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Aiming Lin

Aiming Lin

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5591 5170 148 137 219 5784

Aiming Lin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Aiming Lin between 1994 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Aiming Lin published across 31 years, from 1994 to 2024, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2018. 3 of the 225 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2018. 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications
1994 2024

225 publications in total across all disciplines

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Aiming Lin: publications per year, 1994 to 2024
Year Publications
1994 2
1995 4
1996 3
1997 3
1998 6
1999 6
2000 7
2001 12
2002 7
2003 10
2004 5
2005 3
2006 5
2007 4
2008 19
2009 4
2010 18
2011 6
2012 3
2013 9
2014 8
2015 12
2016 11
2017 19
2018 23
2019 12
2020 1
2021 0
2022 0
2023 1
2024 2
Total 225
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Aiming Lin publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aiming Lin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 218–227 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 219 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290 219
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Aiming Lin D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aiming Lin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289 41
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Aiming Lin is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Artificial Intelligence. The scientist's main research topics focus on earthquake and tectonic studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake detection and analysis, and seismology and earthquake studies.

They have published recent papers in various scientific venues, reflecting a diverse range of interests within earth sciences and related interdisciplinary topics.

  • Absolute Dating of Past Seismic Events Using the OSL Technique on Fault Gouge Material-A Case Study of the Nojima Fault Zone, SW Japan (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Absolute Dating of Fault-Gouge Material Using Isothermal Thermoluminescence: An Example from the Nojima Fault Zone, SW Japan (2024), Geosciences
  • Potential Problems and Solutions Faced by Bike-sharing System in China (2024), Advances in Economics Management and Political Sciences

Aiming Lin has collaborated frequently with several researchers, contributing to scientific work alongside Evangelos Tsakalos, Maria Kazantzaki, Yannis Bassiakos, Takafumi Nishiwaki, and Eleni Filippaki. These coauthors have been involved in multiple publications together.

The most common publication venues where Lin's work appears include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geosciences
  • Advances in Economics Management and Political Sciences

The research conducted relates strongly to understanding seismic activities, with an emphasis on dating techniques for fault gouge materials, an approach that is significant for earthquake and tectonic analysis. Results have been published in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to the academic discourse surrounding fault zone studies and seismic event characterization.

Best Publications

  • Co-seismic strike-slip and rupture length produced by the 2001 Ms 8.1 Central Kunlun earthquake.

    Aiming Lin;Bihong Fu;Jianming Guo;Qingli Zeng

  • Co-seismic thrusting rupture and slip distribution produced by the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, China

    Aiming Lin;Zhikun Ren;Dong Jia;Xiaojun Wu

  • Structural model of 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake in the rejuvenated Longmen Shan thrust belt, China

    Dong Jia;Yiquan Li;Aiming Lin;Maomao Wang

  • Glassy pseudotachylyte veins from the Fuyun fault zone, northwest China

    Aiming Lin

  • Quaternary folding of the eastern Tian Shan, northwest China

    Bihong Fu;Aiming Lin;Ken-ichi Kano;Tadashi Maruyama

  • Structural interpretation of the coseismic faults of the Wenchuan earthquake: Three-dimensional modeling of the Longmen Shan fold-and-thrust belt

    Yiquan Li;Dong Jia;John H. Shaw;Judith Hubbard

  • Fossil Earthquakes: The Formation and Preservation of Pseudotachylytes

    Aiming Lin

  • Structural geometry of the source region for the 2013 Mw 6.6 Lushan earthquake: Implication for earthquake hazard assessment along the Longmen Shan

    Yiquan Li;Yiquan Li;Dong Jia;Maomao Wang;John H. Shaw

  • How and when did the Yellow River develop its square bend

    Aiming Lin;Zhenyu Yang;Zhiming Sun;Tianshui Yang

  • Co-seismic displacements, folding and shortening structures along the Chelungpu surface rupture zone occurred during the 1999 Chi-Chi (Taiwan) earthquake

    A. Lin;T. Ouchi;A. Chen;T. Maruyama

  • Injection veins of crushing-originated pseudotachylyte and fault gouge formed during seismic faulting

    Aiming Lin

  • Selective melting processes as inferred from experimentally generated pseudotachylytes

    Aiming Lin;Toshihiko Shimamoto

  • Tectonic characteristics of the central segment of the Tancheng–Lujiang fault zone, Shandong Peninsula, eastern China

    Aiming Lin;Takao Miyata;Tianfeng Wan

  • Rupture Segmentation and Process of the 2001 Mw 7.8 Central Kunlun, China, Earthquake

    Aiming Lin;Masayuki Kikuchi;Bihong Fu

  • Nonuniform Slip Rate and Millennial Recurrence Interval of Large Earthquakes along the Eastern Segment of the Kunlun Fault, Northern Tibet

    Aiming Lin;Jianming Guo

  • Roundness of clasts in pseudotachylytes and cataclastic rocks as an indicator of frictional melting

    Aiming Lin

  • Propagation of seismic slip from brittle to ductile crust: Evidence from pseudotachylyte of the Woodroffe thrust, central Australia

    Aiming Lin;Tadashi Maruyama;Stallard Aaron;Katsuyoshi Michibayashi

  • S–C fabrics developed in cataclastic rocks from the Nojima fault zone, Japan and their implications for tectonic history

    Aiming Lin

  • Tectonic activity and structural features of active intracontinental normal faults in the Weihe Graben, central China

    Gang Rao;Gang Rao;Aiming Lin;Bing Yan;Bing Yan;Dong Jia

  • S–C cataclasite in granitic rock

    Aiming Lin

  • Co-seismic strike-slip surface rupture and displacement produced by the 2010 MW 6.9 Yushu earthquake, China, and implications for Tibetan tectonics

    Aiming Lin;Gang Rao;Dong Jia;XiaojunWu

Frequent Co-Authors

Bihong Fu
Bihong Fu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhiming Sun
Zhiming Sun Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Weiren Lin
Weiren Lin Kyoto University
Zhenyu Yang
Zhenyu Yang Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
John H. Shaw
John H. Shaw Harvard University
Shinji Toda
Shinji Toda Tohoku University
Liangshu Shu
Liangshu Shu Nanjing University
Richard Wirth
Richard Wirth Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Sanzhong Li
Sanzhong Li Ocean University of China
Takahiro Tagami
Takahiro Tagami Kyoto University

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