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Yingchang Cao 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 Yingchang Cao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 180 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Yingchang Cao 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 Yingchang Cao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Yingchang Cao is affiliated with the China University of Petroleum, Beijing in China, and contributes extensively to the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Mechanics of Materials, Geology, Ocean Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Paleontology.

Their work primarily focuses on topics related to Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological Studies and Exploration, CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Yingchang Cao has published numerous papers, with frequent appearances in leading scientific journals. Notable publications include:

  • Laminae combination and shale oil enrichment patterns of Chang 73 sub-member organic-rich shales in the Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, NW China, 2020, Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • Petrographic features and diagenetic alteration in the shale strata of the Permian Lucaogou Formation, Jimusar sag, Junggar Basin, 2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Salinization mechanism of lakes and controls on organic matter enrichment: From present to deep-time records, 2024, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Role of CO2-water-rock interactions and implications for CO2 sequestration in Eocene deeply buried sandstones in the Bonan Sag, eastern Bohai Bay Basin, China, 2020, Chemical Geology
  • Storage space development and hydrocarbon occurrence model controlled by lithofacies in the Eocene Jiyang Sub-basin, East China: Significance for shale oil reservoir formation, 2022, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Kelai Xi, Keyu Liu, Guanghui Yuan, Miruo Lin, and Chao Liang. This network reflects a well-established collaboration pattern spanning multiple research topics.

Yingchang Cao's research has been published predominantly in:

  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • AAPG Bulletin
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • How does the pore-throat size control the reservoir quality and oiliness of tight sandstones? The case of the Lower Cretaceous Quantou Formation in the southern Songliao Basin, China

    Kelai Xi;Kelai Xi;Yingchang Cao;Beyene Girma Haile;Rukai Zhu

  • A review of feldspar alteration and its geological significance in sedimentary basins: From shallow aquifers to deep hydrocarbon reservoirs

    Guanghui Yuan;Yingchang Cao;Hans-Martin Schulz;Fang Hao

  • Feldspar dissolution, authigenic clays, and quartz cements in open and closed sandstone geochemical systems during diagenesis: Typical examples from two sags in Bohai Bay Basin, East China

    Guanghui Yuan;Yingchang Cao;Jon Gluyas;Xiaoyan Li

  • Diagenesis and reservoir quality of the Lower Cretaceous Quantou Formation tight sandstones in the southern Songliao Basin, China

    Kelai Xi;Kelai Xi;Yingchang Cao;Jens Jahren;Rukai Zhu

  • Diagenetic variation at the lamina scale in lacustrine organic-rich shales: Implications for hydrocarbon migration and accumulation

    Chao Liang;Yingchang Cao;Keyu Liu;Zaixing Jiang

  • Diagenesis and reservoir quality evolution of the Eocene sandstones in the northern Dongying Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, East China

    Guanghui Yuan;Guanghui Yuan;Jon Gluyas;Yingchang Cao;Norman H. Oxtoby

  • Shale oil potential of lacustrine black shale in the Eocene Dongying depression: Implications for geochemistry and reservoir characteristics

    Chao Liang;Yingchang Cao;Zaixing Jiang;Jing Wu

  • Sedimentary characteristics and origin of lacustrine organic-rich shales in the salinized Eocene Dongying Depression

    Chao Liang;Zaixing Jiang;Yingchang Cao;Jing Wu

  • Pore fluid evolution, distribution and water-rock interactions of carbonate cements in red-bed sandstone reservoirs in the Dongying Depression, China

    Jian Wang;Yingchang Cao;Keyu Liu;Keyu Liu;Jie Liu

  • Deep-water depositional mechanisms and significance for unconventional hydrocarbon exploration: A case study from the lower Silurian Longmaxi shale in the southeastern Sichuan Basin

    Chao Liang;Zaixing Jiang;Yingchang Cao;Minghao Wu

  • Diagenesis of tight sandstone reservoirs in the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation, southwestern Ordos Basin, China

    Kelai Xi;Yingchang Cao;Keyu Liu;Songtao Wu

  • Characterization of gas transport behaviors in shale gas and tight gas reservoirs by digital rock analysis

    Hai Sun;Jun Yao;Ying-chang Cao;Dong-yan Fan

  • Characteristics and origin of abnormally high porosity zones in buried Paleogene clastic reservoirs in the Shengtuo area, Dongying Sag, East China

    Yingchang Cao;Guanghui Yuan;Xiaoyan Li;Yanzhong Wang

  • Trace metals in the surface sediments of the intertidal Jiaozhou Bay, China: Sources and contamination assessment.

    Fangjian Xu;Longwei Qiu;Yingchang Cao;Jingli Huang

  • Selective dissolution of feldspars in the presence of carbonates: The way to generate secondary pores in buried sandstones by organic CO2

    Guanghui Yuan;Guanghui Yuan;Yingchang Cao;Zhenzhen Jia;Jon Gluyas

  • Laminae combination and shale oil enrichment patterns of Chang 73 sub-member organic-rich shales in the Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, NW China

    Kelai Xi;Ke Li;Yingchang Cao;Miruo Lin

  • Quartz cement and its origin in tight sandstone reservoirs of the Cretaceous Quantou formation in the southern Songliao basin, China

    Kelai Xi;Kelai Xi;Yingchang Cao;Jens Jahren;Rukai Zhu

  • Identification of sedimentary-diagenetic facies and reservoir porosity and permeability prediction: An example from the Eocene beach-bar sandstone in the Dongying Depression, China

    Jian Wang;Yingchang Cao;Keyu Liu;Keyu Liu;Jie Liu

  • Reactive transport modeling of coupled feldspar dissolution and secondary mineral precipitation and its implication for diagenetic interaction in sandstones

    Guanghui Yuan;Yingchang Cao;Jon Gluyas;Zhenzhen Jia

  • Sedimentary environmental controls on petrology and organic matter accumulation in the upper fourth member of the Shahejie Formation (Paleogene, Dongying depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China)

    Chao Liang;Jing Wu;Zaixing Jiang;Yingchang Cao

  • Geochemical characteristics and origin of sodium carbonates in a closed alkaline basin: The Lower Permian Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu Sag, northwestern Junggar Basin, China

    Kuanhong Yu;Kuanhong Yu;Yingchang Cao;Longwei Qiu;Peipei Sun

  • Pore size distribution, their geometry and connectivity in deeply buried Paleogene Es1 sandstone reservoir, Nanpu Sag, East China

    Muhammad Kashif;Muhammad Kashif;Yingchang Cao;Guanghui Yuan;Muhammad Asif

Frequent Co-Authors

Keyu Liu
Keyu Liu China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Jon Gluyas
Jon Gluyas Durham University
Kenneth A. Eriksson
Kenneth A. Eriksson Virginia Tech
Zaixing Jiang
Zaixing Jiang China University of Geosciences
Jens Jahren
Jens Jahren University of Oslo
Knut Bjørlykke
Knut Bjørlykke University of Oslo
Fang Hao
Fang Hao China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Benjamin C. Gill
Benjamin C. Gill Virginia Tech
Jiaqi Liu
Jiaqi Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rudy Swennen
Rudy Swennen KU Leuven

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