World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
6738
World Ranking
4990
National Ranking
322

Degan Shu 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 Degan Shu sits on this spectrum.

38–42 publications: 1 scientists 43–47 publications: 0 scientists 48–52 publications: 3 scientists 53–57 publications: 8 scientists 58–62 publications: 11 scientists 63–67 publications: 16 scientists 68–72 publications: 24 scientists 73–77 publications: 31 scientists 78–82 publications: 49 scientists 83–87 publications: 77 scientists 88–92 publications: 86 scientists 93–97 publications: 88 scientists 98–102 publications: 92 scientists 103–107 publications: 84 scientists 108–112 publications: 102 scientists 113–117 publications: 108 scientists 118–122 publications: 117 scientists 123–127 publications: 126 scientists 128–132 publications: 146 scientists 133–137 publications: 114 scientists 138–142 publications: 102 scientists 143–147 publications: 127 scientists 148–152 publications: 102 scientists 153–157 publications: 112 scientists 158–162 publications: 102 scientists 163–167 publications: 127 scientists 168–172 publications: 121 scientists 173–177 publications: 112 scientists 178–182 publications: 109 scientists 183–187 publications: 98 scientists 188–192 publications: 92 scientists 193–197 publications: 105 scientists 198–202 publications: 77 scientists 203–207 publications: 80 scientists 208–212 publications: 89 scientists 213–217 publications: 70 scientists 218–222 publications: 74 scientists 223–227 publications: 74 scientists 228–232 publications: 70 scientists 233–237 publications: 67 scientists 238–242 publications: 59 scientists 243–247 publications: 67 scientists 248–252 publications: 51 scientists 253–257 publications: 46 scientists 258–262 publications: 41 scientists 263–267 publications: 39 scientists 268–272 publications: 34 scientists 273–277 publications: 39 scientists 278–282 publications: 35 scientists 283–287 publications: 36 scientists 288–292 publications: 35 scientists 293–297 publications: 29 scientists 298–302 publications: 23 scientists 303–307 publications: 39 scientists 308–312 publications: 34 scientists 313–317 publications: 23 scientists 318–322 publications: 18 scientists 323–327 publications: 18 scientists 328–332 publications: 21 scientists 333–337 publications: 20 scientists 338–342 publications: 15 scientists 343–347 publications: 13 scientists 348–352 publications: 24 scientists 353–357 publications: 25 scientists 358–362 publications: 10 scientists 363–367 publications: 20 scientists 368–372 publications: 17 scientists 373–377 publications: 18 scientists 378–382 publications: 15 scientists 383–387 publications: 7 scientists 388–392 publications: 22 scientists 393–397 publications: 9 scientists 398–402 publications: 11 scientists 403–407 publications: 16 scientists 408–412 publications: 4 scientists 413–417 publications: 5 scientists 418–422 publications: 14 scientists 423–427 publications: 8 scientists 428–432 publications: 7 scientists 433–437 publications: 7 scientists 438–442 publications: 10 scientists 443–447 publications: 10 scientists 448–452 publications: 3 scientists 453–457 publications: 9 scientists 458–462 publications: 11 scientists 463–467 publications: 4 scientists 468–472 publications: 6 scientists 473–477 publications: 11 scientists 478–482 publications: 8 scientists 483–487 publications: 2 scientists 488–492 publications: 3 scientists 493–497 publications: 4 scientists 498–502 publications: 4 scientists 503–507 publications: 4 scientists 508–509 publications: 4 scientists 510+ publications: 100 scientists
38 publications 510+

This scientist: 141 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Degan Shu 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 Degan Shu sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Degan Shu is affiliated with Northwest University in China and has a research focus primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work extensively covers the subfields of Paleontology, Oceanography, Ecology, Geology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research topics broadly encompass:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Marine and Coastal Plant Biology

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Degan Shu include:

  • "Current understanding on the Cambrian Explosion: questions and answers," 2021, Paläontologische Zeitschrift
  • "Evolutionary trade-off in reproduction of Cambrian arthropods," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Dawn of complex animal food webs: A new predatory anthozoan (Cnidaria) from Cambrian," 2021, The Innovation
  • "Comment on "Ultrastructure reveals ancestral vertebrate pharyngeal skeleton in yunnanozoans"," 2023, Science
  • "Gill function in an early arthropod and the widespread adoption of the countercurrent exchange mechanism," 2023, Royal Society Open Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Degan Shu include:

  • Qiang Ou
  • Jian Han
  • Jianni Liu
  • Zhifei Zhang
  • Xingliang Zhang

Main venues where Degan Shu's research has appeared are:

  • Paläontologische Zeitschrift
  • Science Advances
  • The Innovation
  • Science
  • Royal Society Open Science

Best Publications

  • Lower Cambrian vertebrates from south China

    D. G. Shu;H. L. Luo;S. Conway Morris;X. L. Zhang

  • Uranium and molybdenum isotope evidence for an episode of widespread ocean oxygenation during the late Ediacaran Period

    Brian Kendall;Brian Kendall;Tsuyoshi Komiya;Tsuyoshi Komiya;Tsuyoshi Komiya;Timothy W. Lyons;Steve M. Bates

  • The Ediacaran radiogenic Sr isotope excursion in the Doushantuo Formation in the Three Gorges area, South China

    Yusuke Sawaki;Takeshi Ohno;Miyuki Tahata;Tsuyoshi Komiya

  • Primitive deuterostomes from the Chengjiang Lagerstätte (Lower Cambrian, China).

