World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Earth Science
China
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
138
Citations
73763
World Ranking
13
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2018 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Fu-Yuan Wu is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China whose work spans extensively within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Atmospheric Science.

The main topics addressed in their scholarly work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Fu-Yuan Wu has published extensively in several scientific journals. The frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Lithos
  • Acta Petrologica Sinica
  • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Science China Earth Sciences

Among their recent papers are the following notable works:

  • "Two-billion-year-old volcanism on the Moon from Chang'e-5 basalts" (2021) published in Nature
  • "Non-KREEP origin for Chang'e-5 basalts in the Procellarum KREEP Terrane" (2021) published in Nature
  • "Tethyan geodynamics" (2020) published in Acta Petrologica Sinica
  • "Layered subsurface in Utopia Basin of Mars revealed by Zhurong rover radar" (2022) published in Nature
  • "Felsic volcanism as a factor driving the end-Permian mass extinction" (2021) published in Science Advances

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Xiao-Chi Liu
  • Xian-Hua Li
  • Shitou Wu
  • Jia-Min Wang
  • Qiuli Li

Fu-Yuan Wu has been recognized by professional societies through honors such as the Geochemistry Fellow Honor awarded by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2018, and fellowship in the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Hf isotopic compositions of the standard zircons and baddeleyites used in U-Pb geochronology

    Fu Yuan Wu;Yue Heng Yang;Lie Wen Xie;Jin Hui Yang

  • Accurate U-Pb Age and Trace Element Determinations of Zircon by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

    Honglin Yuan;Honglin Yuan;Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Xiaoming Liu;Huiming Li

  • Geochronology of the Phanerozoic granitoids in northeastern China

    Fu-Yuan Wu;De-You Sun;Wen-Chun Ge;Yan-Bin Zhang

  • A-type granites in northeastern China: age and geochemical constraints on their petrogenesis

    Fu-yuan Wu;De-you Sun;Huimin Li;Bor-ming Jahn

  • Nature and significance of the Early Cretaceous giant igneous event in eastern China

    Fu-Yuan Wu;Fu-Yuan Wu;Jing-Qian Lin;Simon A. Wilde;Xiao'Ou Zhang

  • The Lhasa Terrane: Record of a microcontinent and its histories of drift and growth

    Di-Cheng Zhu;Zhi-Dan Zhao;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Xuan-Xue Mo

  • Massive granitoid generation in Central Asia: Nd isotope evidence and implication for continental growth in the Phanerozoic

    Bor Ming Jahn;Fuyuan Wu;Bin Chen

  • Crust-mantle interaction induced by deep subduction of the continental crust: geochemical and Sr-Nd isotopic evidence from post-collisional mafic-ultramafic intrusions of the northern Dabie complex, central China

    Bor-ming Jahn;Fuyuan Wu;Fuyuan Wu;Ching-Hua Lo;Chin-Ho Tsai

  • Granitoids of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and Continental Growth in the Phanerozoic

    Bor-ming Jahn;Fuyuan Wu;Bin Chen

  • Zircon U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotopic constraints on petrogenesis of the Gangdese batholith, southern Tibet

    Wei-Qiang Ji;Fu-Yuan Wu;Sun-Lin Chung;Jin-Xiang Li

  • Phanerozoic crustal growth: U–Pb and Sr–Nd isotopic evidence from the granites in northeastern China

    Fu-yuan Wu;Bor-ming Jahn;Simon Wilde;De-you Sun

  • Highly fractionated I-type granites in NE China (I): geochronology and petrogenesis

    Fu-yuan Wu;Fu-yuan Wu;Bor-ming Jahn;Simon A Wilde;Ching-Hua Lo

  • Constraints on the timing of uplift of the Yanshan Fold and Thrust Belt, North China

    Jin-Hui Yang;Fu-Yuan Wu;Ji-An Shao;Simon A. Wilde

  • A hybrid origin for the Qianshan A-type granite, northeast China: Geochemical and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic evidence

    Jin Hui Yang;Fu Yuan Wu;Sun Lin Chung;Simon A. Wilde

  • Highly fractionated granites: Recognition and research

    FuYuan Wu;XiaoChi Liu;WeiQiang Ji;JiaMin Wang

  • Highly evolved juvenile granites with tetrad REE patterns: the Woduhe and Baerzhe granites from the Great Xing'an Mountains in NE China

    Bor-ming Jahn;Fuyuan Wu;Fuyuan Wu;R. Capdevila;F. Martineau

  • Late Mesozoic volcanism in the Great Xing'an Range (NE China): Timing and implications for the dynamic setting of NE Asia

    Fei Wang;Xin-Hua Zhou;Lian-Chang Zhang;Ji-Feng Ying

  • Contrasting zircon Hf and O isotopes in the two episodes of Neoproterozoic granitoids in South China: Implications for growth and reworking of continental crust

    Yong-Fei Zheng;Yong-Fei Zheng;Shao-Bing Zhang;Zi-Fu Zhao;Yuan-Bao Wu;Yuan-Bao Wu

  • Rift melting of juvenile arc-derived crust: Geochemical evidence from Neoproterozoic volcanic and granitic rocks in the Jiangnan Orogen, South China

    Yong-Fei Zheng;Rong-Xin Wu;Rong-Xin Wu;Yuan-Bao Wu;Shao-Bing Zhang

  • Tracing magma mixing in granite genesis: in situ U–Pb dating and Hf-isotope analysis of zircons

    Jin Hui Yang;Fu Yuan Wu;Simon A. Wilde;Lie Wen Xie

  • In situ simultaneous determination of trace elements, U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopes in zircon and baddeleyite

    LieWen Xie;YanBin Zhang;HuiHuang Zhang;JingFeng Sun

  • Destruction of the North China Craton in the Mesozoic

    Fu-Yuan Wu;Jin-Hui Yang;Yi-Gang Xu;Simon A. Wilde

Frequent Co-Authors

Jin-Hui Yang
Jin-Hui Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chuan-Zhou Liu
Chuan-Zhou Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
Yue-Heng Yang
Yue-Heng Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sun-Lin Chung
Sun-Lin Chung National Taiwan University
Wei-Qiang Ji
Wei-Qiang Ji Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lie-Wen Xie
Lie-Wen Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong-Fei Zheng
Yong-Fei Zheng University of Science and Technology of China
Qiu-Li Li
Qiu-Li Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Earth Science can open doors to diverse career opportunities, and many students enhance their prospects by pursuing complementary degrees online. For those interested in leadership roles within scientific organizations, an online masters degree in human resource management offers valuable skills in workforce management and organizational development.

Students seeking flexible options, particularly older adults, may benefit from focused programs like one year degrees for seniors. These accelerated paths provide a quick, focused study that can complement Earth Science knowledge or enhance career transitions.

Additionally, roles in information science and research support often require specialized training. Programs such as ala accredited schools offer high-quality education in this area, ensuring graduates meet the standards for professional library and information science roles.

For those interested in managing scientific data and resources, a library degree can provide critical expertise in organizing and curating environmental information, facilitating research and public access to Earth Science knowledge.

Best Scientists Citing Fu-Yuan Wu

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles