Yong Tang

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
209 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Yong Tang is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Tang has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 67 papers in Geophysics and 59 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Yong Tang's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (87 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (59 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (44 papers). Yong Tang is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (87 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (59 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (44 papers). Yong Tang collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Canada. Yong Tang's co-authors include Jian Cao, Hui Zhang, Xulong Wang, Dongming Zhi, Zheng‐Hang Lv, Dengfa He, Yueqian Zhang, Wenxuan Hu, Wenjun He and Liuwen Xia and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Yong Tang

192 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

An alkaline lake in the Late Paleozoic Ice Age (LPIA): A ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150
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.

  1. An alkaline lake in the Late Paleozoic Ice Age (LPIA): A review and new insights into paleoenvironment and petroleum geology
    2020 181 citations Jian Cao, Liuwen Xia et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yong Tang China 33 2.2k 1.3k 1.0k 895 568 209 3.8k
Jian Cao China 39 3.6k 1.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 881 1.0× 695 1.2× 278 5.2k
Zaixing Jiang China 30 2.6k 1.2× 433 0.3× 1.0k 1.0× 433 0.5× 580 1.0× 160 3.3k
Chengzao Jia China 37 3.4k 1.6× 1.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.3× 458 0.5× 1.2k 2.0× 125 4.8k
Yingchang Cao China 35 3.4k 1.6× 556 0.4× 1.0k 1.0× 511 0.6× 1.3k 2.2× 155 4.1k
Zhen Qiu China 32 2.9k 1.3× 597 0.5× 759 0.7× 373 0.4× 928 1.6× 104 3.9k
Yongchao Lu China 30 2.5k 1.2× 441 0.4× 794 0.8× 378 0.4× 448 0.8× 101 3.3k
Nicholas B. Harris Canada 28 1.7k 0.8× 462 0.4× 399 0.4× 378 0.4× 579 1.0× 72 2.5k
Quanyou Liu China 36 3.0k 1.4× 558 0.4× 848 0.8× 248 0.3× 517 0.9× 192 4.2k
Hossain Rahimpour‐Bonab Iran 34 2.2k 1.0× 995 0.8× 694 0.7× 542 0.6× 782 1.4× 111 3.3k
Jon Gluyas United Kingdom 32 2.0k 0.9× 984 0.8× 498 0.5× 349 0.4× 1.1k 1.9× 151 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yong Tang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Tang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Yan, Micha Ruhl, Jian Cao, et al.. (2025). Toarcian Greenhouse Warming Shifted Climate Belts Poleward With Global Change Implications. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 130(12).
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Yang, Tsanyao Frank, et al.. (2025). 南海西南次海盆陆缘演化与幕式扩张的岩浆‒构造‒地层记录. Earth Science-Journal of China University of Geosciences. 50(1). 195–195.
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Zhang, Ruijie, Jian Cao, Wenxuan Hu, et al.. (2024). First report of Early Permian Tasmanite oil shales in northern Pangea with global implications. Organic Geochemistry. 188. 104736–104736. 8 indexed citations
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Yao, Siyuan, et al.. (2024). Shadow-aware decomposed transformer network for shadow detection and removal. Pattern Recognition. 156. 110771–110771.
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Zhang, Ruijie, Jian Cao, Lizeng Bian, et al.. (2024). Red algal evidence for a marine regression during closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean in the Junggar Basin and its linkage to hydrocarbon generation. Science China Earth Sciences. 67(9). 2845–2863. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Wenwen, Jian Cao, Wenxuan Hu, et al.. (2023). Revealing continuous hydrocarbon generation and shale oil accumulation of saline lacustrine source rocks by sequential extraction. Fuel. 352. 129081–129081. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2023). Characteristics and Geological Significance of CO2-Rich Fluid Inclusions in Dakalasu No. 1 Pegmatite Dyke, Altay. Minerals. 13(3). 365–365. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2023). The potential medium- and large-scale Be ore deposit in Altai, Xinjiang: A case study of pegmatites from Chonghur. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 39(11). 3319–3333.
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Tang, Yong, Xiatian Wang, Xiatian Wang, et al.. (2022). A synthesis of Carboniferous stratigraphy in Xinjiang, Northwest China with emphasis on regional and global correlations. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 241. 105476–105476. 4 indexed citations
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Zheng, Menglin, et al.. (2019). Superposition of deep geological structural evolution and hydrocarbon accumulation in the Junggar Basin. Dixue qianyuan. 26(1). 22. 11 indexed citations
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Zhi, Dongming, et al.. (2019). Prospects in Upper Permian and strategic discovery in Shawan sag, Junggar Basin. Zhongguo shiyou kantan. 24(1). 24–35. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Gansen, et al.. (2016). Large-scale topic community mining based on distributed nonnegative matrix factorization. Scientia Sinica Informationis. 46(6). 714–728. 1 indexed citations
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Jia, Dan, et al.. (2013). Identifying tectonic activity of the Altyn Tagh Fault during Early Cenozoic from 3D seismic attributes analysis. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 29(8). 2851–2858. 2 indexed citations
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He, Dengfa, et al.. (2012). Genesis of Early Carboniferous volcanic rocks of the Di'nan uplift in Junggar Basin: Constraints to the closure time of Kalamaili ocean. 28(8). 2340–2354. 11 indexed citations
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Tang, Yong. (2011). Geochemical characteristics of trace elements,fluid inclusions and carbon-oxygen isotopes of calcites in the Jinding Zn-Pb deposit,Lanping,China. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 27(9). 2635–2645. 16 indexed citations
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Tang, Yong, et al.. (2009). Cenozoic Tectono-Sedimentary Evolution in the Middle Part of Northern Continental Shelf-Slope Region, South China Sea. Gaoxiao dizhi xuebao. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yijie, et al.. (2005). DEVELOPING CHARACTERISTICS OF KAOLINITE IN CENTRAL JUNGGAR BASIN AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE RESERVOIR QUALITY. Acta Mineralogica Sinica. 5 indexed citations

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