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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5133 4742 1918 1706 167 10486

Kehui Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kehui Xu between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kehui Xu published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2016. 29 of the 208 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2016. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 12 publications
1987 2025

208 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kehui Xu: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 2
2006 6
2007 2
2008 5
2009 5
2010 5
2011 4
2012 4
2013 0
2014 9
2015 6
2016 31
2017 19
2018 17
2019 16
2020 17
2021 13
2022 8
2023 8
2024 17
2025 12
Total 208
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Kehui Xu 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 Kehui Xu 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, 158–167 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: 167 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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
158–167 458 167
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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Kehui Xu 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 Kehui Xu 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277 42
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

Kehui Xu is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. The research focus includes several subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work spans a variety of topics related to coastal and marine environments, with particular attention to sediment dynamics and ecosystem responses. Key research topics include:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes

Kehui Xu has published articles in several notable scientific journals, highlighting ongoing contributions to geomorphology and marine science fields. Frequent publication venues encompass:

  • Geomorphology
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Water
  • Marine Geology
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Some recent papers illustrate the scope and subjects addressed in the scientist's research:

  • Role of delta-front erosion in sustaining salt marshes under sea-level rise and fluvial sediment decline, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Land loss due to human-altered sediment budget in the Mississippi River Delta, 2023, Nature Sustainability
  • Comparing the Yangtze and Mississippi River Deltas in the light of coupled natural-human dynamics: Lessons learned and implications for management, 2021, Geomorphology
  • Declining Sediment Discharge in the Yangtze River From 1956 to 2017: Spatial and Temporal Changes and Their Causes, 2021, Water Resources Research
  • Different fates of the Yangtze and Mississippi deltaic wetlands under similar riverine sediment decline and sea-level rise, 2021, Geomorphology

Collaboration plays a significant role in this scientist's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Samuel J. Bentley
  • Z. George Xue
  • Benwei Shi
  • Navid H. Jafari
  • Jeffrey Obelcz

Best Publications

  • Flux and fate of Yangtze River sediment delivered to the East China Sea

    J. P. Liu;K. H. Xu;A. C. Li;J. D. Milliman

  • 50,000 dams later: Erosion of the Yangtze River and its delta

    S.L. Yang;J.D. Milliman;P. Li;K. Xu

  • Sedimentary features of the Yangtze River-derived along-shelf clinoform deposit in the East China Sea

    J.P. Liu;A.C. Li;K.H. Xu;D.M. Velozzi

  • Dam impacts on the Changjiang (Yangtze) River sediment discharge to the sea: The past 55 years and after the Three Gorges Dam

    Z. Yang;H. Wang;Y. Saito;J. D. Milliman

  • Climatic and anthropogenic factors affecting river discharge to the global ocean, 1951–2000

    John D. Milliman;K.L. Farnsworth;P.D. Jones;K.H. Xu

  • Seasonal variations of sediment discharge from the Yangtze River before and after impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam

    Kehui Xu;John D. Milliman

  • Downstream sedimentary and geomorphic impacts of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River

    S.L. Yang;J.D. Milliman;K.H. Xu;B. Deng

  • Decline of Yangtze River water and sediment discharge: Impact from natural and anthropogenic changes.

    S. L. Yang;K. H. Xu;J. D. Milliman;H. F. Yang

  • Changing pattern of accretion/erosion of the modern Yellow River (Huanghe) subaerial delta, China : Based on remote sensing images

    Z.X. Chu;X.G. Sun;S.K. Zhai;K.H. Xu

  • Human impacts on sediment in the Yangtze River: A review and new perspectives

    H.F. Yang;H.F. Yang;S.L. Yang;K.H. Xu;J.D. Milliman

  • Yangtze- and Taiwan-derived sediments on the inner shelf of East China Sea

    Kehui Xu;John D. Milliman;Anchun Li;J. Paul Liu

  • Provenance, structure, and formation of the mud wedge along inner continental shelf of the East China Sea: A synthesis of the Yangtze dispersal system

    Kehui Xu;Anchun Li;J. Paul Liu;John D. Milliman

  • Flux and fate of small mountainous rivers derived sediments into the Taiwan Strait

    J. P. Liu;C. S. Liu;K. H. Xu;J. D. Milliman

  • Temporal trend of precipitation and runoff in major Chinese Rivers since 1951

    Kehui Xu;John D. Milliman;Hui Xu

  • Co-evolution of wetland landscapes, flooding, and human settlement in the Mississippi River Delta Plain

    Robert R. Twilley;Samuel J. Bentley;Qin Chen;Douglas A. Edmonds

  • Increased contribution of terrigenous supply from Taiwan to the northern South China Sea since 3 Ma

    Shiming Wan;Anchun Li;Peter D. Clift;Shiguo Wu

  • Spatial, Temporal, and Human-Induced Variations in Suspended Sediment Concentration in the Surface Waters of the Yangtze Estuary and Adjacent Coastal Areas

    P. Li;P. Li;S. L. Yang;J. D. Milliman;K. H. Xu

  • Yangtze sediment decline partly from Three Gorges Dam

    Kehui Xu;John D. Milliman;Zuosheng Yang;Houjie Wang

  • Role of delta-front erosion in sustaining salt marshes under sea-level rise and fluvial sediment decline

    Shi Lun Yang;Xiangxin Luo;Stijn Temmerman;Matthew Kirwan

  • A quantitative assessment of human impacts on decrease in sediment flux from major Chinese rivers entering the western Pacific Ocean

    Z. X. Chu;S. K. Zhai;X. X. Lu;J. P. Liu

  • Concentrations and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Coastal Sediments of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

    Zucheng Wang;Zucheng Wang;Zhanfei Liu;Kehui Xu;Lawrence M Mayer

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel J. Bentley
Samuel J. Bentley Louisiana State University
John D. Milliman
John D. Milliman William & Mary
Shilun Yang
Shilun Yang East China Normal University
Zuosheng Yang
Zuosheng Yang Ocean University of China
Anchun Li
Anchun Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chunyan Li
Chunyan Li Louisiana State University
Katja Fennel
Katja Fennel Dalhousie University
Shiming Wan
Shiming Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs
Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Robert R. Twilley
Robert R. Twilley Louisiana State University

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