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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6725 6228 426 420 188 7131

Jun Tian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jun Tian between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jun Tian published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2017. 24 of the 220 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2017. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 47 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 13 publications
1997 2025

220 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jun Tian: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 7
2004 4
2005 7
2006 7
2007 1
2008 5
2009 6
2010 13
2011 12
2012 9
2013 6
2014 6
2015 3
2016 1
2017 47
2018 11
2019 30
2020 7
2021 3
2022 4
2023 2
2024 11
2025 13
Total 220
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Jun Tian 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 Jun Tian 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, 188–197 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: 188 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401 188
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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Jun Tian 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 Jun Tian 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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
36 389
37 366 37
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

Jun Tian is affiliated with Tongji University in China and focuses their research on Earth and planetary sciences, with an emphasis on environmental science. Their academic contributions span multiple subfields including atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, ecology, oceanography, and astronomy and astrophysics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably geology and paleoclimatology research, methane hydrates and related phenomena, isotope analysis in ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geological and geophysical studies, as well as seismic imaging and inversion techniques.

Jun Tian has published extensively in a range of scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Jun Tian include:

  • An astronomically dated record of Earth's climate and its predictability over the last 66 million years, 2020, Science
  • Dole effect as a measurement of the low-latitude hydrological cycle over the past 800 ka, 2020, Science Advances
  • Phytoplankton Community Structure at Subsurface Chlorophyll Maxima on the Western Arctic Shelf: Patterns, Causes, and Ecological Importance, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Millennial atmospheric CO2 changes linked to ocean ventilation modes over past 150,000 years, 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • CNN-LSTM based incremental attention mechanism enabled phase-space reconstruction for chaotic time series prediction, 2024, Journal of Electronic Science and Technology

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Jun Tian's research activity. Frequent co-authors include Enqing Huang, Jinlong Du, Mitchell W Lyle, Wentao Ma, and Ann Holbourn.

Best Publications

  • An astronomically dated record of Earth's climate and its predictability over the last 66 million years.

    Thomas Westerhold;Norbert Marwan;Norbert Marwan;Anna Joy Drury;Anna Joy Drury;Diederik Liebrand

  • A Cenozoic record of the equatorial Pacific carbonate compensation depth

    Heiko Pälike;Mitchell W. Lyle;Hiroshi Nishi;Isabella Raffi

  • Deep-sea pollen from the South China Sea: Pleistocene indicators of East Asian monsoon

    Xiangjun Sun;Xiangjun Sun;Yunli Luo;Fei Huang;Jun Tian

  • Astronomically tuned Plio–Pleistocene benthic δ 18 O record from South China Sea and Atlantic–Pacific comparison

    Jun Tian;Pinxian Wang;Xinrong Cheng;Qianyu Li

  • Obscuring of long eccentricity cyclicity in Pleistocene oceanic carbon isotope records

    Pinxian Wang;Jun Tian;Lucas J. Lourens

  • Carbon reservoir changes preceded major ice-sheet expansion at the mid-Brunhes event

    Pinxian Wang;Jun Tian;Xinrong Cheng;Chuanlian Liu

  • A 4-Ma record of thermal evolution in the tropical western Pacific and its implications on climate change

    Li Li;Qianyu Li;Qianyu Li;Jun Tian;Pinxian Wang

  • Interhemispheric symmetry of the tropical African rainbelt over the past 23,000 years

    James A. Collins;Enno Schefuß;David Heslop;David Heslop;Stefan Mulitza

  • Millennial-scale dynamics of the winter cold tongue in the southern South China Sea over the past 26 ka and the East Asian winter monsoon

    Enqing Huang;Jun Tian;Stephan Steinke;Stephan Steinke

  • Major Pleistocene stages in a carbon perspective: The South China Sea record and its global comparison

    Pinxian Wang;Jun Tian;Xinrong Cheng;Chuanlian Liu

  • Evolution of the South China Sea and monsoon history revealed in deep-sea records

    Pinxian Wang;Zhimin Jian;Quanhong Zhao;Qianyu Li

  • Thirty million year deep-sea records in the South China Sea

    Pinxian Wang;Quanhong Zhao;Zhimin Jian;Xinrong Cheng

  • X-ray fluorescence core scanning records of chemical weathering and monsoon evolution over the past 5 Myr in the southern South China Sea

    Jun Tian;Xin Xie;Wentao Ma;Haiyan Jin

  • Milankovitch theory and monsoon

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  • A 33 Ma lithostratigraphic record of tectonic and paleoceanographic evolution of the South China Sea

    Qianyu Li;Qianyu Li;Pinxian Wang;Quanhong Zhao;Lei Shao

  • Astronomically modulated Neogene sediment records from the South China Sea

    Jun Tian;Quanhong Zhao;Pinxian Wang;Qianyu Li;Qianyu Li

  • Long-term cycles in the carbon reservoir of the Quaternary ocean: a perspective from the South China Sea

    PinXian Wang;QianYu Li;Jun Tian;ZhiMin Jian

  • East Asian winter monsoon variability over the last glacial cycle: Insights from a latitudinal sea-surface temperature gradient across the South China Sea

    Jun Tian;Enqing Huang;Dorothy K. Pak

  • Simulation of long eccentricity (400‐kyr) cycle in ocean carbon reservoir during Miocene Climate Optimum: Weathering and nutrient response to orbital change

    Wentao Ma;Jun Tian;Qianyu Li;Qianyu Li;Pinxian Wang

  • Evolution and variability of the East Asian summer monsoon during the Pliocene: Evidence from clay mineral records of the South China Sea

    Shiming Wan;Jun Tian;Stephan Steinke;Anchun Li

  • Development of the East Asian monsoon and Northern Hemisphere glaciation: oxygen isotope records from the South China Sea

    Jun Tian;Jun Tian;Pinxian Wang;Xinrong Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Mitchell W Lyle
Mitchell W Lyle Oregon State University
Roy H Wilkens
Roy H Wilkens University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant
Thomas Westerhold
Thomas Westerhold University of Bremen
Pinxian Wang
Pinxian Wang Tongji University
Qianyu Li
Qianyu Li Tongji University
Stephan Steinke
Stephan Steinke Xiamen University
Enno Schefuß
Enno Schefuß University of Bremen
Cédric M. John
Cédric M. John Imperial College London
Zhimin Jian
Zhimin Jian Tongji University
Mahyar Mohtadi
Mahyar Mohtadi University of Bremen

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