Yaping Shao

14.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
191 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Yaping Shao is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaping Shao has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 94 papers in Atmospheric Science and 82 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Yaping Shao's work include Aeolian processes and effects (81 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (51 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (47 papers). Yaping Shao is often cited by papers focused on Aeolian processes and effects (81 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (51 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (47 papers). Yaping Shao collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Australia. Yaping Shao's co-authors include Hua Lu, M. R. Raupach, Chaohua Dong, Martina Klose, P. A. Findlater, Karl‐Heinz Wyrwoll, Masao Mikami, J. F. Leys, Mehdi Hamidi and Zhaohui Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Yaping Shao

184 papers receiving 9.6k 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.

Dust cycle: An emerging core theme in Earth system science

2011 790 citations Yaping Shao et al. profile →
Effect of saltation bombardment on the entrainment of dust by wind

1993 539 citations Yaping Shao, M. R. Raupach et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
A simple expression for wind erosion threshold friction velocity

2000 530 citations Yaping Shao, Hua Lu Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yaping Shao Germany	50	6.3k	5.7k	5.1k	1.6k	921	191	9.9k
Jasper F. Kok United States	43	4.9k 0.8×	3.7k 0.6×	3.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	360 0.4×	114	7.2k
Grant H. McTainsh Australia	49	4.0k 0.6×	2.7k 0.5×	3.1k 0.6×	977 0.6×	509 0.6×	111	6.1k
T. H. Painter United States	55	8.9k 1.4×	5.3k 0.9×	853 0.2×	874 0.5×	1.7k 1.9×	172	12.4k
Xunming Wang China	36	2.1k 0.3×	1.4k 0.2×	2.2k 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	418 0.5×	135	4.5k
Michael Schulz Germany	53	9.6k 1.5×	8.8k 1.6×	1.1k 0.2×	205 0.1×	741 0.8×	221	12.3k
Paul Ginoux United States	50	12.8k 2.0×	11.9k 2.1×	3.4k 0.7×	236 0.1×	632 0.7×	133	14.9k
Omar Torres United States	58	13.3k 2.1×	12.7k 2.2×	2.0k 0.4×	166 0.1×	919 1.0×	171	15.2k
Hua Lu United Kingdom	32	2.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.3×	990 0.2×	802 0.5×	298 0.3×	73	4.3k
R. Ramesh India	59	3.7k 0.6×	2.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	187 0.1×	462 0.5×	397	12.0k
Toby N. Carlson United States	48	6.2k 1.0×	8.3k 1.5×	842 0.2×	394 0.2×	4.9k 5.3×	120	11.9k

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Zhang, Jun, et al.. (2025). Biological Effects of Dietary Restriction on Alzheimer's Disease: Experimental and Clinical Investigations. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 31(4). e70392–e70392. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Hui, Yaping Shao, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2025). HSF-1 Regulates Autophagy to Govern Motor Function and Facilitate Toxic Protein Clearance in a C. elegans Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Neuroscience Bulletin. 42(4). 744–764.

Shao, Yaping, Liangcheng Yang, & Miao Wang. (2025). Social Work Participation in Service-Oriented Social Assistance in China: A Scoping Review. Sustainability. 17(5). 2301–2301. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaoli, et al.. (2025). Zn isotopic composition and variability in large-scale aquatic environment of the Tibetan Plateau: implications for Zn migration and sources. Journal of Hydrology. 664. 134637–134637.

Dong, Zhiwen, Yan Yan, Eric J. R. Parteli, et al.. (2024). Zn Isotope Tracing Unveils Primary Anthropogenic Zn Sources in Glacial Cryoconite of the High Asian Mountains. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 129(20). 4 indexed citations

Shao, Yaping, et al.. (2024). Large-eddy-model closure and simulation of turbulent flux patterns over oasis surface. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 24(1). 275–285. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Rui, et al.. (2023). Comparison on distribution and sources of typical major and toxic trace elements in various glacial watersheds of the northeast Tibetan Plateau. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 263. 115271–115271. 10 indexed citations

Dong, Zhiwen, et al.. (2023). Quantifying uranium radio-isotope ratios in riverine suspended particulate matter: Insights into natural and anthropogenic influences in the glacial-fed river system of the NE Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132725–132725. 4 indexed citations

Dong, Zhiwen, et al.. (2023). Provenance of Aeolian Dust Revealed by (²³⁴U/²³⁸U) Activity Ratios in Cryoconites From High‐Altitude Glaciers in Western China and Its Transport and Settlement Mechanisms. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 128(8). 3 indexed citations

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Dong, Zhiwen, Yaping Shao, Eric J. R. Parteli, et al.. (2023). Iron Variability Reveals the Interface Effects of Aerosol‐Pollutant Interactions on the Glacier Surface of Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(10). 5 indexed citations

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Zheng, Ying, Lei Dong, Qian Xia, et al.. (2020). Effects of revegetation on climate in the Mu Us Sandy Land of China. The Science of The Total Environment. 739. 139958–139958. 36 indexed citations

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Dong, Zhiwen, Shichang Kang, Dahe Qin, et al.. (2018). Variability in individual particle structure and mixing states between the glacier–snowpack and atmosphere in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. The cryosphere. 12(12). 3877–3890. 32 indexed citations

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Dong, Zhiwen, Yaping Shao, Dahe Qin, et al.. (2018). Hf‐Nd‐Sr Isotopic Composition as Fingerprint for Long‐Range Transported Eolian Dust Deposition in Glacier Snowpack of Eastern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 123(13). 7013–7023. 22 indexed citations

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Ludwig, Patrick, Yaping Shao, Martin Kehl, & Gerd‐Christian Weniger. (2018). The Last Glacial Maximum and Heinrich event I on the Iberian Peninsula: A regional climate modelling study for understanding human settlement patterns. Global and Planetary Change. 170. 34–47. 40 indexed citations

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Dong, Zhiwen, Yaping Shao, Dahe Qin, et al.. (2018). Insight Into Radio‐Isotope ¹²⁹I Deposition in Fresh Snow at a Remote Glacier Basin of Northeast Tibetan Plateau, China. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(13). 6726–6733. 18 indexed citations

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Shao, Yaping, Andreas H. Fink, & Martina Klose. (2009). Numerical Simulation of a Sahara Dust Storm Event. 1 indexed citations

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Shao, Yaping & Hua Lu. (2000). A simple expression for wind erosion threshold friction velocity. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 105(D17). 22437–22443. 530 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shao, Yaping, M. R. Raupach, & J. F. Leys. (1996). A model for predicting aeolian sand drift and dust entrainment on scales from paddock to region. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 34(3). 309–342. 276 indexed citations

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Shao, Yaping, et al.. (1993). Efficiencies of sediment samplers for wind erosion measurement. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 31(4). 519–532. 112 indexed citations

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Munro, R.K., et al.. (1970). A sustainable land use information system. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. 22. 1 indexed citations

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