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Lin Ding 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 Lin Ding sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 291 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lin Ding 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 Lin Ding sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lin Ding is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their work primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant output in related subfields such as Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Artificial Intelligence, and Geology.

The topics covered in Lin Ding's research encompass Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Lin Ding has contributed to several notable publications, including:

  • Timing and mechanisms of Tibetan Plateau uplift, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • A Middle Eocene lowland humid subtropical "Shangri-La" ecosystem in central Tibet, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The early Eocene rise of the Gonjo Basin, SE Tibet: From low desert to high forest, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • The rise and demise of the Paleogene Central Tibetan Valley, 2022, Science Advances
  • Rapid drift of the Tethyan Himalaya terrane before two-stage India-Asia collision, 2020, National Science Review

The researcher frequently collaborates with colleagues including Fulong Cai, Yahui Yue, Liyun Zhang, Chao Wang, and Houqi Wang.

Lin Ding's work is often published in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Geological Journal
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Best Publications

  • Geological records of the Lhasa-Qiangtang and Indo-Asian collisions in the Nima area of central Tibet

    Paul Kapp;Peter G. DeCelles;George E. Gehrels;Matthew Heizler

  • Cretaceous-Tertiary shortening, basin development, and volcanism in central Tibet

    Paul Kapp;An Yin;T. Mark Harrison;Lin Ding

  • Detrital zircon geochronology of pre-Tertiary strata in the Tibetan-Himalayan orogen

    G. Gehrels;P. Kapp;P. DeCelles;A. Pullen

  • Paleocene–Eocene record of ophiolite obduction and initial India‐Asia collision, south central Tibet

    Lin Ding;Paul Kapp;Xiaoqiao Wan

  • Cenozoic Volcanism in Tibet: Evidence for a Transition from Oceanic to Continental Subduction

    Lin Ding;Paul Kapp;Dalai Zhong;Wanming Deng

  • Convergence rate across the Nepal Himalaya and interseismic coupling on the Main Himalayan Thrust: Implications for seismic hazard

    Thomas Ader;Thomas Ader;Jean-Philippe Avouac;Jing Liu-Zeng;Hélène Lyon-Caen

  • Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Shiquanhe area of western Tibet

    Paul Kapp;Paul Kapp;Michael A. Murphy;Michael A. Murphy;An Yin;T. Mark Harrison;T. Mark Harrison

  • Triassic continental subduction in central Tibet and Mediterranean-style closure of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean

    Alex Pullen;Paul Kapp;George E. Gehrels;Jeff D. Vervoort

  • Tectonic evolution of the early Mesozoic blueschist-bearing Qiangtang metamorphic belt, central Tibet

    Paul Kapp;Paul Kapp;An Yin;Craig E. Manning;T. Mark Harrison;T. Mark Harrison

  • Tibetan basement rocks near Amdo reveal "missing" Mesozoic tectonism along the Bangong suture, central Tibet

    Jerome H. Guynn;Paul Kapp;Alex Pullen;Matthew Heizler

  • Paleocene-Eocene foreland basin evolution in the Himalaya of southern Tibet and Nepal: Implications for the age of initial India-Asia collision

    P. G. DeCelles;P. Kapp;G. E. Gehrels;L. Ding

  • The boundary between the Indian and Asian tectonic plates below Tibet

    Junmeng Zhao;Xiaohui Yuan;Hongbing Liu;Prakash Kumar

  • Cenozoic structural and metamorphic evolution of the eastern Himalayan syntaxis (Namche Barwa)

    Lin Ding;Dalai Zhong;An Yin;Paul Kapp

  • The Andean-type Gangdese Mountains: Paleoelevation record from the Paleocene-Eocene Linzhou Basin

    Lin Ding;Qiang Xu;Yahui Yue;Houqi Wang

  • Quantifying the rise of the Himalaya orogen and implications for the South Asian monsoon

    Lin Ding;R.A. Spicer;R.A. Spicer;Jian Yang;Qiang Xu

  • Co-seismic ruptures of the 12 May 2008, Ms 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, Sichuan: East–west crustal shortening on oblique, parallel thrusts along the eastern edge of Tibet

    J. Liu-Zeng;Z. Zhang;L. Wen;P. Tapponnier

  • High and dry in central Tibet during the Late Oligocene

    Peter G. DeCelles;Jay Quade;Paul Kapp;Majie Fan

  • Conjugate strike-slip faulting along the Bangong-Nujiang suture zone accommodates coeval east-west extension and north-south shortening in the interior of the Tibetan Plateau

    Michael Halford Taylor;An Yin;Fredrick J. Ryerson;Paul Kapp;Paul Kapp

  • Quantifying landscape differences across the Tibetan plateau: Implications for topographic relief evolution

    Jing Liu-Zeng;Jing Liu-Zeng;Paul Tapponnier;Yves Gaudemer;Lin Ding

  • Late Cretaceous to middle Tertiary basin evolution in the central Tibetan Plateau: Changing environments in response to tectonic partitioning, aridification, and regional elevation gain

    P.G. DeCelles;P. Kapp;L. Ding;G.E. Gehrels

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Kapp
Paul Kapp University of Arizona
An Yin
An Yin University of California, Los Angeles
Alex Pullen
Alex Pullen Clemson University
Robert A. Spicer
Robert A. Spicer The Open University
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Rendeng Shi
Rendeng Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
István Dunkl
István Dunkl University of Göttingen
Weiming Fan
Weiming Fan University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter G. DeCelles
Peter G. DeCelles University of Arizona
Erwin Appel
Erwin Appel University of Tübingen

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