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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 36 7197 6656 462 456 150 5248

Tao Deng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tao Deng between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tao Deng published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 10 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2023. 25 of the 291 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2023. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 2 publications
1998 2026

291 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tao Deng: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 2
2000 3
2001 1
2002 3
2003 3
2004 9
2005 10
2006 11
2007 6
2008 7
2009 4
2010 5
2011 13
2012 7
2013 14
2014 8
2015 10
2016 11
2017 11
2018 7
2019 17
2020 18
2021 20
2022 15
2023 31
2024 18
2025 23
2026 2
Total 291
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Tao Deng 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 Tao Deng 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, 148–157 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: 150 publications — 39th percentile

39% 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
148–157 495 150
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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Tao Deng 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 Tao Deng 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 36
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

Tao Deng is affiliated with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in China. Their work primarily spans the domain of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on paleontology. Their research integrates multiple fields including ecology, anthropology, evolutionary biology, and atmospheric science.

Their publication record shows a concentration on Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, as well as research related to Pleistocene-Era hominins and archaeology. They also investigate themes in geology and paleoclimatology, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal ecology and behavior, and bat biology and ecology.

Frequent publication venues for Tao Deng include:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Historical Biology
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Major turnover of biotas across the Oligocene/Miocene boundary on the Tibetan Plateau," 2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "A Middle Eocene lowland humid subtropical 'Shangri-La' ecosystem in central Tibet," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Rapid Eocene diversification of spiny plants in subtropical woodlands of central Tibet," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Soil organic matter enhances aboveground biomass in alpine grassland under drought," 2023, Geoderma
  • "Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation," 2022, Science

Their frequent collaborators include Shiqi Wang, Qigao Jiangzuo, Xiaokang Lu, Danhui Sun, and Shijie Li. Collaboration patterns suggest interdisciplinary research integrating paleontological insights with ecological and evolutionary studies.

Best Publications

  • No high Tibetan Plateau until the Neogene

    T. Su;T. Su;A. Farnsworth;R. A. Spicer;R. A. Spicer;J. Huang

  • Out of Tibet: Pliocene Woolly Rhino Suggests High-Plateau Origin of Ice Age Megaherbivores

    Tao Deng;Xiaoming Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Mikael Fortelius;Mikael Fortelius;Qiang Li

  • Vertebrate paleontology, biostratigraphy, geochronology, and paleoenvironment of Qaidam Basin in northern Tibetan Plateau

    Xiaoming Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Zhuding Qiu;Qiang Li;Banyue Wang

  • A 25 m.y. isotopic record of paleodiet and environmental change from fossil mammals and paleosols from the NE margin of the Tibetan Plateau

    Yang Wang;Tao Deng

  • Paleoaltimetry reconstructions of the Tibetan Plateau: progress and contradictions

    Tao Deng;Tao Deng;Lin Ding;Lin Ding

  • Topographic growth of the Jishi Shan and its impact on basin and hydrology evolution, NE Tibetan Plateau

    Joel E. Saylor;Jessica C. Jordan;Kurt E. Sundell;Xiaoming Wang

  • Danghe area (western Gansu, China) biostratigraphy and implications for depositional history and tectonics of northern Tibetan Plateau

    Xiaoming Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Banyue Wang;Zhanxiang Qiu;Guangpu Xie

  • Ancient diets indicate significant uplift of southern Tibet after ca. 7 Ma

    Yang Wang;Tao Deng;Dana Biasatti

  • A Middle Eocene lowland humid subtropical "Shangri-La" ecosystem in central Tibet.

    Tao Su;Robert A. Spicer;Robert A. Spicer;Fei-Xiang Wu;Alexander Farnsworth

  • Multispherical interactions and their effects on the Tibetan Plateau's earth system: a review of the recent researches

    Tandong Yao;Fuyuan Wu;Lin Ding;Jimin Sun

  • Late Cenozoic biostratigraphy of the Linxia Basin, northwestern China

    Deng T;Qiu Z X;Wang B Y;Wang X M

  • A mammalian fossil from the Dingqing Formation in the Lunpola Basin, northern Tibet, and its relevance to age and paleo-altimetry

    Tao Deng;ShiQi Wang;GuangPu Xie;Qiang Li

  • Stable isotopic variations in modern herbivore tooth enamel, plants and water on the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for paleoclimate and paleoelevation reconstructions

    Yang Wang;Elizabeth Kromhout;Chunfu Zhang;Yingfeng Xu

  • Extreme aridification since the beginning of the Pliocene in the Tarim Basin, western China

    Jimin Sun;Jimin Sun;Weiguo Liu;Zhonghui Liu;Tao Deng;Tao Deng

  • Neogene Land Mammal Stages/Ages of China

    Zhan-Xiang Qiu;Zhu-Ding Qiu;Tao Deng;Chuan-Kui Li

  • Early Miocene elevation in northern Tibet estimated by palaeobotanical evidence

    Bin Sun;Yu Fei Wang;Cheng Sen Li;Jian Yang

  • Stable isotopes in fossil mammals, fish and shells from Kunlun Pass Basin, Tibetan Plateau: Paleo-climatic and paleo-elevation implications

    Yang Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Yingfeng Xu;Chunfu Zhang

  • A Late-Eocene palynological record from the Hoh Xil Basin, northern Tibetan Plateau, and its implications for stratigraphic age, paleoclimate and paleoelevation

    Yunfa Miao;Fuli Wu;Fuli Wu;Hong Chang;Xiaomin Fang;Xiaomin Fang

  • C4 expansion in the central Inner Mongolia during the latest Miocene and early Pliocene

    Chunfu Zhang;Yang Wang;Tao Deng;Xiaoming Wang

  • Review: Implications of vertebrate fossils for paleo-elevations of the Tibetan Plateau

    Tao Deng;Xiaoming Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Feixiang Wu;Feixiang Wu;Yang Wang;Yang Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yang Wang
Yang Wang National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Hang Sun
Hang Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhe-Kun Zhou
Zhe-Kun Zhou Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
Hong Qian
Hong Qian Illinois State Museum
Robert A. Spicer
Robert A. Spicer The Open University
Xiaomin Fang
Xiaomin Fang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jimin Sun
Jimin Sun Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Zhonghe Zhou
Zhonghe Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lin Ding
Lin Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Joel E. Saylor
Joel E. Saylor University of British Columbia

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