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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 7031 6514 453 447 106 3506

Pengpeng Ni publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pengpeng Ni between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pengpeng Ni published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2021. 47 of the 214 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2021. 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 22 publications
2006 2025

214 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pengpeng Ni: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 3
2010 2
2011 3
2012 0
2013 4
2014 5
2015 1
2016 3
2017 11
2018 26
2019 17
2020 22
2021 34
2022 16
2023 19
2024 25
2025 22
Total 214
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Pengpeng Ni 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 Pengpeng Ni 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, 98–107 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: 106 publications — 14th percentile

14% 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
98–107 404 106
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
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Pengpeng Ni 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 Pengpeng Ni 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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
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Overview

Pengpeng Ni is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on civil and structural engineering. Their research covers multiple subfields, including safety, risk, reliability and quality; building and construction; mechanics of materials; and ocean engineering.

Their main research topics encompass geotechnical engineering and underground structures, soil stabilization, geotechnical analysis, soil mechanics, as well as grouting, rheology, and landslides. They have also worked in geophysical methods and applications related to geotechnical studies.

Pengpeng Ni's recent publications include:

  • A protective measure for expansive soil slopes based on moisture content control, 2020, Engineering Geology
  • Experimental analysis of progressive failure behavior of rock tunnel with a fault zone using non-contact DIC technique, 2020, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Assessment of erosion resistance of biocemented sandy slope subjected to wave actions, 2020, Applied Ocean Research
  • Degradation of rammed earth under wind-driven rain: The case of Fujian Tulou, China, 2020, Construction and Building Materials
  • Experimental Study of Interface Shearing between Calcareous Sand and Steel Plate Considering Surface Roughness and Particle Size, 2020, Applied Ocean Research

Pengpeng Ni frequently collaborates with several coauthors over multiple publications. These include Guoxiong Mei, Zheng Chen, Xiaogang Qin, Yi Luo, and Pengjiao Jia.

The scientist's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • Acta Geotechnica
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Computers and Geotechnics

Best Publications

  • Distributed fibre optic sensing of strains on buried full-scale PVC pipelines crossing a normal fault

    P. Ni;I. D. Moore;W. A. Take

  • Flicker effects in adaptive video streaming to handheld devices

    Pengpeng Ni;Ragnhild Eg;Alexander Eichhorn;Carsten Griwodz

  • Response of pipelines of differing flexural stiffness to normal faulting

    M. Saiyar;P. Ni;W. A. Take;I. D. Moore

  • A protective measure for expansive soil slopes based on moisture content control

    Pei Pei;Yanlin Zhao;Pengpeng Ni;Guoxiong Mei

  • Spatial characterization of joint planes and stability analysis of tunnel blocks

    Shuhong Wang;Pengpeng Ni;Mudan Guo

  • Experimental analysis of progressive failure behavior of rock tunnel with a fault zone using non-contact DIC technique

    Feng Huang;Chuangzhou Wu;Chuangzhou Wu;Pengpeng Ni;Guoqing Wan

  • A method to estimate the jacking force for pipe jacking in sandy soils

    Xinbo Ji;Wen Zhao;Pengpeng Ni;Pengpeng Ni;Marco Barla

  • Numerical modeling of normal fault-pipeline interaction and comparison with centrifuge tests

    Pengpeng Ni;Ian D. Moore;W. Andy Take

  • APPLICATION OF BLOCK THEORY MODELING ON SPATIAL BLOCK TOPOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION TO ROCK SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS

    Shuhong Wang;Pengpeng Ni

  • Fragility analysis of gray iron pipelines subjected to tunneling induced ground settlement

    Pengpeng Ni;Pengpeng Ni;Sujith Mangalathu

  • Fragility analysis of continuous pipelines subjected to transverse permanent ground deformation

    Pengpeng Ni;Sujith Mangalathu;Yaolin Yi

  • Permeable piles: An alternative to improve the performance of driven piles

    Pengpeng Ni;Sujith Mangalathu;Guoxiong Mei;Yanlin Zhao

  • Earth pressure on shield excavation face for pipe jacking considering arching effect

    Xinbo Ji;Pengpeng Ni;Marco Barla;Wen Zhao

  • One-dimensional self-weight consolidation with continuous drainage boundary conditions: Solution and application to clay-drain reclamation

    Jianxue Feng;Pengpeng Ni;Pengpeng Ni;Guoxiong Mei

  • Combined measure of geometry optimization and vegetation for expansive soil slopes

    Canrong Xie;Pengpeng Ni;Meijuan Xu;Guoxiong Mei

  • Degradation of rammed earth under wind-driven rain: The case of Fujian Tulou, China

    Yi Luo;Mengqi Yang;Pengpeng Ni;Xingqian Peng

  • Estimation of REV Size for Fractured Rock Mass Based on Damage Coefficient

    Pengpeng Ni;Pengpeng Ni;Shuhong Wang;Cungen Wang;Simiao Zhang

  • A new model to predict ground surface settlement induced by jacked pipes with flanges

    Pengjiao Jia;Wen Zhao;Arman Khoshghalb;Pengpeng Ni

  • Plane-strain consolidation theory with distributed drainage boundary

    Zheng Chen;Pengpeng Ni;Yifeng Chen;Guoxiong Mei

  • Displacement-Dependent Earth Pressures on Rigid Retaining Walls with Compressible Geofoam Inclusions: Physical Modeling and Analytical Solutions

    Pengpeng Ni;Guoxiong Mei;Yanlin Zhao

  • Generalized Nonlinear Softening Load-Transfer Model for Axially Loaded Piles

    Pengpeng Ni;Linhui Song;Guoxiong Mei;Yanlin Zhao

  • Full-scale experiment and numerical simulation of prestressed concrete cylinder pipe with broken wires strengthened by prestressed CFRP

    Kejie Zhai;Hongyuan Fang;Chengchao Guo;Pengpeng Ni

Frequent Co-Authors

Sujith Mangalathu
Sujith Mangalathu Georgia Institute of Technology
Yaolin Yi
Yaolin Yi Nanyang Technological University
M. Hesham El Naggar
M. Hesham El Naggar University of Western Ontario
Songyu Liu
Songyu Liu Southeast University
Ian D. Moore
Ian D. Moore Queen's University
Yi-Feng Chen
Yi-Feng Chen Wuhan University
Yan-Jun Du
Yan-Jun Du Southeast University
Xuanming Ding
Xuanming Ding Chongqing University
Roberto Paolucci
Roberto Paolucci Polytechnic University of Milan
Suksun Horpibulsuk
Suksun Horpibulsuk Suranaree University of Technology

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