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Liangshu Shu

Liangshu Shu

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 70 967 851 59 57 144 19655

Liangshu Shu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liangshu Shu between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liangshu Shu published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2011. 2 of the 145 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2011. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1991 2025

145 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liangshu Shu: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 3
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 5
2002 1
2003 3
2004 4
2005 3
2006 6
2007 7
2008 8
2009 11
2010 7
2011 13
2012 7
2013 5
2014 13
2015 9
2016 6
2017 9
2018 7
2019 4
2020 3
2021 3
2022 1
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 145
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Liangshu Shu publications per year - data summary

  • Liangshu Shu, a Earth Science scholar from Nanjing University, has 145 publications recorded across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2011 and 2014, with 13 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991, 1994, 1998, 1999 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 35 years in the span carry no publications at all (1992, 1993, 1995, 1997 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.8 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 6 publications, 4% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 14 publications (1.2 per year); 2003-2014: 87 publications (7.3 per year); 2015-2025: 44 publications (4.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Liangshu Shu 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 Liangshu Shu 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, 138–147 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: 144 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 144
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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Liangshu Shu 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.
  • Liangshu Shu, a Earth Science scholar from Nanjing University, records 144 publications - the 36th percentile of the discipline.
  • 36% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Liangshu Shu, and about 64% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Liangshu Shu 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).

Liangshu Shu 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 Liangshu Shu 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, 70 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: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 70
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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Liangshu Shu 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.
  • Liangshu Shu, a Earth Science scholar from Nanjing University, records 70 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Liangshu Shu, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Liangshu Shu ranks above 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

Liangshu Shu is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Geophysics, Geology, Artificial Intelligence, and Economics and Econometrics.

The researcher's main topics of study focus on Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, High-pressure geophysics and materials, and Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits.

Selected recent publications by Liangshu Shu and collaborators include:

  • Neoproterozoic plate tectonic process and Phanerozoic geodynamic evolution of the South China Block (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • Early Mesozoic Anatexis-Induced Strain Partitioning and Gneiss Doming in the Yunkai Massif, South China: A Response to Contrasted Dynamics of Paleo-Pacific and Paleo-Tethys Subductions? (2022, Tectonics)
  • Ca. 835-823 Ma doming extensional tectonics in the west Jiangnan accretionary orogenic belt, South China: Implication for a slab roll-back event (2021, Journal of Geodynamics)
  • The early Paleozoic intracontinental orogeny in South China: A far-field response to the closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean in the Indochina Block (2025, Geological Society of America Bulletin)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Liangshu Shu include Jinlong Yao, Bo Wang, Yan Chen, Michel Faure, and Jacques Charvet.

Research outputs have been published in various scientific venues, notably:

  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Tectonics
  • Journal of Geodynamics
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin

The scientist's research increasingly integrates multidisciplinary approaches, as evidenced by publications involving topics such as artificial intelligence alongside traditional geosciences.

Best Publications

  • Petrogenesis of Mesozoic granitoids and volcanic rocks in south China : a response to tectonic evolution.

    Xinmin Zhou;Tao Sun;Weizhou Shen;Liangshu Shu

  • Palaeozoic tectonic evolution of the Tianshan belt, NW China

    Jacques Charvet;Liangshu S. Shu;Sébastien Laurent-Charvet;Bo Wang

  • The building of south China : Collision of Yangzi and cathaysia blocks, problems and tentative answers

    Jacques Charvet;Jacques Charvet;Liangshu Shu;Yangshen Shi;Lingzhi Guo

  • Geochronological and geochemical features of the Cathaysia block (South China): New evidence for the Neoproterozoic breakup of Rodinia

    Liangshu S. Shu;Michel Faure;Jinhai Yu;Bor-Ming Jahn

  • Structural development of the Lower Paleozoic belt of South China: Genesis of an intracontinental orogen

    Jacques Charvet;Liangshu S. Shu;Michel Faure;Flavien Choulet

  • Components and episodic growth of Precambrian crust in the Cathaysia Block, South China: Evidence from U–Pb ages and Hf isotopes of zircons in Neoproterozoic sediments

