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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 70 960 845 58 56 245 20787

Qiu-Li Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qiu-Li Li between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qiu-Li Li published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 17.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2025. 76 of the 487 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2025. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 52 publications 2022: 43 publications 2023: 68 publications 2024: 59 publications 2025: 72 publications 2026: 4 publications
1999 2026

487 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qiu-Li Li: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 1
2004 0
2005 4
2006 1
2007 4
2008 3
2009 4
2010 10
2011 17
2012 18
2013 13
2014 7
2015 15
2016 15
2017 7
2018 17
2019 15
2020 33
2021 52
2022 43
2023 68
2024 59
2025 72
2026 4
Total 487
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Qiu-Li Li publications per year - data summary

  • Qiu-Li Li, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 487 publications recorded across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 72 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 28 years in the span carries no publications at all (2004).
  • The rate of publication averages 17.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.0 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 246 publications, 51% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2008: 18 publications (1.8 per year); 2009-2018: 123 publications (12.3 per year); 2019-2026: 346 publications (43.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Qiu-Li Li 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 Qiu-Li Li 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, 238–247 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: 245 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
238–247 243 245
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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Qiu-Li Li 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.
  • Qiu-Li Li, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 245 publications - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Qiu-Li Li, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Qiu-Li Li 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).

Qiu-Li Li 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 Qiu-Li Li 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, 70 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: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 70
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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Qiu-Li Li 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.
  • Qiu-Li Li, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 70 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Qiu-Li Li, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Qiu-Li Li 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

Qiu-Li Li is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, with a primary focus in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Their research addresses key topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Qiu-Li Li has contributed to a significant number of publications in frequently appearing venues, including Lithos, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Precambrian Research, and Acta Petrologica Sinica.

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Two-billion-year-old volcanism on the Moon from Chang'e-5 basalts" (2021, Nature)
  • "The status and development strategy of coalbed methane industry in China" (2023, Petroleum Exploration and Development)
  • "Tanz zircon megacrysts: a new zircon reference material for the microbeam determination of U-Pb ages and Zr-O isotopes" (2021, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry)
  • "A Neoproterozoic low-δ18O magmatic ring around South China: Implications for configuration and breakup of Rodinia supercontinent" (2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • "Lunar farside volcanism 2.8 billion years ago from Chang'e-6 basalts" (2024, Nature)

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Xian-Hua Li
  • Yu Liu
  • Guoqiang Tang
  • Fu-Yuan Wu
  • Xiao-Xiao Ling

The research produced by Qiu-Li Li extensively covers fundamental and applied aspects of Earth sciences, planetary science, and geochemical methodologies. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates advanced analytical techniques in geochemistry and petrology to explore geological processes on Earth and on lunar bodies.

Best Publications

  • Age constraint on Burmese amber based on U–Pb dating of zircons

    Guanghai Shi;David A. Grimaldi;George E. Harlow;Jing Wang

  • Precise determination of Phanerozoic zircon Pb/Pb age by multicollector SIMS without external standardization

    Xian-Hua Li;Yu Liu;Qiu-Li Li;Chun-Hua Guo

  • Penglai Zircon Megacrysts: A Potential New Working Reference Material for Microbeam Determination of Hf–O Isotopes and U–Pb Age

    Xian-Hua Li;Weng-Guo Long;Qiu-Li Li;Yu Liu

  • Chelyabinsk airburst, damage assessment, meteorite recovery, and characterization

    Olga P. Popova;Peter Jenniskens;Peter Jenniskens;Vacheslav Emel'yanenko;Anna Kartashova

  • Qinghu zircon: A working reference for microbeam analysis of U-Pb age and Hf and O isotopes

    XianHua Li;GuoQiang Tang;Bing Gong;YueHeng Yang

  • Sm–Nd and Rb–Sr isotopic chronology and cooling history of ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks and their country rocks at Shuanghe in the Dabie Mountains, Central China

    Shuguang Li;Emil Jagoutz;Yizhi Chen;Qiuli Li

  • Precise U–Pb and Pb–Pb dating of Phanerozoic baddeleyite by SIMS with oxygen flooding technique

