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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3715 3405 244 239 118 14658

Yanjun Cai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yanjun Cai between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yanjun Cai published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2024. 22 of the 177 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2024. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 9 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 21 publications 2026: 1 publication
2001 2026

177 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yanjun Cai: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 1
2003 3
2004 1
2005 5
2006 2
2007 0
2008 1
2009 2
2010 3
2011 4
2012 5
2013 1
2014 9
2015 9
2016 5
2017 9
2018 7
2019 7
2020 7
2021 19
2022 17
2023 14
2024 22
2025 21
2026 1
Total 177
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Yanjun Cai 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 Yanjun Cai 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, 118–127 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: 118 publications — 20th percentile

20% 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
118–127 540 118
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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Yanjun Cai 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 Yanjun Cai 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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
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 48
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

Yanjun Cai is affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China, focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant body of work covering 126 publications in this main field. Their research includes substantial contributions to several subfields, notably Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Anthropology, Paleontology, and Ecology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of main topics encompassing Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Geological formations and processes, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Karst Systems and Hydrogeology, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Climate variability and models.

Yanjun Cai has authored multiple recent papers that have appeared in notable academic venues. Among them are:

  • Timing and structure of the Younger Dryas event and its underlying climate dynamics, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Collapse of the Liangzhu and other Neolithic cultures in the lower Yangtze region in response to climate change, 2021, Science Advances
  • A data-model comparison pinpoints Holocene spatiotemporal pattern of East Asian summer monsoon, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Holocene Monsoon Change and Abrupt Events on the Western Chinese Loess Plateau as Revealed by Accurately Dated Stalagmites, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Orbital-scale Asian summer monsoon variations: Paradox and exploration, 2021, Science China Earth Sciences

Frequent co-authors of Yanjun Cai include:

  • Hai Cheng
  • Haiwei Zhang
  • Hanying Li
  • R. Lawrence Edwards
  • Gang Xue

In terms of publication venues, Yanjun Cai has contributed most extensively to Geophysical Research Letters with ten publications. Additional frequent venues include Communications Earth & Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Beyond journal articles, Yanjun Cai has also published a book titled 11 Smart Cities in 2024 through World Scientific, adding to the diversity of research outputs.

Best Publications

  • A high-resolution, absolute-dated Holocene and deglacial Asian monsoon record from Dongge Cave, China

    Carolyn A. Dykoski;R. Lawrence Edwards;Hai Cheng;Daoxian Yuan

  • Timing, Duration, and Transitions of the Last Interglacial Asian Monsoon

    Daoxian Yuan;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Carolyn A. Dykoski

  • Interplay between the Westerlies and Asian monsoon recorded in Lake Qinghai sediments since 32 ka

    Zhisheng An;Zhisheng An;Steven M. Colman;Weijian Zhou;Xiaoqiang Li

  • Glacial-Interglacial Indian Summer Monsoon Dynamics

    An Zhisheng;An Zhisheng;Steven C. Clemens;Ji Shen;Xiaoke Qiang

  • The variation of summer monsoon precipitation in central China since the last deglaciation

    Yanjun Cai;Liangcheng Tan;Hai Cheng;Zhisheng An

  • The earliest unequivocally modern humans in southern China.

    Wu Liu;María Martinón-Torres;Yan Jun Cai;Song Xing

  • The climatic cyclicity in semiarid‐arid central Asia over the past 500,000 years

    H. Cheng;H. Cheng;P. Z. Zhang;C. Spötl;R. L. Edwards

  • New eolian red clay sequence on the western Chinese Loess Plateau linked to onset of Asian desertification about 25 Ma ago

    Xiaoke Qiang;Zhisheng An;Yougui Song;Hong Chang

  • Human remains from Zhirendong, South China, and modern human emergence in East Asia

    Wu Liu;Chang-Zhu Jin;Ying-Qi Zhang;Yan-Jun Cai

  • Role of seasonal transitions and westerly jets in East Asian paleoclimate

    John C.H. Chiang;John C.H. Chiang;Inez Y. Fung;Chi Hua Wu;Yanjun Cai

  • Variability of stalagmite-inferred Indian monsoon precipitation over the past 252,000 y

    Yanjun Cai;Yanjun Cai;Inez Y. Fung;R. Lawrence Edwards;Zhisheng An

  • Indian monsoon variability on millennial-orbital timescales.

    Gayatri Kathayat;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Ashish Sinha;Christoph Spötl

  • Multiple expansions of C4 plant biomass in East Asia since 7 Ma coupled with strengthened monsoon circulation

    An Zhisheng;An Zhisheng;Huang Yongsong;Liu Weiguo;Guo Zhengtang

  • The Holocene Indian monsoon variability over the southern Tibetan Plateau and its teleconnections

    Yanjun Cai;Yanjun Cai;Haiwei Zhang;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Zhisheng An

  • Timing and structure of the Younger Dryas event and its underlying climate dynamics.

    Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Haiwei Zhang;Christoph Spötl;Jonathan Baker

  • High resolution characterization of the Asian Monsoon between 146,000 and 99,000 years B.P. from Dongge Cave, China and global correlation of events surrounding Termination II

    Megan J. Kelly;R. Lawrence Edwards;Hai Cheng;Daoxian Yuan

  • Centennial- to decadal-scale monsoon precipitation variability in the semi-humid region, northern China during the last 1860 years: Records from stalagmites in Huangye Cave

    Liangcheng Tan;Yanjun Cai;Zhisheng An;R. Lawrence Edwards

  • High-resolution absolute-dated Indian Monsoon record between 53 and 36 ka from Xiaobailong Cave, southwestern China

    Yanjun Cai;Zhisheng An;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards

  • Summer monsoon precipitation variations in central China over the past 750 years derived from a high-resolution absolute-dated stalagmite

    Liangcheng Tan;Yanjun Cai;Hai Cheng;Zhisheng An

  • Collapse of the Liangzhu and other Neolithic cultures in the lower Yangtze region in response to climate change.

    Haiwei Zhang;Haiwei Zhang;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Ashish Sinha;Christoph Spötl

  • A High Resolution, Absolute-Dated Holocene and Deglacial Asian Monsoon Record From Dongge Cave, China

    C. A. Dykoski;R. L. Edwards;H. Cheng;D. Yuan

Frequent Co-Authors

Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Liangcheng Tan
Liangcheng Tan Chinese Academy of Sciences
R. Lawrence Edwards
R. Lawrence Edwards University of Minnesota
Zhisheng An
Zhisheng An Chinese Academy of Sciences
Haiwei Zhang
Haiwei Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Ashish Sinha
Ashish Sinha California State University, Dominguez Hills
Christoph Spötl
Christoph Spötl University of Innsbruck
Chuan-Chou Shen
Chuan-Chou Shen National Taiwan University
Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach
Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach Northumbria University
Xianfeng Wang
Xianfeng Wang Nanyang Technological University

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