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D-Index
32
Citations
3417
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8746
National Ranking
563

Qingguo 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 Qingguo Zhai sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 112 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Qingguo 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 Qingguo Zhai sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Qingguo Zhai is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences in China and has a research focus primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their extensive work spans several subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence applied in geoscience, Geology, Paleontology, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics covered in their research involve geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, geochemistry and geologic mapping, geological and geophysical studies, geological studies and exploration, as well as paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Key venues where Qingguo Zhai has frequently published include the Geological Society of America Bulletin, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Lithos, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, and Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition.

Prominent frequent co-authors collaborating with Qingguo Zhai are:

  • Peiyuan Hu
  • Yue Tang
  • Zhi-cai Zhu
  • Yiming Liu
  • Hao Wu

Significant recent papers authored by Qingguo Zhai include:

  • First mid-ocean ridge-type ophiolite from the Meso-Tethys suture zone in the north-central Tibetan plateau (2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • Jurassic tectonic evolution of Tibetan Plateau: A review of Bangong-Nujiang Meso-Tethys Ocean (2022, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • Intensifying aeolian activity following the end-Permian mass extinction: Evidence from the Late Permian-Early Triassic terrestrial sedimentary record of the Ordos Basin, North China (2020, Sedimentology)
  • U-Pb zircon geochronology, geochemistry, and Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotopic study of Middle Neoproterozoic magmatic rocks in the Kangdian Rift, South China: Slab rollback and backarc extension at the northwestern edge of the Rodinia (2020, Precambrian Research)
  • Short-lived intra-oceanic arc-trench system in the North Qaidam belt (NW China) reveals complex evolution of the Proto-Tethyan Ocean (2021, Geological Society of America Bulletin)

The research work reflects a concentrated interest in geological processes of significant tectonic regions, geochemical tracing techniques, and post-extinction sedimentary studies, supporting a broad understanding of Earth's geodynamic and paleoclimatic history.

Best Publications

  • Triassic eclogites from central Qiangtang, northern Tibet, China: Petrology, geochronology and metamorphic P–T path

    Qing-Guo Zhai;Qing-Guo Zhai;Ru-Yuan Zhang;Ru-Yuan Zhang;Bor-Ming Jahn;Bor-Ming Jahn;Cai Li

  • Triassic Subduction of the Paleo-Tethys in northern Tibet, China: Evidence from the geochemical and isotopic characteristics of eclogites and blueschists of the Qiangtang Block

    Qing-Guo Zhai;Bor-Ming Jahn;Bor-Ming Jahn;Ru-Yuan Zhang;Ru-Yuan Zhang;Jun Wang

  • The Carboniferous ophiolite in the middle of the Qiangtang terrane, Northern Tibet: SHRIMP U–Pb dating, geochemical and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic characteristics

    Qing Guo Zhai;Bor Ming Jahn;Jun Wang;Li Su

  • Oldest Paleo-Tethyan ophiolitic mélange in the Tibetan Plateau

    Qing-guo Zhai;Bor-ming Jahn;Jun Wang;Pei-yuan Hu

  • Discovery of eclogite and its geological significance in Qiangtang area, central Tibet

    Cai Li;Qingguo Zhai;Yongsheng Dong;Xiaopeng Huang

  • Triassic arc magmatism in the Qiangtang area, northern Tibet: Zircon U–Pb ages, geochemical and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic characteristics, and tectonic implications

    Qing guo Zhai;Qing guo Zhai;Bor ming Jahn;Li Su;Jun Wang

  • SHRIMP zircon U-Pb geochronology, geochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic compositions of a mafic dyke swarm in the Qiangtang terrane, northern Tibet and geodynamic implications

    Qing guo Zhai;Qing guo Zhai;Bor ming Jahn;Li Su;Richard E. Ernst

  • Early Ordovician granites from the South Qiangtang terrane, northern Tibet: Implications for the early Paleozoic tectonic evolution along the Gondwanan proto-Tethyan margin

    Pei-yuan Hu;Qing-guo Zhai;Bor-ming Jahn;Jun Wang

  • Late Early Cretaceous magmatic rocks (118–113 Ma) in the middle segment of the Bangong–Nujiang suture zone, Tibetan Plateau: Evidence of lithospheric delamination

