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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 85 375 320 25 23 345 30303

Mingguo Zhai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mingguo Zhai between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mingguo Zhai published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 9.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2021. 37 of the 397 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2021. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 45 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 18 publications
1985 2025

397 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mingguo Zhai: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 0
1996 3
1997 3
1998 1
1999 1
2000 4
2001 7
2002 11
2003 9
2004 13
2005 13
2006 7
2007 14
2008 5
2009 3
2010 13
2011 10
2012 10
2013 8
2014 16
2015 20
2016 31
2017 17
2018 7
2019 25
2020 25
2021 45
2022 16
2023 16
2024 19
2025 18
Total 397
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Mingguo Zhai publications per year - data summary

  • Mingguo Zhai, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 397 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 45 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985, 1991, 1994, 1998 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 41 years in the span carry no publications at all (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.3 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 114 publications, 29% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 14 publications (1.0 per year); 1999-2012: 120 publications (8.6 per year); 2013-2025: 263 publications (20.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Mingguo Zhai 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 Mingguo Zhai 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: 345 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 64 345
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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Mingguo Zhai 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.
  • Mingguo Zhai, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 345 publications - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Mingguo Zhai, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Mingguo Zhai 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).

Mingguo Zhai 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 Mingguo Zhai 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, 85 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: 85 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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 85
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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Mingguo Zhai 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.
  • Mingguo Zhai, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 85 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Mingguo Zhai, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Mingguo Zhai 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

  • 2014 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Mingguo Zhai is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and works primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans numerous specialized areas within this domain, with a particular focus on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence applications, Geochemistry and Petrology, Geology, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist has made substantial contributions to several key research topics including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Mingguo Zhai has published extensively, with frequent appearances in notable academic venues. These publication venues include:

  • Precambrian Research (31 publications)
  • Lithos (20 publications)
  • Acta Petrologica Sinica (11 publications)
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (4 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)

Frequent co-authors featured in Zhai's research collaborations include Lei Zhao (26 joint publications), Peng Peng (16 joint publications), Jun-Sheng Lu (15 joint publications), Qiuli Li (12 joint publications), and K. Sajeev (11 joint publications).

Some of the recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Mingguo Zhai are:

  • Late Neoarchean magmatic - metamorphic event and crustal stabilization in the North China Craton (2021), published in American Journal of Science
  • Towards resolving the 'jigsaw puzzle' and age-fossil inconsistency within East Gondwana (2020), published in Precambrian Research
  • Mantle plume-triggered rifting closely following Neoarchean cratonization revealed by 2.50-2.20 Ga magmatism across North China Craton (2022), published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • Four phases of Orosirian metamorphism in the north North China Craton (NNCC): Insights into the regional tectonic framework and evolution (2023), published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • Distribution pattern of age and geochemistry of 2.18-2.14 Ga I- and A-type granites and their implication for the tectonics of the Liao-Ji belt in the North China Craton (2020), published in Lithos

Mingguo Zhai was awarded the distinction of Fellow by The World Academy of Sciences in 2014. This recognition reflects their standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Accretion leading to collision and the Permian Solonker suture, Inner Mongolia, China: Termination of the central Asian orogenic belt

    Wenjiao Xiao;Brian F. Windley;Jie Hao;Mingguo Zhai

  • The early Precambrian odyssey of the North China Craton: A synoptic overview

    Ming-Guo Zhai;Ming-Guo Zhai;M. Santosh

  • Lithotectonic elements of Precambrian basement in the North China Craton: Review and tectonic implications

    Guochun Zhao;Mingguo Zhai

  • 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

  • Metallogeny of the North China Craton: Link with secular changes in the evolving Earth

    Mingguo Zhai;Mingguo Zhai;M. Santosh;M. Santosh

  • Palaeoproterozoic tectonic history of the North China craton: a review

    M Zhai

  • 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

  • Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic continental evolution and tectonic history of the North China Craton: a review

    Mingguo Zhai;Jinghui Guo;Wenjun Liu

  • The amalgamation of the supercontinent of North China Craton at the end of Neo-Archaean and its breakup during late Palaeoproterozoic and Meso-Proterozoic

    Mingguo Zhai;Aiguo Bian;Taiping Zhao

  • A 1.78 Ga large igneous province in the North China craton: The Xiong'er volcanic province and the North China dyke Swarm

    Peng Peng;Mingguo Zhai;Richard E. Ernst;Jinghui Guo

  • High-pressure granulites in the Sanggan area, North China craton: metamorphic evolution, P-T paths and geotectonic significance

    J. H. Guo;P. J. O'Brien;M. Zhai

  • Ore-forming fluids associated with granite-hosted gold mineralization at the Sanshandao deposit, Jiaodong gold province, China

    Hong Rui Fan;Ming Guo Zhai;Yi Han Xie;Jin Hui Yang

  • SHRIMP U–Pb zircon geochronology of the Fuping Complex: implications for formation and assembly of the North China Craton

    Hong Guan;Hong Guan;Min Sun;Simon A. Wilde;Xinhua Zhou

  • Cratonization and the Ancient North China Continent: A summary and review

    MingGuo Zhai

  • Multi-stage crustal growth and cratonization of the North China Craton

    Mingguo Zhai;Mingguo Zhai

  • Geochronological Constraints on the Paleoproterozoic Evolution of the North China Craton: SHRIMP Zircon Ages of Different Types of Mafic Dikes

    Peng Peng;Mingguo Zhai;Huafeng Zhang;Jinghui Guo

  • Thermobarometry of phengite‐bearing eclogites in the Dabie Mountains of central China

    D. A. Carswell;P. J. O'brien;R. N. Wilson;M. Zhai

  • Geochemical and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic compositions of mafic dikes from the Jiaodong Peninsula, China: evidence for vein-plus-peridotite melting in the lithospheric mantle

    Jin Hui Yang;Sun Lin Chung;Ming Guo Zhai;Xin Hua Zhou

  • Zircon U-Pb SHRIMP dating for the volcanic rocks of the Xiong’er Group: Constraints on the initial formation age of the cover of the North China Craton

    Taiping Zhao;Mingguo Zhai;Bin Xia;Huimin Li

  • ̃2.7Ga crust growth in the North China craton

    Neng Jiang;Jinghui Guo;Mingguo Zhai;Shuangquan Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences
Peng Peng
Peng Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinghui Guo
Jinghui Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lianchang Zhang
Lianchang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jin-Hui Yang
Jin-Hui Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong-Rui Fan
Hong-Rui Fan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
Chang Whan Oh
Chang Whan Oh Jeonbuk National University
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences

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