Xian‐Hua Li

43.8k total citations · 22 hit papers
479 papers, 37.1k citations indexed

About

Xian‐Hua Li is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Xian‐Hua Li has authored 479 papers receiving a total of 37.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 377 papers in Geophysics, 132 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 71 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Xian‐Hua Li's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (370 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (209 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (184 papers). Xian‐Hua Li is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (370 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (209 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (184 papers). Xian‐Hua Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Xian‐Hua Li's co-authors include Zheng‐Xiang Li, Wu‐Xian Li, Qiuli Li, Yu Liu, Xuan‐Ce Wang, Yue‐Heng Yang, Guoqiang Tang, Ching‐Hua Lo, Sun‐Lin Chung and Hanwen Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xian‐Hua Li

459 papers receiving 35.8k citations

Hit Papers

Formation of the 1300-km-... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2007 2004 2012 2009 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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. Formation of the 1300-km-wide intracontinental orogen and postorogenic magmatic province in Mesozoic South China: A flat-slab subduction model
    2007 1.8k citations Zheng‐Xiang Li, Xian‐Hua Li profile →
  2. Tibetan tectonic evolution inferred from spatial and temporal variations in post-collisional magmatism
    2004 1.3k citations Xian‐Hua Li et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →
  3. Age constraint on Burmese amber based on U–Pb dating of zircons
    2012 1.2k citations Qiuli Li, Xian‐Hua Li et al. profile →
  4. Precise determination of Phanerozoic zircon Pb/Pb age by multicollector SIMS without external standardization
    2009 970 citations Xian‐Hua Li, Yu Liu et al. profile →
  5. Amalgamation between the Yangtze and Cathaysia Blocks in South China: Constraints from SHRIMP U–Pb zircon ages, geochemistry and Nd–Hf isotopes of the Shuangxiwu volcanic rocks
    2009 934 citations Xian‐Hua Li, Wu‐Xian Li et al. Precambrian Research profile →
  6. Penglai Zircon Megacrysts: A Potential New Working Reference Material for Microbeam Determination of Hf–O Isotopes and U–Pb Age
    2010 839 citations Xian‐Hua Li, Qiuli Li et al. profile →
  7. Grenvillian continental collision in south China: New SHRIMP U-Pb zircon results and implications for the configuration of Rodinia
    2002 759 citations Zheng‐Xiang Li, Xian‐Hua Li et al. profile →
  8. Qinghu zircon: A working reference for microbeam analysis of U-Pb age and Hf and O isotopes
    2013 733 citations Xian‐Hua Li, Yue‐Heng Yang et al. profile →
  9. The golden transformation of the Cretaceous plate subduction in the west Pacific
    2007 706 citations Xian‐Hua Li et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →
  10. U–Pb zircon, geochemical and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic constraints on age and origin of Jurassic I- and A-type granites from central Guangdong, SE China: A major igneous event in response to foundering of a subducted flat-slab?
    2007 671 citations Xian‐Hua Li, Zheng‐Xiang Li et al. Lithos profile →
  11. Cretaceous magmatism and lithospheric extension in Southeast China
    2000 621 citations Xian‐Hua Li Journal of Asian Earth Sciences profile →
  12. Contrasting zircon Hf and O isotopes in the two episodes of Neoproterozoic granitoids in South China: Implications for growth and reworking of continental crust
    2006 536 citations Xian‐Hua Li, Zheng‐Xiang Li et al. Lithos profile →
  13. U–Pb zircon geochronology, geochemistry and Nd isotopic study of Neoproterozoic bimodal volcanic rocks in the Kangdian Rift of South China: implications for the initial rifting of Rodinia
    2002 517 citations Xian‐Hua Li, Zheng‐Xiang Li et al. Precambrian Research profile →
  14. Diachronous uplift of the Tibetan plateau starting 40?Myr ago
    1998 504 citations Xian‐Hua Li et al. profile →
  15. Petrogenesis and tectonic significance of the ∼850 Ma Gangbian alkaline complex in South China: Evidence from in situ zircon U–Pb dating, Hf–O isotopes and whole-rock geochemistry
    2009 444 citations Xian‐Hua Li, Wu‐Xian Li et al. Lithos profile →
  16. Precise U–Pb and Pb–Pb dating of Phanerozoic baddeleyite by SIMS with oxygen flooding technique
    2010 436 citations Qiuli Li, Xian‐Hua Li et al. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry profile →
  17. Magmatic switch-on and switch-off along the South China continental margin since the Permian: Transition from an Andean-type to a Western Pacific-type plate boundary
    2012 333 citations Zheng‐Xiang Li, Xian‐Hua Li et al. profile →
  18. Two-billion-year-old volcanism on the Moon from Chang’e-5 basalts
    2021 296 citations Qiuli Li, Qin Zhou et al. profile →
  19. The tempo of Ediacaran evolution
    2021 138 citations Chuan Yang, Daniel J. Condon et al. profile →
  20. Lunar farside volcanism 2.8 billion years ago from Chang’e-6 basalts
    2024 52 citations Qiuli Li, Yu Liu et al. profile →
  21. Long-lasting farside volcanism in the Apollo basin: Chang'e-6 landing site
    2024 52 citations Yuqi Qian, J. W. Head et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →
  22. South Pole–Aitken massive impact 4.25 billion years ago revealed by Chang'e-6 samples
    2025 22 citations Bin Su, Yi Chen 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
