
Wenjun Zheng China 35 3.3k 1.6k 535 481 410 138 4.3k
Francesco Mazzarini Italy 37 2.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 489 0.9× 453 0.9× 474 1.2× 141 4.1k
Olivier Bellier France 45 4.5k 1.4× 1000 0.6× 322 0.6× 472 1.0× 649 1.6× 149 5.5k
J. van der Woerd France 36 3.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 407 0.8× 256 0.5× 429 1.0× 100 4.5k
Gerald Roberts United Kingdom 44 3.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 589 1.1× 225 0.5× 957 2.3× 110 5.1k
Uri S. ten Brink United States 45 4.2k 1.3× 1.6k 1.0× 420 0.8× 503 1.0× 1.3k 3.2× 165 5.6k
Y. Gaudemer France 34 5.3k 1.6× 1.9k 1.2× 393 0.7× 570 1.2× 710 1.7× 51 6.1k
Bihong Fu China 34 1.8k 0.5× 767 0.5× 239 0.4× 255 0.5× 290 0.7× 111 3.2k
Damien Delvaux Belgium 31 2.8k 0.9× 419 0.3× 287 0.5× 648 1.3× 564 1.4× 91 3.7k
Kelvin Berryman New Zealand 43 4.0k 1.2× 1.9k 1.2× 326 0.6× 282 0.6× 887 2.2× 110 5.0k
Robert S. Yeats United States 40 4.3k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 487 0.9× 227 0.5× 509 1.2× 112 5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenjun Zheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenjun Zheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenjun Zheng

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

All Works

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Zhou, Xiaocheng, et al.. (2025). Seismic Signals of the Wushi MS7.1 Earthquake of 23 January 2024, Viewed Through the Angle of Hydrogeochemical Characteristics. Applied Sciences. 15(9). 4791–4791. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yong, et al.. (2024). CO2 high-pressure miscible flooding and storage technology and its application in Shengli Oilfield, China. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 51(5). 1247–1260. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Duo, Lichun Chen, Hong Chang, et al.. (2024). Late Quaternary vertical throw rates along the Gyaring Co fault in central Tibet. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 280. 106484–106484. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wenjun, Qiyun Lei, Xulong Wang, et al.. (2023). New paleoseismic events reveal decamillenial recurrence time for large earthquakes (M ≥ 7) along the Yuguang Graben Fault in North China. Tectonophysics. 869. 230135–230135.
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Li, Xinnan, W. C. Hammond, Ian Pierce, et al.. (2023). Present‐Day Strike‐Slip Faulting and Intracontinental Deformation of North China: Constraints From Improved GPS Observations. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 24(7). 4 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wenjun, Hui Peng, Xingwang Liu, et al.. (2023). 鄂尔多斯活动地块边界带15000年以来强震活动与现今大地震空区. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version).
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Shen, Xuzhang, et al.. (2021). The Crustal Anisotropy of West Ordos Block and Its Geodynamic Implications. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 22(7). 5 indexed citations
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Li, Tao, Lindsay M. Schoenbohm, Jie Chen, et al.. (2019). Cumulative and Coseismic (During the 2016 Mw6.6 Aketao Earthquake) Deformation of the Dextral‐Slip Muji Fault, Northeastern Pamir Orogen. Tectonics. 38(11). 3975–3989. 16 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wenjun, et al.. (2018). Constraining the Distribution of Vertical Slip on the South Heli Shan Fault (Northeastern Tibet) From High‐Resolution Topographic Data. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 123(3). 2484–2501. 31 indexed citations
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Wang, Yang, Peizhen Zhang, Lindsay M. Schoenbohm, et al.. (2018). Two‐Phase Exhumation Along Major Shear Zones in the SE Tibetan Plateau in the Late Cenozoic. Tectonics. 37(8). 2675–2694. 53 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ning, Wenjun Zheng, Xingwang Liu, et al.. (2016). Kinematics Characteristics of Heishan Fault in the Western Hexi Corridor and Its Implications for Regional Tectonic Transformation. 38(2). 257. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Weitao, Peizhen Zhang, Wenjun Zheng, et al.. (2016). Uplift-driven sediment redness decrease at ~16.5 Ma in the Yumen Basin along the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 29568–29568. 13 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wenjun, et al.. (2015). 3-D LASER SCANNER(LIDAR): A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR ACQUIRING HIGH PRECISION PALAEOEARTHQUAKE TRENCH INFORMATION. 37(1). 232–241. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wenjun, Peizhen Zhang, Weipeng Ge, et al.. (2013). Late Quaternary slip rate of the South Heli Shan Fault (northern Hexi corridor, NW China) and its implications for northeastward growth of the Tibetan Plateau. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts.
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Zheng, Dewen, et al.. (2012). Tectonic geomorphology of the Qilian Shan: insights into the Late Cenozoic landscape evolution and deformation in northeastern Tibetan Plateau. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 3819. 5 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wenjun. (2009). DISCOVERY OF SURFACE RUPTURE ZONE ON THE SOUTH OF HELISHAN IN GAOTAI,GANSU PROVINCE. Seismology and Geology. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wenjun, et al.. (2005). Principal Features of Minxian M_S5.2 Earthquake in Gansu Province, on Nov.13, 2003. Northwestern Seismological Journal. 2 indexed citations

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