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D-Index
54
Citations
11154
World Ranking
2681
National Ranking
168

Shuichang Zhang 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 Shuichang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 245 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Shuichang Zhang 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 Shuichang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Shuichang Zhang is affiliated with China National Petroleum Corporation in China and has a significant body of research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, as well as Engineering.

The main fields of study they work in include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering

Within these broad fields, their research subfields consist of:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Paleontology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Geophysics

Zhang's major research topics cover a range of geological and chemical analyses, focusing primarily on energy resources and paleontological stratigraphy. Key topics include:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Frequent publication venues demonstrate the scientist's contributions to specialized journals, including:

  • Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • Science China Earth Sciences
  • Precambrian Research
  • Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology

Zhang has co-authored extensively with several researchers, such as:

  • Xiaomei Wang
  • Huajian Wang
  • Yuntao Ye
  • Donald E. Canfield
  • Kun He

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "An analysis of major scientific problems and research paths of Gulong shale oil in Daqing Oilfield, NE China" (2021, Petroleum Exploration and Development)
  • "How did the peripheral subduction drive the Rodinia breakup: Constraints from the Neoproterozoic tectonic process in the northern Tarim Craton" (2020, Precambrian Research)
  • "Carboniferous and Permian integrative stratigraphy and timescale of North China Block" (2022, Science China Earth Sciences)
  • "The modern phosphorus cycle informs interpretations of Mesoproterozoic Era phosphorus dynamics" (2020, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "The Geoscience Frontier of Gulong Shale Oil: Revealing the Role of Continental Shale from Oil Generation to Production" (2023, Engineering)

Best Publications

  • The aerobic diagenesis of Mesoproterozoic organic matter

    Xiaomei Wang;Wenzhi Zhao;Shuichang Zhang;Huajian Wang

  • Molecular Organic Geochemistry of the Tarim Basin, Northwest China

    A. D. Hanson;S. C. Zhang;J. M. Moldowan;D. G. Liang

  • Paleozoic oil-source rock correlations in the Tarim basin, NW China

    S.C Zhang;A.D Hanson;J.M Moldowan;S.A Graham

  • Sufficient oxygen for animal respiration 1,400 million years ago

    Shuichang Zhang;Xiaomei Wang;Huajian Wang;Christian J. Bjerrum

  • Geochemistry of Palaeozoic marine petroleum from the Tarim Basin, NW China: Part 1. Oil family classification

    Shuichang Zhang;Shuichang Zhang;Haiping Huang;Haiping Huang

  • Formation, distribution and potential of deep hydrocarbon resources in China

    Longde Sun;Caineng Zou;Rukai Zhu;Yunhui Zhang

  • Petroleum geology of the Puguang sour gas field in the Sichuan Basin, SW China

    Yongsheng Ma;Shuichang Zhang;Tonglou Guo;Guangyou Zhu

  • An analysis of major scientific problems and research paths of Gulong shale oil in Daqing Oilfield, NE China

    Longde Sun;He Liu;Wenyuan He;Guoxin Li

  • Highly fractionated chromium isotopes in Mesoproterozoic-aged shales and atmospheric oxygen.

    Donald E. Canfield;Shuichang Zhang;Anja B. Frank;Xiaomei Wang

  • Later Pleistocene/Holocene climate conditions of Qinghai–Xizhang Plateau (Tibet) based on carbon and oxygen stable isotopes of Zabuye Lake sediments

    R.L. Wang;S.C. Scarpitta;S.C. Zhang;M.P. Zheng

  • Geochemistry of Palaeozoic marine petroleum from the Tarim Basin, NW China. Part 2: Maturity assessment

    Shuichang Zhang;Shuichang Zhang;Haiping Huang;Haiping Huang;Zhongyao Xiao;Digang Liang;Digang Liang

  • Orbital forcing of climate 1.4 billion years ago

    Shuichang Zhang;Xiaomei Wang;Emma U Hammarlund;Huajian Wang

  • Organic geochemistry of oil and gas in the Kuqa depression, Tarim Basin, NW China

    Digang Liang;Digang Liang;Shuichang Zhang;Shuichang Zhang;Jianping Chen;Jianping Chen;Feiyu Wang

  • Geochemistry of Palaeozoic marine petroleum from the Tarim Basin, NW China: Part 3. Thermal cracking of liquid hydrocarbons and gas washing as the major mechanisms for deep gas condensate accumulations

    Shuichang Zhang;Shuichang Zhang;Jin Su;Jin Su;Xiaomei Wang;Xiaomei Wang;Guangyou Zhu;Guangyou Zhu

  • Diamondoid hydrocarbons as a molecular proxy for thermal maturity and oil cracking: Geochemical models from hydrous pyrolysis

    Zhibin Wei;J. Michael Moldowan;Shuichang Zhang;Ronald Hill

  • Palaeozoic oil–source correlation in the Tarim Basin, NW China: A review

    Haiping Huang;Haiping Huang;Shuichang Zhang;Shuichang Zhang;Jin Su;Jin Su

  • The effects of calcite and montmorillonite on oil cracking in confined pyrolysis experiments

    Changchun Pan;Lanlan Jiang;Jinzhong Liu;Shuichang Zhang

  • Geochemistry and origin of sour gas accumulations in the northeastern Sichuan Basin, SW China

    Jian Li;Zengye Xie;Jinxing Dai;Shuichang Zhang

  • The occurrence of ultra-deep heavy oils in the Tabei Uplift of the Tarim Basin, NW China

    Guangyou Zhu;Shuichang Zhang;Jin Su;Haiping Huang;Haiping Huang

  • Alteration and multi-stage accumulation of oil and gas in the Ordovician of the Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin, NW China: Implications for genetic origin of the diverse hydrocarbons

    Guangyou Zhu;Shuichang Zhang;Jin Su;Bin Zhang

  • Isotopic evidence of TSR origin for natural gas bearing high H2S contents within the Feixianguan Formation of the northeastern Sichuan Basin, southwestern China

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Guangyou Zhu
Guangyou Zhu China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Haiping Huang
Haiping Huang University of Calgary
Donald E. Canfield
Donald E. Canfield University of Southern Denmark
Maowen Li
Maowen Li Geological Survey of Canada
Keyu Liu
Keyu Liu China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Caineng Zou
Caineng Zou China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Haijun Yang
Haijun Yang China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Christian J. Bjerrum
Christian J. Bjerrum University of Copenhagen
Jinxing Dai
Jinxing Dai China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Steve Larter
Steve Larter University of Calgary

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