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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4783 4406 309 303 169 6436

Ben-Xun Su publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ben-Xun Su between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ben-Xun Su published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2025. 41 of the 272 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2025. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 37 publications 2026: 4 publications
1986 2026

272 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ben-Xun Su: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 2
2009 1
2010 4
2011 8
2012 12
2013 11
2014 25
2015 12
2016 6
2017 13
2018 11
2019 16
2020 21
2021 13
2022 23
2023 33
2024 19
2025 37
2026 4
Total 272
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Ben-Xun Su 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 Ben-Xun Su 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, 168–177 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: 169 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
168–177 490 169
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
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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Ben-Xun Su 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 Ben-Xun Su 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 44
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

Ben-Xun Su is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, primarily contributing to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans a broad range of subfields, with significant emphasis on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence applications, Geochemistry and Petrology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geochemistry and geologic mapping, as well as geochemistry and elemental analysis. Additional areas of focus include radioactive element chemistry and processing and isotope analysis in ecology.

Ben-Xun Su has published extensively, with some recent papers highlighting their involvement in studies related to oceanic lithosphere, isotopic signatures of sulfide deposits, and the occurrence of water in chromitites. Notable works include:

  • The complex life cycle of oceanic lithosphere: A study of Yarlung-Zangbo ophiolitic peridotites, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Sulfur and copper isotopic signatures of chalcopyrite at Kalatongke and Baishiquan: Insights into the origin of magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide deposits, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • The occurrence, origin, and fate of water in chromitites in ophiolites, 2020, American Mineralogist
  • Trace elements in olivine: Proxies for petrogenesis, mineralization and discrimination of mafic-ultramafic rocks, 2021, Lithos
  • A new model for chromitite formation in ophiolites: Fluid immiscibility, 2020, Science China Earth Sciences

Their frequent coauthors include Mengmeng Cui, Jing Wang, Yan Xiao, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and İ̇brahim Uysal, indicating collaborative work across multiple projects.

Ben-Xun Su has published prominently in several respected scientific venues. Among these, Lithos and Acta Petrologica Sinica stand out as the sources of the majority of their work, followed by notable contributions to the Journal of Petrology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, and the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.

Best Publications

  • SIMS zircon U-Pb geochronology and Sr-Nd isotopes of Ni-Cu-Bearing Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusions in Eastern Tianshan and Beishan in correlation with flood basalts in Tarim Basin (NW China): Constraints on a ca. 280 Ma mantle plume

    Ke-zhang Qin;Ben-xun Su;Patrick Asamoah Sakyi;Dong-mei Tang

  • Compositions of chromite, associated minerals, and parental magmas of podiform chromite deposits: The role of slab contamination of asthenospheric melts in suprasubduction zone environments

    Mei-Fu Zhou;Paul T. Robinson;Ben-Xun Su;Ben-Xun Su;Jian-Feng Gao

  • U-Pb ages and Hf-O isotopes of zircons from Late Paleozoic mafic-ultramafic units in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Tectonic implications and evidence for an Early-Permian mantle plume

    Ben-Xun Su;Ke-Zhang Qin;Patrick Asamoah Sakyi;Xian-Hua Li

  • Magnesium Isotopic Compositions of International Geological Reference Materials

    Fang Zhen Teng;Fang Zhen Teng;Wang Ye Li;Shan Ke;Wei Yang

  • Evolution of lithospheric mantle beneath the Tan-Lu fault zone, eastern North China Craton: Evidence from petrology and geochemistry of peridotite xenoliths

    Yan Xiao;Hong-Fu Zhang;Wei-Ming Fan;Ji-Feng Ying

  • Widespread refertilization of cratonic and circum-cratonic lithospheric mantle

    Yan-Jie Tang;Hong-Fu Zhang;Hong-Fu Zhang;Ji-Feng Ying;Ben-Xun Su

  • Episodic widespread magma underplating beneath the North China Craton in the Phanerozoic: Implications for craton destruction

    Hong-Fu Zhang;Hong-Fu Zhang;Ri-Xiang Zhu;M. Santosh;Ji-Feng Ying

  • Subduction-induced mantle heterogeneity beneath Eastern Tianshan and Beishan: Insights from Nd–Sr–Hf–O isotopic mapping of Late Paleozoic mafic–ultramafic complexes

