Zhixin Wen

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 708 citations indexed

About

Zhixin Wen is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Geology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhixin Wen has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 708 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 21 papers in Geology and 6 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhixin Wen's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (23 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (14 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (11 papers). Zhixin Wen is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (23 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (14 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (11 papers). Zhixin Wen collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Hong Kong. Zhixin Wen's co-authors include Zhaoming Wang, Guangya Zhang, Feng Ma, Hongjun Wang, Zhengjun He, Xiaobing Liu, Zhai Guangming, Zhi Yang, Xin Li and Zhang Guo-sheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Energy & Fuels.

In The Last Decade

Zhixin Wen

29 papers receiving 686 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Formation, distribution, potential and prediction of global conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon resources

2015 276 citations Caineng Zou, Zhai Guangming et al. Petroleum Exploration and Development profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhixin Wen China	10	451	272	246	159	93	30	708
Zhengjian Xu China	13	490 1.1×	184 0.7×	196 0.8×	130 0.8×	47 0.5×	26	636
Zhaoming Wang China	14	648 1.4×	300 1.1×	279 1.1×	253 1.6×	141 1.5×	43	972
Mohamed O. Abouelresh Saudi Arabia	14	606 1.3×	264 1.0×	342 1.4×	125 0.8×	54 0.6×	40	792
Jun Jin China	14	417 0.9×	219 0.8×	118 0.5×	101 0.6×	71 0.8×	47	530
Leifu Zhang China	13	639 1.4×	271 1.0×	227 0.9×	144 0.9×	88 0.9×	31	750
Wenyang Wang China	16	548 1.2×	233 0.9×	213 0.9×	159 1.0×	125 1.3×	37	710
Cunhui Fan China	14	684 1.5×	248 0.9×	298 1.2×	170 1.1×	103 1.1×	30	781
Xinping Liang China	13	519 1.2×	132 0.5×	156 0.6×	184 1.2×	54 0.6×	37	634
Kangjun Wu China	12	392 0.9×	126 0.5×	146 0.6×	118 0.7×	42 0.5×	19	515

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhixin Wen

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Wen, Zhixin, et al.. (2025). Distinct latitudinal patterns of molecular rates across vertebrates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(19). e2423386122–e2423386122.

Dou, Lirong, Zhixin Wen, Zhaoming Wang, et al.. (2024). Sedimentary build-ups of pre-salt isolated carbonate platforms and formation of deep-water giant oil fields in Santos Basin, Brazil. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 51(4). 949–962. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Zhixiong, et al.. (2024). Climate factors and food availability shape the altitudinal migration of birds in the Xiling Snow Mountains, China. Integrative Zoology. 20(2). 376–393. 1 indexed citations

Wen, Zhixin, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the current status of global oil, gas, and associated resources exploration in 2023. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 51(6). 1465–1479. 4 indexed citations

Dou, Lirong, Zhixin Wen, & Zhaoming Wang. (2024). Global Oil and Gas Resources: Potential and Distribution. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Chao, Xianzheng Zhao, Zhixin Wen, et al.. (2023). Multi-Scale and Multi-Dimensional Imaging of Mineral Matrix Pore-Fracture Networks in Lower-Thermal-Maturity Lacustrine Shale: Examples from the Paleogene Shahejie Formation, Bohai Bay Basin. Energy & Fuels. 37(15). 11125–11141. 2 indexed citations

Wen, Zhixin, et al.. (2023). Analysis of the world deepwater oil and gas exploration situation. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 50(5). 1060–1076. 34 indexed citations

Wen, Zhixin, et al.. (2023). Can the implementation of household waste classification mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in Beijing? A comprehensive analysis of recent trends and future scenarios. Heliyon. 9(12). e23132–e23132. 5 indexed citations

Wen, Zhixin, et al.. (2023). Architecture Differences and Hydrocarbon Accumulation in Passive Continental Margin Basins in East Africa. Applied Sciences. 13(20). 11203–11203. 1 indexed citations

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Dou, Lirong, et al.. (2022). Analysis of the world oil and gas exploration situation in 2021. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 49(5). 1195–1209. 39 indexed citations

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Wen, Zhixin, et al.. (2021). Build-ups and hydrocarbon accumulation of the isolated carbonate platforms in the eastern Mediterranean. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 48(2). 323–336. 5 indexed citations

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Dou, Lirong & Zhixin Wen. (2021). Classification and exploration potential of sedimentary basins based on the superposition and evolution process of prototype basins. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 48(6). 1271–1288. 11 indexed citations

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Wen, Zhixin, et al.. (2020). Tectonic characteristics of the Eratosthenes Seamount and its periphery: Implications for evolution of the eastern Mediterranean. Marine Geology. 428. 106266–106266. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guangya, Zhixin Wen, Feng Ma, et al.. (2019). Evolution of lithofacies and paleogeography and hydrocarbon distribution worldwide (II). Petroleum Exploration and Development. 46(5). 896–918. 3 indexed citations

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Wen, Zhixin, et al.. (2019). The tectonic evolution of the eastern Mediterranean basin and its control on hydrocarbon distribution. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 178. 389–407. 9 indexed citations

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Wen, Zhixin, et al.. (2018). Tectonic Evolution in the South of the South China Sea and Its Control Factors of Hydrocarbon Accumulation. Ekoloji. 27(106). 485–494. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaobing, et al.. (2018). Structural characteristics and main controlling factors on petroleum accumulation in Zagros Basin, Middle East. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(5). 273–281. 22 indexed citations

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He, Dengfa, et al.. (2017). Tectonic-depositional environment and proto-type basins evolution of the Late Ordovician in the Tarim Basin. EGUGA. 11218. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaobing, Guangya Zhang, Zhixin Wen, et al.. (2017). Structural characteristics and petroleum exploration of Levant Basin in Eastern Mediterranean. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 44(4). 573–581. 4 indexed citations

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Zou, Caineng, Zhai Guangming, Guangya Zhang, et al.. (2015). Formation, distribution, potential and prediction of global conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon resources. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 42(1). 14–28. 276 indexed citations breakdown →

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