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Environmental Sciences
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 67 1211 1072 77 75 227 17492

Liding Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liding Chen between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liding Chen published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 12.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2019. 65 of the 398 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2019. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 11 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 36 publications
1995 2025

398 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liding Chen: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 3
2001 7
2002 1
2003 11
2004 6
2005 2
2006 12
2007 10
2008 8
2009 14
2010 9
2011 9
2012 16
2013 13
2014 17
2015 14
2016 10
2017 20
2018 18
2019 40
2020 21
2021 13
2022 27
2023 30
2024 29
2025 36
Total 398
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Liding Chen publications per year - data summary

  • Liding Chen, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 398 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 40 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1995, 1999 and 2002, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 31 years in the span carry no publications at all (1996, 1997 and 1998).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.2 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 135 publications, 34% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 32 publications (2.9 per year); 2006-2016: 132 publications (12.0 per year); 2017-2025: 234 publications (26.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Liding Chen 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 Liding Chen 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, 218–227 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: 227 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
218–227 290 227
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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Liding Chen 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.
  • Liding Chen, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 227 publications - the 72nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 72% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Liding Chen, and about 28% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Liding Chen ranks above 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).

Liding Chen 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 Liding Chen 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 67
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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Liding Chen 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.
  • Liding Chen, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 67 D-Index - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Liding Chen, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Liding Chen 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Liding Chen is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily encompasses the field of Environmental Science, with a strong focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Soil Science, and Pollution.

Their work addresses a range of topics including:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Remote Sensing and Land Use
  • Fungal Biology and Applications

Recent publications by Liding Chen cover various aspects of environmental science and urban ecosystem dynamics. Notable papers include:

  • "Land-Use/Land-Cover Changes and Its Contribution to Urban Heat Island: A Case Study of Islamabad, Pakistan" (2020), published in Sustainability
  • "Occurrence, spatial distribution and ecological risks of antibiotics in soil in urban agglomeration" (2022), published in Journal of Environmental Sciences
  • "A Chinese soil conservation dataset preventing soil water erosion from 1992 to 2019" (2023), published in Scientific Data
  • "Global assessment of wind erosion based on a spatially distributed RWEQ model" (2021), published in Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment
  • "Urban flood risk management needs nature-based solutions: a coupled social-ecological system perspective" (2024), published in npj Urban Sustainability

Frequent scholarly collaborators of Liding Chen include:

  • Ranhao Sun
  • Fangkai Zhao
  • Shujing Sun
  • Qingyu Feng
  • Lei Yang

The scientist's work appears regularly in high-profile publication venues, with several outlets hosting multiple papers authored or coauthored by them. Key venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • CATENA
  • PubMed
  • Research Square
  • Geography and Sustainability

Best Publications

  • The relationships between land use and soil conditions in the hilly area of the loess plateau in northern Shaanxi, China

    Bojie Fu;Liding Chen;Keming Ma;Huafeng Zhou

  • The effect of land uses and rainfall regimes on runoff and soil erosion in the semi-arid loess hilly area, China

    Wei Wei;Liding Chen;Bojie Fu;Zhilin Huang

  • Soil and water conservation on the Loess Plateau in China: review and perspective:

    Liding Chen;Wei Wei;Bojie Fu;Yihe Lü

  • Soil moisture variation in relation to topography and land use in a hillslope catchment of the Loess Plateau, China

    Yang Qiu;Bojie Fu;Jun Wang;Liding Chen

  • The effect of land cover/vegetation on soil water dynamic in the hilly area of the loess plateau, China

    Liding Chen;Zhilin Huang;Jie Gong;Jie Gong;Bojie Fu

  • How can urban water bodies be designed for climate adaptation

    Ranhao Sun;Liding Chen

  • Soil nutrients in relation to land use and landscape position in the semi-arid small catchment on the loess plateau in China

    Jun Wang;Bojie Fu;Yang Qiu;Liding Chen

  • The wheat yields and water-use efficiency in the Loess Plateau: straw mulch and irrigation effects

    Yilong Huang;Liding Chen;Bojie Fu;Zhilin Huang

  • The effects of land use on soil moisture variation in the Danangou catchment of the Loess Plateau, China

    Bojie Fu;Jun Wang;Liding Chen;Yang Qiu

  • Global synthesis of the classifications, distributions, benefits and issues of terracing

    Wei Wei;Wei Wei;Die Chen;Lixin Wang;Stefani Daryanto

  • Effect of land use conversion on soil organic carbon sequestration in the loess hilly area, loess plateau of China

    Liding Chen;Jie Gong;Bojie Fu;Zhilin Huang

  • Response of temporal variation of soil moisture to vegetation restoration in semi-arid Loess Plateau, China

    Lei Yang;Wei Wei;Liding Chen;Wenlin Chen

  • Cooling effects of wetlands in an urban region: The case of Beijing

    Ranhao Sun;Ailian Chen;Liding Chen;Yihe Lü

  • Response of deep soil moisture to land use and afforestation in the semi-arid Loess Plateau, China

    Lei Yang;Wei Wei;Liding Chen;Baoru Mo

  • Modeling soil erosion and its response to land-use change in hilly catchments of the Chinese Loess Plateau.

    Xiaoming Feng;Yafeng Wang;Liding Chen;Bojie Fu

  • Research on the SCS-CN initial abstraction ratio using rainfall-runoff event analysis in the Three Gorges Area, China

    Zhi-Hua Shi;Zhi-Hua Shi;Li-Ding Chen;Nu-Fang Fang;De-Fu Qin

  • Effects of terracing practices on water erosion control in China: A meta-analysis

    Die Chen;Wei Wei;Liding Chen

  • Land-use change in a small catchment of northern Loess Plateau, China

    Liding Chen;Jun Wang;Bojie Fu;Yang Qiu

  • Effects of vegetation restoration on soil organic carbon sequestration at multiple scales in semi-arid Loess Plateau, China

    Yafeng Wang;Bojie Fu;Yihe Lü;Liding Chen

  • Local people's perceptions as decision support for protected area management in Wolong Biosphere Reserve, China

    Jianying Xu;Liding Chen;Yihe Lu;Bojie Fu

  • Spatial variability of soil moisture content and its relation to environmental indices in a semi-arid gully catchment of the Loess Plateau, China

    Yang Qiu;Yang Qiu;Bojie Fu;Jun Wang;Liding Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bojie Fu
Bojie Fu Peking University
Ranhao Sun
Ranhao Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yihe Lü
Yihe Lü Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Wang
Jun Wang Zhejiang University
Wenwu Zhao
Wenwu Zhao Beijing Normal University
Zhi-Hua Shi
Zhi-Hua Shi Huazhong Agricultural University
Yang Gao
Yang Gao Google (United Kingdom)
Lixin Wang
Lixin Wang Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
A-Xing Zhu
A-Xing Zhu University of Wisconsin–Madison
Yong-Guan Zhu
Yong-Guan Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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