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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 40 1131 1044 32 32 674 10085
Ecology and Evolution 39 6261 6040 128 126 584 9613

Dong Ren publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dong Ren between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dong Ren published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 27.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 96 publications in 2019. 102 of the 846 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 96. Peak 96 publications in 2019. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 39 publications 2012: 61 publications 2013: 49 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 39 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 96 publications 2020: 45 publications 2021: 68 publications 2022: 40 publications 2023: 38 publications 2024: 53 publications 2025: 49 publications
1995 2025

846 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dong Ren: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 1
1997 0
1998 3
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 5
2003 3
2004 0
2005 2
2006 16
2007 24
2008 19
2009 27
2010 28
2011 39
2012 61
2013 49
2014 32
2015 37
2016 39
2017 32
2018 36
2019 96
2020 45
2021 68
2022 40
2023 38
2024 53
2025 49
Total 846
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Dong Ren publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dong Ren sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 442+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 674 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99 674
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Dong Ren D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dong Ren sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107 40
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

Dong Ren is affiliated with Capital Normal University in China and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Paleontology, Ecology, and Plant Science.

Their research primarily addresses topics such as Fossil Insects in Amber, Plant and Animal Studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Hymenoptera Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Lepidoptera Biology and Taxonomy, and Plant Diversity and Evolution.

Dong Ren has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Early specializations for mimicry and defense in a Jurassic stick insect, 2020, National Science Review
  • Behaviors and Interactions of Insects in Mid-Mesozoic Ecosystems of Northeastern China, 2020, Annual Review of Entomology
  • Florivory of Early Cretaceous flowers by functionally diverse insects: implications for early angiosperm pollination, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Adsorption of Pb(II) from water by treatment with an O-hydroxyphenyl thiourea-modified chitosan, 2022, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Early evolution of wing scales prior to the rise of moths and butterflies, 2022, Current Biology

Frequent co-authors in Dong Ren's publications include Chungkun Shih, Taiping Gao, Yunzhi Yao, Yongjie Wang, and Michael S. Engel.

Key publication venues where Dong Ren has frequently published include:

  • Cretaceous Research
  • Palaeoentomology
  • Insects
  • Zootaxa
  • ZooKeys

Best Publications

  • A Probable Pollination Mode Before Angiosperms: Eurasian, Long-Proboscid Scorpionflies

    Dong Ren;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira;Jorge A. Santiago-Blay;Jorge A. Santiago-Blay;Alexandr Rasnitsyn;Alexandr Rasnitsyn

  • The distribution of integumentary structures in a feathered dinosaur

    Qiang Ji;Mark A. Norell;Ke-Qin Gao;Shu-An Ji

  • Flower-associated Brachycera flies as fossil evidence for Jurassic angiosperm origins

    Dong Ren

  • New data from the Middle Jurassic of China shed light on the phylogeny and origin of the proboscis in the Mesopsychidae (Insecta: Mecoptera).

    Xiaodan Lin;Matthew J. H. Shih;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira;Dong Ren

  • Wing stridulation in a Jurassic katydid (Insecta, Orthoptera) produced low-pitched musical calls to attract females

    Jun-Jie Gu;Fernando Montealegre-Z;Daniel Robert;Michael S. Engel

  • Ancient pinnate leaf mimesis among lacewings

    Yongjie Wang;Zhiqi Liu;Xin Wang;Chungkun Shih

  • A Remarkable New Family of Jurassic Insects (Neuroptera) with Primitive Wing Venation and Its Phylogenetic Position in Neuropterida

    Qiang Yang;Vladimir N. Makarkin;Vladimir N. Makarkin;Shaun L. Winterton;Alexander V. Khramov

  • Jurassic mimicry between a hangingfly and a ginkgo from China

    Yongjie Wang;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira;Chungkun Shih;Qiaoling Ding

  • The evolutionary convergence of mid-Mesozoic lacewings and Cenozoic butterflies.

    Conrad C. Labandeira;Qiang Yang;Jorge A. Santiago-Blay;Carol L. Hotton

  • Extinct and extant rove beetles meet in the matrix: Early Cretaceous fossils shed light on the evolution of a hyperdiverse insect lineage (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)

    Alexey Solodovnikov;Yanli Yue;Sergey Tarasov;Dong Ren

  • Mid-Mesozoic Flea-like Ectoparasites of Feathered or Haired Vertebrates

    Tai-ping Gao;Chung-kun Shih;Xing Xu;Shuo Wang

  • At last, a Pennsylvanian stem-stonefly (Plecoptera) discovered

    Olivier Béthoux;Yingying Cui;Boris Kondratieff;Bill Stark

  • An Updated Review of the Middle-Late Jurassic Yanliao Biota: Chronology, Taphonomy, Paleontology and Paleoecology

    Xing Xu;Zhonghe Zhou;Corwin Sullivan;Yuan Wang

  • Termite colonies from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar demonstrate their early eusocial lifestyle in damp wood.

    Zhipeng Zhao;Xiangchu Yin;Chungkun Shih;Chungkun Shih;Taiping Gao

  • New Transitional Fleas from China Highlighting Diversity of Early Cretaceous Ectoparasitic Insects

    Taiping Gao;Chungkun Shih;Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn;Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn;Xing(徐星) Xu

  • PALAEOECOLOGY OF INSECT COMMUNITY FROM MIDDLE JURASSIC JIULONGSHAN FORMATION IN NINGCHENG COUNTY,INNER MONGOLIA,CHINA

    J.-J Tan;D. Ren

  • New significant fossil insects from the Upper Carboniferous of Ningxia in northern China (Palaeodictyoptera, Archaeorthoptera)

    Jakub Prokop;Dong Ren

  • The Earliest Fossil Record of Pelecinid Wasps (Inseta: Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea: Pelecinidae) from Inner Mongolia, China

    Chungkun Shih;Chenxi Liu;Dong Ren

  • Life habits and evolutionary biology of new two-winged long-proboscid scorpionflies from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber

    Xiaodan Lin;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira;Conrad C. Labandeira;Chungkun Shih;Chungkun Shih;Carol L. Hotton

  • A new genus of Tanyderidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Myanmar amber, Upper Cretaceous

    Fei Dong;Chungkun Shih;Dong Ren

  • Early evolution and historical biogeography of fishflies (Megaloptera: Chauliodinae): implications from a phylogeny combining fossil and extant taxa.

    Xingyue Liu;Yongjie Wang;Chungkun Shih;Dong Ren

  • A golden orb-weaver spider (Araneae: Nephilidae: Nephila) from the Middle Jurassic of China.

    Paul A. Selden;ChungKun Shih;Dong Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

Chungkun Shih
Chungkun Shih National Museum of Natural History
Conrad C. Labandeira
Conrad C. Labandeira Smithsonian Institution
Paul A. Selden
Paul A. Selden University of Kansas
Michael S. Engel
Michael S. Engel University of Kansas
Xingyue Liu
Xingyue Liu China Agricultural University
Richard A. B. Leschen
Richard A. B. Leschen Landcare Research
Xing Xu
Xing Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rolf G. Beutel
Rolf G. Beutel Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Hu Li
Hu Li Guizhou University
Antónia Monteiro
Antónia Monteiro National University of Singapore

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