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Fukun Chen publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fukun Chen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 159 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Fukun Chen D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fukun Chen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Fukun Chen is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research primarily centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Geophysics, backed by a substantial number of publications in this subfield. Other areas of study include Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Economics and Econometrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The main topics explored by Chen cover a range of geological and geochemical concerns. These include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits, and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

The scientist has contributed to numerous articles, with notable recent papers including:

  • Lithium sources in oilfield waters from the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau: Geochemical and Li isotopic evidence (2021), published in Ore Geology Reviews
  • Distribution and origin of brine-type Li-Rb mineralization in the Qaidam Basin, NW China (2022), published in Science China Earth Sciences
  • Geochemistry and tectonic significance of late Paleoproterozoic A-type granites along the southern margin of the North China Craton (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • Pyroxenite Xenoliths Record Complex Melt Impregnation in the Deep Lithosphere of the Northwestern North China Craton (2020), published in Journal of Petrology
  • Source rocks control the geochemical diversity of granite: The Lincang pluton in the western Yunnan Tethyan belt, SW China (2020), published in Lithos

Chen's work is frequently featured in several well-known publication venues, including:

  • Lithos
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Minerals
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Geological Journal

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Chen's research activity. The scientist has a record of multiple joint publications with various frequent coauthors such as Jun He, Xiguang Huang, Guang-Hui Wu, Shuang-Qing Li, and Jingxin Zhao.

Best Publications

  • Zircon U-Pb and oxygen isotope evidence for a large-scale 18O depletion event in igneous rocks during the Neoproterozoic

    Yong-Fei Zheng;Yuan-Bao Wu;Fu-Kun Chen;Bing Gong

  • Sm-Nd and SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of high-pressure granulites in the Sanggan area, North China Craton: Timing of Paleoproterozoic continental collision

    J.H. Guo;M. Sun;F.K. Chen;M.G. Zhai

  • Contrasting Late Carboniferous and Late Permian–Middle Triassic intrusive suites from the northern margin of the North China craton: Geochronology, petrogenesis, and tectonic implications

    Shuan Hong Zhang;Yue Zhao;Biao Song;Jian Min Hu

  • Geochronology of the Karadere basement (NW Turkey) and implications for the geological evolution of the Istanbul zone

    F. Chen;W. Siebel;M. Satir;M. N. Terzioglu

  • Zircon age and Nd–Hf isotopic composition of the Yunnan Tethyan belt, southwestern China

    Fukun Chen;Xiang-Hui Li;Xiu-Li Wang;Qiu-Li Li

  • Zircon ages and Nd isotopic and chemical compositions of orthogneisses from the Black Forest, Germany: evidence for a Cambrian magmatic arc

    F. Chen;E. Hegner;W. Todt

  • Low-T eclogite in the Dabie terrane of China: petrological and isotopic constraints on fluid activity and radiometric dating

    Xu-Ping Li;Xu-Ping Li;Yong-Fei Zheng;Yuan-Bao Wu;Fukun Chen

  • Early Permian plutons from the northern North China Block: constraints on continental arc evolution and convergent margin magmatism related to the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Shuan-Hong Zhang;Yue Zhao;Alfred Kröner;Xiao-Ming Liu

  • High-Mg adakitic rocks in the Dabie orogen, central China: Implications for foundering mechanism of lower continental crust

    Fang Huang;Fang Huang;Shuguang Li;Feng Dong;Yongsheng He

  • Late Paleozoic to Early Mesozoic mafic–ultramafic complexes from the northern North China Block: Constraints on the composition and evolution of the lithospheric mantle

    Shuan-Hong Zhang;Yue Zhao;Xiao-Chun Liu;Dun-Yi Liu

  • Sources and Petrogenesis of Late Triassic Dolerite Dikes in the Liaodong Peninsula: Implications for Post-collisional Lithosphere Thinning of the Eastern North China Craton

    Jin-Hui Yang;Jin-Feng Sun;Fukun Chen;Simon A. Wilde

  • The tectonics of the Strandja Massif: late-Variscan and mid-Mesozoic deformation and metamorphism in the northern Aegean

    A. I. Okay;M. Satır;O. Tüysüz;S. Akyüz

  • Crustal evolution of the North Qinling terrain of the Qinling Orogen, China: Evidence from detrital zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotopic composition

    Xi-Yan Zhu;Xi-Yan Zhu;Fukun Chen;Shuang-Qing Li;Yi-Zeng Yang

  • Zircon U-Pb age, element and C-O isotope geochemistry of post-collisional mafic-ultramafic rocks from the Dabie orogen in east-central China

    Zi-Fu Zhao;Yong-Fei Zheng;Chun-Sheng Wei;Yuan-Bao Wu

  • Trace element and strontium isotope constraints on sedimentary environment of Ediacaran carbonates in southern Anhui, South China

    Yan-Yan Zhao;Yong-Fei Zheng;Fukun Chen

  • Zircon U-Pb ages, Hf and O isotopes constrain the crustal architecture of the ultrahigh-pressure Dabie orogen in China

    Zi-Fu Zhao;Yong-Fei Zheng;Chun-Sheng Wei;Fu-Kun Chen

  • Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution of South Qinling, China: Evidence from zircon ages and geochemistry of the Yaolinghe volcanic rocks

    Xiyan Zhu;Xiyan Zhu;Fukun Chen;Hu Nie;Wolfgang Siebel

  • Fast tectonometamorphism and exhumation in the type area of the Barrovian and Buchan zones

    G.J.H. Oliver;F. Chen;R. Buchwaldt;E. Hegner

  • Nd–Sr–Pb isotopes of Tengchong Cenozoic volcanic rocks from western Yunnan, China: evidence for an enriched-mantle source

    F Chen;F Chen;M Satir;J Ji;D Zhong

  • Precise determination of Sm, Nd concentrations and Nd isotopic compositions at the nanogram level in geological samples by thermal ionization mass spectrometry

    Zhuyin Chu;Fukun Chen;Yueheng Yang;Jinhui Guo

  • Petrogenesis of an Alkali Syenite–Granite–Rhyolite Suite in the Yanshan Fold and Thrust Belt, Eastern North China Craton: Geochronological, Geochemical and Nd–Sr–Hf Isotopic Evidence for Lithospheric Thinning

    Jin Hui Yang;Fu Yuan Wu;Simon A. Wilde;Fukun Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Siebel
Wolfgang Siebel University of Freiburg
Muharrem Satir
Muharrem Satir University of Tübingen
Qiu-Li Li
Qiu-Li Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong-Fei Zheng
Yong-Fei Zheng University of Science and Technology of China
Ernst Hegner
Ernst Hegner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Osman Candan
Osman Candan Dokuz Eylül University
Roland Oberhänsli
Roland Oberhänsli University of Potsdam
Fang Huang
Fang Huang University of Science and Technology of China
Mingguo Zhai
Mingguo Zhai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuan-Bao Wu
Yuan-Bao Wu China University of Geosciences

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