| A model for the evolution of the Earth's mantle structure since the Early Paleozoic N Zhang, S Zhong, W Leng, ZX Li Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 115 (B6), 2010 | 198 | 2010 |
| On the location of plumes and lateral movement of thermochemical structures with high bulk modulus in the 3‐D compressible mantle E Tan, W Leng, S Zhong, M Gurnis Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 12 (7), 2011 | 128 | 2011 |
| A community benchmark for 2-D Cartesian compressible convection in the Earth's mantle SD King, C Lee, PE Van Keken, W Leng, S Zhong, E Tan, N Tosi, ... Geophysical Journal International 180 (1), 73-87, 2010 | 127 | 2010 |
| Subduction initiation at relic arcs W Leng, M Gurnis Geophysical Research Letters 42 (17), 7014-7021, 2015 | 119 | 2015 |
| Dynamics of subduction initiation with different evolutionary pathways W Leng, M Gurnis Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 12 (12), 2011 | 102 | 2011 |
| Hidden hotspot track beneath the eastern United States R Chu, W Leng, DV Helmberger, M Gurnis Nature Geoscience 6 (11), 963-966, 2013 | 94 | 2013 |
| Controls on plume heat flux and plume excess temperature W Leng, S Zhong Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 113 (B4), 2008 | 87 | 2008 |
| Surface subsidence caused by mantle plumes and volcanic loading in large igneous provinces W Leng, S Zhong Earth and Planetary Science Letters 291 (1-4), 207-214, 2010 | 66 | 2010 |
| Viscous heating, adiabatic heating and energetic consistency in compressible mantle convection W Leng, S Zhong Geophysical Journal International 173 (2), 693-702, 2008 | 64 | 2008 |
| From basalts to boninites: The geodynamics of volcanic expression during induced subduction initiation W Leng, M Gurnis, P Asimow Lithosphere 4 (6), 511-523, 2012 | 54 | 2012 |
| Crustal footprint of the Hainan plume beneath Southeast China H Liu, F Chen, W Leng, H Zhang, Y Xu Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 123 (4), 3065-3079, 2018 | 39 | 2018 |
| Geodynamic modeling of thermal structure of subduction zones W Leng, W Mao Science China Earth Sciences 58, 1070-1083, 2015 | 37 | 2015 |
| Implementation and application of adaptive mesh refinement for thermochemical mantle convection studies W Leng, S Zhong Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 12 (4), 2011 | 36 | 2011 |
| Iron-spin transition controls structure and stability of LLSVPs in the lower mantle C Huang, W Leng, Z Wu Earth and Planetary Science Letters 423, 173-181, 2015 | 33 | 2015 |
| Dynamics of hidden hotspot tracks beneath the continental lithosphere T Yang, W Leng Earth and Planetary Science Letters 401, 294-300, 2014 | 29 | 2014 |
| Plume‐tree structure induced by low‐viscosity layers in the upper mantle H Liu, W Leng Geophysical Research Letters 47 (1), e2019GL086508, 2020 | 27 | 2020 |
| Shape of thermal plumes in a compressible mantle with depth‐dependent viscosity W Leng, M Gurnis Geophysical research letters 39 (5), 2012 | 26 | 2012 |
| Constraints on viscous dissipation of plate bending from compressible mantle convection W Leng, S Zhong Earth and Planetary Science Letters 297 (1-2), 154-164, 2010 | 23 | 2010 |
| Subduction polarity reversal: Induced or spontaneous? S Zhang, W Leng Geophysical Research Letters 48 (11), e2021GL093201, 2021 | 20 | 2021 |
| Tarim large igneous province caused by a wide and wet mantle plume H Liu, W Leng Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 125 (5), e2019JB019001, 2020 | 18 | 2020 |
