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D-Index
66
Citations
14279
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1336
National Ranking
83

Shucheng Xie 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 Shucheng Xie sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 228 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Shucheng Xie 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 Shucheng Xie sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Shucheng Xie is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China and has contributed extensively to Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans several key subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research portfolio covers a range of main topics, such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Shucheng Xie has published papers in a variety of scientific journals, frequently appearing in:

  • Organic Geochemistry
  • Chemical Geology
  • Science Bulletin
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Some of their recent publications include:

  • The microbial carbon pump and climate change, 2024, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Massive formation of early diagenetic dolomite in the Ediacaran ocean: Constraints on the "dolomite problem", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Intensified continental chemical weathering and carbon-cycle perturbations linked to volcanism during the Triassic-Jurassic transition, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Mercury fluxes record regional volcanism in the South China craton prior to the end-Permian mass extinction, 2020, Geology
  • Variations in dissolved O2 in a Chinese lake drive changes in microbial communities and impact sedimentary GDGT distributions, 2021, Chemical Geology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Shucheng Xie include:

  • Huan Yang
  • Thomas J. Algeo
  • Yi Yang
  • Canfa Wang
  • Genming Luo

Best Publications

  • Quantification of Holocene Asian monsoon rainfall from spatially separated cave records

    Chaoyong Hu;Gideon M. Henderson;Junhua Huang;Shucheng Xie

  • Two episodes of microbial change coupled with Permo/Triassic faunal mass extinction

    Shucheng Xie;Richard D. Pancost;Hongfu Yin;Hongmei Wang

  • n-Alkane distributions in ombrotrophic mires as indicators of vegetation change related to climatic variation

    Chris J. Nott;Shucheng Xie;Luke A. Avsejs;Darrel Maddy

  • Rapid oxygenation of Earth’s atmosphere 2.33 billion years ago

    Genming Luo;Genming Luo;Shuhei Ono;Nicolas J. Beukes;David T. Wang

  • East Asian hydroclimate modulated by the position of the westerlies during Termination I

    Hongbin Zhang;Michael L. Griffiths;John C. H. Chiang;Wenwen Kong

  • Changes in the global carbon cycle occurred as two episodes during the Permian–Triassic crisis

    Shucheng Xie;Richard D. Pancost;Junhua Huang;Paul B. Wignall

  • Reconstruction of late glacial and Holocene climate evolution in southern China from geolipids and pollen in the Dingnan peat sequence

    Weijian Zhou;Weijian Zhou;Shucheng Xie;Philip A. Meyers;Yanhong Zheng

  • Lipid biomarkers in the Zoigê-Hongyuan peat deposit: Indicators of Holocene climate changes in West China

    Yanhong Zheng;Weijian Zhou;Philip A. Meyers;Shucheng Xie

  • Molecular and isotopic stratigraphy in an ombrotrophic mire for paleoclimate reconstruction

    Shucheng Xie;Chris J Nott;Luke A Avsejs;Darrel Maddy

  • Correlations between microbial tetraether lipids and environmental variables in Chinese soils: Optimizing the paleo-reconstructions in semi-arid and arid regions

    Huan Yang;Richard D. Pancost;Xinyue Dang;Xinying Zhou

  • Concordant monsoon-driven postglacial hydrological changes in peat and stalagmite records and their impacts on prehistoric cultures in central China

    Shucheng Xie;Richard P. Evershed;Xianyu Huang;Zongmin Zhu

  • Microbialites and global environmental change across the Permian-Triassic boundary: a synthesis.

    Stephen Kershaw;Sylvie Crasquin;Y. Li;Pierre-Yves Collin

  • Palaeoclimate records in compound-specific δD values of a lipid biomarker in ombrotrophic peat

    S Xie;CJ Nott;LA Avsejs;Fdm Volders

  • A highly redox-heterogeneous ocean in South China during the early Cambrian (∼529–514 Ma): Implications for biota-environment co-evolution

    Chengsheng Jin;Chao Li;Thomas J. Algeo;Thomas J. Algeo;Noah J. Planavsky

  • Links between the East Asian monsoon and North Atlantic climate during the 8,200 year event

    YH Liu;GM Henderson;CY Hu;AJ Mason

  • Holocene ENSO-related cyclic storms recorded by magnetic minerals in speleothems of central China

    Zongmin Zhu;Zongmin Zhu;Joshua M. Feinberg;Shucheng Xie;Mark D. Bourne

  • Postglacial climate-change record in biomarker lipid compositions of the Hani peat sequence, Northeastern China

    Weijian Zhou;Yanhong Zheng;Yanhong Zheng;Philip A. Meyers;A.J. Timothy Jull

  • Cyanobacterial blooms tied to volcanism during the 5 m.y. Permo-Triassic biotic crisis

    Shucheng Xie;Richard D. Pancost;Yongbiao Wang;Hao Yang

  • Changes in marine productivity and redox conditions during the Late Ordovician Hirnantian glaciation

    Lian Zhou;Thomas J. Algeo;Thomas J. Algeo;Jun Shen;ZhiFang Hu

  • The 6-methyl branched tetraethers significantly affect the performance of the methylation index (MBT′) in soils from an altitudinal transect at Mount Shennongjia

    Huan Yang;Xiaoxia Lü;Weihua Ding;Yanyan Lei

  • Isotopic evidence for an anomalously low oceanic sulfate concentration following end-Permian mass extinction

    Genming Luo;Genming Luo;Lee R. Kump;Yongbiao Wang;Jinnan Tong

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Algeo
Thomas J. Algeo University of Cincinnati
Genming Luo
Genming Luo China University of Geosciences
Richard D. Pancost
Richard D. Pancost University of Bristol
Philip A. Meyers
Philip A. Meyers University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard P. Evershed
Richard P. Evershed University of Bristol
Lian Zhou
Lian Zhou China University of Geosciences
Qinglai Feng
Qinglai Feng China University of Geosciences
Paul B. Wignall
Paul B. Wignall University of Leeds
Chuanlun L. Zhang
Chuanlun L. Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
Hailiang Dong
Hailiang Dong China University of Geosciences

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