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Taiwan
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
55
Citations
9412
World Ranking
2592
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Char-Shine Liu is affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses key areas such as Ocean Engineering, Geophysics, Geology, Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental Chemistry. Liu's work frequently addresses topics related to Drilling and Well Engineering, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, as well as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Among Liu's recent scientific contributions, notable publications include:

  • The Chimei Submarine Canyon and Fan: A Record of Taiwan Arc-Continent Collision on the Rapidly Deforming Overriding Plate, 2020, Tectonics
  • A Shallow Seabed Dynamic Gas Hydrate System off SW Taiwan: Results From 3-D Seismic, Thermal, and Fluid Migration Analyses, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Episodic Venting of a Submarine Gas Seep on Geological Time Scales: Formosa Ridge, Northern South China Sea, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Deep-sea submarine erosion by the Kuroshio Current in the Manila accretionary prism, offshore Southern Taiwan, 2021, Tectonophysics
  • Tsunami scenario triggered by a submarine landslide offshore of northern Sumatra Island and its hazard assessment, 2023, Natural hazards and earth system sciences

Liu commonly collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, including Gerhard Bohrmann, A. M. Tréhu, Frank R. Rack, Nathan L. Bangs, and Samantha R. Barr, each contributing to a significant number of joint publications.

The research outputs have been disseminated in various publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Marine Geophysical Research
  • Tectonophysics

Char-Shine Liu's body of work primarily explores marine and geological phenomena, including seismic and fluid migration analyses, submarine erosion processes, and methane hydrate systems. The focus on complex environmental and tectonic dynamics is reflected in the interdisciplinary nature of their research, spanning from engineering applications to earth system sciences.

Best Publications

  • Okinawa trough backarc basin: Early tectonic and magmatic evolution

    Jean-Claude Sibuet;Benoã®T. Deffontaines;Shu-Kun Hsu;Nicolas Thareau

  • Neotectonic architecture of Taiwan and its implications for future large earthquakes

    J. Bruce H. Shyu;Kerry Sieh;Yue-Gau Chen;Char-Shine Liu

  • Provenance, structure, and formation of the mud wedge along inner continental shelf of the East China Sea: A synthesis of the Yangtze dispersal system

    Kehui Xu;Anchun Li;J. Paul Liu;John D. Milliman

  • Flux and fate of small mountainous rivers derived sediments into the Taiwan Strait

    J. P. Liu;C. S. Liu;K. H. Xu;J. D. Milliman

  • Structural features off southwestern Taiwan

    Char-Shine Liu;Ian L. Huang;Louis S. Teng

  • East Asia plate tectonics since 15 Ma: constraints from the Taiwan region

    Jean Claude Sibuet;Shu Kun Hsu;Xavier Le Pichon;Jean Pierre Le Formal

  • Feeding methane vents and gas hydrate deposits at south Hydrate Ridge

    Anne Martine Tréhu;Peter B. Flemings;Nathan Lawrence Bailey Bangs;Johanna Chevallier

  • New constraints on the tectonic evolution of the eastern Indian Ocean

    Char-Shine Liu;Joseph R. Curray;J.M. McDonald

  • Arc-continent collision in Taiwan: New marine observations and tectonic evolution

    Jacques Malavieille;Serge E. Lallemand;Stephane Dominguez;Anne Deschamps

  • Hypocentre determination offshore of eastern Taiwan using the Maximum Intersection method

    Yvonne Font;Honn Kao;Serge Lallemand;Char-Shine Liu

  • Distribution and Characters of Gas Hydrate Offshore of Southwestern Taiwan

    Char-Shine Liu;Philippe Schnürle;Yun-Shuen Wang;San-Hsiung Chung

  • Crustal-scale seismic profiles across Taiwan and the western Philippine Sea

    Kirk D McIntosh;Yosio Nakamura;T. K. Wang;R. C. Shih

  • Trench‐parallel stretching and folding of forearc basins and lateral migration of the accretionary wedge in the southern Ryukyus: A case of strain partition caused by oblique convergence

    Serge Lallemand;Char-Shine Liu;Stéphane Dominguez;Philippe Schnürle

  • Structural and Kinematic Evolutions of the Okinawa Trough Backarc Basin

    Jean-Claude Sibuet;Shu-Kun Hsu;Chuen-Tien Shyu;Char-Shine Liu

  • Crustal-scale seismic profiles across the Manila subduction zone: The transition from intraoceanic subduction to incipient collision

    Daniel H. Eakin;Kirk D. McIntosh;H. J.A. Van Avendonk;Luc Lavier

  • Structural relations along the margins of the offshore Taiwan accretionary wedge: implications for accretion and crustal kinematics

    D. L. Reed;N. Lundberg;C.-S. Liu;Ban-Yuan Kuo

  • Digital Elevation Model Offshore Taiwan and Its Tectonic Implications

    Char-Shine Liu;Shao-Yung Liu;Serge E. Lallemand;Neil Lundberg

  • Rifting and magmatism in the northeastern South China Sea from wide‐angle tomography and seismic reflection imaging

    Ryan Lester;Harm J. A. Van Avendonk;Kirk McIntosh;Luc Lavier

  • Short-term changes in seafloor character due to flood-derived hyperpycnal discharge: Typhoon Mindulle, Taiwan, July 2004

    J.D. Milliman;S.W. Lin;S.J. Kao;J.P. Liu

  • Distribution of the Bottom-Simulating Reflector in the Offshore Taiwan Collision Zone

    Wu-Cheng Chi;Donald L. Reed;Char-Shine Liu;Neil Lundberg

  • Crustal structure and inferred rifting processes in the northeast South China Sea

    Kirk D McIntosh;Luc L Lavier;Harm J Van Avendonk;Ryan Lester

Frequent Co-Authors

Saulwood Lin
Saulwood Lin National Taiwan University
Shu-Kun Hsu
Shu-Kun Hsu National Central University
Serge Lallemand
Serge Lallemand University of Montpellier
Francis T. Wu
Francis T. Wu Binghamton University
John Suppe
John Suppe University of Houston
Christian Berndt
Christian Berndt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Jean-Claude Sibuet
Jean-Claude Sibuet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Luc L. Lavier
Luc L. Lavier The University of Texas at Austin
Charles K. Paull
Charles K. Paull Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
David W. Caress
David W. Caress Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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