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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6616 6134 419 413 102 4429

Laishi Zhao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Laishi Zhao between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Laishi Zhao published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2017. 6 of the 116 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2017. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 5 publications
2001 2025

116 publications in total across all disciplines

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Laishi Zhao: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 3
2006 3
2007 3
2008 3
2009 4
2010 3
2011 5
2012 4
2013 3
2014 2
2015 4
2016 2
2017 19
2018 8
2019 11
2020 7
2021 10
2022 8
2023 6
2024 1
2025 5
Total 116
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Laishi Zhao 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 Laishi Zhao 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: 102 publications — 13th percentile

13% 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
98–107 404 102
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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Laishi Zhao 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 Laishi Zhao 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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

Laishi Zhao is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a prolific output consisting of 69 publications in this field.

Their work spans several subfields including Paleontology, Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Mechanics of Materials, and Geology. Within these areas, their research addresses key topics such as Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Among their recent papers are:

  • The stability and collapse of marine ecosystems during the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, 2023, Current Biology
  • Transient and stepwise ocean oxygenation during the late Ediacaran Shuram Excursion: Insights from carbonate δ238U of northwestern Mexico, 2020, Precambrian Research
  • Resilience of infaunal ecosystems during the Early Triassic greenhouse Earth, 2022, Science Advances
  • Early Cambrian oceanic oxygenation and evolution of early animals: A critical review from the South China Craton, 2021, Global and Planetary Change
  • Lower Triassic conodont biostratigraphy of the Guryul Ravine section, Kashmir, 2021, Global and Planetary Change

Zhao frequently publishes in venues such as Global and Planetary Change, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Goldschmidt Abstracts, Goldschmidt2022 abstracts, and Precambrian Research. Their publication record includes eight papers in Global and Planetary Change, five in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, and multiple contributions to Goldschmidt-related venues.

Collaborative efforts are a notable aspect of Zhao's research. Frequent coauthors include Zhong-Qiang Chen, Zhengyi Lyu, Thomas J. Algeo, Shunling Wu, and Lei Zhang. These partnerships have yielded numerous publications advancing knowledge in their shared fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Diagenetic uptake of rare earth elements by bioapatite, with an example from Lower Triassic conodonts of South China

    Jianbo Chen;Jianbo Chen;Thomas J. Algeo;Thomas J. Algeo;Laishi Zhao;Zhong-Qiang Chen

  • A “wire” signal smoothing device for laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis

    Zhaochu Hu;Yongsheng Liu;Shan Gao;Shaoquan Xiao

  • Lower Triassic conodont sequence in Chaohu, Anhui Province, China and its global correlation

    Zhao Laishi;Michael J. Orchard;Tong Jinnan;Sun Zhiming

  • Complete biotic and sedimentary records of the Permian–Triassic transition from Meishan section, South China: Ecologically assessing mass extinction and its aftermath

    Zhong Qiang Chen;Hao Yang;Mao Luo;Michael J. Benton

  • Zircon U–Pb and trace element data from rocks of the Huai’an Complex: New insights into the late Paleoproterozoic collision between the Eastern and Western Blocks of the North China Craton

    Jing Wang;Yuanbao Wu;Yuanbao Wu;Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Min Peng

  • Mercury anomalies across the end Permian mass extinction in South China from shallow and deep water depositional environments

    Xiangdong Wang;Peter A. Cawood;He Zhao;Laishi Zhao

  • Congruent Permian-Triassic δ238U records at Panthalassic and Tethyan sites: Confirmation of global-oceanic anoxia and validation of the U-isotope paleoredox proxy

    Feifei Zhang;Thomas J. Algeo;Thomas J. Algeo;Stephen J. Romaniello;Ying Cui

  • Latest Permian to Middle Triassic redox condition variations in ramp settings, South China: Pyrite framboid evidence

    Yuangeng Huang;Zhong-Qiang Chen;Paul B. Wignall;Laishi Zhao

  • Global-ocean redox variation during the middle-late Permian through Early Triassic based on uranium isotope and Th/U trends of marine carbonates

    Maya Elrick;Victor Polyak;Thomas J. Algeo;Thomas J. Algeo;Stephen Romaniello

  • Rare-earth element patterns in conodont albid crowns: Evidence for massive inputs of volcanic ash during the latest Permian biocrisis?

