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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 48 3741 3428 246 241 141 11506

Yingjie Yang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yingjie Yang between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yingjie Yang published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2025. 32 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2025. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 9 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 18 publications
1993 2025

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yingjie Yang: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 0
2005 1
2006 2
2007 7
2008 8
2009 1
2010 9
2011 11
2012 9
2013 9
2014 7
2015 7
2016 14
2017 2
2018 8
2019 8
2020 8
2021 16
2022 14
2023 14
2024 14
2025 18
Total 192
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Yingjie Yang 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 Yingjie Yang 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, 138–147 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: 141 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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
138–147 491 141
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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Yingjie Yang 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 Yingjie Yang 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

Yingjie Yang is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics, alongside research contributions in Ocean Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Geology, and Oceanography.

Their work extensively covers topics including:

  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geophysics and Sensor Technology
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies

Yang has published research in several prominent publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Tectonophysics
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Recent papers by Yang cover a range of geophysical subjects:

  • Crustal Deformation in Southern California Constrained by Radial Anisotropy From Ambient Noise Adjoint Tomography (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • Improving cross-correlations of ambient noise using an rms-ratio selection stacking method (2020, Geophysical Journal International)
  • Thermochemical structure and evolution of cratonic lithosphere in central and southern Africa (2022, Nature Geoscience)
  • Lithosphere-asthenosphere interactions beneath northeast China and the origin of its intraplate volcanism (2021, Geology)
  • Magnetotelluric imaging of a fossil oceanic plate in northwestern Xinjiang, China (2020, Geology)

Yang has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Yinhe Luo
  • Anqi Zhang
  • Juan Carlos Afonso
  • Xiaozhou Yang
  • Kaifeng Zhao

Best Publications

  • Processing seismic ambient noise data to obtain reliable broad-band surface wave dispersion measurements

    G. D. Bensen;M. H. Ritzwoller;M. P. Barmin;A. L. Levshin

  • Ambient noise Rayleigh wave tomography across Europe

    Yingjie Yang;Michael H. Ritzwoller;Anatoli L. Levshin;Nikolai M. Shapiro

  • A synoptic view of the distribution and connectivity of the mid-crustal low velocity zone beneath Tibet

    Yingjie Yang;Michael H. Ritzwoller;Yong Zheng;Weisen Shen

  • Characteristics of ambient seismic noise as a source for surface wave tomography

    Yingjie Yang;Michael H. Ritzwoller

  • Evolution of deformation mechanisms of Ti-22.4Nb-0.73Ta-2Zr-1.34O alloy during straining

    Y. Yang;S.Q. Wu;G.P. Li;Y.L. Li

  • The structure of the crust and uppermost mantle beneath South China from ambient noise and earthquake tomography

    Longquan Zhou;Jiayi Xie;Weisen Shen;Yong Zheng

  • Structure of the crust and uppermost mantle beneath the western United States revealed by ambient noise and earthquake tomography

    Yingjie Yang;Michael H. Ritzwoller;F.-C. Lin;M. P. Moschetti

  • Seismic evidence for widespread western-US deep-crustal deformation caused by extension

    M. P. Moschetti;M. H. Ritzwoller;F. Lin;Y. Yang

  • Surface wave tomography of China from ambient seismic noise correlation

    Sihua Zheng;Sihua Zheng;Xinlei Sun;Xiaodong Song;Yingjie Yang

  • Crust and uppermost mantle beneath the North China Craton, northeastern China, and the Sea of Japan from ambient noise tomography

    Yong Zheng;Weisen Shen;Longquan Zhou;Yingjie Yang;Yingjie Yang

  • Regional tomographic inversion of the amplitude and phase of Rayleigh waves with 2-D sensitivity kernels

    Yingjie Yang;Donald W. Forsyth

  • Rayleigh wave phase velocity maps of Tibet and the surrounding regions from ambient seismic noise tomography

    Yingjie Yang;Yingjie Yang;Yong Zheng;John Chen;Shiyong Zhou

  • Rayleigh wave phase velocities, small‐scale convection, and azimuthal anisotropy beneath southern California

    Yingjie Yang;Yingjie Yang;Donald W. Forsyth

  • On the limitations of interstation distances in ambient noise tomography

    Yinhe Luo;Yingjie Yang;Yixian Xu;Hongrui Xu

  • 3-D multiobservable probabilistic inversion for the compositional and thermal structure of the lithosphere and upper mantle. I: a priori petrological information and geophysical observables

    J. C. Afonso;J. Fullea;J. Fullea;W. L. Griffin;Y. Yang

  • Crustal radial anisotropy across Eastern Tibet and the Western Yangtze Craton

    Jiayi Xie;Michael H. Ritzwoller;Weisen Shen;Yingjie Yang

  • Complex and variable crustal and uppermost mantle seismic anisotropy in the western United States

    Fan Chi Lin;Michael H. Ritzwoller;Yingjie Yang;Morgan P. Moschetti

  • Seismic evidence of on-going sublithosphere upper mantle convection for intra-plate volcanism in Northeast China

    Zhen Guo;Zhen Guo;Y. John Chen;Jieyuan Ning;Yingjie Yang

  • A 3-D shear velocity model of the crust and uppermost mantle beneath the United States from ambient seismic noise

    G. D. Bensen;M. H. Ritzwoller;Y. Yang

  • Crustal and uppermost mantle structure in southern Africa revealed from ambient noise and teleseismic tomography

    Yingjie Yang;Aibing Li;Michael H. Ritzwoller

  • Crustal shear wave velocity structure of the western United States inferred from ambient seismic noise and earthquake data

    M. P. Moschetti;M. P. Moschetti;M. H. Ritzwoller;F.-C. Lin;Y. Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael H. Ritzwoller
Michael H. Ritzwoller University of Colorado Boulder
Juan Carlos Afonso
Juan Carlos Afonso University of Twente
Fenglin Niu
Fenglin Niu Rice University
Yong Zheng
Yong Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Alan G. Jones
Alan G. Jones Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
Yixian Xu
Yixian Xu Zhejiang University
Donald W. Forsyth
Donald W. Forsyth Brown University
Nicholas Rawlinson
Nicholas Rawlinson University of Cambridge
Y. John Chen
Y. John Chen Southern University of Science and Technology
William L. Griffin
William L. Griffin Macquarie University

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