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Yuan Yao

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1992
Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchFood composition and propertiesChinese history and philosophyHigher Education and Teaching MethodsProteins in Food Systems

Publications

201

Citations

3,242

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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The publication record under this name spans an unusually wide range of subjects, including paleoclimate reconstructions from lake sediments, soil carbon and microbial ecology, plant physiology and metabolic engineering in bacteria, air pollution and public health studies, materials recycling, and topics in Chinese media and cultural studies. This breadth suggests the name may be shared across multiple distinct researchers rather than representing one unified research program, so prospective students should verify affiliation and specific subfield before drawing conclusions. Based on the given topic scores (all near zero) and the diversity of venues, no single coherent specialization can be confidently identified from this data alone.

Paleoclimate and lake sediment recordsSoil organic carbon and microbial ecologyPlant physiology and phytoremediationMetabolic engineering and synthetic biologyEnvironmental health and air pollution

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, rising from single digits around 2017-2018 to a peak near 2020-2021, dipping slightly in 2022-2023, and rising again through 2024-2025, indicating an overall active but variable publication cadence.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.4/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 13 publications13202021: 12 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Organic Geochemistry×6
  • Quaternary Science Reviews×3
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters×2
  • Food Chemistry×2
  • Food Hydrocolloids×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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