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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8659 8044 560 554 228 4057

Yanguang Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yanguang Liu between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yanguang Liu published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2020. 47 of the 264 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2020. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 26 publications
2000 2025

264 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yanguang Liu: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 6
2004 2
2005 3
2006 1
2007 2
2008 3
2009 2
2010 12
2011 9
2012 10
2013 11
2014 12
2015 4
2016 11
2017 15
2018 5
2019 12
2020 32
2021 21
2022 28
2023 13
2024 21
2025 26
Total 264
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Yanguang Liu 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 Yanguang Liu 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, 228–237 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: 228 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
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
228–237 262 228
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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Yanguang Liu 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 Yanguang Liu 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

Yanguang Liu is affiliated with the First Institute of Oceanography in China. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. The work includes significant focus on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Geology, Oceanography, and Ecology.

The scientist's research themes include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Liu has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Marine Geology
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Xuefa Shi
  • Sergey A. Gorbarenko
  • Aleksandr A. Bosin
  • Jianjun Zou
  • Yuriy P. Vasilenko

Significant papers by Yanguang Liu include:

  • The status and development trend of geothermal resources in China, 2020, Dixue qianyuan
  • Distribution of eight organophosphorus pesticides and their oxides in surface water of the East China Sea based on high volume solid phase extraction method, 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • Isolating different natural and anthropogenic PAHs in the sediments from the northern Bering-Chukchi margin: Implications for transport processes in a warming Arctic, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Occurrence, distribution and risk assessment of organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in surface seawater of the West Pacific, 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Millennial-scale variations in sedimentary oxygenation in the western subtropical North Pacific and its links to North Atlantic climate, 2020, Climate of the past

Best Publications

  • Sediment accumulation and budget in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea and East China Sea

    Shuqing Qiao;Xuefa Shi;Guoqing Wang;Lin Zhou

  • Distribution and transport of suspended sediments off the Yellow River (Huanghe) mouth and the nearby Bohai Sea.

    Shuqing Qiao;Xuefa Shi;Aimei Zhu;Yanguang Liu

  • New discharge regime of the Huanghe (Yellow River): Causes and implications

    Yonggui Yu;Yonggui Yu;Houjie Wang;Xuefa Shi;Xiangbin Ran

  • Rare earth elements in fine-grained sediments of major rivers from the high-standing island of Taiwan

    Chuan-Shun Li;Xue-Fa Shi;Shuh-Ji Kao;Yan-Guang Liu

  • Concentrations and possible sources of PAHs in sediments from Bohai Bay and adjacent shelf

    Ningjing Hu;Xuefa Shi;Jihua Liu;Peng Huang

  • Multiple proxy estimates of source and spatial variation in organic matter in surface sediments from the southern Yellow Sea

    Lei Xing;Lei Xing;Meixun Zhao;Meixun Zhao;Wenxian Gao;Wenxian Gao;Fei Wang;Fei Wang

  • Effects of dams on water and sediment delivery to the sea by the Huanghe (Yellow River): The special role of Water-Sediment Modulation

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  • Deglaciation of the western margin of the Barents Sea Ice Sheet — A swath bathymetric and sub-bottom seismic study from the Kveithola Trough

    Michele Rebesco;Yanguang Liu;Angelo Camerlenghi;Monica Winsborrow

  • Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling on well pairs in heterogeneous porous geothermal reservoirs

    Guihong Liu;Guihong Liu;Hai Pu;Zhihong Zhao;Yanguang Liu

  • Paleomagnetic and astronomical dating of sediment core BH08 from the Bohai Sea, China: Implications for glacial–interglacial sedimentation

    Zhengquan Yao;Xuefa Shi;Qingsong Liu;Yanguang Liu

  • Clay mineral composition and their sources for the fluvial sediments of Taiwanese rivers

    ChuanShun Li;XueFa Shi;ShuhJi Kao;MinTe Chen

  • History of Asian eolian input to the Sea of Japan since 15 Ma: Links to Tibetan uplift or global cooling?

    Xingyan Shen;Shiming Wan;Shiming Wan;Christian France-Lanord;Peter D. Clift

  • Spatial and temporal distributions of clay minerals in mud deposits on the inner shelf of the East China Sea: Implications for paleoenvironmental changes in the Holocene

    Shengfa Liu;Xuefa Shi;Xisheng Fang;Yanguang Dou

  • Concentration distribution and assessment of heavy metals in sediments of mud area from inner continental shelf of the East China Sea

    Shengfa Liu;Xuefa Shi;Yanguang Liu;Zhiwei Zhu

  • Distributions and origins of lipid biomarkers in surface sediments from the southern Yellow Sea

    Lei Xing;Shuqin Tao;Hailong Zhang;Yanguang Liu

  • Sedimentary records of natural and artificial Huanghe (Yellow River) channel shifts during the Holocene in the southern Bohai Sea

    Shuqing Qiao;Xuefa Shi;Yoshiki Saito;Xiaoyan Li

  • Records of the East Asian winter monsoon from the mud area on the inner shelf of the East China Sea since the mid-Holocene

    ShengFa Liu;ShengFa Liu;XueFa Shi;YanGuang Liu;ShuQing Qiao

  • Sedimentary architecture of the Bohai Sea China over the last 1 Ma and implications for sea-level changes

    Xuefa Shi;Zhengquan Yao;Qingsong Liu;Juan Cruz Larrasoaña;Juan Cruz Larrasoaña

  • Biomarker records of phytoplankton productivity and community structure changes in the Japan Sea over the last 166 kyr

    Lei Xing;Rongping Zhang;Yanguang Liu;Xiaochen Zhao

  • Using Isotopic and Geochemical Tracers to Determine the Contribution of Glacier‐Snow Meltwater to Streamflow in a Partly Glacierized Alpine‐Gorge Catchment in Northeastern Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

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  • Magnetostratigraphy of a greigite‐bearing core from the South Yellow Sea: Implications for remagnetization and sedimentation

    Jianxing Liu;Jianxing Liu;Xuefa Shi;Qingsong Liu;Shulan Ge

  • Sedimentary record from the Canada Basin, Arctic Ocean: implications for late to middle Pleistocene glacial history

    Linsen Dong;Yanguang Liu;Xuefa Shi;Leonid Polyak

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuefa Shi
Xuefa Shi First Institute of Oceanography
Gerrit Lohmann
Gerrit Lohmann University of Bremen
Claude Hillaire-Marcel
Claude Hillaire-Marcel University of Quebec at Montreal
Min-Te Chen
Min-Te Chen National Taiwan Ocean University
Ralf Tiedemann
Ralf Tiedemann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Leonid Polyak
Leonid Polyak The Ohio State University
Qingsong Liu
Qingsong Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
Anne de Vernal
Anne de Vernal University of Quebec at Montreal
Gunther Kletetschka
Gunther Kletetschka Charles University
Maxim Portnyagin
Maxim Portnyagin GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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