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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 31 8828 8204 567 561 132 6695

Liang Yi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liang Yi between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liang Yi published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2025. 39 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2025. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 25 publications
2003 2025

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liang Yi: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 0
2005 1
2006 1
2007 1
2008 1
2009 1
2010 2
2011 5
2012 5
2013 9
2014 6
2015 9
2016 12
2017 4
2018 17
2019 10
2020 8
2021 15
2022 12
2023 13
2024 14
2025 25
Total 173
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Liang Yi 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 Liang Yi 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: 132 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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
128–137 557 132
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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Liang Yi 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 Liang Yi 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 31
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
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

Liang Yi is affiliated with Tongji University in China and specializes primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Environmental Science. Their research contributions span a range of subfields including Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Earth-Surface Processes, Geology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics reflect a strong engagement with Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geological formations and processes, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Liang Yi has published extensively in several scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scholar has collaborated regularly with colleagues including Chenglong Deng, Yibing Li, Huiqiang Yao, Xiguang Deng, and Weiwei Chen.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Liang Yi include:

  • "Plio-Pleistocene deep-sea ventilation in the eastern Pacific and potential linkages with Northern Hemisphere glaciation", 2023, Science Advances
  • "The Potential of Marine Ferromanganese Nodules From Eastern Pacific as Recorders of Earth's Magnetic Field Changes During the Past 4.7 Myr: A Geochronological Study by Magnetic Scanning and Authigenic 10Be/9Be Dating", 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Neogene-quaternary magnetostratigraphy of the biogenic reef sequence of core NK-1 in Nansha Qundao, South China Sea", 2020, Science Bulletin

Other recent contributions include works where Liang Yi is not the primary author but is associated through close research fields:

  • "Orbital-scale Asian summer monsoon variations: Paradox and exploration", 2021, Science China Earth Sciences
  • "Quantifying Climatic and Anthropogenic Influences on Water Discharge and Sediment Load in Xiangxi River Basin of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area", 2021, Water Resources

Best Publications

  • The Asian monsoon over the past 640,000 years and ice age terminations

    Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Ashish Sinha;Christoph Spötl

  • Correlation between Indian Ocean summer monsoon and North Atlantic climate during the Holocene

    Y.T. Hong;B. Hong;Q.H. Lin;Y.X. Zhu

  • Inverse phase oscillations between the East Asian and Indian Ocean summer monsoons during the last 12 000 years and paleo-El Niño

    Y.T. Hong;B. Hong;Q.H. Lin;Yasuyuki Shibata

  • Indian monsoon variability on millennial-orbital timescales.

    Gayatri Kathayat;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Ashish Sinha;Christoph Spötl

  • The Indian monsoon variability and civilization changes in the Indian subcontinent

    Gayatri Kathayat;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Ashish Sinha;Liang Yi

  • Rapid transition from continental breakup to igneous oceanic crust in the South China Sea

    H. C. Larsen;H. C. Larsen;G. Mohn;M. Nirrengarten;Z. Sun

  • The climate variability in northern Levant over the past 20,000 years

    H. Cheng;H. Cheng;A. Sinha;S. Verheyden;F. H. Nader

  • Precipitation variation in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau recorded by the tree rings since 850 AD and its relevance to the Northern Hemisphere temperature

    Yu Liu;Yu Liu;Zhisheng An;Haizhou Ma;Qiufang Cai

  • Climate variations of Central Asia on orbital to millennial timescales

    Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Christoph Spötl;Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach;Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach;Ashish Sinha

  • The source of natural and anthropogenic heavy metals in the sediments of the Minjiang River Estuary (SE China): implications for historical pollution.

    Yonghang Xu;Qinqin Sun;Liang Yi;Xijie Yin

  • Precipitation variations of Longxi, northeast margin of Tibetan Plateau since AD 960 and their relationship with solar activity

    Liangcheng Tan;Yanjun Cai;Liang Yi;Zhisheng An

  • Reconstructions of annual summer precipitation and temperature in north-central China since 1470 AD based on drought/flood index and tree-ring records

    Liang Yi;Liang Yi;Hongjun Yu;Junyi Ge;Zhongping Lai

  • Orbital-scale Asian summer monsoon variations: Paradox and exploration

    Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Haiwei Zhang;Yanjun Cai;Zhengguo Shi

  • Late Quaternary linkage of sedimentary records to three astronomical rhythms and the Asian monsoon, inferred from a coastal borehole in the south Bohai Sea, China

    Liang Yi;Liang Yi;Liang Yi;Hong-Jun Yu;Joseph D. Ortiz;Xing-Yong Xu

  • Climate patterns in north central China during the last 1800 yr and their possible driving force

    Liangcheng Tan;Yanjun Cai;Zhisheng An;Liang Yi

  • A 200-year annually laminated stalagmite record of precipitation seasonality in southeastern China and its linkages to ENSO and PDO.

    Haiwei Zhang;Haiwei Zhang;Haiwei Zhang;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Christoph Spötl;Yanjun Cai;Yanjun Cai

  • Chronologies of sedimentary changes in the south Bohai Sea, China: constraints from luminescence and radiocarbon dating

    Liang Yi;Liang Yi;Liang Yi;Zhongping Lai;Hongjun Yu;Xingyong Xu

  • Major changes in East Asian climate in the mid-Pliocene: Triggered by the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau or global cooling?

    Junyi(葛俊逸) Ge;Ying Dai;Zhongshi Zhang;Zhongshi Zhang;Deai Zhao

  • A Reconstruction of late Pleistocene Relative Sea Level in the South Bohai Sea, China, Based on Sediment Grain-size Analysis

    Liang Yi;Liang Yi;Liang Yi;Hongjun Yu;Joseph D. Ortiz;Xingyong Xu

  • Potential utility of tree ring δ18O series for reconstructing precipitation records from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, southeast China

    Chenxi Xu;Junyi Ge;Junyi Ge;Takeshi Nakatsuka;Liang Yi

  • Corrigendum: The Asian monsoon over the past 640,000 years and ice age terminations.

    Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Ashish Sinha;Christoph Spötl

Frequent Co-Authors

Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Chenglong Deng
Chenglong Deng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ashish Sinha
Ashish Sinha California State University, Dominguez Hills
Haiwei Zhang
Haiwei Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
R. Lawrence Edwards
R. Lawrence Edwards University of Minnesota
Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach
Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach Northumbria University
Yanjun Cai
Yanjun Cai Xi'an Jiaotong University
Rixiang Zhu
Rixiang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christoph Spötl
Christoph Spötl University of Innsbruck
Liangcheng Tan
Liangcheng Tan Chinese Academy of Sciences

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