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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6812 6307 438 432 268 5563

Lida Xing publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lida Xing between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lida Xing published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2021. 17 of the 323 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2021. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

323 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lida Xing: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 0
2007 2
2008 1
2009 6
2010 4
2011 4
2012 10
2013 17
2014 16
2015 28
2016 26
2017 18
2018 24
2019 26
2020 27
2021 43
2022 16
2023 19
2024 17
2025 16
2026 1
Total 323
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Lida Xing 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 Lida Xing 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, 268–277 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: 268 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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
268–277 147 268
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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Lida Xing 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 Lida Xing 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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

Lida Xing is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Paleontology. Their works cover various subfields including Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Earth-Surface Processes, and Global and Planetary Change. The main topics of their research include Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological formations and processes, Fossil Insects in Amber, and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

Their research output includes publications in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Historical Biology
  • Cretaceous Research
  • Biosis Biological Systems
  • Journal of Palaeogeography
  • Paläontologische Zeitschrift

Some of Lida Xing's recent papers are:

  • Comment on the letter of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) dated April 21, 2020 regarding "Fossils from conflict zones and reproducibility of fossil-based scientific data": Myanmar amber (2020, Paläontologische Zeitschrift)
  • Zircon U Pb age constraints on the mid-Cretaceous Hkamti amber biota in northern Myanmar (2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology)
  • Comment on the letter of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) dated April 21, 2020 regarding "Fossils from conflict zones and reproducibility of fossil-based scientific data": the importance of private collections (2020, Paläontologische Zeitschrift)
  • An exquisitely preserved in-ovo theropod dinosaur embryo sheds light on avian-like prehatching postures (2021, iScience)
  • Facile synthesis of nanocellulose-based Cu2O/Ag heterostructure as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate for trace dye detection (2022, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Lida Xing include:

  • Martin G. Lockley
  • Hendrik Klein
  • W. Scott Persons
  • Anthony Romilio
  • Donghao Wang

Best Publications

  • A standard protocol for documenting modern and fossil ichnological data

    Peter L. Falkingham;Karl T. Bates;Marco Avanzini;Matthew Bennett

  • Defining the morphological quality of fossil footprints. Problems and principles of preservation in tetrapod ichnology with examples from the Palaeozoic to the present

    Lorenzo Marchetti;Matteo Belvedere;Sebastian Voigt;Hendrik Klein

  • A gigantic feathered dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China

    Xing Xu;Kebai Wang;Ke Zhang;Qingyu Ma

  • A Review of the Tetrapod Track Record in China, with Special Reference to Type Ichnospecies: Implications for Ichnotaxonomy and Paleobiology

    Martin G. Lockley;LI Jianjun;LI Rihui;Masaki Matsukawa

  • A Feathered Dinosaur Tail with Primitive Plumage Trapped in Mid-Cretaceous Amber

    Lida Xing;Ryan C. McKellar;Xing Xu;Gang Li

  • Mummified precocial bird wings in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

    Lida Xing;Ryan C McKellar;Min Wang;Ming Bai

  • Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features.

    Xing Xu;Philip Currie;Michael Pittman;Lida Xing

  • Diverse dinosaur ichnoassemblages from the Lower Cretaceous Dasheng Group in the Yishu fault zone, Shandong Province, China

    Lida Xing;Martin G. Lockley;Daniel Marty;Hendrik Klein

  • A review of large Cretaceous ornithopod tracks, with special reference to their ichnotaxonomy

    Martin G. Lockley;Lida Xing;Jeremy A. F. Lockwood;Stuart Pond

  • Early cretaceous bird-dominated and dinosaur footprint assemblages from the northwestern margin of the Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China

    Li-Da Xing;Li-Da Xing;Jerald D. Harris;Cheng-Kai Jia;Zheng-Jiang Luo

  • Early Cretaceous dinosaur and other tetrapod tracks of southwestern China

    Lida Xing;Martin G. Lockley

  • Diverse sauropod-, theropod-, and ornithopod-track assemblages and a new ichnotaxon Siamopodus xui ichnosp. nov. from the Feitianshan Formation, Lower Cretaceous of Sichuan Province, southwest China

    Lida Xing;Martin G. Lockley;Jianping Zhang;Hendrik Klein

  • Zircon U Pb age constraints on the mid-Cretaceous Hkamti amber biota in northern Myanmar

    Lida Xing;Liang Qiu;Liang Qiu

  • The non-avian theropod track Jialingpus from the Cretaceous of the Ordos Basin, China, with a revision of the type material: Implications for ichnotaxonomy and trackmaker morphology

    Li Da Xing;Martin G. Lockley;Hendrik Klein;Gerard D. Gierliński

  • The Earliest Known Deinonychosaur Tracks from the Jurassic-Cretaceous Boundary in Hebei Province, China

    Li-Da Xing;Jerald D Harris;Deng-Hai Sun;Hui-Qiang Zhao

  • A mid-Cretaceous embryonic-to-neonate snake in amber from Myanmar

    Lida Xing;Michael W. Caldwell;Rui Chen;Randall L. Nydam

  • A new early cretaceous dinosaur track assemblage and the first definite non-avian theropod swim trackway from China

    LiDa Xing;LiDa Xing;Martin G. Lockley;JianPing Zhang;Andrew R. C. Milner

  • First record of Deltapodus tracks from the Early Cretaceous of China

    Lida Xing;Lida Xing;Martin G. Lockley;Richard T. McCrea;Gerard D. Gierliński

  • A new sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of China and the diversity, distribution, and relationships of mamenchisaurids

    Lida Xing;Tetsuto Miyashita;Jianping Zhang;Daqing Li

  • PISCIVORY IN THE FEATHERED DINOSAUR MICRORAPTOR

    Lida Xing;Lida Xing;Lida Xing;W. Scott Persons;Phil R. Bell;Xing Xu

  • Crab in amber reveals an early colonization of nonmarine environments during the Cretaceous.

    Javier Luque;Lida Xing;Derek E. G. Briggs;Elizabeth G. Clark;Elizabeth G. Clark

  • A New Deinonychosaurian Track from the Lower Cretaceous Hekou Group, Gansu Province, China

    Lida Xing;Daqing Li;Jerald D. Harris;Phil R. Bell

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin G. Lockley
Martin G. Lockley University of Colorado Denver
Xing Xu
Xing Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Philip J. Currie
Philip J. Currie University of Alberta
Jingmai K. O’Connor
Jingmai K. O’Connor Chinese Academy of Sciences
Masaki Matsukawa
Masaki Matsukawa Tokyo Gakugei University
Luis M. Chiappe
Luis M. Chiappe Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Michael J. Benton
Michael J. Benton University of Bristol
Susan E. Evans
Susan E. Evans University College London
Murray K. Gingras
Murray K. Gingras University of Alberta
Alexander P. Wolfe
Alexander P. Wolfe University of Alberta

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