2026 Shijie Zhong: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	67	1256	1114	561	483	161	13768

Overview

Shijie Zhong is a researcher affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. The research interests of Zhong encompass a variety of topics and subfields, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

Zhong's main fields of study include:

Earth and Planetary Sciences
Engineering

Their more specific subfields of expertise cover:

Geophysics
Materials Chemistry
Oceanography
Computational Mechanics
Ocean Engineering

Their research projects and publications address several specialized topics such as:

High-pressure geophysics and materials
Earthquake and tectonic studies
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Granular flow and fluidized beds

Recent published papers illustrate the breadth of Zhong's research interests and contributions:

"Constraints on Mantle Viscosity From Intermediate-Wavelength Geoid Anomalies in Mantle Convection Models With Plate Motion History," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
"Cooperative service caching and computation offloading in multi-access edge computing," 2021, Computer Networks
"Boosting the High Performance of BiFeO₃-BaTiO₃ Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics: One-Step Preparation and Reaction Mechanisms," 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Constraints on the Rheology of the Lithosphere From Flexure of the Pacific Plate at the Hawaiian Islands," 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
"The effects of non-Newtonian rheology in the upper mantle on relative sea level change and geodetic observables induced by glacial isostatic adjustment process," 2021, Geophysical Journal International

Zhong frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including:

Rui Ni
Wei Mao
Ashley Bellas
Kaixuan Kang
A Geruo

Their work is often published in notable scientific journals. Frequently appearing venues include:

Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
Geophysical Journal International
SSRN Electronic Journal
International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Best Publications

Role of temperature‐dependent viscosity and surface plates in spherical shell models of mantle convection

Shijie Zhong;Maria T. Zuber;Louis Moresi;Michael Gurnis

754
Citations
Internal Structure and Early Thermal Evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor Topography and Gravity

Maria T. Zuber;Maria T. Zuber;Sean C. Solomon;Roger J. Phillips;David E. Smith

638
Citations
Computations of the viscoelastic response of a 3-D compressible Earth to surface loading: an application to Glacial Isostatic Adjustment in Antarctica and Canada

Geruo A;John Wahr;Shijie Zhong

547
Citations
Thermochemical structures beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean

Allen K. McNamara;Allen K. McNamara;Shijie Zhong

496
Citations
Inference of mantle viscosity from GRACE and relative sea level data

Archie Paulson;Shijie Zhong;John Wahr

467
Citations
Mantle convection with plates and mobile, faulted plate margins.

Shijie Zhong;Michael Gurnis

363
Citations
Supercontinent cycles, true polar wander, and very long-wavelength mantle convection

Shijie Zhong;Nan Zhang;Zheng-Xiang Li;James H. Roberts

345
Citations
A benchmark study on mantle convection in a 3-D spherical shell using CitcomS

Shijie Zhong;Allen McNamara;Eh Tan;Louis Moresi

341
Citations
Thermochemical structures within a spherical mantle: Superplumes or piles?

Allen K. McNamara;Shijie Zhong

320
Citations
Supercontinent–superplume coupling, true polar wander and plume mobility: Plate dominance in whole-mantle tectonics

Zheng-Xiang Li;Shijie Zhong

305
Citations
Constraints on thermochemical convection of the mantle from plume heat flux, plume excess temperature, and upper mantle temperature

Shijie Zhong

260
Citations
Observations of flexure and the rheology of oceanic lithosphere

A. B. Watts;S. Zhong

249
Citations
Degree-1 mantle convection and the crustal dichotomy on Mars

Shijie Zhong;Maria T Zuber

246
Citations
A model for the evolution of the Earth's mantle structure since the Early Paleozoic

Nan Zhang;Shijie Zhong;Wei Leng;Zheng-Xiang Li

209
Citations
Degree-1 convection in the Martian mantle and the origin of the hemispheric dichotomy

James H. Roberts;Shijie Zhong

205
Citations
Role of faults, nonlinear rheology, and viscosity structure in generating plates from instantaneous mantle flow models

Shijie Zhong;Michael Gurnis;Louis Moresi

196
Citations
A dynamic origin for the global asymmetry of lunar mare basalts

Shijie Zhong;E.M. Parmentier;Maria T. Zuber

194
Citations
Modelling post-glacial rebound with lateral viscosity variations

Archie Paulson;Shijie Zhong;John Wahr

187
Citations
Three-dimensional finite-element modelling of Earth's viscoelastic deformation: effects of lateral variations in lithospheric thickness

Shijie Zhong;Archie Paulson;John Wahr

184
Citations
Controls on trench topography from dynamic models of subducted slabs

Shijie Zhong;Michael Gurnis

181
Citations
Cooling history of the Pacific lithosphere

Michael H. Ritzwoller;Nikolai M. Shapiro;Shi-Jie Zhong

177
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Gurnis California Institute of Technology

Allen K. McNamara Michigan State University

John Wahr University of Colorado Boulder

Maria T. Zuber MIT

Michael H. Ritzwoller University of Colorado Boulder

Nikolai M. Shapiro Grenoble Alpes University

Louis Moresi Australian National University

Anthony Watts University of Oxford

Jeroen van Hunen Durham University

Thorsten W. Becker The University of Texas at Austin

External Links

Personal website of Shijie Zhong

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