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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Rising Stars 34 897 894 294 294 91 3131
Earth Science 35 7794 7225 500 494 62 2915

Xihui Gu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xihui Gu between 2010 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xihui Gu published across 16 years, from 2010 to 2025, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2023. 36 of the 153 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2010 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2023. 2010: 1 publication 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 19 publications
2010 2025

153 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xihui Gu: publications per year, 2010 to 2025
Year Publications
2010 1
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 6
2015 6
2016 13
2017 14
2018 10
2019 10
2020 10
2021 8
2022 17
2023 22
2024 17
2025 19
Total 153
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Xihui Gu 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 Xihui Gu 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, 58–67 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: 62 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 62
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
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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Xihui Gu 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 Xihui Gu 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Xihui Gu is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China and has authored a significant body of research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly work encompasses a wide range of topics related to climate, hydrology, and remote sensing, reflecting expertise in both theoretical and applied aspects of environmental research.

The main fields of study for Xihui Gu include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

The research subfields covered are diverse, indicating a focus on various environmental processes and technologies:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ecology

The primary research topics featured in Xihui Gu's publications are:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Xihui Gu include:

  • Dongdong Kong
  • Jianyu Liu
  • Jianfeng Li
  • Xiang Zhang
  • Louise Slater

Published research appears in multiple scientific outlets, with a notable presence in journals specializing in hydrology, climate, and geophysical research. The venues frequently featuring Xihui Gu's work are:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Journal of Climate
  • Remote Sensing

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Xihui Gu are:

  • phenofit: An R package for extracting vegetation phenology from time series remote sensing, 2022, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Greater flood risks in response to slowdown of tropical cyclones over the coast of China, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Response of global land evapotranspiration to climate change, elevated CO2, and land use change, 2021, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Contributions of Global Warming and Urbanization to the Intensification of Human-Perceived Heatwaves Over China, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Asymmetrical Shift Toward Less Light and More Heavy Precipitation in an Urban Agglomeration of East China: Intensification by Urbanization, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • Spatiotemporal behavior of floods and droughts and their impacts on agriculture in China

    Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Vijay P. Singh;Dongdong Kong

  • Evaluation of flood frequency under non-stationarity resulting from climate indices and reservoir indices in the East River basin, China

    Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Vijay P. Singh;Mingzhong Xiao

  • Evaluation of impacts of climate change and human activities on streamflow in the Poyang Lake basin, China

    Qiang Zhang;Jianyu Liu;Vijay P. Singh;Xihui Gu

  • Evaluation of ecological instream flow using multiple ecological indicators with consideration of hydrological alterations

    Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Vijay P. Singh;Xiaohong Chen

  • Greater flood risks in response to slowdown of tropical cyclones over the coast of China

    Yangchen Lai;Yangchen Lai;Jianfeng Li;Xihui Gu;Yongqin David Chen

  • The Impact of Tropical Cyclones on Extreme Precipitation over Coastal and Inland Areas of China and Its Association to ENSO

    Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Jianfeng Li;Peijun Shi

  • Evaluation of ecological instream flow considering hydrological alterations in the Yellow River basin, China

    Qiang Zhang;Zongjiao Zhang;Peijun Shi;Vijay P. Singh

  • Contributions of Global Warming and Urbanization to the Intensification of Human-Perceived Heatwaves Over China

    Dongdong Kong;Xihui Gu;Xihui Gu;Jianfeng Li;Guoyu Ren;Guoyu Ren

  • Attribution of Global Soil Moisture Drying to Human Activities: A Quantitative Viewpoint

    Xihui Gu;Xihui Gu;Qiang Zhang;Jianfeng Li;Vijay P. Singh

  • Flood frequency analysis with consideration of hydrological alterations: Changing properties, causes and implications

    Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Vijay P. Singh;Mingzhong Xiao

  • Changes in magnitude and frequency of heavy precipitation across China and its potential links to summer temperature

    Xihui Gu;Qiang Zhang;Vijay P. Singh;Peijun Shi

  • Impact of urbanization on nonstationarity of annual and seasonal precipitation extremes in China.

    Xihui Gu;Xihui Gu;Qiang Zhang;Jianfeng Li;Vijay P. Singh

  • Magnitude, frequency and timing of floods in the Tarim River basin, China: Changes, causes and implications

    Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Vijay P. Singh;Peng Sun

  • Consistency and Discrepancy of Global Surface Soil Moisture Changes From Multiple Model-Based Data Sets Against Satellite Observations

    Xihui Gu;Xihui Gu;Jianfeng Li;Yongqin David Chen;Dongdong Kong

  • Impacts of ENSO and ENSO Modoki+A regimes on seasonal precipitation variations and possible underlying causes in the Huai River basin, China

    Qiang Zhang;Yue Wang;Vijay P. Singh;Xihui Gu

  • Hydrological effects of climate variability and vegetation dynamics on annual fluvial water balance in global large river basins

    Jianyu Liu;Qiang Zhang;Vijay P. Singh;Changqing Song

  • Homogenization of precipitation and flow regimes across China: Changing properties, causes and implications

    Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Vijay P. Singh;Chong-Yu Xu

  • Intensification and Expansion of Soil Moisture Drying in Warm Season Over Eurasia Under Global Warming

    Xihui Gu;Xihui Gu;Qiang Zhang;Jianfeng Li;Vijay P. Singh

  • Stationarity of annual flood peaks during 1951–2010 in the Pearl River basin, China

    Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Xihui Gu;Vijay P. Singh;Mingzhong Xiao;Mingzhong Xiao

  • Impact of tropical cyclones on flood risk in southeastern China: Spatial patterns, causes and implications

    Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Peijun Shi;Vijay P. Singh

  • Flood-induced agricultural loss across China and impacts from climate indices

    Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Vijay P. Singh;Lin Liu

  • More frequent flooding? Changes in flood frequency in the Pearl River basin, China, since 1951 and over the past 1000 years

    Qiang Zhang;Xihui Gu;Vijay P. Singh;Peijun Shi

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Tsinghua University
Vijay P. Singh
Vijay P. Singh Texas A&M University
Jianfeng Li
Jianfeng Li Chinese University of Hong Kong
Peijun Shi
Peijun Shi Beijing Normal University
Yongqiang Zhang
Yongqiang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaohong Chen
Xiaohong Chen Sun Yat-sen University
Yongqin David Chen
Yongqin David Chen Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lin Liu
Lin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chong-Yu Xu
Chong-Yu Xu North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power
Thian Yew Gan
Thian Yew Gan University of Alberta

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