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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 36 7330 6784 470 464 160 4323

Weiya Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weiya Xu between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weiya Xu published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2025. 53 of the 218 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2025. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 30 publications
2000 2025

218 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weiya Xu: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 3
2006 1
2007 4
2008 2
2009 7
2010 7
2011 4
2012 6
2013 9
2014 13
2015 11
2016 8
2017 9
2018 7
2019 12
2020 20
2021 16
2022 11
2023 13
2024 23
2025 30
Total 218
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Weiya Xu 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 Weiya Xu 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, 158–167 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: 160 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
158–167 458 160
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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Weiya Xu 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 Weiya Xu 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

Weiya Xu is affiliated with Hohai University in China, focusing primarily on engineering and environmental science. Their research spans multiple subfields including civil and structural engineering, management, monitoring, policy and law, mechanics of materials, safety, risk, reliability and quality, as well as mechanical engineering.

Their work centers on several main topics, notably landslides and related hazards, rock mechanics and modeling, dam engineering and safety, geotechnical engineering and analysis, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, fluid dynamics simulations and interactions, and geotechnical and geomechanical engineering.

Frequent publication venues for Weiya Xu include:

  • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Physics of Fluids

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Weiya Xu illustrate a strong focus on modeling and investigating landslide processes and soil-rock mixtures, as well as software development for materials modeling. These include:

  • Three-dimensional mesoscale computational modeling of soil-rock mixtures with concave particles, 2020, Engineering Geology
  • DigiSim - An Open Source Software Package for Heterogeneous Material Modeling Based on Digital Image Processing, 2020, Advances in Engineering Software
  • Numerical investigation on the sliding process and deposit feature of an earthquake-induced landslide: a case study, 2020, Landslides
  • Physical model test on deformation and failure mechanism of deposit landslide under gradient rainfall, 2022, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • Numerical investigation of landslide-induced waves: a case study of Wangjiashan landslide in Baihetan Reservoir, China, 2023, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Weiya Xu collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Huanling Wang
  • Long Yan
  • Wei-Chau Xie
  • Rubin Wang
  • Tao Zhang

The scope of their publications demonstrates a consistent engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of geotechnical and environmental engineering, with an emphasis on computational modeling, hazard analysis, and material behavior under variable conditions. This interdisciplinary approach integrates engineering, environmental science, and fluid dynamics to address challenges related to landslide hazards and structural safety.

Best Publications

  • Experimental investigation on strength and failure behavior of pre-cracked marble under conventional triaxial compression

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  • Analysis of a spatial distribution of landslides triggered by the 2004 Chuetsu earthquakes of Niigata Prefecture, Japan

    H. B. Wang;H. B. Wang;K. Sassa;W. Y. Xu

  • Slope stability evaluation using Back Propagation Neural Networks

    H.B. Wang;H.B. Wang;W.Y. Xu;R.C. Xu

  • Experimental investigation and micromechanical analysis of damage and permeability variation in brittle rocks

    T. Jiang;J.F. Shao;W.Y. Xu;C.B. Zhou

  • Three-dimensional mesoscale computational modeling of soil-rock mixtures with concave particles

    Qingxiang Meng;Huanling Wang;Ming Cai;Ming Cai;Weiya Xu

  • Prediction of landslide displacement based on GA-LSSVM with multiple factors

    Zhenglong Cai;Weiya Xu;Yongdong Meng;Chong Shi

  • Comparison on landslide nonlinear displacement analysis and prediction with computational intelligence approaches

    Zaobao Liu;Zaobao Liu;Jianfu Shao;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Hongjie Chen

  • Prediction of rock burst classification using the technique of cloud models with attribution weight

    Zaobao Liu;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Yongdong Meng

  • Influences of chemical degradation on mechanical behaviour of a limestone

    S.Y. Xie;S.Y. Xie;J.F. Shao;J.F. Shao;W.Y. Xu

  • An extreme learning machine approach for slope stability evaluation and prediction

    Zaobao Liu;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Hongjie Chen

  • DigiSim — An Open Source Software Package for Heterogeneous Material Modeling Based on Digital Image Processing