    Ben-Xun Su;Ke-Zhang Qin;He Sun;Dong-Mei Tang

  • Zircon dating, Hf–Sr–Nd–Os isotopes and PGE geochemistry of the Tianyu sulfide-bearing mafic–ultramafic intrusion in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, NW China

    Dongmei Tang;Kezhang Qin;Chusi Li;Liang Qi

  • Late Paleozoic magmatic record of East Junggar, NW China and its significance: Implication from zircon U-Pb dating and Hf isotope

    Yan Xiao;Hongfu Zhang;Ji'an Shi;Benxun Su

  • Metasomatism-induced mantle magnesium isotopic heterogeneity: Evidence from pyroxenites

    Yan Hu;Yan Hu;Fang-Zhen Teng;Hong-Fu Zhang;Yan Xiao

  • Iron and magnesium isotope fractionation in oceanic lithosphere and sub-arc mantle: Perspectives from ophiolites

    Ben-Xun Su;Ben-Xun Su;Ben-Xun Su;Fang-Zhen Teng;Yan Hu;Ren-Deng Shi

  • Occurrence of an Alaskan-type complex in the Middle Tianshan Massif, Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Inferences from petrological and mineralogical studies

    Ben-Xun Su;Ke-Zhang Qin;Patrick Asamoah Sakyi;Sanjeewa P.K. Malaviarachchi

  • Geochemistry and geochronology of acidic rocks in the Beishan region, NW China: Petrogenesis and tectonic implications

    Ben-Xun Su;Ke-Zhang Qin;Patrick Asamoah Sakyi;Ping-Ping Liu

  • Highly heterogeneous lithospheric mantle beneath the Central Zone of the North China Craton evolved from Archean mantle through diverse melt refertilization

    Yan-Jie Tang;Hong-Fu Zhang;Ji-Feng Ying;Ben-Xun Su

  • Slab-derived lithium isotopic signatures in mantle xenoliths from northeastern North China Craton

    Yan-Jie Tang;Hong-Fu Zhang;Hong-Fu Zhang;Etienne Deloule;Ben-Xun Su

  • Geochemistry of ultrapotassic volcanic rocks in Xiaogulihe NE China: Implications for the role of ancient subducted sediments

    Yang Sun;Jifeng Ying;Xinhua Zhou;Ji'an Shao

  • The Early Permian mafic–ultramafic complexes in the Beishan Terrane, NW China: Alaskan-type intrusives or rift cumulates?

    Ben-Xun Su;Ke-Zhang Qin;M. Santosh;He Sun

  • The role of crustal contamination in the formation of Ni–Cu sulfide deposits in Eastern Tianshan, Xinjiang, Northwest China: Evidence from trace element geochemistry, Re–Os, Sr–Nd, zircon Hf–O, and sulfur isotopes

    Dong-Mei Tang;Ke-Zhang Qin;He Sun;Ben-Xun Su

  • Iron and magnesium isotopic constraints on the origin of chemical heterogeneity in podiform chromitite from the Luobusa ophiolite, Tibet

    Yan Xiao;Fang-Zhen Teng;Ben-Xun Su;Yan Hu

  • Abnormal lithium isotope composition from the ancient lithospheric mantle beneath the North China Craton

    Yan-Jie Tang;Hong-Fu Zhang;Etienne Deloule;Ben-Xun Su

  • Geochronologic-petrochemical studies of the Hongshishan mafic-ultramafic intrusion, Beishan area, Xinjiang (NW China): petrogenesis and tectonic implications

    Benxun Su;Kezhang Qin;Patrick Asamoah Sakyi;Dongmei Tang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hong-Fu Zhang
Hong-Fu Zhang Northwest University
Kezhang Qin
Kezhang Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chunming Han
Chunming Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ji-Feng Ying
Ji-Feng Ying Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yan-Jie Tang
Yan-Jie Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bo Wan
Bo Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ibrahim Uysal
Ibrahim Uysal Karadeniz Technical University
Songjian Ao
Songjian Ao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mei-Fu Zhou
Mei-Fu Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences

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