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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 52 4508 4315 473 469 173 9383

Qinghai Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qinghai Xu between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qinghai Xu published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2022. 14 of the 199 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2022. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 7 publications
1996 2025

199 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qinghai Xu: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 2
2006 2
2007 4
2008 3
2009 4
2010 9
2011 5
2012 8
2013 5
2014 8
2015 5
2016 10
2017 19
2018 14
2019 13
2020 20
2021 12
2022 26
2023 10
2024 7
2025 7
Total 199
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Qinghai Xu 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 Qinghai Xu 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, 171–180 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: 173 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
171–180 444 173
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
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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Qinghai Xu 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 Qinghai Xu 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 52
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
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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Overview

Qinghai Xu is affiliated with Hebei Normal University in China and focuses research on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Paleontology, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes. Their work spans multiple subfields related to both natural environmental changes and human impacts over millennia.

The scientist's primary research topics include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Plant Ecology and Soil Science
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

They have contributed extensively to scholarly literature with publications in prominent venues such as Quaternary International, CATENA, Quaternary Science Reviews, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Some recent papers authored by Qinghai Xu include:

  • Asian dust-storm activity dominated by Chinese dynasty changes since 2000 BP, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Towards quantification of Holocene anthropogenic land-cover change in temperate China: A review in the light of pollen-based REVEALS reconstructions of regional plant cover, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Human activities have reduced plant diversity in eastern China over the last two millennia, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Holocene dust storm variations over northern China: transition from a natural forcing to an anthropogenic forcing, 2021, Science Bulletin
  • Inter-relationship and environmental significance of stalagmite δ13C and δ18O records from Zhenzhu Cave, north China, over the last 130 ka, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Throughout their career, Qinghai Xu has frequently collaborated with several researchers including:

  • Shengrui Zhang
  • Yuecong Li
  • Xianyong Cao
  • Manyue Li
  • Zhuo Zheng

The research carried out by Qinghai Xu often investigates long-term environmental processes such as dust storm activities, land-cover changes due to anthropogenic influences, and plant diversity shifts over extensive time periods. Analyzing isotopic records and paleoenvironmental data, their work integrates climate responses with geological and ecological systems.

Best Publications

  • Holocene vegetation variation in the Daihai Lake region of north-central China: a direct indication of the Asian monsoon climatic history

    Jule Xiao;Qinghai Xu;Toshio Nakamura;Xiaolan Yang

  • Past and future global transformation of terrestrial ecosystems under climate change

    Connor Nolan;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Judy R.M. Allen;Patricia M. Anderson

  • Palaeovegetation of China: a pollen data‐based synthesis for the mid‐Holocene and last glacial maximum

    G. Yu;G. Yu;G. Yu;X. Chen;X. Chen;J. Ni;J. Ni;R. Cheddadi

  • Holocene precipitation and temperature variations in the East Asian monsoonal margin from pollen data from Hulun Lake in northeastern Inner Mongolia, China

    Ruilin Wen;Jule Xiao;Zhigang Chang;Dayou Zhai

  • Pollen-Based Quantitative Reconstruction of Holocene Climate Changes in the Daihai Lake Area, Inner Mongolia, China

    Qinghai Xu;Jule Xiao;Yuecong Li;Fang Tian

  • Palynological evidence for the latest Oligocene−early Miocene paleoelevation estimate in the Lunpola Basin, central Tibet

    Jimin Sun;Qinghai Xu;Weiming Liu;Zhenqing Zhang

  • East Asian pollen database: modern pollen distribution and its quantitative relationship with vegetation and climate

    Zhuo Zheng;Jinhui Wei;Kangyou Huang;Qinghai Xu

  • Holocene climate changes in the mid-high-latitude-monsoon margin reflected by the pollen record from Hulun Lake, northeastern Inner Mongolia.

    Ruilin Wen;Jule Xiao;Zhigang Chang;Dayou Zhai

  • Groundwater sapping as the cause of irreversible desertification of Hunshandake Sandy Lands, Inner Mongolia, northern China.

    Xiaoping Yang;Louis A. Scuderi;Xulong Wang;Louis J. Scuderi

  • Position and orientation of the westerly jet determined Holocene rainfall patterns in China.

    Ulrike Herzschuh;Ulrike Herzschuh;Xianyong Cao;Xianyong Cao;Thomas Laepple;Anne Dallmeyer

  • Asian dust-storm activity dominated by Chinese dynasty changes since 2000 BP.

    Fahu Chen;Fahu Chen;Shengqian Chen;Xu Zhang;Xu Zhang;Xu Zhang;Jianhui Chen

  • Studies of modern pollen assemblages for pollen dispersal- deposition- preservation process understanding and for pollen-based reconstructions of past vegetation, climate, and human impact: A review based on case studies in China

    Qinghai Xu;Shengrui Zhang;Marie-jose Gaillard;Manyue Li

  • Aerosol-weakened summer monsoons decrease lake fertilization on the Chinese Loess Plateau

    Jianbao Liu;Jianbao Liu;Kathleen M. Rühland;Jianhui Chen;Yangyang Xu

  • Quaternary geomorphological evolution of the Kunlun Pass area and uplift of the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau

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  • Human activities have reduced plant diversity in eastern China over the last two millennia

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  • Comparison of climatic threshold of geographical distribution between dominant plants and surface pollen in China

    Zhuo Zheng;KangYou Huang;KangYou Huang;QingHai Xu;HouYuan Lu

  • Towards quantification of Holocene anthropogenic land-cover change in temperate China: A review in the light of pollen-based REVEALS reconstructions of regional plant cover

    Furong Li;Marie José Gaillard;Xianyong Cao;Ulrike Herzschuh

  • Differences of modern pollen assemblages from lake sediments and surface soils in arid and semi-arid China and their significance for pollen-based quantitative climate reconstruction

    Yan Zhao;Qinghai Xu;Xiaozhong Huang;Xiaoli Guo

  • On the timing of the East Asian summer monsoon maximum during the Holocene—Does the speleothem oxygen isotope record reflect monsoon rainfall variability?

    JianHui Chen;ZhiGuo Rao;JianBao Liu;Wei Huang

  • Vegetation succession and East Asian Summer Monsoon Changes since the last deglaciation inferred from high-resolution pollen record in Gonghai Lake, Shanxi Province, China:

    Qinghai Xu;Fahu Chen;Shengrui Zhang;Xianyong Cao

  • Quantitative relationship between pollen and vegetation in northern China

    Unknown

  • Humid medieval warm period recorded by magnetic characteristics of sediments from Gonghai Lake, Shanxi, North China

    JianBao Liu;FaHu Chen;JianHui Chen;DunSheng Xia

  • East Asian summer monsoon precipitation variability since the last deglaciation

    Fahu Chen;Qinghai Xu;Jianhui Chen;H. John B. Birks

Frequent Co-Authors

Xianyong Cao
Xianyong Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fahu Chen
Fahu Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ulrike Herzschuh
Ulrike Herzschuh University of Potsdam
Jianhui Chen
Jianhui Chen Lanzhou University
Jian Ni
Jian Ni Zhejiang Normal University
Marie-José Gaillard
Marie-José Gaillard Linnaeus University
Jule Xiao
Jule Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Houyuan Lu
Houyuan Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shinya Sugita
Shinya Sugita Tallinn University
Pavel E. Tarasov
Pavel E. Tarasov Freie Universität Berlin

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