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Wen-Liang Xu

Wen-Liang Xu

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 60 1876 1691 115 110 236 14828

Wen-Liang Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wen-Liang Xu between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wen-Liang Xu published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 11.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2020. 39 of the 280 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2020. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 26 publications
2002 2025

280 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wen-Liang Xu: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 2
2005 1
2006 5
2007 4
2008 6
2009 7
2010 8
2011 8
2012 10
2013 9
2014 10
2015 12
2016 13
2017 23
2018 11
2019 18
2020 32
2021 21
2022 16
2023 23
2024 13
2025 26
Total 280
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Wen-Liang Xu publications per year - data summary

  • Wen-Liang Xu, a Earth Science scholar from Jilin University, has 280 publications recorded across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2002 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 32 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2002, 2003 and 2005, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 11.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.7 per year counting only the 24 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 99 publications, 35% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2002-2009: 27 publications (3.4 per year); 2010-2017: 93 publications (11.6 per year); 2018-2025: 160 publications (20.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Wen-Liang 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 Wen-Liang 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, 228–237 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: 236 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
228–237 262 236
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-Liang Xu 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.
  • Wen-Liang Xu, a Earth Science scholar from Jilin University, records 236 publications - the 74th percentile of the discipline.
  • 74% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Wen-Liang Xu, and about 26% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Wen-Liang Xu 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).

Wen-Liang 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 Wen-Liang 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 60
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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Wen-Liang Xu 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.
  • Wen-Liang Xu, a Earth Science scholar from Jilin University, records 60 D-Index - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Wen-Liang Xu, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Wen-Liang Xu 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

Wen-Liang Xu is affiliated with Jilin University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Materials Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Geology. Their research output spans over 180 publications across a range of interconnected disciplines.

Their recent papers include:

  • In situ geochemical composition of apatite in granitoids from the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: A window into petrogenesis, 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Stagnant slab front within the mantle transition zone controls the formation of Cenozoic intracontinental high-Mg andesites in northeast Asia, 2020, Geology
  • Sliver defect formation in single crystal Ni-based superalloy castings, 2020, Materials & Design
  • Opening and closure history of the Mudanjiang Ocean in the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Geochronological and geochemical constraints from early Mesozoic intrusive rocks, 2020, Gondwana Research
  • Three-dimensional numerical simulation of selective laser melting process based on SPH method, 2021, Journal of Manufacturing Processes

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including:

  • Feng Wang (17 co-authored publications)
  • De-Bin Yang (17 co-authored publications)
  • An-Qi Wang (16 co-authored publications)
  • Jie Tang (15 co-authored publications)
  • Le-Ran Hao (13 co-authored publications)

Primary publication venues where Wen-Liang Xu has contributed multiple papers are:

  • Lithos (12 publications)
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin (8 publications)
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts (8 publications)
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (6 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (6 publications)

Wen-Liang Xu's work covers several main topics in their research, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Nuclear Materials and Properties
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Best Publications

  • Recycling lower continental crust in the North China craton

    Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Roberta L. Rudnick;Hong-Ling Yuan;Xiao-Ming Liu

  • Spatial–temporal relationships of Mesozoic volcanic rocks in NE China: Constraints on tectonic overprinting and transformations between multiple tectonic regimes

    Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Fu-Ping Pei;Feng Wang;En Meng

  • Recycling deep cratonic lithosphere and generation of intraplate magmatism in the North China Craton

    Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Roberta L. Rudnick;Wen-Liang Xu;Hong-Lin Yuan

  • Triassic volcanism in eastern Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces, NE China: Chronology, geochemistry, and tectonic implications

    Wen-Liang Xu;Wei-Qiang Ji;Fu-Ping Pei;En Meng

  • Recycled crust controls contrasting source compositions of Mesozoic and Cenozoic basalts in the North China Craton

    Yongsheng Liu;Yongsheng Liu;Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Peter B. Kelemen;Wenliang Xu

  • Early Mesozoic southward subduction history of the Mongol–Okhotsk oceanic plate: Evidence from geochronology and geochemistry of Early Mesozoic intrusive rocks in the Erguna Massif, NE China

