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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 30 9046 8412 2923 2588 108 5159

Zhaoshan Chang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhaoshan Chang between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhaoshan Chang published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2021. 8 of the 112 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2021. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications
1995 2025

112 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhaoshan Chang: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 4
1997 0
1998 2
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 0
2003 3
2004 1
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 2
2009 5
2010 1
2011 4
2012 1
2013 5
2014 4
2015 7
2016 7
2017 7
2018 5
2019 8
2020 7
2021 13
2022 4
2023 5
2024 3
2025 5
Total 112
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Zhaoshan Chang 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 Zhaoshan Chang 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, 108–117 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: 108 publications — 15th percentile

15% 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
108–117 484 108
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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Zhaoshan Chang 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 Zhaoshan Chang 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, 30 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: 30 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% 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 30
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
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

Zhaoshan Chang is a researcher affiliated with the Colorado School of Mines in the United States. Their academic contributions span multiple fields, predominantly in Earth and Planetary Sciences, as well as Computer Science. Within these broader fields, they have focused extensively on subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Mechanics of Materials, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Economics and Econometrics.

The primary topics of Zhaoshan Chang's research include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials, and Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits.

Their publication record highlights several influential papers that address various aspects of mineral deposits and geochemical processes. Notable works include:

  • The giant Zaozigou Au-Sb deposit in West Qinling, China: magmatic- or metamorphic-hydrothermal origin? (2020, Mineralium Deposita)
  • Fluid compositions reveal fluid nature, metal deposition mechanisms, and mineralization potential: An example at the Haobugao Zn-Pb skarn, China (2020, Geology)
  • Using Mineral Chemistry to Aid Exploration: A Case Study from the Resolution Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit, Arizona (2020, Economic Geology)
  • Skarn Zonation of the Giant Jiama Cu-Mo-Au Deposit in Southern Tibet, SW China (2024, Economic Geology)
  • Recent advances in the application of mineral chemistry to exploration for porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum deposits: detecting the geochemical fingerprints and footprints of hypogene mineralization and alteration (2020, Geochemistry Exploration Environment Analysis)

Zhaoshan Chang frequently collaborates with a network of coauthors, including Shiqiang Huang, Stephen Piurkowsky, Paul Agnew, Paula Brunetto, and Jun Deng. These collaborations span a variety of research topics and contribute to a diverse publication output.

Their work has appeared repeatedly in several scholarly venues, with the most frequent publications in:

  • Economic Geology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Mineralium Deposita
  • Geochemistry Exploration Environment Analysis

Best Publications

  • Multistage sedimentary and metamorphic origin of pyrite and gold in the giant Sukhoi Log deposit, Lena gold province, Russia

    Ross R. Large;Valeriy V. Maslennikov;François Robert;Leonid V. Danyushevsky

  • U‐Pb dating of zircon by LA‐ICP‐MS

    Zhaoshan Chang;Zhaoshan Chang;Jeffery D. Vervoort;William C. McClelland;Charles Knaack

  • Age and pyrite Pb-isotopic composition of the giant Sukhoi Log sediment-hosted gold deposit, Russia

    Sebastien Meffre;Ross R. Large;Robert Scott;Jon Woodhead

  • Geology of the post-collisional porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit at Qulong, Tibet

    Zhiming Yang;Zengqian Hou;Noel C. White;Zhaoshan Chang

  • Copper isotope ratios in magmatic and hydrothermal ore-forming environments

    Peter B Larson;Kierran Maher;Frank C Ramos;Zhaoshan Chang

  • High-Mg diorite from Qulong in southern Tibet: Implications for the genesis of adakite-like intrusions and associated porphyry Cu deposits in collisional orogens

    Zhi-Ming Yang;Yong-Jun Lu;Zeng-Qian Hou;Zhao-Shan Chang

  • Sulfur isotopes in sediment-hosted orogenic gold deposits: Evidence for an early timing and a seawater sulfur source

