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D-Index
34
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6014
World Ranking
7842
National Ranking
505

Xin-Fu Zhao 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 Xin-Fu Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 108 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Xin-Fu Zhao 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 Xin-Fu Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xin-Fu Zhao is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science. Their research includes a significant focus on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, and Geochemistry and Petrology, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach combining geological sciences with computational techniques.

Their work spans several main topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Remote-Sensing Image Classification
  • Mineral Processing and Grinding

Xin-Fu Zhao's frequent coauthors demonstrate ongoing collaborative research efforts. These researchers include:

  • Jianwei Li
  • Zhan-Ke Li
  • Zhi-Kun Su
  • Shao-Rui Zhao
  • Jian-Hui Su

The scientist has published extensively in several academic journals with recurring publication venues such as:

  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Mineralium Deposita
  • Economic Geology
  • Chemical Geology
  • Lithos

Some of the recent papers by Xin-Fu Zhao demonstrate a range of interests focusing on mineral deposits, geochemical detection, and applications of machine learning in geological studies. These include:

  • Mapping prospectivity for regolith-hosted REE deposits via convolutional neural network with generative adversarial network augmented data, 2022, Ore Geology Reviews
  • CALCITE U-Pb DATING UNRAVELS THE AGE AND HYDROTHERMAL HISTORY OF THE GIANT SHUIYINDONG CARLIN-TYPE GOLD DEPOSIT IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE, SOUTH CHINA, 2021, Economic Geology
  • Discrimination of Pb-Zn deposit types using sphalerite geochemistry: New insights from machine learning algorithm, 2023, Geoscience Frontiers
  • A geologically-constrained deep learning algorithm for recognizing geochemical anomalies, 2022, Computers & Geosciences
  • The Origin and Discrimination of High-Ti Magnetite in Magmatic-Hydrothermal Systems: Insight from Machine Learning Analysis, 2022, Economic Geology

Best Publications

  • Late Paleoproterozoic to early Mesoproterozoic Dongchuan Group in Yunnan, SW China: Implications for tectonic evolution of the Yangtze Block

    Xin Fu Zhao;Mei Fu Zhou;Jian Wei Li;Min Sun

  • Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronological and Lu-Hf isotopic constraints on the Precambrian magmatic and crustal evolution of the western Yangtze Block, SW China

    Wei-Hua Sun;Mei-Fu Zhou;Jian-Feng Gao;Yue-Heng Yang

  • Late Mesozoic magmatism from the Daye region, eastern China: U–Pb ages, petrogenesis, and geodynamic implications

    Jian-Wei Li;Xin-Fu Zhao;Xin-Fu Zhao;Mei-Fu Zhou;Chang-Qian Ma

  • Giant Mesozoic gold provinces related to the destruction of the North China craton

    Jian-Wei Li;Shi-Jian Bi;David Selby;Lei Chen

  • Association of Neoproterozoic A- and I-type granites in South China: Implications for generation of A-type granites in a subduction-related environment

    Xin-Fu Zhao;Mei-Fu Zhou;Jian-Wei Li;Fu-Yuan Wu

  • Laser ablation ICP-MS titanite U–Th–Pb dating of hydrothermal ore deposits: A case study of the Tonglushan Cu–Fe–Au skarn deposit, SE Hubei Province, China

    Jian-Wei Li;Xiao-Dong Deng;Mei-Fu Zhou;Yong-Sheng Liu

  • Late Paleoproterozoic sedimentary and mafic rocks in the Hekou area, SW China: Implication for the reconstruction of the Yangtze Block in Columbia

    Wei Terry Chen;Mei-Fu Zhou;Xin-Fu Zhao;Xin-Fu Zhao

  • Origin of the Tongshankou porphyry–skarn Cu–Mo deposit, eastern Yangtze craton, Eastern China: geochronological, geochemical, and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic constraints

    Jian-Wei Li;Xin-Fu Zhao;Mei-Fu Zhou;Paulo Vasconcelos

  • Early Permian seafloor to continental arc magmatism in the eastern Paleo-Tethys: U–Pb age and Nd–Sr isotope data from the southern Lancangjiang zone, Yunnan, China

    D. Hennig;B. Lehmann;D. Frei;B. Belyatsky

  • Fe–Cu deposits in the Kangdian region, SW China: a Proterozoic IOCG (iron-oxide–copper–gold) metallogenic province

