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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 80 530 465 37 35 346 23226

Mingan Shao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mingan Shao between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mingan Shao published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 21.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2008. 47 of the 643 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2008. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 38 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 35 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 21 publications
1996 2025

643 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mingan Shao: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 4
2000 11
2001 4
2002 9
2003 12
2004 21
2005 23
2006 19
2007 29
2008 38
2009 31
2010 35
2011 31
2012 24
2013 30
2014 18
2015 25
2016 25
2017 23
2018 26
2019 30
2020 33
2021 34
2022 30
2023 26
2024 26
2025 21
Total 643
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Mingan Shao publications per year - data summary

  • Mingan Shao, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 643 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 38 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1997, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 21.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.4 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 137 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 89 publications (8.9 per year); 2006-2015: 280 publications (28.0 per year); 2016-2025: 274 publications (27.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Mingan Shao 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 Mingan Shao 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, 338–347 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: 346 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 64 346
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
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Mingan Shao 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.
  • Mingan Shao, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 346 publications - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Mingan Shao, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Mingan Shao 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).

Mingan Shao 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 Mingan Shao 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, 80 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: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 80
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
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Mingan Shao 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.
  • Mingan Shao, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 80 D-Index - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Mingan Shao, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Mingan Shao 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).

Overview

Mingan Shao is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and specializes in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research primarily focuses on soil science, ecology, civil and structural engineering, global and planetary change, and environmental engineering.

The main topics covered in Mingan Shao's work include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Recent publications by Mingan Shao illustrate the scope and impact of their studies:

  • "Erosion reduces soil microbial diversity, network complexity and multifunctionality," 2021, The ISME Journal
  • "Assessing soil water balance to optimize irrigation schedules of flood-irrigated maize fields with different cultivation histories in the arid region," 2022, Agricultural Water Management
  • "Modeling long-term soil water dynamics in response to land-use change in a semi-arid area," 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • "Afforestation can lower microbial diversity and functionality in deep soil layers in a semiarid region," 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "Response of soil OC, N and P to land-use change and erosion in the black soil region of the Northeast China," 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Mingan Shao's notable co-authors include:

  • Xiaoxu Jia
  • Xiaorong Wei
  • Laiming Huang
  • Tongchuan Li
  • Yuanjun Zhu

Their work is frequently published in journals such as:

  • CATENA
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Agricultural Water Management
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Geoderma

Best Publications

  • Soil and water loss from the Loess Plateau in China

    Hui Shi;Mingan Shao

  • Erosion reduces soil microbial diversity, network complexity and multifunctionality.

    Liping Qiu;Liping Qiu;Liping Qiu;Qian Zhang;Qian Zhang;Hansong Zhu;Hansong Zhu;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich

  • Soil moisture decline due to afforestation across the Loess Plateau, China

    Xiaoxu Jia;Xiaoxu Jia;Ming'an Shao;Ming'an Shao;Yuanjun Zhu;Yi Luo

  • Impacts of land use and plant characteristics on dried soil layers in different climatic regions on the Loess Plateau of China

    Yunqiang Wang;Ming’an Shao;Yuanjun Zhu;Zhipeng Liu

  • Higher plant antioxidants and redox signaling under environmental stresses.

    Hong-bo Shao;Hong-bo Shao;Hong-bo Shao;Li-ye Chu;Ming-an Shao;Cheruth Abdul Jaleel

  • Understanding water deficit stress-induced changes in the basic metabolism of higher plants – biotechnologically and sustainably improving agriculture and the ecoenvironment in arid regions of the globe

    Hong-Bo Shao;Li-Ye Chu;C. Abdul Jaleel;P. Manivannan

  • Soil desiccation in the Loess Plateau of China

    Hongsong Chen;Mingan Shao;Yuyuan Li

  • Effects of Nitrogen Nutrition and Water Deficit on Net Photosynthetic Rate and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Winter Wheat

    Zhouping Shangguan;Mingan Shao;Jens Dyckmans

  • Change of soil physical properties under long-term natural vegetation restoration in the Loess Plateau of China

    Y.Y. Li;M.A. Shao

  • Progress in the remediation of hazardous heavy metal-polluted soils by natural zeolite

    Wei-yu Shi;Hong-bo Shao;Hong-bo Shao;Hong-bo Shao;Hua Li;Ming-an Shao

  • Global pattern of soil carbon losses due to the conversion of forests to agricultural land

    Xiaorong Wei;Mingan Shao;William Gale;Linhai Li

  • Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen as affected by vegetation types in Northern Loess Plateau of China

    Xiaoli Fu;Mingan Shao;Xiaorong Wei;Robert Horton

  • A preliminary investigation of the dynamic characteristics of dried soil layers on the Loess Plateau of China

    Yunqiang Wang;Ming’an Shao;Ming’an Shao;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao

  • Spatial patterns of soil total nitrogen and soil total phosphorus across the entire Loess Plateau region of China

    Zhi-Peng Liu;Ming-An Shao;Yun-Qiang Wang

  • Changes in soil properties and the availability of soil micronutrients after 18 years of cropping and fertilization

    Xiaorong Wei;Mingde Hao;Mingan Shao;William J. Gale

  • Soil desiccation for Loess soils on natural and regrown areas

    Li Wang;Li Wang;Quanjiu Wang;Sanping Wei;Ming’an Shao;Ming’an Shao

  • Large-scale spatial variability of dried soil layers and related factors across the entire Loess Plateau of China

    Yunqiang Wang;Ming'an Shao;Zhipeng Liu

  • Watershed scale temporal stability of soil water content

    Wei Hu;Mingan Shao;Fengpeng Han;Klaus Reichardt

  • Temporal changes of soil hydraulic properties under different land uses

    Wei Hu;Wei Hu;Mingan Shao;Quanjiu Wang;Jun Fan

  • Advances and perspectives on soil water research in China’s Loess Plateau

    Laiming Huang;Laiming Huang;Ming′an Shao;Ming′an Shao

  • The characteristics of soil water cycle and water balance on steep grassland under natural and simulated rainfall conditions in the Loess Plateau of China

    Hongsong Chen;Mingan Shao;Yuyuan Li

  • Vertical distribution and influencing factors of soil water content within 21-m profile on the Chinese Loess Plateau

    Yunqiang Wang;Ming'an Shao;Zhipeng Liu

  • Water use efficiency and sustainability of different long-term crop rotation systems in the Loess Plateau of China

    Mingbin Huang;Mingan Shao;Lu Zhang;Yushan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoxu Jia
Xiaoxu Jia Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaorong Wei
Xiaorong Wei Northwest A&F University
Yunqiang Wang
Yunqiang Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongbo Shao
Hongbo Shao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhouping Shangguan
Zhouping Shangguan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andrew Binley
Andrew Binley Lancaster University
Bing Cheng Si
Bing Cheng Si University of Saskatchewan
Zhisheng An
Zhisheng An Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huimin Wang
Huimin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gan-Lin Zhang
Gan-Lin Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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