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D-Index
44
Citations
7975
World Ranking
6710
National Ranking
671

Xuzhi Zhou publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xuzhi Zhou sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 221 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Xuzhi Zhou D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xuzhi Zhou sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xuzhi Zhou is a researcher primarily affiliated with Peking University in China, focusing on fields within Physics and Astronomy. The main field of study comprises 245 publications, with detailed work in several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of research topics, notably:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research

Xuzhi Zhou has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with significant frequent publication venues including:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics (40 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (34 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (6 publications)
  • The Astrophysical Journal (5 publications)
  • Nature Communications (4 publications)

Several recent papers illustrate the scientist's research focus and output, including:

  • The Formation of Saturn's and Jupiter's Electron Radiation Belts by Magnetospheric Electric Fields, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Pitch Angle Structures of Ring Current Ions Induced by Evolving Poloidal Ultra-Low Frequency Waves, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Inner Magnetospheric Magnetic Dips and Energetic Protons Trapped Therein: Multi-Spacecraft Observations and Simulations, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Origin of Electron Boomerang Stripes: Localized ULF Wave-Particle Interactions, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Modulation of Plasma and Waves by Background Electron Density Irregularities in the Inner Magnetosphere, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Collaboration is a significant aspect of this scientist's research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Qiugang Zong (105 coauthored publications)
  • Chao Yue (70 coauthored publications)
  • Zhi-Yang Liu (33 coauthored publications)
  • S. Y. Fu (26 coauthored publications)
  • Li Li (24 coauthored publications)

Best Publications

  • Tail reconnection triggering substorm onset.

    Vassilis Angelopoulos;James P. McFadden;Davin Larson;Charles W. Carlson

  • Energetic electron response to ULF waves induced by interplanetary shocks in the outer radiation belt

    Q.-G. Zong;Q.-G. Zong;X.-Z. Zhou;X.-Z. Zhou;Y. F. Wang;X. Li

  • A THEMIS multicase study of dipolarization fronts in the magnetotail plasma sheet

    A. Runov;V. Angelopoulos;X.-Z. Zhou;X.-J. Zhang

  • On the current sheets surrounding dipolarizing flux bundles in the magnetotail: The case for wedgelets

    J. Liu;V. Angelopoulos;A. Runov;X.-Z. Zhou

  • Electromagnetic Energy Conversion at Reconnection Fronts

    V. Angelopoulos;A. Runov;X.-Z. Zhou;D. L. Turner

  • Ultralow frequency modulation of energetic particles in the dayside magnetosphere

    Q.-G. Zong;Q.-G. Zong;X.-Z. Zhou;X.-Z. Zhou;X. Li;P. Song

  • Magnetic flux transport by dipolarizing flux bundles

    Jiang Liu;V. Angelopoulos;Xu-Zhi Zhou;A. Runov

  • Accelerated ions ahead of earthward propagating dipolarization fronts

    X.-Z. Zhou;V. Angelopoulos;V. A. Sergeev;A. Runov

  • The interaction of ultra-low-frequency pc3-5 waves with charged particles in Earth’s magnetosphere

    Qiugang Zong;Robert Rankin;Xuzhi Zhou

  • Average thermodynamic and spectral properties of plasma in and around dipolarizing flux bundles

    A. Runov;V. Angelopoulos;C. Gabrielse;J. Liu

  • Explosive Magnetotail Activity

    Mikhail Sitnov;Joachim Birn;Banafsheh Ferdousi;Evgeny Gordeev

  • Magnetotail dipolarization fronts and particle acceleration: A review

    Huishan Fu;Elena E. Grigorenko;Christine Gabrielse;Chengming Liu

  • Ultra-low-frequency wave-driven diffusion of radiation belt relativistic electrons

    Zhenpeng Su;Hui Zhu;Fuliang Xiao;Q.-G. Zong

  • Response to comment on "tail reconnection triggering substorm onset"

    Vassilis Angelopoulos;James P. McFadden;Davin Larson;Charles W. Carlson

  • On the force balance around dipolarization fronts within bursty bulk flows

    S.-S. Li;V. Angelopoulos;A. Runov;X.-Z. Zhou

  • On the nature of precursor flows upstream of advancing dipolarization fronts

    X.-Z. Zhou;V. Angelopoulos;V. A. Sergeev;A. Runov

  • Multipoint observations of dipolarization front formation by magnetotail reconnection

    A. Runov;V. Angelopoulos;X.-Z. Zhou

  • Electron fluxes and pitch‐angle distributions at dipolarization fronts: THEMIS multipoint observations

    A. Runov;V. Angelopoulos;C. Gabrielse;X.-Z. Zhou

  • Substorm growth and expansion onset as observed with ideal ground-spacecraft THEMIS coverage

    V. Sergeev;V. Angelopoulos;M. Kubyshkina;E. Donovan

  • Observations of kinetic-size magnetic holes in the magnetosheath

    S. T. Yao;S. T. Yao;X. G. Wang;Q. Q. Shi;T. Pitkänen

  • Magnetic flux transport by dipolarizing flux bundles

    J. Liu;V. Angelopoulos;X. Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiugang Zong
Qiugang Zong Peking University
Vassilis Angelopoulos
Vassilis Angelopoulos University of California, Los Angeles
Andrei Runov
Andrei Runov University of California, Los Angeles
Zuyin Pu
Zuyin Pu Peking University
Jiang Liu
Jiang Liu University of California, Los Angeles
Yang Wang
Yang Wang National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
J. B. Blake
J. B. Blake The Aerospace Corporation
Harlan E. Spence
Harlan E. Spence University of New Hampshire
Theodore A. Fritz
Theodore A. Fritz Boston University
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder

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