2025.07-Present Associate Professor, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2019.07-2025.06 Lecturer/Associate Professor, Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology
2013.09-2019.06 Ph.D. in Geology, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
2017.11-2018.11 Joint Ph.D. in Paleoceanography, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
2009.09-2013.06 B.Eng. in Resource Exploration Engineering, School of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University
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2025
[36] Hu, Z., Weynell, M., Su, N., Hohl, S.V., Han, Z., Wen, Y., Yang, S., 2025. Evidence from Mg isotopes indicating reverse weathering as a significant Mg sink in Tibetan Plateau lakes. Quaternary Science Reviews 349, 109138.
[35] Dong, Y., Wang, J., Zhong, Y., Chen, A., Zheng, R., Zhu, P., Zhang, C., Han, Z., Cui, Y., 2025. The paleoenvironmental evolution of the Cambrian Miaolingian Epoch in South China. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 661, 112713.
[34] Shi, S., Chen, X., Guo, H., Yao, H., Han, K., Kemp, D.B., Shi, S., Han, Z., Wang, C., 2025. Evidence for elevated wildfire activity during Cretaceous OAE 2 from eastern Tethys. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 670, 112936.
2024
[33] Hu, Z., Han, Z., Ma, A., Xia, Z., Wang, L., Li, W., 2024c. The covariation between MgC isotopes and trace elements in dolostones: Implications for reconstructing the seawater chemistry. Sediment. Geol. 459, 106552.
[32] Hu, X., Chen, X., An, W., Wang, J., Dai, J., Li, J., Liu, Q., Han, Z., 2024b. Mesozoic-Cenozoic Sedimentary Geology in the Tibetan Himalaya: Continental Collision, Palaeoceanography and Hyperthermal Events, in: Hu, X. (Ed.), Field Trip Guidebook on Chinese Sedimentary Geology. Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, pp. 639-725.
[31] Yang, Y#., Han, Z*., Hu, X., He, T., Newton, R.J., Harvey, J., 2024. Strontium isotope evidence for regional enhanced continental weathering during the early Toarcian in the Tethys Himalaya. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 641, 112136.
[30] Ge, Y., Han, Z*., Algeo, T.J*., Kemp, D.B., Wu, L., 2024. Heterogeneous marine response during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (TOAE): The potential role of storminess. Global. Planet. Change 242, 104533.
[29] Du, Y., Han, Z*., Karádi, V., Su, T., Dong, J., Wu, Q., Guo, B., Sun, Y., Rigo, M., 2024. The conodont biostratigraphy of the upper Carnian (Upper Triassic) in the Tethys Himalaya area, South Tibet. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 651, 112387.
[28] Meng, F#., Han, Z*., Hu, X., Jenkyns, H.C., Zhang, B., Chen, X., Hou, M., 2024. Siderite from the Tibetan Himalaya: Evidence for a low sulphate ocean during Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (Early Aptian). Sedimentology 71, 2358-2377.
[27] He, J#., Hu, X., Li, J., Kemp, D.B., Hou, M., Han, Z*., 2024. Millennial-scale sedimentary evolution of carbonate platforms during the Permian–Triassic boundary hyperthermal event. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 654, 112455.
[26] Li, X.I.N., Ma, A.-L., Hu, X.-M., Garzanti, E., Jiang, S., Chen, X.I., Kemp, D.B., Wang, J.-G., He, L.-F., Sun, G.-Y., An, W.E.I., Zhong, H.-T., Wu, H.-P., He, T.-C., Wang, D.I., Sun, J.U.E., Li, T.A.O., Wang, X.I.A., Han, Z., Zhang, S.-J., Liang, W.-D., Lai, W.E.N., Xu, Y.-W., Xue, W.-W., Wen, D.-J., Jiang, J.-X., Huang, D.-Y., 2024b. In memory of Dr Juan Li, a young geologist (1987–2023). Mesozoic 1, 210-220.
[25] Hu, X.-M., Jiang, J.-X., Cai, Y., Han, Z., Xu, Y.-W., 2024a. Temporal scaling of carbon emission accumulations and rates of the Meso-Cenozoic hyperthermal events: implication to the Anthropocene global warming. Mesozoic 1.
[24] Han, Z*., Banerjee, S., Corso, J.D., Hu, X., Kemp, D.B., 2024. Editorial preface to special issue: Response of marine and terrestrial environments to Triassic–Paleogene hyperthermals. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 655, 112562.
[23] Kemp, D.B., Han, Z., Hu, X., Chen, W., Jin, S., Izumi, K., Yan, Q., Baranyi, V., Jin, X., Corso, J.D., Ge, Y., 2024b. Global hydroclimate perturbations during the Toarcian oceanic anoxic event. Earth-Sci. Rev. 258, 104946.
2023
[22] Qiqi, X., Zhang, L., Chen, S., Guo, K., Li 李涛, T., Han, Z., Sun, W., 2023. Tracing black shales in the source of a porphyry Mo deposit using molybdenum isotopes. Geology 51.
[21] Ma, A., Hu, X., Garzanti, E., Boudagher-Fadel, M., Xue, W., Han, Z., Wang, P., 2023. Paleogeographic and tectonic evolution of Mesozoic Qiangtang basins (Tibet). Tectonophysics 862, 229957.
