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Yong Zheng is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has made significant contributions to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, particularly in geophysics. Their research portfolio includes work in earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake detection and analysis, seismic waves and analysis, geological and geochemical analysis, seismology and earthquake studies, as well as seismic imaging and inversion techniques.

The scientist has published numerous papers in several frequent venues, including:

  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Science China Earth Sciences
  • Tectonophysics
  • Geophysical Journal International

Yong Zheng's work is largely centered on earthquake phenomena and the physical properties of Earth's interior. Some recent notable papers include:

  • Geometric controls on cascading rupture of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake doublet (2023), Nature Geoscience
  • High-Resolution 3-D Shear Wave Velocity Model of the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for Crustal Deformation and Porphyry Cu Deposit Formation (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Stress modulation of the seismic gap between the 2008 Ms 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake and the 2013 Ms 7.0 Lushan earthquake and implications for seismic hazard (2020), Geophysical Journal International
  • Complex Slip Distribution of the 2021 Mw 7.4 Maduo, China, Earthquake: An Event Occurring on the Slowly Slipping Fault (2021), Seismological Research Letters
  • Measurements of Seismometer Orientation of the First Phase CHINArray and Their Implications on Vector-Recording-Based Seismic Studies (2020), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Collaborations are a significant part of their work, with frequent coauthors including Rumeng Guo, Jianqiao Xu, Sanxi Ai, Xiongwei Tang, and Dechuan Liu. These collaborations often span multiple studies and contribute to a broad understanding of seismic processes and geophysical measurements.

Yong Zheng's expertise spans several focused subfields, emphasizing geophysics with additional involvement in artificial intelligence, molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, and ocean engineering. This multidisciplinary approach may inform diverse aspects of seismic and Earth science research.

Best Publications

  • A seismic reference model for the crust and uppermost mantle beneath China from surface wave dispersion

    Weisen Shen;Michael H. Ritzwoller;Dou Kang;Young Hee Kim

  • A synoptic view of the distribution and connectivity of the mid-crustal low velocity zone beneath Tibet

    Yingjie Yang;Michael H. Ritzwoller;Yong Zheng;Weisen Shen

  • The structure of the crust and uppermost mantle beneath South China from ambient noise and earthquake tomography

    Longquan Zhou;Jiayi Xie;Weisen Shen;Yong Zheng

  • Crust and uppermost mantle beneath the North China Craton, northeastern China, and the Sea of Japan from ambient noise tomography

    Yong Zheng;Weisen Shen;Longquan Zhou;Yingjie Yang;Yingjie Yang

  • Source mechanism of strong aftershocks (Ms≥5.6) of the 2008/05/12 Wenchuan earthquake and the implication for seismotectonics

    Yong Zheng;Hong Sheng Ma;Jian Lü;Si Dao Ni

  • Rayleigh wave phase velocity maps of Tibet and the surrounding regions from ambient seismic noise tomography

    Yingjie Yang;Yingjie Yang;Yong Zheng;John Chen;Shiyong Zhou

  • Crustal radial anisotropy across Eastern Tibet and the Western Yangtze Craton

    Jiayi Xie;Michael H. Ritzwoller;Weisen Shen;Yingjie Yang

  • Stress changes on major faults caused by Mw7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, May 12, 2008

    Bin Shan;Xiong Xiong;Yong Zheng;Fa Qi Diao

  • Stress changes on major faults caused by 2013 Lushan earthquake and its relationship with 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

    Bin Shan;Xiong Xiong;Yong Zheng;BiKai K. Jin

  • Coulomb stress evolution along Xianshuihe–Xiaojiang Fault System since 1713 and its interaction with Wenchuan earthquake, May 12, 2008

    Bin Shan;Xiong Xiong;Rongjiang Wang;Yong Zheng

  • Overlapping post-seismic deformation processes: afterslip and viscoelastic relaxation following the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku (Japan) earthquake

    Faqi Diao;Xiong Xiong;Rongjiang Wang;Yong Zheng

  • Rupture process of the M s 7.0 Lushan earthquake, 2013

    ChengLi L. Liu;Yong Zheng;Can Ge;Xiong Xiong

  • Cosmogenic nuclide burial ages and provenance of the Xigeda paleo-lake: Implications for evolution of the Middle Yangtze River

    Ping Kong;Darryl E. Granger;Fu-Yuan Wu;Marc W. Caffee

  • Penetration of mid-crustal low velocity zone across the Kunlun Fault in the NE Tibetan Plateau revealed by ambient noise tomography

    Chengxin Jiang;Yingjie Yang;Yong Zheng

  • Stress transfer and its implication for earthquake hazard on the Kunlun Fault, Tibet

    Xiong Xiong;Bin Shan;Yong Zheng;Rongjiang Wang

  • Crustal and upper mantle structure and the deep seismogenic environment in the source regions of the Lushan earthquake and the Wenchuan earthquake

    Yong Zheng;Can Ge;Zu Jun Xie;Ying Jie Yang

  • Crustal structure of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, the Ordos Block and the Sichuan Basin from ambient noise tomography

    Yong Zheng;Yingjie Yang;Yingjie Yang;Michael H. Ritzwoller;Xiufen Zheng

  • Source parameters inversion of the 2013 Lushan earthquake by combining teleseismic waveforms and local seismograms

    ZuJun Xie;BiKai K. Jin;Yong Zheng;Can Ge

  • Provenance and time constraints on the formation of the first bend of the Yangtze River

    Ping Kong;Yong Zheng;Marc W. Caffee

  • Geometric controls on cascading rupture of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake doublet

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  • Time constraints for the Yellow River traversing the Sanmen Gorge

    Ping Kong;Jun Jia;Yong Zheng

  • A shallow aftershock sequence in the north-eastern end of the Wenchuan earthquake aftershock zone

    Yan Luo;Yan Luo;Si Dao Ni;Xiang Fang Zeng;Yong Zheng

  • Coulomb stress transfer and accumulation on the Sagaing Fault, Myanmar, over the past 110 years and its implications for seismic hazard

    Xiong Xiong;Xiong Xiong;Bin Shan;Yu Ming Zhou;Shengji Wei

  • The thermochemical structure of the lithosphere and upper mantle beneath south China: Results from multiobservable probabilistic inversion

    B. Shan;B. Shan;J. C. Afonso;Y. Yang;C. J. Grose

Frequent Co-Authors

Bin Shan
Bin Shan Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Yingjie Yang
Yingjie Yang Southern University of Science and Technology
Rongjiang Wang
Rongjiang Wang Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Michael H. Ritzwoller
Michael H. Ritzwoller University of Colorado Boulder
Sidao Ni
Sidao Ni Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhi Liu
Zhi Liu ShanghaiTech University
Thomas R. Walter
Thomas R. Walter University of Potsdam
Shengji Wei
Shengji Wei Nanyang Technological University
Isao Tanihata
Isao Tanihata Beihang University
Huajian Yao
Huajian Yao University of Science and Technology of China

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