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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 132 21 19 5 5 542 63468

Min Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Min Sun between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Min Sun published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 21.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 68 publications in 2022. 92 of the 749 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 68. Peak 68 publications in 2022. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 34 publications 2007: 34 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 68 publications 2023: 52 publications 2024: 42 publications 2025: 50 publications
1991 2025

749 publications in total across all disciplines

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Min Sun: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 2
1997 5
1998 12
1999 14
2000 14
2001 18
2002 23
2003 17
2004 17
2005 23
2006 34
2007 34
2008 27
2009 23
2010 26
2011 23
2012 17
2013 14
2014 23
2015 29
2016 23
2017 29
2018 17
2019 22
2020 22
2021 25
2022 68
2023 52
2024 42
2025 50
Total 749
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Min Sun publications per year - data summary

  • Min Sun, a Earth Science scholar from University of Hong Kong, has 749 publications recorded across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 68 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991 and 1992, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 35 years in the span carry no publications at all (1993 and 1994).
  • The rate of publication averages 21.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 22.7 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 237 publications, 32% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 92 publications (7.7 per year); 2003-2014: 278 publications (23.2 per year); 2015-2025: 379 publications (34.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Min 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 Min 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, 538–547 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: 542 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 11 542
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Min Sun 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.
  • Min Sun, a Earth Science scholar from University of Hong Kong, records 542 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Min Sun, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Min Sun 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).

Min 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 Min 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, 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: 132 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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+ 98 132
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Min Sun 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.
  • Min Sun, a Earth Science scholar from University of Hong Kong, records 132 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Min Sun, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Min Sun 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
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Min Sun is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has an extensive publication record primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans several interconnected subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Biology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Plant Science.

The main topics covered in Min Sun's work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Advanced Vision and Imaging

Min Sun has contributed research articles to a variety of publication venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Food and Nutrition Research
  • Lithos
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Tectonics

The scientist has collaborated with numerous peers, with frequent coauthors being:

  • Chao Yuan
  • Guochun Zhao
  • Yunying Zhang
  • Keda Cai
  • Pengfei Li

Their recent papers cover diverse topics reflecting interdisciplinary approaches. Selected examples include:

  • Chemical vapor deposition of transparent superhydrophobic anti-Icing coatings with tailored polymer nanoarray architecture (2022, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • In Situ Enzyme-Induced Self-Assembly of Antimicrobial-Antioxidative Peptides to Promote Wound Healing (2023, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Nitrogen supply enhances the physiological resistance of Chinese fir plantlets under polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced drought stress (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Effects of pore characteristics on water-oil two-phase displacement in non-homogeneous pore structures: A pore-scale lattice Boltzmann model considering various fluid density ratios (2020, International Journal of Engineering Science)
  • Ultrasensitive Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Based on Boric Acid-Functionalized Fluorescent MOF@COF (2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)

In addition to journal articles, Min Sun has contributed to book publications, including a title published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research:

  • SONATIC ČIURLIONIS' SOUNDSCAPES (2023)

Best Publications

  • Late Archean to Paleoproterozoic evolution of the North China Craton: key issues revisited

    Guochun Zhao;Min Sun;Simon A. Wilde;Li Sanzhong

  • Archean blocks and their boundaries in the North China Craton: lithological, geochemical, structural and P–T path constraints and tectonic evolution

    Guochun Zhao;Simon A. Wilde;Peter A. Cawood;Min Sun

  • Review of global 2.1-1.8 Ga orogens: implications for a pre-Rodinia supercontinent

    Guochun Zhao;Guochun Zhao;Peter A Cawood;Simon A Wilde;Min Sun

  • A Paleo-Mesoproterozoic supercontinent: assembly, growth and breakup

    Guochun Zhao;Min Sun;Simon A. Wilde;Sanzhong Li

  • Middle Cambrian to Permian subduction-related accretionary orogenesis of Northern Xinjiang, NW China: Implications for the tectonic evolution of central Asia

    Wenjiao Xiao;Chunming Han;Chao Yuan;Min Sun

  • A Tale of Amalgamation of Three Permo-Triassic Collage Systems in Central Asia: Oroclines, Sutures, and Terminal Accretion

    Wenjiao Xiao;Brian F. Windley;Shu Sun;Jiliang Li

  • Amalgamation of the North China Craton: Key issues and discussion

    Guochun Zhao;Peter A. Cawood;Sanzhong Li;Simon A. Wilde

  • Reassessment of continental growth during the accretionary history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    A. Kröner;V. Kovach;E. Belousova;E. Hegner

  • End-Permian to mid-Triassic termination of the accretionary processes of the southern Altaids: implications for the geodynamic evolution, Phanerozoic continental growth, and metallogeny of Central Asia

    Wenjiao Xiao;Brian Windley;B. C. Huang;C. M. Han

  • Metamorphism of basement rocks in the Central Zone of the North China Craton: implications for Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution

    Guochun Zhao;Guochun Zhao;Peter A. Cawood;Simon A. Wilde;Min Sun

  • Mesozoic lithosphere destruction beneath the North China Craton: evidence from major-, trace-element and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope studies of Fangcheng basalts

    Hong-Fu Zhang;Min Sun;Xin-Hua Zhou;Wei-Ming Fan

  • 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

  • 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

  • SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages of the Fuping Complex: implications for Late Archean to Paleoproterozoic accretion and assembly of the North China Craton

    Guochun Zhao;Simon A. Wilde;Peter A. Cawood;Min Sun

  • Sm-Nd and SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of high-pressure granulites in the Sanggan area, North China Craton: Timing of Paleoproterozoic continental collision

    J.H. Guo;M. Sun;F.K. Chen;M.G. Zhai

  • Development of the North China Craton During the Late Archaean and its Final Amalgamation at 1.8 Ga: Some Speculations on its Position Within a Global Palaeoproterozoic Supercontinent

    Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Guochun Zhao;Guochun Zhao;Min Sun

  • Single zircon grains record two Paleoproterozoic collisional events in the North China Craton

    Guochun Zhao;Simon A. Wilde;Jinghui Guo;Peter A. Cawood

  • Detrital and xenocrystic zircon ages from Neoproterozoic to Palaeozoic arc terranes of Mongolia: Significance for the origin of crustal fragments in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Y. Rojas-Agramonte;A. Kröner;A. Demoux;X. Xia

  • Geochemical, Sr-Nd and zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopic studies of Late Carboniferous magmatism in the West Junggar, Xinjiang: Implications for ridge subduction

    Hongyan Geng;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Geochronological, geochemical and geothermal constraints on petrogenesis of the Indosinian peraluminous granites in the South China Block: A case study in the Hunan Province

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Min Sun;Xinquan Liang

  • The Xiong'er volcanic belt at the southern margin of the North China Craton: Petrographic and geochemical evidence for its outboard position in the Paleo-Mesoproterozoic Columbia Supercontinent

    Guochun Zhao;Yanhong He;Min Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Chao Yuan
Chao Yuan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoping Long
Xiaoping Long Northwest University
Xiaoping Xia
Xiaoping Xia Chinese Academy of Sciences
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
Keda Cai
Keda Cai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sanzhong Li
Sanzhong Li Ocean University of China
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Alfred Kröner
Alfred Kröner Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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