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Hong-Rui Fan 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 Hong-Rui Fan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 169 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hong-Rui Fan 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 Hong-Rui Fan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hong-Rui Fan is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a significant body of research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science. Their work covers several specialized subfields, including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Mechanics of Materials, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their research topics focus predominantly on Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching.

Hong-Rui Fan has authored research papers appearing in a variety of scientific journals. Some of the recent publications include:

  • "Global rare earth elements projects: New developments and supply chains," 2023, Ore Geology Reviews
  • "Carbonatite-Related REE Deposits: An Overview," 2020, Minerals
  • "The effect of fluid-aided modification on the Sm-Nd and Th-Pb geochronology of monazite and bastnäsite: Implication for resolving complex isotopic age data in REE ore systems," 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Conditions and processes leading to large-scale gold deposition in the Jiaodong province, eastern China," 2021, Science China Earth Sciences
  • "New Insights Into the Control of Visible Gold Fineness and Deposition: A Case Study of the Sanshandao Gold Deposit, Jiaodong, China," 2020, American Mineralogist

Their work has been published frequently in several key scientific venues, including:

  • Ore Geology Reviews (38 publications)
  • Minerals (6 publications)
  • Acta Petrologica Sinica (6 publications)
  • American Mineralogist (5 publications)
  • Gondwana Research (5 publications)

Among frequent collaborators, Hong-Rui Fan has coauthored most notably with Kui-Feng Yang (54 joint publications), Xinghui Li (26 publications), Xiaochun Li (21 publications), Hai-Dong She (18 publications), and Ting-Guang Lan (17 publications).

Best Publications

  • Petrogenesis of post-orogenic syenites in the Sulu Orogenic Belt, East China: geochronological, geochemical and Nd-Sr isotopic evidence

    Jin Hui Yang;Sun Lin Chung;Simon A. Wilde;Fu Yuan Wu

  • Decratonic gold deposits

    RiXiang Zhu;HongRui Fan;JianWei Li;QingRen Meng

  • Ore-forming fluids associated with granite-hosted gold mineralization at the Sanshandao deposit, Jiaodong gold province, China

    Hong Rui Fan;Ming Guo Zhai;Yi Han Xie;Jin Hui Yang

  • Reactivation of the Archean lower crust: Implications for zircon geochronology, elemental and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic geochemistry of late Mesozoic granitoids from northwestern Jiaodong Terrane, the North China Craton

    Kui-Feng Yang;Hong-Rui Fan;M. Santosh;M. Santosh;Fang-Fang Hu

  • Mesoproterozoic carbonatitic magmatism in the Bayan Obo deposit, Inner Mongolia, North China: Constraints for the mechanism of super accumulation of rare earth elements

    Kui-Feng Yang;Hong-Rui Fan;M. Santosh;Fang-Fang Hu

  • Mineral Inclusions in Zircon from Gneisses in the Ultrahigh‐Pressure Zone of the Dabie Mountains, China

    Jingbo Liu;Kai Ye;Shegnori Maruyama;Bolin Cong

  • The giant Bayan Obo REE-Nb-Fe deposit, China: Controversy and ore genesis

    Hong-Rui Fan;Kui-Feng Yang;Fang-Fang Hu;Shang Liu

  • Global rare earth elements projects: New developments and supply chains

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  • Types, characteristics, and time–space distribution of molybdenum deposits in China

    Qingdong Zeng;Jianming Liu;Kezhang Qin;Hongrui Fan

  • Craton destruction and related resources

    Rixiang Zhu;Hongfu Zhang;Guang Zhu;Qingren Meng

  • Evolution of the lithospheric mantle beneath the southeastern North China Craton:Constraints from mafic dikes in the Jiaobei terrain

    Ya-Chun Cai;Hong-Rui Fan;M. Santosh;M. Santosh;Xuan Liu

  • Hydrothermal alteration associated with Mesozoic granite-hosted gold mineralization at the Sanshandao deposit, Jiaodong Gold Province, China

    Xiao-Chun Li;Hong-Rui Fan;M. Santosh;Fang-Fang Hu

  • Genesis of two different types of gold mineralization in the Linglong gold field, China: Constrains from geology, fluid inclusions and stable isotope

    Bo-Jie Wen;Hong-Rui Fan;M. Santosh;Fang-Fang Hu

  • Single grain pyrite Rb–Sr dating of the Linglong gold deposit, eastern China

    Qiu Li Li;Fukun Chen;Jin Hui Yang;Hong Rui Fan

  • The Bayan Obo (China) giant REE accumulation conundrum elucidated by intense magmatic differentiation of carbonatite

    Kuifeng Yang;Hongrui Fan;Franco Pirajno;Xiaochun Li

  • The Qiyugou gold-bearing breccia pipes, Xiong’ershan region, central China: fluid-inclusion and stable-isotope evidence for an origin from magmatic fluids

    Hong-Rui Fan;Fang-Fang Hu;Simon A. Wilde;Kui-Feng Yang

  • Integrated U–Pb and Sm–Nd geochronology for a REE-rich carbonatite dyke at the giant Bayan Obo REE deposit, Northern China

    Hong-Rui Fan;Fang-Fang Hu;Kui-Feng Yang;Franco Pirajno

  • Mesoproterozoic mafic and carbonatitic dykes from the northern margin of the North China Craton: Implications for the final breakup of Columbia supercontinent

    Kui-Feng Yang;Hong-Rui Fan;M. Santosh;Fang-Fang Hu

  • Mineralizing age of the Rushan lode gold deposit in the Jiaodong Peninsula: SHRIMP U-Pb dating on hydrothermal zircon

    Fangfang Hu;Hongrui Fan;Jinhui Yang;Yusheng Wan

  • Pyrite textures and compositions from the Zhuangzi Au deposit, southeastern North China Craton: implication for ore-forming processes

    Xing-Hui Li;Xing-Hui Li;Hong-Rui Fan;Kui-Feng Yang;Pete Hollings

  • Remelting of Neoproterozoic relict volcanic arcs in the Middle Jurassic: Implication for the formation of the Dexing porphyry copper deposit, Southeastern China

    Xuan Liu;Hong-Rui Fan;M. Santosh;Fang-Fang Hu

  • Zircon U-Pb ages, trace elements and Nd-Hf isotopic geochemistry of Guyang sanukitoids and related rocks: Implications for the Archean crustal evolution of the Yinshan Block, North China Craton

    Xudong Ma;Jinghui Guo;Fu Liu;Qing Qian

  • In situ Nd isotopic measurement of natural geological materials by LA-MC-ICPMS

    Yueheng Yang;JinFeng Sun;LieWen Xie;HongRui Fan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kui-Feng Yang
Kui-Feng Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences
Yue-Heng Yang
Yue-Heng Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongsheng Liu
Yongsheng Liu Yangtze University
Jin-Hui Yang
Jin-Hui Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mingguo Zhai
Mingguo Zhai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinghui Guo
Jinghui Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lie-Wen Xie
Lie-Wen Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
David I. Groves
David I. Groves University of Western Australia

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