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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 69 1767 1683 742 685 334 19739

Qianlai Zhuang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qianlai Zhuang between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qianlai Zhuang published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 15.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2021. 37 of the 388 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2021. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 20 publications
2001 2025

388 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qianlai Zhuang: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 5
2003 5
2004 6
2005 2
2006 4
2007 6
2008 5
2009 14
2010 18
2011 10
2012 16
2013 21
2014 25
2015 25
2016 25
2017 23
2018 21
2019 23
2020 24
2021 26
2022 24
2023 21
2024 17
2025 20
Total 388
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Qianlai Zhuang publications per year - data summary

  • Qianlai Zhuang, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Purdue University West Lafayette, has 388 publications recorded across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2001 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 26 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001 and 2005, with 2 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 15.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.5 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 108 publications, 28% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2001-2009: 49 publications (5.4 per year); 2010-2018: 184 publications (20.4 per year); 2019-2025: 155 publications (22.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Qianlai Zhuang publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qianlai Zhuang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 331–340 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 334 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80 334
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Qianlai Zhuang publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Qianlai Zhuang, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Purdue University West Lafayette, records 334 publications - the 89th percentile of the discipline.
  • 89% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Qianlai Zhuang, and about 11% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Qianlai Zhuang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 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 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Qianlai Zhuang D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qianlai Zhuang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98 69
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Qianlai Zhuang D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Qianlai Zhuang, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Purdue University West Lafayette, records 69 D-Index - the 82nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 82% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Qianlai Zhuang, and about 18% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Qianlai Zhuang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 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 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Qianlai Zhuang is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions to subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Soil Science, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics covered by their scientific work include:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Qianlai Zhuang has frequently published in various scientific venues. Key publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Biogeosciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Among recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Zhuang are:

  • The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017, 2020, NOAA Institutional Repository
  • Improved Constraints on Global Methane Emissions and Sinks Using δ13C-CH4, 2021, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Reduced net methane emissions due to microbial methane oxidation in a warmer Arctic, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Interactive effects of mulching practice and nitrogen rate on grain yield, water productivity, fertilizer use efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions of rainfed summer maize in northwest China, 2021, Agricultural Water Management
  • Evapotranspiration partitioning and water productivity of rainfed maize under contrasting mulching conditions in Northwest China, 2020, Agricultural Water Management

Qianlai Zhuang has collaborated often with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Shuai Wang
  • Xinxin Jin
  • Licheng Liu
  • Bailu Zhao
  • Wenxin Zhang

Best Publications

  • The global methane budget 2000–2017

    Marielle Saunois;Ann R. Stavert;Ben Poulter;Philippe Bousquet

  • Methane emissions from wetlands: biogeochemical, microbial, and modeling perspectives from local to global scales

    Scott D. Bridgham;Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz;Jason K. Keller;Qianlai Zhuang

  • Dependence of the evolution of carbon dynamics in the northern permafrost region on the trajectory of climate change.

    A. David McGuire;David M. Lawrence;Charles Koven;Joy S. Clein

  • Methane fluxes between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere at northern high latitudes during the past century: A retrospective analysis with a process-based biogeochemistry model

    Q. Zhuang;J. M. Melillo;D. W. Kicklighter;R. G. Prinn

  • Importance of recent shifts in soil thermal dynamics on growing season length, productivity, and carbon sequestration in terrestrial high-latitude ecosystems

    E. Euskirchen;A. D. McGuire;David W. Kicklighter;Q. Zhuang

  • Large loss of CO2 in winter observed across the northern permafrost region

    Susan M. Natali;Jennifer D. Watts;Brendan M. Rogers;Stefano Potter

  • Estimation of Net Ecosystem Carbon Exchange for the Conterminous United States by Combining MODIS and AmeriFlux Data

    Jingfeng Xiao;Qianlai Zhuang;Dennis D. Baldocchi;Beverly E. Law

  • Effects of ozone on net primary production and carbon sequestration in the conterminous United States using a biogeochemistry model

    Benjamin S. Felzer;David W. Kicklighter;Jerry M. Melillo;C. Wang

  • A continuous measure of gross primary production for the conterminous United States derived from MODIS and AmeriFlux data

    Jingfeng Xiao;Qianlai Zhuang;Beverly E. Law;Jiquan Chen

  • Reorganization of vegetation, hydrology and soil carbon after permafrost degradation across heterogeneous boreal landscapes

    M. Torre Jorgenson;Jennifer Harden;Mikhail Kanevskiy;Jonathan O'Donnell

  • Assessing net ecosystem carbon exchange of U.S. terrestrial ecosystems by integrating eddy covariance flux measurements and satellite observations

    Jingfeng Xiao;Qianlai Zhuang;Beverly E. Law;Dennis D. Baldocchi

  • Land Use Changes and Consequent CO2 Emissions due to US Corn Ethanol Production: A Comprehensive Analysis

    Wally Tyner;Farzad Taheripour;Qianlai Zhuang;Dileep Birur

  • The role of historical fire disturbance in the carbon dynamics of the pan-boreal region: A process-based analysis

    M. S. Balshi;A.D. McGuire;Q. Zhuang;J. Melillo

  • CO2 and CH4 exchanges between land ecosystems and the atmosphere in northern high latitudes over the 21st century

    Qianlai Zhuang;Jerry M. Melillo;Marcus C. Sarofim;David W. Kicklighter

  • Carbon cycling in extratropical terrestrial ecosystems of the Northern Hemisphere during the 20th century: A modeling analysis of the influences of soil thermal dynamics

    Q. Zhuang;Q. Zhuang;A.D. McGuire;J.M. Melillo;Joy S. Clein

  • Carbon dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau during the 20th century: an analysis with a process-based biogeochemical model

    Qianlai Zhuang;J. He;J. He;Y. Lu;L. Ji

  • Evaluating evapotranspiration and water-use efficiency of terrestrial ecosystems in the conterminous United States using MODIS and AmeriFlux data

    Xiaoliang Lu;Qianlai Zhuang

  • Modeling soil thermal and carbon dynamics of a fire chronosequence in interior Alaska

    Q. Zhuang;Q. Zhuang;A. D. McGuire;K. P. O'Neill;J. W. Harden

  • Future Effects of Ozone on Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Policy Using a Global Biogeochemical Model

    Benjamin S. Felzer;John M. Reilly;Jerry M. Melillo;David W. Kicklighter

  • ASSESSING THE CARBON BALANCE OF CIRCUMPOLAR ARCTIC TUNDRA USING REMOTE SENSING AND PROCESS MODELING

    Stephen Sitch;A. David McGuire;John S. Kimball;Nicola Gedney

  • The combined and separate impacts of climate extremes on the current and future US rainfed maize and soybean production under elevated CO2

    Zhenong Jin;Qianlai Zhuang;Jiali Wang;Sotirios V. Archontoulis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry M. Melillo
Jerry M. Melillo Marine Biological Laboratory
David W. Kicklighter
David W. Kicklighter Marine Biological Laboratory
A. D. McGuire
A. D. McGuire University of Alaska Fairbanks
A. David McGuire
A. David McGuire University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jennifer W. Harden
Jennifer W. Harden United States Geological Survey
Vladimir E. Romanovsky
Vladimir E. Romanovsky University of Alaska Fairbanks
Edward J. Dlugokencky
Edward J. Dlugokencky National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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