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Ming-Xing Ling 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 Ming-Xing Ling sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 110 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ming-Xing Ling 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 Ming-Xing Ling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ming-Xing Ling is affiliated with East China University of Technology in China, contributing extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, with a primary focus on Geophysics, supplemented by work in Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's research topics are centered on various geological and geochemical themes, prominently featuring Geological and Geochemical Analysis. Additional key areas of study include Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Radioactive element chemistry and processing.

Ming-Xing Ling has published numerous papers in well-regarded venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Solid Earth Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Coastal Research
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Ming-Xing Ling include:

  • The formation of the giant Huayangchuan U-Nb deposit associated with carbonatite in the Qingling Orogenic Belt, 2020, Ore Geology Reviews
  • Unraveling the link between mantle upwelling and formation of Sn-bearing granitic rocks in the world-class Dachang tin district, South China, 2021, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Mineralogical study on the distribution regularity of niobium in various types of ores in the giant Bayan Obo Fe-REE-Nb deposit, 2023, Ore Geology Reviews
  • "Yanshanian Movement" induced by the westward subduction of the paleo-Pacific plate, 2020, Solid Earth Sciences
  • Three late-Mesozoic fluorite deposit belts in southeast China and links to subduction of the (paleo-) Pacific plate, 2020, Ore Geology Reviews

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with several frequent coauthors including Shuo Xue, Jianbing Xu, Xihui Cheng, Xiaoyong Yang, and Weidong Sun. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships in geological and geochemical research.

Best Publications

  • Porphyry deposits and oxidized magmas

    Weidong Sun;Rui-fang Huang;He Li;Yong-bin Hu

  • CRETACEOUS RIDGE SUBDUCTION ALONG THE LOWER YANGTZE RIVER BELT, EASTERN CHINA

    Ming-Xing Ling;Fang-Yue Wang;Xing Ding;Yan-Hua Hu

  • The link between reduced porphyry copper deposits and oxidized magmas

    Wei-dong Sun;Hua-ying Liang;Ming-xing Ling;Mei-zhen Zhan

  • Ridge subduction and porphyry copper-gold mineralization: An overview

    WeiDong Sun;WeiDong Sun;MingXing Ling;XiaoYong Yang;WeiMing Fan

  • Mesozoic large magmatic events and mineralization in SE China: oblique subduction of the Pacific plate

    Fang-Yue Wang;Ming-Xing Ling;Xing Ding;Yan-Hua Hu

  • The genetic association of adakites and Cu-Au ore deposits

    Weidong Sun;Hong Zhang;Ming-Xing Ling;Xing Ding

  • A-type granite belts of two chemical subgroups in central eastern China: Indication of ridge subduction

    He Li;Ming-xing Ling;Cong-ying Li;Hong Zhang

  • Formation of the world's largest REE deposit through protracted fluxing of carbonatite by subduction-derived fluids

    Ming-Xing Ling;Yu-Long Liu;Ian S. Williams;Fang-Zhen Teng

  • Magnesium Isotopic Compositions of International Geological Reference Materials

    Fang Zhen Teng;Fang Zhen Teng;Wang Ye Li;Shan Ke;Wei Yang

  • Homogeneous magnesium isotopic composition of seawater: an excellent geostandard for Mg isotope analysis

    Ming-Xing Ling;Ming-Xing Ling;Fatemeh Sedaghatpour;Fang-Zhen Teng;Phillip D. Hays

  • Different origins of adakites from the Dabie Mountains and the Lower Yangtze River Belt, eastern China: geochemical constraints

    Ming-Xing Ling;Fang-Yue Wang;Xing Ding;Ji-Bin Zhou

  • Geochemical Constraints on Adakites of Different Origins and Copper Mineralization

    Wei-Dong Sun;Ming-Xing Ling;Sun-Lin Chung;Xing Ding

  • Dating cassiterite using laser ablation ICP-MS

    Cong-ying Li;Rong-qing Zhang;Xing Ding;Ming-xing Ling

  • Genesis of the Bayan Obo Fe-REE-Nb formation in Inner Mongolia, North China Craton: A perspective review

    Xiaoyong Yang;Xiaodong Lai;Franco Pirajno;Yulong Liu

  • High Oxygen Fugacity and Slab Melting Linked to Cu Mineralization: Evidence from Dexing Porphyry Copper Deposits, Southeastern China

    Hong Zhang;Ming-Xing Ling;Yu-Long Liu;Xiang-Lin Tu

  • Genesis of tin-dominant polymetallic deposits in the Dachang district, South China: Insights from cassiterite U–Pb ages and trace element compositions

    Jia Guo;Rongqing Zhang;Rongqing Zhang;Weidong Sun;Mingxing Ling

  • Geochemical and zircon U–Pb study of the Huangmeijian A-type granite: implications for geological evolution of the Lower Yangtze River belt

    He Li;Hong Zhang;Ming-Xing Ling;Fang-Yue Wang

  • The formation of porphyry copper deposits

    Weidong Sun;Jin-tuan Wang;Li-peng Zhang;Chan-chan Zhang

  • Destruction of the North China Craton Induced by Ridge Subductions

    Ming-Xing Ling;Yin Li;Xing Ding;Fang-Zhen Teng

  • Large-scale gold mineralization in eastern China induced by an Early Cretaceous clockwise change in Pacific plate motions

    Weidong Sun;Shuang Li;Xiaoyong Yang;Mingxing Ling

  • The formation of Qulong adakites and their relationship with porphyry copper deposit: Geochemical constraints

    Yong-bin Hu;Ji-qiang Liu;Ji-qiang Liu;Ming-xing Ling;Wei Ding

Frequent Co-Authors

Weidong Sun
Weidong Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xing Ding
Xing Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoyong Yang
Xiaoyong Yang University of Science and Technology of China
Cong-Ying Li
Cong-Ying Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weiming Fan
Weiming Fan University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Trevor Ireland
Trevor Ireland University of Queensland
Fang-Zhen Teng
Fang-Zhen Teng University of Washington
Rongqing Zhang
Rongqing Zhang Nanjing University
Sun-Lin Chung
Sun-Lin Chung National Taiwan University
M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences

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