[20] 翁晓爱#, 姜守一, 韩中*, 胡修棉, 晏雄, 2023. 藏南Kioto碳酸盐台地对早侏罗世普林斯巴晚期碳循环扰动的沉积和生物响应. 沉积学报, 1-26.
[19] Han, Z., Hu, X., Newton, R.J., He, T., Mills, B.J.W., Jenkyns, H.C., Ruhl, M., Jamieson, R.A., 2023. Spatially heterogenous seawater δ34S and global cessation of Ca-sulfate burial during the Toarcian oceanic anoxic event. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 622, 118404.
[18] Xu, Y., Hu, X., Han, Z., 2023. Carbonate Ontology and Its Application for Integrating Microfacies Data. J. Earth Sci. 34, 1328-1338.
2022
[17] Han, Z., Hu, X., He, T., Newton, R.J., Jenkyns, H.C., Jamieson, R.A., Franceschi, M., 2022a. Early Jurassic long-term oceanic sulfur-cycle perturbations in the Tibetan Himalaya. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 578, 117261.
[16] Newton, R., He, T., Han, Z., Wenhan, C., Hu, X., Kemp, D., Mills, B., 2022. The Toarcian Sulfur Cycle: Recent Progress.
[15] Han, Z., Hu, X., Hu, Z., Jenkyns, H.C., Su, T., 2022b. Geochemical evidence from the Kioto Carbonate Platform (Tibet) reveals enhanced terrigenous input and deoxygenation during the early Toarcian. Global. Planet. Change 215, 103887.
[14] Zhang, B., Yao, S., Hu, W., Han, Z., Liao, Z., Liu, B., Mu, L., 2022. Middle Permian palaeoclimatic-palaeoceanographic evolution and its controls on organic matter accumulation in the Lower Yangtze upwelling region. Int J Coal Geol 264, 104132.
2021
[13] Han, Z., Hu, X., BouDagher-Fadel, M., Jenkyns, H.C., Franceschi, M., 2021. Early Jurassic carbon-isotope perturbations in a shallow water succession from the Tethys Himalaya, southern hemisphere. Newsl. Stratigr. 54, 461–481.
[12] Meng, Z., Wang, J.-G., Garzanti, E., Han, Z., Chen, G., 2021. Late Triassic rifting and volcanism on the northeastern Indian margin: A new phase of Neo-Tethyan seafloor spreading and its paleogeographic implications. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 570, 110367.
2020
[11] Li, J., Han, Z., Wen, X., Retallack, G.J., Huang, C., 2020. Sea-level fluctuations in the late Middle Permian estimated from palaeosols of the Sichuan Basin, SW China. Geol. Mag. 157, 1333-1348.
[10] 胡修棉, 李娟, 韩中, 李永祥, 2020. 中新生代两类极热事件的环境变化、生态效应与驱动机制. 中国科学:地球科学 50, 1023–1043.
[9] Hu, X., Li, J., Han, Z., Li, Y., 2020. Two types of hyperthermal events in the Mesozoic–Cenozoic: Environmental impacts, biotic effects, and driving mechanisms. Sci. China. Earth. Sci. 63, 1041–1058.
[8] Jin, X., Shi, Z., Baranyi, V., Kemp, D.B., Han, Z., Luo, G., Hu, J., He, F., Chen, L., Preto, N., 2020. The Jenkyns Event (early Toarcian OAE) in the Ordos Basin, North China. Global. Planet. Change 193, 103273.
[7] Ma, A., Hu, X., Kapp, P., Lai, W., Han, Z., Xue, W., 2020. Mesozoic Subduction Accretion History in Central Tibet Constrained From Provenance Analysis of the Mugagangri Subduction Complex in the Bangong-Nujiang Suture Zone. Tectonics 39, e2020TC006144.
[6] 韩中, 胡修棉, 2020. 西藏特提斯喜马拉雅早–中侏罗世岩石薄片偏光显微图像数据集. 中国科学数据 5, 107–115.
2018
[5] Zhang, S., Hu, X., Han, Z., Li, J., Garzanti, E., 2018. Climatic and tectonic controls on Cretaceous-Palaeogene sea-level changes recorded in the Tarim epicontinental sea. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 501, 92-110.
[4] Han, Z., Hu, X., Kemp, D.B., Li, J., 2018. Carbonate-platform response to the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event in the southern hemisphere: Implications for climatic change and biotic platform demise. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 489, 59–71.
[3] Ma, A., Hu, X., Kapp, P., Han, Z., Lai, W., BouDagher-Fadel, M., 2018. The disappearance of a Late Jurassic remnant sea in the southern Qiangtang Block (Shamuluo Formation, Najiangco area): Implications for the tectonic uplift of central Tibet. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 506, 30-47.
2017
[2] Ma, A., Hu, X., Garzanti, E., Han, Z., Lai, W., 2017. Sedimentary and tectonic evolution of the southern Qiangtang basin: implications for the Lhasa‐Qiangtang collision timing. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth 122, 4790-4813.
2016
[1] Han, Z., Hu, X., Li, J., Garzanti, E., 2016. Jurassic carbonate microfacies and relative sea-level changes in the Tethys Himalaya (southern Tibet). Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 456, 1–20.
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