Xian‐Hua Li China 95 31.6k 12.4k 5.0k 3.7k 3.2k 479 37.1k
Martin J. Whitehouse Sweden 84 25.2k 0.8× 10.2k 0.8× 4.1k 0.8× 3.7k 1.0× 1.9k 0.6× 665 30.9k
An Yin United States 74 25.4k 0.8× 6.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.3× 1.6k 0.4× 3.1k 1.0× 234 28.9k
Jan D. Kramers South Africa 49 11.7k 0.4× 6.4k 0.5× 3.0k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 915 0.3× 168 16.2k
Ian S. Williams Australia 78 21.1k 0.7× 9.0k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 3.7k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 308 24.0k
Zheng‐Xiang Li Australia 97 32.2k 1.0× 11.3k 0.9× 4.5k 0.9× 5.6k 1.5× 4.4k 1.3× 376 35.7k
Axel Gerdes Germany 76 21.8k 0.7× 9.0k 0.7× 3.2k 0.6× 3.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 505 23.9k
Fu‐Yuan Wu China 123 53.1k 1.7× 23.2k 1.9× 6.8k 1.4× 2.1k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 479 56.4k
R. J. Pankhurst United Kingdom 74 14.8k 0.5× 6.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 3.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.3× 235 16.7k
Jon Woodhead Australia 68 16.2k 0.5× 7.0k 0.6× 2.8k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 858 0.3× 249 21.4k
Chris J. Hawkesworth United Kingdom 101 28.0k 0.9× 10.4k 0.8× 3.8k 0.8× 3.4k 0.9× 1.4k 0.4× 282 32.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pitawala, H.M.T.G.A., et al.. (2025). Geological and geochemical characterization of newly discovered phoscorites within the Kawisigamuwa carbonatite-phoscorite complex, Sri Lanka. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 293. 106753–106753.
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Wu, Shitou, Heng‐Ci Tian, Wei Yang, et al.. (2025). Petrogenesis of Very‐Low‐Ti Basalts Returned by Chang'e‐6 From the Lunar Farside. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(23). 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Heng‐Ci, Sen Hu, Wei Yang, et al.. (2024). Revisiting the formation of lunar anorthosites via the Rb Sr isotope systematics. Lithos. 486-487. 107780–107780. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei‐Ying, Guoqiang Xue, Ya Xu, et al.. (2024). Geophysical exploration of the giant Bayan Obo REE–Nb–Fe deposit in Inner Mongolia, China: Progress and challenges. Ore Geology Reviews. 176. 106415–106415. 3 indexed citations
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Zou, Hao, et al.. (2024). An oxygen isotope perspective on the break-up of the Rodinia supercontinent. Earth-Science Reviews. 252. 104736–104736. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Xuefeng, Xuefeng Wang, Chunxue Xu, et al.. (2024). PXCG-1 and PXCG-2: two reference materials for gypsum U–Th dating. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 39(6). 1461–1469. 1 indexed citations
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Qian, Yuqi, J. W. Head, J. R. Michalski, et al.. (2024). Long-lasting farside volcanism in the Apollo basin: Chang'e-6 landing site. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 637. 118737–118737. 52 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Li‐Guang, Yi Chen, Richard M. Palin, et al.. (2023). Reinitiation of modern-style plate tectonics in the Early Neoproterozoic: Evidence from a ∼930 Ma blueschist-facies terrane in South China. Precambrian Research. 401. 107276–107276. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Kui‐Feng, et al.. (2023). The occurrence and genesis of HREE-rich minerals from the giant Bayan Obo deposit, China. Ore Geology Reviews. 157. 105438–105438. 12 indexed citations
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Su, Bin, Di Zhang, Yi Chen, et al.. (2023). Low Ni and Co olivine in Chang’E-5 basalts reveals the origin of the young volcanism on the Moon. Science Bulletin. 68(17). 1918–1927. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Hao, et al.. (2023). Decoupled Zircon Si–O Isotopes Tracing the Supracrustal Silicification and Komatiitic‐Derived Fluids in the Source of TTGs. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(16). 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Chuan, Fred Bowyer, Daniel J. Condon, Xian‐Hua Li, & Maoyan Zhu. (2023). New U-Pb age from the Shuijingtuo Formation (Yangtze Gorges area) and its implications for the Cambrian timescale. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 616. 111477–111477. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Qiuli, et al.. (2023). Chang’e-5 basalt-like non-KREEP young lunar meteorite. Science Bulletin. 69(5). 601–605. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Yang, et al.. (2022). Temporal-spatial coincidence may not always discern causality: Insights from two skarn deposits in Anqing and Zhibula, China. Ore Geology Reviews. 146. 104951–104951. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Fang, et al.. (2021). Barium isotope evidence for the role of magmatic fluids in the origin of Himalayan leucogranites. Science Bulletin. 66(22). 2329–2336. 35 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiao‐Chi, Xian‐Hua Li, Yu Liu, et al.. (2018). Insights into the origin of purely sediment-derived Himalayan leucogranites: Si–O isotopic constraints. Science Bulletin. 63(19). 1243–1245. 38 indexed citations
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Li, Xian‐Hua, Wu‐Xian Li, Zheng‐Xiang Li, & Ying Liu. (2007). 850–790 Ma bimodal volcanic and intrusive rocks in northern Zhejiang, South China: A major episode of continental rift magmatism during the breakup of Rodinia. Lithos. 102(1-2). 341–357. 418 indexed citations

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