| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 76 | 650 | 574 | 48 | 46 | 263 | 23460 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Zengqian Hou between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zengqian Hou published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 11.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 38 of the 316 publications appeared in the last two years.
316 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| Total | 316 |
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 Zengqian Hou sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 263 publications — 81st percentile
81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 218–227 | 290 | |
| 228–237 | 262 | |
| 238–247 | 243 | |
| 248–257 | 208 | |
| 258–267 | 185 | 263 |
| 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 |
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 Zengqian Hou sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 76 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.
| 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 | |
| 76 | 50 | 76 |
| 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 |
Zengqian Hou is affiliated with the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on several subfields, including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Economics and Econometrics, and Mechanics of Materials.
The scientist's work involves key topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits, and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.
Notable recent publications by Zengqian Hou include the following papers:
Zengqian Hou frequently collaborates with several researchers in the field. The most frequent co-authors include:
In terms of publication venues, their work has appeared most often in:
Di-Cheng Zhu;Zhi-Dan Zhao;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Xuan-Xue Mo
Di-Cheng Zhu;Zhi-Dan Zhao;Yaoling Niu;Yaoling Niu;Yildirim Dilek;Yildirim Dilek
Z.-Q Hou;Y.-F Gao;X.-M Qu;Z.-Y Rui
Xuanxue Mo;Yaoling Niu;Guochen Dong;Zhidan Zhao
Xuanxue Mo;Zengqian Hou;Yaoling Niu;Guochen Dong
Zengqian Hou;Lianfeng Duan;Yongjun Lu;Yuanchuan Zheng
Zengqian Hou;Zhiming Yang;Yongjun Lu;Anthony Kemp
Zengqian Hou;Zhiming Yang;Xiaoming Qu;Xiangjin Meng
Zhidan Zhao;Xuanxue Mo;Yildirim Dilek;Yaoling Niu
Zengqian Hou;Khin Zaw;Guitang Pan;Xuanxue Mo
Zengqian Hou;Nigel J. Cook
Zengqian Hou;Hongrui Zhang;Xiaofei Pan;Zhiming Yang
Zhiming Yang;Zengqian Hou;Noel C. White;Zhaoshan Chang
Zhi-Ming Yang;Yong-Jun Lu;Zeng-Qian Hou;Zhao-Shan Chang
Yong-Jun Lu;Robert R. Loucks;Marco Fiorentini;T. Campbell McCuaig
Xiaoming Qu;Zengqian Hou;Youguo Li
Zengqian Hou;Shihong Tian;Zhongxin Yuan;Yuling Xie
Zengqian Hou;Yuanchuan Zheng;Zhiming Yang;Zongyao Rui
Yongfeng Gao;Zengqian Hou;Balz S. Kamber;Ruihua Wei
Khin Zaw;Stephen G. Peters;Paul Cromie;Clive Burrett
Zeng-Qian Hou;Yuan-Chuan Zheng;Ling-Sen Zeng;Li-E Gao
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