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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 53 2885 2635 183 178 180 9675

Yongjian Ding publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yongjian Ding between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yongjian Ding published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2019. 29 of the 254 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2019. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 16 publications
1996 2025

254 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yongjian Ding: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 2
2005 3
2006 11
2007 7
2008 4
2009 4
2010 8
2011 11
2012 5
2013 8
2014 6
2015 14
2016 14
2017 11
2018 19
2019 23
2020 13
2021 23
2022 10
2023 22
2024 13
2025 16
Total 254
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Yongjian Ding publications per year - data summary

  • Yongjian Ding, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 254 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2019 and 2021, with 23 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996, 1998 and 1999, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 30 years in the span carry no publications at all (1997, 2001 and 2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.4 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 84 publications, 33% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 12 publications (1.2 per year); 2006-2015: 78 publications (7.8 per year); 2016-2025: 164 publications (16.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Yongjian Ding 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 Yongjian Ding 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, 178–187 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: 180 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
178–187 414 180
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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Yongjian Ding 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.
  • Yongjian Ding, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 180 publications - the 54th percentile of the discipline.
  • 54% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Yongjian Ding, and about 46% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Yongjian Ding 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).

Yongjian Ding 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 Yongjian Ding 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 53
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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Yongjian Ding 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.
  • Yongjian Ding, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 53 D-Index - the 70th percentile of the discipline.
  • 70% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Yongjian Ding, and about 30% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Yongjian Ding 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).

Overview

Yongjian Ding is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their scholarly work focuses primarily on topics such as Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate change and permafrost, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Climate variability and models, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Yongjian Ding has authored and coauthored a number of scientific papers published in diverse academic journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Increasing cryospheric hazards in a warming climate, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • An overview of climate change impacts on the society in China, 2021, Advances in Climate Change Research

Coauthors who have frequently collaborated with Yongjian Ding feature prominently in their research endeavors. These coauthors include Donghui Shangguan, Jia Qin, Yaping Chang, Shiqiang Zhang, and Tandong Yao.

The scientist's work is regularly published in respected venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advances in Climate Change Research
  • Remote Sensing
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hydrology

In addition to journal articles, Yongjian Ding has contributed to book publications, including "Introduction to Cryospheric Science" published by Springer International Publishing in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Recent and Future Climate Change in Northwest China

    Yafeng Shi;Yongping Shen;Ersi Kang;Dongliang Li

  • Changes of climate and seasonally frozen ground over the past 30 years in Qinghai–Xizang (Tibetan) Plateau, China

    Lin Zhao;Chien-Lu Ping;Daqing Yang;Guodong Cheng

  • Temporal and spatial variations of the active layer along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in a permafrost region

    Ren Li;Lin Zhao;YongJian Ding;TongHua Wu

  • The retreat of glaciers in response to recent climate warming in western China

    Yongjian Ding;Shiyin Liu;Jing Li;Donghui Shangguan

  • Projecting climate change impacts on hydrological processes on the Tibetan Plateau with model calibration against the glacier inventory data and observed streamflow

    Qiudong Zhao;Yongjian Ding;Jian Wang;Hongkai Gao

  • Increasing cryospheric hazards in a warming climate

    Yongjian Ding;Cuicui Mu;Tonghua Wu;Guojie Hu

  • A Bias-Corrected Precipitation Climatology for China

    Baisheng Ye;Daqing Yang;Yongjian Ding;Tianding Han

  • Evaluation of snow cover and snow depth on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau derived from passive microwave remote sensing

    Liyun Dai;Liyun Dai;Tao Che;Yongjian Ding;Xiaohua Hao

  • Global warming weakening the inherent stability of glaciers and permafrost

    Yongjian Ding;Shiqiang Zhang;Lin Zhao;Zhongqin Li

  • Performance evaluation of latest integrated multi-satellite retrievals for Global Precipitation Measurement (IMERG) over the northern highlands of Pakistan

    Muhammad Naveed Anjum;Yongjian Ding;Donghui Shangguan;Ijaz Ahmad

  • Inter-Calibrating SMMR, SSM/I and SSMI/S Data to Improve the Consistency of Snow-Depth Products in China

    Liyun Dai;Tao Che;Yongjian Ding

  • Changes of glacial lakes and implications in Tian Shan, central Asia, based on remote sensing data from 1990 to 2010

    Xin Wang;Xin Wang;Yongjian Ding;Shiyin Liu;Lianghong Jiang

  • Observed degree-day factors and their spatial variation on glaciers in western China

    Yong Zhang;Shiyin Liu;Yongjian Ding

  • Glacier retreat as a result of climate warming and increased precipitation in the Tarim river basin, northwest China

    Shiyin Liu;Yongjian Ding;Donghui Shangguan;Yong Zhang

  • Responses of alpine grassland on Qinghai–Tibetan plateau to climate warming and permafrost degradation: a modeling perspective

    Shuhua Yi;Xiaoyun Wang;Yu Qin;Bo Xiang

  • Cryospheric Science: research framework and disciplinary system

    Dahe Qin;Yongjian Ding;Cunde Xiao;Shichang Kang

  • An approach for estimating the breach probabilities of moraine-dammed lakes in the Chinese Himalayas using remote-sensing data

    X. Wang;S. Liu;Y. Ding;W. Guo

  • Contributions of climate and human activities to changes in runoff of the Yellow and Yangtze rivers from 1950 to 2008

    Yan Wang;YongJian Ding;BaiSheng Ye;FengJing Liu

  • Glacier changes during the last forty years in the Tarim Interior River basin, northwest China

    Donghui Shangguan;Shiyin Liu;Yongjian Ding;Lianfu Ding

  • Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen pools in permafrost zones of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

    Lin Zhao;Xiaodong Wu;Zhiwei Wang;Yu Sheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiyin Liu
Shiyin Liu Yunnan University
Lin Zhao
Lin Zhao Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Dahe Qin
Dahe Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaodong Wu
Xiaodong Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhongbo Yu
Zhongbo Yu Hohai University
Tonghua Wu
Tonghua Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shichang Kang
Shichang Kang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mika Sillanpää
Mika Sillanpää University of Johannesburg
Qingbai Wu
Qingbai Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guojie Hu
Guojie Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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