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D-Index
52
Citations
10104
World Ranking
13467
National Ranking
3525

Yongchun Tang publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yongchun Tang sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 166 publications — 20th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Yongchun Tang D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yongchun Tang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yongchun Tang is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Environmental Science, with specific focus on various subfields such as Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics including Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis, Catalysts for Methane Reforming, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Yongchun Tang has published in several scientific venues, including Journal of Environmental Management, Cancers, Catalysis Letters, Physics Open, and Petroleum Science.

  • Using stable nitrogen and oxygen isotopes to identify nitrate sources in the Lancang River, upper Mekong (2020, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • Multidimensional Predictors of Cancer-Related Fatigue Based on the Predisposing, Precipitating, and Perpetuating (3P) Model: A Systematic Review (2023, Cancers)
  • Catalytic Conversion of Chloromethane to Olefins and Aromatics Over Zeolite Catalysts (2020, Catalysis Letters)
  • Influence of sulfate on the generation of bitumen components from kerogen decomposition during catagenesis (2021, Petroleum Science)
  • Conversion of Methane Facilitated by Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (2020, Chemical Engineering & Technology)

Frequent collaborators of Yongchun Tang include Zi Wang, Qisheng Ma, Di Zhu, Fei Meng, and S. Lou.

Best Publications

  • Thermal cracking of kerogen in open and closed systems: determination of kinetic parameters and stoichiometric coefficients for oil and gas generation

    F. Behar;M. Vandenbroucke;Y. Tang;F. Marquis

  • Mathematical modeling of stable carbon isotope ratios in natural gases

    Y. Tang;J.K. Perry;P.D. Jenden;M. Schoell

  • Insights into oil cracking based on laboratory experiments

    Ronald J. Hill;Yongchun Tang;Isaac R. Kaplan

  • Modeling of gas generation from the Barnett Shale, Fort Worth Basin, Texas

    Ronald J. Hill;Etuan Zhang;Barry Jay Katz;Yongchun Tang

  • New surfactant classes for enhanced oil recovery and their tertiary oil recovery potential

    Stefan Iglauer;Yongfu Wu;Patrick Shuler;Yongchun Tang

  • Molecular Dynamics Study of a Surfactant-Mediated Decane-Water Interface: Effect of Molecular Architecture of Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate

    Seung Soon Jang;Shiang-Tai Lin;Prabal K. Maiti;Mario Blanco

  • Engineering Bacteria for Production of Rhamnolipid as an Agent for Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Qinhong Wang;Xiangdong Fang;Baojun Bai;Xiaolin Liang

  • Isotope fractionation of methane during natural gas flow with coupled diffusion and adsorption/desorption

    Xinyu Xia;Yongchun Tang

  • An Experimental Study of Wetting Behavior and Surfactant EOR in Carbonates With Model Compounds

    Yongfu Wu;Patrick J. Shuler;Mario Blanco;Yongchun Tang

  • A Study of Wetting Behavior and Surfactant EOR in Carbonates With Model Compounds

    Yongfu Wu;Patrick J. Shuler;Mario Blanco;Yongchun Tang

  • Isotopic reversals with respect to maturity trends due to mixing of primary and secondary products in source rocks

    Xinyu Xia;James Chen;Robert Braun;Yongchun Tang

  • Experimental investigation on thermochemical sulfate reduction by H2S initiation

    Tongwei Zhang;Alon Amrani;Geoffrey S. Ellis;Qisheng Ma

  • Alkyl polyglycoside surfactant-alcohol cosolvent formulations for improved oil recovery

    Stefan Iglauer;Yongfu Wu;Patrick Shuler;Yongchun Tang

  • Effect of hydrocarbon type on thermochemical sulfate reduction

    Tongwei Zhang;Geoffrey S. Ellis;Kang shi Wang;Clifford C. Walters

  • New insights into the volume and pressure changes during the thermal cracking of oil to gas in reservoirs: Implications for the in-situ accumulation of gas cracked from oils

    Hui Tian;Xianming Xiao;Ronald W. T. Wilkins;Yongchun Tang

  • Modeling Early Methane Generation in Coal

    Y. Tang;P. D. Jenden;and A. Nigrini;S. C. Teerman

  • A kinetic model for thermally induced hydrogen and carbon isotope fractionation of individual n-alkanes in crude oil

    Yongchun Tang;Yongsong Huang;Geoffrey S. Ellis;Yi Wang

  • Biosurfactant produced by novel Pseudomonas sp. WJ6 with biodegradation of n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Wenjie Xia;Zhifeng Du;Qingfeng Cui;Hao Dong

  • Naphthenic acid removal from crude oil through catalytic decarboxylation on magnesium oxide

    Aihua Zhang;Qisheng Ma;Kangshi Wang;Xicai Liu

  • Theoretical studies of hydrolysis and stability of polyacrylamide polymers

    Qisheng Ma;Patrick J. Shuler;Carl W. Aften;Yongchun Tang

  • Kinetics of aqueous phase reactions of the SO4 − radical with potential importance in cloud chemistry

    P. H. Wine;Y. Tang;R. P. Thorn;J. R. Wells

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. Goddard
William A. Goddard California Institute of Technology
Tongwei Zhang
Tongwei Zhang The University of Texas at Austin
Stefan Iglauer
Stefan Iglauer Edith Cowan University
Xianming Xiao
Xianming Xiao China University of Geosciences
Hui Tian
Hui Tian Peking University
Tahir Cagin
Tahir Cagin Texas A&M University
Lawrence M. Cathles
Lawrence M. Cathles Cornell University
Isaac R. Kaplan
Isaac R. Kaplan University of California, Los Angeles
Jinxing Dai
Jinxing Dai China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Shaoyi Jiang
Shaoyi Jiang Cornell University

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