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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 98 149 127 16 15 303 36325

Yaoling Niu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yaoling Niu between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yaoling Niu published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2009. 29 of the 343 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2009. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 17 publications
1989 2025

343 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yaoling Niu: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 1
1991 4
1992 3
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 3
1997 5
1998 4
1999 6
2000 5
2001 3
2002 10
2003 4
2004 7
2005 4
2006 5
2007 10
2008 9
2009 22
2010 10
2011 10
2012 8
2013 12
2014 17
2015 21
2016 22
2017 17
2018 14
2019 14
2020 17
2021 20
2022 8
2023 14
2024 12
2025 17
Total 343
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Yaoling Niu publications per year - data summary

  • Yaoling Niu, a Earth Science scholar from China University of Geosciences, has 343 publications recorded across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1989 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2009 and 2016, with 22 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1994, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 9.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.3 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 71 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1989-2001: 39 publications (3.0 per year); 2002-2014: 128 publications (9.8 per year); 2015-2025: 176 publications (16.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

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.

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, 298–307 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: 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.

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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
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120 303
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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Yaoling Niu publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Yaoling Niu, a Earth Science scholar from China University of Geosciences, records 303 publications - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Yaoling Niu, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Yaoling Niu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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.

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, 98 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: 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.

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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
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 98
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Yaoling Niu D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Yaoling Niu, a Earth Science scholar from China University of Geosciences, records 98 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Yaoling Niu, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Yaoling Niu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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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