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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 57 2261 2052 144 139 265 11943

Weiguo Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weiguo Liu between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weiguo Liu published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2020. 27 of the 312 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2020. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 11 publications
1987 2025

312 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weiguo Liu: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 4
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 4
2002 4
2003 2
2004 0
2005 7
2006 10
2007 5
2008 5
2009 5
2010 8
2011 14
2012 20
2013 21
2014 18
2015 16
2016 18
2017 15
2018 11
2019 13
2020 26
2021 20
2022 21
2023 14
2024 16
2025 11
Total 312
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Weiguo Liu 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 Weiguo Liu 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, 258–267 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: 265 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
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
258–267 185 265
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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Weiguo Liu 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 Weiguo Liu 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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
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 57
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

Weiguo Liu is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research primarily focuses on topics related to geology and paleoclimatology, isotope analysis in ecology, geological formations and processes, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, tree-ring climate responses, Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, and paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Liu has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent journals publishing their work include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Chemical Geology
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Significant recent papers authored by or involving Liu include:

  • "Pedogenic processes in loess-paleosol sediments: Clues from Li isotopes of leachate in Luochuan loess" (2021), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Possible obliquity-forced warmth in southern Asia during the last glacial stage" (2020), published in Science Bulletin
  • "Calibrating bacterial tetraether distributions towards in situ soil temperature and application to a loess-paleosol sequence" (2020), published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Salinity-controlled isomerization of lacustrine brGDGTs impacts the associated MBT5ME terrestrial temperature index" (2021), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Alpine permafrost could account for a quarter of thawed carbon based on Plio-Pleistocene paleoclimate analogue" (2022), published in Nature Communications

Liu collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Huanye Wang, Zhonghui Liu, Yunning Cao, Jing Hu, and Hongxuan Lu, reflecting ongoing partnerships across multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • Interplay between the Westerlies and Asian monsoon recorded in Lake Qinghai sediments since 32 ka

    Zhisheng An;Zhisheng An;Steven M. Colman;Weijian Zhou;Xiaoqiang Li

  • Glacial-Interglacial Indian Summer Monsoon Dynamics

    An Zhisheng;An Zhisheng;Steven C. Clemens;Ji Shen;Xiaoke Qiang

  • New eolian red clay sequence on the western Chinese Loess Plateau linked to onset of Asian desertification about 25 Ma ago

    Xiaoke Qiang;Zhisheng An;Yougui Song;Hong Chang

  • A penultimate glacial monsoon record from Hulu Cave and two-phase glacial terminations

    Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Yongjin Wang;Xinggong Kong

  • Multiple expansions of C4 plant biomass in East Asia since 7 Ma coupled with strengthened monsoon circulation

    An Zhisheng;An Zhisheng;Huang Yongsong;Liu Weiguo;Guo Zhengtang

  • Large-scale hydrological change drove the late Miocene C4 plant expansion in the Himalayan foreland and Arabian Peninsula

    Yongsong Huang;Steven C. Clemens;Weiguo Liu;Yi Wang

  • Summer monsoon intensity controls C4/C3 plant abundance during the last 35 ka in the Chinese Loess Plateau: Carbon isotope evidence from bulk organic matter and individual leaf waxes

    Weiguo Liu;Yongsong Huang;Zhisheng An;Steven C. Clemens

  • Astronomical and glacial forcing of East Asian summer monsoon variability

    Youbin Sun;John Kutzbach;Zhisheng An;Steven Clemens

  • Diverse manifestations of the mid-Pleistocene climate transition.

    Youbin Sun;Qiuzhen Yin;Michel Crucifix;Steven C. Clemens

  • Southwest monsoon changes indicated by oxygen isotope of ostracode shells from sediments in Qinghai Lake since the late Glacial

    XingQi Liu;Ji Shen;SuMin Wang;YongBo Wang

  • Compound specific D/H ratios and molecular distributions of higher plant leaf waxes as novel paleoenvironmental indicators in the Chinese Loess Plateau

    Weiguo Liu;Yongsong Huang

  • Multiple controls for the variability of hydrogen isotopic compositions in higher plant n‐alkanes from modern ecosystems

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  • High-resolution absolute-dated Indian Monsoon record between 53 and 36 ka from Xiaobailong Cave, southwestern China

    Yanjun Cai;Zhisheng An;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards

  • Hydrogen isotopic compositions of n-alkanes from terrestrial plants correlate with their ecological life forms

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  • Last deglaciation in the Okinawa Trough: Subtropical northwest Pacific link to Northern Hemisphere and tropical climate

    Youbin Sun;Youbin Sun;Delia W. Oppo;Rong Xiang;Weiguo Liu

  • Total organic carbon isotopes: A novel proxy of lake level from Lake Qinghai in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

    Weiguo Liu;Xiangzhong Li;Zhisheng An;Liming Xu

  • Carbon isotope composition of long chain leaf wax n-alkanes in lake sediments: A dual indicator of paleoenvironment in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

    Weiguo Liu;Hong Yang;Huanye Wang;Zhisheng An

  • n-Alkane distributions and concentrations in algae, submerged plants and terrestrial plants from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

    Hu Liu;Weiguo Liu

  • 800-kyr land temperature variations modulated by vegetation changes on Chinese Loess Plateau

    Hongxuan Lu;Weiguo Liu;Weiguo Liu;Hong Yang;Huanye Wang;Huanye Wang

  • Possible obliquity-forced warmth in southern Asia during the last glacial stage

    Cheng Zhao;Cheng Zhao;Eelco J. Rohling;Eelco J. Rohling;Zhengyu Liu;Xiaoqiang Yang

  • Late Miocene episodic lakes in the arid Tarim Basin, western China.

    Weiguo Liu;Zhonghui Liu;Zhisheng An;Zhisheng An;Jimin Sun

  • Pedogenic processes in loess-paleosol sediments: Clues from Li isotopes of leachate in Luochuan loess

    Mao-Yong He;Mao-Yong He;Ji-Bao Dong;Ji-Bao Dong;Zhangdong Jin;Zhangdong Jin;Zhangdong Jin;Chun-Yao Liu

  • Late Holocene coupled moisture and temperature changes on the northern Tibetan Plateau

    Yuxin He;Cheng Zhao;Zheng Wang;Huanye Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhisheng An
Zhisheng An Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhonghui Liu
Zhonghui Liu University of Hong Kong
Chuanlun L. Zhang
Chuanlun L. Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
Weijian Zhou
Weijian Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong Chang
Hong Chang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Youbin Sun
Youbin Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yougui Song
Yougui Song Chinese Academy of Sciences
Junji Cao
Junji Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hailiang Dong
Hailiang Dong China University of Geosciences
Jimin Sun
Jimin Sun Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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