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D-Index
65
Citations
14199
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1412
National Ranking
638

Jimin Sun 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 Jimin Sun sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 150 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jimin Sun 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 Jimin Sun sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jimin Sun is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on diverse subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Molecular Biology. This wide range of expertise supports an extensive body of work within geological sciences and related disciplines.

The scientist's research explores several main topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Jimin Sun has contributed to multiple publications in well-regarded academic venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (11 publications)
  • Global and Planetary Change (9 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (3 publications)
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (2 publications)
  • Tectonophysics (2 publications)

Their recent scholarly articles include:

  • Permanent closure of the Tethyan Seaway in the northwestern Iranian Plateau driven by cyclic sea-level fluctuations in the late Middle Miocene (2020), published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Unintended consequences of combating desertification in China (2023), published in Nature Communications
  • A new biologic paleoaltimetry indicating Late Miocene rapid uplift of northern Tibet Plateau (2022), published in Science
  • Integrating Multi-Omics Data With EHR for Precision Medicine Using Advanced Artificial Intelligence (2023), published in IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
  • Onset of permanent Taklimakan Desert linked to the mid-Pleistocene transition (2020), published in Geology

Collaborations form an important aspect of their research output, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Zhiliang Zhang (10 joint works)
  • Brian F. Windley (10 joint works)
  • Chunsheng Jin (9 joint works)
  • Weiguo Liu (9 joint works)
  • Mengmeng Cao (8 joint works)

Best Publications

  • Spatial and temporal characteristics of dust storms in China and its surrounding regions, 1960-1999 : Relations to source area and climate

    Jimin Sun;Mingying Zhang;Tungsheng Liu

  • Provenance of loess material and formation of loess deposits on the Chinese Loess Plateau

    Jimin Sun

  • Stepwise expansion of desert environment across northern China in the past 3.5 Ma and implications for monsoon evolution

    Z.L. Ding;E. Derbyshire;S.L. Yang;J.M. Sun

  • Pedostratigraphy and paleomagnetism of a ̃7.0 Ma eolian loess-red clay sequence at Lingtai, Loess Plateau, north-central China and the implications for paleomonsoon evolution

    Z.L Ding;S.F Xiong;J.M Sun;S.L Yang

  • Geochemistry of the Pliocene red clay formation in the Chinese Loess Plateau and implications for its origin, source provenance and paleoclimate change

    Z.L. Ding;J.M. Sun;S.L. Yang;T.S. Liu

  • Wind-blown origin of the Pliocene red clay formation in the central Loess Plateau, China

    Z.L Ding;J.M Sun;T.S Liu;R.X Zhu

  • The age of the Taklimakan Desert.

    Jimin Sun;Tungsheng Liu

  • Heatwave and mortality in 31 major Chinese cities: Definition, vulnerability and implications.

    Jun Yang;Peng Yin;Jimin Sun;Boguang Wang

  • Late Oligocene-Miocene mid-latitude aridification and wind patterns in the Asian interior

    Jimin Sun;Jie Ye;Wenyu Wu;Xijun Ni

  • Iron geochemistry of loess and red clay deposits in the Chinese Loess Plateau and implications for long-term Asian monsoon evolution in the last 7.0 Ma

    Z.L. Ding;S.L. Yang;J.M. Sun;T.S. Liu

  • Projecting heat-related excess mortality under climate change scenarios in China.

    Jun Yang;Maigeng Zhou;Zhoupeng Ren;Mengmeng Li

  • Tectonic uplift in the northern Tibetan Plateau since 13.7 Ma ago inferred from molasse deposits along the Altyn Tagh Fault

    Jimin Sun;Rixiang Zhu;Zhisheng An

  • Timing of the Tianshan Mountains uplift constrained by magnetostratigraphic analysis of molasse deposits

    Jimin Sun;Rixiang Zhu;James Bowler

  • Preliminary magnetostratigraphy of a thick eolian red clay-loess sequence at Lingtai, the Chinese Loess Plateau

    Z. L. Ding;J. M. Sun;S. L. Yang;T. S. Liu

  • Source Regions and Formation of the Loess Sediments on the High Mountain Regions of Northwestern China

    Jimin Sun

  • Magnetostratigraphic data on Neogene growth folding in the foreland basin of the southern Tianshan Mountains

    Jimin Sun;Yang Li;Zhenqing Zhang;Bihong Fu

  • Changes in Sand Content of Loess Deposits along a North–South Transect of the Chinese Loess Plateau and the Implications for Desert Variations

    Zhongli Ding;Jimin Sun;Nat W. Rutter;Dean Rokosh

  • Loess sedimentation in Tibet: provenance, processes, and link with Quaternary glaciations

    Jimin Sun;Sheng-Hua Li;Daniel R. Muhs;Bo Li

  • Palynological evidence for the latest Oligocene−early Miocene paleoelevation estimate in the Lunpola Basin, central Tibet

    Jimin Sun;Qinghai Xu;Weiming Liu;Zhenqing Zhang

  • Holocene environmental changes in the central Inner Mongolia, based on single-aliquot-quartz optical dating and multi-proxy study of dune sands

    Jimin Sun;Sheng-Hua Li;Peng Han;Yongye Chen

  • Optical dating of dune sands in the northeastern deserts of China

    Sheng-Hua Li;Ji-Min Sun;Hui Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiyong Liu
Qiyong Liu Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Zhongli Ding
Zhongli Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tungsheng Liu
Tungsheng Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Brian F. Windley
Brian F. Windley University of Leicester
Weiguo Liu
Weiguo Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sheng-Hua Li
Sheng-Hua Li University of Hong Kong
Rixiang Zhu
Rixiang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shiling Yang
Shiling Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaobo Liu
Xiaobo Liu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences

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