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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 117 49 40 9 8 408 42893

Mei-Fu Zhou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mei-Fu Zhou between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mei-Fu Zhou published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 13.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2013. 40 of the 461 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2013. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 6 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 15 publications
1992 2025

461 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mei-Fu Zhou: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 3
1995 0
1996 2
1997 5
1998 2
1999 1
2000 6
2001 10
2002 12
2003 13
2004 12
2005 16
2006 16
2007 13
2008 31
2009 16
2010 13
2011 13
2012 18
2013 34
2014 22
2015 27
2016 10
2017 23
2018 19
2019 15
2020 13
2021 19
2022 13
2023 22
2024 25
2025 15
Total 461
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Mei-Fu Zhou publications per year - data summary

  • Mei-Fu Zhou, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 461 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 34 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992, 1993 and 1999, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 34 years in the span carries no publications at all (1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 13.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.0 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 94 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 56 publications (4.7 per year); 2004-2015: 231 publications (19.3 per year); 2016-2025: 174 publications (17.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Mei-Fu Zhou 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 Mei-Fu Zhou 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, 408–417 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: 408 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 31 408
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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Mei-Fu Zhou 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.
  • Mei-Fu Zhou, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 408 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Mei-Fu Zhou, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Mei-Fu Zhou 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).

Mei-Fu Zhou 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 Mei-Fu Zhou 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, 106+ 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: 117 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 98 117
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Mei-Fu Zhou 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.
  • Mei-Fu Zhou, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 117 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Mei-Fu Zhou, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Mei-Fu Zhou 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Mei-Fu Zhou is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans a wide range of topics within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Artificial Intelligence, alongside contributions in Paleontology and Geology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several main topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Mei-Fu Zhou's work appears frequently in several scientific journals, indicating key publication venues over their career:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Economic Geology
  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Lithos

Their recent research includes notable papers such as:

  • Controls on the Dynamics of Rare Earth Elements During Subtropical Hillslope Processes and Formation of Regolith-Hosted Deposits (2020), Economic Geology
  • The effect of fluid-aided modification on the Sm-Nd and Th-Pb geochronology of monazite and bastnäsite: Implication for resolving complex isotopic age data in REE ore systems (2021), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Cretaceous large-scale metal accumulation triggered by post-subductional large-scale extension, East Asia (2021), Ore Geology Reviews
  • Decoupling of Au and As during rapid pyrite crystallization (2021), Geology
  • Scandium: Ore deposits, the pivotal role of magmatic enrichment and future exploration (2020), Ore Geology Reviews

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Some of the most frequent coauthors include:

  • Anthony E. Williams-Jones
  • John Malpas
  • Yan Li
  • Jie-Hua Yang
  • Zhenchao Wang

Best Publications

  • SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronological and geochemical evidence for Neoproterozoic arc-magmatism along the western margin of the Yangtze Block, South China.

    Mei-Fu Zhou;Dan-Ping Yan;Dan-Ping Yan;Allen K Kennedy;Yunqian Li

  • Reappraisal of the ages of Neoproterozoic strata in south China; no connection with the Grenvillian Orogeny

    Jun Hong Zhao;Mei Fu Zhou;Dan Ping Yan;Jian Ping Zheng

  • A temporal link between the Emeishan large Igneous Province (SW China) and the end-Guadalupian mass extinction

    Mei-Fu Zhou;John Malpas;Xie-Yan Song;Paul T. Robinson

  • Podiform Chromitites in the Luobusa Ophiolite (Southern Tibet): Implications for Melt-Rock Interaction and Chromite Segregation in the Upper Mantle

    Mei-Fu Zhou;Paul T. Robinson;John Malpas;Zijin Li

  • Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic mafic intrusions in the Panzhihua district (Sichuan Province, SW China): Implications for subduction-related metasomatism in the upper mantle

    Jun-Hong Zhao;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • Origin and tectonic significance of a Mesozoic multi-layer over-thrust system within the Yangtze Block (South China)

