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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 54 2711 2470 172 167 249 10078

Zhibao Dong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhibao Dong between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhibao Dong published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2025. 47 of the 333 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2025. 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 31 publications
1999 2025

333 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhibao Dong: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 2
2000 2
2001 3
2002 7
2003 9
2004 13
2005 6
2006 12
2007 8
2008 10
2009 8
2010 12
2011 8
2012 15
2013 11
2014 13
2015 20
2016 18
2017 15
2018 13
2019 17
2020 21
2021 18
2022 15
2023 10
2024 16
2025 31
Total 333
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Zhibao Dong publications per year - data summary

  • Zhibao Dong, a Earth Science scholar from Shaanxi Normal University, has 333 publications recorded across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999 and 2000, with 2 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 12.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.3 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 90 publications, 27% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2007: 62 publications (6.9 per year); 2008-2016: 115 publications (12.8 per year); 2017-2025: 156 publications (17.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Zhibao Dong 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 Zhibao Dong 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, 248–257 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: 249 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
248–257 208 249
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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Zhibao Dong publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Zhibao Dong, a Earth Science scholar from Shaanxi Normal University, records 249 publications - the 78th percentile of the discipline.
  • 78% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Zhibao Dong, and about 22% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Zhibao Dong ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Zhibao Dong 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 Zhibao Dong 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 54
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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Zhibao Dong D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Zhibao Dong, a Earth Science scholar from Shaanxi Normal University, records 54 D-Index - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Zhibao Dong, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Zhibao Dong ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Zhibao Dong is a researcher affiliated with Shaanxi Normal University in China, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology. Their body of work encompasses 139 publications within these domains, indicating extensive contribution primarily related to environmental and geological processes.

The researcher's work frequently addresses topics such as:

  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies

Zhibao Dong has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including Zhengcai Zhang, Guangqiang Qian, Zhuanling Yang, Aimin Liang, and Nan Xiao. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers focused on similar scientific challenges.

Research papers authored by Zhibao Dong include:

  • "Antibiotics and microplastics in manure and surrounding soil of farms in the Loess Plateau: Occurrence and correlation," 2024, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "The effectiveness of a multi-row Tamarix windbreak in reducing aeolian erosion and sediment flux, Niatak area, Iran," 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Sand provenance in the Gurbantunggut Desert, northern China," 2022, CATENA
  • "Effect of vegetation patchiness on the subsurface water distribution in abandoned farmland of the Loess Plateau, China," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Effects of age and density of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica on soil moisture in the semiarid Mu Us Dunefield, northern China," 2020, Forest Ecology and Management

The researcher publishes most frequently in the following venues:

  • Geomorphology
  • CATENA
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Arid Land
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

Best Publications

  • Modern dust storms in China: an overview.

    Xunming Wang;Zhibao Dong;Jiawu Zhang;Lichao Liu

  • The relative role of climatic and human factors in desertification in semiarid China

    Xunming Wang;Xunming Wang;Fahu Chen;Fahu Chen;Zhibao Dong

  • The flux profile of a blowing sand cloud: a wind tunnel investigation

    Zhibao Dong;Xiaoping Liu;Hongtao Wang;Aiguo Zhao

  • A wind tunnel simulation of the mean velocity fields behind upright porous fences

    Zhibao Dong;Wanyin Luo;Guangqiang Qian;Hongtao Wang

  • Effects of grazing on soil physical properties and soil erodibility in semiarid grassland of the Northern Loess Plateau (China).

    Z.C. Zhou;Z.T. Gan;Z.P. Shangguan;Z.B. Dong

  • Geomorphology of the megadunes in the Badain Jaran Desert

    Zhibao Dong;Tao Wang;Xunming Wang

  • Chinese deserts and sand fields in Last Glacial Maximum and Holocene Optimum

    HuaYu Lu;ShuangWen Yi;ZhiWei Xu;YaLi Zhou

  • High-Altitude Aeolian Research on the Tibetan Plateau

    Zhibao Dong;Zhibao Dong;Guangyin Hu;Guangqiang Qian;Junfeng Lu

  • Drag coefficients, roughness length and zero-plane displacement height as disturbed by artificial standing vegetation

    Zhibao Dong;Shangyu Gao;Donald W. Fryrear

  • The blown sand flux over a sandy surface: a wind tunnel investigation on the fetch effect

    Zhibao Dong;Hongtao Wang;Xiaoping Liu;Xunming Wang

  • Aeolian sand transport: a wind tunnel model

    Zhibao Dong;Xiaoping Liu;Hongtao Wang;Xunming Wang

  • Investigation of the sand sea with the tallest dunes on Earth: China's Badain Jaran Sand Sea

    Zhibao Dong;Guangqiang Qian;Ping Lv;Guangyin Hu

  • Wind energy environments and dunefield activity in the Chinese deserts

    Xunming Wang;Xunming Wang;Zhibao Dong;Ping Yan;Jiawu Zhang

  • Control of dust emissions by geomorphic conditions, wind environments and land use in northern China: An examination based on dust storm frequency from 1960 to 2003

    Xunming Wang;Xunming Wang;Zijiang Zhou;Zhibao Dong

  • Grain size characteristics of dune sands in the central Taklimakan Sand Sea

    Xunming Wang;Zhibao Dong;Jiawu Zhang;Jianjun Qu

  • Aerodynamic roughness of gravel surfaces

    Zhibao Dong;Xiaoping Liu;Xunming Wang

  • Aeolian desertification and its causes in the Zoige Plateau of China’s Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

    Zhibao Dong;Guangyin Hu;Changzhen Yan;Wenli Wang

  • Late Holocene monsoonal temperate glacier fluctuations on the Tibetan Plateau

    Bao Yang;Bao Yang;Bao Yang;Achim Bräuning;Zhibao Dong;Ziyin Zhang

  • Controlling blown sand along the highway crossing the Taklimakan Desert

    Zhibao Dong;Guangting Chen;Xingdong He;Zhiwen Han

  • Responses of dune activity and desertification in China to global warming in the twenty-first century.

    Xunming Wang;Xunming Wang;Yi Yang;Zhibao Dong;Caixia Zhang

  • Dust storm frequency and its relation to climate changes in Northern China during the past 1000 years

    Bao Yang;Bao Yang;Bao Yang;Achim Bräuning;Ziyin Zhang;Zhibao Dong

  • Seasonal variability of ionic concentrations in surface snow and elution processes in snow-firn packs at the PGPI site on Urumqi glacier No. 1, eastern Tien Shan, China

    Z. Li;Peter Edwards;E. Mosley-Thompson;F. Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xunming Wang
Xunming Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fahu Chen
Fahu Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ping Lu
Ping Lu Jilin University
ZhongPing Lai
ZhongPing Lai Shantou University
Lide Tian
Lide Tian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sebastien Rodriguez
Sebastien Rodriguez Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Jun Xia
Jun Xia Wuhan University
Shugui Hou
Shugui Hou Nanjing University
Hongyan Liu
Hongyan Liu Peking University
Zhouping Shangguan
Zhouping Shangguan Chinese Academy of Sciences

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