| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 49 | 3694 | 3386 | 242 | 237 | 152 | 6947 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Xianfang Song between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xianfang Song published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2018. 9 of the 176 publications appeared in the last two years.
176 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| Total | 176 |
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 Xianfang Song sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 152 publications — 40th percentile
40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 152 |
| 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 |
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 Xianfang Song sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile
62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 49 |
| 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 |
Xianfang Song is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to environmental and earth sciences. Their research predominantly focuses on areas such as groundwater and isotope geochemistry, groundwater flow and contamination studies, and hydrology and watershed management studies.
The scientist's work spans several main fields of study: Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these, their research notably intersects subfields including Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology, Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, and Ocean Engineering.
Their frequent publication venues demonstrate a strong presence in journals related to water and environmental science. These venues include:
Xianfang Song has collaborated regularly with a group of coauthors. The most frequent collaborators are:
Their recent publications cover various topics within hydrology, hydrogeochemistry, and environmental management. Notable works include:
Their research topics further include plant water relations and carbon dynamics, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, microplastics and plastic pollution, and geophysical methods and applications, highlighting the diversity of their investigations within environmental and earth sciences.
Bing Zhang;Xianfang Song;Yinghua Zhang;Dongmei Han
Jianrong Liu;Xianfang Song;Guofu Yuan;Xiaomin Sun
D.M. Han;X.F. Song;Matthew J. Currell;J.L. Yang
Dongmei Han;Claus Kohfahl;Xianfang Song;Guoqiang Xiao
Peng Wang;Xianfang Song;Dongmei Han;Yinghua Zhang
JianRong Liu;XianFang Song;GuoFu Yuan;XiaoMin Sun
Shiqin Wang;Jingli Shao;Xianfang Song;Yongbo Zhang
Tianzheng Cao;Dongmei Han;Xianfang Song
D.M. Han;X. Liang;M.G. Jin;M.J. Currell
Fei Liu;Xianfang Song;Lihu Yang;Dongmei Han
Ying Ma;Xianfang Song
Dongmei Han;Xianfang Song;Matthew J. Currell;Guoliang Cao
F. Liu;X. Song;L. Yang;Y. Zhang
Liang Zhang;Xianfang Song;Jun Xia;Ruiqiang Yuan
Dongmei Han;Dongmei Han;Vincent E.A. Post;Xianfang Song
L. Yang;X. Song;Y. Zhang;D. Han
Jianrong Liu;Xianfang Song;Xiaomin Sun;Guofu Yuan
Jianrong Liu;Guobin Fu;Guobin Fu;Xianfang Song;Stephen P. Charles;Stephen P. Charles
Guoliang Cao;Dongmei Han;Xianfang Song
Qing Xu;Shirong Liu;Xianchong Wan;Chunqian Jiang
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