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Weiren Lin

Weiren Lin

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Earth Science

D-Index
33
Citations
4082
World Ranking
8368
National Ranking
258

Overview

Weiren Lin is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans a broad range of subfields including Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their scholarly output encompasses multiple topics, notably:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications

Recent papers by Weiren Lin demonstrate involvement in both theoretical and applied research areas. These papers include:

  • "Convection-Permitting Simulations With the E3SM Global Atmosphere Model," 2021, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • "Physics-informed neural network for inverse modeling of natural-state geothermal systems," 2023, Applied Energy
  • "Stability of novel cellulose-nanofiber-containing foam as environmentally friendly fracturing fluid," 2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • "Stress-state differences between sedimentary cover and basement of the Songliao Basin, NE China: In-situ stress measurements at 6-7 km depth of an ICDP Scientific Drilling borehole (SK-II)," 2020, Tectonophysics
  • "Determining In-Situ Stress State by Anelastic Strain Recovery Method Beneath Xiamen: Implications for the Coastal Region of Southeastern China," 2022, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers including Kazuya Ishitsuka, Nana Kamiya, Nobuhisa Eguchi, Marianne Conin, and S. Toczko, reflecting a network of research partnerships across related disciplines.

Publications by Weiren Lin appear most commonly in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
  • Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Underground Space

The breadth of research indicates engagement with both foundational engineering principles and applied Earth science methodologies. This includes detailed investigations into natural-state geothermal systems, advanced seismic imaging, and material stability under environmental and industrial conditions.

Best Publications

  • Low Coseismic Friction on the Tohoku-Oki Fault Determined from Temperature Measurements

    P. M. Fulton;E. E. Brodsky;Y. Kano;J. Mori

  • Stress state in the largest displacement area of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake

    Weiren Lin;Weiren Lin;Weiren Lin;Marianne Conin;Marianne Conin;J. Casey Moore;Frederick M. Chester

  • In situ stress state in the Nankai accretionary wedge estimated from borehole wall failures

    Chandong Chang;Lisa C. McNeill;J. Casey Moore;Weiren Lin

  • The thickness of subduction plate boundary faults from the seafloor into the seismogenic zone

    Christie D. Rowe;J. Casey Moore;Francesca Remitti

  • Coseismic fluid–rock interactions at high temperatures in the Chelungpu fault

    Tsuyoshi Ishikawa;Masaharu Tanimizu;Kazuya Nagaishi;Jun Matsuoka

  • Extreme hydrothermal conditions at an active plate-bounding fault

    Rupert Sutherland;Rupert Sutherland;John Townend;Virginia Toy;Phaedra Upton

  • Permanent strain of thermal expansion and thermally induced microcracking in Inada granite

    Weiren Lin

  • High magnetic susceptibility of fault gouge within Taiwan Chelungpu fault: Nondestructive continuous measurements of physical and chemical properties in fault rocks recovered from Hole B, TCDP

    Tetsuro Hirono;Weiren Lin;En Chao Yeh;Wonn Soh

  • Localized rotation of principal stress around faults and fractures determined from borehole breakouts in hole B of the Taiwan Chelungpu-fault Drilling Project (TCDP)

    Weiren Lin;En Chao Yeh;Jih Hao Hung;Bezalel Haimson

  • Present-day principal horizontal stress orientations in the Kumano forearc basin of the southwest Japan subduction zone determined from IODP NanTroSEIZE drilling Site C0009

    Weiren Lin;Mai-Linh Doan;J Casey Moore;Lisa McNeill

  • Anelastic strain recovery reveals extension across SW Japan subduction zone

    Timothy B. Byrne;Weiren Lin;Akito Tsutsumi;Yuhji Yamamoto

  • Clay mineral reactions caused by frictional heating during an earthquake: An example from the Taiwan Chelungpu fault

    Tetsuro Hirono;Koichiro Fujimoto;Tadashi Yokoyama;Yohei Hamada

  • Determination of three-dimensional in situ stresses from anelastic strain recovery measurement of cores at great depth

    Weiren Lin;Marek Kwaśniewski;Tetsumi Imamura;Koji Matsuki

  • Evidence of frictional melting from disk‐shaped black material, discovered within the Taiwan Chelungpu fault system

    Tetsuro Hirono;Minoru Ikehara;Kenshiro Otsuki;Toshiaki Mishima

  • The State of Stress on the Fault Before, During, and After a Major Earthquake

    Emily E. Brodsky;James J. Mori;Louise Anderson;Frederick M. Chester

  • Surface features of uniaxial tensile fractures and their relation to rock anisotropy in Inada granite

    Yukiyasu Fujii;Takato Takemura;Manabu Takahashi;Weiren Lin

  • Subsurface structure, physical properties, fault-zone characteristics and stress state in scientific drill holes of Taiwan Chelungpu Fault Drilling Project

    Jih Hao Hung;Kuo Fong Ma;Chien Yin Wang;Hisao Ito

  • A chemical kinetic approach to estimate dynamic shear stress during the 1999 Taiwan Chi‐Chi earthquake

    Tetsuro Hirono;Tadashi Yokoyama;Yohei Hamada;Wataru Tanikawa

  • Disturbance of deep-sea environments induced by the M9.0 Tohoku Earthquake

    Shinsuke Kawagucci;Yukari T. Yoshida;Takuroh Noguchi;Makio C. Honda

  • Current stress state and principal stress rotations in the vicinity of the Chelungpu fault induced by the 1999 Chi‐Chi, Taiwan, earthquake

    Weiren Lin;En Chao Yeh;Hisao Ito;Jih Hao Hung

  • Core description and characteristics of fault zones from Hole-A of the Taiwan Chelungpu-Fault Drilling Project

    En Chao Yeh;En Chao Yeh;Hiroki Sone;Taichi Nakaya;Ka Hao Ian

  • Deep Fault Drilling Project, Alpine Fault, New Zealand

    Norio Shigematsu;Tomomi Okada;Naoki Kato;Yusuke Kometani

Frequent Co-Authors

Takehiro Hirose
Takehiro Hirose Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Masataka Kinoshita
Masataka Kinoshita University of Tokyo
Sheng-Rong Song
Sheng-Rong Song National Taiwan University
Timothy Byrne
Timothy Byrne University of Connecticut
Demian M. Saffer
Demian M. Saffer The University of Texas at Austin
Takatoshi Ito
Takatoshi Ito Columbia University
Jim Mori
Jim Mori Kyoto University
Peter B. Flemings
Peter B. Flemings The University of Texas at Austin
Kuo-Fong Ma
Kuo-Fong Ma National Central University
Rupert Sutherland
Rupert Sutherland Victoria University of Wellington

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