Professor | University of Science and Technology of China | China
Prof. Yong-Fei Zheng, is a distinguished geochemist and Chair Professor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei. He completed his undergraduate studies at Nanjing University in 1982 and earned his Dr. rer. nat. in 1991 from the University of Goettingen, Germany, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, during 1991–1993. He served as Professor of Geochemistry from 1995 to 2004 and has been a Chair Professor since 2005 at USTC, where he also directs the Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research expertise lies in isotope geochemistry and chemical geodynamics, with a focus on Earth system science of convergent plate margins, including processes of metamorphism, magmatism, plate subduction, continental collision, fluid activity, and element mobility. Prof. Zheng is highly skilled in the application of stable and radiogenic isotopes to understand petrological and geochemical processes at plate margins. His outstanding contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards such as the National Natural Science Award of China (2004) and the National Education Award of China (2023). He has been elected Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (2005), Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2009), Member of the Third World Academy of Science (2011), and Fellow of both the Geological Society and the European Association of Geochemistry (2017). Beyond research, he serves as Chief Editor for Science China: Earth Sciences, Associate Editor for Geochemical Journal, and editorial board member for Chemical Geology. Prof. Zheng’s work has profoundly advanced the understanding of geochemical and geodynamic processes at convergent plate boundaries, integrating analytical precision with Earth system perspectives, and continues to inspire developments in geochemistry, petrology, and planetary sciences.
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Featured Publications
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Wiedenbeck, M., Hanchar, J. M., Peck, W. H., Sylvester, P., Valley, J., … Zheng, Y. F. (2004). Further characterisation of the 91500 zircon crystal. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 28(1), 9–39. Citations: 1634
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Wu, Y. B., & Zheng, Y. F. (2004). Mineralogical study of zircon genesis and its constraints on the interpretation of U–Pb ages. Chinese Science Bulletin, 49(16), 1589–1604. Citations: 1569
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Wu, Y. B., & Zheng, Y. F. (2004). Genesis of zircon and its constraints on interpretation of U-Pb age. Chinese Science Bulletin, 49(15), 1554–1569. Citations: 1547
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Zheng, Y. F., Fu, B., Gong, B., & Li, L. (2003). Stable isotope geochemistry of ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks from the Dabie–Sulu orogen in China: Implications for geodynamics and fluid regime. Earth-Science Reviews, 62(1–2), 105–161. Citations: 1189
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Zheng, Z. Y. F. (1993). Calculation of oxygen isotope fractionation in anhydrous silicate minerals. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57(5), 1079–1091. Citations: 1067
