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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 83 414 221 245 39095

An Yin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by An Yin between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. An Yin published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2023. 16 of the 283 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2023. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 6 publications
1989 2025

283 publications in total across all disciplines

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An Yin: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 2
1991 4
1992 3
1993 5
1994 4
1995 4
1996 1
1997 6
1998 1
1999 4
2000 10
2001 5
2002 6
2003 12
2004 8
2005 3
2006 4
2007 10
2008 12
2009 8
2010 6
2011 7
2012 9
2013 7
2014 7
2015 10
2016 10
2017 13
2018 14
2019 12
2020 14
2021 11
2022 16
2023 17
2024 10
2025 6
Total 283
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An Yin 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 An Yin 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, 238–247 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: 245 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
228–237 262
238–247 243 245
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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An Yin 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 An Yin 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, 83 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: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 83
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

An Yin was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States and contributed significantly to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research predominately focused on geophysics, with notable involvement in astronomy and astrophysics, artificial intelligence, atmospheric science, and economics and econometrics as subfields.

Their work covered multiple main topics, including geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, planetary science and exploration, geochemistry and geologic mapping, astro and planetary science, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

An Yin published extensively in several prominent venues. Frequent publication venues included:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geology
  • Icarus
  • Tectonics

Several recent papers demonstrate the varied scope of their research, including:

  • Permian plume-strengthened Tarim lithosphere controls the Cenozoic deformation pattern of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen (2020), published in Geology
  • Late Mesozoic-Cenozoic cooling history of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau and its foreland derived from low-temperature thermochronology (2021), published in Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Punctuated Orogeny During the Assembly of Asia: Tectonostratigraphic Evolution of the North China Craton and the Qilian Shan From the Paleoproterozoic to Early Paleozoic (2021), published in Tectonics
  • Late Cretaceous to Early Cenozoic extension in the Lower Yangtze region (East China) driven by Izanagi-Pacific plate subduction (2021), published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • Impact of fault damage on eastern Tibet topography (2020), published in Geology

Throughout their career, An Yin collaborated frequently with several researchers. Frequent co-authors included:

  • Andrew V. Zuza
  • Chen Wu
  • Peter J. Haproff
  • Wanli Tang
  • Jianlin Chen

An Yin was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Geologic Evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen

    An Yin;T. Mark Harrison

  • Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Himalayan orogen as constrained by along-strike variation of structural geometry, exhumation history, and foreland sedimentation

    An Yin

  • An indentation model for the North and South China collision and the development of the Tan‐Lu and Honam Fault Systems, eastern Asia

    An Yin;Shangyou Nie

  • Cenozoic tectonic evolution of Asia: A preliminary synthesis

    An Yin;An Yin

  • Tectonic history of the Altyn Tagh fault system in northern Tibet inferred from Cenozoic sedimentation

    A. Yin;P.E. Rumelhart;R. Butler;E. Cowgill

  • Cretaceous-Tertiary shortening, basin development, and volcanism in central Tibet

    Paul Kapp;An Yin;T. Mark Harrison;Lin Ding

  • Detrital zircon geochronology of pre-Tertiary strata in the Tibetan-Himalayan orogen

    G. Gehrels;P. Kapp;P. DeCelles;A. Pullen

  • Late Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the southern Chinese Tian Shan

    A. Yin;S. Nie;P. Craig;T. M. Harrison

  • Did the Indo-Asian collision alone create the Tibetan plateau?

    M. A. Murphy;An Yin;T. M. Harrison;S. B. Dürr

  • The tectonic evolution of Asia

    An Yin;T. Mark Harrison

  • Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Shiquanhe area of western Tibet

    Paul Kapp;Paul Kapp;Michael A. Murphy;Michael A. Murphy;An Yin;T. Mark Harrison;T. Mark Harrison

  • A tectonic model for Cenozoic igneous activities in the eastern Indo–Asian collision zone

    Jiang-Hai Wang;Jiang-Hai Wang;An Yin;T.Mark Harrison;Marty Grove

  • Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Qaidam basin and its surrounding regions (Part 3): Structural geology, sedimentation, and regional tectonic reconstruction

    An Yin;Yu-Qi Dang;Min Zhang;Xuan-Hua Chen

  • Tectonic evolution of the early Mesozoic blueschist-bearing Qiangtang metamorphic belt, central Tibet

    Paul Kapp;Paul Kapp;An Yin;Craig E. Manning;T. Mark Harrison;T. Mark Harrison

  • Active structures of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and their relationships to earthquake distribution, contemporary strain field, and Cenozoic volcanism

    Michael Taylor;An Yin

  • Cenozoic tectonic evolution of Qaidam basin and its surrounding regions (Part 1): The southern Qilian Shan-Nan Shan thrust belt and northern Qaidam basin

    An Yin;Yu Qi Dang;Li Cun Wang;Wu Ming Jiang

  • Tertiary structural evolution of the Gangdese Thrust System, southeastern Tibet

    An Yin;T. Mark Harrison;F. J. Ryerson;Chen Wenji

  • Cenozoic structural and metamorphic evolution of the eastern Himalayan syntaxis (Namche Barwa)

    Lin Ding;Dalai Zhong;An Yin;Paul Kapp

  • Mode of Cenozoic east-west extension in Tibet suggesting a common origin of rifts in Asia during the Indo-Asian collision

    An Yin

  • Detrital-zircon geochronology of the northeastern Tibetan plateau

    George E. Gehrels;An Yin;Xiao Feng Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

T. Mark Harrison
T. Mark Harrison University of California, Los Angeles
Craig E. Manning
Craig E. Manning University of California, Los Angeles
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Paul Kapp
Paul Kapp University of Arizona
Lin Ding
Lin Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Marty Grove
Marty Grove Stanford University
Michael A. Murphy
Michael A. Murphy University of Houston
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Eric Cowgill
Eric Cowgill University of California, Davis
Oscar M. Lovera
Oscar M. Lovera University of California, Los Angeles

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