    Pei-yuan Hu;Qing-guo Zhai;Bor-ming Jahn;Jun Wang

  • SHRIMP U-Pb dating and Hf isotopic analyses of Middle Ordovician meta-cumulate gabbro in central Qiangtang, northern Tibetan Plateau

    QingGuo Zhai;Jun Wang;Cai Li;Li Su

  • Tectonic significance of the Dongqiao ophiolite in the north-central Tibetan plateau: Evidence from zircon dating, petrological, geochemical and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic characterization

    Tong Liu;Qing-guo Zhai;Jun Wang;Pei-sheng Bao

  • High-pressure eclogite-blueschist metamorphic belt and closure of paleo-Tethys Ocean in Central Qiangtang, Qinghai-Tibet plateau

    Cai Li;Qingguo Zhai;Yongsheng Dong;Shen Liu

  • Zircon U-Pb geochronological constraints on rapid exhumation of the mantle peridotite of the Xigaze ophiolite, southern Tibet

    Tong Liu;Fu-Yuan Wu;Fu-Yuan Wu;Liang-Liang Zhang;Qing-Guo Zhai

  • Early Neoproterozoic multiple arc–back-arc system formation during subduction–accretion processes between the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks: New constraints from the supra-subduction zone NE Jiangxi ophiolite (South China)

    Xin-Shui Wang;Jun Gao;Reiner Klemd;Tuo Jiang

  • Precambrian origin of the North Lhasa terrane, Tibetan Plateau: Constraint from early Cryogenian back-arc magmatism

    Pei-yuan Hu;Qing-guo Zhai;Jun Wang;Yue Tang

  • First mid-ocean ridge-type ophiolite from the Meso-Tethys suture zone in the north-central Tibetan plateau

    Yue Tang;Qing-Guo Zhai;Qing-Guo Zhai;Sun-Lin Chung;Sun-Lin Chung;Pei-Yuan Hu

  • Geological features of Permian ophiolite in the Jiaomuri area, Qiangtang, Tibet, and its tectonic significance

    Yichun Zhang;Qingguo Zhai;Cai Li;Liren Cheng

  • The Shimian ophiolite in the western Yangtze Block, SW China: Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb ages, geochemical and Hf-O isotopic characteristics, and tectonic implications

    Pei-yuan Hu;Qing-guo Zhai;Jun Wang;Yue Tang

  • The fragment of Paleo-Tethys ophiolite from central Qiangtang, Tibet: Geochemical evidence of metabasites in Guoganjianian

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  • Jurassic tectonic evolution of Tibetan Plateau: A review of Bangong-Nujiang Meso-Tethys Ocean

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  • Middle Neoproterozoic (ca. 760 Ma) arc and back-arc system in the North Lhasa terrane, Tibet, inferred from coeval N-MORB- and arc-type gabbros

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  • Ediacaran magmatism in the North Lhasa terrane, Tibet and its tectonic implications

    Pei-yuan Hu;Qing-guo Zhai;Jun Wang;Yue Tang

  • Early Neoproterozoic (ca. 900 Ma) rift sedimentation and mafic magmatism in the North Lhasa Terrane, Tibet: Paleogeographic and tectonic implications

    Pei-yuan Hu;Pei-yuan Hu;Qing-guo Zhai;Guo-chun Zhao;Guo-chun Zhao;Jun Wang

  • SHRIMP U-Pb dating and Hf isotopic analyses of zircons from the mafic dyke swarms in central Qiangtang area, Northern Tibet

    QingGuo Zhai;Cai Li;Jun Wang;ZhanSheng Ji

Frequent Co-Authors

Bor-ming Jahn
Bor-ming Jahn National Taiwan University
Reiner Klemd
Reiner Klemd University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Li Su
Li Su China University of Geosciences
Chuan-Zhou Liu
Chuan-Zhou Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kuo-Lung Wang
Kuo-Lung Wang Academia Sinica
Sun-Lin Chung
Sun-Lin Chung National Taiwan University
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Gao
Jun Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shu-zhong Shen
Shu-zhong Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shuguang Song
Shuguang Song Peking University

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