| The late Mesozoic–Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the South China Sea: A petrologic perspective Q Yan, X Shi, PR Castillo Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 85, 178-201, 2014 | 220 | 2014 |
| Major element, trace element, and Sr, Nd and Pb isotope studies of Cenozoic basalts from the South China Sea QS Yan, XF Shi, KS Wang, WR Bu, L Xiao Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences 51, 550-566, 2008 | 138 | 2008 |
| Hainan mantle plume produced late Cenozoic basaltic rocks in Thailand, Southeast Asia Q Yan, X Shi, I Metcalfe, S Liu, T Xu, N Kornkanitnan, T Sirichaiseth, ... Scientific Reports 8 (1), 2640, 2018 | 115 | 2018 |
| Petrology and geochemistry of Mesozoic granitic rocks from the Nansha micro-block, the South China Sea: Constraints on the basement nature Q Yan, X Shi, J Liu, K Wang, W Bu Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 37 (2), 130-139, 2010 | 111 | 2010 |
| Hainan mantle plume and the formation and evolution of the South China Sea YAN Quan-shu, SHI Xue-fa Geological Journal of China Universities 13 (2), 311, 2007 | 85 | 2007 |
| U-Pb isotope geochronology and geochemistry of granites from Hainan Island (northern South China Sea margin): Constraints on late Paleozoic-Mesozoic tectonic evolution Q Yan, I Metcalfe, X Shi Gondwana Research 49, 333-349, 2017 | 83 | 2017 |
| Geochemistry and petrogenesis of volcanic rocks from Daimao Seamount (South China Sea) and their tectonic implications Q Yan, P Castillo, X Shi, L Wang, L Liao, J Ren Lithos 218, 117-126, 2015 | 81 | 2015 |
| Petrologic perspectives on tectonic evolution of a nascent basin (Okinawa Trough) behind Ryukyu Arc: A review Q Yan, X Shi Acta Oceanologica Sinica 33, 1-12, 2014 | 74 | 2014 |
| 海南地幔柱与南海形成演化 鄢全树， 石学法 高校地质学报 13 (2), 311, 2007 | 47 | 2007 |
| Geochemistry of Cenozoic magmatism in the South China Sea and its tectonic implications X SHI, Q Yan Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology 31 (2), 59-72, 2011 | 41 | 2011 |
| The transfer of rare earth elements during early diagenesis in REY-rich sediments: An example from the Central Indian Ocean Basin M Yu, X Shi, M Huang, J Liu, Q Yan, G Yang, C Li, B Yang, T Zhou, D Bi, ... Ore Geology Reviews 136, 104269, 2021 | 37 | 2021 |
| Magmatism of typical marginal basins (or back-arc basins) in the West Pacific X Shi, Q Yan Advances in Earth Science 28 (7), 737, 2013 | 36 | 2013 |
| Across-arc variations in Mo isotopes and implications for subducted oceanic crust in the source of back-arc basin volcanic rocks X Li, Q Yan, Z Zeng, J Fan, S Li, J Li, H Yang, X Wang Geology 49 (10), 1165-1170, 2021 | 35 | 2021 |
| Tectono-magmatic evolution of the Philippine Sea Plate: A review Q Yan, X Shi, L Yuan, S Yan, Z Liu Geosystems and Geoenvironment 1 (2), 100018, 2022 | 34 | 2022 |
| 西太平洋典型边缘海盆的岩浆活动 石学法， 鄢全树 地球科学进展 28 (7), 737, 2013 | 32 | 2013 |
| Potassium-argon/argon-40-argon-39 geochronology of Cenozoic alkali basalts from the South China Sea Y Quanshu, S Xuefa, Y Yaomin, W Kunshan Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 115-123, 2008 | 30 | 2008 |
| Sediment provenance variations in the southern Okhotsk Sea over the last 180 ka: Evidence from light and heavy minerals KS Wang, XF Shi, JJ Zou, S Kandasamy, X Gong, YH Wu, QS Yan Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 479, 61-70, 2017 | 29 | 2017 |
| Geochemistry and petrogenesis of Quaternary volcanism from the islets in the eastern Beibu Gulf: evidence for Hainan plume N Li, Q Yan, Z Chen, X Shi Acta Oceanologica Sinica 32, 40-49, 2013 | 29 | 2013 |
| Early Cretaceous granitic rocks from the southern Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern China: implications for lithospheric extension Q Yan, I Metcalfe, X Shi, P Zhang, F Li International Geology Review 61 (7), 821-838, 2019 | 27 | 2019 |
| 南海新生代岩浆活动的地球化学特征及其构造意义 石学法， 鄢全树 海洋地质与第四纪地质 31 (2), 59-72, 2011 | 27 | 2011 |
Paterno CastilloScripps institution of oceanography, ucsdVerified email at ucsd.edu