What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Plate tectonics
- Geophysics
- Anisotropy
Shijie Zhong mainly investigates Geophysics, Mantle convection, Mantle, Convection and Mantle wedge.
His studies deal with areas such as Post-glacial rebound, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere and Plate tectonics as well as Geophysics.
His studies in Mantle convection integrate themes in fields like True polar wander and Oceanic crust.
Shijie Zhong conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Mantle and Downwelling through his works.
His Convection research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Rheology, Viscosity, Spherical geometry and Spherical harmonics.
His Mantle wedge research incorporates elements of Core–mantle boundary, Transition zone and Hotspot.
His most cited work include:
- Internal Structure and Early Thermal Evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor Topography and Gravity (467 citations)
- Role of temperature‐dependent viscosity and surface plates in spherical shell models of mantle convection (465 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 (370 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Shijie Zhong mainly focuses on Geophysics, Mantle, Mantle convection, Lithosphere and Convection.
His Geophysics study incorporates themes from Geoid, Buoyancy, Plate tectonics, Plume and Mantle plume.
His research in the fields of Core–mantle boundary overlaps with other disciplines such as Downwelling.
The Mantle convection study combines topics in areas such as Mantle wedge, Transition zone and Hotspot.
His Lithosphere study also includes
- Mars Exploration Program and related Paleontology,
- Viscoelasticity and related Post-glacial rebound.
His work carried out in the field of Convection brings together such families of science as Rheology, Thermal and Heat transfer.
He most often published in these fields:
- Geophysics (66.03%)
- Mantle (50.00%)
- Mantle convection (42.31%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?
- Geophysics (66.03%)
- Mantle (50.00%)
- Mantle convection (42.31%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Geophysics, Mantle, Mantle convection, Transition zone and Geoid are his primary areas of study.
His study on Geophysics also encompasses disciplines like
- Mantle plume, which have a strong connection to Motion,
- Magmatism and related Craton and Lithosphere,
- Heat flux that intertwine with fields like Cosmic microwave background.
The various areas that he examines in his Mantle study include Volcanism, Thermal and Petrology.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Convection and Plate tectonics in addition to Mantle convection.
As a part of the same scientific study, Shijie Zhong usually deals with the Transition zone, concentrating on Hotspot and frequently concerns with Mantle wedge.
Shijie Zhong has included themes like Viscosity, Wavelength, Subduction and Ocean surface topography in his Geoid study.
Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Core Evolution Driven by Mantle Global Circulation (35 citations)
- On the temporal evolution of long-wavelength mantle structure of the Earth since the early Paleozoic (29 citations)
- Slab stagnation due to a reduced viscosity layer beneath the mantle transition zone (24 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Plate tectonics
- Thermodynamics
- Anisotropy
His main research concerns Mantle convection, Geophysics, Transition zone, Mantle and Hotspot.
His Mantle convection research incorporates themes from Mineral physics and Mantle plume.
His research integrates issues of Slab, Layer and Subduction in his study of Mineral physics.
The concepts of his Geophysics study are interwoven with issues in Earth's internal heat budget and Spherical harmonics.
His study in Transition zone is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Convection, Mantle wedge, Plume tectonics and Geoid.
Shijie Zhong combines subjects such as Magmatism and Plate tectonics with his study of Seismic tomography.
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