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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 65 1418 1259 89 84 271 13976

Ruizhong Hu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ruizhong Hu between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ruizhong Hu published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2021. 23 of the 316 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 25. Peak 25 publications in 2021. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 14 publications
1996 2025

316 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ruizhong Hu: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 2
1998 4
1999 1
2000 4
2001 4
2002 5
2003 6
2004 7
2005 12
2006 12
2007 10
2008 11
2009 14
2010 6
2011 9
2012 18
2013 15
2014 10
2015 16
2016 10
2017 15
2018 13
2019 19
2020 19
2021 25
2022 11
2023 13
2024 9
2025 14
Total 316
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Ruizhong Hu publications per year - data summary

  • Ruizhong Hu, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 316 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1999, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.5 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 72 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 47 publications (4.7 per year); 2006-2015: 121 publications (12.1 per year); 2016-2025: 148 publications (14.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ruizhong 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 Ruizhong 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: 271 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
268–277 147 271
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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Ruizhong 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.
  • Ruizhong Hu, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 271 publications - the 82nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 82% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Ruizhong Hu, and about 18% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Ruizhong 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).

Ruizhong 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 Ruizhong 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83 65
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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Ruizhong 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.
  • Ruizhong Hu, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 65 D-Index - the 85th percentile of the discipline.
  • 85% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Ruizhong Hu, and about 15% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Ruizhong 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

Ruizhong Hu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. The primary field of research is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific focus areas including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Mechanics of Materials, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The main research topics encompass geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geochemistry and elemental analysis, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and radioactive element chemistry and processing.

Frequent publication venues for Ruizhong Hu include: Ore Geology Reviews with 16 publications, Economic Geology with 11 publications, Mineralium Deposita with 8 publications, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta with 3 publications, and SSRN Electronic Journal with 3 publications.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ruizhong Hu are:

  • Mineral Resource Science in China: Review and perspective, 2021, Geography and sustainability
  • Granite-Related Tin Metallogenic Events and Key Controlling Factors in Peninsular Malaysia, Southeast Asia: New Insights from Cassiterite U-Pb Dating and Zircon Geochemistry, 2020, Economic Geology
  • U-Pb Dating on Hydrothermal Rutile and Monazite from the Badu Gold Deposit Supports an Early Cretaceous Age for Carlin-Type Gold Mineralization in the Youjiang Basin, Southwestern China, 2021, Economic Geology
  • Petrogenesis of multistage S-type granites from the Malay Peninsula in the Southeast Asian tin belt and their relationship to Tethyan evolution, 2020, Gondwana Research
  • New Insights into the Origin of the World-Class Jinding Sediment-Hosted Zn-Pb Deposit, Southwestern China: Evidence from LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Individual Fluid Inclusions, 2021, Economic Geology

Frequent collaborators include Xian-Wu Bi, Jing-Jing Zhu, Ming-Liang Huang, Li-Chuan Pan, and Jie-Hua Yang.

Best Publications

  • Multiple Mesozoic mineralization events in South China—an introduction to the thematic issue

    Rui-Zhong Hu;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • The giant South China Mesozoic low-temperature metallogenic domain: Reviews and a new geodynamic model

    Ruizhong Hu;Shanling Fu;Yong Huang;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • Mantle, crustal and atmospheric noble gases in ailaoshan gold deposits, Yunnan Province, China

    P.G. Burnard;R. Hu;G. Turner;X.W. Bi

  • Precise molybdenite Re–Os and mica Ar–Ar dating of the Mesozoic Yaogangxian tungsten deposit, central Nanling district, South China

    Jiantang Peng;Mei-Fu Zhou;Ruizhong Hu;Nengping Shen

  • A precise U–Pb age on cassiterite from the Xianghualing tin-polymetallic deposit (Hunan, South China)

    Shunda Yuan;Jiantang Peng;Ruizhong Hu;Huimin Li

  • Uranium Metallogenesis in South China and Its Relationship to Crustal Extension during the Cretaceous to Tertiary

    Rui-Zhong Hu;Xian-Wu Bi;Mei-Fu Zhou;Jian-Tang Peng

  • Sediment-Hosted Gold Deposits in Guizhou, China: Products of Wall-Rock Sulfidation by Deep Crustal Fluids

