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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 90 274 234 18 16 192 26400

Weiming Fan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weiming Fan between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weiming Fan published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2013. 14 of the 211 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2013. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 5 publications
1993 2025

211 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weiming Fan: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 5
2003 6
2004 11
2005 9
2006 4
2007 13
2008 9
2009 6
2010 9
2011 7
2012 16
2013 17
2014 14
2015 8
2016 10
2017 5
2018 8
2019 9
2020 6
2021 8
2022 4
2023 6
2024 9
2025 5
Total 211
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Weiming Fan publications per year - data summary

  • Weiming Fan, a Earth Science scholar from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 211 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 17 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993, 1997 and 1999, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994, 1995, 1996 and 1998).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.3 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 32 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 18 publications (1.6 per year); 2004-2014: 115 publications (10.5 per year); 2015-2025: 78 publications (7.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Weiming Fan 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 Weiming Fan 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, 188–197 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: 192 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
188–197 401 192
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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Weiming Fan publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Weiming Fan, a Earth Science scholar from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 192 publications - the 60th percentile of the discipline.
  • 60% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Weiming Fan, and about 40% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Weiming Fan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 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 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Weiming Fan 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 Weiming Fan 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, 90 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: 90 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 90
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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Weiming Fan D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Weiming Fan, a Earth Science scholar from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 90 D-Index - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Weiming Fan, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Weiming Fan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 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 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Weiming Fan is affiliated with the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science.

Their scientific inquiries notably cover subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Surgery. The main topics explored in their work can be summarized as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
  • Human Pose and Action Recognition
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Weiming Fan's publication record includes contributions to several academic journals and venues, with a focus on geology, geophysics, and related areas. Frequent venues of publication include:

  • Lithos
  • Optoelectronics Letters
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their recent papers illustrate a broad scope of interests within geoscience disciplines. Examples of notable recent publications include:

  • "India-Tarim Lithospheric Mantle Collision Beneath Western Tibet Controls the Cenozoic Building of Tian Shan" (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "Biotite geochemistry deciphers magma evolution of Sn-bearing granite, southern Myanmar" (2020, Ore Geology Reviews)
  • "Tectonic Evolution and Paleoposition of the Baoshan and Lincang Blocks of West Yunnan During the Paleozoic" (2020, Tectonics)
  • "Prolonged Neo-Tethyan magmatic arc in Myanmar: evidence from geochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopes of Cretaceous mafic-felsic intrusions in the Banmauk-Kawlin area" (2020, International Journal of Earth Sciences)
  • "Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks in Yunzhug area, central Tibet, China, associated with arc-continent collision in the Tibetan Plateau?" (2020, Lithos)

Collaboration plays a significant part in Weiming Fan's work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Jinxiang Li
  • Liyun Zhang
  • Lin Ding
  • Fulong Cai
  • Touping Peng

Best Publications

  • Palaeozoic and Cenozoic lithoprobes and the loss of >120 km of Archaean lithosphere, Sino-Korean craton, China

    Martin A. Menzies;Weiming Fan;Ming Zhang

  • Phanerozoic tectonics of the South China Block: Key observations and controversies

    Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Guowei Zhang;Yanhua Zhang

  • Mesozoic lithosphere destruction beneath the North China Craton: evidence from major-, trace-element and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope studies of Fangcheng basalts

    Hong-Fu Zhang;Min Sun;Xin-Hua Zhou;Wei-Ming Fan

  • Integration of geology, geophysics and geochemistry: A key to understanding the North China Craton

    Martin Menzies;Yigang Xu;Hongfu Zhang;Weiming Fan

  • On and Off the North China Craton: Where is the Archaean Keel?

    W. M. Fan;H. F. Zhang;J. Baker;K. E. Jarvis

  • Geochronology and geochemistry of the Hegenshan ophiolitic complex: Implications for late-stage tectonic evolution of the Inner Mongolia-Daxinganling Orogenic Belt, China

    Laicheng Miao;Weiming Fan;Dunyi Liu;Fuqin Zhang

  • Late Mesozoic calc-alkaline volcanism of post-orogenic extension in the northern Da Hinggan Mountains, northeastern China

    Wei-Ming Fan;Feng Guo;Yue-Jun Wang;Ge Lin

  • Geochronological, geochemical and geothermal constraints on petrogenesis of the Indosinian peraluminous granites in the South China Block: A case study in the Hunan Province

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Min Sun;Xinquan Liang

  • The link between reduced porphyry copper deposits and oxidized magmas

    Wei-dong Sun;Hua-ying Liang;Ming-xing Ling;Mei-zhen Zhan

  • Secular evolution of the lithosphere beneath the eastern North China Craton: evidence from Mesozoic basalts and high-Mg andesites

    Hong Fu Zhang;Min Sun;Xin Hua Zhou;Mei Fu Zhou

  • Zircon U-Pb geochronology of gneissic rocks in the Yunkai massif and its implications on the Caledonian event in the South China Block

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Guochun Zhao;Shaocheng Ji

  • Generation of Palaeocene Adakitic Andesites by Magma Mixing; Yanji Area, NE China

    Feng Guo;Feng Guo;Eizo Nakamuru;Weiming Fan;Katsura Kobayoshi

  • Geochemistry of Mesozoic mafic rocks adjacent to the Chenzhou-Linwu Fault, South China; implications for the lithospheric boundary between the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks

    Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Feng Guo;Touping Peng

  • Tectonic setting of the South China Block in the early Paleozoic: Resolving intracontinental and ocean closure models from detrital zircon U‐Pb geochronology

    Yuejun Wang;Feifei Zhang;Weiming Fan;Guowei Zhang

  • Ridge subduction and porphyry copper-gold mineralization: An overview

    WeiDong Sun;WeiDong Sun;MingXing Ling;XiaoYong Yang;WeiMing Fan

  • Kwangsian crustal anatexis within the eastern South China Block: Geochemical, zircon U-Pb geochronological and Hf isotopic fingerprints from the gneissoid granites of Wugong and Wuyi-Yunkai Domains

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Aimei Zhang;Weiming Fan;Guochun Zhao

  • Permian arc–back-arc basin development along the Ailaoshan tectonic zone: Geochemical, isotopic and geochronological evidence from the Mojiang volcanic rocks, Southwest China

    Weiming Fan;Yuejun Wang;Aimei Zhang;Feifei Zhang

  • Origin of early Cretaceous calc-alkaline lamprophyres from the Sulu orogen in eastern China: implications for enrichment processes beneath continental collisional belt

    Feng Guo;Weiming Fan;Yuejun Wang;Ming Zhang

  • Structural signatures and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of the Indosinian Xuefengshan tectonic belt, South China Block

    Yuejun Wang;Yanhua Zhang;Weiming Fan;Touping Peng

  • Geochronological, geochemical and Nd-Hf-Os isotopic fingerprinting of an early Neoproterozoic arc-back-arc system in South China and its accretionary assembly along the margin of Rodinia

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Aimei Zhang;Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;Weiming Fan

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuejun Wang
Yuejun Wang Sun Yat-sen University
Touping Peng
Touping Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feng Guo
Feng Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter A. Cawood
Peter A. Cawood Monash University
Weidong Sun
Weidong Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xing Ding
Xing Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ming-Xing Ling
Ming-Xing Ling East China University of Technology
Yuzhi Zhang
Yuzhi Zhang Sun Yat-sen University
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Lin Ding
Lin Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences

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