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Liao Chang 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 Liao Chang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 91 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Liao Chang 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 Liao Chang sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Liao Chang is a researcher affiliated with Peking University in China, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly output reflects a focus on various intersecting disciplines, with significant contributions to molecular biology and atmospheric science, among other subfields.

Their work encompasses a broad range of main topics in the geosciences, including:

  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geological formations and processes

Frequent publication venues for Liao Chang include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Geology

Liao Chang has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, such as:

  • Zhaowen Pei
  • Pengfei Xue
  • Edoardo Dallanave
  • R. J. Harrison
  • Shishun Wang

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Liao Chang include:

  • "Continental-scale geographic change across Zealandia during Paleogene subduction initiation," 2020, published in Geology
  • "Differential alteration in gut microbiome profiles during acquisition, extinction and reinstatement of morphine-induced CPP," 2020, published in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • "Apolipoprotein A4 Restricts Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis via SREBF1-Mediated Lipogenesis and Enhances IRS-PI3K-Akt Signaling," 2022, published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • "A novel forensic panel of 186-plex SNPs and 123-plex STR loci based on massively parallel sequencing," 2020, published in International Journal of Legal Medicine
  • "Discovery of giant magnetofossils within and outside of the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum in the North Atlantic," 2022, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Best Publications

  • Magnetic properties of sedimentary greigite (Fe3S4): An update

    Andrew P. Roberts;Andrew P. Roberts;Liao Chang;Christopher J. Rowan;Christopher J. Rowan;Chorng-Shern Horng

  • Characterization of hematite (α-Fe2O3), goethite (α-FeOOH), greigite (Fe3S4), and pyrrhotite (Fe7S8) using first-order reversal curve diagrams

    Andrew P. Roberts;Qingsong Liu;Christopher J. Rowan;Liao Chang

  • Magnetotactic bacterial abundance in pelagic marine environments is limited by organic carbon flux and availability of dissolved iron

    Andrew P. Roberts;Andrew P. Roberts;Fabio Florindo;Giuliana Villa;Liao Chang

  • Searching for single domain magnetite in the “pseudo-single-domain” sedimentary haystack: Implications of biogenic magnetite preservation for sediment magnetism and relative paleointensity determinations

    Andrew P. Roberts;Andrew P. Roberts;Liao Chang;Liao Chang;David Heslop;Fabio Florindo

  • Fundamental magnetic parameters from pure synthetic greigite (Fe3S4)

    Liao Chang;Andrew P. Roberts;Yan Tang;Brian D. Rainford

  • Magnetic properties of pelagic marine carbonates

    Andrew P. Roberts;Fabio Florindo;Liao Chang;David Heslop

  • High-Purity Fe3S4 Greigite Microcrystals for Magnetic and Electrochemical Performance

    Guowei Li;Baomin Zhang;Feng Yu;Alla A. Novakova

  • A 500,000 year record of Indian summer monsoon dynamics recorded by eastern equatorial Indian Ocean upper water-column structure

    Clara T. Bolton;Liao Chang;Steven C. Clemens;Kazuto Kodama

  • Magnetostratigraphic age of the Xiantai Paleolithic site in the Nihewan Basin and implications for early human colonization of Northeast Asia

    Chenglong Deng;Qi Wei;Rixiang Zhu;Hongqiang Wang

  • Discrimination of biogenic and detrital magnetite through a double Verwey transition temperature

    Liao Chang;Liao Chang;David Heslop;Andrew P. Roberts;Daniel Rey

  • Continental-scale geographic change across Zealandia during Paleogene subduction initiation

    R Sutherland;Gerald Roy Dickens;P Blum;C Agnini

  • Coupled microbial bloom and oxygenation decline recorded by magnetofossils during the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum

    Liao Chang;Richard John Harrison;Fan Zeng;Thomas A Berndt

  • Magnetotactic bacterial response to Antarctic dust supply during the Palaeocene-Eocene thermal maximum

    Juan C. Larrasoana;Juan C. Larrasoana;Andrew P. Roberts;Andrew P. Roberts;Liao Chang;Liao Chang;Stephen A. Schellenberg

  • Identification and environmental interpretation of diagenetic and biogenic greigite in sediments: A lesson from the Messinian Black Sea

    Liao Chang;Liao Chang;Iuliana Vasiliev;Christiaan van Baak;Wout Krijgsman

  • A new magnetostratigraphic framework for the Lower Miocene (Burdigalian/Ottnangian, Karpatian) in the North Alpine Foreland Basin

    B. Reichenbacher;W. Krijgsman;Y. Lataster;M. Pippèrr

  • Widespread occurrence of silicate‐hosted magnetic mineral inclusions in marine sediments and their contribution to paleomagnetic recording

    Liao Chang;Liao Chang;Andrew P. Roberts;David Heslop;Akira Hayashida

  • Giant magnetofossils and hyperthermal events

    Liao Chang;Andrew P. Roberts;Andrew P. Roberts;Wyn Williams;John D. Fitz Gerald

  • Ferromagnetic resonance characterization of greigite (Fe3S4), monoclinic pyrrhotite (Fe7S8) and non-interacting titanomagnetite (Fe3-xTixO4)

    Liao Chang;Liao Chang;Liao Chang;Michael Winklhofer;Andrew P. Roberts;Andrew P. Roberts;Mark J. Dekkers

  • Characterizing magnetofossils from first‐order reversal curve (FORC) central ridge signatures

    David Heslop;Andrew P. Roberts;Liao Chang

  • Ionic liquid-modulated synthesis of ferrimagnetic Fe3S4 hierarchical superstructures

    Jianmin Ma;Liao Chang;Jiabiao Lian;Zheng Huang

  • Low-temperature magnetic properties of pelagic carbonates: Oxidation of biogenic magnetite and identification of magnetosome chains

    Liao Chang;Liao Chang;Michael Winklhofer;Andrew P. Roberts;David Heslop

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew P. Roberts
Andrew P. Roberts Australian National University
David Heslop
David Heslop Australian National University
Luigi Jovane
Luigi Jovane Universidade de São Paulo
Juan C. Larrasoaña
Juan C. Larrasoaña Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
Fabio Florindo
Fabio Florindo National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
John D. Fitz Gerald
John D. Fitz Gerald Australian National University
Wout Krijgsman
Wout Krijgsman Utrecht University
Mark J. Dekkers
Mark J. Dekkers Utrecht University
Eelco J. Rohling
Eelco J. Rohling Utrecht University
Steven C. Clemens
Steven C. Clemens Brown University

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