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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 58 2541 2427 777 705 295 10719
Earth Science 52 3064 2797 1243 1104 273 9242

Hongbin Zhan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hongbin Zhan between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hongbin Zhan published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2021. 70 of the 413 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2021. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 36 publications
1992 2025

413 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hongbin Zhan: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 4
1999 4
2000 1
2001 2
2002 4
2003 4
2004 0
2005 5
2006 6
2007 5
2008 6
2009 11
2010 2
2011 13
2012 7
2013 10
2014 12
2015 10
2016 14
2017 26
2018 28
2019 22
2020 41
2021 48
2022 34
2023 22
2024 34
2025 36
Total 413
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Hongbin Zhan publications per year - data summary

  • Hongbin Zhan, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Texas A&M University, has 413 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 48 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992, 1996 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 34 years in the span carry no publications at all (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.2 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 174 publications, 42% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 21 publications (1.8 per year); 2004-2015: 87 publications (7.3 per year); 2016-2025: 305 publications (30.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Hongbin Zhan publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hongbin Zhan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 288–297 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 295 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203 295
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Hongbin Zhan publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Hongbin Zhan, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Texas A&M University, records 295 publications - the 75th percentile of the discipline.
  • 75% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Hongbin Zhan, and about 25% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Hongbin Zhan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Hongbin Zhan D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hongbin Zhan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166 58
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Hongbin Zhan D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Hongbin Zhan, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Texas A&M University, records 58 D-Index - the 75th percentile of the discipline.
  • 75% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Hongbin Zhan, and about 25% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Hongbin Zhan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Hongbin Zhan is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and engineering, with a focus on groundwater flow, contamination studies, hydraulic fracturing, reservoir analysis, and related fields.

The scientist's publication record highlights contributions particularly in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with 190 and 155 publications respectively. Specific subfields include Environmental Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Ocean Engineering.

Main topics covered by their research include:

  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Dam Engineering and Safety
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Landslides and related hazards

Their work has been published in a range of scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Hydrology (40 publications)
  • Water Resources Research (10 publications)
  • Advances in Water Resources (10 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (10 publications)
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (6 publications)

Representative recent papers include:

  • Multiscale Study of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Sandstone in Three Gorges Reservoir Region Subjected to Cyclic Wetting-Drying of Yangtze River Water, 2020, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Layer-by-layer assembled dual-ligand conductive MOF nano-films with modulated chemiresistive sensitivity and selectivity, 2020, Nano Research
  • Quantitative evaluation of fracture geometry influence on nonlinear flow in a single rock fracture, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Iron oxides decorated graphene oxide/chitosan composite beads for enhanced Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solution, 2021, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Formation mechanism analysis of irrigation-induced retrogressive loess landslides, 2020, CATENA

Frequent collaborators in their research include Huimei Shan, Wenguang Shi, Quanrong Wang, Mohammad M. Sedghi, and Wenmin Yao, reflecting a consistent collaborative network across environmental engineering and related disciplines.

Hongbin Zhan has also contributed to academic book publications, including the 2024 title Art of Single-Well Push-Pull Test published by World Scientific.

Best Publications

  • A finite element solution for the fractional advection–dispersion equation

    Quanzhong Huang;Guanhua Huang;Hongbin Zhan

  • Integration of SWAP and MODFLOW-2000 for modeling groundwater dynamics in shallow water table areas

    Xu Xu;Guanhua Huang;Hongbin Zhan;Hongbin Zhan;Zhongyi Qu

  • Experimental study of turbulent unconfined groundwater flow in a single fracture

    Jiazhong Qian;Hongbin Zhan;Weidong Zhao;Fenggen Sun

  • Analytical solutions of contaminant transport from finite one-, two-, and three-dimensional sources in a finite-thickness aquifer.

