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D-Index
42
Citations
6431
World Ranking
5272
National Ranking
344

Xie-Yan Song 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 Xie-Yan Song sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 92 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Xie-Yan Song 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 Xie-Yan Song sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xie-Yan Song is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their work primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science, with a strong focus on geophysics and artificial intelligence among the key subfields of study. Their academic contributions emphasize geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Their recent scholarly output includes papers on diverse geological topics published in well-established scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Mantle Hg isotopic heterogeneity and evidence of oceanic Hg recycling into the mantle," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Geological settings and metallogenesis of high-grade iron deposits in China," 2021, Science China Earth Sciences
  • "EVOLUTION OF INVISIBLE Au IN ARSENIAN PYRITE IN CARLIN-TYPE Au DEPOSITS," 2020, Economic Geology
  • "Petrogenetic insights from chromite in ultramafic cumulates of the Xiarihamu intrusion, northern Tibet Plateau, China," 2020, American Mineralogist
  • "Mg-Sr-Nd Isotopic Insights into Petrogenesis of the Xiarihamu Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion, Northern Tibetan Plateau, China," 2020, Journal of Petrology

Xie-Yan Song frequently collaborates with several coauthors, reflecting interdisciplinary research connections. Their most frequent collaborators include Lie-Meng Chen, Song-Yue Yu, Qing-Lin Liang, Yufeng Deng, and Jian Kang.

They have contributed multiple publications to several respected scientific venues, including:

  • Economic Geology
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Chemical Geology

The main topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

The body of work by Xie-Yan Song integrates geological sciences with emerging computational methods, reflecting collaboration across geophysics and artificial intelligence domains. Their research contributes to understanding mineral deposit formation, isotopic analysis, and geochemical processes in complex geological settings.

Best Publications

  • A temporal link between the Emeishan large Igneous Province (SW China) and the end-Guadalupian mass extinction

    Mei-Fu Zhou;John Malpas;Xie-Yan Song;Paul T. Robinson

  • Emeishan large igneous province, SW China

    Jason R. Ali;Gary M. Thompson;Mei-Fu Zhou;Xieyan Song

  • Geochemical Constraints on the Mantle Source of the Upper Permian Emeishan Continental Flood Basalts, Southwestern China

    Xie-Yan Song;Mei-Fu Zhou;Zheng-Qian Hou;Zhi-Min Cao

  • Late Permian rifting of the South China Craton caused by the Emeishan mantle plume

    Xie-Yan Song;Xie-Yan Song;Mei-Fu Zhou;Zhi-Min Cao;Paul T. Robinson

  • Spatio-temporal distribution and tectonic settings of the major iron deposits in China: An overview

    Zhaochong Zhang;Tong Hou;M. Santosh;M. Santosh;Houmin Li

  • Shrimp U-Pb zircon geochronology, geochemistry, and Nd-Sr isotopic study of contrasting granites in the Emeishan large igneous province, SW China

    Hong Zhong;Wei-Guang Zhu;Zhu-Yin Chu;De-Feng He

  • Formation of thick stratiform Fe‐Ti oxide layers in layered intrusion and frequent replenishment of fractionated mafic magma: Evidence from the Panzhihua intrusion, SW China

    Xie-Yan Song;Hua-Wen Qi;Rui-Zhong Hu;Lie-Meng Chen

  • Emeishan Basalts (SW China) and the ‘end-Guadalupian’ crisis: magnetobiostratigraphic constraints

    Jason R. Ali;Gary M. Thompson;Gary M. Thompson;Xieyan Song;Xieyan Song;Yunliang Wang

  • Melting of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle by the Emeishan mantle plume; evidence from the basal alkaline basalts in Dongchuan, Yunnan, Southwestern China

    Xie-Yan Song;Hua-Wen Qi;Paul T. Robinson;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • The Giant Xiarihamu Ni-Co Sulfide Deposit in the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, Northern Tibet Plateau, China

    Xie-Yan Song;Jun-Nian Yi;Lie-Meng Chen;Yu-Wei She

  • Geochemistry of the Kalatongke Ni–Cu–(PGE) sulfide deposit, NW China: implications for the formation of magmatic sulfide mineralization in a postcollisional environment

    Xie-Yan Song;Xiang-Ren Li

  • Slab break-off and the formation of Permian mafic-ultramafic intrusions in southern margin of Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Xinjiang, NW China

    Xie-Yan Song;Wei Xie;Yu-Feng Deng;Anthony J. Crawford

  • Ni–Cu–(PGE) magmatic sulfide deposits in the Yangliuping area, Permian Emeishan igneous province, SW China

    Xie-Yan Song;Xie-Yan Song;Mei-Fu Zhou;Zhi-Min Cao;Min Sun

  • Siderophile and chalcophile elemental constraints on the origin of the Jinchuan Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide deposit, NW China

    Xie-Yan Song;Reid Roderick Keays;Mei-Fu Zhou;Liang Qi

  • The early Jurassic mafic-ultramafic intrusion and A-type granite from northeastern Guangdong, SE China: Age, origin, and tectonic significance

    Wei-Guang Zhu;Hong Zhong;Xian-Hua Li;De-Feng He

  • Platinum-group element geochemistry of the continental flood basalts in the central Emeisihan Large Igneous Province, SW China

    Xie-Yan Song;Reid R. Keays;Reid R. Keays;Long Xiao;Huo-Wen Qi

  • Geochemistry of the Emeishan flood basalts at Yangliuping, Sichuan, SW China: implications for sulfide segregation

    Xie-Yan Song;Xie-Yan Song;Mei-Fu Zhou;Reid R. Keays;Reid R. Keays;Zhi-Min Cao

  • Geochemistry and petrogenetic implications of a Late Devonian mafic–ultramafic intrusion at the southern margin of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Wei Xie;Xie-Yan Song;Yu-Feng Deng;Yu-Shan Wang

  • PGE and Isotope (Hf-Sr-Nd-Pb) Constraints on the Origin of the Huangshandong Magmatic Ni-Cu Sulfide Deposit in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Northwestern China

    Tao Sun;Zhuang-Zhi Qian;Yu-Feng Deng;Chusi Li

  • Geochemistry of the Huangshandong Ni–Cu deposit in northwestern China: Implications for the formation of magmatic sulfide mineralization in orogenic belts

    Yu-Feng Deng;Yu-Feng Deng;Xie-Yan Song;Lie-Meng Chen;Taofa Zhou

  • Mineralogical, petrological, and geochemical studies of the Limahe mafic–ultramatic intrusion and associated Ni–Cu sulfide ores, SW China

    Yan Tao;Chusi Li;Xie-Yan Song;Edward M. Ripley

Frequent Co-Authors

Mei-Fu Zhou
Mei-Fu Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
R. A. Briere
R. A. Briere Carnegie Mellon University
Reid R. Keays
Reid R. Keays Monash University
J. P. Zheng
J. P. Zheng China University of Geosciences, Wuhan
Chuan Liu
Chuan Liu Sun Yat-sen University
Fang Liu
Fang Liu Beihang University

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