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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 39 6193 5736 393 387 131 5388

Lianchang Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lianchang Zhang between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lianchang Zhang published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2014. 12 of the 148 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2014. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 3 publications
1998 2025

148 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lianchang Zhang: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 2
2002 0
2003 6
2004 1
2005 2
2006 4
2007 1
2008 3
2009 2
2010 7
2011 8
2012 7
2013 6
2014 17
2015 7
2016 9
2017 8
2018 6
2019 9
2020 8
2021 7
2022 10
2023 4
2024 9
2025 3
Total 148
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Lianchang Zhang publications per year - data summary

  • Lianchang Zhang, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 148 publications recorded across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1998 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2014, with 17 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2007, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 28 years in the span carry no publications at all (2000 and 2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.7 per year counting only the 26 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 33 publications, 22% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1998-2007: 18 publications (1.8 per year); 2008-2017: 74 publications (7.4 per year); 2018-2025: 56 publications (7.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Lianchang Zhang 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 Lianchang Zhang 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, 128–137 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: 131 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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
128–137 557 131
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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Lianchang Zhang publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Lianchang Zhang, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 131 publications - the 28th percentile of the discipline.
  • 28% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Lianchang Zhang, and about 72% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Lianchang Zhang ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Lianchang Zhang 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 Lianchang Zhang 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 39
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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Lianchang Zhang D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Lianchang Zhang, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 39 D-Index - the 35th percentile of the discipline.
  • 35% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Lianchang Zhang, and about 65% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Lianchang Zhang ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Lianchang Zhang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on geophysics, geochemistry, petrology, and paleontology. Their research also encompasses artificial intelligence applications and inorganic chemistry within these broader fields.

The main topics of Zhang's scientific work include:

  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials

Zhang has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed articles published in notable scientific journals. Among their recent papers are:

  • Petrography and Geochemistry of the Carboniferous Ortokarnash Manganese Deposit in the Western Kunlun Mountains, Xinjiang Province, China: Implications for the Depositional Environment and the Origin of Mineralization (2020) published in Economic Geology
  • Archean to early Paleoproterozoic iron formations document a transition in iron oxidation mechanisms (2022) published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Episodic ventilation of euxinic bottom waters triggers the formation of black shale-hosted Mn carbonate deposits (2022) published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Chromium isotope systematics and the diagenesis of marine carbonates (2021) published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Origin, tectonic environment and age of the Bibole banded iron formations, northwestern Congo Craton, Cameroon: geochemical and geochronological constraints (2021) published in Geological Magazine

Zhang has frequently published in several scientific journals including:

  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Economic Geology
  • Mineralium Deposita
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Changle Wang
  • Zidong Peng
  • Leslie J. Robbins
  • Kurt O. Konhauser
  • Zhiguo Dong

Best Publications

  • Paleozoic accretionary and collisional tectonics of the Eastern Tianshan (China): Implications for the continental growth of Central Asia

    Wen-Jiao Xiao;Lian-Chang Zhang;Ke-Zhang Qin;Shu Sun

  • Late Mesozoic volcanism in the Great Xing'an Range (NE China): Timing and implications for the dynamic setting of NE Asia

    Fei Wang;Xin-Hua Zhou;Lian-Chang Zhang;Ji-Feng Ying

  • Formation age and tectonic setting of the Shirengou Neoarchean banded iron deposit in eastern Hebei Province: Constraints from geochemistry and SIMS zircon U–Pb dating

    Lianchang Zhang;Mingguo Zhai;Xiaojing Zhang;Peng Xiang

  • Geochronological framework of Mesozoic volcanic rocks in the Great Xing’an Range, NE China, and their geodynamic implications

    Ji-Feng Ying;Xin-Hua Zhou;Lian-Chang Zhang;Fei Wang

  • Geochemistry and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotopes of Early Cretaceous basalts from the Great Xinggan Range, NE China: Implications for their origin and mantle source characteristics

    Lian-chang Zhang;Xin-hua Zhou;Ji-feng Ying;Fei Wang

  • Geochronology and geochemistry of the Wunugetushan porphyry Cu–Mo deposit in NE china, and their geological significance

