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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6766 6265 431 425 175 6188

Wenjun Zheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wenjun Zheng between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wenjun Zheng published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2021. 33 of the 203 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2021. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 15 publications
2002 2025

203 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wenjun Zheng: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 0
2004 2
2005 2
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 5
2010 5
2011 2
2012 2
2013 8
2014 4
2015 5
2016 15
2017 11
2018 18
2019 19
2020 20
2021 22
2022 17
2023 11
2024 18
2025 15
Total 203
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Wenjun Zheng 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 Wenjun Zheng 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, 168–177 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: 175 publications — 52nd percentile

52% 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
168–177 490 175
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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Wenjun Zheng 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 Wenjun Zheng 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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

Wenjun Zheng is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and primarily works in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on geophysics. Their research spans various subfields including atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, geology, and aspects of management, monitoring, policy, and law related to earth sciences.

The scientist's main topics of research cover earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological formations and processes, landslides and related hazards, and combined geological and geophysical studies.

Wenjun Zheng has contributed to numerous scientific publications, including these recent works:

  • Pulsed rise and growth of the Tibetan Plateau to its northern margin since ca. 30 Ma, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cenozoic Exhumation of the Qilian Shan in the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Evidence From Low-Temperature Thermochronology, 2020, Tectonics
  • Slip partitioning and crustal deformation patterns in the Tianshan orogenic belt derived from GPS measurements and their tectonic implications, 2023, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Slip Rates Along the Laohushan Fault and Spatial Variation in Slip Rate Along the Haiyuan Fault Zone, 2022, Tectonics
  • Orthogonal Fault Rupture and Rapid Postseismic Deformation Following 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence Revealed From Geodetic Observations, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Tectonics, Tectonophysics, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, and Geomorphology.

Throughout their career, Wenjun Zheng has collaborated with other researchers including Peizhen Zhang, Weitao Wang, Dongli Zhang, Zhuqi Zhang, and Haiyun Bi.

Best Publications

  • The growth of northeastern Tibet and its relevance to large‐scale continental geodynamics: A review of recent studies

    Dao Yang Yuan;Wei Peng Ge;Zhen Wei Chen;Chuan You Li

  • Erosion, fault initiation and topographic growth of the North Qilian Shan (northern Tibetan Plateau)

    Dewen Zheng;Marin K. Clark;Peizhen Zhang;Wenjun Zheng

  • Transformation of displacement between strike-slip and crustal shortening in the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau: Evidence from decadal GPS measurements and late Quaternary slip rates on faults

    Wen-jun Zheng;Pei-zhen Zhang;Wen-gui He;Dao-yang Yuan

  • Comparison of soil moisture in GLDAS model simulations and in situ observations over the Tibetan Plateau

    Haiyun Bi;Jianwen Ma;Wenjun Zheng;Jiangyuan Zeng

  • Lushan M S7.0 earthquake: A blind reserve-fault event

    XiWei Xu;XueZe Wen;ZhuJun Han;GuiHua Chen

  • Expansion of the Tibetan Plateau during the Neogene

    Weitao Wang;Wenjun Zheng;Peizhen Zhang;Qiang Li

  • Progressive northward growth of the northern Qilian Shan-Hexi Corridor (northeastern Tibet) during the Cenozoic

    Dewen Zheng;Weitao Wang;Jinglin Wan;Daoyang Yuan

  • Late Quaternary slip rate of the South Heli Shan Fault (northern Hexi Corridor, NW China) and its implications for northeastward growth of the Tibetan Plateau

    Wen-Jun Zheng;Pei-Zhen Zhang;Wei-Peng Ge;Peter Molnar

  • The Cenozoic growth of the Qilian Shan in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau: A sedimentary archive from the Jiuxi Basin

    Weitao Wang;Peizhen Zhang;Jianzhang Pang;Carmala Garzione

  • Pulsed rise and growth of the Tibetan Plateau to its northern margin since ca. 30 Ma

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  • Landslides triggered by the 22 July 2013 Minxian–Zhangxian, China, Mw 5.9 earthquake: Inventory compiling and spatial distribution analysis

    Chong Xu;Chong Xu;Xiwei Xu;J. Bruce H. Shyu;Wenjun Zheng

  • Late Quaternary right-lateral slip rates of faults adjacent to the lake Qinghai, northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

    Dao-Yang Yuan;Jean-Daniel Champagnac;Jean-Daniel Champagnac;Wei-Peng Ge;Peter Molnar

  • Magnetostratigraphy of the Neogene Chaka basin and its implications for mountain building processes in the north‐eastern Tibetan Plateau

    Hui-Ping Zhang;William H. Craddock;Richard O. Lease;Wei-tao Wang

  • Clustering of offsets on the Haiyuan fault and their relationship to paleoearthquakes

    Zhikun Ren;Zhuqi Zhang;Tao Chen;Shouliang Yan;Shouliang Yan

  • Late Quaternary slip rates of the thrust faults in western Hexi Corridor (Northern Qilian Shan, China) and their implications for northeastward growth of the Tibetan Plateau

    Zheng Wen-Jun;Zhang Hui-Ping;Zhang Pei-Zhen;Peter Molnar

  • Landslides triggered by the 20 April 2013 Lushan, China, Mw 6.6 earthquake from field investigations and preliminary analyses

    Chong Xu;Chong Xu;Xiwei Xu;J. Bruce H. Shyu;Mingxing Gao

  • Constraints on mountain building in the northeastern Tibet: Detrital zircon records from synorogenic deposits in the Yumen Basin

    Weitao Wang;Peizhen Zhang;Jingxing Yu;Yizhou Wang

  • Slip rate at the north‐eastern front of the Qilian Shan, China

    Jean-Daniel Champagnac;Dao-Yang Yuan;Wei-Peng Ge;Peter Molnar

  • Deep crustal deformation of the Longmen Shan, eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, from seismic reflection and Finite Element modeling

    Shao-ying Feng;Pei-zhen Zhang;Bao-jin Liu;Ming Wang

  • Contemporary Deformation of the North China Plain From Global Positioning System Data

    Y. G. Zhang;W. J. Zheng;Y. J. Wang;D. L. Zhang

  • Pulsed growth of the West Qinling at -30 Ma in northeastern Tibet: Evidence from Lanzhou Basin magnetostratigraphy and provenance

    Weitao Wang;Peizhen Zhang;Caicai Liu;Dewen Zheng

  • Transforming the Miocene Altyn Tagh fault slip into shortening of the north-western Qilian Shan: insights from the drainage basin geometry

    Hui-ping Zhang;Pei-zhen Zhang;De-Wen Zheng;Wen-Jun Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Peizhen Zhang
Peizhen Zhang Sun Yat-sen University
Dewen Zheng
Dewen Zheng China Earthquake Administration
Weitao Wang
Weitao Wang Sun Yat-sen University
Peter Molnar
Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder
Eric Kirby
Eric Kirby Oregon State University
Marin K. Clark
Marin K. Clark University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Carmala N. Garzione
Carmala N. Garzione University of Arizona
Kenneth A. Farley
Kenneth A. Farley California Institute of Technology

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