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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 61 1785 1603 108 103 171 13882

Changming Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Changming Liu between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Changming Liu published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2022. 18 of the 262 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2022. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 9 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 8 publications
1980 2025

262 publications in total across all disciplines

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Changming Liu: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 9
2003 6
2004 14
2005 3
2006 6
2007 9
2008 4
2009 10
2010 6
2011 7
2012 18
2013 21
2014 12
2015 17
2016 16
2017 10
2018 12
2019 10
2020 10
2021 4
2022 22
2023 12
2024 10
2025 8
Total 262
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Changming Liu 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 Changming Liu 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: 171 publications — 50th percentile

50% 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
168–177 490 171
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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Changming Liu 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 Changming Liu 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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 61
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

Changming Liu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, and Ocean Engineering.

Liu's research topics include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Climate Variability and Models, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Hydrology and Drought Analysis, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, and Water Resources Management and Optimization.

Frequent collaborators in Liu's research include Xiaomang Liu, Yongqiang Zhang, Kaiwen Wang, Peng Bai, and Wei Tian.

Liu has published multiple research articles in several key academic venues, most notably: Journal of Hydrology with seven publications, Water Resources Research with six publications, Earth's Future with three, IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science with three, and SSRN Electronic Journal with three.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Liu include:

  • Assessing the Impacts of Vegetation Greenness Change on Evapotranspiration and Water Yield in China (2020, Water Resources Research)
  • Evaluation of Typical Methods for Baseflow Separation in the Contiguous United States (2020, Journal of Hydrology)
  • Southern Hemisphere Dominates Recent Decline in Global Water Availability (2023, Science)
  • Potential Role of Permafrost Thaw on Increasing Siberian River Discharge (2021, Environmental Research Letters)
  • Future Global Streamflow Declines Are Probably More Severe Than Previously Estimated (2023, Nature Water)

Best Publications

  • A Gauge-Based Analysis of Daily Precipitation over East Asia

    Pingping Xie;Akiyo Yatagai;Mingyue Chen;Tadahiro Hayasaka

  • Determination of daily evaporation and evapotranspiration of winter wheat and maize by large-scale weighing lysimeter and micro-lysimeter

    Changming Liu;Xiying Zhang;Yongqiang Zhang

  • Multi-decadal trends in global terrestrial evapotranspiration and its components

    Yongqiang Zhang;Jorge L. Peña-Arancibia;Tim R. McVicar;Tim R. McVicar;Francis H. S. Chiew

  • Effects of irrigation on water balance, yield and WUE of winter wheat in the North China Plain

    Hong-Yong Sun;Chang-Ming Liu;Xi-Ying Zhang;Yan-Jun Shen

  • Responses of streamflow to climate and land surface change in the headwaters of the Yellow River Basin

    Hongxing Zheng;Lu Zhang;Ruirui Zhu;Changming Liu

  • Trends in pan evaporation and reference and actual evapotranspiration across the Tibetan Plateau

    Yongqiang Zhang;Changming Liu;Yanhong Tang;Yonghui Yang

  • Hydro-climatic trends of the Yellow River basin for the last 50 years

    Guobin Fu;Guobin Fu;Shulin Chen;Changming Liu;Dawn Shepard

  • Improving water use efficiency of irrigated crops in the North China Plain : measurements and modelling

    Huixiao Wang;Lu Zhang;W.R Dawes;Changming Liu

  • Effect of precipitation change on water balance and WUE of the winter wheat–summer maize rotation in the North China Plain

    Hongyong Sun;Yanjun Shen;Qiang Yu;Gerald N. Flerchinger

  • Water problems and hydrological research in the Yellow River and the Huai and Hai River basins of China

    Changming Liu;Changming Liu;Jun Xia;Jun Xia

  • A soil-water-balance approach to quantify groundwater recharge from irrigated cropland in the North China Plain

    Eloise Kendy;Pierre Gérard-Marchant;M. Todd Walter;Yongqiang Zhang

  • Groundwater recharge from irrigated cropland in the North China Plain: case study of Luancheng County, Hebei Province, 1949-2000

    Eloise Kendy;Yongqiang Zhang;Changming Liu;Jinxia Wang

  • Comparison of the MK test and EMD method for trend identification in hydrological time series

    Yan-Fang Sang;Zhonggen Wang;Changming Liu

  • Assessing the Impacts of Vegetation Greenness Change on Evapotranspiration and Water Yield in China

    Peng Bai;Xiaomang Liu;Yongqiang Zhang;Changming Liu

  • Linkages between ENSO/PDO signals and precipitation, streamflow in China during the last 100 years

    Rulin(欧阳如琳) Ouyang;W. Liu;G. Fu;C. Liu

  • Water-saving agriculture in China: An overview

    Huixiao Wang;Changming Liu;Lu Zhang

  • Effects of harvest and sowing time on the performance of the rotation of winter wheat-summer maize in the North China Plain

    Hongyong Sun;Xiying Zhang;Suying Chen;Dong Pei

  • Recent changes in pan-evaporation dynamics in China

    Xiaomang Liu;Xiaomang Liu;Yuzhou Luo;Dan Zhang;Minghua Zhang

  • Evaluating the streamflow simulation capability of PERSIANN-CDR daily rainfall products in two river basins on the Tibetan Plateau

    Xiaomang Liu;Xiaomang Liu;Tiantian Yang;Koulin Hsu;Changming Liu

  • Decadal Climatic Variability, Trends, and Future Scenarios for the North China Plain

    Guobin Fu;Stephen P. Charles;Jingjie Yu;Changming Liu

  • Changes in stream flow regime in headwater catchments of the Yellow River basin since the 1950s

    Hongxing Zheng;Lu Zhang;Changming Liu;Changming Liu;Quanxi Shao

  • Towards better water security in North China

    Jun Xia;Jun Xia;Lu Zhang;Changming Liu;Jingjie Yu

  • Effects of deficit irrigation on yield and water use of greenhouse grown cucumber in the North China Plain

    Xuesen Mao;Mengyu Liu;Xinyuan Wang;Changming Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaomang Liu
Xiaomang Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongqiang Zhang
Yongqiang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Xia
Jun Xia Wuhan University
Yanjun Shen
Yanjun Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jingjie Yu
Jingjie Yu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guobin Fu
Guobin Fu Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Changyuan Tang
Changyuan Tang Chiba University
Xianfang Song
Xianfang Song Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lu Zhang
Lu Zhang Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Fanghua Hao
Fanghua Hao Beijing Normal University

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