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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 122 40 33 6 6 446 57699

Xian-Hua Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xian-Hua Li between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xian-Hua Li published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 17.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2023. 84 of the 610 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2023. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 52 publications 2024: 44 publications 2025: 40 publications
1991 2025

610 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xian-Hua Li: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 4
1998 3
1999 7
2000 8
2001 5
2002 6
2003 16
2004 8
2005 5
2006 9
2007 21
2008 14
2009 12
2010 21
2011 23
2012 32
2013 22
2014 24
2015 30
2016 27
2017 33
2018 22
2019 20
2020 29
2021 31
2022 38
2023 52
2024 44
2025 40
Total 610
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Xian-Hua Li publications per year - data summary

  • Xian-Hua Li, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 610 publications recorded across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 52 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 35 years in the span carry no publications at all (1993 and 1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 17.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.5 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 205 publications, 34% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 37 publications (3.1 per year); 2003-2014: 207 publications (17.3 per year); 2015-2025: 366 publications (33.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Xian-Hua Li 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 Xian-Hua Li 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, 438–447 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: 446 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 36 446
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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Xian-Hua Li 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.
  • Xian-Hua Li, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 446 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Xian-Hua Li, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Xian-Hua Li 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).

Xian-Hua Li 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 Xian-Hua Li 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, 106+ 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: 122 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 98 122
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Xian-Hua Li 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.
  • Xian-Hua Li, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 122 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Xian-Hua Li, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Xian-Hua Li 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Xian-Hua Li is affiliated with the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research is primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions also in Physics and Astronomy. Within these broad fields, their work spans specialized subfields such as Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, and Paleontology.

Li's research covers a wide range of topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Frequent co-authors in Li's body of work include:

  • Qiuli Li
  • Wei Yang
  • Fu-Yuan Wu
  • Yangting Lin
  • Yu Liu

Li's publications are found extensively in several scientific venues, with the most publications in the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Precambrian Research, Lithos, Geology, and Science Bulletin.

Among recent selected papers authored or co-authored by Li are:

  • "Two-billion-year-old volcanism on the Moon from Chang'e-5 basalts", 2021, Nature
  • "The tempo of Ediacaran evolution", 2021, Science Advances
  • "Tanz zircon megacrysts: a new zircon reference material for the microbeam determination of U-Pb ages and Zr-O isotopes", 2021, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • "A Neoproterozoic low-δ18O magmatic ring around South China: Implications for configuration and breakup of Rodinia supercontinent", 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Lunar farside volcanism 2.8 billion years ago from Chang'e-6 basalts", 2024, Nature

Best Publications

  • Formation of the 1300-km-wide intracontinental orogen and postorogenic magmatic province in Mesozoic South China: A flat-slab subduction model

    Zheng-Xiang Li;Xian-Hua Li

  • Tibetan tectonic evolution inferred from spatial and temporal variations in post-collisional magmatism

    Sun Lin Chung;Mei Fei Chu;Yuquan Zhang;Yingwen Xie

  • Age constraint on Burmese amber based on U–Pb dating of zircons

    Guanghai Shi;David A. Grimaldi;George E. Harlow;Jing Wang

  • Precise determination of Phanerozoic zircon Pb/Pb age by multicollector SIMS without external standardization

    Xian-Hua Li;Yu Liu;Qiu-Li Li;Chun-Hua Guo

  • The breakup of Rodinia: did it start with a mantle plume beneath South China?

    Zheng-Xiang Li;X.H. Li;P.D. Kinny;J. Wang

  • Neoproterozoic granitoids in South China: crustal melting above a mantle plume at ca. 825 Ma?

