Xunlin Yang

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Xunlin Yang is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xunlin Yang has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Atmospheric Science, 8 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Xunlin Yang's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (5 papers) and Geological formations and processes (4 papers). Xunlin Yang is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (5 papers) and Geological formations and processes (4 papers). Xunlin Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Austria. Xunlin Yang's co-authors include R. Lawrence Edwards, Hai Cheng, Fahu Chen, Yongjin Wang, Pingzhong Zhang, Jinghua Liu, Dezhong Zhang, Liya Jin, Ming Tan and Zhibo Dai and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Quaternary Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xunlin Yang

12 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Test of Climate, Sun, and Culture Relationships from an 1810-Year Chinese Cave Record

2008 862 citations Pingzhong Zhang, Hai Cheng et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xunlin Yang China	8	1.0k	298	278	258	250	12	1.1k
Harriet E. Ridley United Kingdom	10	752 0.7×	341 1.1×	184 0.7×	261 1.0×	180 0.7×	12	984
Tripti Bhattacharya United States	15	903 0.9×	291 1.0×	287 1.0×	207 0.8×	276 1.1×	41	1.1k
Jingyao Zhao China	17	880 0.8×	206 0.7×	193 0.7×	322 1.2×	218 0.9×	44	965
Zhibo Dai China	3	787 0.8×	221 0.7×	249 0.9×	179 0.7×	174 0.7×	4	888
Jule Xiao China	11	815 0.8×	269 0.9×	120 0.4×	258 1.0×	262 1.0×	17	923
Valorie V. Aquino United Kingdom	6	666 0.6×	309 1.0×	177 0.6×	202 0.8×	167 0.7×	8	876
Nathan D. Stansell United States	20	984 0.9×	162 0.5×	218 0.8×	141 0.5×	307 1.2×	43	1.1k
Gergana Yancheva Germany	4	769 0.7×	172 0.6×	127 0.5×	261 1.0×	233 0.9×	8	842
Pingzhong Zhang China	12	1.4k 1.3×	325 1.1×	362 1.3×	434 1.7×	326 1.3×	24	1.5k
Matthew Peros Canada	21	680 0.6×	410 1.4×	110 0.4×	188 0.7×	229 0.9×	40	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xunlin Yang

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

All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Zhang, Haiwei, Christoph Spötl, Hai Cheng, et al.. (2024). Dual pathways of aragonite-to-calcite transformation in stalagmites: Implications for paleoclimate reconstructions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 378. 45–57. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Xunlin, et al.. (2022). Stepwise evolution of the Asian summer monsoon during the Holocene revealed by a stalagmite record from Heifeng Cave, Southwest China. The Holocene. 32(5). 369–377. 1 indexed citations

3.

Wang, Yong, Xunlin Yang, Yongjin Wang, Quan Wang, & R. Lawrence Edwards. (2022). The structure of marine isotope Stage 11 and its alignment with the Holocene. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 609. 111311–111311. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rui, et al.. (2021). Centennial- to millennial-scale Asian summer monsoon changes during the MIS 5/4 transition revealed by high-resolution stalagmite records from southwestern China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 571. 110390–110390. 7 indexed citations

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Yang, Xunlin, et al.. (2020). A stalagmite δ18O record from Jinfo Cave, southern China reveals early-mid holocene variations in the East Asian Summer Monsoon. Quaternary International. 537. 61–68. 12 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kan, Yongjin Wang, R. Lawrence Edwards, et al.. (2020). Late Holocene monsoon precipitation changes in southern China and their linkage to Northern Hemisphere temperature. Quaternary Science Reviews. 232. 106191–106191. 35 indexed citations

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Yang, Xunlin, et al.. (2019). Early-Holocene monsoon instability and climatic optimum recorded by Chinese stalagmites. The Holocene. 29(6). 1059–1067. 80 indexed citations

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Du, Wenjing, Hai Cheng, Xunlin Yang, et al.. (2019). Timing and structure of the weak Asian Monsoon event about 73,000 years ago. Quaternary Geochronology. 53. 101003–101003. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Na, Yan Yang, Hai Cheng, et al.. (2018). Timing and duration of the East Asian summer monsoon maximum during the Holocene based on stalagmite data from North China. The Holocene. 28(10). 1631–1641. 51 indexed citations

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Yang, Xunlin, Jianbao Liu, Fuyuan Liang, et al.. (2014). Holocene stalagmite δ¹⁸O records in the East Asian monsoon region and their correlation with those in the Indian monsoon region. The Holocene. 24(12). 1657–1664. 54 indexed citations

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Liu, Jinghua, et al.. (2011). A Comprehensive Study on Precipitation Change Over Monsoon Marginal Areas During Last Five Centuries. 31(4). 401–407. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pingzhong, Hai Cheng, R. Lawrence Edwards, et al.. (2008). A Test of Climate, Sun, and Culture Relationships from an 1810-Year Chinese Cave Record. Science. 322(5903). 940–942. 862 indexed citations breakdown →

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