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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6531 6051 412 406 123 5197

Yuzhi Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yuzhi Zhang between 2009 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yuzhi Zhang published across 18 years, from 2009 to 2026, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2020. 11 of the 137 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2009 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2020. 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
2009 2026

137 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yuzhi Zhang: publications per year, 2009 to 2026
Year Publications
2009 1
2010 1
2011 3
2012 5
2013 3
2014 3
2015 4
2016 10
2017 7
2018 11
2019 6
2020 21
2021 20
2022 21
2023 9
2024 1
2025 10
2026 1
Total 137
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Yuzhi Zhang 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 Yuzhi Zhang 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, 118–127 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: 123 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
118–127 540 123
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
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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Yuzhi Zhang 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 Yuzhi Zhang 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, 38 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: 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.

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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 38
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

Yuzhi Zhang is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and has a comprehensive research portfolio in Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing on several subfields, including Geophysics, Geology, Artificial Intelligence applications, Paleontology, and Civil and Structural Engineering. Their work covers a range of topics primarily centered on geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and geological and geophysical studies.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Spaceflight Effects on Biology

Yuzhi Zhang frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field, with notable coauthors being:

  • Yuejun Wang
  • Xin Qian
  • Chengshi Gan
  • Peter A. Cawood
  • Yang Wang

Their research has been published extensively in leading geology and earth science journals, including:

  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Lithos
  • Gondwana Research
  • Journal of the Geological Society

Recent publications by Yuzhi Zhang reflect a focus on tectonic zones and granitoid studies in Southeast Asia, with papers such as:

  • 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)
  • Early Paleozoic subduction in the Indochina interior: Revealed by Ordo-Silurian mafic-intermediate igneous rocks in South Laos (2020, Lithos)
  • Permo-Triassic granitoids, Hainan Island, link to Paleotethyan not Paleopacific tectonics (2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • Ordo-Silurian assemblage in the Indochina interior: Geochronological, elemental, and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf-O isotopic constraints of early Paleozoic granitoids in South Laos (2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • Southern extension of the Paleotethyan zone in SE Asia: Evidence from the Permo-Triassic granitoids in Malaysia and West Indonesia (2021, Lithos)

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Kwangsian and Indosinian reworking of the eastern South China Block: Constraints on zircon U-Pb geochronology and metamorphism of amphibolites and granulites

    Yuejun Wang;Chunming Wu;Aimei Zhang;Weiming Fan

  • Origin of paleosubduction-modified mantle for Silurian gabbro in the Cathaysia Block: Geochronological and geochemical evidence

    Yuejun Wang;Aimei Zhang;Weiming Fan;Yanhua Zhang

  • Earliest Neoproterozoic (ca. 1.0 Ga) arc–back-arc basin nature along the northern Yunkai Domain of the Cathaysia Block: Geochronological and geochemical evidence from the metabasite

    Aimei Zhang;Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Yuzhi Zhang

  • Geochronological and geochemical constraints on the metasomatised source for the Neoproterozoic (∼825Ma) high-mg volcanic rocks from the Cangshuipu area (Hunan Province) along the Jiangnan domain and their tectonic implications

    Yuzhi Zhang;Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Aimei Zhang

  • Zircon U-Pb geochronological and geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of the Taishan sanukitoids (Shandong): Implications for Neoarchean subduction in the Eastern Block, North China Craton

    Yuejun Wang;Yuzhi Zhang;Guochun Zhao;Weiming Fan

  • Early Neoproterozoic (̃850Ma) back-arc basin in the Central Jiangnan Orogen (Eastern South China): Geochronological and petrogenetic constraints from meta-basalts

    Yuzhi Zhang;Yuejun Wang;Hongyan Geng;Yanhua Zhang

  • Geochronological and geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of middle Paleozoic Kwangsian massive granites in the eastern South China Block

    Feifei Zhang;Feifei Zhang;Yuejun Wang;Aimei Zhang;Weiming Fan

  • Early Neoproterozoic accretionary assemblage in the Cathaysia Block: Geochronological, Lu-Hf isotopic and geochemical evidence from granitoid gneisses

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Yuzhi Zhang;Weiming Fan;Hongyan Geng

  • Neoproterozoic subduction along the Ailaoshan zone, South China: Geochronological and geochemical evidence from amphibolite

    Yongfeng Cai;Yongfeng Cai;Yuejun Wang;Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;Weiming Fan

  • Paleotethyan subduction process revealed from Triassic blueschists in the Lancang tectonic belt of Southwest China

    Weiming Fan;Weiming Fan;Yuejung Wang;Yanhua Zhang;Yuzhi Zhang

  • Neoproterozoic crustal growth of the Southern Yangtze Block: Geochemical and zircon U-Pb geochronological and Lu-Hf isotopic evidence of Neoproterozoic diorite from the Ailaoshan zone

    Yongfeng Cai;Yongfeng Cai;Yuejun Wang;Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;Yuzhi Zhang

  • Early Neoproterozoic (∼840 Ma) arc magmatism: Geochronological and geochemical constraints on the metabasites in the Central Jiangnan Orogen

    Yuzhi Zhang;Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang

  • Geochronological and geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of the Ailaoshan granitic and migmatite rocks and its implications on Neoproterozoic subduction along the SW Yangtze Block

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Yongzhi Zhou;Yongfeng Cai;Huichuan Liu

  • Geochronological, elemental and Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotopic constraints on the petrogenesis of the Triassic post-collisional granitic rocks in NW Thailand and its Paleotethyan implications

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Huiying He;Peter A. Cawood;Boontarika Srithai

  • Geochronological and Geochemical study of Palaeoproterozoic gneissic granites and clinopyroxenite xenoliths from NW Fujian, SE China: Implications for the crustal evolution of the Cathaysia Block

    Long-Ming Li;Min Sun;Yuejun Wang;Guangfu Xing

  • Neoproterozoic assembly of the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks: Evidence from the Cangshuipu Group and associated rocks along the Central Jiangnan Orogen, South China

    Yuzhi Zhang;Yuzhi Zhang;Yuejun Wang;Yanhua Zhang;Aimei Zhang

  • Early Paleozoic accretionary orogenesis along northern margin of Gondwana constrained by high-Mg metaigneous rocks, SW Yunnan

    Xiaowan Xing;Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;Yuzhi Zhang

  • Holocene climatic and environmental change on the western Tibetan Plateau revealed by glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers and leaf wax deuterium-to-hydrogen ratios at Aweng Co

    Xiumei Li;Mingda Wang;Yuzhi Zhang;Li Lei

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuejun Wang
Yuejun Wang Sun Yat-sen University
Peter A. Cawood
Peter A. Cawood Monash University
Weiming Fan
Weiming Fan University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian-Wei Zi
Jian-Wei Zi Curtin University
Qinglai Feng
Qinglai Feng China University of Geosciences
Peizhen Zhang
Peizhen Zhang Sun Yat-sen University
Tiffany L. Barry
Tiffany L. Barry University of Leicester
Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Guowei Zhang
Guowei Zhang Northwest University
Xian-Wu Bi
Xian-Wu Bi Chinese Academy of Sciences

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