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 Hai Cheng sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 942 publications — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
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 Hai Cheng sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 144 D-Index — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
Hai Cheng is affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Paleontology, Anthropology, and Ecology. Their research spans multiple topics, including Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Karst Systems and Hydrogeology, Climate variability and models, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.
The scientist has contributed extensively to academic literature, with recent papers published in prominent journals such as Radiocarbon, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature, Science Advances, and The Innovation Geoscience. Key recent publications include:
Hai Cheng frequently publishes in venues such as Quaternary Science Reviews, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature Communications, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).
Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research profile. Frequent coauthors include R. Lawrence Edwards, Haiwei Zhang, Hanying Li, Yanjun Cai, and Youfeng Ning.
The scientist has also contributed to book literature, with a publication titled "Emergence and Evolution of Barbados" released by the Geological Society of America in 2021.
Recognition of Hai Cheng's contributions includes the Fellowship of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) awarded in 2017 and the Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2015.
Paula J Reimer;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss;J Warren Beck
Paula J Reimer;William E N Austin;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss
Y. J. Wang;Y. J. Wang;H Cheng;R. L. Edwards;Z. S. An
Yongjin Wang;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Yaoqi He
Yongjin Wang;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Xinggong Kong
Carolyn A. Dykoski;R. Lawrence Edwards;Hai Cheng;Daoxian Yuan
Daoxian Yuan;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Carolyn A. Dykoski
Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Ashish Sinha;Christoph Spötl
Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Chuan Chou Shen;Victor J. Polyak
H Cheng;RL Edwards;JA Hoff;CD Gallup
Pingzhong Zhang;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Fahu Chen
Kim M. Cobb;Kim M. Cobb;Christopher D. Charles;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards
Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Wallace S. Broecker;George H. Denton
Xianfeng Wang;Augusto S. Auler;Lawrence L. Edwards;Hai Cheng
Hefa Cheng;Yuanan Hu
Hefa Cheng;Yuanan Hu
Yuanan Hu;Hefa Cheng;Shu Tao
Yuanan Hu;Xueping Liu;Jinmei Bai;Kaimin Shih
Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Ashish Sinha;Francisco W. Cruz;Xianfeng Wang;Xianfeng Wang
Zhengyu Liu;Zhengyu Liu;Xinyu Wen;E.C. Brady;B. Otto-Bliesner
C. A. Dykoski;R. L. Edwards;H. Cheng;D. Yuan
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