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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 75 704 623 51 49 213 22402

Yuejun Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yuejun Wang between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yuejun Wang published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2023. 23 of the 268 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2023. 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 14 publications
2000 2025

268 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yuejun Wang: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 2
2001 3
2002 4
2003 7
2004 7
2005 7
2006 5
2007 5
2008 7
2009 4
2010 4
2011 6
2012 8
2013 11
2014 5
2015 11
2016 17
2017 17
2018 13
2019 7
2020 16
2021 22
2022 28
2023 29
2024 9
2025 14
Total 268
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Yuejun Wang publications per year - data summary

  • Yuejun Wang, a Earth Science scholar from Sun Yat-sen University, has 268 publications recorded across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2000 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 29 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2000, with 2 publications.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.3 per year counting only the 26 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 102 publications, 38% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2000-2008: 47 publications (5.2 per year); 2009-2017: 83 publications (9.2 per year); 2018-2025: 138 publications (17.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Yuejun Wang 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 Yuejun Wang 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, 208–217 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: 213 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
208–217 292 213
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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Yuejun Wang 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.
  • Yuejun Wang, a Earth Science scholar from Sun Yat-sen University, records 213 publications - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Yuejun Wang, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Yuejun Wang 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).

Yuejun Wang 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 Yuejun Wang 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, 75 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: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 75
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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Yuejun Wang 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.
  • Yuejun Wang, a Earth Science scholar from Sun Yat-sen University, records 75 D-Index - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Yuejun Wang, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Yuejun Wang 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

Yuejun Wang is a researcher affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work predominantly focuses on geophysics and geology, with significant engagement in artificial intelligence applications within these fields. Wang's research also extends to paleontology and intersects with sociology and political science to a lesser extent.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of geological and geochemical analysis, geological and geophysical studies, as well as earthquake and tectonic studies. Other notable research topics include high-pressure geophysics and materials, geochemistry and geologic mapping, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, and geochemistry and elemental analysis.

Wang has been a frequent author in several publication venues, including:

  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Lithos
  • Gondwana Research
  • Earth-Science Reviews

Some of Wang's recent papers include:

  • "Deconstructing South China and consequences for reconstructing Nuna and Rodinia," 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Cenozoic Exhumation of the Ailaoshan-Red River Shear Zone: New Insights From Low-Temperature Thermochronology," 2020, Tectonics
  • "Late Paleozoic back-arc basin in the Indochina block: Constraints from the mafic rocks in the Nan and Luang Prabang tectonic zones, Southeast Asia," 2020, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • "Cenozoic tectonic evolution of regional fault systems in the SE Tibetan Plateau," 2022, Science China Earth Sciences
  • "Early Paleozoic subduction in the Indochina interior: Revealed by Ordo-Silurian mafic-intermediate igneous rocks in South Laos," 2020, Lithos

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Xin Qian
  • Yuzhi Zhang
  • Chengshi Gan
  • Peter A. Cawood
  • Yang Wang

Wang's contributions span a wide range of geological and geophysical topics. The combination of their work in geophysics, geology, and artificial intelligence places them at the intersection of traditional Earth sciences and evolving technological methods. Their involvement in earthquake and tectonic studies reflects an emphasis on understanding Earth's dynamic processes, while their research in geochemistry and stratigraphy supports broader insights into Earth's history and material composition.

Best Publications

  • Phanerozoic tectonics of the South China Block: Key observations and controversies

    Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Guowei Zhang;Yanhua Zhang

  • Geological reconstructions of the East Asian blocks: From the breakup of Rodinia to the assembly of Pangea

    Guochun Zhao;Guochun Zhao;Yuejun Wang;Baochun Huang;Yunpeng Dong

  • Tectonics of South China continent and its implications

    GuoWei Zhang;AnLin Guo;YueJun Wang;SanZhong Li

  • Locating South China in Rodinia and Gondwana: A fragment of greater India lithosphere?

