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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 58 2154 1953 141 136 243 12227

Zhenhong Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhenhong Li between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhenhong Li published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 20.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 68 publications in 2025. 117 of the 476 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 68. Peak 68 publications in 2025. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 44 publications 2023: 50 publications 2024: 49 publications 2025: 68 publications
2003 2025

476 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhenhong Li: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 4
2005 5
2006 6
2007 2
2008 5
2009 4
2010 8
2011 9
2012 10
2013 11
2014 17
2015 13
2016 21
2017 16
2018 32
2019 32
2020 35
2021 33
2022 44
2023 50
2024 49
2025 68
Total 476
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Zhenhong Li 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 Zhenhong Li 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, 238–247 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: 243 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243 243
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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Zhenhong Li 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 Zhenhong Li 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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 58
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

Zhenhong Li is affiliated with Chang'an University in China and has published extensively in the fields of environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, and engineering. Their research spans various subfields including aerospace engineering, atmospheric science, management, monitoring, policy and law, geophysics, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work primarily focuses on topics such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) applications and techniques, landslides and related hazards, cryospheric studies and observations, earthquake and tectonic studies, remote sensing in agriculture, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, and earthquake detection and analysis.

Frequent co-authors of Zhenhong Li include Chen Yu, Guijun Yang, Chuang Song, Meiling Gao, and Peng Li. These collaborations highlight a network of active research partnerships contributing to various aspects of earth observation and hazard monitoring.

Their recent papers exemplify the diversity and application strength of their research:

  • "Scientific challenges in disaster risk reduction for the Sichuan-Tibet Railway" (2022), Engineering Geology
  • "High-Resolution Surface Velocities and Strain for Anatolia From Sentinel-1 InSAR and GNSS Data" (2020), Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Integration of Sentinel-1 and ALOS/PALSAR-2 SAR datasets for mapping active landslides along the Jinsha River corridor, China" (2021), Engineering Geology
  • "Entering the Era of Earth Observation-Based Landslide Warning Systems: A Novel and Exciting Framework" (2020), IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine
  • "A hybrid modelling approach to understanding adoption of precision agriculture technologies in Chinese cropping systems" (2020), Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

The scientist publishes frequently in high-profile venues such as Remote Sensing, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. These platforms underline the emphasis on remote sensing technologies and applied earth observation methods in their body of work.

Best Publications

  • Generic Atmospheric Correction Model for Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Observations

    Chen Yu;Zhenhong Li;Nigel T. Penna;Paola Crippa;Paola Crippa

  • Random Forest and Rotation Forest for fully polarized SAR image classification using polarimetric and spatial features

    Peijun Du;Alim Samat;Björn Waske;Sicong Liu

  • Interferometric synthetic aperture radar atmospheric correction using a GPS-based iterative tropospheric decomposition model

    Chen Yu;Zhenhong Li;Nigel T. Penna

  • Partial rupture of a locked patch of the Sumatra megathrust during the 2007 earthquake sequence

    A. Ozgun Konca;Jean Philippe Avouac;Anthony Sladen;Aron J. Meltzner

  • Generation of real-time mode high-resolution water vapor fields from GPS observations

    Chen Yu;Nigel T. Penna;Zhenhong Li

  • Comparison of precipitable water vapor derived from radiosonde, GPS, and Moderate‐Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer measurements

    Zhenhong Li;Jan-Peter Muller;Paul Cross

  • Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) atmospheric correction: GPS, moderate resolution Imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS), and InSAR integration

    Zhenhong Li;Jan-Peter Muller;Paul Cross;Eric J. Fielding;Eric J. Fielding

  • Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous continental convergence and intracontinental orogenesis in East Asia: A synthesis of the Yanshan Revolution

    Shuwen Dong;Yueqiao Zhang;Fuqin Zhang;Jianjun Cui

  • Interferometric synthetic aperture radar atmospheric correction: GPS topography‐dependent turbulence model

    Zhenhong Li;Eric J. Fielding;Paul Cross;Jan-Peter Muller

  • Imaging Land Subsidence Induced by Groundwater Extraction in Beijing (China) Using Satellite Radar Interferometry

    Mi Chen;Roberto Tomás;Zhenhong Li;Mahdi Motagh

  • Extension on the Tibetan plateau: recent normal faulting measured by InSAR and body wave seismology

    J. R. Elliott;R. J. Walters;P. C. England;J. A. Jackson

  • High‐resolution surface velocities and strain for Anatolia from Sentinel‐1 InSAR and GNSS data.

    Jonathan R. Weiss;Jonathan R. Weiss;Richard J. Walters;Yu Morishita;Yu Morishita;Tim J. Wright

  • Evaluating sub-pixel offset techniques as an alternative to D-InSAR for monitoring episodic landslide movements in vegetated terrain

    A. Singleton;Z. Li;Z. Li;T. Hoey;J.-P. Muller

  • Monitoring activity at the Daguangbao mega-landslide (China) using Sentinel-1 TOPS time series interferometry

    Keren Dai;Keren Dai;Zhenhong Li;Roberto Tomás;Roberto Tomás;Guoxiang Liu

  • Integration of Sentinel-1 and ALOS/PALSAR-2 SAR datasets for mapping active landslides along the Jinsha River corridor, China

    Xiaojie Liu;Chaoying Zhao;Qin Zhang;Zhong Lu

  • Using advanced InSAR time series techniques to monitor landslide movements in Badong of the Three Gorges region, China

    Peng Liu;Zhenhong Li;Trevor Hoey;Cem Kincal;Cem Kincal

  • Slip in the 2010–2011 Canterbury earthquakes, New Zealand

    J. R. Elliott;Edwin Nissen;P. C. England;James A. Jackson

  • Using wavelet tools to analyse seasonal variations from InSAR time-series data: a case study of the Huangtupo landslide

    Roberto Tomás;Zhenhong Li;Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez;Peng Liu

  • Advanced InSAR atmospheric correction: MERIS/MODIS combination and stacked water vapour models

    Zhenhong Li;E. J. Fielding;P. Cross;R. Preusker

  • Entering the Era of Earth Observation-Based Landslide Warning Systems: A Novel and Exciting Framework

    Keren Dai;Jianbing Peng;Qin Zhang;Zheng Wang

  • The 2010 MW 6.8 Yushu (Qinghai, China) earthquake: Constraints provided by InSAR and body wave seismology

    Zhenhong Li;John R. Elliott;Wanpeng Feng;Wanpeng Feng;James A. Jackson

  • Evaluation of ASTER GDEM using GPS benchmarks and SRTM in China

    Peng Li;Chuang Shi;Zhenhong Li;Jan-Peter Muller

  • Assessment of the potential of MERIS near-infrared water vapour products to correct ASAR interferometric measurements

    Z. Li;J.‐P. Muller;P. Cross;P. Albert

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan-Peter Muller
Jan-Peter Muller University College London
Guijun Yang
Guijun Yang Center for Information Technology
Roberto Tomás
Roberto Tomás University of Alicante
Trevor B. Hoey
Trevor B. Hoey Brunel University London
Eric J. Fielding
Eric J. Fielding Jet Propulsion Lab
Barry Parsons
Barry Parsons University of Oxford
Chaoying Zhao
Chaoying Zhao Chang'an University
Chuang Shi
Chuang Shi Wuhan University
Qiang Xu
Qiang Xu Chengdu University of Technology
Zhong Lu
Zhong Lu Southern Methodist University

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