    D.-G. Shu;S. Conway Morris;J. Han;L. Chen

  • Carbon isotope chemostratigraphy of a Precambrian/Cambrian boundary section in the Three Gorge area, South China: Prominent global-scale isotope excursions just before the Cambrian Explosion

    Tomoko Ishikawa;Yuichiro Ueno;Tsuyoshi Komiya;Yusuke Sawaki

  • Cambrian explosion: Birth of tree of animals

    Degan Shu

  • Birth and early evolution of metazoans

    Degan Shu;Yukio Isozaki;Xingliang Zhang;Jan Han

  • A Pikaia-like chordate from the Lower Cambrian of China

    D.-G. Shu;S. Conway Morris;X.-L. Zhang

  • New sites of Chengjiang fossils: crucial windows on the Cambrian explosion

    Xingliang Zhang;Degan Shu;Yong Li;Jian Han

  • A new species of yunnanozoan with implications for deuterostome evolution.

    Degan Shu;Simon Conway Morris;Z. F. Zhang;J. N. Liu

  • An Early Cambrian tunicate from China.

    D G Shu;L Chen;J Han;X L Zhang

  • Ancestral echinoderms from the Chengjiang deposits of China

    D.-G. Shu;D.-G. Shu;S. Conway Morris;J. Han;Z.-F. Zhang

  • Carbon and oxygen isotope chemostratigraphies of the Yangtze platform, South China: Decoding temperature and environmental changes through the Ediacaran

    Miyuki Tahata;Yuichiro Ueno;Tomoko Ishikawa;Yusuke Sawaki

  • Triggers for the Cambrian explosion: Hypotheses and problems

    Xingliang Zhang;Degan Shu;Jian Han;Zhifei Zhang

  • Reinterpretation of Yunnanozoon as the earliest known hemichordate

    D. Shu;X. Zhang;L. Chen

  • Anatomy and lifestyle of Kunmingella (Arthropoda, Bradoriida) from the Chengjiang fossil Lagerstätte (lower Cambrian; Southwest China)

    Degan Shu;Jean Vannier;Huilin Luo;Ling Chen

  • Lower Cambrian vendobionts from China and early diploblast evolution.

    D.-G. Shu;D.-G. Shu;S. Conway Morris;J. Han;Y. Li

  • Current understanding on the Cambrian Explosion: questions and answers

    Unknown

  • Evolution of the composition of seawater through geologic time, and its influence on the evolution of life

    Tsuyoshi Komiya;Takafumi Hirata;Kouki Kitajima;Shinji Yamamoto

  • Early Cambrian radiation of brachiopods: A perspective from South China

    Zhifei Zhang;Sean P. Robson;Christian Emig;Degan Shu

  • Nitrogen isotope chemostratigraphy of the Ediacaran and Early Cambrian platform sequence at Three Gorges, South China

    Ryohei Kikumoto;Miyuki Tahata;Manabu Nishizawa;Yusuke Sawaki

  • Tentaculate Fossils from the Cambrian of Canada (British Columbia) and China (Yunnan) Interpreted as Primitive Deuterostomes

    Jean-Bernard Caron;Simon Conway Morris;Degan Shu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian Han
Jian Han Northwest University
Tsuyoshi Komiya
Tsuyoshi Komiya University of Tokyo
Shigenori Maruyama
Shigenori Maruyama Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yuichiro Ueno
Yuichiro Ueno Tokyo Institute of Technology
Naohiro Yoshida
Naohiro Yoshida Tokyo Institute of Technology
Lars E. Holmer
Lars E. Holmer Uppsala University
Christian B. Skovsted
Christian B. Skovsted Swedish Museum of Natural History
Takafumi Hirata
Takafumi Hirata University of Tokyo
Yukio Isozaki
Yukio Isozaki University of Tokyo
Glenn A. Brock
Glenn A. Brock Macquarie University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Earth Science in the USA opens up diverse pathways—not just in geology or environmental science, but also in related fields that complement core expertise. Many professionals expand their skill set through specialized degrees like the best online master degree in human resource management, which can be crucial for managing scientific teams and projects effectively.

As the demand for flexible education grows, the availability of online degrees for seniors has notably increased. This trend is significant for lifelong learners who wish to pivot into Earth Science or related disciplines later in their careers.

For those interested in research and information management within Earth Science, pursuing accredited library programs adds a unique advantage. Programs such as ala accredited mls programs equip students with skills to curate and manage scientific data efficiently.

Given these options, students often ask, is a library science degree worth it? The answer depends on your career goals, but in Earth Science and related research fields, it can be a valuable asset for information literacy and resource management.

Best Scientists Citing Degan Shu

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles