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D-Index
67
Citations
15248
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1237
National Ranking
79

Yusheng Wan 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 Yusheng Wan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 136 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Yusheng Wan 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 Yusheng Wan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yusheng Wan is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and works primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on geophysics, artificial intelligence applications, and geochemistry-related subfields. Their research spans multiple aspects of geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, as well as earthquake and tectonic studies.

They have contributed to the study of the early Earth's geological history, including the formation and evolution of Archean rocks and the geochemistry of ancient terrains. Their recent publications include papers on lunar impact breccias, Neoarchean granitoids, zircons in the North China Craton, and the formation of banded iron formations associated with early Earth oxidation processes.

  • "Ages of lunar impact breccias: Limits for timing of the Imbrium impact" (2020, Geochemistry)
  • "Hadean to early Mesoarchean rocks and zircons in the North China Craton: A review" (2023, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "Abiotic anoxic iron oxidation, formation of Archean banded iron formations, and the oxidation of early Earth" (2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • "Neoarchean granitoids and tectonic regime of lateral growth in northeastern North China Craton" (2022, Gondwana Research)
  • "SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating and geochemistry of the 3.8-3.1 Ga Hujiamiao Complex in Anshan (North China Craton) and the significance of the trondhjemites for early crustal genesis" (2023, Precambrian Research)

Wan has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Precambrian Research
  • Lithos
  • Gondwana Research
  • Acta Petrologica Sinica
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin

Collaborative work is also a notable aspect of Wan's career, with frequent coauthors including Chunyan Dong, Hangqiang Xie, Dunyi Liu, Shoujie Liu, and Simon A. Wilde.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques

Their subfields of expertise extend beyond geophysics to incorporate artificial intelligence, which demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach to studying Earth sciences. Wan's work collectively contributes to understanding crustal genesis, tectonic regimes, and ancient geological processes through comprehensive geochemical methods and geochronological dating techniques.

Best Publications

  • Zircon M257 ‐ a Homogeneous Natural Reference Material for the Ion Microprobe U‐Pb Analysis of Zircon

    Lutz Nasdala;Wolfgang Hofmeister;Nicholas Norberg;James M. Martinson

  • SHRIMP U–Pb zircon geochronology of Palaeoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks in the North China Craton: Evidence for a major Late Palaeoproterozoic tectonothermal event

    Yusheng Wan;Biao Song;Dunyi Liu;Simon A Wilde

  • Archean crustal evolution of the Jiaodong Peninsula, China, as revealed by zircon SHRIMP geochronology, elemental and Nd-isotope geochemistry

    Bor-ming Jahn;Dunyi Liu;Yusheng Wan;Biao Song

  • SHRIMP U–Pb zircon geochronology and geochemistry of metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks in Northwestern Fujian, Cathaysia block, China: Tectonic implications and the need to redefine lithostratigraphic units

    Yusheng Wan;Dunyi Liu;Meihui Xu;Jianmin Zhuang

  • Eocene melting of subducting continental crust and early uplifting of central Tibet: Evidence from central-western Qiangtang high-K calc-alkaline andesites, dacites and rhyolites

    Qiang Wang;Qiang Wang;Derek A. Wyman;Jifeng Xu;Yanhui Dong

  • ̃2.7Ga juvenile crust formation in the North China Craton (Taishan-Xintai area, western Shandong Province): Further evidence of an understated event from U-Pb dating and Hf isotopic composition of zircon

    Yusheng Wan;Dunyi Liu;Shijin Wang;Enxiu Yang

  • Zircon geochronology and metamorphic evolution of mafic dykes in the Hengshan Complex of northern China: Evidence for late Palaeoproterozoic extension and subsequent high-pressure metamorphism in the North China Craton

    Alfred Kröner;Simon A. Wilde;Guochun Zhao;Patrick J. O'Brien

  • Geochemical and Nd isotopic compositions of 3.8 Ga meta-quartz dioritic and trondhjemitic rocks from the Anshan area and their geological significance

    Yusheng Wan;Dunyi Liu;Biao Song;Jishan Wu

  • Multistage late Neoarchaean crustal evolution of the North China Craton, eastern Hebei

    Allen P. Nutman;Yusheng Wan;Lilin Du;Clark R.L. Friend

  • Zircon U-Pb SHRIMP dating for the volcanic rocks of the Xiong’er Group: Constraints on the initial formation age of the cover of the North China Craton

    Taiping Zhao;Mingguo Zhai;Bin Xia;Huimin Li

  • New U-Pb and Hf isotopic data confirm Anshan as the oldest preserved segment of the North China Craton

    Dunyi Liu;Simon A. Wilde;Yusheng Wan;Jiashan Wu

  • Further evidence for ∼1.85 Ga metamorphism in the Central Zone of the North China Craton: SHRIMP U–Pb dating of zircon from metamorphic rocks in the Lushan area, Henan Province

    Yusheng Wan;Simon A. Wilde;Dunyi Liu;Changxiu Yang

  • Evolution of the Yunkai Terrane, South China: Evidence from SHRIMP zircon U–Pb dating, geochemistry and Nd isotope

    Yusheng Wan;Dunyi Liu;Simon A. Wilde;Jianjin Cao

  • Zircon ages and geochemistry of late Neoarchean syenogranites in the North China Craton: A review

    Yusheng Wan;Chunyan Dong;Dunyi Liu;Alfred Kröner

  • Combined U–Pb, hafnium and oxygen isotope analysis of zircons from meta-igneous rocks in the southern North China Craton reveal multiple events in the Late Mesoarchean–Early Neoarchean

    Dunyi Liu;Simon A. Wilde;Yusheng Wan;Shiyan Wang

  • Triassic Nb-enriched basalts, magnesian andesites, and adakites of the Qiangtang terrane (Central Tibet): evidence for metasomatism by slab-derived melts in the mantle wedge

    Qiang Wang;Derek A. Wyman;Jifeng Xu;Yusheng Wan

  • Anatomy of Zircons from an Ultrahot Orogen: The Amalgamation of the North China Craton within the Supercontinent Columbia

    M. Santosh;Yusheng Wan;Dunyi Liu;Dong Chunyan

  • Provenance of Meso- to Neoproterozoic cover sediments at the Ming Tombs, Beijing, North China Craton: An integrated study of U–Pb dating and Hf isotopic measurement of detrital zircons and whole-rock geochemistry

    Yusheng Wan;Dunyi Liu;Wei Wang;Tianrui Song

  • UHP metamorphism and exhumation of the Dabie Orogen, China: Evidence from SHRIMP dating of zircon and monazite from a UHP granitic gneiss cobble from the Hefei Basin

    Yusheng Wan;Renwei Li;Simon A. Wilde;Dunyi Liu

  • Discovery of metamorphic diamonds in central China: an indication of a > 4000‐km‐long zone of deep subduction resulting from multiple continental collisions

    Jingsui Yang;Zhiqin Xu;Larissa F. Dobrzhinetskaya;Harry W. Green

Frequent Co-Authors

Dunyi Liu
Dunyi Liu Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Chunyan Dong
Chunyan Dong Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Alfred Kröner
Alfred Kröner Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Allen P. Nutman
Allen P. Nutman University of Wollongong
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences
Biao Song
Biao Song Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Ernst Hegner
Ernst Hegner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Derek A. Wyman
Derek A. Wyman University of Sydney
Axel Hofmann
Axel Hofmann University of Johannesburg

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