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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6736 6238 427 421 85 6852

Dewen Zheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dewen Zheng between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dewen Zheng published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2022. 26 of the 124 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2022. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 15 publications
2003 2025

124 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dewen Zheng: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 1
2005 1
2006 2
2007 0
2008 1
2009 2
2010 3
2011 3
2012 3
2013 4
2014 3
2015 2
2016 10
2017 7
2018 7
2019 6
2020 4
2021 10
2022 15
2023 13
2024 11
2025 15
Total 124
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Dewen Zheng 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 Dewen Zheng 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, 78–87 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: 85 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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 85
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
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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Dewen Zheng 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 Dewen Zheng 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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
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

Dewen Zheng is affiliated with the China Earthquake Administration in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on geophysics, atmospheric science, geology, paleontology, and ocean engineering. Their body of work encompasses 108 published studies primarily centered on geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, as well as high-pressure geophysics and materials.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis

Frequent publication venues for Dewen Zheng's work include the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Geophysical Research Letters, Global and Planetary Change, Tectonics, and Science China Earth Sciences.

  • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Tectonics
  • Science China Earth Sciences

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Yizhou Wang
  • Jianzhang Pang
  • Huiping Zhang
  • Jingxing Yu
  • Chaopeng Li

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Dewen Zheng include:

  • Pulsed rise and growth of the Tibetan Plateau to its northern margin since ca. 30 Ma, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cenozoic Exhumation of the Qilian Shan in the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Evidence From Low-Temperature Thermochronology, 2020, Tectonics
  • Late Oligocene Tectonic Uplift of the East Kunlun Shan: Expansion of the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Cenozoic mountain building in eastern China and its correlation with reorganization of the Asian climate regime, 2022, Geology
  • Numerical simulation-based correction of relative permeability hysteresis in water-invaded underground gas storage during multi-cycle injection and production, 2021, Petroleum Exploration and Development

Best Publications

  • Early Cenozoic faulting of the northern Tibetan Plateau margin from apatite (U–Th)/He ages

    Marin K. Clark;Kenneth A. Farley;Dewen Zheng;Zhicai Wang

  • Rapid exhumation at ~ 8 Ma on the Liupan Shan thrust fault from apatite fission-track thermochronology: Implications for growth of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau margin

    Dewen Zheng;Pei-Zhen Zhang;Jinlin Wan;Daoyang Yuan

  • The growth of northeastern Tibet and its relevance to large‐scale continental geodynamics: A review of recent studies

    Dao Yang Yuan;Wei Peng Ge;Zhen Wei Chen;Chuan You Li

  • Erosion, fault initiation and topographic growth of the North Qilian Shan (northern Tibetan Plateau)

    Dewen Zheng;Marin K. Clark;Peizhen Zhang;Wenjun Zheng

  • Transformation of displacement between strike-slip and crustal shortening in the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau: Evidence from decadal GPS measurements and late Quaternary slip rates on faults

    Wen-jun Zheng;Pei-zhen Zhang;Wen-gui He;Dao-yang Yuan

  • Middle Miocene reorganization of deformation along the northeastern Tibetan Plateau

    Richard O. Lease;Douglas W. Burbank;Marin K. Clark;Kenneth A. Farley

  • Expansion of the Tibetan Plateau during the Neogene

    Weitao Wang;Wenjun Zheng;Peizhen Zhang;Qiang Li

  • Eocene onset and late Miocene acceleration of Cenozoic intracontinental extension in the North Qinling range–Weihe graben: Insights from apatite fission track thermochronology

    Jianhui Liu;Peizhen Zhang;Richard O. Lease;Dewen Zheng

  • A revised chronology for Tertiary sedimentation in the Sikouzi basin: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the northeastern corner of the Tibetan Plateau

    Wei-tao Wang;Pei-Zhen Zhang;Eric Kirby;Li-Hua Wang

  • Progressive northward growth of the northern Qilian Shan-Hexi Corridor (northeastern Tibet) during the Cenozoic

    Dewen Zheng;Weitao Wang;Jinglin Wan;Daoyang Yuan

  • Multiple episodes of fast exhumation since Cretaceous in southeast Tibet, revealed by low-temperature thermochronology

    Jing Liu-Zeng;Jinyu Zhang;Devin McPhillips;Peter Reiners

  • The Cenozoic growth of the Qilian Shan in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau: A sedimentary archive from the Jiuxi Basin

    Weitao Wang;Peizhen Zhang;Jianzhang Pang;Carmala Garzione

  • Pulsed rise and growth of the Tibetan Plateau to its northern margin since ca. 30 Ma

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  • Geochemistry and SHRIMP U–Pb zircon geochronology of the Korla mafic dykes: Constrains on the Neoproterozoic continental breakup in the Tarim Block, northwest China

    Wenbin Zhu;Bihai Zheng;Liangshu Shu;Dongsheng Ma

  • Magnetostratigraphy of the Neogene Chaka basin and its implications for mountain building processes in the north‐eastern Tibetan Plateau

    Hui-Ping Zhang;William H. Craddock;Richard O. Lease;Wei-tao Wang

  • Onset timing of significant unroofing around Qaidam basin, northern Tibet, China: constraints from 40Ar/39Ar and FT thermochronology on granitoids

    Fei Wang;Ching Hua Lo;Qi Li;Meng Wan Yeh

  • Neogene Expansion of the Qilian Shan, North Tibet: Implications for the Dynamic Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau

    Jianzhang Pang;Jingxing Yu;Jingxing Yu;Dewen Zheng;Dewen Zheng;Weitao Wang;Weitao Wang

  • Late Cenozoic to recent transtensional deformation across the Southern part of the Gaoligong shear zone between the Indian plate and SE margin of the Tibetan plateau and its tectonic origin

    Gang Wang;Gang Wang;Jinlin Wan;Erchie Wang;Dewen Zheng

  • Mid-Miocene uplift of the northern Qilian Shan as a result of the northward growth of the northern Tibetan Plateau

    Jingxing Yu;Jingxing Yu;Jianzhang Pang;Yizhou Wang;Dewen Zheng;Dewen Zheng

  • Initiation of slip along the Xianshuihe fault zone, eastern Tibet, constrained by K/Ar and fission-track ages

    Shifeng Wang;Xiaomin Fang;Dewen Zheng;Erchie Wang

  • Constraints on mountain building in the northeastern Tibet: Detrital zircon records from synorogenic deposits in the Yumen Basin

    Weitao Wang;Peizhen Zhang;Jingxing Yu;Yizhou Wang

  • Pattern and timing of late Cenozoic rapid exhumation and uplift of the Helan Mountain, China

    JianHui Liu;PeiZhen Zhang;DeWen Zheng;JinLin Wan

  • Magnetostratigraphy and depositional history of the Miocene Wushan basin on the NE Tibetan plateau, China: Implications for middle Miocene tectonics of the West Qinling fault zone

    Zhicai Wang;Peizhen Zhang;Carmala N. Garzione;Richard O. Lease

Frequent Co-Authors

Peizhen Zhang
Peizhen Zhang Sun Yat-sen University
Weitao Wang
Weitao Wang Sun Yat-sen University
Wenjun Zheng
Wenjun Zheng Sun Yat-sen University
Eric Kirby
Eric Kirby Oregon State University
Huaiyu He
Huaiyu He Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Marin K. Clark
Marin K. Clark University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kenneth A. Farley
Kenneth A. Farley California Institute of Technology
Jimin Sun
Jimin Sun Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chunming Han
Chunming Han Chinese Academy of Sciences

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