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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 59 2043 1848 889 785 276 11967

Qinhong Hu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qinhong Hu between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qinhong Hu published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2023. 69 of the 387 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2023. 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 37 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 35 publications
1994 2025

387 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qinhong Hu: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 2
1995 4
1996 1
1997 2
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 7
2002 3
2003 6
2004 6
2005 6
2006 5
2007 6
2008 9
2009 4
2010 5
2011 9
2012 22
2013 9
2014 7
2015 3
2016 15
2017 15
2018 15
2019 24
2020 32
2021 28
2022 35
2023 37
2024 34
2025 35
Total 387
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Qinhong Hu publications per year - data summary

  • Qinhong Hu, a Earth Science scholar from The University of Texas at Arlington, has 387 publications recorded across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 37 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996 and 1999, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 32 years in the span carry no publications at all (1998 and 2000).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.9 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 169 publications, 44% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 32 publications (2.9 per year); 2005-2015: 85 publications (7.7 per year); 2016-2025: 270 publications (27.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Qinhong Hu 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 Qinhong Hu 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, 268–277 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: 276 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
268–277 147 276
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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Qinhong Hu 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.
  • Qinhong Hu, a Earth Science scholar from The University of Texas at Arlington, records 276 publications - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Qinhong Hu, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Qinhong Hu 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).

Qinhong Hu 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 Qinhong Hu 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 59
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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Qinhong Hu 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.
  • Qinhong Hu, a Earth Science scholar from The University of Texas at Arlington, records 59 D-Index - the 79th percentile of the discipline.
  • 79% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Qinhong Hu, and about 21% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Qinhong Hu 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).

Overview

Qinhong Hu is affiliated with The University of Texas at Arlington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of engineering, with a focus on mechanics of materials, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, geology, and nuclear and high energy physics.

The scientist's work heavily centers on topics related to hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, coal properties and utilization, NMR spectroscopy and its applications, petroleum processing and analysis, enhanced oil recovery techniques, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Their recent publications include:

  • Pore characterization of shales: A review of small angle scattering technique, 2020, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
  • Pore structure heterogeneity of Wufeng-Longmaxi shale, Sichuan Basin, China: Evidence from gas physisorption and multifractal geometries, 2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Water adsorption characteristics of organic-rich Wufeng and Longmaxi Shales, Sichuan Basin (China), 2020, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Experimental investigation of water vapor adsorption isotherm on gas-producing Longmaxi shale: Mathematical modeling and implication for water distribution in shale reservoirs, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Quartz types, silica sources and their implications for porosity evolution and rock mechanics in the Paleozoic Longmaxi Formation shale, Sichuan Basin, 2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Qiming Wang (23 publications)
  • Mengdi Sun (22 publications)
  • Shengyu Yang (20 publications)
  • Tao Zhang (13 publications)
  • Jianping Yan (11 publications)

Qinhong Hu's research is often published in venues such as Marine and Petroleum Geology, Energy & Fuels, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, and Petroleum Science.

Best Publications

  • Nano-scale pore structure and fractal dimension of organic-rich Wufeng-Longmaxi shale from Jiaoshiba area, Sichuan Basin: Investigations using FE-SEM, gas adsorption and helium pycnometry

    Rui Yang;Sheng He;Jizheng Yi;Qinhong Hu

  • Sources of anthropogenic radionuclides in the environment: a review

    Qin Hong Hu;Jian Qing Weng;Jin Sheng Wang

  • Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals in lettuce grown in the soils contaminated with long-term wastewater irrigation.

    Sardar A. Khan;Lin Aijun;Shuzhen Zhang;Qinhong H Hu

  • An evaluation of water quality in private drinking water wells near natural gas extraction sites in the Barnett Shale Formation

    Brian E. Fontenot;Laura R. Hunt;Zacariah L. Hildenbrand;Doug D. Carlton

  • Low pore connectivity in natural rock

    Qinhong Hu;Robert P. Ewing;Stefan Dultz

  • Estimating permeability using median pore-throat radius obtained from mercury intrusion porosimetry

    Zhiye Gao;Qinhong Hu

  • Soil to plant transfer of 238U, 226Ra and 232Th on a uranium mining-impacted soil from southeastern China.

