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D-Index
42
Citations
10975
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5132
National Ranking
261

Ming Zhang 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 Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 79 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Ming Zhang 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 Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ming Zhang is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on environmental science and engineering. The main topics addressed in their work include landslides and related hazards, cryospheric studies and observations, rock mechanics and modeling, dam engineering and safety, soil and unsaturated flow, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, and the intersections of energy, environment, and economic growth.

Throughout their career, Ming Zhang has contributed to a variety of peer-reviewed journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Engineering Geology
  • Water
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • Landslides

Their collaborative network features multiple frequent co-authors, including:

  • Long Yang
  • Chenyang Zhang
  • Youyin Wu
  • Yueping Yin
  • Luqi Wang

Ming Zhang's publication record demonstrates a range of research topics addressing environmental and geotechnical concerns. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Distributions and origins of nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium in various aquifers in an urbanized coastal area, south China" (2020), published in Journal of Hydrology
  • "Centrifuge modeling of unreinforced and multi-row stabilizing piles reinforced landslides subjected to reservoir water level fluctuation" (2023), published in Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • "A New Approach to Spatial Landslide Susceptibility Prediction in Karst Mining Areas Based on Explainable Artificial Intelligence" (2023), published in Sustainability
  • "Zonation of Landslide Susceptibility in Ruijin, Jiangxi, China" (2021), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Research on the strategic interaction of China's regional air pollution regulation: spatial interpretation of 'incomplete implementation' of regulatory policies" (2020), published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Their research integrates subfields such as management, monitoring, policy and law; civil and structural engineering; atmospheric science; mechanics of materials; and economics and econometrics, indicating a multidisciplinary approach to environmental and engineering challenges.

Best Publications

  • Palaeozoic and Cenozoic lithoprobes and the loss of >120 km of Archaean lithosphere, Sino-Korean craton, China

    Martin A. Menzies;Weiming Fan;Ming Zhang

  • Widespread Archean basement beneath the Yangtze craton

    Jianping Zheng;W.L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;Ming Zhang

  • Mechanism and timing of lithospheric modification and replacement beneath the eastern North China Craton: Peridotitic xenoliths from the 100 Ma Fuxin basalts and a regional synthesis

    J.P. Zheng;J.P. Zheng;W.L. Griffin;S.Y. O’Reilly;C.M. Yu

  • 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

  • Relict refractory mantle beneath the eastern North China block: significance for lithosphere evolution

    Jianping Zheng;Jianping Zheng;Suzanne O'Reilly;William Griffin;William Griffin;Fengxiang Lu

  • A Paleoproterozoic orogeny recorded in a long-lived cratonic remnant (Wuyishan terrane), eastern Cathaysia Block, China

    Jin-Hai Yu;Jin-Hai Yu;Lijuan Wang;Lijuan Wang;S.Y. O’Reilly;W.L. Griffin

  • Where was South China in the Rodinia supercontinent? Evidence from U-Pb geochronology and HF isotopes of detrital zircons

    Jin Hai Yu;Jin Hai Yu;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;Lijuan Wang;Lijuan Wang;W. L. Griffin

  • 3.6 Ga lower crust in central China: New evidence on the assembly of the North China craton

    Jianping Zheng;W.L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;Fengxiang Lu

  • Nature and Evolution of Cenozoic Lithospheric Mantle beneath Shandong Peninsula, Sino-Korean Craton, Eastern China

    Jianping Zheng;Suzanne Y. O'reilly;W. L. Griffin;Fengxiang Lu

  • Origin of early Cretaceous calc-alkaline lamprophyres from the Sulu orogen in eastern China: implications for enrichment processes beneath continental collisional belt

    Feng Guo;Weiming Fan;Yuejun Wang;Ming Zhang

  • Magmatism in the South China Basin

    Kan Tu;Martin F.J. Flower;Richard W. Carlson;Guanghong Xie

  • Mineral Chemistry of Peridotites from Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic Lithosphere: Constraints on Mantle Evolution beneath Eastern China

    Jianping Zheng;William L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'reilly;Jinsui Yang

  • Thermal and petrological structure of the lithosphere beneath Hannuoba, Sino-Korean Craton, China : Evidence from xenoliths

    Shaohai Chen;Shaohai Chen;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;Xinhua Zhou;William L. Griffin;William L. Griffin

  • Post-orogenic bimodal volcanism along the Sulu orogenic belt in Eastern China

    Wei-Ming Fan;F Guo;Y Wang;G Lin

  • Multiple events in the Neo-Tethyan oceanic upper mantle: Evidence from Ru–Os–Ir alloys in the Luobusa and Dongqiao ophiolitic podiform chromitites, Tibet

    Rendeng Shi;Rendeng Shi;Olivier Alard;Olivier Alard;Xiachen Zhi;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly

  • Late Mesozoic volcanism in the northern Huaiyang tectono-magmatic belt, central China: partial melts from a lithospheric mantle with subducted continental crust relicts beneath the Dabie orogen?

    Wei-Ming Fan;Feng Guo;Yue-Jun Wang;Ming Zhang

  • Triassic “adakitic” rocks in an extensional setting (North China): Melts from the cratonic lower crust

    Qiang Ma;Jianping Zheng;W.L. Griffin;Ming Zhang

  • Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopic compositions of Hainan basalts (south China): Implications for a subcontinental lithosphere Dupal source

    Kan Tu;Martin F. J. Flower;Richard W. Carlson;Ming Zhang

  • Potassic volcanic rocks in NE China: Geochemical constraints on mantle source and magma genesis

    Ming Zhang;Paul Suddaby;Robert N. Thompson;Matthew F. Thirlwall

  • Magmatism in the South China Basin: 2. Post-spreading Quaternary basalts from Hainan Island, south China

    Martin F.J. Flower;Ming Zhang;Chu-Yung Chen;Kan Tu

Frequent Co-Authors

William L. Griffin
William L. Griffin Macquarie University
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly Macquarie University
J. P. Zheng
J. P. Zheng China University of Geosciences, Wuhan
Norman J. Pearson
Norman J. Pearson Macquarie University
Jinhai Yu
Jinhai Yu Nanjing University
Rendeng Shi
Rendeng Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kuo-Lung Wang
Kuo-Lung Wang Academia Sinica
Weiming Fan
Weiming Fan University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Olivier Alard
Olivier Alard Macquarie University
Shao-Yong Jiang
Shao-Yong Jiang China University of Geosciences

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