    Xin-Fu Zhao;Mei-Fu Zhou;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • Proterozoic Fe-Cu metallogeny and supercontinental cycles of the southwestern Yangtze Block, southern China and northern Vietnam

    Mei-Fu Zhou;Mei-Fu Zhou;Xin-Fu Zhao;Xin-Fu Zhao;Wei Terry Chen;Wei Terry Chen;Xiao-Chun Li

  • Geochronology of the Pengjiakuang and Rushan Gold Deposits, Eastern Jiaodong Gold Province, Northeastern China: Implications for Regional Mineralization and Geodynamic Setting

    Li Jian-Wei;Paulo Vasconcelos;Zhou Mei-Fu;Zhao Xin-Fu

  • Dissolution–reprecipitation process of magnetite from the Chengchao iron deposit: Insights into ore genesis and implication for in-situ chemical analysis of magnetite

    Hao Hu;Jian-Wei Li;David Lentz;Zhe Ren

  • The Early Cretaceous Yangzhaiyu Lode Gold Deposit, North China Craton: A Link Between Craton Reactivation and Gold Veining

    Jian-Wei Li;Zhan-Ke Li;Mei-Fu Zhou;Lei Chen

  • Late Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic rift successions in SW China: Implication for the Yangtze Block–North Australia–Northwest Laurentia connection in the Columbia supercontinent

    Wei Wang;Wei Wang;Mei-Fu Zhou;Xin-Fu Zhao;Xin-Fu Zhao;Wei-Terry Chen

  • In situ elemental and isotopic analysis of fluorapatite from the Taocun magnetite-apatite deposit, Eastern China: Constraints on fluid metasomatism

    Li-Ping Zeng;Xin-Fu Zhao;Xiao-Chun Li;Hao Hu

  • Mid-Silurian back-arc spreading at the northeastern margin of Gondwana: The Dapingzhang dacite-hosted massive sulfide deposit, Lancangjiang zone, southwestern Yunnan, China

    Bernd Lehmann;Xinfu Zhao;Meifu Zhou;Andao Du

  • Longevity of magmatic–hydrothermal systems in the Daye Cu–Fe–Au District, eastern China with implications for mineral exploration

    Jian-Wei Li;P.M. Vasconcelos;Mei-Fu Zhou;Xiao-Dong Deng

  • Constraints of detrital zircon U–Pb ages and Hf isotopes on the provenance of the Triassic Yidun Group and tectonic evolution of the Yidun Terrane, Eastern Tibet

    Bai-Qiu Wang;Wei Wang;Wei Terry Chen;Jian-Feng Gao

  • SulfidE Re-Os and Rb-Sr iSOtOpE datinG Of thE KanGdian iOCG MEtallOGEniC pROvinCE, SOuthwESt China: iMpliCatiOnS fOR REGiOnal MEtallOGEnESiS

    Xin-Fu Zhao;Mei-Fu Zhou;Jian-Wei Li;David Selby

  • CALCITE U-Pb DATING UNRAVELS THE AGE AND HYDROTHERMAL HISTORY OF THE GIANT SHUIYINDONG CARLIN-TYPE GOLD DEPOSIT IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE, SOUTH CHINA

    Xiao-Ye Jin;Xiao-Ye Jin;Jian-Xin Zhao;Yue-Xing Feng;Albert H. Hofstra

  • Geology, Geochronology, and Geochemistry of the Dahongshan Fe-Cu-(Au-Ag) Deposit, Southwest China: Implications for the Formation of Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposits in Intracratonic Rift Settings

    Xin-Fu Zhao;Xin-Fu Zhao;Mei-Fu Zhou;Zhi-Kun Su;Xiao-Chun Li

  • Identification of a non-thermal X-ray burst with the Galactic magnetar SGR J1935+2154 and a fast radio burst using Insight-HXMT

    C.K. Li;Lin Lin;S.L. Xiong;Mingyu Ge

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Cui
Wei Cui Tsinghua University
Mei-Fu Zhou
Mei-Fu Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian-Wei Li
Jian-Wei Li China University of Geosciences
Xuelong Li
Xuelong Li China Telecom (China)
Luhua Jiang
Luhua Jiang Qingdao University of Science and Technology
David Selby
David Selby Durham University
Jian-Feng Gao
Jian-Feng Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paulo M. Vasconcelos
Paulo M. Vasconcelos University of Queensland
Andrea Santangelo
Andrea Santangelo University of Tübingen
Wei Jiang
Wei Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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