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Kai-Jun Zhang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Mathematics, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary topics that bridge geophysics and applied mathematical methods.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

  • Geophysics
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Geology

Kai-Jun Zhang's main research topics involve:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Navier-Stokes Equation Solutions
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

The scientist has authored numerous papers published primarily in venues such as Lithos, Journal of Differential Equations, Earth-Science Reviews, arXiv (Cornell University), and SSRN Electronic Journal. These frequent publication venues reflect a strong presence in geoscience and mathematical analysis communities.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "India-Tarim Lithospheric Mantle Collision Beneath Western Tibet Controls the Cenozoic Building of Tian Shan," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Coupling Response of the Meso-Cenozoic Differential Evolution of the North China Craton to Lithospheric Structural Transformation," 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Low-Level Wind Shear Characteristics and Lidar-Based Alerting at Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport, China," 2020, Journal of Meteorological Research
  • "Distribution and Geodynamic Setting of the Late Neoproterozoic-Early Cambrian Hydrocarbon Source Rocks in the South China and Tarim Blocks," 2020, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • "Static Measurement of Absolute Gravity in Truck Based on Atomic Gravimeter," 2020, Acta Physica Sinica

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authorship with colleagues such as Ming Mei, Chen Ji, Yao Shi, Guojing Zhang, and Pengpeng Huangfu.

Best Publications

  • Late Mesozoic tectonic evolution and growth of the Tibetan plateau prior to the Indo-Asian collision

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Yu-Xiu Zhang;Xian-Chun Tang;Bin Xia

  • A new model for the Indochina and South China collision during the Late Permian to the Middle Triassic

    Jian-Xin Cai;Kai-Jun Zhang;Kai-Jun Zhang

  • North and South China collision along the eastern and southern North China margins

    K.-J Zhang

  • Central Tibetan Meso-Tethyan oceanic plateau

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Bin Xia;Yu-Xiu Zhang;Wei-Liang Liu

  • The Sr and Nd isotopic variations of the Chinese Loess Plateau during the past 7 Ma: Implications for the East Asian winter monsoon and source areas of loess

    Yin-Xi Wang;Jie-Dong Yang;Jun Chen;Kai-Jun Zhang;Kai-Jun Zhang

  • Early Cretaceous stratigraphy, depositional environments, sandstone provenance, and tectonic setting of central Tibet, western China

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  • Eclogites from central Qiangtang, northern Tibet (China) and tectonic implications

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Kai-Jun Zhang;Jian-Xin Cai;Jian-Xin Cai;Yu-Xiu Zhang;Tai-Ping Zhao

  • The blueschist-bearing Qiangtang metamorphic belt (northern Tibet, China) as an in situ suture zone: Evidence from geochemical comparison with the Jinsa suture

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Yu-Xiu Zhang;Bing Li;Ying-Tang Zhu

  • Secular geochemical variations of the Lower Cretaceous siliciclastic rocks from central Tibet (China) indicate a tectonic transition from continental collision to back-arc rifting

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Kai-Jun Zhang

  • Nd isotopes of siliciclastic rocks from Tibet, western China: Constraints on provenance and pre-Cenozoic tectonic evolution

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Kai-Jun Zhang;Yu-Xiu Zhang;Bing Li;Li-Feng Zhong;Li-Feng Zhong

  • Geochronology, geochemistry, and Nd isotopes of early Mesozoic bimodal volcanism in northern Tibet, western China: Constraints on the exhumation of the central Qiangtang metamorphic belt

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Kai-Jun Zhang;Xian-Chun Tang;Yang Wang;Yu-Xiu Zhang;Yu-Xiu Zhang

  • Geochemistry of limestones deposited in various plate tectonic settings

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Qiu-Huan Li;Li-Long Yan;Lu Zeng

  • Mesozoic–Paleogene sedimentary facies and paleogeography of Tibet, western China: tectonic implications

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Bangdong Xia;Xiwen Liang

  • Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous episodic development of the Bangong Meso-Tethyan subduction: Evidence from elemental and Sr–Nd isotopic geochemistry of arc magmatic rocks, Gaize region, central Tibet, China

    Yu-Xiu Zhang;Zhi-Wu Li;Wen-Guang Yang;Li-Dong Zhu

  • Eclogites in the interior of the Tibetan Plateau and their geodynamic implications

    KaiJun Zhang;KaiJun Zhang;XianChun Tang

  • Cretaceous palaeogeography of Tibet and adjacent areas (China): tectonic implications

    K.J. Zhang

  • Distinctive features of Late Palaeozoic massive sulphide deposits in South China

    Lianxing Gu;Khin Zaw;Wenxuan Hu;Kaijun Zhang

  • NE–SW-trending Hepu–Hetai dextral shear zone in southern China: Penetration of the Yunkai Promontory of South China into Indochina

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  • Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology and petrogenesis of the plagiogranites from the Lagkor Lake ophiolite, Gerze, Tibet, China

    YuXiu Zhang;KaiJun Zhang;KaiJun Zhang;Bing Li;Yang Wang

  • Infant intra-oceanic arc magmatism due to initial subduction induced by oceanic plateau accretion: A case study of the Bangong Meso-Tethys, central Tibet, western China

    Li-Long Yan;Kai-Jun Zhang

  • Proximal provenance of the western Songpan–Ganzi turbidite complex (Late Triassic, eastern Tibetan plateau): Implications for the tectonic amalgamation of China

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Kai-Jun Zhang;Bing Li;Qing-Guo Wei;Jian-Xin Cai

  • North China and South China collision: Insights from analogue modeling

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Kai-Jun Zhang;Jian-Xin Cai;Jian-Xin Cai;Jun-Xing Zhu

  • Temporal Variations of Mesozoic Sandstone Compositions in the Qiangtang Block, Northern Tibet (China): Implications for Provenance and Tectonic Setting

    Kai-Jun Zhang;Yu-Xiu Zhang;Bang-Dong Xia;You-Bin He

Frequent Co-Authors

Guangyou Zhu
Guangyou Zhu China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Weiming Fan
Weiming Fan University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences
Jun Chen
Jun Chen Nanjing University
Weidong Sun
Weidong Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Taras Gerya
Taras Gerya ETH Zurich
Khin Zaw
Khin Zaw University of Tasmania
Mei-Fu Zhou
Mei-Fu Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Donna L. Whitney
Donna L. Whitney University of Minnesota
Pei Ni
Pei Ni Nanjing University

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