    JinHai Yu;JinHai Yu;Suzanne Y O'Reilly;Lijuan Wang;Lijuan Wang;William L Griffin

  • A Paleoproterozoic orogeny recorded in a long-lived cratonic remnant (Wuyishan terrane), eastern Cathaysia Block, China

    Jin-Hai Yu;Jin-Hai Yu;Lijuan Wang;Lijuan Wang;S.Y. O’Reilly;W.L. Griffin

  • Precambrian tectonic evolution of the Tarim Block, NW China: New geochronological insights from the Quruqtagh domain

    L.S. Shu;X.L. Deng;W.B. Zhu;D.S. Ma

  • Where was South China in the Rodinia supercontinent? Evidence from U-Pb geochronology and HF isotopes of detrital zircons

    Jin Hai Yu;Jin Hai Yu;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;Lijuan Wang;Lijuan Wang;W. L. Griffin

  • Early Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic intraplate tectonic and magmatic events in the Cathaysia Block, South China

    Liangshu Shu;Bo Wang;Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;M. Santosh

  • Late Paleozoic strike-slip shear zones in eastern central Asia (NW China): New structural and geochronological data

    Sébastien Laurent-Charvet;Jacques Charvet;Patrick Monié;Liangshu S. Shu

  • Paleozoic tectonics of the southern Chinese Tianshan: Insights from structural, chronological and geochemical studies of the Heiyingshan ophiolitic mélange (NW China)

    Bo Wang;Bo Wang;Bo Wang;Liangshu S. Shu;Michel Faure;Bor-Ming Jahn

  • Early Paleozoic depositional environment and intraplate tectono-magmatism in the Cathaysia Block (South China): Evidence from stratigraphic, structural, geochemical and geochronological investigations

    L. S. Shu;B. M. Jahn;J. Charvet;M. Santosh

  • Late Palaeozoic{Early Mesozoic geological features of South China: Response to the Indosinian collision events in Southeast Asia

    Liangshu S. Shu;Michel Faure;Bo Wang;Xinmin Zhou

  • Post-orogenic extension in the eastern part of the Jiangnan orogen: Evidence from ca 800-760Ma volcanic rocks

    Xiao-Lei Wang;Liang-Shu Shu;Guang-Fu Xing;Jin-Cheng Zhou

  • Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology, Hf-isotopes and geochemistry—New clues for the Precambrian crustal evolution of Cathaysia Block, South China

    Jinlong Yao;Liangshu Shu;M. Santosh

  • Neoproterozoic plate tectonic process and Phanerozoic geodynamic evolution of the South China Block

    Liangshu Shu;Jinlong Yao;Bo Wang;Michel Faure

  • Extensional tectonics within a subduction-type orogen. The case study of the Wugongshan dome (Jiangxi Province, southeastern China)

    M. Faure;Y. Sun;Y. Sun;L. Shu;L. Shu;P. Monié;P. Monié

  • Jiangnan Orogen, South China: A ~970–820 Ma Rodinia margin accretionary belt

    Jinlong Yao;Jinlong Yao;Jinlong Yao;Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;Liangshu Shu;Guochun Zhao;Guochun Zhao

  • Continental subduction and exhumation of UHP rocks. Structural and geochronological insights from the Dabieshan (East China)

    Michel Faure;Wei Lin;Urs Schärer;Liangshu S. Shu

  • Tectonics of the Dabieshan (eastern China) and possible exhumation mechanism of ultra high‐pressure rocks

    M. Faure;W. Lin;L. Shu;Y. Sun

  • Accepted for publication in TERRA NOVA Intracontinental subduction: a possible mechanism for the Early Palaeozoic Orogen of SE China.

    Michel Faure;Liangshu Shu;Bo Wang;Jacques Charvet

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences
Michel Faure
Michel Faure University of Orléans
Bor-ming Jahn
Bor-ming Jahn National Taiwan University
Jacques Charvet
Jacques Charvet University of Orléans
Jinhai Yu
Jinhai Yu Nanjing University
Peter A. Cawood
Peter A. Cawood Monash University
Dominique Cluzel
Dominique Cluzel University of New Caledonia
Yan Chen
Yan Chen University of Orléans
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly Macquarie University

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