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Xiao-Lei Wang

Xiao-Lei Wang

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6707 6216 425 419 94 7769

Xiao-Lei Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiao-Lei Wang between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiao-Lei Wang published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2025. 64 of the 190 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2025. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 44 publications
2003 2025

190 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiao-Lei Wang: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 3
2005 1
2006 4
2007 2
2008 2
2009 3
2010 3
2011 2
2012 4
2013 5
2014 5
2015 2
2016 4
2017 11
2018 5
2019 5
2020 10
2021 13
2022 14
2023 27
2024 20
2025 44
Total 190
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Xiao-Lei Wang 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 Xiao-Lei Wang 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, 88–97 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: 94 publications — 9th percentile

9% 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 94
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
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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Xiao-Lei Wang 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 Xiao-Lei Wang 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

Xiao-Lei Wang is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and has made significant contributions in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a research focus spanning geophysics, artificial intelligence applications in geoscience, atmospheric science, astronomy and astrophysics, and geochemistry and petrology.

Their research work covers several main topics including geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geophysical studies, and planetary science and exploration.

Key publication venues frequently chosen by Xiao-Lei Wang include:

  • Lithos
  • Precambrian Research
  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, notably:

  • De-Hong Du
  • Junyong Li
  • Di Wang
  • Rucao Li
  • Lin-Sen Li

Some recent papers authored by Xiao-Lei Wang demonstrate the scope and diversity of their research interests. These include:

  • Refining the spatio-temporal distributions of Mesozoic granitoids and volcanic rocks in SE China (2020), published in Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Crustal-scale wedge tectonics at the narrow boundary between the Tibetan Plateau and Ordos block (2020), published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Cenozoic eastward growth of the Tibetan Plateau controlled by tearing of the Indian slab (2024), published in Nature Geoscience
  • Earth's early continental crust formed from wet and oxidizing arc magmas (2023), published in Nature
  • A possible linkage between highly fractionated granitoids and associated W-mineralization in the Mesozoic Yaogangxian granitic intrusion, Nanling region, South China (2020), published in Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Best Publications

  • Detrital zircon geochronology of Precambrian basement sequences in the Jiangnan orogen : dating the assembly of the Yangtze and Cathaysia Blocks

    Xiao-Lei Wang;Xiao-Lei Wang;Jin-Cheng Zhou;W.L. Griffin;Ru-Cheng Wang

  • The crust of Cathaysia: Age, assembly and reworking of two terranes

    Xisheng Xu;Xisheng Xu;Suzanne Y O'Reilly;William L Griffin;Xiaolei Wang;Xiaolei Wang

  • LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Neoproterozoic igneous rocks from Northern Guangxi, South China: Implications for tectonic evolution

    Xiao Lei Wang;Jin Cheng Zhou;Jian Sheng Qiu;Wen Lan Zhang

  • Geochemical zonation across a Neoproterozoic orogenic belt: Isotopic evidence from granitoids and metasedimentary rocks of the Jiangnan orogen, China

    Xiao Lei Wang;Xiao Lei Wang;Jin Cheng Zhou;W. L. Griffin;Guochun Zhao

  • Geochronology and Hf isotopes of zircon from volcanic rocks of the Shuangqiaoshan Group, South China: implications for the Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution of the eastern Jiangnan orogen

    Xiao Lei Wang;Xiao Lei Wang;Guochun Zhao;Jin Cheng Zhou;Yongsheng Liu

  • Geochronology of Neoproterozoic mafic rocks and sandstones from northeastern Guizhou, South China: Coeval arc magmatism and sedimentation

    Jin Cheng Zhou;Xiao Lei Wang;Jian Sheng Qiu

  • Post-orogenic extension in the eastern part of the Jiangnan orogen: Evidence from ca 800-760Ma volcanic rocks

    Xiao-Lei Wang;Liang-Shu Shu;Guang-Fu Xing;Jin-Cheng Zhou

  • Geochemistry of the Meso- to Neoproterozoic basic-acid rocks from Hunan Province, South China: implications for the evolution of the western Jiangnan orogen