    X Li;X Li

  • Amalgamation between the Yangtze and Cathaysia Blocks in South China: Constraints from SHRIMP U–Pb zircon ages, geochemistry and Nd–Hf isotopes of the Shuangxiwu volcanic rocks

    Xian-Hua Li;Xian-Hua Li;Wu-Xian Li;Zheng-Xiang Li;Ching-Hua Lo

  • Grenvillian continental collision in South China: new SHRIMP U-Pb zircon results and implications for the configuration of Rodinia

    Zheng-Xiang Li;Xian-hua Li;Hanwen Zhou;Peter D. Kinny

  • Penglai Zircon Megacrysts: A Potential New Working Reference Material for Microbeam Determination of Hf–O Isotopes and U–Pb Age

    Xian-Hua Li;Weng-Guo Long;Qiu-Li Li;Yu Liu

  • The golden transformation of the Cretaceous plate subduction in the West Pacific

    Weidong Sun;Weidong Sun;Xing Ding;Yan-Hua Hu;Xian-Hua Li

  • U-Pb zircon, geochemical and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic constraints on age and origin of Jurassic I- and A-type granites from central Guangdong, SE China: A major igneous event in response to foundering of a subducted flat-slab?

    Xian-Hua Li;Zheng-Xiang Li;Wu-Xian Li;Ying Liu

  • Cretaceous magmatism and lithospheric extension in Southeast China

    Xian-hua Li

  • Chelyabinsk airburst, damage assessment, meteorite recovery, and characterization

    Olga P. Popova;Peter Jenniskens;Peter Jenniskens;Vacheslav Emel'yanenko;Anna Kartashova

  • Qinghu zircon: A working reference for microbeam analysis of U-Pb age and Hf and O isotopes

    XianHua Li;GuoQiang Tang;Bing Gong;YueHeng Yang

  • Magmatic and metamorphic events during the early Paleozoic Wuyi-Yunkai orogeny, southeastern South China: New age constraints and pressure-temperature conditions

    Zheng-Xiang Li;Xian-Hua Li;Jo-Anne Wartho;Chris Clark

  • Diachronous uplift of the Tibetan plateau starting 40?Myr ago

    Sun Lin Chung;Ching Hua Lo;Tung Yi Lee;Yuquan Zhang

  • U-Pb zircon geochronology, geochemistry and Nd isotopic study of Neoproterozoic bimodal volcanic rocks in the Kangdian Rift of South China : Implications for the initial rifting of Rodinia

    Xian-hua Li;Xian-hua Li;Zheng-Xiang Li;Hanwen Zhou;Ying Liu

  • Contrasting zircon Hf and O isotopes in the two episodes of Neoproterozoic granitoids in South China: Implications for growth and reworking of continental crust

    Yong-Fei Zheng;Yong-Fei Zheng;Shao-Bing Zhang;Zi-Fu Zhao;Yuan-Bao Wu;Yuan-Bao Wu

  • Precise U–Pb and Pb–Pb dating of Phanerozoic baddeleyite by SIMS with oxygen flooding technique

    Qiu-Li Li;Xian-Hua Li;Yu Liu;Guo-Qiang Tang

  • 850-790 Ma bimodal volcanic and intrusive rocks in northern Zhejiang, South China: A major episode of continental rift magmatism during the breakup of Rodinia

    Xian-Hua Li;Wu-Xian Li;Zheng-Xiang Li;Ying Liu

  • Petrogenesis and tectonic significance of the ~850 Ma Gangbian alkaline complex in South China: Evidence from in situ zircon U-Pb dating, Hf-O isotopes and whole-rock geochemistry

    Xian-Hua Li;Wu-Xian Li;Qiu-Li Li;Xuan-Ce Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiu-Li Li
Qiu-Li Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zheng-Xiang Li
Zheng-Xiang Li Curtin University
Xuan-Ce Wang
Xuan-Ce Wang Yunnan University
Wu-Xian Li
Wu-Xian Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gangjian Wei
Gangjian Wei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yue-Heng Yang
Yue-Heng Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qing-Zhu Yin
Qing-Zhu Yin University of California, Davis
Hadi Shafaii Moghadam
Hadi Shafaii Moghadam Karadeniz Technical University
Sun-Lin Chung
Sun-Lin Chung National Taiwan University

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