    Wenchao Su;Christoph A. Heinrich;Thomas Pettke;Xingchun Zhang

  • Mantle-derived gaseous components in ore-forming fluids of the Xiangshan uranium deposit, Jiangxi province, China: Evidence from He, Ar and C isotopes

    Rui-Zhong Hu;P.G. Burnard;Xian-Wu Bi;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • Zircon U-Pb geochronology and elemental and Sr-Nd isotope geochemistry of Permian mafic rocks in the Funing area, SW China

    Mei-Fu Zhou;Mei-Fu Zhou;Jun-Hong Zhao;Liang Qi;Wenchao Su

  • Calcite Sm-Nd isochron age of the Shuiyindong Carlin-type gold deposit, Guizhou, China

    Wenchao Su;Ruizhong Hu;Bin Xia;Yong Xia

  • Helium and argon isotope geochemistry of alkaline intrusion-associated gold and copper deposits along the Red River–Jinshajiang fault belt, SW China

    Rui-Zhong Hu;P.G Burnard;Xian-Wu Bi;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • U–Pb zircon, geochemical and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic constraints on the age and origin of Early Palaeozoic I-type granite from the Tengchong–Baoshan Block, Western Yunnan Province, SW China

    Shen Liu;RuiZhong Hu;Shan Gao;CaiXia Feng

  • Reviews and new metallogenic models of mineral deposits in South China: An introduction

    Rui-Zhong Hu;Wei Terry Chen;De-Ru Xu;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • U–Pb zircon age, geochemical and Sr–Nd–Pb–Hf isotopic constraints on age and origin of alkaline intrusions and associated mafic dikes from Sulu orogenic belt, Eastern China

    Shen Liu;Shen Liu;Ruizhong Hu;Shan Gao;Caixia Feng

  • Timing and source constraints on the relationship between mafic and felsic intrusions in the Emeishan large igneous province

    Hong Zhong;Ian H. Campbell;Wei-Guang Zhu;Charlotte M. Allen

  • Apatite trace element and halogen compositions as petrogenetic-metallogenic indicators: Examples from four granite plutons in the Sanjiang region, SW China

    Li-Chuan Pan;Rui-Zhong Hu;Xin-Song Wang;Xian-Wu Bi

  • Formation of thick stratiform Fe‐Ti oxide layers in layered intrusion and frequent replenishment of fractionated mafic magma: Evidence from the Panzhihua intrusion, SW China

    Xie-Yan Song;Hua-Wen Qi;Rui-Zhong Hu;Lie-Meng Chen

  • Zircon U-Pb ages, Hf-O isotopes and whole-rock Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic geochemistry of granitoids in the Jinshajiang suture zone, SW China:Constraints on petrogenesis and tectonic evolution of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean

    Jing-Jing Zhu;Rui-Zhong Hu;Xian-Wu Bi;Hong Zhong

  • Samarium–neodymium isotope systematics of hydrothermal calcites from the Xikuangshan antimony deposit (Hunan, China): the potential of calcite as a geochronometer

    J.-T. Peng;R.-Z. Hu;P.G. Burnard

  • Mineralogy and geochemistry of gold-bearing arsenian pyrite from the Shuiyindong Carlin-type gold deposit, Guizhou, China: implications for gold depositional processes

    Wenchao Su;Hongtao Zhang;Ruizhong Hu;Xi Ge

  • Petrogenesis of Late Mesozoic mafic dykes in the Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern North China Craton and implications for the foundering of lower crust

    Shen Liu;Shen Liu;Ruizhong Hu;Shan Gao;Caixia Feng

Frequent Co-Authors

Xian-Wu Bi
Xian-Wu Bi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong Zhong
Hong Zhong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shan Gao
Shan Gao China University of Geosciences
Mei-Fu Zhou
Mei-Fu Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hanjie Wen
Hanjie Wen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liang Qi
Liang Qi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Runsheng Yin
Runsheng Yin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chusi Li
Chusi Li Indiana University
Shaocong Lai
Shaocong Lai Northwest University
Jian-Feng Gao
Jian-Feng Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences

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