    Qing-Xiang Meng;Wei-Ya Xu;Huan-Ling Wang;Xiao-Ying Zhuang

  • Experimental Researches on Hydro-Mechanical Properties of Altered Rock Under Confining Pressures

    Huanling Wang;Huanling Wang;Huanling Wang;Weiya Xu;Jian-Fu Shao;Jian-Fu Shao

  • Experimental Investigation of the Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of a Columnar Jointed Rock Mass: Observations from Laboratory-Based Physical Modelling

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  • A coupled elastoplastic damage model for brittle rocks and its application in modelling underground excavation

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  • A numerical homogenization study of the elastic property of a soil-rock mixture using random mesostructure generation

    Q.X. Meng;H.L. Wang;W.Y. Xu;M. Cai;M. Cai

  • Gas Permeability and Porosity Evolution of a Porous Sandstone Under Repeated Loading and Unloading Conditions

    H. L. Wang;H. L. Wang;W. Y. Xu;M. Cai;Z. P. Xiang

  • A microcrack damage model for brittle rocks under uniaxial compression

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  • Drainage controls on the Donglingxing landslide (China) induced by rainfall and fluctuation in reservoir water levels

    Long Yan;Weiya Xu;Huanling Wang;Rubin Wang

  • Numerical homogenization study on the effects of columnar jointed structure on the mechanical properties of rock mass

    Qing-Xiang Meng;Huan-Ling Wang;Wei-Ya Xu;Yu-Long Chen

  • The gas permeability properties of low-permeability rock in the process of triaxial compression test

    Huanling Wang;Huanling Wang;Weiya Xu;Jianfu Shao;Frederic Skoczylas

  • Experimental investigation on shear creep properties of undisturbed rock discontinuity in Baihetan Hydropower Station

    C.J. Jia;W.Y. Xu;R.B. Wang;S.S. Wang

  • Indirect estimation of unconfined compressive strength of carbonate rocks using extreme learning machine

    Zaobao Liu;Zaobao Liu;Jianfu Shao;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Qier Wu

  • The 28 October 1996 landslide and analysis of the stability of the current Huashiban slope at the Liangjiaren Hydropower Station, Southwest China

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  • Numerical investigation on the sliding process and deposit feature of an earthquake-induced landslide: a case study

    Huanling Wang;Shiqi Liu;Weiya Xu;Long Yan

  • Time-Dependent Behavior of Cataclastic Rocks in a Multi-Loading Triaxial Creep Test

    Yu Zhang;Yu Zhang;Jianfu Shao;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Yun Jia

  • Comprehensive Stability Evaluation of Rock Slope Using the Cloud Model-Based Approach

    Zaobao Liu;Zaobao Liu;Jianfu Shao;Jianfu Shao;Weiya Xu;Fei Xu

  • Stress dependent permeability and porosity of low-permeability rock

    Chao-jun Jia;Chao-jun Jia;Wei-ya Xu;Huan-ling Wang;Ru-bin Wang

  • Experimental Research on Permeability Evolution with Microcrack Development in Sandstone under Different Fluid Pressures

    H. L. Wang;W. Y. Xu;C. J. Jia;M. Cai

  • Creep properties and permeability evolution in triaxial rheological tests of hard rock in dam foundation

    Wei-ya Xu;Ru-bin Wang;Wei Wang;Zhi-liang Zhang

  • Experimental investigation of creep behavior of clastic rock in Xiangjiaba Hydropower Project

    Yu Zhang;Yu Zhang;Wei-ya Xu;Jian-fu Shao;Hai-bin Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-Fu Shao
Jian-Fu Shao University of Lille
M. Cai
M. Cai Laurentian University
Xiaoying Zhuang
Xiaoying Zhuang University of Hannover
Qi-Zhi Zhu
Qi-Zhi Zhu Hohai University
Timon Rabczuk
Timon Rabczuk Bauhaus University, Weimar
Xia-Ting Feng
Xia-Ting Feng Northeastern University
Kyoji Sassa
Kyoji Sassa Kyoto University
Sheng-Qi Yang
Sheng-Qi Yang China University of Mining and Technology

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