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D-Index
117
Citations
42893
World Ranking
49
National Ranking
9

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.

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38 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.

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.

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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.

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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