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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6908 6399 114 110 128 4879

Yijian Zeng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yijian Zeng between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yijian Zeng published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 13.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2023. 67 of the 271 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2023. 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 37 publications 2024: 36 publications 2025: 31 publications
2006 2025

271 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yijian Zeng: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 1
2007 0
2008 2
2009 5
2010 0
2011 3
2012 9
2013 16
2014 4
2015 8
2016 11
2017 9
2018 7
2019 8
2020 23
2021 28
2022 33
2023 37
2024 36
2025 31
Total 271
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Yijian Zeng 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 Yijian Zeng 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, 128–137 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: 128 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
128–137 557 128
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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Yijian Zeng 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 Yijian Zeng 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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

Yijian Zeng is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Engineering. Their research spans a wide range of topics, focusing primarily on soil moisture and remote sensing, climate change and permafrost, and cryospheric studies and observations.

The main subfields of study for Zeng include Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering. Their work addresses important themes such as soil and unsaturated flow, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, and climate variability and models.

Zeng has published research in several notable venues, showing a particularly strong presence in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Remote Sensing
  • Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • Journal of Hydrology

Frequent coauthors include Zhongbo Su, Salvatore Manfreda, Lianyu Yu, Jun Wen, and Ruodan Zhuang, with whom Zeng has collaborated on multiple studies. These partnerships highlight a sustained engagement with fellow researchers in related environmental and earth sciences.

Significant papers authored or coauthored by Yijian Zeng are:

  • The International Soil Moisture Network: serving Earth system science for over a decade, 2021, Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products From the NASA SMAP Mission, 2021, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • An Integrative Information Aqueduct to Close the Gaps between Satellite Observation of Water Cycle and Local Sustainable Management of Water Resources, 2020, Water
  • Evaluation of WaPOR V2 evapotranspiration products across Africa, 2020, Hydrological Processes
  • Status of the Tibetan Plateau observatory (Tibet-Obs) and a 10-year (2009-2019) surface soil moisture dataset, 2021, Earth system science data

Zeng's contributions also extend to book publications, including titles such as WaPOR V2 quality assessment - Technical Report on the Data Quality of the WaPOR FAO Database version 2, published by FAO eBooks in 2020, and Theories, Methods, and Practices of Wetland Degradation and Restoration, published by Frontiers Media in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Validation of SMAP surface soil moisture products with core validation sites

    A. Colliander;T.J. Jackson;R. Bindlish;S. Chan

  • The International Soil Moisture Network: Serving Earth system science for over a decade

    Wouter Dorigo;Irene Himmelbauer;Daniel Aberer;Lukas Schremmer

  • Assessment of the SMAP Level-4 surface and root-zone soil moisture product using in situ measurements

    Rolf H. Reichle;Gabrielle J. M. De Lannoy;Qing Liu;Joseph V. Ardizzone

  • Evaluation of ECMWF's soil moisture analyses using observations on the Tibetan Plateau

    Zhongbo Su;P. de Rosnay;J. Wen;Lichun Wang

  • Development and analysis of the Soil Water Infiltration Global database

    Mehdi Rahmati;Mehdi Rahmati;Lutz Weihermüller;Jan Vanderborght;Yakov A. Pachepsky

  • First Assessment of Sentinel-1A Data for Surface Soil Moisture Estimations Using a Coupled Water Cloud Model and Advanced Integral Equation Model over the Tibetan Plateau

    Xiaojing Bai;Binbin He;Xing Li;Jiangyuan Zeng

  • A simulation analysis of the advective effect on evaporation using a two‐phase heat and mass flow model

    Yijian Zeng;Zhongbo Su;Li Wan;Jun Wen

  • Estimation of human-induced changes in terrestrial water storage through integration of GRACE satellite detection and hydrological modeling: A case study of the Yangtze River basin

    Ying Huang;Mhd. Suhyb Salama;Maarten S. Krol;Zhongbo Su

  • Liquid-Vapor-Air Flow in the Frozen Soil

    Lianyu Yu;Yijian Zeng;Jun Wen;Zhongbo Su

  • Evaluation of WaPOR V2 evapotranspiration products across Africa

    Megan L. Blatchford;Chris M. Mannaerts;Sammy M. Njuki;Hamideh Nouri

  • Numerical analysis of air‐water‐heat flow in unsaturated soil: Is it necessary to consider airflow in land surface models?

    Yijian Zeng;Yijian Zeng;Zhongbo Su;Li Wan;Jun Wen

  • An integrative information aqueduct to close the gaps between satellite observation of water cycle and local sustainable management of water resources

    Zhongbo Su;Yijian Zeng;Nunzio Romano;Salvatore Manfreda

  • Blending Satellite Observed, Model Simulated, and in Situ Measured Soil Moisture over Tibetan Plateau

    Yijian Zeng;Zhongbo Su;Rogier van der Velde;Lichun Wang

  • Status of accuracy in remotely sensed and in-situ agricultural water productivity estimates: A review

    Megan L. Blatchford;Chris M. Mannaerts;Yijian Zeng;Hamideh Nouri

  • Status of the Tibetan Plateau observatory (Tibet-Obs) and a 10-year (2009–2019) surface soil moisture dataset

    Pei Zhang;Pei Zhang;Donghai Zheng;Rogier van der Velde;Jun Wen

  • Analysis of soil hydraulic and thermal properties for land surface modeling over the Tibetan Plateau

    Hong Zhao;Yijian Zeng;Shaoning Lv;Zhongbo Su

  • Diurnal soil water dynamics in the shallow vadose zone : field site of China University of Geosciences, China

    Yijian Zeng;Yijian Zeng;Li Wan;Zhongbo Su;Hirotaka Saito

  • Reanalysis in Earth System Science: Toward Terrestrial Ecosystem Reanalysis

    R. Baatz;H. J. Hendricks Franssen;E. Euskirchen;D. Sihi

  • Effects of anthropogenic revegetation on the water and carbon cycles of a desert steppe ecosystem

    Lingtong Du;Lingtong Du;Yijian Zeng;Longlong Ma;Chenglong Qiao

  • The effect of different evapotranspiration methods on portraying soil water dynamics and ET partitioning in a semi-arid environment in Northwest China

    Lianyu Yu;Yijian Zeng;Zhongbo Su;Huanjie Cai

  • Diurnal pattern of the drying front in desert and its application for determining the effective infiltration

    Y. Zeng;Y. Zeng;Z. Su;L. Wan;Z. Yang

  • Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products from the NASA SMAP Mission

    Andreas Colliander;Rolf Reichle;Wade Crow;Michael Cosh

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhongbo Su
Zhongbo Su University of Twente
Carsten Montzka
Carsten Montzka Forschungszentrum Jülich
Mahta Moghaddam
Mahta Moghaddam University of Southern California
Michael H. Cosh
Michael H. Cosh Agricultural Research Service
Aaron A. Berg
Aaron A. Berg University of Guelph
Salvatore Manfreda
Salvatore Manfreda University of Naples Federico II
Rajat Bindlish
Rajat Bindlish Goddard Space Flight Center
Todd G. Caldwell
Todd G. Caldwell United States Geological Survey
Yaoming Ma
Yaoming Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences
José Martínez-Fernández
José Martínez-Fernández University of Salamanca

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