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Xiaoping Long

Xiaoping Long

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 57 2290 2080 146 141 189 10641

Xiaoping Long publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaoping Long between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaoping Long published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2019. 24 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2019. 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 11 publications
2006 2025

232 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaoping Long: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 1
2007 6
2008 4
2009 2
2010 8
2011 8
2012 6
2013 2
2014 5
2015 14
2016 10
2017 21
2018 15
2019 25
2020 25
2021 18
2022 21
2023 17
2024 13
2025 11
Total 232
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Xiaoping Long 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 Xiaoping Long 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, 188–197 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: 189 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
188–197 401 189
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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Xiaoping Long 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 Xiaoping Long 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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
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 57
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

Xiaoping Long is affiliated with Northwest University in China and conducts research primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The scientist has a significant focus on subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence applications in geosciences, Geochemistry and Petrology, Paleontology, and Geology.

Their research topics encompass a range of geological and geochemical analyses, high-pressure geophysics and materials studies, earthquake and tectonic investigations, as well as geochemical and geologic mapping and elemental analysis. Additionally, they have studied paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils along with broader geological and geophysical studies.

Frequent coauthors in Xiaoping Long's work include Caiyun Lan, Jingyu Wang, Jie Li, Yunpeng Dong, and Zongying Huang, indicating a collaborative research environment involving multiple researchers across various topics.

The scientist has published extensively in a number of academic venues, with the most frequent being Precambrian Research, where 24 publications are recorded. Other significant publication venues include Goldschmidt Abstracts, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Lithos, and Earth-Science Reviews.

Some recent papers by Xiaoping Long are:

  • Dating and characterizing primary gas accumulation in Precambrian dolomite reservoirs, Central Sichuan Basin, China: Insights from pyrobitumen Re-Os and dolomite U-Pb geochronology (2020), published in Precambrian Research
  • Pulsed oxygenation events drove progressive oxygenation of the early Mesoproterozoic ocean (2021), published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Two late Carboniferous belts of Nb-enriched mafic magmatism in the Eastern Tianshan: Heterogeneous mantle sources and geodynamic implications (2020), published in Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution and proto-basin of the Yangtze Block, China (2024), published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • Chlorite as an exploration indicator for concealed skarn mineralization: Perspective from the Tonglushan Cu-Au-Fe skarn deposit, Eastern China (2020), published in Ore Geology Reviews

Best Publications

  • Zircon U-Pb and Hf isotopic study of gneissic rocks from the Chinese Altai: Progressive accretionary history in the early to middle Palaeozoic

    Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Wenjiao Xiao;Xiaoping Long;Xiaoping Long

  • Accretionary orogenesis of the Chinese Altai: Insights from Paleozoic granitoids

    Chao Yuan;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Wenjiao Xiao;Xianhua Li

  • Archean crustal evolution of the northern Tarim craton, NW China: Zircon U-Pb and Hf isotopic constraints

    Xiaoping Long;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Guochun Zhao

  • Reworking of the Tarim Craton by underplating of mantle plume-derived magmas: Evidence from Neoproterozoic granitoids in the Kuluketage area, NW China

    Xiaoping Long;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Alfred Kröner

  • Triassic granitoids in the eastern Songpan Ganzi Fold Belt, SW China: Magmatic response to geodynamics of the deep lithosphere

    Chao Yuan;Mei-Fu Zhou;Min Sun;Yongjiu Zhao

  • Detrital zircon age and Hf isotopic studies for metasedimentary rocks from the Chinese Altai: Implications for the Early Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Xiaoping Long;Xiaoping Long;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Post-collisional plutons in the Balikun area, East Chinese Tianshan: Evolving magmatism in response to extension and slab break-off

    Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Simon Wilde;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Late Carboniferous high-Mg dioritic dikes in Western Junggar, NW China: Geochemical features, petrogenesis and tectonic implications

    Jiyuan Yin;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Xiaoping Long

  • Geochemistry and U–Pb detrital zircon dating of Paleozoic graywackes in East Junggar, NW China: Insights into subduction–accretion processes in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Xiaoping Long;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Inna Safonova

  • Detrital zircon ages and Hf isotopes of the early Paleozoic flysch sequence in the Chinese Altai, NW China: New constrains on depositional age, provenance and tectonic evolution

    Xiaoping Long;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Early Paleozoic sedimentary record of the Chinese Altai: Implications for its tectonic evolution

    Xiaoping Long;Xiaoping Long;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Early Paleozoic ridge subduction in the Chinese Altai: Insight from the abrupt change in zircon Hf isotopic compositions

    Min Sun;XiaoPing Long;XiaoPing Long;KeDa Cai;YingDe Jiang

  • Prolonged magmatism, juvenile nature and tectonic evolution of the Chinese Altai, NW China: Evidence from zircon U-Pb and Hf isotopic study of Paleozoic granitoids

    Keda Cai;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Guochun Zhao

  • Geochronology, petrogenesis and tectonic significance of peraluminous granites from the Chinese Altai, NW China

    Keda Cai;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Guochun Zhao

  • Zircon U–Pb chronology, Hf isotope analysis and whole-rock geochemistry for the Neoarchean-Paleoproterozoic Yudongzi complex, northwestern margin of the Yangtze craton, China

    Bo Hui;Yunpeng Dong;Yunpeng Dong;Chao Cheng;Xiaoping Long

  • Geochemistry and Nd isotopic composition of the Early Paleozoic flysch sequence in the Chinese Altai, Central Asia: Evidence for a northward-derived mafic source and insight into Nd model ages in accretionary orogen

    Xiaoping Long;Chao Yuan;Min Sun;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Geochronological and geochemical study of mafic dykes from the northwest Chinese Altai: Implications for petrogenesis and tectonic evolution

    Keda Cai;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Guochun Zhao

  • Zircon REE patterns and geochemical characteristics of Paleoproterozoic anatectic granite in the northern Tarim Craton, NW China: Implications for the reconstruction of the Columbia supercontinent

    Xiaoping Long;Xiaoping Long;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Alfred Kröner

  • Precambrian detrital zircons in the Early Paleozoic Chinese Altai: Their provenance and implications for the crustal growth of central Asia

    Yingde Jiang;Min Sun;Guochun Zhao;Chao Yuan

  • Underplating of basaltic magmas and crustal growth in a continental arc: Evidence from Late Mesozoic intermediate–felsic intrusive rocks in southern Qiangtang, central Tibet

    Lu Lu Hao;Qiang Wang;Qiang Wang;Derek A. Wyman;Quan Ou

Frequent Co-Authors

Chao Yuan
Chao Yuan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Min Sun
Min Sun University of Hong Kong
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Keda Cai
Keda Cai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Xiaoping Xia
Xiaoping Xia Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunpeng Dong
Yunpeng Dong Northwest University
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jie Li
Jie Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University

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