    Peter Anthony Cawood;Peter Anthony Cawood;Yuejun Wang;Yajun Xu;Guochun Zhao

  • The onset of Pacific margin accretion in NE China: Evidence from the Heilongjiang high-pressure metamorphic belt

    Jian-Bo Zhou;Jian-Bo Zhou;Simon A Wilde;Simon A Wilde;Xing-Zhou Zhang;Guo-Chun Zhao

  • Reconstructing South China in Phanerozoic and Precambrian supercontinents

    Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;Guochun Zhao;Jinlong Yao;Wei Wang

  • Late Mesozoic calc-alkaline volcanism of post-orogenic extension in the northern Da Hinggan Mountains, northeastern China

    Wei-Ming Fan;Feng Guo;Yue-Jun Wang;Ge Lin

  • Geochronological, geochemical and geothermal constraints on petrogenesis of the Indosinian peraluminous granites in the South China Block: A case study in the Hunan Province

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Min Sun;Xinquan Liang

  • Initiation of the Indosinian Orogeny in South China : Evidence for a Permian Magmatic Arc on Hainan Island

    Xian‐Hua Li;Zheng‐Xiang Li;Wu‐Xian Li;Yuejun Wang

  • Zircon U-Pb geochronology of gneissic rocks in the Yunkai massif and its implications on the Caledonian event in the South China Block

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Guochun Zhao;Shaocheng Ji

  • Geochemistry of Mesozoic mafic rocks adjacent to the Chenzhou-Linwu Fault, South China; implications for the lithospheric boundary between the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks

    Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Feng Guo;Touping Peng

  • Tectonic setting of the South China Block in the early Paleozoic: Resolving intracontinental and ocean closure models from detrital zircon U‐Pb geochronology

    Yuejun Wang;Feifei Zhang;Weiming Fan;Guowei Zhang

  • Closure of the East Paleotethyan Ocean and amalgamation of the Eastern Cimmerian and Southeast Asia continental fragments

    Yuejun Wang;Xin Qian;Peter A. Cawood;Huichuan Liu

  • Kwangsian crustal anatexis within the eastern South China Block: Geochemical, zircon U-Pb geochronological and Hf isotopic fingerprints from the gneissoid granites of Wugong and Wuyi-Yunkai Domains

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Aimei Zhang;Weiming Fan;Guochun Zhao

  • The giant South China Mesozoic low-temperature metallogenic domain: Reviews and a new geodynamic model

    Ruizhong Hu;Shanling Fu;Yong Huang;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • Permian arc–back-arc basin development along the Ailaoshan tectonic zone: Geochemical, isotopic and geochronological evidence from the Mojiang volcanic rocks, Southwest China

    Weiming Fan;Yuejun Wang;Aimei Zhang;Feifei Zhang

  • Origin of early Cretaceous calc-alkaline lamprophyres from the Sulu orogen in eastern China: implications for enrichment processes beneath continental collisional belt

    Feng Guo;Weiming Fan;Yuejun Wang;Ming Zhang

  • Structural signatures and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of the Indosinian Xuefengshan tectonic belt, South China Block

    Yuejun Wang;Yanhua Zhang;Weiming Fan;Touping Peng

  • Geochronological, geochemical and Nd-Hf-Os isotopic fingerprinting of an early Neoproterozoic arc-back-arc system in South China and its accretionary assembly along the margin of Rodinia

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Aimei Zhang;Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;Weiming Fan

  • Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on multiple mantle domains for Mesozoic mafic rocks beneath the South China Block hinterland

    Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Peter A. Cawood;Sanzhong Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Weiming Fan
Weiming Fan University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuzhi Zhang
Yuzhi Zhang Sun Yat-sen University
Peter A. Cawood
Peter A. Cawood Monash University
Touping Peng
Touping Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Feng Guo
Feng Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian-Wei Zi
Jian-Wei Zi Curtin University
Qinglai Feng
Qinglai Feng China University of Geosciences
Xiaoping Xia
Xiaoping Xia Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sanzhong Li
Sanzhong Li Ocean University of China

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