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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8810 2852 79 2718

Xunhong Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xunhong Chen between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xunhong Chen published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2011. 2 of the 99 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2011. 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
1997 2025

99 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xunhong Chen: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 4
1998 6
1999 3
2000 3
2001 2
2002 2
2003 7
2004 3
2005 4
2006 3
2007 5
2008 1
2009 6
2010 6
2011 15
2012 5
2013 5
2014 5
2015 3
2016 8
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 2
Total 99
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Xunhong Chen 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 Xunhong Chen 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, 78–87 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: 79 publications — 4th percentile

4% 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 79
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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Xunhong Chen 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 Xunhong Chen 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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
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

Xunhong Chen was affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research contributions are documented primarily through publications in the field of optical system design and beam shaping, with a focus on advanced lens configurations and laser beam manipulation.

Their recent research work includes two papers published in 2025 in the Journal of the Optical Society of America A:

  • Research for a type of aspheric E-H hollow beam shaping and fiber-coupled defocus characteristics (2025, Journal of the Optical Society of America A)
  • Optical system design of an elliptical-hyperbolic lens set for semiconductor laser beam shaping and collimating a hollow beam (2025, Journal of the Optical Society of America A)

These publications reflect a concentration on optical lens design and laser beam collimation techniques.

The list of frequent co-authors associated with Xunhong Chen's work includes:

  • Huajun Yang
  • Jie Sun
  • Yuhang Zhang
  • Shunda Wang
  • Yan Zhang

The consistent co-authorship with these researchers suggests a collaborative research environment, particularly involving work published in the Journal of the Optical Society of America A, which was the primary venue for Chen's publications.

Best Publications

  • Measurement of streambed hydraulic conductivity and its anisotropy

    Unknown

  • Stream water infiltration, bank storage, and storage zone changes due to stream-stage fluctuations

    Xi Chen;Xunhong Chen

  • Feasibility of grain-size analysis methods for determination of vertical hydraulic conductivity of streambeds

    Jinxi Song;Jinxi Song;Xunhong Chen;Cheng Cheng;Deming Wang

  • Evaluation of methods for determination of hydraulic properties in an aquifer–aquitard system hydrologically connected to a river

    Unknown

  • The vegetation cover dynamics (1982-2006) in different erosion regions of the Yellow River Basin, China

    C. Y. Miao;L. Yang;X. H. Chen;Y. Gao

  • Hydrologic connections of a stream–aquifer-vegetation zone in south-central Platte River valley, Nebraska

    Unknown

  • Stream-aquifer interactions: evaluation of depletion volume and residual effects from ground water pumping.

    Xunhong Chen;Longcang Shu;Longcang Shu

  • Effects of hyporheic processes on streambed vertical hydraulic conductivity in three rivers of Nebraska

    Jinxi Song;Jinxi Song;Xunhong Chen;Cheng Cheng;Scott Summerside

  • Statistical Distribution of Streambed Vertical Hydraulic Conductivity along the Platte River, Nebraska

    Cheng Cheng;Jinxi Song;Jinxi Song;Xunhong Chen;Deming Wang

  • Elevated iron and manganese concentrations in groundwater derived from the Holocene transgression in the Hang-Jia-Hu Plain, China

    Unknown

  • A new method for mapping variability in vertical seepage flux in streambeds

    Xunhong Chen;Jinxi Song;Jinxi Song;Cheng Cheng;Deming Wang

  • Electrical and hydraulic vertical variability in channel sediments and its effects on streamflow depletion due to groundwater extraction

    Unknown

  • Statistical and geostatistical features of streambed hydraulic conductivities in the Platte River, Nebraska

    Unknown

  • Groundwater storage and depletion trends in the Loess areas of China

    Unknown

  • Evolution of stream-aquifer hydrologic connectedness during pumping – Experiment

    Unknown

  • Feasibility analysis of using inverse modeling for estimating natural groundwater recharge from a large-scale soil moisture monitoring network

    Tiejun Wang;Trenton E. Franz;Weifeng Yue;Weifeng Yue;Jozsef Szilagyi;Jozsef Szilagyi

  • Comparison of vertical hydraulic conductivity in a streambed-point bar system of a gaining stream

    Unknown

  • Spatial variability of specific yield and vertical hydraulic conductivity in a highly permeable alluvial aquifer

    Xunhong Chen;Jinxi Song;Jinxi Song;Wenke Wang

  • Spatiotemporal patterns of water table fluctuations and evapotranspiration induced by riparian vegetation in a semiarid area

    Weifeng Yue;Tiejun Wang;Trenton E. Franz;Xunhong Chen

  • Groundwater Depletion by Agricultural Intensification in China's HHH Plains, Since 1980s

    Xiangbin Kong;Xiangbin Kong;Xueliang Zhang;Xueliang Zhang;Rattan Lal;Fengrong Zhang;Fengrong Zhang

  • Sensitivity analysis and determination of streambed leakance and aquifer hydraulic properties

    Unknown

  • Simulation modeling for water governance in basins based on surface water and groundwater.

    Ai Di Huo;Jian Dang;Jin Xi Song;Xun Hong Chen

  • Variability of streambed vertical hydraulic conductivity with depth along the Elkhorn River, Nebraska, USA

    Jin Xi Song;Jin Xi Song;Xun Hong Chen;Xun Hong Chen;Cheng Cheng;De Ming Wang

  • Streamflow depletion: Modeling of reduced baseflow and induced stream infiltration from seasonally pumped wells

    Xunhong Chen;Yanfeng Yin

  • Spatio-temporal variability of streamflow in the Yellow River: possible causes and implications

    Chi Yuan Miao;Wen Shi;Xun Hong Chen;Lin Yang

  • Aquifer properties determined from two analytical solutions

    Xunhong Chen;Jerry F. Ayers

  • Hydraulic Properties and Uncertainty Analysis for an Unconfined Alluvial Aquifer

    Xunhong Chen;James Goeke;Scott Summerside

  • Behavior of Nitrate-Nitrogen Movement Around a Pumping High-Capacity Well: A Field Example

    Jerry F. Ayers;Xunhong Chen;David C. Gosselin

  • Effects of aquifer anisotropy on the migration of infiltrated stream water to a pumping well

    Xunhong Chen;Xi Chen

  • Migration of induced-infiltrated stream water into nearby aquifers due to seasonal ground water withdrawal.

    Xunhong Chen

  • Semianalytical solutions for stream depletion in partially penetrating streams.

    Xunhong Chen;Yanfeng Yin

  • Analysis of pumping-induced stream - aquifer interactions for gaining streams

    Xunhong Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Trenton E. Franz
Trenton E. Franz University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Jozsef Szilagyi
Jozsef Szilagyi Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Vitaly A. Zlotnik
Vitaly A. Zlotnik University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Anh Minh Tang
Anh Minh Tang École des Ponts ParisTech
Yu-Jun Cui
Yu-Jun Cui École des Ponts ParisTech

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