    Zhiguang Chen;Lianchang Zhang;Bo Wan;Huaying Wu

  • The adakite connection of the Tuwu–Yandong copper porphyry belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China: trace element and Sr-Nd-Pb isotope geochemistry

    Lianchang Zhang;Wenjiao Xiao;Kezhang Qin;Qi Zhang

  • Multiple mineralization events in the eastern Tianshan district, NW China: Isotopic geochronology and geological significance

    Lianchang Zhang;Kezhang Qin;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Ages and geodynamic settings of Xilamulun Mo-Cu metallogenic belt in the northern part of the North China Craton

    Lian-chang Zhang;Hua-ying Wu;Bo Wan;Zhi-guang Chen

  • Zircon U–Pb age, Hf isotopes and geochemistry of Shuichang Algoma-type banded iron-formation, North China Craton: Constraints on the ore-forming age and tectonic setting

    Xiaojing Zhang;Lianchang Zhang;Peng Xiang;Bo Wan

  • U-Pb dating of baddeleyite and zircon from the Shizhaigou diorite in the southern margin of North China Craton: Constrains on the timing and tectonic setting of the Paleoproterozoic Xiong'er group

    Minli Cui;Baolin Zhang;Lianchang Zhang

  • Rb-Sr Geochronology of Chalcopyrite from the Chehugou Porphyry Mo-Cu Deposit (Northeast China) and Geochemical Constraints on the Origin of Hosting Granites

    Bo Wan;Bo Wan;Ernst Hegner;Lianchang Zhang;Alexander Rocholl

  • Re–Os isotopic dating of molybdenite and pyrite in the Baishan Mo–Re deposit, eastern Tianshan, NW China, and its geological significance

    Lianchang Zhang;Wenjiao Xiao;Kezhang Qin;Wenjun Qu

  • Geochronological and geochemical investigation of the late Mesozoic volcanic rocks from the Northern Great Xing’an Range and their tectonic implications

    Ji-Feng Ying;Xin-Hua Zhou;Lian-Chang Zhang;Fei Wang

  • Contrasting styles of mineralization in the Chinese Altai and East Junggar, NW China: implications for the accretionary history of the southern Altaids

    Bo Wan;Wenjiao Xiao;Lianchang Zhang;Brian F. Windley

  • Precambrian geology and tectonic evolution of the North China Craton

    Ming-Guo Zhai;M. Santosh;Lianchang Zhang

  • Characteristics and genesis of Kanggur gold deposit in the eastern Tianshan mountains, NW China: evidence from geology, isotope distribution and chronology

    Lianchang Zhang;Yuanchao Shen;Jinsheng Ji

  • Overview of major Au, Cu, Ni and Fe deposits and metallogenic evolution of the eastern Tianshan Mountains, northwestern China

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  • Petrology and geochemistry of the Wangjiazhuang banded iron formation and associated supracrustal rocks from the Wutai greenstone belt in the North China Craton: Implications for their origin and tectonic setting

    Changle Wang;Lianchang Zhang;Caiyun Lan;Yanpei Dai

  • The Ashele VMS-type Cu-Zn Deposit in Xinjiang, NW China Formed in a Rifted Arc Setting

    Bo Wan;Lianchang Zhang;Peng Xiang

  • Re–Os and 40Ar/39Ar ages of the Jiguanshan porphyry Mo deposit, Xilamulun metallogenic belt, NE China, and constraints on mineralization events

    Huaying Wu;Lianchang Zhang;Bo Wan;Zhiguang Chen

  • Geological and geochemical characteristics and ore genesis of the Keketale VMS Pb–Zn deposit, Southern Altai Metallogenic Belt, NW China

    Bo Wan;Lianchang Zhang;Wenjiao Xiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo Wan
Bo Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mingguo Zhai
Mingguo Zhai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kezhang Qin
Kezhang Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kurt O. Konhauser
Kurt O. Konhauser University of Alberta
Franco Pirajno
Franco Pirajno University of Western Australia
Ji-Feng Ying
Ji-Feng Ying Chinese Academy of Sciences
Brian F. Windley
Brian F. Windley University of Leicester
Chunming Han
Chunming Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qingdong Zeng
Qingdong Zeng Chinese Academy of Sciences

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