    Laishi Zhao;Zhong-Qiang Chen;Thomas J. Algeo;Jianbo Chen

  • Mercury spikes suggest volcanic driver of the Ordovician-Silurian mass extinction.

    Qing Gong;Xiangdong Wang;Laishi Zhao;Stephen E. Grasby

  • A conodont-based Middle Triassic age assignment for the Luoping Biota of Yunnan, China

    QiYue Zhang;ChangYong Zhou;Tao Lu;Tao Xie

  • U/Mo ratios and δ98/95Mo as local and global redox proxies during mass extinction events

    Lian Zhou;Paul B. Wignall;Jie Su;Qinglai Feng

  • Global mercury cycle during the end-Permian mass extinction and subsequent Early Triassic recovery

    Xiangdong Wang;Peter A. Cawood;He Zhao;Laishi Zhao

  • UPPERMOST PERMIAN TO LOWER TRIASSIC CONODONT ZONATION FROM THREE GORGES AREA, SOUTH CHINA

    Laishi Zhao;Yonglin Chen;Zhong-Qiang Chen;Ling Cao

  • Diagenetic uptake of rare earth elements by conodont apatite.

    Lei Zhang;Thomas J. Algeo;Thomas J. Algeo;Ling Cao;Laishi Zhao

  • Biotic responses to volatile volcanism and environmental stresses over the Guadalupian-Lopingian (Permian) transition

    Yuangeng Huang;Zhong Qiang Chen;Paul B. Wignall;Stephen E. Grasby

  • The Smithian/Spathian boundary (late Early Triassic): A review of ammonoid, conodont, and carbon-isotopic criteria

    Lei Zhang;Lei Zhang;Michael J. Orchard;Michael J. Orchard;Arnaud Brayard;Thomas J. Algeo;Thomas J. Algeo

  • Early Triassic stromatolites in a siliciclastic nearshore setting in northern Perth Basin, Western Australia: Geobiologic features and implications for post-extinction microbial proliferation

    Zhong-Qiang Chen;Yongbiao Wang;Stephen Kershaw;Mao Luo

  • Two-stage marine anoxia and biotic response during the Permian–Triassic transition in Kashmir, northern India: pyrite framboid evidence

    Yuangeng Huang;Zhong-Qiang Chen;Thomas J. Algeo;Thomas J. Algeo;Laishi Zhao

  • A detailed Lower Triassic conodont biostratigraphy and its implications for the GSSP candidate of the Induan–Olenekian boundary in Chaohu, Anhui Province

    Laishi Zhao;Jinnan Tong;Zhiming Sun;Michael J. Orchard

  • MERCURY SPIKES SUGGEST VOLCANIC DRIVER OF THE ORDOVICIAN-SILURIAN MASS EXTINCTION

    Qing Gong;Laishi Zhao;Xiangdong Wang;Zhong Qiang Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhong-Qiang Chen
Zhong-Qiang Chen China University of Geosciences
Thomas J. Algeo
Thomas J. Algeo University of Cincinnati
Michael J. Orchard
Michael J. Orchard Geological Survey of Canada
Shan Gao
Shan Gao China University of Geosciences
Lian Zhou
Lian Zhou China University of Geosciences
Peter A. Cawood
Peter A. Cawood Monash University
Zhaochu Hu
Zhaochu Hu China University of Geosciences
Stephen E. Grasby
Stephen E. Grasby Geological Survey of Canada
Yuan-Bao Wu
Yuan-Bao Wu China University of Geosciences
Paul B. Wignall
Paul B. Wignall University of Leeds

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