Yingfang Zhou

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Yingfang Zhou is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yingfang Zhou has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Ocean Engineering, 90 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 59 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yingfang Zhou's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (81 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (54 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (42 papers). Yingfang Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (81 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (54 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (42 papers). Yingfang Zhou collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Norway. Yingfang Zhou's co-authors include Dameng Liu, Yidong Cai, Yanbin Yao, Zhejun Pan, Kejian Wu, Qian Li, Johan Olav Helland, D. G. Hatzignatiou, Zhengshuai Liu and Xiangyun Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Resources Research, Chemical Engineering Journal and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Yingfang Zhou

125 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in coalbe... 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. Application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in coalbed methane and shale reservoirs: A review
    2019 237 citations Dameng Liu, Yidong Cai et al. International Journal of Coal Geology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yingfang Zhou United Kingdom 29 2.0k 1.9k 1.1k 355 340 128 2.9k
Zheng Sun China 34 2.2k 1.1× 2.1k 1.1× 1.9k 1.8× 224 0.6× 376 1.1× 129 3.4k
Liu Yang China 30 1.6k 0.8× 2.3k 1.2× 1.7k 1.6× 276 0.8× 290 0.9× 166 3.4k
Jienan Pan China 37 3.2k 1.6× 3.1k 1.6× 672 0.6× 362 1.0× 221 0.7× 116 3.9k
Dong Feng China 29 2.0k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 246 0.7× 389 1.1× 87 2.9k
Yili Kang China 39 3.7k 1.8× 3.1k 1.6× 3.1k 2.9× 186 0.5× 402 1.2× 231 4.8k
Qihong Feng China 34 2.6k 1.3× 2.6k 1.4× 1.7k 1.6× 540 1.5× 690 2.0× 113 4.1k
Zhengfu Ning China 25 1.7k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 379 1.1× 233 0.7× 121 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yingfang Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yingfang Zhou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yingfang Zhou

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhao, Zheng, Dameng Liu, Yidong Cai, Fengrui Sun, & Yingfang Zhou. (2025). Pathways and challenges of the application of geophysical techniques to multifaceted coalbed methane reservoir characterization. Gondwana Research. 147. 164–183. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, Yuan Tian, Rui Li, et al.. (2025). Pore-scale analysis of nanoparticle diffusion in brain tumours. International Journal of Engineering Science. 216. 104337–104337. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Yidong, Jia Ding, Dameng Liu, et al.. (2024). Methane diffusion in coal matrix considering heterogeneity of micromechanical properties by nanoindentation. International Journal of Coal Geology. 287. 104518–104518. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yulong, et al.. (2024). Interwell interference model of horizontal wells in shale gas reservoirs based on multi-connected boundary element method. Petroleum Science. 21(6). 4278–4297. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Dameng, et al.. (2024). Pore-Fissure Compressibility and Structural Dynamic Evolution of Coal Reservoir under Confining Pressure. Energy & Fuels. 38(20). 19509–19524. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zihao, Yidong Cai, Dameng Liu, et al.. (2023). Intelligent classification of coal structure using multinomial logistic regression, random forest and fully connected neural network with multisource geophysical logging data. International Journal of Coal Geology. 268. 104208–104208. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Dameng, et al.. (2023). Novel Discrete Fracture Network Model for Multiphase Flow in Coal. Energy & Fuels. 37(3). 1907–1916. 3 indexed citations
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Bian, Hang, Xuwen Qin, Zhiyuan Wang, et al.. (2023). Pore-Scale Investigation of Decomposition-Methods-Dependent Fluid Flow Properties in Hydrate-Bearing Sediments. SPE Journal. 29(1). 138–156. 2 indexed citations
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Luo, Wanjing, et al.. (2023). A new study of multi-phase mass and heat transfer in natural gas hydrate reservoir with an embedded discrete fracture model. Frontiers in Earth Science. 11. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Dameng, Zheng Zhao, Yidong Cai, Fengrui Sun, & Yingfang Zhou. (2022). Review on Applications of X-ray Computed Tomography for Coal Characterization: Recent Progress and Perspectives. Energy & Fuels. 36(13). 6659–6674. 37 indexed citations
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Liu, Dameng, et al.. (2022). Nano-CT measurement of pore-fracture evolution and diffusion transport induced by fracturing in medium-high rank coal. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 106. 104769–104769. 11 indexed citations
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Lu, Yintao, et al.. (2021). Morphology, internal architectures, and formation mechanisms of mega-pockmarks on the northwestern South China Sea margin. Interpretation. 9(4). T1039–T1054. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Dameng, et al.. (2021). Spontaneous imbibition in coal with in-situ dynamic micro-CT imaging. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 208. 109296–109296. 55 indexed citations
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Li, Qian, Dameng Liu, Yidong Cai, et al.. (2020). Scale-span pore structure heterogeneity of high volatile bituminous coal and anthracite by FIB-SEM and X-ray μ-CT. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 81. 103443–103443. 44 indexed citations
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Luo, Wanjing, et al.. (2018). A new semi-analytical method for calculating well productivity near discrete fractures. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 57. 216–223. 11 indexed citations
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Yin, Tingting, Dameng Liu, Yidong Cai, Yingfang Zhou, & Yanbin Yao. (2017). Size Distribution and Fractal Characteristics of Coal Pores through Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Cryoporometry. Energy & Fuels. 31(8). 7746–7757. 46 indexed citations
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Wei, Wei, Jianchao Cai, Xiangyun Hu, et al.. (2016). Fractal analysis of the effect of particle aggregation distribution on thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Physics Letters A. 380(37). 2953–2956. 43 indexed citations
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Zhao, Ming-Dong, et al.. (2013). Expression of multidrug resistance 1 and multidrug resistance-related protein 1 in C57BL/6 mice treated with benzene. Genetics and Molecular Research. 12(4). 5842–5850. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Binhui, et al.. (2010). Calculating method for relative permeability curve of polymer flooding. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 31(2). 294–297. 2 indexed citations

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