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  • Zircon U-Pb geochronology of basement metamorphic rocks in the Songliao Basin

    FuPing Pei;WenLiang Xu;DeBin Yang;QuanGuo Zhao

  • Mesozoic crustal thickening of the eastern North China craton: Evidence from eclogite xenoliths and petrologic implications

    Wenliang Xu;Shan Gao;Qinghai Wang;Dongyan Wang

  • Early Jurassic mafic magmatism in the Lesser Xing'an–Zhangguangcai Range, NE China, and its tectonic implications: Constraints from zircon U–Pb chronology and geochemistry

    Jie-Jiang Yu;Feng Wang;Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Fu-Hong Gao

  • Zircon U-Pb geochronology and petrogenesis of the Late Paleozoic-Early Mesozoic intrusive rocks in the eastern segment of the northern margin of the North China Block

    Hua-Hua Cao;Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Fu-Ping Pei;Zhi-Wei Wang

  • Geochronology and geochemistry of Neoproterozoic magmatism in the Erguna Massif, NE China: Petrogenesis and implications for the breakup of the Rodinia supercontinent

    Jie Tang;Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Feng Wang;Wei Wang

  • Interaction of adakitic melt-peridotite: Implications for the high-Mg# signature of Mesozoic adakitic rocks in the eastern North China Craton

    Wenliang Xu;Wenliang Xu;Wenliang Xu;Janet M. Hergt;Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Fuping Pei

  • Early Jurassic subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Ocean in NE China: Petrologic and geochemical evidence from the Tumen mafic intrusive complex

    Feng Guo;Hongxia Li;Weiming Fan;Jingyan Li

  • Delamination and destruction of the North China Craton

    Shan Gao;Shan Gao;JunFeng Zhang;WenLiang Xu;YongSheng Liu

  • Detrital-zircon geochronology of Late Paleozoic sedimentary rocks in eastern Heilongjiang Province, NE China: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the eastern segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    En Meng;Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Fu-Ping Pei;De-Bin Yang

  • Mesozoic adakitic rocks from the Xuzhou–Suzhou area, eastern China: Evidence for partial melting of delaminated lower continental crust

    Wen-Liang Xu;Qing-Hai Wang;Dong-Yan Wang;Jing-Hui Guo

  • Geochronology, geochemistry, and deformation history of Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous intrusive rocks in the Erguna Massif, NE China: Constraints on the late Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the Mongol-Okhotsk orogenic belt

    Jie Tang;Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Feng Wang;Shuo Zhao

  • Geochronology and geochemistry of Early–Middle Triassic magmatism in the Erguna Massif, NE China: Constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Mongol–Okhotsk Ocean

    Jie Tang;Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Feng Wang;Wei Wang

  • Early Paleozoic amalgamation of the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range and Jiamusi massifs in the eastern segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Geochronological and geochemical evidence from granitoids and rhyolites

    Unknown

  • Spatial extent of the influence of the deeply subducted South China Block on the southeastern North China Block: Constraints from Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes in Mesozoic mafic igneous rocks

    De-Bin Yang;Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Fu-Ping Pei;Cheng-Hai Yang

  • Destruction of the North China Craton: Delamination or thermal/chemical erosion? Mineral chemistry and oxygen isotope insights from websterite xenoliths

    Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Qun-Jun Zhou;Fu-Ping Pei;De-Bin Yang

  • Permian bimodal volcanism in the Zhangguangcai Range of eastern Heilongjiang Province, NE China: Zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopes and geochemical evidence

    En Meng;Wen-Liang Xu;Wen-Liang Xu;Fu-Ping Pei;De-Bin Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Fu-Ping Pei
Fu-Ping Pei Jilin University
Shan Gao
Shan Gao China University of Geosciences
Wen-Chun Ge
Wen-Chun Ge Jilin University
Hao Yang
Hao Yang Jilin University
Yongsheng Liu
Yongsheng Liu Yangtze University
Yi-Gang Xu
Yi-Gang Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Roberta L. Rudnick
Roberta L. Rudnick University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard J. Walker
Richard J. Walker University of Maryland, College Park
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Feng Wang
Feng Wang University of California, Berkeley

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