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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 39 6319 5859 400 394 110 3953

Wen-Chieh Cheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wen-Chieh Cheng between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wen-Chieh Cheng published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2018. 14 of the 159 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2018. 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 5 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 6 publications
2006 2025

159 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wen-Chieh Cheng: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 4
2010 3
2011 4
2012 3
2013 2
2014 4
2015 1
2016 5
2017 12
2018 21
2019 17
2020 13
2021 16
2022 20
2023 19
2024 8
2025 6
Total 159
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Wen-Chieh Cheng 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 Wen-Chieh Cheng 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, 108–117 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: 110 publications — 16th percentile

16% 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
108–117 484 110
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
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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Wen-Chieh Cheng 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 Wen-Chieh Cheng 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 39
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

Wen-Chieh Cheng is affiliated with Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology in China. Their research spans the fields of engineering and environmental science, with a particular focus on civil and structural engineering, environmental engineering, and related subfields such as safety, risk, reliability and quality, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and biomaterials.

The scientist's work prominently addresses several main topics, such as:

  • Microbial applications in construction materials
  • Grouting, rheology, and soil mechanics
  • Geotechnical engineering and analysis
  • Geotechnical engineering and underground structures
  • Landfill environmental impact studies
  • Calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition
  • Landslides and related hazards

Wen-Chieh Cheng has published extensively in several specialized journals, frequently contributing to:

  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Acta Geotechnica

Some of the recent papers authored by Wen-Chieh Cheng include:

  • Effects of bacterial inoculation and calcium source on microbial-induced carbonate precipitation for lead remediation, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Effects of chemical contamination on microscale structural characteristics of intact loess and resultant macroscale mechanical properties, 2021, CATENA
  • Revealing the Enhancement and Degradation Mechanisms Affecting the Performance of Carbonate Precipitation in EICP Process, 2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Micro-structural characteristics deterioration of intact loess under acid and saline solutions and resultant macro-mechanical properties, 2022, Soil and Tillage Research
  • Improvement of the Shearing Behaviour of Loess Using Recycled Straw Fiber Reinforcement, 2021, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Wen-Chieh Cheng collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Zhong-Fei Xue
  • Lin Wang
  • Wenle Hu
  • Yi-Xin Xie
  • Shaojie Wen

Best Publications

  • Estimation of lateral displacement induced by jet grouting in clayey soils

    S. L. Shen;Z. F. Wang;W. C. Cheng

  • Prediction Model of TBM Disc Cutter Wear During Tunnelling in Heterogeneous Ground

    Dong-Jie Ren;Shui-Long Shen;Arul Arulrajah;Wen-Chieh Cheng

  • A simple approach for characterising tunnel bore conditions based upon pipe-jacking data

    Wen-Chieh Cheng;James C. Ni;Arul Arulrajah;Hui-Wen Huang

  • Semi-analytical solution to pumping test data with barrier, wellbore storage, and partial penetration effects

    Yong-Xia Wu;Jack Shuilong Shen;Wen-Chieh Cheng;Takenori Hino;Takenori Hino

  • Revealing the Enhancement and Degradation Mechanisms Affecting the Performance of Carbonate Precipitation in EICP Process

    Wenle Hu;Wen-Chieh Cheng;Shaojie Wen;Ke Yuan

  • Investigating the effect of degree of compaction, initial water content, and electric field intensity on electrokinetic remediation of an artificially Cu- and Pb-contaminated loess

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  • Recent massive incidents for subway construction in soft alluvial deposits of Taiwan: A review

    Wen-Chieh Cheng;Ge Li;Nina Liu;Jian Xu

  • Shield tunnel uplift and deformation characterisation: A case study from Zhengzhou metro

    Wen-Chieh Cheng;Zhan-Ping Song;Wei Tian;Zhi-Feng Wang

  • Feasibility study of applying a graphene oxide-alginate composite hydrogel to electrokinetic remediation of Cu(II)-contaminated loess as electrodes

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  • A review on land subsidence caused by groundwater withdrawal in Xi’an, China

    Ya-Qiong Wang;Zhi-Feng Wang;Wen-Chieh Cheng

  • Experimental and Analytical Modeling of Shield Segment under Cyclic Loading

    Wen-Chieh Cheng;James C. Ni;Shui-Long Shen

  • Investigation into factors affecting jacking force: a case study

    Wen-Chieh Cheng;James C. Ni;Jack Shui-Long Shen;Hui-Wen Huang

  • Geological formation and geo-hazards during subway construction in Guangzhou

    Dong-Jie Ren;Shui-Long Shen;Wen-Chieh Cheng;Wen-Chieh Cheng;Ning Zhang

  • Investigation into geohazards during urbanization process of Xi’an, China

    Zhi-Feng Wang;Wen-Chieh Cheng;Ya-Qiong Wang

  • Simple Method to Predict Ground Displacements Caused by Installing Horizontal Jet-Grouting Columns

    Zhi-Feng Wang;Jack S. Shen;Wen-Chieh Cheng

  • Applying a nanocomposite hydrogel electrode to mitigate electrochemical polarization and focusing effect in electrokinetic remediation of a Cu- and Pb-contaminated loess

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  • Tornado hazards on June 23 in Jiangsu Province, China: preliminary investigation and analysis

    Hai-Min Lyu;Guo-Fu Wang;Wen-Chieh Cheng;Shui-Long Shen

  • Lubrication performance of pipejacking in soft alluvial deposits

    Wen-Chieh Cheng;Lin Wang;Zhong-Fei Xue;James C. Ni

  • Flooding Hazards across Southern China and Prospective Sustainability Measures

    Hai-Min Lyu;Ye-Shuang Xu;Wen-Chieh Cheng;Arul Arulrajah

  • A case history of field pumping tests in a deep gravel formation in the Taipei Basin, Taiwan

    James C. Ni;Wen-Chieh Cheng;Louis Ge

  • Investigation into the triggering mechanism of loess landslides in the south Jingyang platform, Shaanxi province

    Zhao Duan;Zhao Duan;Zhao Duan;Wen-Chieh Cheng;Jiang-Bing Peng;Qi-Yao Wang

  • Investigation into performance of deep excavation in sand covered karst: A case report

    Khalid Elbaz;Shui-Long Shen;Yong Tan;Wen-Chieh Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Shui-Long Shen
Shui-Long Shen Shantou University
Arul Arulrajah
Arul Arulrajah Swinburne University of Technology
Ye-Shuang Xu
Ye-Shuang Xu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Annan Zhou
Annan Zhou RMIT University
Suksun Horpibulsuk
Suksun Horpibulsuk Suranaree University of Technology
Jianbing Peng
Jianbing Peng Chang'an University
Wei Chen
Wei Chen Zhejiang University
Zhanping Song
Zhanping Song Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
Huai-Na Wu
Huai-Na Wu Hunan University
Li Min Zhang
Li Min Zhang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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