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Earth Science 31 8878 8248 46 43 125 4548

Saulwood Lin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Saulwood Lin between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Saulwood Lin published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2011. 15 of the 148 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2011. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 9 publications
1984 2025

148 publications in total across all disciplines

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Saulwood Lin: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 2
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 3
2003 4
2004 0
2005 3
2006 7
2007 5
2008 7
2009 6
2010 7
2011 10
2012 4
2013 8
2014 7
2015 5
2016 8
2017 7
2018 4
2019 8
2020 4
2021 0
2022 2
2023 8
2024 6
2025 9
Total 148
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Saulwood Lin 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 Saulwood Lin 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, 118–127 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: 125 publications — 25th percentile

25% 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
118–127 540 125
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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Saulwood Lin 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 Saulwood Lin 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 31
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
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

Saulwood Lin is affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, contributing to 33 publications in this main field. Within this broad category, their work extends across several subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Mechanics of Materials, and Oceanography.

The scientist's main topics of study include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production.

Their recent papers reflect a strong emphasis on marine and environmental processes, with several published between 2020 and 2023. Selected publications include:

  • "Methane Seeps and Independent Methane Plumes in the South China Sea Offshore Taiwan" (2020) in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Discharge of deeply rooted fluids from submarine mud volcanism in the Taiwan accretionary prism" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "Upper Ocean Structure Determines the Contrasting Typhoon-Induced Chlorophyll-a Responses in the Northwest Pacific" (2023) in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Temperature-dependent fractionation of stable oxygen isotopes differs between cuttlefish statoliths and cuttlebones" (2020) in Ecological Indicators
  • "Yam Seep at Four-Way Closure Ridge: a prominent active gas seep system at the accretionary wedge SW offshore Taiwan" (2022) in International Journal of Earth Sciences

Saulwood Lin frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, showing recurring coauthorships with Gerhard Bohrmann, Mei-Chin Lai, Sue-Yao Wu, Sheng-Chung Chen, and Li-Hung Lin, contributing to multiple joint research projects and publications.

Their work often appears in established scientific journals, with multiple publications in the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. Other common venues for their research include Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Frontiers in Marine Science, Scientific Reports, and Geophysical Research Letters.

Best Publications

  • Geochemical speciation and risk assessment of heavy metals in the river estuarine sediments--a case study: Mahanadi basin, India.

    Sanjay Kumar Sundaray;Binod Bihari Nayak;Saulwood Lin;Dinabandhu Bhatta

  • Influence of the Yangtze River and grain size on the spatial variations of heavy metals and organic carbon in the East China Sea continental shelf sediments

    Saulwood Lin;I-Jy Hsieh;Kuo-Ming Huang;Chung-Ho Wang

  • Flux and fate of small mountainous rivers derived sediments into the Taiwan Strait

    J. P. Liu;C. S. Liu;K. H. Xu;J. D. Milliman

  • Sulfate reduction and iron sulfide mineral formation in Gulf of Mexico anoxic sediments

    Saulwood Lin;John W. Morse

  • Consequences and implication of heavy metal spatial variations in sediments of the Keelung River drainage basin, Taiwan.

    Kuo-Ming Huang;Saulwood Lin

  • Short-term changes in seafloor character due to flood-derived hyperpycnal discharge: Typhoon Mindulle, Taiwan, July 2004

    J.D. Milliman;S.W. Lin;S.J. Kao;J.P. Liu

  • The Year-Round Upwelling at the Shelf Break Near the Northern Tip of Taiwan as Evidenced by Chemical Hydrography

    Kon-Kee Liu;Gwo-Ching Gong;Saulwood Lin;Chao-Yeuh Yang

  • Modern (<100 years) sedimentation in the Taiwan Strait: Rates and source-to-sink pathways elucidated from radionuclides and particle size distribution

    Chih-An Huh;Weifang Chen;Feng-Hsin Hsu;Chih-Chieh Su

  • Modern accumulation rates and a budget of sediment off the Gaoping (Kaoping) River, SW Taiwan: A tidal and flood dominated depositional environment around a submarine canyon

    Chih-An Huh;Hui-Ling Lin;Saulwood Lin;Ya-Wen Huang

  • Sulfate reduction and iron sulfide mineral formation in the southern East China Sea continental slope sediment

    Saulwood Lin;Kuo-Ming Huang;Shin-Kuan Chen

  • Occurrence and exploration of gas hydrate in the marginal seas and continental margin of the Asia and Oceania region

    Ryo Matsumoto;Byong-Jae Ryu;Sung-Rock Lee;Saulwood Lin

  • Extremely High Methane Concentration in Bottom Water and Cored Sediments from Offshore Southwestern Taiwan

    Pei-Chuan Chuang;Tsanyao Frank Yang;Saulwood Lin;Hsiao-Fen Lee

  • Organic carbon deposition and its control on iron sulfide formation of the southern East China Sea continental shelf sediments

    Saulwood Lin;Kuo-Ming Huang;Shin-Kuan Chen

  • Variations of methane induced pyrite formation in the accretionary wedge sediments offshore southwestern Taiwan

    Yee Cheng Lim;Saulwood Lin;Tsanyao Frank Yang;Yue-Gau Chen

  • Relating sulfate and methane dynamics to geology: Accretionary prism offshore SW Taiwan

    Pei Chuan Chuang;Pei Chuan Chuang;Andrew W. Dale;Klaus Wallmann;Matthias Haeckel

  • Methane Venting in Gas Hydrate Potential Area Offshore of SW Taiwan: Evidence of Gas Analysis of Water Column Samples

    Tsanyao Frank Yang;Pei-Chuan Chuang;Saulwood Lin;Ju-Chin Chen

  • Methane Migration and Its Influence on Sulfate Reduction in the Good Weather Ridge Region, South China Sea Continental Margin Sediments

    Saulwood Lin;Wei-Chi Hsieh;Yee Cheng Lim;Tsanyao Frank Yang

  • Distribution of terrigenous lipids in marine sediments off northeastern Taiwan

    Woei-Lih Jeng;Saulwood Lin;Shuh-Ji Kao

  • Occurrences of green oyster and heavy metals contaminant levels in the Sien-San area, Taiwan

    Saulwood Lin;I-Jy Hsieh

  • Carbon isotope exchange during anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) in sediments of the northeastern South China Sea

    Pei-Chuan Chuang;Pei-Chuan Chuang;Tsanyao Frank Yang;Klaus Wallmann;Ryo Matsumoto

  • Short-term changes in seafloor character due to Flood-derived hyperpycnal discharge: Typhoon Mindulle, Taiwan, July 2004

    J. D. Milliman;S. Lin;S. J. Kao;J. P. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Char-Shine Liu
Char-Shine Liu National Taiwan University
Christian Berndt
Christian Berndt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Chung-Ho Wang
Chung-Ho Wang National Chung Hsing University
Wei-Li Hong
Wei-Li Hong Stockholm University
Ingo Klaucke
Ingo Klaucke GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
James T. Liu
James T. Liu National Sun Yat-sen University
Shuh-Ji Kao
Shuh-Ji Kao Hainan University
Chih-An Huh
Chih-An Huh Academia Sinica
Yue-Gau Chen
Yue-Gau Chen National Taiwan University
Andrew W. Dale
Andrew W. Dale GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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