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Earth Science

D-Index
38
Citations
5801
World Ranking
6462
National Ranking
409

Yongjiang Liu publications per year

1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 26 publications 2001: 31 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 1 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 50 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 36 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 32 publications
1996 2025

501 publications in total across all disciplines

Yongjiang Liu publication distribution in Earth Science in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Yongjiang Liu sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 603+

This scientist: 272 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yongjiang Liu D-index placement in Earth Science in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Yongjiang Liu sits on this spectrum.

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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • A review of the Paleozoic tectonics in the eastern part of Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Yongjiang Liu;Yongjiang Liu;Yongjiang Liu;Weimin Li;Weimin Li;Zhiqiang Feng;Zhiqiang Feng;Quanbo Wen;Quanbo Wen

  • 40Ar/39Ar mineral ages from basement rocks in the Eastern Kunlun Mountains, NW China, and their tectonic implications

    Yongjiang Liu;Yongjiang Liu;Yongjiang Liu;Johann Genser;Franz Neubauer;Wei Jin

  • Geochronological and geochemical constraints on the Erguna massif basement, NE China – subduction history of the Mongol–Okhotsk oceanic crust

    De-You Sun;Jun Gou;Tian-Hao Wang;Yun-Sheng Ren

  • Petrogenesis and geodynamic setting of Neoproterozoic and Late Paleozoic magmatism in the Manzhouli–Erguna area of Inner Mongolia, China: Geochronological, geochemical and Hf isotopic evidence

    Jun Gou;De-You Sun;Yun-Sheng Ren;Yong-Jiang Liu

  • An orocline in the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Yongjiang Liu;Weimin Li;Yongfei Ma;Zhiqiang Feng

  • 40Ar/39Ar ages of blueschist facies pelitic schists from Qingshuigou in the Northern Qilian Mountains, western China

    Yong-Jiang Liu;Yong-Jiang Liu;Franz Neubauer;Johann Genser;Akira Takasu

  • Paleozoic evolution of the Qimantagh magmatic arcs, Eastern Kunlun Mountains: Constraints from zircon dating of granitoids and modern river sands

    Wei Li;Wei Li;Franz Neubauer;Yongjiang Liu;Johann Genser

  • Multistage anatexis during tectonic evolution from oceanic subduction to continental collision: A review of the North Qaidam UHP Belt, NW China

    Shengyao Yu;Sanzhong Li;Jianxin Zhang;Yinbiao Peng

  • Sandstone provenance of north-western sectors of the intracontinental Cenozoic Qaidam basin, western China: Tectonic vs. climatic control

    Unknown

  • Geochronology of the initiation and displacement of the Altyn Strike-Slip Fault, western China

    Yong-Jiang Liu;Yong-Jiang Liu;Franz Neubauer;Johann Genser;Xiao-Hong Ge

  • 40Ar/39Ar ages of detrital white mica constrain the Cenozoic development of the intracontinental Qaidam Basin, China

    Andrea B. Rieser;Yongjiang Liu;Johann Genser;Franz Neubauer

  • Tectono-thermal evolution of the Qilian orogenic system: Tracing the subduction, accretion and closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean

    Shengyao Yu;Shengyao Yu;Yinbiao Peng;Jianxin Zhang;Sanzhong Li

  • Early Neoproterozoic magmatic imprints in the Altun-Qilian-Kunlun region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Response to the assembly and breakup of Rodinia supercontinent

    Yinbiao Peng;Shengyao Yu;Sanzhong Li;Jianxin Zhang

  • Microplate tectonics: new insights from micro-blocks in the global oceans, continental margins and deep mantle

    Sanzhong Li;Yanhui Suo;Xiyao Li;Bo Liu

  • Geochronology and geochemistry of the Carboniferous magmatism in the northern Great Xing’an Range, NE China: Constraints on the timing of amalgamation of Xing’an and Songnen blocks

    Unknown

  • Origin of terranes in the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt, NE China: U–Pb ages of detrital zircons from Ordovician–Devonian sandstones, North Da Xing'an Mts.

    Guoqing Han;Guoqing Han;Yongjiang Liu;Franz Neubauer;Johann Genser

  • Ophiolite in the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt, NE China

    Unknown

  • Provenance analysis of Permian sandstones in the central and southern Da Xing'an Mountains, China: Constraints on the evolution of the eastern segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Guoqing Han;Guoqing Han;Yongjiang Liu;Franz Neubauer;Johann Genser

  • 40Ar/39Ar muscovite ages from the Penninic‐Austroalpine plate boundary, Eastern Alps

    Yongjiang Liu;Johann Genser;Robert Handler;Gertrude Friedl

  • Geochronology, petrogenesis, and tectonic setting of Mesozoic volcanic rocks, southern Manzhouli area, Inner Mongolia

    Jun Gou;De-You Sun;Yong-Jiang Liu;Yun-Sheng Ren

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