Zhiming Sun

2.9k total citations
72 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Zhiming Sun is a scholar working on Geophysics, Molecular Biology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiming Sun has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Geophysics, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Zhiming Sun's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (48 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (36 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (33 papers). Zhiming Sun is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (48 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (36 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (33 papers). Zhiming Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Zhiming Sun's co-authors include Junling Pei, Zhenyu Yang, Haibing Li, Huan Wang, Xisheng Wang, Jialiang Si, Tianshui Yang, Dongliang Liu, Yao Huang and Aiming Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Zhiming Sun

65 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhiming Sun China 28 2.0k 533 525 351 326 72 2.5k
Junling Pei China 29 2.1k 1.1× 641 1.2× 528 1.0× 357 1.0× 299 0.9× 111 2.7k
Toshiya Kanamatsu Japan 28 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 1.9× 384 0.7× 175 0.5× 168 0.5× 114 2.0k
Jon Mosar Switzerland 22 1.8k 0.9× 435 0.8× 122 0.2× 307 0.9× 239 0.7× 49 2.2k
M. Grad Poland 39 4.1k 2.1× 237 0.4× 230 0.4× 327 0.9× 212 0.7× 143 4.4k
Zoltán Pécskay Hungary 26 2.1k 1.0× 461 0.9× 95 0.2× 183 0.5× 313 1.0× 95 2.3k
Asger Ken Pedersen Denmark 23 890 0.5× 455 0.9× 157 0.3× 513 1.5× 169 0.5× 44 1.5k
Hetu Sheth India 35 2.5k 1.3× 588 1.1× 100 0.2× 273 0.8× 211 0.6× 97 2.9k
Haijian Lu China 19 794 0.4× 632 1.2× 120 0.2× 258 0.7× 207 0.6× 51 1.4k
Reinhard O. Greiling Germany 28 2.1k 1.1× 209 0.4× 187 0.4× 188 0.5× 200 0.6× 88 2.4k
D. H. W. Hutton United Kingdom 29 4.8k 2.5× 766 1.4× 365 0.7× 389 1.1× 392 1.2× 61 5.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhiming Sun

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All Works

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Li, Haibing, Qiong Wu, Zhiming Sun, et al.. (2025). Rock Magnetic Responses to Creep and Stick‐Slip Deformation Processes in the Xianshuihe Fault Zone, Eastern Tibetan Plateau. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(23).
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Zhang, Haotian, James G. Ogg, Zhiming Sun, et al.. (2025). Astronomically calibrated integrated stratigraphy of the Induan Stage (Early Triassic) and significance for the Permian–Triassic mass extinction and aftermath. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 669. 119563–119563.
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Cao, Yong, Zhiming Sun, Yang Gao, et al.. (2025). Rock Magnetic Evidence for the Seismogenic Environment of Large Earthquakes in the Motuo Fault Zone, Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 99(3). 896–907. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Yong, Zhiming Sun, Haibing Li, et al.. (2024). Constraining the extent of Greater India: New late Paleocene paleomagnetic data from the Tethyan Himalaya, Tibetan Plateau. Gondwana Research. 138. 128–138. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Fucai, Jiawei Pan, Haibing Li, et al.. (2024). Tenfold lower late quaternary throw rates in central Tibet compared to southern Tibet reflect different extensional deformation mechanisms. Journal of Structural Geology. 182. 105116–105116. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2023). Rock magnetic characteristics of the Wenchuan-Maoxian fault zone of the Longmen Shan fault and its earthquake faulting characteristics. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 39(12). 3817–3832. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Dongliang, Eric C. Ferré, Haibing Li, et al.. (2022). Magnetic evidence of seismic fluid processes along the East Yibug Chaka Fault, Tibet. Tectonophysics. 838. 229500–229500. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhiming, Haibing Li, Yong Cao, et al.. (2021). Cenozoic deformation in the Tethyan Himalaya, SE Tibet: Insights from magnetic fabrics and structural analysis of Upper Triassic flysch. Tectonophysics. 814. 228967–228967. 7 indexed citations
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Cao, Yong, Zhiming Sun, Haibing Li, et al.. (2020). Paleomagnetism and U-Pb Geochronology of Early Cretaceous Volcanic Rocks from the Qiangtang Block, Tibetan Plateau: Implications for the Qiangtang-Lhasa Collision. Tectonophysics. 789. 228500–228500. 32 indexed citations
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Cao, Yong, Zhiming Sun, Haibing Li, et al.. (2019). New Paleomagnetic Results From Middle Jurassic Limestones of the Qiangtang Terrane, Tibet: Constraints on the Evolution of the Bangong‐Nujiang Ocean. Tectonics. 38(1). 215–232. 50 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lei, Haibing Li, Zhiming Sun, et al.. (2018). Metallic iron formed by melting: A new mechanism for magnetic highs in pseudotachylyte. Geology. 46(9). 779–782. 13 indexed citations
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Roberts, Andrew P., Ann M. Hirt, Feng Pan, et al.. (2018). Global cooling and enhanced Eocene Asian mid-latitude interior aridity. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3026–3026. 66 indexed citations
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Wang, Huan, Haibing Li, C. Janssen, Zhiming Sun, & Jialiang Si. (2015). Multiple generations of pseudotachylyte in the Wenchuan fault zone and their implications for coseismic weakening. Journal of Structural Geology. 74. 159–171. 26 indexed citations
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Li, Haibing, Lian Xue, E. E. Brodsky, et al.. (2015). Long-term temperature records following the Mw 7.9 Wenchuan (China) earthquake are consistent with low friction. Geology. 43(2). 163–166. 55 indexed citations
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Tong, Yabo, et al.. (2008). Early Paleocene Paleomagnetic Results from Southern Tibet, and Tectonic Implications. International Geology Review. 50(6). 546–562. 42 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhiming, Zhenyu Yang, Junling Pei, et al.. (2005). Magnetostratigraphy of Paleogene sediments from northern Qaidam Basin, China: Implications for tectonic uplift and block rotation in northern Tibetan plateau. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 237(3-4). 635–646. 200 indexed citations

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