2026 Guodong Cheng: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	68	1142	1010	72	70	153	16723

Guodong Cheng 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 Guodong Cheng sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 603+

This scientist: 153 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Guodong Cheng 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 Guodong Cheng sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Guodong Cheng is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, notably Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics include:

Climate change and permafrost
Cryospheric studies and observations
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Recent publications by Guodong Cheng cover a range of studies on permafrost and its environmental impacts. These include:

"Permafrost thawing puts the frozen carbon at risk over the Tibetan Plateau", 2020, Science Advances
"New high-resolution estimates of the permafrost thermal state and hydrothermal conditions over the Northern Hemisphere", 2022, Earth system science data
"A synthesis dataset of permafrost thermal state for the Qinghai-Tibet (Xizang) Plateau, China", 2021, Earth system science data
"Mapping the permafrost stability on the Tibetan Plateau for 2005-2015", 2020, Science China Earth Sciences
"Qinghai-Tibet Plateau wetting reduces permafrost thermal responses to climate warming", 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Guodong Cheng frequently publishes in journals specialized in Earth sciences and environmental topics. The main publication venues include:

Earth s Future
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Earth system science data
Science Bulletin
Environmental Research Letters

The scientist's collaborative network encompasses several coauthors with whom Guodong Cheng has published multiple times. Notable frequent coauthors are:

Xin Li
Youhua Ran
Huijun Jin
Dawen Yang
Zhuotong Nan

Best Publications

Responses of permafrost to climate change and their environmental significance, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Guodong Cheng;Tonghua Wu

1039
Citations
Heihe Watershed Allied Telemetry Experimental Research (HiWATER): Scientific Objectives and Experimental Design

Xin Li;Guodong Cheng;Shaomin Liu;Qing Xiao

904
Citations
A new map of permafrost distribution on the Tibetan Plateau

Defu Zou;Lin Zhao;Yu Sheng;Ji Chen

852
Citations
Integrated study of the water–ecosystem–economy in the Heihe River Basin

Guodong Cheng;Xin Li;Wenzhi Zhao;Zhongmin Xu

541
Citations
A 2,326‐year tree‐ring record of climate variability on the northeastern Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

Qi-Bin Zhang;Guodong Cheng;Tandong Yao;Xingcheng Kang

512
Citations
Cadmium and zinc interactions and their transfer in soil-crop system under actual field conditions

Zhongren Nan;Jijun Li;Jianming Zhang;Guodong Cheng

498
Citations
A review of the influence of freeze-thaw cycles on soil geotechnical properties

Jilin Qi;Pieter A. Vermeer;Guodong Cheng

439
Citations
Cryospheric change in China

Xin Li;Guodong Cheng;Huijun Jin;Ersi Kang

433
Citations
Permafrost and groundwater on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and in northeast China

Guodong Cheng;Huijun Jin

427
Citations
Permafrost and climatic change in China

Huijun Jin;Shuxun Li;Guodong Cheng;Wang Shaoling

376
Citations
Distribution of Permafrost in China: An Overview of Existing Permafrost Maps

Youhua Ran;Xin Li;Guodong Cheng;Tingjun Zhang;Tingjun Zhang

341
Citations
Characteristic, changes and impacts of permafrost on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Guodong Cheng;Lin Zhao;Lin Zhao;Ren Li;Xiaodong Wu

339
Citations
Changes in frozen ground in the Source Area of the Yellow River on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China, and their eco-environmental impacts.

Huijun Jin;Ruixia He;Guodong Cheng;Qingbai Wu

336
Citations
Climate warming over the past half century has led to thermal degradation of permafrost on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Youhua Ran;Xin Li;Xin Li;Guodong Cheng;Guodong Cheng

335
Citations
Changes of climate and seasonally frozen ground over the past 30 years in Qinghai–Xizang (Tibetan) Plateau, China

Lin Zhao;Chien-Lu Ping;Daqing Yang;Guodong Cheng

331
Citations
Hydrological Cycle in the Heihe River Basin and Its Implication for Water Resource Management in Endorheic Basins

Xin Li;Guodong Cheng;Guodong Cheng;Yingchun Ge;Hongyi Li

299
Citations
Permafrost thawing puts the frozen carbon at risk over the Tibetan Plateau

Taihua Wang;Dawen Yang;Yuting Yang;Shilong Piao

283
Citations
Quantifying landscape structure of the Heihe River Basin, north-west China using FRAGSTATS

Xin Li;Ling Lu;Guodong Cheng;Honglang Xiao

283
Citations
No trends in spring and autumn phenology during the global warming hiatus

Xufeng Wang;Xufeng Wang;Jingfeng Xiao;Xin Li;Guodong Cheng;Guodong Cheng

276
Citations
A roadbed cooling approach for the construction of Qinghai–Tibet Railway

Guodong Cheng

249
Citations
Application of the roadbed cooling approach in Qinghai-Tibet railway engineering

Guodong Cheng;Zhizhong Sun;Fujun Niu

242
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Qingbai Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences

Huijun Jin Chinese Academy of Sciences

Lin Zhao Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Tonghua Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences

Fujun Niu Chinese Academy of Sciences

Xiaodong Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences

Guojie Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences

Wei Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences

Mingguo Ma Southwest University

Dawen Yang Tsinghua University

External Links

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