Yuanping Cheng

13.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
280 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Yuanping Cheng is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuanping Cheng has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 245 papers in Ocean Engineering, 226 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 61 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yuanping Cheng's work include Coal Properties and Utilization (242 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (126 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (118 papers). Yuanping Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Coal Properties and Utilization (242 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (126 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (118 papers). Yuanping Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Yuanping Cheng's co-authors include Liang Wang, Liang Wang, Ting Ren, Zhejun Pan, Jingyu Jiang, Biao Hu, Hongxing Zhou, Wei Zhao, Liang Yuan and Qingquan Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Remote Sensing of Environment and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Yuanping Cheng

271 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular structure characterization of mid... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2018 2019 2019 2010 2023 100 200 300
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. Molecular structure characterization of middle-high rank coal via XRD, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy: Implications for coalification
    2018 355 citations Yuanping Cheng et al. Fuel profile →
  2. Reservoir properties of Chinese tectonic coal: A review
    2019 292 citations Yuanping Cheng, Zhejun Pan Fuel profile →
  3. Gas diffusion in coal particles: A review of mathematical models and their applications
    2019 266 citations Yuanping Cheng, Zhejun Pan et al. Fuel profile →
  4. Environmental impact of coal mine methane emissions and responding strategies in China
    2010 244 citations Yuanping Cheng et al. profile →
  5. Classification methods of pore structures in coal: A review and new insight
    2023 114 citations Biao Hu, Yuanping Cheng et al. Gas Science and Engineering profile →
  6. Role of coal deformation energy in coal and gas outburst: A review
    2022 101 citations Chenghao Wang, Yuanping Cheng Fuel profile →
  7. Full-scale pore structure characterization of different rank coals and its impact on gas adsorption capacity: A theoretical model and experimental study
    2023 88 citations Ting Ren, Yuanping Cheng et al. Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yuanping Cheng China 64 9.3k 8.4k 2.0k 2.0k 1.3k 280 11.4k
Dameng Liu China 54 9.8k 1.1× 10.4k 1.2× 2.2k 1.1× 648 0.3× 2.3k 1.7× 251 12.0k
Yanbin Yao China 52 8.5k 0.9× 9.2k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 522 0.3× 2.1k 1.6× 184 10.6k
Jishan Liu China 59 8.7k 0.9× 8.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 3.3k 2.4× 330 11.1k
Luke D. Connell Australia 50 7.2k 0.8× 7.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 523 0.3× 2.3k 1.7× 136 8.5k
Yong Qin China 44 4.3k 0.5× 4.2k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 409 0.2× 1.1k 0.8× 284 7.0k
Baisheng Nie China 38 3.7k 0.4× 3.2k 0.4× 540 0.3× 968 0.5× 771 0.6× 199 5.7k
Hao Xu China 42 4.7k 0.5× 4.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 398 0.2× 965 0.7× 166 5.7k
Geoff Wang Australia 42 3.2k 0.3× 3.1k 0.4× 885 0.4× 406 0.2× 1.9k 1.4× 198 6.1k
Cheng Zhai China 44 4.1k 0.4× 4.2k 0.5× 857 0.4× 812 0.4× 1.3k 1.0× 204 5.7k
M.S.A. Perera Australia 53 5.2k 0.6× 6.1k 0.7× 834 0.4× 278 0.1× 2.8k 2.1× 150 8.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cheng, Yuanping, et al.. (2024). Creep behavior of single coal particles based on uniaxial tests. Powder Technology. 441. 119818–119818.
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Liu, Qingquan, et al.. (2024). Error analysis and improvement of water displacement method in measuring gas desorption volume from coal particles. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 160. 111333–111333. 2 indexed citations