    Zhaoshan Chang;Ross R. Large;Valery Maslennikov

  • Exploration Tools for Linked Porphyry and Epithermal Deposits: Example from the Mankayan Intrusion-Centered Cu-Au District, Luzon, Philippines

    Zhaoshan Chang;Jeffrey W. Hedenquist;Noel C. White;David R. Cooke

  • The chlorite proximitor: A new tool for detecting porphyry ore deposits

    Jamie J. Wilkinson;Jamie J. Wilkinson;Zhaoshan Chang;David R. Cooke;Michael J. Baker

  • Zircon trace elements and magma fertility: insights from porphyry (-skarn) Mo deposits in NE China

    Qihai Shu;Qihai Shu;Zhaoshan Chang;Zhaoshan Chang;Yong Lai;Xinlu Hu

  • Regional Metallogeny of Mo-Bearing Deposits in Northeastern China, with New Re-Os Dates of Porphyry Mo Deposits in the Northern Xilamulun District

    Qihai Shu;Qihai Shu;Qihai Shu;Zhaoshan Chang;Yong Lai;Yitao Zhou

  • Generation of postcollisional porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibet triggered by subduction of the Indian continental plate

    Zhi-Ming Yang;Richard Goldfarb;Zhao-Shan Chang

  • Composition and evolution of fluids forming the Baiyinnuo'er Zn-Pb Skarn Deposit, Northeastern China: insights from laser ablation ICP-MS study of fluid inclusions

    Qihai Shu;Qihai Shu;Qihai Shu;Zhaoshan Chang;Johannes Hammerli;Johannes Hammerli;Yong Lai

  • The origin of the world class tin-polymetallic deposits in the Gejiu district, SW China: Constraints from metal zoning characteristics and 40Ar–39Ar geochronology

    Yanbo Cheng;Yanbo Cheng;Jingwen Mao;Zhaoshan Chang;Franco Pirajno

  • New Advances in Detecting the Distal Geochemical Footprints of Porphyry Systems—Epidote Mineral Chemistry as a Tool for Vectoring and Fertility Assessments

    David R. Cooke;Mike Baker;Pete Hollings;Gabe Sweet

  • The magmatic–hydrothermal transition—evidence from quartz phenocryst textures and endoskarn abundance in Cu–Zn skarns at the Empire Mine, Idaho, USA

    Zhaoshan Chang;L.D. Meinert

  • The Empire Cu-Zn Mine, Idaho: Exploration Implications of Unusual Skarn Features Related to High Fluorine Activity

    Zhaoshan Chang;Lawrence D. Meinert

  • Using Mineral Chemistry to Aid Exploration: A Case Study from the Resolution Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit, Arizona

    Cooke;Cooke;JJ Wilkinson;JJ Wilkinson;JJ Wilkinson;M Baker;M Baker;P Agnew

  • Skarn Zonation of the Giant Jiama Cu-Mo-Au Deposit in Southern Tibet, SW China

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  • Spectral characteristics of propylitic alteration minerals as a vectoring tool for porphyry copper deposits

    Luke C. Neal;Jamie J. Wilkinson;Jamie J. Wilkinson;Jamie J. Wilkinson;Philippa J. Mason;Philippa J. Mason;Zhaoshan Chang;Zhaoshan Chang

  • Skarn deposits of China

    Zhaoshan Chang;Qihai Shu;Lawrence Meinert

Frequent Co-Authors

Jamie J. Wilkinson
Jamie J. Wilkinson Imperial College London
David R. Cooke
David R. Cooke University of Tasmania
Pete Hollings
Pete Hollings Lakehead University
Huayong Chen
Huayong Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul H.G.M. Dirks
Paul H.G.M. Dirks James Cook University
Carl Spandler
Carl Spandler University of Adelaide
Zhiming Yang
Zhiming Yang North Carolina Central University
Leonid V. Danyushevsky
Leonid V. Danyushevsky University of Tasmania
J. Bruce Gemmell
J. Bruce Gemmell University of Tasmania
Zengqian Hou
Zengqian Hou Chinese Academy of Sciences

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