Yingchang Cao

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 948 citations indexed

About

Yingchang Cao is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Mechanics of Materials and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yingchang Cao has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 948 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 23 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 20 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Yingchang Cao's work include Geological formations and processes (24 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (23 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers). Yingchang Cao is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (24 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (23 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers). Yingchang Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Argentina. Yingchang Cao's co-authors include Tian Yang, Keyu Liu, Yanzhong Wang, Kelai Xi, Guanghui Yuan, Jon Gluyas, Fang Hao, Fulai Li, Hans-Martin Schulz and Longwei Qiu and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Earth-Science Reviews and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Yingchang Cao

42 papers receiving 925 citations

Hit Papers

A review of feldspar alteration and its geological signif... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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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. A review of feldspar alteration and its geological significance in sedimentary basins: From shallow aquifers to deep hydrocarbon reservoirs
    2019 225 citations Guanghui Yuan, Yingchang Cao et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yingchang Cao China 17 598 311 221 205 187 44 948
Aiping Fan China 15 538 0.9× 295 0.9× 235 1.1× 148 0.7× 146 0.8× 33 790
Tian Yang China 18 839 1.4× 323 1.0× 240 1.1× 147 0.7× 175 0.9× 54 1.2k
Renchao Yang China 20 767 1.3× 395 1.3× 330 1.5× 216 1.1× 239 1.3× 62 1.2k
Osman Abdullatif Saudi Arabia 15 437 0.7× 274 0.9× 113 0.5× 112 0.5× 190 1.0× 82 749
Fadhil Sadooni Qatar 19 486 0.8× 183 0.6× 200 0.9× 163 0.8× 141 0.8× 78 1.1k
Mohamed A. K. El‐Ghali Oman 20 731 1.2× 376 1.2× 208 0.9× 95 0.5× 266 1.4× 52 1.1k
Neil S. Fishman United States 16 620 1.0× 181 0.6× 146 0.7× 240 1.2× 252 1.3× 46 1.1k
Korhan Ayrancı Saudi Arabia 14 549 0.9× 202 0.6× 100 0.5× 154 0.8× 91 0.5× 46 818
James E.P. Utley United Kingdom 19 538 0.9× 299 1.0× 69 0.3× 162 0.8× 277 1.5× 41 995

Countries citing papers authored by Yingchang Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yingchang Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yingchang Cao

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All Works

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Li, Zilong, Kelai Xi, Yingchang Cao, et al.. (2025). Origin and controls on shale oil enrichment of bedding-parallel fractures in the Chang 73 lacustrine shales, Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 182. 107590–107590.
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Liang, Chao, et al.. (2024). Authigenic calcite in shales: Implications for tracing burial processes and diagenetic fluid evolution in sedimentary basins. Earth-Science Reviews. 258. 104935–104935. 8 indexed citations
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Cao, Yingchang, et al.. (2024). Opaline silica precipitations in the Permian Fengcheng Formation indicate hot spring environments in north Mahu Sag, NW China. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 166. 106924–106924. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Miruo, Kelai Xi, Yingchang Cao, et al.. (2024). Palaeoenvironmental changes in the Late Triassic lacustrine facies of the Ordos Basin of Northwest China were driven by multistage volcanic activity: Implications for the understanding the Carnian Pluvial Event. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 637. 112012–112012. 9 indexed citations
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Suppe, John, Yingchang Cao, Kongyou Wu, et al.. (2024). Strike‐slip fault zone architecture and its effect on fluid migration in deep‐seated strata: Insights from the Central Tarim Basin. Basin Research. 36(3). 4 indexed citations
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Lin, Miruo, Kelai Xi, Yingchang Cao, et al.. (2024). Recognition of muddy hyperpycnites in deep-lacustrine settings: Depositional model for muddy hyperpycnal flows in lacustrine basins. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 137(5-6). 2315–2334. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Chao, et al.. (2023). Multiple geological events controlling rock types development: A case study of Wufeng-Longmaxi formation in southern Sichuan Basin, China. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 227. 211826–211826. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Tian, Yingchang Cao, & Haining Liu. (2023). Highstand sublacustrine fans: The role of a sudden increase in sediment supply. Basin Research. 35(4). 1486–1508. 12 indexed citations
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Han, Yu, Yingchang Cao, Chao Liang, Keyu Liu, & Fang Hao. (2023). Continental climate variability during the middle Eocene global warming. Gondwana Research. 125. 378–389. 7 indexed citations
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Liang, Chao, Yingchang Cao, Jing Wu, et al.. (2023). Water depth–terrigenous input dynamic equilibrium controls the Eocene lacustrine shale laminae records in Jiyang depression, Bohai Bay Basin, East China. AAPG Bulletin. 107(11). 1987–2016. 8 indexed citations
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Cao, Yingchang, et al.. (2022). Origin and significance of authigenic quartz and albite in lacustrine calcareous fine-grained sedimentary rocks. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 143. 105799–105799. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanzhong, Yanzhong Wang, Yingchang Cao, et al.. (2019). Sources of authigenic quartz in the Permian tight sandstones close to Gaoqing Fault, Dongying Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, China. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 113. 104109–104109. 8 indexed citations
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Cao, Yingchang, et al.. (2018). Sedimentological constraints on the initial uplift of the West Bogda Mountains in Mid-Permian. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 1453–1453. 29 indexed citations
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Yuan, Guanghui, Yingchang Cao, Zhenzhen Jia, et al.. (2014). Selective dissolution of feldspars in the presence of carbonates: The way to generate secondary pores in buried sandstones by organic CO2. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 60. 105–119. 90 indexed citations
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Xu, Fangjian, Anchun Li, Tiegang Li, et al.. (2011). Rare earth element geochemistry in the inner shelf of the East China Sea and its implication to sediment provenances. Journal of Rare Earths. 29(7). 702–709. 49 indexed citations

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