    Eungyu Park;Hongbin Zhan

  • Groundwater flow to a horizontal or slanted well in an unconfined aquifer

    Hongbin Zhan;Vitaly A. Zlotnik

  • Robust Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Enabled by Highly Conductive WSe2‐Based Superlattices with Tunable Interlayer Space

    Unknown

  • A new mobile-immobile model for reactive solute transport with scale-dependent dispersion

    Guangyao Gao;Guangyao Gao;Hongbin Zhan;Shaoyuan Feng;Bojie Fu

  • Experimental study of the effect of roughness and Reynolds number on fluid flow in rough-walled single fractures: a check of local cubic law

    Jiazhong Qian;Zhou Chen;Hongbin Zhan;Hongbin Zhan;Houchun Guan

  • On different numerical inverse Laplace methods for solute transport problems

    Quanrong Wang;Hongbin Zhan

  • Significant contribution of single atomic Mn implanted in carbon nanosheets to high-performance sodium–ion hybrid capacitors

    Xiang Hu;Xiang Hu;Genxiang Wang;Junwei Li;Junheng Huang

  • Carbon-coated MoS1.5Te0.5 nanocables for efficient sodium-ion storage in non-aqueous dual-ion batteries

    Unknown

  • Pore structure characterization of Chang-7 tight sandstone using MICP combined with N 2 GA techniques and its geological control factors

    Zhe Cao;Guangdi Liu;Hongbin Zhan;Chaozheng Li

  • Evidence of one-dimensional scale-dependent fractional advection–dispersion

    Guanhua Huang;Quanzhong Huang;Hongbin Zhan

  • Spatiotemporal deformation characteristics and triggering factors of Baijiabao landslide in Three Gorges Reservoir region, China

    Wenmin Yao;Changdong Li;Qingjun Zuo;Hongbin Zhan

  • Interface and Structure Engineering of Tin‐Based Chalcogenide Anodes for Durable and Fast‐Charging Sodium Ion Batteries

    Unknown

  • Theoretical and experimental studies of coupled seepage-pipe flow to a horizontal well

    Chongxi Chen;Junwei Wan;Hongbin Zhan

  • Experimental evidence of scale-dependent hydraulic conductivity for fully developed turbulent flow in a single fracture

    Jiazhong Qian;Hongbin Zhan;Shaohe Luo;Weidong Zhao

  • Approximate Solutions for Forchheimer Flow to a Well

    Simon A. Mathias;Simon A. Mathias;Adrian P. Butler;Adrian P. Butler;Hongbin Zhan;Hongbin Zhan

  • Experimental study of solute transport under non-Darcian flow in a single fracture

    Jiazhong Qian;Hongbin Zhan;Hongbin Zhan;Zhou Chen;Hao Ye

  • Analytical solution of two-dimensional solute transport in an aquifer-aquitard system.

    Hongbin Zhan;Zhang Wen;Guanhua Huang;Dongmin Sun

  • Non-Darcian flow in a single confined vertical fracture toward a well

    Zhang Wen;Guanhua Huang;Hongbin Zhan

  • An analytical solution of two-dimensional reactive solute transport in an aquifer-aquitard system

    Hongbin Zhan;Zhang Wen;Guangyao Gao

  • An analytical solution for non-Darcian flow in a confined aquifer using the power law function

    Zhang Wen;Guanhua Huang;Hongbin Zhan

  • Hydraulics of a finite-diameter horizontal well with wellbore storage and skin effect

    Eungyu Park;Hongbin Zhan

Frequent Co-Authors

Guanhua Huang
Guanhua Huang China Agricultural University
Yanxin Wang
Yanxin Wang China University of Geosciences
Guangyao Gao
Guangyao Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qinhong Hu
Qinhong Hu The University of Texas at Arlington
Bojie Fu
Bojie Fu Peking University
Songhu Yuan
Songhu Yuan China University of Geosciences
Michael Manga
Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley
Robert E. Criss
Robert E. Criss Washington University in St. Louis
Shuangfang Lu
Shuangfang Lu Northeast Petroleum University
Brent E. Sleep
Brent E. Sleep University of Toronto

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