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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 39 6126 5672 382 376 314 5919

Rui Gao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rui Gao between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rui Gao published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2023. 56 of the 367 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2023. 1970: 2 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 45 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 24 publications
1970 2025

367 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rui Gao: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 2
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 2
1999 3
2000 2
2001 5
2002 1
2003 1
2004 4
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 2
2009 9
2010 8
2011 15
2012 7
2013 20
2014 15
2015 14
2016 17
2017 14
2018 14
2019 27
2020 25
2021 19
2022 32
2023 45
2024 32
2025 24
Total 367
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Rui Gao publications per year - data summary

  • Rui Gao, a Earth Science scholar from Sun Yat-sen University, has 367 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1970 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 45 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988, 1990, 1993, 2002 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 24 of the 56 years in the span carry no publications at all (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.5 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 152 publications, 41% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1970-1988: 3 publications (0.2 per year); 1989-2007: 25 publications (1.3 per year); 2008-2025: 339 publications (18.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Rui Gao 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 Rui Gao 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, 308–317 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: 314 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107 314
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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Rui Gao 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.
  • Rui Gao, a Earth Science scholar from Sun Yat-sen University, records 314 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Rui Gao, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Rui Gao 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).

Rui Gao 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 Rui Gao 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 39
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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Rui Gao 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.
  • Rui Gao, a Earth Science scholar from Sun Yat-sen University, records 39 D-Index - the 35th percentile of the discipline.
  • 35% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Rui Gao, and about 65% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Rui Gao ranks below 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).

Best Publications

  • An overview of the crustal structure of the Tibetan plateau after 35 years of deep seismic soundings

    Zhongjie Zhang;Yangfan Deng;Jiwen Teng;Chunyong Wang

  • Crustal-scale duplexing beneath the Yarlung Zangbo suture in the western Himalaya

    Rui Gao;Zhanwu Lu;Simon L. Klemperer;Haiyan Wang

  • Seismic evidence for the North China plate underthrusting beneath northeastern Tibet and its implications for plateau growth

    Zhuo Ye;Rui Gao;Qiusheng Li;Hongshuang Zhang

  • A mid-crustal strain-transfer model for continental deformation: A new perspective from high-resolution deep seismic-reflection profiling across NE Tibet

    Chengshan Wang;Rui Gao;An Yin;An Yin;Haiyan Wang

  • Imaging the crustal structure beneath the eastern Tibetan Plateau and implications for the uplift of the Longmen Shan range

    Xiaoyu Guo;Rui Gao;G. Randy Keller;Xiao Xu

  • Crustal structures revealed from a deep seismic reflection profile across the Solonker suture zone of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, northern China: An integrated interpretation

    Shihong Zhang;Rui Gao;Haiyan Li;Hesheng Hou

  • What drove continued continent-continent convergence after ocean closure? Insights from high-resolution seismic-reflection profiling across the Daba Shan in central China

    Shuwen Dong;Rui Gao;An Yin;Tonglou Guo

  • A possible buried Paleoproterozoic collisional orogen beneath central South China: Evidence from seismic-reflection profiling

    S.W. Dong;Y.Q. Zhang;R. Gao;J.B. Su

  • Variety and complexity of the Late-Permian Emeishan basalts: Reappraisal of plume-lithosphere interaction processes

    Qi He;Long Xiao;Brian Balta;Rui Gao

  • Carboniferous-Permian extensive magmatism in the West Junggar, Xinjiang, northwestern China: its geochemistry, geochronology, and petrogenesis

    Rui Gao;Rui Gao;Long Xiao;Franco Pirajno;Franco Pirajno;Guo-can Wang

  • Investigation of the Moho discontinuity beneath the Chinese mainland using deep seismic sounding profiles

    Jiwen Teng;Zhongjie Zhang;Xiankang Zhang;Chunyong Wang

  • Seismic image of the Tarim basin and its collision with Tibet

    Honn Kao;Rui Gao;Ruey Juin Rau;Danian Shi

  • Crustal structure of the southern Dabie ultrahigh‐pressure orogen and Yangtze foreland from deep seismic reflection profiling

    Shuwen Dong;Rui Gao;Bolin Cong;Zhongyan Zhao

  • New images of the crustal structure beneath eastern Tibet from a high-density seismic array

    Zhen Liu;Xiaobo Tian;Xiaobo Tian;Rui Gao;Gaochun Wang

  • Mantle influx compensates crustal thinning beneath the Cathaysia Block, South China: Evidence from SINOPROBE reflection profiling

    Shuwen Dong;Jianhua Li;Peter A. Cawood;Rui Gao

  • Lithospheric architecture and deformation of NE Tibet: New insights on the interplay of regional tectonic processes

    Xiaoyu Guo;Rui Gao;Sanzhong Li;Xiao Xu

  • Crustal thickness and Poisson's ratios of South China revealed from joint inversion of receiver function and gravity data

    Lianghui Guo;Rui Gao;Lei Shi;Zhangrong Huang

  • Progress in deep lithospheric exploration of the continental China: A review of the SinoProbe

    Shu-Wen Dong;Ting-Dong Li;Qing-Tian Lü;Rui Gao

  • SINOPROBE deep reflection profile reveals a Neo-Proterozoic subduction zone beneath Sichuan Basin

    Rui Gao;Chen Chen;Haiyan Wang;Zhanwu Lu

  • Paleomagnetic analysis of eastern Tibet: implications for the collisional and amalgamation history of the Three Rivers Region, SW China

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Frequent Co-Authors

Simon L. Klemperer
Simon L. Klemperer Stanford University
Qiusheng Li
Qiusheng Li City University of Hong Kong
Yueqiao Zhang
Yueqiao Zhang Nanjing University
Lawrence D. Brown
Lawrence D. Brown Cornell University
Peter A. Cawood
Peter A. Cawood Monash University
Mian Liu
Mian Liu University of Missouri
Sanzhong Li
Sanzhong Li Ocean University of China
Shuwen Dong
Shuwen Dong Nanjing University
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Jian-Bo Zhou
Jian-Bo Zhou Jilin University

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