    Qiu-Li Li;Xian-Hua Li;Yu Liu;Guo-Qiang Tang

  • Petrogenesis and tectonic significance of the ~850 Ma Gangbian alkaline complex in South China: Evidence from in situ zircon U-Pb dating, Hf-O isotopes and whole-rock geochemistry

    Xian-Hua Li;Wu-Xian Li;Qiu-Li Li;Xuan-Ce Wang

  • Role of mantle-derived magma in genesis of early Yanshanian granites in the Nanling Range, South China: in situ zircon Hf-O isotopic constraints

    XianHua Li;WuXian Li;XuanCe Wang;QiuLi Li

  • Rapid and precise determination of Sr and Nd isotopic ratios in geological samples from the same filament loading by thermal ionization mass spectrometry employing a single-step separation scheme

    Chao-Feng Li;Xian-Hua Li;Qiu-Li Li;Jing-Hui Guo

  • Two-billion-year-old volcanism on the Moon from Chang'e-5 basalts.

    Qiu-Li Li;Qin Zhou;Yu Liu;Zhiyong Xiao

  • Zircon age and Nd–Hf isotopic composition of the Yunnan Tethyan belt, southwestern China

    Fukun Chen;Xiang-Hui Li;Xiu-Li Wang;Qiu-Li Li

  • SIMS U–Pb zircon geochronology of porphyry Cu–Au–(Mo) deposits in the Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt, eastern China: Magmatic response to early Cretaceous lithospheric extension

    Xian-Hua Li;Wu-Xian Li;Xuan-Ce Wang;Xuan-Ce Wang;Qiu-Li Li

  • The Early Permian active continental margin and crustal growth of the Cathaysia Block: In situ U-Pb, Lu-Hf and O isotope analyses of detrital zircons

    Xian-Hua Li;Zheng-Xiang Li;Bin He;Wu-Xian Li

  • Sm/Nd, Rb/Sr, and40Ar/39Ar Isotopic Systematics of the Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphic Rocks in the Dabie-Sulu Belt, Central China: A Retrospective View

    Shuguang Li;Emil Jagoutz;Ching-Hua Lo;Yizhi Chen

  • Neoproterozoic ( 900Ma) Sariwon sills in North Korea: Geochronology, geochemistry and implications for the evolution of the south-eastern margin of the North China Craton

    Peng Peng;Ming-Guo Zhai;Qiuli Li;Fuyuan Wu

  • SIMS U–Pb rutile age of low-temperature eclogites from southwestern Chinese Tianshan, NW China

    Qiu-li Li;Wei Lin;Wen Su;Xian-hua Li

  • Eocene Neo-Tethyan slab breakoff constrained by 45 Ma oceanic island basalt–type magmatism in southern Tibet

    Wei-Qiang Ji;Wei-Qiang Ji;Fu-Yuan Wu;Fu-Yuan Wu;Sun-Lin Chung;Sun-Lin Chung;Xuan-Ce Wang

  • Continental flood basalts derived from the hydrous mantle transition zone

    Xuan-Ce Wang;Simon A. Wilde;Qiu-Li Li;Ya-Nan Yang

  • Syn-exhumation magmatism during continental collision: Evidence from alkaline intrusives of Triassic age in the Sulu orogen

    Zi-Fu Zhao;Yong-Fei Zheng;Juan Zhang;Juan Zhang;Li-Qun Dai

  • Allanite U–Th–Pb geochronology by ion microprobe

    Xin Liao;Qiuli Li;Martin Whitehouse;Yue-Heng Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xian-Hua Li
Xian-Hua Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yu Liu
Yu Liu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yue-Heng Yang
Yue-Heng Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qing-Zhu Yin
Qing-Zhu Yin University of California, Davis
Xuan-Ce Wang
Xuan-Ce Wang Yunnan University
Shuguang Li
Shuguang Li China University of Geosciences
Hadi Shafaii Moghadam
Hadi Shafaii Moghadam Karadeniz Technical University
Mingguo Zhai
Mingguo Zhai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong-Fei Zheng
Yong-Fei Zheng University of Science and Technology of China

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