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D-Index
42
Citations
9333
World Ranking
5147
National Ranking
1925

Tongwei 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 Tongwei Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 130 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tongwei 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 Tongwei Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Effect of organic-matter type and thermal maturity on methane adsorption in shale-gas systems

    Tongwei Zhang;Geoffrey S. Ellis;Stephen C. Ruppel;Kitty Milliken

  • Organic matter–hosted pore system, Marcellus Formation (Devonian), Pennsylvania

    Kitty L. Milliken;Mark Rudnicki;David N. Awwiller;Tongwei Zhang

  • Experimental investigation of main controls to methane adsorption in clay-rich rocks

    Liming Ji;Liming Ji;Tongwei Zhang;Kitty L. Milliken;Junli Qu

  • Grain assemblages and strong diagenetic overprinting in siliceous mudrocks, Barnett Shale (Mississippian), Fort Worth Basin, Texas

    Kitty L. Milliken;William L. Esch;Robert M. Reed;Tongwei Zhang

  • Characterization of methane adsorption on overmature Lower Silurian-Upper Ordovician shales in Sichuan Basin, southwest China: Experimental results and geological implications

    Hui Tian;Tengfei Li;Tongwei Zhang;Xianming Xiao

  • Pore and pore network evolution of Upper Cretaceous Boquillas (Eagle Ford-equivalent) mudrocks: Results from gold-tube pyrolysis experiments

    Lucy T. Ko;Robert G. Loucks;Tongwei Zhang;Stephen C. Ruppel

  • Experimental investigation on the carbon isotope fractionation of methane during gas migration by diffusion through sedimentary rocks at elevated temperature and pressure

    Tongwei Zhang;Bernhard M. Krooss

  • Pore characterization of organic-rich Lower Cambrian shales in Qiannan Depression of Guizhou Province, Southwestern China

    Hui Tian;Lei Pan;Tongwei Zhang;Xianming Xiao

  • Depositional environment and organic matter accumulation of Upper Ordovician–Lower Silurian marine shale in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China

    Unknown

  • Pore-types and pore-network evolution in Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Woodford and Mississippian Barnett mudstones: Insights from laboratory thermal maturation and organic petrology

    Lucy T. Ko;Stephen C. Ruppel;Robert G. Loucks;Paul C. Hackley

  • Experimental investigation of changes in methane adsorption of bitumen-free Woodford Shale with thermal maturation induced by hydrous pyrolysis

    Haiyan Hu;Haiyan Hu;Tongwei Zhang;Tongwei Zhang;Jaclyn D. Wiggins-Camacho;Geoffrey S. Ellis

  • Effect of hydrocarbon type on thermochemical sulfate reduction

    Tongwei Zhang;Geoffrey S. Ellis;Kang shi Wang;Clifford C. Walters

  • Origin and characterization of Eagle Ford pore networks in the South Texas Upper Cretaceous shelf

    Lucy T. Ko;Robert G. Loucks;Stephen C. Ruppel;Tongwei Zhang

  • First international inter-laboratory comparison of high-pressure CH4, CO2 and C2H6 sorption isotherms on carbonaceous shales

    Matus Gasparik;Thomas F.T. Rexer;Andrew C. Aplin;Pierre Billemont

  • Evaluation of carbon dioxide storage and miscible gas EOR in shale oil reservoirs

    Hamid R. Lashgari;Alexander Sun;Tongwei Zhang;Gary A. Pope

  • The pore size distribution and its relationship with shale gas capacity in organic-rich mudstone of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations, Sichuan Basin, China

    Unknown

  • Compositional Simulation of CO2 Huff ’n’ Puff in Eagle Ford Tight Oil Reservoirs With CO2 Molecular Diffusion, Nanopore Confinement, and Complex Natural Fractures

    Wei Yu;Yuan Zhang;Abdoljalil Varavei;Kamy Sepehrnoori

  • The role of labile sulfur compounds in thermochemical sulfate reduction

    Alon Amrani;Tongwei Zhang;Qisheng Ma;Geoffrey S. Ellis

  • Theoretical study on the reactivity of sulfate species with hydrocarbons

    Qisheng Ma;Geoffrey S. Ellis;Alon Amrani;Tongwei Zhang

  • Monitoring a large volume CO2 injection: Year two results from SECARB project at Denbury’s Cranfield, Mississippi, USA

    Susan D. Hovorka;Timothy A. Meckel;Ramon H. Trevino;Jiemin Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Kitty L. Milliken
Kitty L. Milliken The University of Texas at Austin
Yongchun Tang
Yongchun Tang California Institute of Technology
Robert G. Loucks
Robert G. Loucks The University of Texas at Austin
Paul C. Hackley
Paul C. Hackley United States Geological Survey
Susan D. Hovorka
Susan D. Hovorka The University of Texas at Austin
Philip C. Bennett
Philip C. Bennett The University of Texas at Austin
Hongliu Zeng
Hongliu Zeng The University of Texas at Austin
Clifford C. Walters
Clifford C. Walters ExxonMobil (United States)
Alexander Y. Sun
Alexander Y. Sun The University of Texas at Austin
Simon R. Kelemen
Simon R. Kelemen ExxonMobil (United States)

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