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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3698 3390 172 154 137 6715

Maowen Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maowen Li between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maowen Li published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2025. 26 of the 184 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2025. 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 17 publications
1990 2025

184 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maowen Li: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 3
1991 3
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 4
1996 2
1997 5
1998 6
1999 2
2000 3
2001 7
2002 8
2003 5
2004 2
2005 8
2006 4
2007 0
2008 7
2009 3
2010 3
2011 0
2012 1
2013 3
2014 3
2015 3
2016 3
2017 6
2018 11
2019 11
2020 10
2021 8
2022 9
2023 12
2024 9
2025 17
Total 184
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Maowen Li 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 Maowen Li 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, 128–137 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: 137 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
128–137 557 137
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
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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Maowen Li 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 Maowen Li 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204 49
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

Maowen Li is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Canada in Canada, focusing on research within the field of Engineering. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Geology, Global and Planetary Change, Mechanical Engineering, and Analytical Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Frequent publication venues for Maowen Li comprise:

  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • Fuel
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology

Key recent papers authored by or involving Maowen Li include:

  • "Movable oil content evaluation of lacustrine organic-rich shales: Methods and a novel quantitative evaluation model," 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Oil content and resource quality evaluation methods for lacustrine shale: A review and a novel three-dimensional quality evaluation model," 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Novel method for determining the oil moveable threshold and an innovative model for evaluating the oil content in shales," 2021, Energy
  • "Exploration potential of different lithofacies of deep marine shale gas systems: Insight into organic matter accumulation and pore formation mechanisms," 2022, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
  • "The dead line for oil and gas and implication for fossil resource prediction," 2020, Earth system science data

Collaborative work has frequently involved co-authors such as:

  • Xiongqi Pang
  • Enze Wang
  • Tonglou Guo
  • Tao Hu
  • Shu Jiang

Overall, Maowen Li's contributions integrate multidisciplinary approaches to address challenges in hydrocarbon resource evaluation, reservoir analysis, and geologic mapping, supported by frequent collaborations and publications in recognized scientific journals.

Best Publications

  • Petroleum geology of the Puguang sour gas field in the Sichuan Basin, SW China

    Yongsheng Ma;Shuichang Zhang;Tonglou Guo;Guangyou Zhu

  • Fractionation of pyrrolic nitrogen compounds in petroleum during migration: derivation of migration-related geochemical parameters

    Maowen Li;S. R. Larter;D. Stoddart;M. Bjorøy

  • Liquid chromatographic separation schemes for pyrrole and pyridine nitrogen aromatic heterocycle fractions from crude oils suitable for rapid characterization of geochemical samples

    Maowen. Li;Stephen R. Larter;Daniel. Stoddart;Malvin. Bjoroey

  • Movable oil content evaluation of lacustrine organic-rich shales: Methods and a novel quantitative evaluation model

    Tao Hu;Xiongqi Pang;Fujie Jiang;Qifeng Wang

  • Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the Niuzhuang South Slope of Bohai Bay Basin: Part 3. Estimating hydrocarbon expulsion from the Shahejie formation

    Xiongqi Pang;Maowen Li;Maowen Li;Sumei Li;Sumei Li;Zhijun Jin

  • Characterization of micro-nano pore networks in shale oil reservoirs of Paleogene Shahejie Formation in Dongying Sag of Bohai Bay Basin, East China

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  • Effect of maturity and petroleum expulsion on pyrrolic nitrogen compound yields and distributions in Duvernay Formation petroleum source rocks in central Alberta, Canada

    Maowen Li;Huanxin Yao;L.D. Stasiuk;M.G. Fowler

  • Adsorption of mudstone source rock for shale oil – Experiments, model and a case study

    Zheng Li;Zheng Li;Yan-Rong Zou;Xing-You Xu;Jia-Nan Sun

  • Biomarkers or not biomarkers? A new hypothesis for the origin of pristane involving derivation from methyltrimethyltridecylchromans (MTTCs) formed during diagenesis from chlorophyll and alkylphenols

