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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7656 7091 487 481 101 4379

Jinqiang Liang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jinqiang Liang between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jinqiang Liang published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2022. 7 of the 104 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2022. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 5 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
2005 2025

104 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jinqiang Liang: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 2
2009 0
2010 2
2011 2
2012 1
2013 5
2014 2
2015 7
2016 2
2017 6
2018 3
2019 13
2020 11
2021 15
2022 17
2023 8
2024 5
2025 2
Total 104
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Jinqiang Liang 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 Jinqiang Liang 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, 98–107 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: 101 publications — 12th percentile

12% 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
98–107 404 101
108–117 484
118–127 540
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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Jinqiang Liang 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 Jinqiang Liang 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
35 372 35
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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Overview

Jinqiang Liang is affiliated with the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey in China. Their research primarily focuses on methane hydrates and related phenomena, encompassing a range of studies in environmental science, engineering, and earth and planetary sciences.

Their work covers several interconnected topics, including:

  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Geological and geophysical studies
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis

The scientist's expertise extends into particularly detailed subfields such as environmental chemistry, mechanics of materials, global and planetary change, geology, and atmospheric science.

Jinqiang Liang has contributed to several research articles published in notable journals, reflecting an emphasis on marine geology and petroleum-related subjects. Key recent papers include:

  • The response of temperature and pressure of hydrate reservoirs in the first gas hydrate production test in South China Sea, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Coexistence of natural gas hydrate, free gas and water in the gas hydrate system in the Shenhu Area, South China Sea, 2020, China Geology
  • Geochemistry, origin and accumulation of natural gas hydrates in the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea: Implications from site GMGS5-W08, 2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Sand-rich gas hydrate and shallow gas systems in the Qiongdongnan Basin, northern South China Sea, 2022, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Quaternary deep-water sedimentary characteristics and their relationship with the gas hydrate accumulations in the Qiongdongnan Basin, Northwest South China Sea, 2021, Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers

Frequent co-authors in Jinqiang Liang's body of work include Zenggui Kuang, Wei Zhang, Wei Deng, Jingan Lu, and Miaomiao Meng.

Publications are often found in specialized scientific journals with significant contributions to marine and petroleum geology, as well as related earth sciences. The most commonly appearing venues for Liang's publications are:

  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Marine Geology
  • Geofluids
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • China Geology

Through this combination of research topics, publication venues, and collaborative networks, Jinqiang Liang's work contributes to advancing understanding of marine geological processes and the dynamics of natural gas hydrate systems, particularly in the context of the South China Sea region.

Best Publications

  • The second natural gas hydrate production test in the South China Sea

    Jian-liang Ye;Xu-wen Qin;Wen-wei Xie;Hai-long Lu

  • Authigenic carbonates from newly discovered active cold seeps on the northwestern slope of the South China Sea: Constraints on fluid sources, formation environments, and seepage dynamics

    Qianyong Liang;Yu Hu;Dong Feng;Jörn Peckmann;Jörn Peckmann

  • Geological features, controlling factors and potential prospects of the gas hydrate occurrence in the east part of the Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea

    Guangxue Zhang;Jinqiang Liang;Jing'an Lu;Shengxiong Yang

  • Gas hydrate occurrence on the continental slope of the northern South China Sea

    S. Wu;G. Zhang;Y. Huang;J. Liang

  • Production potential and stability of hydrate-bearing sediments at the site GMGS3-W19 in the South China Sea: A preliminary feasibility study

    Jiaxin Sun;Ling Zhang;Fulong Ning;Hongwu Lei

  • Gas Hydrate System of Shenhu Area, Northern South China Sea: Geochemical Results

    Nengyou Wu;Haiqi Zhang;Shengxiong Yang;Guangxue Zhang

  • Accumulation features and mechanisms of high saturation natural gas hydrate in Shenhu Area, northern South China Sea

