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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3264 2986 229 213 133 8679

Zhenyu Yang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhenyu Yang between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhenyu Yang published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2023. 16 of the 172 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2023. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 12 publications
1991 2025

172 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhenyu Yang: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 3
1993 3
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 4
2000 3
2001 5
2002 3
2003 1
2004 4
2005 4
2006 7
2007 6
2008 4
2009 3
2010 5
2011 4
2012 1
2013 4
2014 6
2015 14
2016 7
2017 8
2018 7
2019 5
2020 9
2021 8
2022 8
2023 16
2024 4
2025 12
Total 172
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Zhenyu Yang 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 Zhenyu Yang 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, 128–137 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: 133 publications — 30th percentile

30% 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
128–137 557 133
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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Zhenyu Yang 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 Zhenyu Yang 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 51
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

Zhenyu Yang is affiliated with the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris in France. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant body of work in related subfields such as Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Geology, and Paleontology.

The scientist has published extensively on topics that include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geophysical Studies, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Recent papers by Zhenyu Yang span from 2020 to 2022 and cover diverse themes within earth sciences and molecular biology. Notable publications include:

  • Rapid drift of the Tethyan Himalaya terrane before two-stage India-Asia collision, 2020, National Science Review
  • Differential crustal rotation and its control on giant ore clusters along the eastern margin of Tibet, 2020, Geology
  • Triple-stage India-Asia collision involving arc-continent collision and subsequent two-stage continent-continent collision, 2022, Global and Planetary Change
  • Melatonin exerts neuroprotective effects by inhibiting neuronal pyroptosis and autophagy in STZ-induced diabetic mice, 2020, The FASEB Journal
  • Crustal Clockwise Rotation of the Southeastern Edge of the Tibetan Plateau Since the Late Oligocene, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Yang include Yabo Tong, Junling Pei, Xinxin Sun, Zijian Zhang, and Lifu Hou, reflecting a collaborative network within the geophysical and earth sciences community.

Yang's work has been frequently published in venues such as Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Tectonics, Geology, and Nature Communications, underscoring a focus on geophysical and tectonic research.

Best Publications

  • Paleomagnetic constraints on the geodynamic history of the major blocks of China from the Permian to the present

    Randolph J. Enkin;Zhenyu Yang;Yan Chen;Vincent Courtillot

  • Carboniferous granitic plutons from the northern margin of the North China block: implications for a late Palaeozoic active continental margin

    Shuan-Hong Zhang;Yue Zhao;Biao Song;Zhen-Yu Yang

  • The 1.35 Ga diabase sills from the northern North China Craton: Implications for breakup of the Columbia (Nuna) supercontinent

    Shuan-Hong Zhang;Yue Zhao;Zhen-Yu Yang;Zhe-Feng He

  • Magnetostratigraphy of Paleogene sediments from northern Qaidam Basin, China: Implications for tectonic uplift and block rotation in northern Tibetan plateau

    Zhiming Sun;Zhenyu Yang;Junling Pei;Xiaohong Ge

  • A long connection (750-380 Ma) between South China and Australia: paleomagnetic constraints

    Zhenyu Yang;Zhiming Sun;Tienshui Yang;Junling Pei

  • Paleomagnetic study of Permian and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks from Northern Thailand supports the extrusion model for Indochina

    Zhenyu Yang;Jean Besse

  • The 1.33–1.30 Ga Yanliao large igneous province in the North China Craton: Implications for reconstruction of the Nuna (Columbia) supercontinent, and specifically with the North Australian Craton

    Shuan-Hong Zhang;Yue Zhao;Xian-Hua Li;Richard E. Ernst;Richard E. Ernst

  • The configuration of Asia prior to the collision of India: Cretaceous paleomagnetic constraints

    Yan Chen;Vincent Courtillot;Jean-Pascal Cogné;Jean Besse

  • New Mesozoic apparent polar wander path for south China: Tectonic consequences

    Zhenyu Yang;Jean Besse

  • A multilayered water column in the Ediacaran Yangtze platform? Insights from carbonate and organic matter paired δ13C

    M. Ader;M. Macouin;R. I. F. Trindade;M. H. Hadrien

  • Jurassic paleomagnetic constraints on the collision of the North and South China Blocks

    Zhenyu Yang;Vincent Courtillot;Jean Besse;Xinghua Ma

  • Palaeomagnetism of late Cretaceous sediments from southern Tibet: Evidence for the consistent palaeolatitudes of the southern margin of Eurasia prior to the collision with India

    Zhiming Sun;Junling Pei;Haibing Li;Wei Xu

  • Combined paleomagnetic and isotopic data from the Doushantuo carbonates, South China: implications for the “snowball Earth” hypothesis

    M. Macouin;J. Besse;M. Ader;S. Gilder

  • New insights into the India–Asia collision process from Cretaceous paleomagnetic and geochronologic results in the Lhasa terrane

    Tianshui Yang;Yiming Ma;Shihong Zhang;Weiwei Bian

  • Paleomagnetism and U‐Pb zircon geochronology of Lower Cretaceous lava flows from the western Lhasa terrane: New constraints on the India‐Asia collision process and intracontinental deformation within Asia

    Yiming Ma;Tianshui Yang;Zhenyu Yang;Shihong Zhang

  • How and when did the Yellow River develop its square bend

    Aiming Lin;Zhenyu Yang;Zhiming Sun;Tianshui Yang

  • Paleomagnetic results from Triassic sections in the Ordos Basin, North China

    Zhenyu Yang;Xinghua Ma;Jean Besse;Vincent Courtillot

  • Paleomagnetic study of middle Cretaceous rocks from Yunlong, western Yunnan, China: evidence of southward displacement of Indochina

    Ken Sato;Yuyan Liu;Zhicheng Zhu;Zhenyu Yang

  • Tertiary paleomagnetic data from northwestern Yunnan, China: further evidence for large clockwise rotation of the Indochina block and its tectonic implications

    Ken Sato;Yuyan Liu;Zhicheng Zhu;Zhenyu Yang

  • Rapid drift of the Tethyan Himalaya terrane before two-stage India-Asia collision

    Jie Yuan;Zhenyu Yang;Chenglong Deng;Wout Krijgsman

  • The Alashan Terrane did not amalgamate with North China block by the Late Permian: Evidence from Carboniferous and Permian paleomagnetic results

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  • Early Paleozoic paleomagnetic poles from the western part of the North China Block and their implications

    Baochun Huang;Baochun Huang;Zhenyu Yang;Yo-ichiro Otofuji;Rixiang Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhiming Sun
Zhiming Sun Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Yo-ichiro Otofuji
Yo-ichiro Otofuji Kobe University
Baochun Huang
Baochun Huang Peking University
Reidar Løvlie
Reidar Løvlie University of Bergen
Tianshui Yang
Tianshui Yang China University of Geosciences
Jean Besse
Jean Besse Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Shihong Zhang
Shihong Zhang China University of Geosciences
Huaichun Wu
Huaichun Wu China University of Geosciences
Vincent Courtillot
Vincent Courtillot Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Yue Zhao
Yue Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences

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