Yadong Sun

5.6k citations

66 papers · 4.4k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 31

Impact in

Paleontology top 0.1%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Geochemistry and Petrology top 0.2%
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Papers in

Paleontology 60
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils 58
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology 18
Geochemistry and Petrology 21
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis 20

Co-authors: Xulong Lai Paul B. Wignall Michael M. Joachimski Haishui Jiang Chunbo Yan David P.G. Bond Yanlong Chen Lina Wang
Journals: Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (12 papers)Global and Planetary Change (5 papers)Earth and Planetary Science Letters (5 papers)Earth-Science Reviews (3 papers)Science (3 papers)
Partner nations: China Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Yadong Sun

65 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Environmental crises at the Permian–Triassic mass extinction 2022 · 120 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2022 Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
2020 Science Advances
2012 Science
2012 Geology

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Dynamics of nutrient cycles in the Permian–Triassic oceans Earth-Science Reviews ·Yadong Sun	2024	3
2	Re‐Evaluating Water Column Reoxygenation During the End Permian Mass Extinction Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·Fan Yang, Sen Li, Ki-Seon An, David P.G. Bond, Ranxiao Ao, WU Xiao-ming, L. L., Yadong Sun	2024	1
3	Mega El Niño instigated the end-Permian mass extinction Science ·Yadong Sun, Alexander Farnsworth, Michael M. Joachimski, Paul B. Wignall, Leopold Krystyn, David P.G. Bond, Domenico C.G. Ravidà, Paul J. Valdes	2024	19
4	The Ladinian–Carnian conodont fauna at Yize, Yunnan, southwestern China, with implications for conodont palaeoecology and palaeogeography Geological Magazine ·Zaitian Zhang, Yadong Sun	2023	2
5	The Permian-Triassic Merrillina (conodont) in South China and its ecological significance Marine Micropaleontology ·Lina Wang, Yadong Sun, Paul B. Wignall, Anna Xing, Zongxia Chen, Xulong Lai	2023	0
6	Manganous water column in the Tethys Ocean during the Permian-Triassic transition Global and Planetary Change ·Johann Müller, Yadong Sun, Fan Yang, Marcel Regelous, Michael M. Joachimski	2023	6
7	Inter‐laboratory Characterisation of Apatite Reference Materials for Oxygen Isotope Analysis and Associated Methodological Considerations Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research ·Alicja Wudarska, Michael Wiedenbeck, Ewa Słaby, Małgorzata Lempart‐Drozd, Chris Harris, Michael M. Joachimski, Christophe Lécuyer, Kenneth G. MacLeod, Andreas Pack, Torsten Vennemann, Frédéric Couffignal, Dingsu Feng, Johannes Glodny, Christof Kusebauch, Sathish Mayanna, Alexander Rocholl, Laura Speir, Yadong Sun, Franziska Wilke	2022	10
8	Early Triassic microconchids from the Perth Basin, Western Australia: Palaeoecology and flourishing in the aftermath of the end‐Permian mass extinction Geological Journal ·Hao Yang, Zhong‐Qiang Chen, Xi Mei, Yadong Sun	2021	9
9	Extinction and dawn of the modern world in the Carnian (Late Triassic) Science Advances ·Jacopo Dal Corso, Massimo Bernardi, Yadong Sun, Haijun Song, Leyla J. Seyfullah, Nereo Preto, Piero Gianolla, Alastair Ruffell, Evelyn Kustatscher, Guido Roghi, Agostino Merico, Sönke Hohn, Alexander R. Schmidt, Andrea Marzoli, Robert J. Newton, Paul B. Wignall, Michael J. Benton Hit paper breakdown →	2020	156
10	Carnian (Late Triassic) conodont faunas from south‐western China and their implications Papers in Palaeontology ·Zaitian Zhang, Yadong Sun, Xulong Lai, Paul B. Wignall	2018	8