    Wei Zhang;Wei Zhang;Jinqiang Liang;Jinqiang Liang;Jing'an Lu;Jiangong Wei

  • Complex gas hydrate system in a gas chimney, South China Sea

    Jianliang Ye;Jiangong Wei;Jinqiang Liang;Jingan Lu

  • The response of temperature and pressure of hydrate reservoirs in the first gas hydrate production test in South China Sea

    Xuwen Qin;Qianyong Liang;Jianliang Ye;Lin Yang

  • Characterization of natural gas hydrate recovered from Pearl River Mouth basin in South China Sea

    Changling Liu;Qingguo Meng;Xingliang He;Chengfeng Li

  • A seepage gas hydrate system in northern South China Sea: Seismic and well log interpretations

    Zhibin Sha;Jinqiang Liang;Guangxue Zhang;Shengxiong Yang

  • Distribution and characteristics of natural gas hydrates in the Shenhu Sea Area, South China Sea

    Jiangong Wei;Yunxin Fang;Hailong Lu;Hongfeng Lu

  • Characteristics and dynamics of gas hydrate systems in the northwestern South China Sea - Results of the fifth gas hydrate drilling expedition

    Jiangong Wei;Jinqiang Liang;Jingan Lu;Wei Zhang

  • Gas hydrate saturation from acoustic impedance and resistivity logs in the Shenhu area, South China Sea

    Xiujuan Wang;Shiguo Wu;Myung Lee;Yiqun Guo

  • Geological occurrence and accumulation mechanism of natural gas hydrates in the eastern Qiongdongnan Basin of the South China Sea: Insights from site GMGS5-W9-2018

    Jinqiang Liang;Wei Zhang;Jing‘ an Lu;Jiangong Wei

  • Gas Hydrate System of Shenhu Area, Northern South China Sea:Wire-line Logging, Geochemical Results and Preliminary Resources Estimates

    Nengyou Wu;Shengxiong Yang;Haiqi Zhang;Jinqiang Liang

  • Gas hydrates distribution in the Shenhu Area, northern South China Sea : comparisons between the eight drilling sites with gas-hydrate petroleum system

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  • Sand-rich gas hydrate and shallow gas systems in the Qiongdongnan Basin, northern South China Sea

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  • HIGH CONCENTRATION HYDRATE IN DISSEMINATED FORMS OBTAINED IN SHENHU AREA, NORTH SLOPE OF SOUTH CHINA SEA

    Shengxiong Yang;Haiqi Zhang;Nengyou Wu;Xin Su

  • Variations of pore water sulfate gradients in sediments as indicator for underlying gas hydrate in Shenhu Area, the South China Sea

    LuShan Wu;ShengXiong Yang;JinQiang Liang;Xin Su

  • Microbial diversity of two cold seep systems in gas hydrate-bearing sediments in the South China Sea.

    Hongpeng Cui;Xin Su;Fang Chen;Melanie Holland

  • Origin of natural gases and associated gas hydrates in the Shenhu area, northern South China Sea: Results from the China gas hydrate drilling expeditions

    Wei Zhang;Jinqiang Liang;Jiangong Wei;Pibo Su

  • Geochemistry, origin and accumulation of natural gas hydrates in the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea: Implications from site GMGS5-W08

    Hongfei Lai;Yunxin Fang;Zenggui Kuang;Zenggui Kuang;Jinfeng Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

Duofu Chen
Duofu Chen Shanghai Ocean University
Nengyou Wu
Nengyou Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jörn Peckmann
Jörn Peckmann Universität Hamburg
Michael E. Böttcher
Michael E. Böttcher Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Hailiang Dong
Hailiang Dong China University of Geosciences
Fulong Ning
Fulong Ning China University of Geosciences
Harald Strauss
Harald Strauss University of Münster
Myung W. Lee
Myung W. Lee United States Geological Survey
Limin Zheng
Limin Zheng Sun Yat-sen University
Jianbin Xu
Jianbin Xu Chinese University of Hong Kong

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