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D-Index
98
Citations
36325
World Ranking
149
National Ranking
16

Yaoling Niu 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 Yaoling Niu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 303 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Yaoling Niu 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 Yaoling Niu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Yaoling Niu is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their body of work reflects a strong emphasis on geophysics, geochemistry, and petrology, with particular attention to geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and earthquake and tectonic studies.

The main fields and subfields of their research include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Geology
  • Atmospheric Science

Primary research topics addressed by Yaoling Niu include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological Studies and Exploration

Their publication record highlights several recent papers with notable contributions:

  • "Lithosphere thickness controls the extent of mantle melting, depth of melt extraction and basalt compositions in all tectonic settings on Earth - A review and new perspectives" (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "Timing of closure of the Meso-Tethys Ocean: Constraints from remnants of a 141-135 Ma ocean island within the Bangong-Nujiang Suture Zone, Tibetan Plateau" (2021, Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • "Eastern China continental lithosphere thinning is a consequence of paleo-Pacific plate subduction: A review and new perspectives" (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "Petrogenesis of the Triassic granitoids from the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, NW China: Implications for continental crust growth from syn-collisional to post-collisional setting" (2020, Lithos)
  • "Molybdenum isotope systematics of lavas from the East Pacific Rise: Constraints on the source of enriched mid-ocean ridge basalt" (2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yaoling Niu include:

  • Pu Sun
  • Meng Duan
  • Hongmei Gong
  • Pengyuan Guo
  • Shuo Chen

The scientist regularly publishes in several key scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Lithos
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Science Bulletin
  • Earth-Science Reviews

Yaoling Niu has also contributed to academic literature through book publications, including work released by Springer Nature (Netherlands). A recent book titled "Magmatism and Crustal Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau" was published in 2024.

Their contributions have been recognized by their election as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Petrogenesis of Mesozoic granitoids and volcanic rocks in south China : a response to tectonic evolution.

    Xinmin Zhou;Tao Sun;Weizhou Shen;Liangshu Shu

  • The Lhasa Terrane: Record of a microcontinent and its histories of drift and growth

    Di-Cheng Zhu;Zhi-Dan Zhao;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Xuan-Xue Mo

  • The origin and pre-Cenozoic evolution of the Tibetan Plateau

    Di-Cheng Zhu;Zhi-Dan Zhao;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Yildirim Dilek;Yildirim Dilek

  • Bulk-rock Major and Trace Element Compositions of Abyssal Peridotites: Implications for Mantle Melting, Melt Extraction and Post-melting Processes Beneath Mid-Ocean Ridges

    Yaoling Niu

  • Temperatures in Ambient Mantle and Plumes: Constraints from Basalts, Picrites, and Komatiites

    C. Herzberg;P.D. Asimow;Nicholas Arndt;Y. Niu

  • Contribution of syncollisional felsic magmatism to continental crust growth: A case study of the Paleogene Linzizong volcanic Succession in southern Tibet

    Xuanxue Mo;Yaoling Niu;Guochen Dong;Zhidan Zhao

  • Mantle contributions to crustal thickening during continental collision: Evidence from Cenozoic igneous rocks in southern Tibet

    Xuanxue Mo;Zengqian Hou;Yaoling Niu;Guochen Dong

  • Tectonics of the North Qilian orogen, NW China

    Shuguang Song;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Li Su;Xiaohong Xia

  • Mantle melting and melt extraction processes beneath ocean ridges : evidence from abyssal peridotites

    Yaoling Niu

  • Evolution from Oceanic Subduction to Continental Collision: a Case Study from the Northern Tibetan Plateau Based on Geochemical and Geochronological Data

    Shuguang Song;Lifei Zhang;Yaoling Niu;L I Su

  • Geochemical investigation of Early Cretaceous igneous rocks along an east–west traverse throughout the central Lhasa Terrane, Tibet

    Di-Cheng Zhu;Xuan-Xue Mo;Yaoling Niu;Zhi-Dan Zhao

  • Lhasa terrane in southern Tibet came from Australia

    Di-Cheng Zhu;Zhi-Dan Zhao;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Yildirim Dilek

  • A long in situ section of the lower ocean crust: results of {ODP} Leg 176 drilling at the Southwest Indian Ridge

    Henry J.B. Dick;James H. Natland;Jeffrey C. Alt;Wolfgang Bach

  • Magmatic record of India-Asia collision

    Di-Cheng Zhu;Qing Wang;Zhi-Dan Zhao;Sun-Lin Chung

  • Continental orogenesis from ocean subduction, continent collision/subduction, to orogen collapse, and orogen recycling: The example of the North Qaidam UHPM belt, NW China

    Shuguang Song;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Li Su;Cong Zhang

  • Origin of ocean island basalts: A new perspective from petrology, geochemistry, and mineral physics considerations

    Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Michael J. O'Hara

  • Trace element evidence from seamounts for recycled oceanic crust in the Eastern Pacific mantle

    Yaoling Niu;Rodey Batiza

  • Geochemical and Sr–Nd–Pb–O isotopic compositions of the post-collisional ultrapotassic magmatism in SW Tibet: Petrogenesis and implications for India intra-continental subduction beneath southern Tibet

    Zhidan Zhao;Xuanxue Mo;Yildirim Dilek;Yaoling Niu

  • Cambrian bimodal volcanism in the Lhasa Terrane, southern Tibet: Record of an early Paleozoic Andean-type magmatic arc in the Australian proto-Tethyan margin

    Di-Cheng Zhu;Zhi-Dan Zhao;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Yildirim Dilek;Yildirim Dilek

  • Geochemical Evolution within the Tonga–Kermadec–Lau Arc–Back-arc Systems: the Role of Varying Mantle Wedge Composition in Space and Time

    A. Ewart;K. D. Collerson;M. Regelous;J. I. Wendt

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuguang Song
Shuguang Song Peking University
Di-Cheng Zhu
Di-Cheng Zhu China University of Geosciences
Xuanxue Mo
Xuanxue Mo China University of Geosciences
Li Su
Li Su China University of Geosciences
Zhidan Zhao
Zhidan Zhao China University of Geosciences
Lifei Zhang
Lifei Zhang Peking University
Rodey Batiza
Rodey Batiza University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sun-Lin Chung
Sun-Lin Chung National Taiwan University
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mark B. Allen
Mark B. Allen Durham University

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