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Chang-xin, Zhao, Yuanping Cheng, Chenghao Wang, & Kaizhong Zhang. (2024). Quantitative Characterization and Analysis of Multiple Fracture Structures from Original Coal and Tectonic Coal by μCT. Transport in Porous Media. 151(10-11). 2145–2181. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ming, et al.. (2024). Precise Evaluation of Gas Expansion Energy Within Coal Bodies in Coal-and-Gas Outbursts: Innovation in Calculation Model and Experimental Methods. Natural Resources Research. 33(6). 2685–2704. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Chenghao, et al.. (2024). Investigation of Pore Structure and Adsorption/Desorption Properties of Coal in the Non-uniform Stress Zone: Implications for Coal and Gas Outburst. Natural Resources Research. 33(3). 1247–1268. 12 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yuanping, Liang Yuan, Peng Chu, et al.. (2024). Efficient-safe gas extraction in the superimposed stress strong-outburst risk area: Application of a new hydraulic cavity technology. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 240. 213076–213076. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Sijie, et al.. (2024). Correlation Between and Mechanisms of Gas Desorption and Infrasound Signals. Natural Resources Research. 34(1). 515–537. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yuanping, et al.. (2023). The dual role of acetate additives among carbon materials functionalized and CH4/N2 separation. Gas Science and Engineering. 118. 205111–205111. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Kang Yang, Dong Deng, et al.. (2023). A lattice Boltzmann model for simulating gas transport in coal nanopores considering surface adsorption and diffusion effects. Fuel. 340. 127507–127507. 23 indexed citations
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Chang-xin, Zhao, Yuanping Cheng, Wei Li, et al.. (2023). Critical stress related to coalbed methane migration pattern: Model development and experimental validation. Energy. 284. 128681–128681. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Deyang, Yuanping Cheng, Liang Yuan, Liang Wang, & Hongxing Zhou. (2023). Experimental Study of Multiple Physical Properties of Tectonic Coal near a Minor Fault: Implications for Coal and Gas Outburst. Energy & Fuels. 37(8). 5878–5894. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhenyang, et al.. (2023). Study on Multifractal of Coal Pore Structure Based on Low Pressure Argon Adsorption and Its Effect on Gas Adsorption/Desorption. Energy & Fuels. 37(15). 10915–10928. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Deyang, Yuanping Cheng, Liang Yuan, Chenghao Wang, & Liang Wang. (2023). Implications of Geological Conditions on Gas Contents: A Case Study in the Pingdingshan Coalfield. Energy & Fuels. 37(9). 6465–6478. 7 indexed citations
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Lei, Yang, Yuanping Cheng, Chenghao Wang, Ting Ren, & Qingyi Tu. (2022). Mechanisms of Coal and Gas Outburst Experiments: Implications for the Energy Principle of Natural Outbursts. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 56(1). 363–377. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Jia, Yuanping Cheng, Liang Wang, et al.. (2022). Diffusion Process of Methane in Coal Particles and Its Relationship with the Pore Scale. Energy & Fuels. 36(24). 14734–14747. 2 indexed citations
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Chu, Peng, et al.. (2021). Effects of pore morphology and moisture on CBM‐related sorption‐induced coal deformation: An experimental investigation. Energy Science & Engineering. 9(8). 1180–1201. 8 indexed citations
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Hu, Biao, Yuanping Cheng, Zhenyang Wang, et al.. (2019). Effect of Pulverization on the Microporous and Ultramicroporous Structures of Coal Using Low-Pressure CO2 Adsorption. Energy & Fuels. 33(11). 10611–10621. 27 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hao, Yuanping Cheng, Liang Yuan, Liang Wang, & Zhejun Pan. (2019). Hydraulic flushing in soft coal sublayer: Gas extraction enhancement mechanism and field application. Energy Science & Engineering. 7(5). 1970–1993. 24 indexed citations
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Dong, Jun, Yuanping Cheng, Qingquan Liu, et al.. (2017). Apparent and True Diffusion Coefficients of Methane in Coal and Their Relationships with Methane Desorption Capacity. Energy & Fuels. 31(3). 2643–2651. 77 indexed citations

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