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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7562 7000 2581 2282 98 5095

Quanlin Zhou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Quanlin Zhou between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Quanlin Zhou published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2014. 15 of the 124 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2014. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 10 publications
2000 2025

124 publications in total across all disciplines

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Quanlin Zhou: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 4
2005 3
2006 5
2007 1
2008 6
2009 8
2010 4
2011 8
2012 5
2013 7
2014 12
2015 6
2016 5
2017 7
2018 0
2019 8
2020 2
2021 4
2022 2
2023 3
2024 5
2025 10
Total 124
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Quanlin Zhou 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 Quanlin Zhou 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, 98–107 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: 98 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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 98
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
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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Quanlin Zhou 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 Quanlin Zhou 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
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
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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Overview

Quanlin Zhou is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on engineering and environmental science. Within these broad areas, Zhou has contributed to subfields such as ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, geophysics, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, drilling and well engineering, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, rock mechanics and modeling, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Quanlin Zhou has published in several notable academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Zhou demonstrate their engagement with key issues in geoscience and engineering disciplines. These publications include:

  • "Constraining maximum event magnitude during injection-triggered seismicity," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Advanced monitoring and simulation for underground gas storage risk management," 2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • "Time-lapse gravity monitoring of CO2 migration based on numerical modeling of a faulted storage complex," 2020, International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • "Scaling Behavior of Thermally Driven Fractures in Deep Low-Permeability Formations: A Plane Strain Model With 1-D Heat Conduction," 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "CO2 rock physics modeling for reliable monitoring of geologic carbon storage," 2024, Communications Earth & Environment

Collaboration has been a part of Zhou's research activity, with frequent coauthors including Bin Chen, Erika Gasperikova, Timothy J. Kneafsey, Verónica Rodríguez Tribaldos, and Neala Creasy. Bin Chen has coauthored six papers with Zhou, followed by Erika Gasperikova with three, and others with two papers each.

Best Publications

  • Large-scale impact of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers: A sensitivity study on pressure response in stratified systems

    Jens T. Birkholzer;Quanlin Zhou;Chin-Fu Tsang

  • A method for quick assessment of CO2 storage capacity in closed and semi-closed saline formations

    Quanlin Zhou;Jens T. Birkholzer;Chin-Fu Tsang;Jonny Rutqvist

  • Basin-scale hydrogeologic impacts of CO2 storage: Capacity and regulatory implications

    Jens T. Birkholzer;Quanlin Zhou

  • Modeling basin- and plume-scale processes of CO2 storage for full-scale deployment

    Quanlin Zhou;Jens T. Birkholzer;Edward Mehnert;Yu Feng Lin

  • Making sense of global sensitivity analyses

    Haruko M. Wainwright;Stefan Finsterle;Yoojin Jung;Quanlin Zhou

  • CO2 migration and pressure evolution in deep saline aquifers

    Jens T. Birkholzer;Curtis M. Oldenburg;Quanlin Zhou

  • Experimental study on effects of geologic heterogeneity in enhancing dissolution trapping of supercritical CO2

    Elif Agartan;Luca Trevisan;Abdullah Cihan;Jens Birkholzer

  • Impact-driven pressure management via targeted brine extraction Conceptual studies of CO2 storage in saline formations

    Jens T. Birkholzer;Abdullah Cihan;Quanlin Zhou

  • Field-Scale Effective Matrix Diffusion Coefficient for Fractured Rock: Results From Literature Survey

    Quanlin Zhou;Hui Hai Liu;Fred J. Molz;Yingqi Zhang

  • Analytical solutions for pressure perturbation and fluid leakage through aquitards and wells in multilayered aquifer systems

    Abdullah Cihan;Quanlin Zhou;Jens T. Birkholzer

  • Brine flow up a well caused by pressure perturbation from geologic carbon sequestration: Static and dynamic evaluations

    Jens T. Birkholzer;Jean Philippe Nicot;Curtis M. Oldenburg;Quanlin Zhou

  • On scale and magnitude of pressure build-up induced by large-scale geologic storage of CO2

    Quanlin Zhou;Jens T. Birkholzer

  • Pressure Buildup and Brine Migration During CO2 Storage in Multilayered Aquifers

    Abdullah Cihan;Jens T. Birkholzer;Quanlin Zhou

  • Modeling the performance of large-scale CO2 storage systems: A comparison of different sensitivity analysis methods

    Haruko M. Wainwright;Stefan Finsterle;Quanlin Zhou;Jens T. Birkholzer

  • Saltwater Upconing and Decay Beneath a Well Pumping Above an Interface Zone

    Quanlin Zhou;Jacob Bear;Jacob Bensabat

  • Early detection of brine and CO2 leakage through abandoned wells using pressure and surface-deformation monitoring data: Concept and demonstration

    Yoojin Jung;Quanlin Zhou;Jens T. Birkholzer

  • Dynamic displacement and non-equilibrium dissolution of supercritical CO2 in low-permeability sandstone: An experimental study

    Chun Chang;Quanlin Zhou;Lu Xia;Xiaoyuan Li

  • Field evidence of biodegradation of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in groundwater with incidental and active recycled water recharge.

    Quanlin Zhou;Sally McCraven;Julio Garcia;Monica Gasca

  • Imaging and quantification of spreading and trapping of carbon dioxide in saline aquifers using meter-scale laboratory experiments

    Luca Trevisan;Luca Trevisan;Ronny Pini;Ronny Pini;Abdullah Cihan;Jens T. Birkholzer

  • Pore-scale supercritical CO2 dissolution and mass transfer under imbibition conditions

    Chun Chang;Chun Chang;Quanlin Zhou;Timothy J. Kneafsey;Mart Oostrom

  • A Semi-Analytical Solution for Large-Scale Injection-Induced Pressure Perturbation and Leakage in a Laterally Bounded Aquifer–Aquitard System

    Quanlin Zhou;Jens T. Birkholzer;Chin-Fu Tsang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Birkholzer
Jens Birkholzer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hui-Hai Liu
Hui-Hai Liu Saudi Aramco (United States)
Curtis M. Oldenburg
Curtis M. Oldenburg Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jonny Rutqvist
Jonny Rutqvist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tissa H. Illangasekare
Tissa H. Illangasekare Colorado School of Mines
Gudmundur S. Bodvarsson
Gudmundur S. Bodvarsson Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Stefan Finsterle
Stefan Finsterle Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Timothy J. Kneafsey
Timothy J. Kneafsey Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Fred J. Molz
Fred J. Molz Clemson University
Mart Oostrom
Mart Oostrom Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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