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Earth Science 39 6160 5705 388 382 87 5619

Zaihua Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zaihua Liu between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zaihua Liu published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2025. 48 of the 146 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2025. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 7 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 31 publications
1991 2025

146 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zaihua Liu: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 3
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 3
2009 1
2010 7
2011 4
2012 4
2013 1
2014 3
2015 8
2016 4
2017 6
2018 3
2019 4
2020 8
2021 7
2022 14
2023 5
2024 17
2025 31
Total 146
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Zaihua Liu 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 Zaihua Liu 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, 78–87 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: 87 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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 87
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
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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Zaihua Liu 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 Zaihua Liu 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 39
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

Zaihua Liu 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 work spans multiple subfields, including Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research focuses on topics related to marine and coastal ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, karst systems and hydrogeology, microbial community ecology and physiology, geology and paleoclimatology research, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Frequent collaborators in Liu's scholarly work include Hailong Sun, Haibo He, Qian Bao, Sibo Zeng, and Chaowei Lai.

Liu has published numerous articles in a variety of scientific outlets. The most common venues feature:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Water Research
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Some of Liu's recent papers include:

  • Global karst springs hydrograph dataset for research and management of the world's fastest-flowing groundwater, 2020, Scientific Data
  • High stability of autochthonous dissolved organic matter in karst aquatic ecosystems: Evidence from fluorescence, 2022, Water Research
  • Lake metabolic processes and their effects on the carbonate weathering CO2 sink: Insights from diel variations in the hydrochemistry of a typical karst lake in SW China, 2022, Water Research
  • Organic carbon source tracing and the BCP effect in the Yangtze River and the Yellow River: Insights from hydrochemistry, carbon isotope, and lipid biomarker analyses, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • The sensitivity of the carbon sink by coupled carbonate weathering to climate and land-use changes: Sediment records of the biological carbon pump effect in Fuxian Lake, Yunnan, China, during the past century, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • A new direction in effective accounting for the atmospheric CO2 budget: Considering the combined action of carbonate dissolution, the global water cycle and photosynthetic uptake of DIC by aquatic organisms

    Zaihua Liu;Wolfgang Dreybrodt;Haijing Wang;Haijing Wang

  • LIMITATIONS OF HENDY TEST CRITERIA IN JUDGING THE PALEOCLIMATIC SUITABILITY OF SPELEOTHEMS AND THE NEED FOR REPLICATION

    Jeffrey A. Dorale;Zaihua Liu

  • Contribution of carbonate rock weathering to the atmospheric CO2 sink.

    Z. Liu;J. Zhao

  • Temperature dependence of oxygen- and clumped isotope fractionation in carbonates: A study of travertines and tufas in the 6-95 °C temperature range

    Sándor Kele;Sándor Kele;Sebastian F.M. Breitenbach;Sebastian F.M. Breitenbach;Enrico Capezzuoli;A. Nele Meckler

  • Seasonal, diurnal and storm-scale hydrochemical variations of typical epikarst springs in subtropical karst areas of SW China: Soil CO2 and dilution effects

    Zaihua Liu;Zaihua Liu;Zaihua Liu;Qiang Li;Hailong Sun;Jinliang Wang

  • ATMOSPHERIC CO2 SINK:SILICATE WEATHERING OR CARBONATE WEATHERING

    Zaihua Liu;Wolfgang Dreybrodt;Huan Liu

  • Dissolution kinetics of calcium carbonate minerals in H2OCO2 solutions in turbulent flow: The role of the diffusion boundary layer and the slow reaction H2O + CO2 → H+ + HCO3−

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  • Large and active CO2 uptake by coupled carbonate weathering

    Zaihua Liu;G.L. Macpherson;Chris Groves;Jonathan B. Martin

  • Hydrodynamic control of inorganic calcite precipitation in Huanglong Ravine, China: Field measurements and theoretical prediction of deposition rates

    Liu Zaihua;U. Svensson;W. Dreybrodt;Yuan Daoxian

  • Effect of different land use/land cover on karst hydrogeochemistry: A paired catchment study of Chenqi and Dengzhanhe, Puding, Guizhou, SW China

    Min Zhao;Cheng Zeng;Zaihua Liu;Shijie Wang

  • Sensitivity of the global carbonate weathering carbon-sink flux to climate and land-use changes

    Sibo Zeng;Zaihua Liu;Georg Kaufmann

  • Comparative study of dissolution rate-determining mechanisms of limestone and dolomite

    Zaihua Liu;Daoxian Yuan;Wolfgang Dreybrodt

  • Hydrochemical variations during flood pulses in the south-west China peak cluster karst: impacts of CaCO3-H2O-CO2 interactions

    Zaihua Liu;Chris Groves;Daoxian Yuan;Joe Meiman

  • South China karst aquifer storm-scale hydrochemistry.

    Zaihua Liu;Chris Groves;Daoxian Yuan;Joe Meiman

  • Deep source CO2 in natural waters and its role in extensive tufa deposition in the Huanglong Ravines, Sichuan, China

    K. Yoshimura;Z. Liu;J. Cao;D. Yuan

  • Response of epikarst hydrochemical changes to soil CO2 and weather conditions at Chenqi, Puding, SW China

    Rui Yang;Zaihua Liu;Cheng Zeng;Min Zhao

  • Hydrochemical and isotope characteristics of spring water and travertine in the Baishuitai area (SW China) and their meaning for paleoenvironmental reconstruction

    Z. Liu;M. Zhang;Q. Li;S. You;S. You

  • Significance of the carbon sink produced by H 2 O-carbonate-CO 2 -aquatic phototroph interaction on land

    Zaihua Liu;Wolfgang Dreybrodt

  • Wet-dry seasonal variations of hydrochemistry and carbonate precipitation rates in a travertine-depositing canal at Baishuitai, Yunnan, SW China; implications for the formation of biannual laminae; in travertine and for climatic reconstruction

    Zaihua Liu;Hailong Sun;Lu Baoying;Liu Xiangling

  • Global karst springs hydrograph dataset for research and management of the world’s fastest-flowing groundwater

    Tunde Olarinoye;Tom Gleeson;Vera Marx;Stefan Seeger

  • A possible important CO2 sink by the global water cycle

    ZaiHua Liu;ZaiHua Liu;Wolfgang Dreybrodt;HaiJing Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Dreybrodt
Wolfgang Dreybrodt University of Bremen
Min Zhao
Min Zhao University of the Sunshine Coast
Nico Goldscheider
Nico Goldscheider Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Qiang Li
Qiang Li Brookhaven National Laboratory
Martin Sauter
Martin Sauter University of Göttingen
Jean-Loup Guyot
Jean-Loup Guyot Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
David Labat
David Labat Géosciences Environnement Toulouse
Bartolomé Andreo
Bartolomé Andreo University of Malaga
Mario Parise
Mario Parise University of Bari Aldo Moro
Tom Gleeson
Tom Gleeson University of Victoria

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