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Jinchuan Zhang 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 Jinchuan Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 170 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jinchuan Zhang 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 Jinchuan Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jinchuan Zhang is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China and has a research focus primarily situated within the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly output comprises over a hundred publications, emphasizing areas such as Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, as well as Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis.

Their work covers various specialized subfields, including Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change. This breadth indicates interdisciplinary approaches combining material mechanics and geophysical processes relevant to energy resources and environmental conditions.

Jinchuan Zhang has contributed to numerous papers published in notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Omega
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Minerals
  • Natural Gas Industry B

Their research topics cover a diverse range focusing on:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Coal Properties and Utilization
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Jinchuan Zhang frequently collaborates with several coauthors including Xuan Tang, Pei Li, Wei Dang, Zhongzheng Tong, and Zhen Li, reflecting active research partnerships in related scientific topics.

Representative recent publications illustrate the scope and variety of their subjects. These include:

  • "Pore Structure and Fractal Characteristics of Different Shale Lithofacies in the Dalong Formation in the Western Area of the Lower Yangtze Platform," 2020, Minerals
  • "Fields and directions for shale gas exploration in China," 2022, Natural Gas Industry B
  • "Adsorption behaviors of near-critical carbon dioxide on organic-rich shales: Modeling, multifractality, and kinetics," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Pore-scale mechanisms and characterization of light oil storage in shale nanopores: New method and insights," 2022, Geoscience Frontiers
  • "Gas-bearing property of the Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation shale and its influencing factors: A case study from the Cengong block, northern Guizhou Province, South China," 2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology

The range of publication years and topics highlights ongoing contributions to shale gas and hydrocarbon exploration themes, integrating fractal and pore-scale analyses along with adsorption behaviors of gases in organic-rich shales, pertinent to energy resource engineering and geosciences.

Best Publications

  • Shale gas potential of the major marine shale formations in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China, Part II: Methane sorption capacity

    Jingqiang Tan;Philipp Weniger;Bernhard Krooss;Alexej Merkel

  • Pore Structure and Fractal Characteristics of Different Shale Lithofacies in the Dalong Formation in the Western Area of the Lower Yangtze Platform

    Longfei Xu;Jinchuan Zhang;Jianghui Ding;Tong Liu

  • Shale characteristics in the southeastern Ordos Basin, China: Implications for hydrocarbon accumulation conditions and the potential of continental shales

    Xuan Tang;Jinchuan Zhang;Xiangzeng Wang;Bingsong Yu

  • Shale Gas Potential of the Major Marine Shale Formations in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China, Part III: Mineralogical, Lithofacial, Petrophysical, and Rock Mechanical Properties

    Jingqiang Tan;Brian Horsfield;Reinhard Fink;Bernhard Krooss

  • Eclogite rheology: Implications for subducted lithosphere

    Z.-M. Jin;J. Zhang;H.W. Green;S. Jin

  • Fracture development in Paleozoic shale of Chongqing area (South China). Part one: Fracture characteristics and comparative analysis of main controlling factors

    Weite Zeng;Jinchuan Zhang;Wenlong Ding;Song Zhao

  • Comparative study on micro-pore structure of marine, terrestrial, and transitional shales in key areas, China

    Chao Yang;Chao Yang;Jinchuan Zhang;Jinchuan Zhang;Xuan Tang;Xuan Tang;Jianghui Ding;Jianghui Ding

  • Relationship between pore type and pore size of marine shale: An example from the Sinian–Cambrian formation, upper Yangtze region, South China

    Qian Chen;Qian Chen;Jinchuan Zhang;Xuan Tang;Wanjun Li

  • Geologic characteristics of hydrocarbon-bearing marine, transitional and lacustrine shales in China

    Shu Jiang;Zhengyu Xu;Youliang Feng;Jinchuan Zhang

  • Fields and directions for shale gas exploration in China

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  • Nanoscale pore structure and fractal characteristics of a marine-continental transitional shale: A case study from the lower Permian Shanxi Shale in the southeastern Ordos Basin, China

    Chao Yang;Chao Yang;Jinchuan Zhang;Jinchuan Zhang;Xiangzeng Wang;Xuan Tang;Xuan Tang

  • Isotherms, thermodynamics and kinetics of methane-shale adsorption pair under supercritical condition: Implications for understanding the nature of shale gas adsorption process

    Wei Dang;Wei Dang;Jinchuan Zhang;Haikuan Nie;Fengqin Wang

  • Characteristics of three organic matter pore types in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Shale of the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China.

    Haikuan Nie;Zhijun Jin;Jinchuan Zhang

  • Experimental investigation of thermal maturation on shale reservoir properties from hydrous pyrolysis of Chang 7 shale, Ordos Basin

    Xuan Tang;Jinchuan Zhang;Zhijun Jin;Jinyu Xiong

  • Evaluation of Lower Cambrian Shale in Northern Guizhou Province, South China: Implications for Shale Gas Potential

    Shuangbiao Han;Jinchuan Zhang;Yuxi Li;Brian Horsfield

  • Upper Paleozoic coal measures and unconventional natural gas systems of the Ordos Basin, China

    Xuan Tang;Jinchuan Zhang;Yansheng Shan;Jinyu Xiong

  • Shale gas potential of Lower Permian marine-continental transitional black shales in the Southern North China Basin, central China: Characterization of organic geochemistry

    Wei Dang;Jinchuan Zhang;Xuan Tang;Qian Chen

  • Natural gas potential of Neoproterozoic and lower Palaeozoic marine shales in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China: geological and organic geochemical characterization

    Jingqiang Tan;Brian Horsfield;Nicolaj Mahlstedt;Jinchuan Zhang

  • Investigation of gas content of organic-rich shale: A case study from Lower Permian shale in southern North China Basin, central China

    Wei Dang;Jinchuan Zhang;Xuan Tang;Xiaoliang Wei

  • Hydrocarbon Generation Kinetics of Lacustrine Yanchang Shale in Southeast Ordos Basin, North China

    Shuangbiao Han;Brian Horsfield;Jinchuan Zhang;Qian Chen;Qian Chen

  • Physical properties of petroleum formed during maturation of Lower Cambrian shale in the upper Yangtze Platform, South China, as inferred from PhaseKinetics modelling

    Jingqiang Tan;Brian Horsfield;Nicolaj Mahlstedt;Jinchuan Zhang

  • Predicting the proportion of free and adsorbed gas by isotopic geochemical data: A case study from lower Permian shale in the southern North China basin (SNCB)

    Yang Liu;Jinchuan Zhang;Jinchuan Zhang;Xuan Tang

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu Jiang
Shu Jiang China University of Geosciences
Zaixing Jiang
Zaixing Jiang China University of Geosciences
Wenlong Ding
Wenlong Ding China University of Geosciences
Christopher J. Boreham
Christopher J. Boreham Geoscience Australia
Zhijun Jin
Zhijun Jin Sinopec (China)
Chengshan Wang
Chengshan Wang China University of Geosciences
Bernhard M. Krooss
Bernhard M. Krooss RWTH Aachen University
Thomas J. Algeo
Thomas J. Algeo University of Cincinnati
Reza Rezaee
Reza Rezaee Curtin University

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