    Xiaolei Wang;Jincheng Zhou;Jiansheng Qiu;Jianfeng Gao

  • Hafnium isotopic heterogeneity in zircons from granitic rocks: Geochemical evaluation and modeling of "zircon effect" in crustal anatexis

    Ming Tang;Ming Tang;Xiao Lei Wang;Xiao Lei Wang;Xu Jie Shu;Di Wang

  • Magmatic evolution and crustal recycling for Neoproterozoic strongly peraluminous granitoids from southern China: Hf and O isotopes in zircon

    Xiao-Lei Wang;Xiao-Lei Wang;Jin-Cheng Zhou;Yu-Sheng Wan;Kouki Kitajima

  • Melting of enriched Archean subcontinental lithospheric mantle: Evidence from the ca 1760Ma volcanic rocks of the Xiong'er Group, southern margin of the North China Craton

    Xiao Lei Wang;Xiao Lei Wang;Shao Yong Jiang;Bao Zhang Dai

  • Geochemistry of Meso- and Neoproterozoic mafic-ultramafic rocks from northern Guangxi, China: Arc or plume magmatism?

    Jincheng Zhou;Xiaolei Wang;Jiansheng Qiu;Jianfeng Gao

  • Trace elements, U–Pb ages and Hf isotopes of zircons from Mesozoic granites in the western Nanling Range, South China: Implications for petrogenesis and W–Sn mineralization

    Xu Jie Shu;Xu Jie Shu;Xiao Lei Wang;Tao Sun;Xisheng Xu

  • Hf contents and Zr/Hf ratios in granitic zircons

    X. Wang;X. Wang;W. L. Griffin;J. Chen

  • Geochronology and geochemistry of Neoproterozoic mafic rocks from western Hunan, South China: implications for petrogenesis and post-orogenic extension

    Xiao Lei Wang;Jin Cheng Zhou;Jian Sheng Qiu;Shao Yong Jiang

  • Age, geochemistry and tectonic setting of the Neoproterozoic (ca 830 Ma) gabbros on the southern margin of the North China Craton

    Xiao-Lei Wang;Xiao-Lei Wang;Shao-Yong Jiang;Bao-Zhang Dai;William L Griffin

  • Petrogenesis of the Middle Jurassic Yinshan volcanic-intrusive complex, SE China: Implications for tectonic evolution and Cu-Au mineralization

    Guo-Guang Wang;Pei Ni;Kui-Dong Zhao;Xiao-Lei Wang

  • Influence of radiation damage on Late Jurassic zircon from southern China: Evidence from in situ measurements of oxygen isotopes, laser Raman, U-Pb ages, and trace elements

    Xiao-Lei Wang;Xiao-Lei Wang;Matthew A. Coble;John W. Valley;Xu-Jie Shu

  • The link between subduction-modified lithosphere and the giant Dexing porphyry copper deposit, South China: Constraints from high-Mg adakitic rocks

    Guo-Guang Wang;Pei Ni;Jing Yao;Xiao-Lei Wang

  • Unraveling the Precambrian crustal evolution by Neoproterozoic conglomerates, Jiangnan orogen: U–Pb and Hf isotopes of detrital zircons

    Di Wang;Xiao-Lei Wang;Xiao-Lei Wang;Jin-Cheng Zhou;Xu-Jie Shu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinhai Yu
Jinhai Yu Nanjing University
Shao-Yong Jiang
Shao-Yong Jiang China University of Geosciences
Tao Sun
Tao Sun University of Virginia
William L. Griffin
William L. Griffin Macquarie University
Jian-Feng Gao
Jian-Feng Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xisheng Xu
Xisheng Xu Nanjing University
Pei Ni
Pei Ni Nanjing University
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly Macquarie University
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Xiaoping Xia
Xiaoping Xia Chinese Academy of Sciences

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