    Maowen Li;Steve R. Larter;Paul Taylor;D.Martin Jones

  • Hydrogen isotopic compositions of individual alkanes as a new approach to petroleum correlation: case studies from the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

    Maowen Li;Yongsong Huang;Mark Obermajer;Chunqing Jiang

  • Shale oil resource potential and oil mobility characteristics of the Eocene-Oligocene Shahejie Formation, Jiyang Super-Depression, Bohai Bay Basin of China

    Maowen Li;Zhuoheng Chen;Xiaoxiao Ma;Xiaoxiao Ma;Tingting Cao

  • Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the Niuzhuang South Slope of Bohai Bay basin: Part 1: source rock characterization

    Sumei Li;Sumei Li;Xiongqi Pang;Maowen Li;Zhijun Jin

  • Marine transgressional events in the gigantic freshwater lake Songliao: paleontological and geochemical evidence

    Dujie Hou;Maowen Li;Qinghua Huang

  • Bakken/Madison petroleum systems in the Canadian Williston Basin. Part 2: molecular markers diagnostic of Bakken and Lodgepole source rocks

    Chunqing Jiang;Maowen Li;Kirk G Osadetz;Lloyd R Snowdon

  • Molecular fossils and oil-source rock correlations in Tarim Basin, NW China

    Shuichang Zhang;Digang Liang;Maowen Li;Zhongyao Xiao

  • Geochemical characterisation of Middle Devonian oils in NW Alberta, Canada: possible source and maturity effect on pyrrolic nitrogen compounds

    Maowen Li;M.G. Fowler;M. Obermajer;L.D. Stasiuk

  • The abnormal distribution of the molecular fossils in the pre-Cambrian and Cambrian: its biological significance

    Shuichang Zhang;J. Michael Moldowan;Maowen Li;Lizeng Bian

  • Geochemical characteristics of the Zhaolanzhuang sour gas accumulation and thermochemical sulfate reduction in the Jixian Sag of Bohai Bay Basin

    Shuichang Zhang;Shuichang Zhang;Guangyu Zhu;Guangyu Zhu;Yingbo Liang;Yingbo Liang;Jinxin Dai

  • Reservoir characteristics and their effects on hydrocarbon accumulation in lacustrine turbidites in the Jiyang Super-depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China

    Dongxia Chen;Dongxia Chen;Xiongqi Pang;Zhenxue Jiang;Jianhui Zeng

  • Geochemical constraints on models for secondary petroleum migration along the Upper Devonian Rimbey-Meadowbrook reef trend in central Alberta, Canada

    Maowen Li;Huanxin Yao;M.G. Fowler;L.D. Stasiuk

  • Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the Niuzhuang South Slope of Bohai Bay Basin. Part 2: evidence for significant contribution of mature source rocks to immature oils in the Bamianhe field

    Xiongqi Pang;Maowen Li;Maowen Li;Sumei Li;Sumei Li;Zhijun Jin

  • Fault-fracture mesh petroleum plays in the Jiyang Superdepression of the Bohai Bay Basin, eastern China

    Shanwen Zhang;Yongshi Wang;Dishi Shi;Huaimin Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuichang Zhang
Shuichang Zhang China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Lloyd R. Snowdon
Lloyd R. Snowdon University of Calgary
Xiongqi Pang
Xiongqi Pang China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Martin G. Fowler
Martin G. Fowler Applied Petroleum Technology (Norway)
Steve Larter
Steve Larter University of Calgary
Zhuoheng Chen
Zhuoheng Chen Geological Survey of Canada
Guangyou Zhu
Guangyou Zhu China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Zhenxue Jiang
Zhenxue Jiang China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Jinxing Dai
Jinxing Dai China National Petroleum Corporation (China)

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