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Huaichun Wu 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 Huaichun Wu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 175 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Huaichun Wu 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 Huaichun Wu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Huaichun Wu is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China and has a substantial body of work in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Molecular Biology, and Geology.

The scientist's recent papers cover a variety of topics in geosciences and paleoclimatology. Notable publications include:

  • Organic carbon burial is paced by a ~173-ka obliquity cycle in the middle to high latitudes, 2021, Science Advances
  • Astronomical forcing of Middle Permian terrestrial climate recorded in a large paleolake in northwestern China, 2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • North China craton: The conjugate margin for northwestern Laurentia in Rodinia, 2021, Geology
  • Persistent late Permian to Early Triassic warmth linked to enhanced reverse weathering, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • Terrestrial climate in mid-latitude East Asia from the latest Cretaceous to the earliest Paleogene: A multiproxy record from the Songliao Basin in northeastern China, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews

Wu's frequent co-authors include Tianshui Yang, Shihong Zhang, Haiyan Li, Qiang Fang, and Meinan Shi, reflecting ongoing collaborative research activities across related disciplines.

The primary venues for publication are specialized journals focused on geosciences, with frequent contributions to:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Wu's research topics encompass various aspects of geological and geochemical analysis, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, and geology and paleoclimatology research. The scientist also investigates geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, geological and geophysical studies, methane hydrates and related phenomena, as well as earthquake and tectonic studies.

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies

Best Publications

  • Pre-Rodinia supercontinent Nuna shaping up: A global synthesis with new paleomagnetic results from North China

    Shihong Zhang;Zheng-Xiang Li;David A.D. Evans;Huaichun Wu

  • Late Mesoproterozoic to earliest Neoproterozoic basin record of the Sibao orogenesis in western South China and relationship to the assembly of Rodinia

    Matthew R. Greentree;Zheng-Xiang Li;Xian-Hua Li;Huaichun Wu

  • Carbon Isotope Variability across the Ediacaran Yangtze Platform in South China: Implications for a Large Surface-to-Deep Ocean δ13C Gradient

    Ganqing Jiang;Alan J. Kaufman;Nicholas Christie-Blick;Shihong Zhang

  • Stratigraphy, Sedimentary Structures, and Textures of the Late Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Cap Carbonate in South China

    Ganqing Jiang;Martin J. Kennedy;Nicholas Christie-Blick;Huaichun Wu

  • Astrochronology of the Early Turonian-Early Campanian terrestrial succession in the Songliao Basin, northeastern China and its implication for long-period behavior of the Solar System

    Huaichun Wu;Shihong Zhang;Ganqing Jiang;Linda Hinnov

  • Time-calibrated Milankovitch cycles for the late Permian

    Huaichun Wu;Shihong Zhang;Linda A. Hinnov;Ganqing Jiang

  • Paleoclimate proxies for cyclostratigraphy: Comparative analysis using a Lower Triassic marine section in South China

    Mingsong Li;Mingsong Li;Mingsong Li;Chunju Huang;James Ogg;James Ogg;James Ogg;Yang Zhang

  • The floating astronomical time scale for the terrestrial Late Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation from the Songliao Basin of Northeast China and its stratigraphic and paleoclimate implications

    Huaichun Wu;Shihong Zhang;Ganqing Jiang;Qinghua Huang

  • Crustal structures revealed from a deep seismic reflection profile across the Solonker suture zone of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, northern China: An integrated interpretation

    Shihong Zhang;Rui Gao;Haiyan Li;Hesheng Hou

  • Cyclostratigraphy and orbital tuning of the terrestrial upper Santonian–Lower Danian in Songliao Basin, northeastern China

    Huaichun Wu;Shihong Zhang;Linda A. Hinnov;Ganqing Jiang

  • New paleomagnetic results from the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in South China and their paleogeographic implications

    Shihong Zhang;Haiyan Li;Ganqing Jiang;David A.D. Evans

  • Late Cretaceous climate changes recorded in Eastern Asian lacustrine deposits and North American Epieric sea strata

    Chengshan Wang;Robert W. Scott;Xiaoqiao Wan;Stephan A. Graham

  • New insights into the India–Asia collision process from Cretaceous paleomagnetic and geochronologic results in the Lhasa terrane

    Tianshui Yang;Yiming Ma;Shihong Zhang;Weiwei Bian

  • Paleomagnetism and U‐Pb zircon geochronology of Lower Cretaceous lava flows from the western Lhasa terrane: New constraints on the India‐Asia collision process and intracontinental deformation within Asia

    Yiming Ma;Tianshui Yang;Zhenyu Yang;Shihong Zhang

  • Cyclostratigraphic constraints on the duration of the Datangpo Formation and the onset age of the Nantuo (Marinoan) glaciation in South China

    Xiujuan Bao;Shihong Zhang;Ganqing Jiang;Huaichun Wu

  • Paleomagnetism of the late Cryogenian Nantuo Formation and paleogeographic implications for the South China Block

    Shihong Zhang;David A.D. Evans;Haiyan Li;Huaichun Wu

  • Zinc isotope evidence for intensive magmatism immediately before the end-Permian mass extinction

    Sheng-Ao Liu;Huaichun Wu;Shu-zhong Shen;Ganqing Jiang

  • Milankovitch and sub-Milankovitch cycles of the early Triassic Daye Formation, South China and their geochronological and paleoclimatic implications

    Huaichun Wu;Shihong Zhang;Qinglai Feng;Ganqing Jiang

  • Combined paleomagnetic and geochronological study on Cretaceous strata of the Qiangtang terrane, central Tibet

    Weiwei Chen;Weiwei Chen;Shihong Zhang;Jikai Ding;Junhong Zhang

  • New Precambrian palaeomagnetic constraints on the position of the North China Block in Rodinia

    Shihong Zhang;Zheng-Xiang Li;Huaichun Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Shihong Zhang
Shihong Zhang China University of Geosciences
Tianshui Yang
Tianshui Yang China University of Geosciences
Haiyan Li
Haiyan Li China University of Geosciences
Linda A. Hinnov
Linda A. Hinnov George Mason University
Ganqing Jiang
Ganqing Jiang University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Chengshan Wang
Chengshan Wang China University of Geosciences
Xixi Zhao
Xixi Zhao Tongji University
Shu-zhong Shen
Shu-zhong Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
David Evans
David Evans Yale University
Zhenyu Yang
Zhenyu Yang Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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