Zhidong Gu

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 924 citations indexed

About

Zhidong Gu is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhidong Gu has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 924 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 18 papers in Geophysics and 16 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Zhidong Gu's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (18 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (17 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (14 papers). Zhidong Gu is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (18 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (17 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (14 papers). Zhidong Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Zhidong Gu's co-authors include Zecheng Wang, Hua Jiang, Junyong Li, Xiao‐Lei Wang, Tongshan Wang, Anna Xu, Baomin Zhang, Caineng Zou, Zhi Yang and Shenghui Deng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Precambrian Research.

In The Last Decade

Zhidong Gu

32 papers receiving 901 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.

  1. Formation, distribution, resource potential, and discovery of Sinian–Cambrian giant gas field, Sichuan Basin, SW China
    2014 341 citations Caineng Zou, Jinhu Du et al. Petroleum Exploration and Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhidong Gu China 17 593 411 362 209 126 33 924
Chuanqing Zhu China 18 612 1.0× 506 1.2× 291 0.8× 116 0.6× 91 0.7× 53 977
Hua Jiang China 18 940 1.6× 391 1.0× 548 1.5× 294 1.4× 185 1.5× 66 1.2k
Zhiqian Gao China 18 585 1.0× 382 0.9× 260 0.7× 270 1.3× 61 0.5× 60 905
Ao Su China 13 502 0.8× 172 0.4× 222 0.6× 157 0.8× 122 1.0× 38 635
Xiuxiang Lü China 16 606 1.0× 203 0.5× 261 0.7× 99 0.5× 113 0.9× 44 760
Yusong Yuan China 16 515 0.9× 374 0.9× 277 0.8× 69 0.3× 146 1.2× 25 835
Dongming Zhi China 17 747 1.3× 135 0.3× 276 0.8× 197 0.9× 105 0.8× 50 918
Wenjun He China 16 663 1.1× 144 0.4× 243 0.7× 132 0.6× 115 0.9× 77 850
Jinhu Du China 14 991 1.7× 257 0.6× 534 1.5× 197 0.9× 194 1.5× 18 1.1k
Wuren Xie China 17 703 1.2× 202 0.5× 420 1.2× 160 0.8× 171 1.4× 39 814

Countries citing papers authored by Zhidong Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhidong Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhidong Gu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zhidong Gu. The network helps show where Zhidong Gu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhidong Gu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhidong Gu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhidong Gu 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 Zhidong Gu. Zhidong Gu 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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Gu, Zhidong, Xing Jian, Guixia Liu, et al.. (2025). The Tonian sedimentary records in the southwestern West Qinling orogen, central China, reveal an active margin setting. Precambrian Research. 418. 107692–107692. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Junyong, et al.. (2024). Neoproterozoic low-T/P metamorphism in the Yangtze Block manifests a long-lived subduction girdle around Rodinia. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 634. 118678–118678. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Junyong, Xiao‐Lei Wang, Zhidong Gu, Di Wang, & De‐Hong Du. (2024). Geochemical diversity of continental arc basaltic mushy reservoirs driven by reactive melt infiltration. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 5 indexed citations
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Gu, Zhidong, Xing Jian, & Guixia Liu. (2023). A new age, provenance and tectono-sedimentary setting of the middle Dengying Formation of the terminal Ediacaran in the western Yangtze Block, South China. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 157. 106509–106509. 1 indexed citations
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Gu, Zhidong, Xing Jian, Guixia Liu, et al.. (2023). Age, provenance and tectonic setting of the Tonian–Cryogenian clastic successions in the northwest Bikou terrane, NW Yangtze Block, Central China. Precambrian Research. 397. 107197–107197. 2 indexed citations
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Gu, Zhidong, Hua Jiang, Ling Fu, et al.. (2022). Ediacaran stratigraphy and paleogeography in the north Yangtze Block, South China. Sedimentary Geology. 444. 106314–106314. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhi, et al.. (2022). Geological characteristics and main challenges of onshore deep oil and gas development in China. ADVANCES IN GEO-ENERGY RESEARCH. 6(3). 264–266. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Junyong, Ming Tang, Cin‐Ty A. Lee, et al.. (2021). Rapid endogenic rock recycling in magmatic arcs. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3533–3533. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Junyong, Xiao‐Lei Wang, Di Wang, et al.. (2021). Pre-Neoproterozoic continental growth of the Yangtze Block: From continental rifting to subduction–accretion. Precambrian Research. 355. 106081–106081. 33 indexed citations
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Gu, Zhidong, Lidia Lonergan, Xiufen Zhai, Baomin Zhang, & Weihua Lu. (2021). The formation of the Sichuan Basin, South China, during the Late Ediacaran to Early Cambrian. Basin Research. 33(4). 2328–2357. 22 indexed citations
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Liu, Jingjiang, Baomin Zhang, Zhou Hui, et al.. (2015). Sedimentary palaeogeography of the Sinian in Upper Yangtze Region. 17(6). 735–753. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Zecheng, Hua Jiang, Tongshan Wang, et al.. (2014). Paleo-geomorphology formed during Tongwan tectonization in Sichuan Basin and its significance for hydrocarbon accumulation. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 41(3). 338–345. 101 indexed citations
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Gu, Zhidong & Zecheng Wang. (2014). The discovery of Neoproterozoic extensional structures and its significance for gas exploration in the Central Sichuan Block, Sichuan Basin, South China. Science China Earth Sciences. 57(11). 2758–2768. 56 indexed citations
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Zou, Caineng, Jinhu Du, Xu Chunchun, et al.. (2014). Formation, distribution, resource potential, and discovery of Sinian–Cambrian giant gas field, Sichuan Basin, SW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 41(3). 306–325. 341 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gu, Zhidong, et al.. (2013). Characteristics of deep-rooted faults and their geological significances in Dachuanzhong area, Sichuan Basin. 34(3). 376–382. 17 indexed citations
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Gu, Zhidong. (2011). A review of power system robust state estimation. Advanced Technology of Electrical Engineering and Energy. 4 indexed citations
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Gu, Zhidong. (2006). The Fluid Inclusions and Reservoir-Forming Characteristics of the Oolitic Beach Gas Reservoirs in the Feixianguan Formation of the Northeastern Sichuan. Bulletin of Mineralogy Petrology and Geochemistry. 1 indexed citations

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