Youbin Sun

12.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
148 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Youbin Sun is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Youbin Sun has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Atmospheric Science, 71 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 39 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Youbin Sun's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (128 papers), Geological formations and processes (50 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (39 papers). Youbin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (128 papers), Geological formations and processes (50 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (39 papers). Youbin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Youbin Sun's co-authors include Zhisheng An, Steven C. Clemens, Huayu Lu, Junfeng Ji, Jun Chen, Qingsong Liu, Warren L Prell, Xulong Wang, Delia W Oppo and Jef Vandenberghe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Youbin Sun

141 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Influence of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation on the East Asian winter monsoon

2011 465 citations Youbin Sun, Steven C. Clemens et al. Nature Geoscience profile →
Global Monsoon Dynamics and Climate Change

2014 435 citations Zhisheng An, Youbin Sun et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Youbin Sun	7.5k	3.4k	1.5k	1.3k	1.3k	148	9.0k
Huayu Lu	11.1k 1.5×	5.6k 1.6×	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	2.2k 1.7×	340	13.2k
Jimin Sun	7.3k 1.0×	3.3k 1.0×	3.1k 2.1×	686 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	171	10.1k
Jef Vandenberghe	10.4k 1.4×	6.1k 1.8×	1.9k 1.3×	2.3k 1.8×	1.6k 1.2×	276	13.0k
Weiguo Liu	6.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	505 0.3×	2.5k 1.9×	1.5k 1.2×	265	8.4k
Sidney R. Hemming	6.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	2.5k 1.7×	1.8k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	220	8.8k
Albert Matter	6.7k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	3.1k 2.4×	130	9.7k
Achim Brauer	7.6k 1.0×	2.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	2.3k 1.7×	2.1k 1.6×	243	8.9k
Bernd Zolitschka	5.7k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	597 0.4×	2.0k 1.5×	1.5k 1.2×	186	7.1k
Bruno Hamelin	5.5k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	2.2k 1.5×	1.9k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	110	8.8k
David K. Rea	7.7k 1.0×	2.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.6×	1.6k 1.2×	2.5k 1.9×	139	9.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Youbin Sun

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He, Maoyong, Jibao Dong, Xingxing Liu, et al.. (2025). Lithium isotope fractionation in Weinan loess and implications for pedogenic processes and groundwater impact. Global and Planetary Change. 252. 104865–104865. 7 indexed citations

Ziegler, Martin, et al.. (2025). Assessing tetraether lipids as a paleotemperature proxy on western edge of the Chinese Loess Plateau: A cautionary tale. Organic Geochemistry. 201. 104947–104947. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Fei, Steven C. Clemens, Xiaojing Du, et al.. (2024). North Atlantic Influence on the Glacial Amplitude of East Asian Millennial-Scale Monsoon Variability. Journal of Climate. 37(15). 3903–3915.

Zhang, Jianguang, Hongyun Chen, Xingxing Liu, et al.. (2023). Evolution of sedimentary environment in the Eastern Henan Basin since the Late Pliocene. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 633. 111896–111896. 9 indexed citations

Ren, Junli, Wei Gong, Cheng Xue, et al.. (2023). Formation and evolution of a loess sinkhole in the southern Chinese Loess Plateau. CATENA. 233. 107519–107519. 4 indexed citations

Lan, Jianghu, Jun Cheng, Sakonvan Chawchai, et al.. (2023). Fundamental Shift From Summer to Winter of Holocene Rainfall Regime in the Tropics. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(13). 7 indexed citations

Schefuß, Enno, et al.. (2023). Isotopic and magnetic proxies are good indicators of millennial-scale variability of the East Asian monsoon. Communications Earth & Environment. 4(1). 7 indexed citations

Li, Tao, Gaojun Li, Tianyu Chen, et al.. (2023). Ice Volume and Insolation Forcing of Abrupt Strengthening of East Asian Winter Monsoon During Glacial Inceptions. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(3). 3 indexed citations

Guo, Fei, Steven C. Clemens, Yuming Liu, et al.. (2022). Greenhouse gases modulate the strength of millennial-scale subtropical rainfall, consistent with future predictions. Climate of the past. 18(7). 1675–1684. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Youbin, Jerry F McManus, Steven C. Clemens, et al.. (2021). Persistent orbital influence on millennial climate variability through the Pleistocene. Nature Geoscience. 14(11). 812–818. 70 indexed citations

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Guo, Fei, Steven C. Clemens, Xingxing Liu, et al.. (2021). Application of XRF Scanning to Different Geological Archives. Earth and Space Science. 8(9). 7 indexed citations

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Cai, Yanjun, Yanbin Lü, Le Ma, et al.. (2021). Speleothem‐Based Hydroclimate Reconstructions During the Penultimate Deglaciation in Northern China. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 36(4). 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xu, S. Barker, Gregor Knorr, et al.. (2021). Direct astronomical influence on abrupt climate variability. Nature Geoscience. 14(11). 819–826. 53 indexed citations

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Li, Gaojun, Yanjun Cai, Xing Cheng, et al.. (2021). Millennial‐Scale Monsoon Variability Modulated by Low‐Latitude Insolation During the Last Glaciation. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(1). 18 indexed citations

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Guo, Fei, Steven C. Clemens, Ting Wang, et al.. (2020). Monsoon variations inferred from high-resolution geochemical records of the Linxia loess/paleosol sequence, western Chinese Loess Plateau. CATENA. 198. 105019–105019. 27 indexed citations

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Liu, Xingxing, Youbin Sun, Jef Vandenberghe, et al.. (2020). Centennial- to millennial-scale monsoon changes since the last deglaciation linked to solar activities and North Atlantic cooling. Climate of the past. 16(1). 315–324. 62 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fei, Zhangdong Jin, A. Joshua West, et al.. (2019). Monsoonal control on a delayed response of sedimentation to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Science Advances. 5(6). eaav7110–eaav7110. 39 indexed citations

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Liu, Haijiao, Yan Yan, Hong Chang, et al.. (2019). Magnetic signatures of natural and anthropogenic sources of urban dust aerosol. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(2). 731–745. 31 indexed citations

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Li, Yanbin, Ninghu Su, Lianji Liang, et al.. (2015). Multiscale monsoon variability during the last two climatic cycles revealed by spectral signals in Chinese loess and speleothem records. Climate of the past. 11(8). 1067–1075. 21 indexed citations

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Deng, Congrui, Guoshun Zhuang, Kan Huang, et al.. (2010). Chemical characterization of aerosols at the summit of Mountain Tai in the middle of central east China. 3 indexed citations

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