Yan Chen

13.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
245 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Yan Chen is a scholar working on Geophysics, Molecular Biology and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Chen has authored 245 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Geophysics, 61 papers in Molecular Biology and 57 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Yan Chen's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (175 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (96 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (69 papers). Yan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (175 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (96 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (69 papers). Yan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, France and United States. Yan Chen's co-authors include Michel Faure, Vincent Courtillot, Jacques Charvet, Bo Wang, Stuart A. Gilder, Dominique Cluzel, Bei Xu, Jean‐Pascal Cogné, Pan Zhao and Wei Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Yan Chen

235 papers receiving 11.0k citations

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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.

Paleomagnetic constraints on the geodynamic history of the major blocks of China from the Permian to the present

1992 558 citations Yan Chen et al. profile →
Middle Paleozoic convergent orogenic belts in western Inner Mongolia (China): framework, kinematics, geochronology and implications for tectonic evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

2012 492 citations Bei Xu, Jacques Charvet et al. Gondwana Research profile →
Palaeozoic tectonic evolution of the Tianshan belt, NW China

2011 456 citations Jacques Charvet, Bo Wang et al. profile →
Neoproterozoic plate tectonic process and Phanerozoic geodynamic evolution of the South China Block

2021 232 citations Bo Wang, Michel Faure et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Chen China	59	9.9k	3.7k	1.7k	1.5k	1.4k	245	11.4k
Alan S. Collins Australia	63	14.3k 1.4×	4.9k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	298 0.2×	1.6k 1.2×	228	15.8k
Ching‐Hua Lo Taiwan	52	12.6k 1.3×	4.3k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	265 0.2×	736 0.5×	154	13.5k
Xiumian Hu China	45	4.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	368 0.2×	1.5k 1.1×	217	6.8k
Sanzhong Li China	70	20.6k 2.1×	6.9k 1.9×	3.4k 2.0×	395 0.3×	722 0.5×	492	22.8k
J. Brendan Murphy Canada	60	12.4k 1.3×	4.3k 1.2×	819 0.5×	317 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	279	13.2k
Sebastién Meffre Australia	56	8.7k 0.9×	4.5k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	190 0.1×	601 0.4×	225	9.8k
Guowei Zhang China	49	11.8k 1.2×	4.9k 1.3×	1.7k 1.0×	170 0.1×	438 0.3×	150	12.9k
Zhidan Zhao China	63	16.5k 1.7×	6.9k 1.9×	976 0.6×	274 0.2×	570 0.4×	293	17.4k
Urs Schaltegger Switzerland	66	14.8k 1.5×	6.2k 1.7×	871 0.5×	228 0.2×	2.3k 1.6×	190	16.7k
Timothy Kusky China	72	16.4k 1.7×	7.2k 2.0×	1.3k 0.8×	155 0.1×	724 0.5×	339	18.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Bo, Yunpeng Dong, Yan Chen, et al.. (2025). Decoupling of Magnetic Fabrics From Magnetic Remanences: Insights From Migmatites in Central Tianshan, NW China. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 130(1).

Tan, Wei, Lei Wu, Yongshu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Impact of multiple weak layers on deformation of the interior of Qaidam Basin, northern Tibetan Plateau. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 136(9-10). 4364–4380. 3 indexed citations

Song, Fang, Bo Wang, Mohamed Abu Anbar, et al.. (2024). From early Paleozoic subduction to end-Carboniferous post-orogenic collapse: New constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Central and South Tianshan (NW China). Gondwana Research. 129. 305–331. 4 indexed citations

Lin, Hui, et al.. (2023). Remote Estimation of Suspended Matter Concentration in Hongze Lake, China Using the Experimental Tiangong-II Moderate-resolution Wide-wavelength Imager. Sensors and Materials. 35(1). 121–121. 1 indexed citations

Li, Chao, Shengli Wang, Zhiyuan He, et al.. (2023). Evolution of the foreland basins on either side of the Tian Shan and implications for lithospheric architecture. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 155. 106344–106344. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yan, et al.. (2021). Detrital zircons record the evolution of the Cathaysian Coastal Mountains along the South China margin. Basin Research. 34(2). 688–701. 33 indexed citations

He, Zhiyuan, Bo Wang, Johan De Grave, et al.. (2021). Structural and kinematic evolution of strike-slip shear zones around and in the Central Tianshan: Insights for eastward tectonic wedging in the southwest Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Journal of Structural Geology. 144. 104279–104279. 40 indexed citations

Feng, Qiao, et al.. (2019). Jurassic prototype basin restoration and hydrocarbon exploration prospect in the Qaidam Basin and its adjacent area. Dixue qianyuan. 26(1). 44. 11 indexed citations

Liu, Qianqian & Yan Chen. (2016). Assessing the Vulnerability of Basin Water Resources Based on Entropy Weight Method: A Case Study of Huaihe River Basin. 33(9). 17. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Pan, Michel Faure, Yan Chen, Guanzhong Shi, & Bei Xu. (2015). A new Triassic shortening-extrusion tectonic model for Central-Eastern Asia: Structural, geochronological and paleomagnetic investigations in the Xilamulun Fault (North China). Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 426. 46–57. 44 indexed citations

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Wang, B., D. Cluzel, Bor‐ming Jahn, et al.. (2014). Late Paleozoic pre- and syn-kinematic plutons of the Kangguer-Huangshan Shear zone: Inference on the tectonic evolution of the eastern Chinese north Tianshan. American Journal of Science. 314(1). 43–79. 116 indexed citations

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Chen, Yan. (2013). Effect of Underlying Surface Change on "July 21" Flood in Huangfuchuan Basin. Yellow River. 2 indexed citations

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Gumiaux, Charles, Nicolas Charles, Romain Augier, Yan Chen, & Michel Faure. (2012). Can metamorphic core complexes develop within a previously non-thickened crust? Insights from the North China Late Mesozoic continental extension. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 12395. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Bei, Jacques Charvet, Yan Chen, Pan Zhao, & Guanzhong Shi. (2012). Middle Paleozoic convergent orogenic belts in western Inner Mongolia (China): framework, kinematics, geochronology and implications for tectonic evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Gondwana Research. 23(4). 1342–1364. 492 indexed citations breakdown →

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Choulet, Flavien, Michel Faure, Dominique Cluzel, et al.. (2012). Architecture and evolution of accretionary orogens in the Altaids collage: The early Paleozoic West Junggar (NW China). American Journal of Science. 312(10). 1098–1145. 71 indexed citations

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Chen, Yan. (2011). Research on metallogenic zoning characteristics and control mechanism of Dachang ore field. Mineral Resources and Geology. 2 indexed citations

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Cao, Jian, et al.. (2011). A Review on Mixed Rocks of Terrigenous Clastics and Carbonates and Their Petroleum-Gas Geological Significance. Gaoxiao dizhi xuebao. 17(2). 297. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Yan. (2005). Using ontology to achieve the semantic integration of the intelligent transport system. Information technology newsletter. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Yan, et al.. (2005). Study on the effect of the city group development in Pearle River Delta on local air pollutant dispersion by numerical modeling. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Yan, et al.. (1997). Age determination of Rudgai-Sibi basin (NE of Balochistan, Pakistan): a preliminary magnetostratigraphic study and its tectonic implications. 1(325). 11–18.

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