    Dan-Ping Yan;Dan-Ping Yan;Mei-Fu Zhou;Hong-Lin Song;Xin-Wen Wang

  • The Yanbian Terrane (Southern Sichuan Province, SW China): A Neoproterozoic arc assemblage in the western margin of the Yangtze Block

    Mei-Fu Zhou;Yuxiao Ma;Dan-Ping Yan;Xiaoping Xia

  • Geochemistry, Petrogenesis and Metallogenesis of the Panzhihua Gabbroic Layered Intrusion and Associated Fe-Ti-V Oxide Deposits, Sichuan Province, SW China

    Mei-Fu Zhou;Paul T. Robinson;C. Michael Lesher;Reid R. Keays

  • Multiple Mesozoic mineralization events in South China—an introduction to the thematic issue

    Rui-Zhong Hu;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • Components and episodic growth of Precambrian crust in the Cathaysia Block, South China: Evidence from U–Pb ages and Hf isotopes of zircons in Neoproterozoic sediments

    JinHai Yu;JinHai Yu;Suzanne Y O'Reilly;Lijuan Wang;Lijuan Wang;William L Griffin

  • Neoproterozoic Arc‐Related Mafic Intrusions along the Northern Margin of South China: Implications for the Accretion of Rodinia

    Mei‐Fu Zhou;Allen K. Kennedy;Min Sun;John Malpas

  • Late Paleoproterozoic to early Mesoproterozoic Dongchuan Group in Yunnan, SW China: Implications for tectonic evolution of the Yangtze Block

    Xin Fu Zhao;Mei Fu Zhou;Jian Wei Li;Min Sun

  • Remnants of a Cretaceous intra-oceanic subduction system within the Yarlung-Zangbo suture (southern Tibet)

    Jonathan C. Aitchison;Badengzhu;Aileen M. Davis;Jianbing B. Liu

  • Secular evolution of the lithosphere beneath the eastern North China Craton: evidence from Mesozoic basalts and high-Mg andesites

    Hong Fu Zhang;Min Sun;Xin Hua Zhou;Mei Fu Zhou

  • Geochemistry and petrogenesis of 270 Ma Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide-bearing mafic intrusions in the Huangshan district, Eastern Xinjiang, Northwest China : implications for the tectonic evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic belt

    Mei-Fu Zhou;C. Michael Lesher;C. Michael Lesher;Zhengxi Yang;Jianwei Li;Jianwei Li

  • Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronological and Lu-Hf isotopic constraints on the Precambrian magmatic and crustal evolution of the western Yangtze Block, SW China

    Wei-Hua Sun;Mei-Fu Zhou;Jian-Feng Gao;Yue-Heng Yang

  • U–Pb geochronology and Hf–Nd isotopic geochemistry of the Badu Complex, Southeastern China: Implications for the Precambrian crustal evolution and paleogeography of the Cathaysia Block

    Jin Hai Yu;Jin Hai Yu;Jin Hai Yu;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;Mei Fu Zhou;W. L. Griffin

  • REE and PGE Geochemical Constraints on the Formation of Dunites in the Luobusa Ophiolite, Southern Tibet

    Mei-Fu Zhou;Paul T. Robinson;John Malpas;Stephen J. Edwards

  • Emeishan large igneous province, SW China

    Jason R. Ali;Gary M. Thompson;Mei-Fu Zhou;Xieyan Song

  • Two magma series and associated ore deposit types in the Permian Emeishan large igneous province, SW China

    Mei-Fu Zhou;Nicolas T. Arndt;John Malpas;Christina Yan Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Liang Qi
Liang Qi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xin-Fu Zhao
Xin-Fu Zhao China University of Geosciences
Jian-Feng Gao
Jian-Feng Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christina Yan Wang
Christina Yan Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian-Wei Li
Jian-Wei Li China University of Geosciences
Ben-Xun Su
Ben-Xun Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dan-Ping Yan
Dan-Ping Yan China University of Geosciences
Min Sun
Min Sun University of Hong Kong
Jun-Hong Zhao
Jun-Hong Zhao China University of Geosciences
Ruizhong Hu
Ruizhong Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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