    S.B. Chen;Y.G. Zhu;Q.H. Hu

  • Enhanced Transport of Low-Polarity Organic Compounds through Soil by Cyclodextrin.

    Mark L. Brusseau;Xiaojiang Wang;Qinhong Hu

  • Nanoscale pore characteristics of the Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation Shale: A case study from Well Yuke #1 in the Southeast of Chongqing, China

    Mengdi Sun;Mengdi Sun;Bingsong Yu;Qinhong Hu;Song Chen

  • Competitive adsorption of methane and ethane in montmorillonite nanopores of shale at supercritical conditions: A grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation study

    Sen Wang;Qihong Feng;Farzam Javadpour;Qinhong Hu

  • Low nanopore connectivity limits gas production in Barnett Formation

    Qinhong Hu;Qinhong Hu;Robert P. Ewing;Harold D. Rowe

  • Characterization of micro-nano pore networks in shale oil reservoirs of Paleogene Shahejie Formation in Dongying Sag of Bohai Bay Basin, East China

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  • Sorption and transport of iodine species in sediments from the Savannah River and Hanford Sites.

    Qinhong Hu;Pihong Zhao;Jean E. Moran;John C. Seaman

  • Pore characteristics of Longmaxi shale gas reservoir in the Northwest of Guizhou, China: Investigations using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), helium pycnometry, and gas sorption isotherm

    Mengdi Sun;Mengdi Sun;Mengdi Sun;Bingsong Yu;Qinhong Hu;Yifan Zhang

  • Mineral types and organic matters of the Ordovician-Silurian Wufeng and Longmaxi Shale in the Sichuan Basin, China: Implications for pore systems, diagenetic pathways, and reservoir quality in fine-grained sedimentary rocks

    Jianhua Zhao;Jianhua Zhao;Zhijun Jin;Zhenkui Jin;Qinhong Hu

  • Using X-ray computed tomography in pore structure characterization for a Berea sandstone: Resolution effect

    Sheng Peng;Qinhong Hu;Stefan Dultz;Ming Zhang

  • Using flow interruption to identify factors causing nonideal contaminant transport

    Mark L. Brusseau;Qinhong Hu;Rajesh Srivastava

  • Supercritical Methane Diffusion in Shale Nanopores: Effects of Pressure, Mineral Types, and Moisture Content

    Sen Wang;Qihong Feng;Ming Zha;Farzam Javadpour

  • Experimental investigations on the geometry and connectivity of pore space in organic-rich Wufeng and Longmaxi shales

    Rui Yang;Rui Yang;Fang Hao;Sheng He;Chencheng He

  • Adsorption and desorption of iodine by various Chinese soils: II. Iodide and iodate

    J.L. Dai;J.L. Dai;J.L. Dai;M. Zhang;Q.H. Hu;Y.Z. Huang

  • Wettability of Mississippian Barnett Shale samples at different depths: Investigations from directional spontaneous imbibition

    Zhiye Gao;Qinhong Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark L. Brusseau
Mark L. Brusseau University of Arizona
Yanxin Wang
Yanxin Wang China University of Geosciences
Zhejun Pan
Zhejun Pan Northeast Petroleum University
Yong-Guan Zhu
Yong-Guan Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Keyu Liu
Keyu Liu China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Hongbin Zhan
Hongbin Zhan Texas A&M University
Zhijun Jin
Zhijun Jin Sinopec (China)
Yanguo Teng
Yanguo Teng Beijing Normal University
Timothy J. Kneafsey
Timothy J. Kneafsey Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chongxuan Liu
Chongxuan Liu Southern University of Science and Technology

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