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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 39 6246 5788 395 389 213 4988

Xiankang Dou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiankang Dou between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiankang Dou published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 15.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2022. 38 of the 343 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2022. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 13 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 35 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 17 publications
2004 2025

343 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiankang Dou: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 3
2006 0
2007 1
2008 1
2009 3
2010 7
2011 1
2012 13
2013 11
2014 19
2015 23
2016 33
2017 26
2018 35
2019 22
2020 16
2021 34
2022 36
2023 20
2024 21
2025 17
Total 343
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Xiankang Dou 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 Xiankang Dou 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, 208–217 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: 213 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
208–217 292 213
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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Xiankang Dou 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 Xiankang Dou 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

Xiankang Dou is a researcher affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their work spans diverse topics within physics and earth sciences, with a significant emphasis on studies related to the ionosphere, atmospheric science, and space plasma dynamics. The research output includes over one hundred publications in physics and astronomy and numerous contributions to earth and planetary sciences.

The primary fields of study are:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broad fields, their research covers notable subfields including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Geophysics
  • Molecular Biology

The main topics addressed by the researcher include:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Dou has published frequently in several venues, with the largest number of papers appearing in:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Space Weather
  • Remote Sensing

Repeated collaboration is noted with several coauthors, including:

  • Xianghui Xue (44 publications)
  • Wen Yi (18 publications)
  • Tingdi Chen (17 publications)
  • Yusong Qin (17 publications)
  • Sheng-Yang Gu (17 publications)

Recent selected papers by Xiankang Dou include:

  • "Non-line-of-sight imaging over 1.43 km" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Photon-counting distributed free-space spectroscopy" (2021), published in Light Science & Applications
  • "Interhemispheric transport of metallic ions within ionospheric sporadic E layers by the lower thermospheric meridional circulation" (2021), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Meter-scale and sub-second-resolution coherent Doppler wind LIDAR and hyperfine wind observation" (2022), published in Optics Letters
  • "Derivation of global ionospheric Sporadic E critical frequency (foEs) data from the amplitude variations in GPS/GNSS radio occultations" (2020), published in Royal Society Open Science

Best Publications

  • Magnetic Reconnection in the Near Venusian Magnetotail

    T. L. Zhang;T. L. Zhang;Q. M. Lu;W. Baumjohann;C. T. Russell

  • An ice‐cream cone model for coronal mass ejections

    X. H. Xue;C. B. Wang;X. K. Dou

  • Was Magnetic Storm the Only Driver of the Long-Duration Enhancements of Daytime Total Electron Content in the Asian-Australian Sector Between 7 and 12 September 2017?

    Jiuhou Lei;Fuqing Huang;Xuetao Chen;Jiahao Zhong

  • Assessment of vertical TEC mapping functions for space-based GNSS observations

    Jiahao Zhong;Jiuhou Lei;Xiankang Dou;Xinan Yue

  • Possible relations between meteors, enhanced electron density layers, and sporadic sodium layers

    X.-K. Dou;X.-H. Xue;T. Li;T.-D. Chen

  • Annual and semiannual variations of thermospheric density: EOF analysis of CHAMP and GRACE data

    Jiuhou Lei;Tomoko Matsuo;Tomoko Matsuo;Xiankang Dou;Eric Sutton

  • Observations of Quasi‐Two‐Day wave by TIMED/SABER and TIMED/TIDI

    Sheng-Yang Gu;Tao Li;Xiankang Dou;Qian Wu

  • Global Responses of the Coupled Thermosphere and Ionosphere System to the August 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse

    Tong Dang;Tong Dang;Jiuhou Lei;Wenbin Wang;Binzheng Zhang

  • The global climatology of the intensity of the ionospheric sporadic E layer

    Bingkun Yu;Bingkun Yu;Xianghui Xue;Xin'an Yue;Chengyun Yang

  • New aspects of the ionospheric response to the October 2003 superstorms from multiple-satellite observations

    Jiuhou Lei;Wenbin Wang;Alan G. Burns;Xinan Yue

  • Overcooling in the upper thermosphere during the recovery phase of the 2003 October storms

    Jiuhou Lei;Jiuhou Lei;Alan G. Burns;Jeffrey P. Thayer;Wenbin Wang

  • Lower thermospheric-enhanced sodium layers observed at low latitude and possible formation: Case studies

    X. H. Xue;X. K. Dou;X. K. Dou;J. Lei;J. S. Chen

  • Relationship analysis of PM 2.5 and boundary layer height using an aerosol and turbulence detection lidar

    Chong Wang;Mingjiao Jia;Haiyun Xia;Yunbin Wu

  • Statistical analysis of nighttime medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances using airglow images and GPS observations over central China

    Fuqing Huang;Xiankang Dou;Jiuhou Lei;Jian Lin

  • Long‐duration depletion in the topside ionospheric total electron content during the recovery phase of the March 2015 strong storm

    Jiahao Zhong;Jiahao Zhong;Jiahao Zhong;Wenbin Wang;Xinan Yue;Alan G. Burns

  • Mobile Rayleigh Doppler lidar for wind and temperature measurements in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere.

    Xiankang Dou;Yuli Han;Dongsong Sun;Haiyun Xia

  • Southern Hemisphere Summer Mesopause Responses to El Niño–Southern Oscillation

    Tao Li;Natalia Calvo;Jia Yue;James M. Russell

  • Interhemispheric asymmetry of the equatorial ionization anomaly in solstices observed by COSMIC during 2007-2012

    Xiaoli Luan;Pan Wang;Xiankang Dou;Yong C.-M. Liu

  • A numerical study of the interhemispheric asymmetry of the equatorial ionization anomaly in solstice at solar minimum

    Tong Dang;Xiaoli Luan;Jiuhou Lei;Xiankang Dou

  • Sporadic and thermospheric enhanced sodium layers observed by a lidar chain over China

    X. K. Dou;X. K. Dou;S. C. Qiu;X. H. Xue;T. D. Chen

  • Nighttime Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances From Airglow Imager and Global Navigation Satellite Systems Observations

    Fuqing Huang;Jiuhou Lei;Xiankang Dou;Xiaoli Luan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiuhou Lei
Jiuhou Lei University of Science and Technology of China
Wenbin Wang
Wenbin Wang National Center for Atmospheric Research
Xinan Yue
Xinan Yue Chinese Academy of Sciences
Alan Burns
Alan Burns National Center for Atmospheric Research
Han-Li Liu
Han-Li Liu National Center for Atmospheric Research
Baiqi Ning
Baiqi Ning Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weixing Wan
Weixing Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian-Wei Pan
Jian-Wei Pan University of Science and Technology of China
James M. Russell
James M. Russell Brown University
Guozhu Li
Guozhu Li Chinese Academy of Sciences

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