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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 47 5849 5610 250 236 264 7554

Tiegang Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tiegang Li between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tiegang Li published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2022. 48 of the 344 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2022. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 45 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 24 publications
1999 2025

344 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tiegang Li: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 2
2002 0
2003 4
2004 1
2005 3
2006 2
2007 7
2008 5
2009 12
2010 13
2011 10
2012 12
2013 13
2014 15
2015 13
2016 16
2017 19
2018 13
2019 21
2020 28
2021 20
2022 45
2023 21
2024 24
2025 24
Total 344
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Tiegang Li publications per year - data summary

  • Tiegang Li, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, has 344 publications recorded across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 45 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999 and 2004, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 27 years in the span carry no publications at all (2000 and 2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.8 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 134 publications, 39% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2007: 20 publications (2.2 per year); 2008-2016: 109 publications (12.1 per year); 2017-2025: 215 publications (23.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tiegang Li publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tiegang Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–270 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 264 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181 264
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Tiegang Li publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Tiegang Li, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, records 264 publications - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Tiegang Li, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Tiegang Li ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 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 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Tiegang Li D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tiegang Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275 47
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Tiegang Li D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Tiegang Li, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, records 47 D-Index - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Tiegang Li, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Tiegang Li ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 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 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Tiegang Li is affiliated with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, contributing extensively to subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work spans a variety of topics related to geology, paleoclimatology, and environmental processes. Key areas include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Tiegang Li has published research in multiple venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Among recent papers featuring collaborations with other researchers are:

  • Lp-PLA2 inhibition prevents Ang II-induced cardiac inflammation and fibrosis by blocking macrophage NLRP3 inflammasome activation, 2021, Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
  • Mineralization of the Weilasituo rare metal-tin-polymetallic ore deposit in Inner Mongolia: Insights from fractional crystallization of granitic magmas, 2021, Acta Petrologica Sinica
  • Short-term and oncological outcomes of natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) for colorectal cancer in China: a national database study of 5055 patients, 2022, Science Bulletin
  • Orbital and sea-level changes regulate the iron-associated sediment supplies from Papua New Guinea to the equatorial Pacific, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Precession cycles of the El Niño/Southern oscillation-like system controlled by Pacific upper-ocean stratification, 2021, Communications Earth & Environment

Frequent co-authors in Tiegang Li's research include:

  • Zhifang Xiong
  • Fengming Chang
  • Silin Lv
  • Yufang Hou
  • Yanli Lei

Best Publications

  • Cross-ocean distribution of Rhodobacterales bacteria as primary surface colonizers in temperate coastal marine waters.

    Hongyue Dang;Tiegang Li;Mingna Chen;Guiqiao Huang

  • Coherence between solar activity and the East Asian winter monsoon variability in the past 8000 years from Yangtze River-derived mud in the East China Sea

    Shangbin Xiao;Anchun Li;J. Paul Liu;Muhong Chen

  • Diversity and spatial distribution of sediment ammonia-oxidizing crenarchaeota in response to estuarine and environmental gradients in the Changjiang Estuary and East China Sea.

    Hongyue Dang;Xiaoxia Zhang;Jin Sun;Jin Sun;Jin Sun;Tiegang Li

  • Heinrich event imprints in the Okinawa Trough: evidence from oxygen isotope and planktonic foraminifera

    Tiegang Li;Zhenxia Liu;Michael A Hall;Serge Berne

  • Distribution, enrichment and sources of heavy metals in surface sediments of the North Yellow Sea

    Peng Huang;Tie-gang Li;An-chun Li;Xin-ke Yu

  • Human impact overwhelms long-term climate control of weathering and erosion in southwest China

    Shiming Wan;Samuel Toucanne;Peter D. Clift;Debo Zhao

  • Increased contribution of terrigenous supply from Taiwan to the northern South China Sea since 3 Ma

    Shiming Wan;Anchun Li;Peter D. Clift;Shiguo Wu

  • Paleoenvironmental change in the middle Okinawa Trough since the last deglaciation: Evidence from the sedimentation rate and planktonic foraminiferal record

    Rong Xiang;Youbin Sun;Tiegang Li;Delia W. Oppo

  • Enhanced silicate weathering of tropical shelf sediments exposed during glacial lowstands: A sink for atmospheric CO2

    Shiming Wan;Shiming Wan;Peter D. Clift;Peter D. Clift;Debo Zhao;Niels Hovius

  • Distribution, sources and potential toxicological significance of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface soils of the Yellow River Delta, China

    Hongming Yuan;Tiegang Li;Xigui Ding;Guangming Zhao

  • History of Asian eolian input to the West Philippine Sea over the last one million years

    Shiming Wan;Shiming Wan;Zhaojie Yu;Peter D. Clift;Hanjie Sun

  • Diversity and Distribution of Sediment NirS -Encoding Bacterial Assemblages in Response to Environmental Gradients in the Eutrophied Jiaozhou Bay, China

    Hongyue Dang;Hongyue Dang;Chunyan Wang;Jing Li;Tiegang Li

  • Extracellular hydrolytic enzyme screening of culturable heterotrophic bacteria from deep-sea sediments of the Southern Okinawa Trough

    Hongyue Dang;Hongyue Dang;Hu Zhu;Jing Wang;Tiegang Li

  • Extreme weathering/erosion during the Miocene Climatic Optimum: Evidence from sediment record in the South China Sea

    Shiming Wan;Wolfram M. Kürschner;Peter D. Clift;Anchun Li

  • History of Yellow River and Yangtze River delivering sediment to the Yellow Sea since 3.5 Ma: Tectonic or climate forcing?

    Jin Zhang;Shiming Wan;Shiming Wan;Peter D. Clift;Jie Huang

  • Evolution and variability of the East Asian summer monsoon during the Pliocene: Evidence from clay mineral records of the South China Sea

    Shiming Wan;Jun Tian;Stephan Steinke;Anchun Li

  • Benzaldehyde derivatives from Eurotium rubrum, an endophytic fungus derived from the mangrove plant Hibiscus tiliaceus.

    Dong-Li Li;Xiao-Ming Li;Tie-Gang Li;Hong-Yue Dang

  • Formation and evolution of the modern warm current system in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea since the last deglaciation

    Tiegang Li;Qingyun Nan;Bo Jiang;Rongtao Sun

  • Dioxopiperazine Alkaloids Produced by the Marine Mangrove Derived Endophytic Fungus Eurotium rubrum

    Dong-Li Li;Xiao-Ming Li;Tie-Gang Li;Hong-Yue Dang

  • Geochemical records in the South China Sea: implications for East Asian summer monsoon evolution over the last 20 Ma

    Shiming Wan;Peter D. Clift;Peter D. Clift;Anchun Li;Tiegang Li

  • ENHANCED SILICATE WEATHERING OF TROPICAL SHELF SEDIMENTS EXPOSED DURING GLACIAL LOWSTANDS: A SINK FOR ATMOSPHERIC CO2

    Peter D. Clift;Shiming Wan;Debo Zhao;Niels Hovius

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiming Wan
Shiming Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Anchun Li
Anchun Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter D. Clift
Peter D. Clift University College London
Thomas J. Algeo
Thomas J. Algeo University of Cincinnati
Ann Holbourn
Ann Holbourn Kiel University
Wolfgang Kuhnt
Wolfgang Kuhnt Kiel University
Zhimin Jian
Zhimin Jian Tongji University
Hong Yan
Hong Yan City University of Hong Kong
Christophe Colin
Christophe Colin University of Paris-Saclay
Rui Zhang
Rui Zhang National University of Singapore

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