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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 70 973 856 60 58 173 18151

Chao Yuan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chao Yuan between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chao Yuan published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2017. 23 of the 266 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2017. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 9 publications
1996 2025

266 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chao Yuan: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 1
2001 3
2002 2
2003 3
2004 2
2005 5
2006 3
2007 7
2008 9
2009 8
2010 12
2011 13
2012 17
2013 13
2014 10
2015 20
2016 7
2017 25
2018 11
2019 18
2020 18
2021 14
2022 9
2023 10
2024 14
2025 9
Total 266
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Chao Yuan publications per year - data summary

  • Chao Yuan, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 266 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 30 years in the span carry no publications at all (1997 and 1998).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.5 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 56 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 19 publications (1.9 per year); 2006-2015: 112 publications (11.2 per year); 2016-2025: 135 publications (13.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Chao Yuan 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 Chao Yuan 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: 173 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
168–177 490 173
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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Chao Yuan publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Chao Yuan, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 173 publications - the 51st percentile of the discipline.
  • 51% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Chao Yuan, and about 49% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Chao Yuan falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Chao Yuan 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 Chao Yuan 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, 70 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: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 70
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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Chao Yuan D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Chao Yuan, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 70 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Chao Yuan, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Chao Yuan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Chao Yuan is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence applications, and Geochemistry and Petrology. Their work spans 117 publications in Earth and Planetary Sciences and 39 in Engineering, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement across these domains.

The scientist's research topics mainly cover:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Chao Yuan's publication record includes frequent contributions to specific academic venues, with the most papers appearing in:

  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Lithos
  • Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • Journal of the Geological Society
  • Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by Chao Yuan are:

  • Petrogenesis of Early Cambrian granitoids in the western Kunlun orogenic belt, Northwest Tibet: Insight into early stage subduction of the Proto-Tethys Ocean (2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • Two late Carboniferous belts of Nb-enriched mafic magmatism in the Eastern Tianshan: Heterogeneous mantle sources and geodynamic implications (2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • Tectonic evolution of the Chinese Tianshan Orogen from subduction to arc-continent collision: Insight from polyphase deformation along the Gangou section, Central Asia (2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • Structural evolution of the eastern segment of the Irtysh Shear Zone: Implications for the collision between the East Junggar Terrane and the Chinese Altai Orogen (northwestern China) (2020, Journal of Structural Geology)
  • Episodic Long-Term Exhumation of the Tianshan Orogenic Belt: New Insights From Multiple Low-Temperature Thermochronometers (2023, Tectonics)

Throughout their career, Chao Yuan has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Yunying Zhang
  • Min Sun
  • Yingde Jiang
  • Pengfei Li
  • Zongying Huang

This profile delineates a researcher with a focus on the tectonics, geodynamics, and geochemical characterization of orogenic belts and related geological phenomena, based on extensive peer-reviewed publications and collaborations in the earth sciences community.

Best Publications

  • Middle Cambrian to Permian subduction-related accretionary orogenesis of Northern Xinjiang, NW China: Implications for the tectonic evolution of central Asia

    Wenjiao Xiao;Chunming Han;Chao Yuan;Min Sun

  • A Tale of Amalgamation of Three Permo-Triassic Collage Systems in Central Asia: Oroclines, Sutures, and Terminal Accretion

    Wenjiao Xiao;Brian F. Windley;Shu Sun;Jiliang Li

  • U-Pb zircon, geochemical and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic constraints on age and origin of Jurassic I- and A-type granites from central Guangdong, SE China: A major igneous event in response to foundering of a subducted flat-slab?

    Xian-Hua Li;Zheng-Xiang Li;Wu-Xian Li;Ying Liu

  • End-Permian to mid-Triassic termination of the accretionary processes of the southern Altaids: implications for the geodynamic evolution, Phanerozoic continental growth, and metallogeny of Central Asia

    Wenjiao Xiao;Brian Windley;B. C. Huang;C. M. Han

  • Paleozoic multiple subduction-accretion processes of the southern Altaids

    W J Xiao;B F Windley;C Yuan;M Sun

  • Geochemical, Sr-Nd and zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopic studies of Late Carboniferous magmatism in the West Junggar, Xinjiang: Implications for ridge subduction

    Hongyan Geng;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Early Paleozoic to Devonian multiple-accretionary model for the Qilian Shan, NW China

    Wenjiao Xiao;Brian F. Windley;Yong Yong;Zhen Yan

  • Zircon U-Pb and Hf isotopic study of gneissic rocks from the Chinese Altai: Progressive accretionary history in the early to middle Palaeozoic

    Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Wenjiao Xiao;Xiaoping Long;Xiaoping Long

  • Accretionary orogenesis of the Chinese Altai: Insights from Paleozoic granitoids

    Chao Yuan;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Wenjiao Xiao;Xianhua Li

  • Archean crustal evolution of the northern Tarim craton, NW China: Zircon U-Pb and Hf isotopic constraints

    Xiaoping Long;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Guochun Zhao

  • Geochemical and zircon U–Pb and Hf isotopic study of the Baijuhuajian metaluminous A-type granite: Extension at 125–100 Ma and its tectonic significance for South China

    Jean Wong;Min Sun;Guangfu Xing;Xian-hua Li

  • Reworking of the Tarim Craton by underplating of mantle plume-derived magmas: Evidence from Neoproterozoic granitoids in the Kuluketage area, NW China

    Xiaoping Long;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Alfred Kröner

  • Accretionary Tectonics of the Western Kunlun Orogen, China: A Paleozoic-Early Mesozoic, Long-Lived Active Continental Margin with Implications for the Growth of Southern Eurasia

    W. J. Xiao;B. F. Windley;D. Y. Liu;P. Jian

  • Triassic granitoids in the eastern Songpan Ganzi Fold Belt, SW China: Magmatic response to geodynamics of the deep lithosphere

    Chao Yuan;Mei-Fu Zhou;Min Sun;Yongjiu Zhao

  • Detrital zircon age and Hf isotopic studies for metasedimentary rocks from the Chinese Altai: Implications for the Early Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Xiaoping Long;Xiaoping Long;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Post-collisional plutons in the Balikun area, East Chinese Tianshan: Evolving magmatism in response to extension and slab break-off

    Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Simon Wilde;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Late Carboniferous high-Mg dioritic dikes in Western Junggar, NW China: Geochemical features, petrogenesis and tectonic implications

    Jiyuan Yin;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Xiaoping Long

  • Geochemical and geochronological study of early Carboniferous volcanic rocks from the West Junggar: Petrogenesis and tectonic implications

    Hongyan Geng;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Guochun Zhao

  • Geochemistry and U–Pb detrital zircon dating of Paleozoic graywackes in East Junggar, NW China: Insights into subduction–accretion processes in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Xiaoping Long;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Inna Safonova

  • Detrital zircon ages and Hf isotopes of the early Paleozoic flysch sequence in the Chinese Altai, NW China: New constrains on depositional age, provenance and tectonic evolution

    Xiaoping Long;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Geochemical, Sr-Nd and zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopic studies of Late Carboniferous magmatism in the West Junggar, Xinjiang: Implications for ridge subduction

    H. Y. Geng;M. Sun;C. Yuan;W. S. Xian

Frequent Co-Authors

Min Sun
Min Sun University of Hong Kong
Xiaoping Long
Xiaoping Long Northwest University
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Keda Cai
Keda Cai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoping Xia
Xiaoping Xia Chinese Academy of Sciences
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
Alfred Kröner
Alfred Kröner Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Chunming Han
Chunming Han Chinese Academy of Sciences

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