11	Conodont size reduction and diversity losses during the Carnian (Late Triassic) Humid Episode in SW China Figshare ·Zaitian Zhang, Yadong Sun, Paul B. Wignall, J. L. Fu, H. X. Li, Mengping Wang, Xulong Lai	2018	4
12	Cretaceous seawater and hydrothermal fluid compositions recorded in abiogenic carbonates from the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus Chemical Geology ·Christoph Weinzierl, Marcel Regelous, Karsten M. Haase, Wolfgang Bach, Florian Böhm, Dieter Garbe‐Schönberg, Yadong Sun, Michael M. Joachimski, Stefan Krumm	2018	9
13	Association between malaria incidence and meteorological factors: a multi-location study in China, 2005–2012 Epidemiology and Infection ·Jianjun Xiang, Anders Hansen, Qizhi Liu, Michael Tong, X. LIU, Yadong Sun, Samuel Cameron, Scott Hanson‐Easey, Gil‐Soo Han, Craig Williams, Philip Weinstein, Peng Bi	2017	22
14	Sequence stratigraphy, chemostratigraphy and facies analysis of Cambrian Series 2 – Series 3 boundary strata in northwestern Scotland Geological Magazine ·Luke E. Faggetter, Paul B. Wignall, Sara B. Pruss, Yadong Sun, Robert J. Raine, Robert J. Newton, Mike Widdowson, Michael M. Joachimski, Paul M. Smith	2016	15
15	Anoxia/high temperature double whammy during the Permian-Triassic marine crisis and its aftermath Scientific Reports ·Haijun Song, Paul B. Wignall, Daoliang Chu, Jinnan Tong, Yadong Sun, Huyue Song, Weihong He, Li Tian	2014	191
16	Constraining the cause of the end-Guadalupian extinction with coupled records of carbon and calcium isotopes AGUFM ·A. B. Jost, Roland Mundil, B. He, Shaun T. Brown, Demir Altıner, Yadong Sun, Donald J. DePaolo, Jonathan L. Payne	2013	1
17	UPPERMOST PERMIAN TO LOWER TRIASSIC CONODONTS AT BIANYANG SECTION, GUIHZOU PROVINCE, SOUTH CHINA Palaios ·Yan Chen, Lu Wang, Haishui Jiang, Paul B. Wignall, Yadong Sun, Yanlong Chen, Xulong Lai	2013	56
18	Size variation of conodonts during the Smithian–Spathian (Early Triassic) global warming event Geology ·Yanlong Chen, Richard J. Twitchett, Haishui Jiang, Sylvain Richoz, Xulong Lai, Chunbo Yan, Yadong Sun, Xiaodan Liu, Lina Wang	2013	61
19	Lethally Hot Temperatures During the Early Triassic Greenhouse Science ·Yadong Sun, Michael M. Joachimski, Paul B. Wignall, Chunbo Yan, Yanlong Chen, Haishui Jiang, Lina Wang, Xulong Lai Hit paper breakdown →	2012	868
20	End-Permian conodont fauna from Dongpan section: Correlation between the deep-and shallow-water facies Science in China Series D Earth Sciences ·Genming Luo, Xulong Lai, Qinglai Feng, Haishui Jiang, Paul B. Wignall, Kexin Zhang, Yadong Sun, Jun Wu	2008	20

About Yadong Sun

Yadong Sun is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics, Geology and Atmospheric Science, having authored 66 papers that have together received 4.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (58 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (30 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (21 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (20 papers), Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (18 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (12 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (7 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (3.6k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.4k citations), Geophysics (1.8k citations), Geology (631 citations) and Atmospheric Science (1.3k citations). Yadong Sun has collaborated with scholars based in China, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Xulong Lai, Paul B. Wignall, Michael M. Joachimski, Haishui Jiang, Chunbo Yan, David P.G. Bond, Yanlong Chen, Lina Wang, Jason R. Ali and Bo Chen. Their work appears in journals such as Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Global and Planetary Change, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Earth-Science Reviews and Science.

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