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Jian-Bo Zhou

Jian-Bo Zhou

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 7820 7247 502 496 121 7078

Jian-Bo Zhou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jian-Bo Zhou between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jian-Bo Zhou published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2022. 25 of the 156 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2022. 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 10 publications
2001 2025

156 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jian-Bo Zhou: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 5
2002 2
2003 4
2004 2
2005 4
2006 3
2007 3
2008 6
2009 4
2010 4
2011 5
2012 4
2013 4
2014 1
2015 7
2016 5
2017 10
2018 1
2019 4
2020 14
2021 8
2022 22
2023 9
2024 15
2025 10
Total 156
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Jian-Bo Zhou publications per year - data summary

  • Jian-Bo Zhou, a Earth Science scholar from Jilin University, has 156 publications recorded across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2001 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 22 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2014 and 2018, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 6.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.2 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 64 publications, 41% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2001-2009: 33 publications (3.7 per year); 2010-2018: 41 publications (4.6 per year); 2019-2025: 82 publications (11.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jian-Bo Zhou 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 Jian-Bo Zhou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 118–127 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 121 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540 121
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Jian-Bo Zhou publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Jian-Bo Zhou, a Earth Science scholar from Jilin University, records 121 publications - the 22nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 22% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Jian-Bo Zhou, and about 78% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Jian-Bo Zhou ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 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 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Jian-Bo Zhou 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 Jian-Bo Zhou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 34 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366 34
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Jian-Bo Zhou D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Jian-Bo Zhou, a Earth Science scholar from Jilin University, records 34 D-Index - the 15th percentile of the discipline.
  • 15% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Jian-Bo Zhou, and about 85% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Jian-Bo Zhou ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% 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 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Best Publications

  • The onset of Pacific margin accretion in NE China: Evidence from the Heilongjiang high-pressure metamorphic belt

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A Wilde;Simon A Wilde;Xing-Zhou Zhang;Guo-Chun Zhao

  • The crustal accretion history and tectonic evolution of the NE China segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde

  • CRETACEOUS RIDGE SUBDUCTION ALONG THE LOWER YANGTZE RIVER BELT, EASTERN CHINA

    Ming-Xing Ling;Fang-Yue Wang;Xing Ding;Yan-Hua Hu

  • Low-Grade Metamorphic Rocks in the Dabie-Sulu Orogenic Belt: A Passive-Margin Accretionary Wedge Deformed during Continent Subduction

    Yong-Fei Zheng;Jian-Bo Zhou;Yuan-Bao Wu;Zhi Xie

  • Nature and assembly of microcontinental blocks within the Paleo-Asian Ocean

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A Wilde;Guo-Chun Zhao;Jie Han

  • Paleo‐Pacific subduction‐accretion: Evidence from Geochemical and U‐Pb zircon dating of the Nadanhada accretionary complex, NE China

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Jia-Lin Cao;Simon A Wilde;Simon A Wilde;Guo-Chun Zhao

  • Early Paleozoic metamorphic rocks of the Erguna block in the Great Xing'an Range, NE China: Evidence for the timing of magmatic and metamorphic events and their tectonic implications

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Xing-Zhou Zhang;Shou-Mai Ren

  • SHRIMP U–Pb zircon dating of the Neoproterozoic Penglai Group and Archean gneisses from the Jiaobei Terrane, North China, and their tectonic implications

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Guo-Chun Zhao;Chang-Qing Zheng

  • A >1300 km late Pan-African metamorphic belt in NE China: New evidence from the Xing'an block and its tectonic implications

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Xing-Zhou Zhang;Guo-Chun Zhao

  • Melting of subducted continent: Element and isotopic evidence for a genetic relationship between Neoproterozoic and Mesozoic granitoids in the Sulu orogen

    Jie Huang;Yong-Fei Zheng;Yong-Fei Zheng;Zi-Fu Zhao;Yuan-Bao Wu

  • Was the easternmost segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt derived from Gondwana or Siberia: An intriguing dilemma?

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Guo-Chun Zhao;Xing-Zhou Zhang

  • The late Paleozoic to Mesozoic evolution of the eastern margin of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt in China

    Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Jian Bo Zhou

  • Pan-African metamorphic and magmatic rocks of the Khanka Massif, NE China: further evidence regarding their affinity

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Guo-Chun Zhao;Xing-Zhou Zhang

  • New SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages from the Heilongjiang High-Pressure Belt: Constraints on the Mesozoic evolution of NE China

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A. Wilde;Guo-Chun Zhao;Xing-Zhou Zhang

  • The Mesozoic accretionary complex in Northeast China: Evidence for the accretion history of Paleo-Pacific subduction

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Long Li

  • Geochemistry and U–Pb zircon dating of the Toudaoqiao blueschists in the Great Xing’an Range, northeast China, and tectonic implications

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Bin Wang;Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Guo-Chun Zhao

  • The emplacement time of the Hegenshan ophiolite: Constraints from the unconformably overlying Paleozoic strata

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Jie Han;Guo-Chun Zhao;Xing-Zhou Zhang

  • Detrital zircons from phanerozoic rocks of the Songliao Block, NE China: Evidence and tectonic implications

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Xing-Zhou Zhang;Fu-Lai Liu

  • SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating of the Wulian Complex: defining the boundary between the North and South China Cratons in the Sulu Orogenic Belt, China

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Guo-Chun Zhao;Xing-Zhou Zhang

  • Detrital zircon U–Pb dating of low-grade metamorphic rocks in the Sulu UHP belt: evidence for overthrusting of the North China Craton onto the South China Craton during continental subduction

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Guo-Chun Zhao;Chang-Qing Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Yong-Fei Zheng
Yong-Fei Zheng University of Science and Technology of China
Yuan-Bao Wu
Yuan-Bao Wu China University of Geosciences
Songjian Ao
Songjian Ao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zi-Fu Zhao
Zi-Fu Zhao University of Science and Technology of China
Yuejun Wang
Yuejun Wang Sun Yat-sen University
Michel Ballèvre
Michel Ballèvre University of Rennes
Brian F. Windley
Brian F. Windley University of Leicester

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