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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4787 4410 310 304 184 6361

Liguang Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liguang Sun between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liguang Sun published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2011. 8 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2011. 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 7 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 3 publications
2000 2026

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liguang Sun: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 3
2001 2
2002 2
2003 4
2004 5
2005 14
2006 13
2007 10
2008 12
2009 10
2010 11
2011 21
2012 11
2013 21
2014 12
2015 9
2016 7
2017 11
2018 5
2019 8
2020 5
2021 4
2022 0
2023 1
2024 7
2025 5
2026 3
Total 216
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Liguang Sun 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 Liguang Sun 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, 178–187 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: 184 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
178–187 414 184
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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Liguang Sun 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 Liguang Sun 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248 44
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

Liguang Sun is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Applied Mathematics.

The main topics of their work include Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate Variability and Models, as well as Fuel Cells and Related Materials, including Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.

Sun has authored multiple recent papers, including:

  • Basin-wide responses of the South China Sea environment to Super Typhoon Mangkhut (2018) (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Tropical cyclone-induced sea surface cooling over the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in the 2019 Pacific typhoon season (2021) published in Journal of Marine Systems
  • Accurate Evaluation of Sea Surface Temperature Cooling Induced by Typhoons Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Observations (2020) published in Water
  • Enhanced Oceanic Environmental Responses and Feedbacks to Super Typhoon Nida (2009) during the Sudden-Turning Stage (2021) published in Remote Sensing
  • Neural Network Approach to Retrieving Ocean Subsurface Temperatures from Surface Parameters Observed by Satellites (2021) published in Water

Frequent collaborators in their work include Jiagen Li, Yuanjian Yang, Xiuting Wang, Shuhong Liu, and Guihua Wang.

Their publications appear predominantly in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Water, Remote Sensing, Physics of Fluids, and Marine Environmental Research.

Best Publications

  • A record of the Southern Oscillation Index for the past 2,000 years from precipitation proxies

    Hong Yan;Liguang Sun;Yuhong Wang;Yuhong Wang;Wen Huang

  • A 3,000-year record of penguin populations

    Liguang Sun;Zhouqing Xie;Junlin Zhao

  • Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons observed over the North Pacific Ocean and the Arctic area: Spatial distribution and source identification

    Xiang Ding;Xin-Ming Wang;Zhou-Qing Xie;Cai-Hong Xiang

  • South China Sea hydrological changes and Pacific Walker Circulation variations over the last millennium.

    Hong Yan;Liguang Sun;Delia W. Oppo;Yuhong Wang

  • Time-transgressive onset of the Holocene Optimum in the East Asian monsoon region

    Xin Zhou;Liguang Sun;Tao Zhan;Wen Huang

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in airborne particulates collected during a research expedition from the Bohai Sea to the Arctic.

    Xin-Ming Wang;Xiang Ding;Bi-Xian Mai;Zhou-Qing Xie

  • Spatial Distributions and Deposition Chronology of Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Marine Sediments across the Chinese Bohai and Yellow Seas

    Lixi Zeng;Ru Chen;Ru Chen;Zongshan Zhao;Thanh Wang

  • Animal excrement: A potential biomonitor of heavy metal contamination in the marine environment

    Xuebin Yin;Lijun Xia;Liguang Sun;Honghao Luo

  • Sr/Ca profile of long-lived Tridacna gigas bivalves from South China Sea: A new high-resolution SST proxy

    Hong Yan;Hong Yan;Da Shao;Yuhong Wang;Liguang Sun

  • Emissions of nitrous oxide and methane from Antarctic Tundra: role of penguin dropping deposition

    Liguang Sun;Renbin Zhu;Zhouqing Xie;Guangxi Xing

  • Tropospheric Phosphine and Its Sources in Coastal Antarctica

    Renbin Zhu;Deming Kong;Liguang Sun;Jinju Geng

  • A 1,500-year record of Antarctic seal populations in response to climate change

    Liguang Sun;Liguang Sun;Xiaodong Liu;Xuebin Yin;Renbin Zhu

  • Effect of penguin and seal excrement on mercury distribution in sediments from the Ross Sea region, East Antarctica.

    Yaguang Nie;Xiaodong Liu;Liguang Sun;Steven D. Emslie

  • Eco-environmental implications of elemental and carbon isotope distributions in ornithogenic sediments from the Ross Sea region, Antarctica

    Xiaodong Liu;Yaguang Nie;Liguang Sun;Steven D. Emslie

  • P and trace metal contents in biomaterials, soils, sediments and plants in colony of red-footed booby (Sula sula) in the Dongdao Island of South China Sea.

    Xiaodong Liu;Sanping Zhao;Liguang Sun;Xuebin Yin

  • A 2000-year record of mercury and ancient civilizations in seal hairs from King George Island, West Antarctica

    Liguang Sun;Liguang Sun;Xuebin Yin;Xiaodong Liu;Renbin Zhu

  • Penguin population dynamics for the past 8500 years at Gardner Island, Vestfold Hills

    Tao Huang;Liguang Sun;Yuhong Wang;Xiaodong Liu

  • Preliminary evidence for a 1000-year-old tsunami in the South China Sea

    Liguang Sun;Xin Zhou;Wen Huang;Xiaodong Liu

  • Changes in lead concentration in Antarctic penguin droppings during the past 3,000 years

    Liguang Sun;Zhonqing Xie

  • Impacts of Siberian Biomass Burning on Organic Aerosols over the North Pacific Ocean and the Arctic: Primary and Secondary Organic Tracers

    Xiang Ding;Xinming Wang;Zhouqing Xie;Zhou Zhang

  • Relics: Penguin Population Programs:

    Liguang Sun;Zhouqing Xie

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhouqing Xie
Zhouqing Xie University of Science and Technology of China
Hong Yan
Hong Yan City University of Hong Kong
Xinming Wang
Xinming Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Steven D. Emslie
Steven D. Emslie University of North Carolina Wilmington
Guangxi Xing
Guangxi Xing Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinju Geng
Jinju Geng Chongqing University
Xiang Ding
Xiang Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Wang
Jun Wang Shandong Agricultural University
Jules M. Blais
Jules M. Blais University of Ottawa
James Lam
James Lam University of Hong Kong

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