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Zhijun Jin

Zhijun Jin

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3266 2988 211 206 210 8668

Zhijun Jin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhijun Jin between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhijun Jin published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2023. 86 of the 344 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2023. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 48 publications 2024: 40 publications 2025: 46 publications
1996 2025

344 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhijun Jin: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 2
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 3
2003 5
2004 6
2005 4
2006 6
2007 5
2008 4
2009 5
2010 5
2011 6
2012 2
2013 6
2014 7
2015 7
2016 8
2017 24
2018 18
2019 11
2020 18
2021 22
2022 34
2023 48
2024 40
2025 46
Total 344
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Zhijun Jin publications per year - data summary

  • Zhijun Jin, a Earth Science scholar from Sinopec (China), has 344 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 48 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 30 years in the span carry no publications at all (1998, 1999 and 2001).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.7 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 190 publications, 55% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 22 publications (2.2 per year); 2006-2015: 53 publications (5.3 per year); 2016-2025: 269 publications (26.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Zhijun Jin 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 Zhijun Jin 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, 208–217 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: 210 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
208–217 292 210
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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Zhijun Jin 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.
  • Zhijun Jin, a Earth Science scholar from Sinopec (China), records 210 publications - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Zhijun Jin, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Zhijun Jin 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).

Zhijun Jin 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 Zhijun Jin 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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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Zhijun Jin 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.
  • Zhijun Jin, a Earth Science scholar from Sinopec (China), records 51 D-Index - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Zhijun Jin, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Zhijun Jin 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

Zhijun Jin is affiliated with Sinopec (China) and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and earth and planetary sciences. Their publication record indicates a focus on hydrocarbon exploration, reservoir analysis, and related geological and environmental topics.

Their research encompasses several main fields and subfields, including:

  • Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Geology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Geophysics

Zhijun Jin's work has addressed diverse topics with a particular emphasis on:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis

The researcher's recent papers include:

  • Several issues worthy of attention in current lacustrine shale oil exploration and development (2021) published in Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • Oil and gas pathway to net-zero: Review and outlook (2022) published in Energy Strategy Reviews
  • Preservation of organic matter in shale linked to bacterial sulfate reduction (BSR) and volcanic activity under marine and lacustrine depositional environments (2021) published in Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • High-pressure hydrogen adsorption in clay minerals: Insights on natural hydrogen exploration (2023) published in Fuel
  • Deep shale gas in the Ordovician-Silurian Wufeng-Longmaxi formations of the Sichuan Basin, SW China: Insights from reservoir characteristics, preservation conditions and development strategies (2022) published in Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Zhijun Jin has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Quanyou Liu
  • Xinping Liang
  • Qingqiang Meng
  • Dongya Zhu
  • Kouqi Liu

The researcher's publications appear regularly in key venues such as:

  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Petroleum Science
  • Science China Earth Sciences
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Zhijun Jin has also contributed to academic publishing through book publications, including the title Annual Report on China's Petroleum, Gas and New Energy Industry (2021), published by Springer Nature.

Best Publications

  • Oil and gas pathway to net-zero: Review and outlook

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  • TSR versus non-TSR processes and their impact on gas geochemistry and carbon stable isotopes in Carboniferous, Permian and Lower Triassic marine carbonate gas reservoirs in the Eastern Sichuan Basin, China

    Q.Y. Liu;R.H. Worden;Z.J. Jin;W.H. Liu

  • Carbon and hydrogen isotopes of methane, ethane, and propane: A review of genetic identification of natural gas

    Quanyou Liu;Xiaoqi Wu;Xiaofeng Wang;Zhijun Jin

  • Applying sedimentary geochemical proxies for paleoenvironment interpretation of organic-rich shale deposition in the Sichuan Basin, China

    Jianhua Zhao;Zhijun Jin;Zhenkui Jin;Yikai Geng

  • Climatic and tectonic controls of lacustrine hyperpycnite origination in the Late Triassic Ordos Basin, central China: implications for unconventional petroleum development

    Renchao Yang;Zhijun Jin;A. J. (Tom) van Loon;Zuozhen Han

  • Origin of authigenic quartz in organic-rich shales of the Wufeng and Longmaxi Formations in the Sichuan Basin, South China: Implications for pore evolution

    Jianhua Zhao;Jianhua Zhao;Zhenkui Jin;Zhijun Jin;Xin Wen

  • Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the Niuzhuang South Slope of Bohai Bay Basin: Part 3. Estimating hydrocarbon expulsion from the Shahejie formation

    Xiongqi Pang;Maowen Li;Maowen Li;Sumei Li;Sumei Li;Zhijun Jin

  • Petroleum source in the Tazhong Uplift, Tarim Basin: New insights from geochemical and fluid inclusion data

    Sumei Li;Xiongqi Pang;Zhijun Jin;Haijun Yang

  • Crustal structure across the Altyn Tagh Range at the northern margin of the Tibetan plateau and tectonic implications

    Jungmeng Zhao;Walter D. Mooney;Xiankang Zhang;Zhichun Li

  • Mineral types and organic matters of the Ordovician-Silurian Wufeng and Longmaxi Shale in the Sichuan Basin, China: Implications for pore systems, diagenetic pathways, and reservoir quality in fine-grained sedimentary rocks

    Jianhua Zhao;Jianhua Zhao;Zhijun Jin;Zhenkui Jin;Qinhong Hu

  • Source and seal coupling mechanism for shale gas enrichment in upper Ordovician Wufeng Formation - Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in Sichuan Basin and its periphery

    Zhijun Jin;Haikuan Nie;Quanyou Liu;Jianhua Zhao

  • Petroleum migration and mixing in the northwestern Junggar Basin (NW China): constraints from oil-bearing fluid inclusion analyses

    Jian Cao;Suping Yao;Zhijun Jin;Wenxuan Hu

  • Formation mechanism of deep Cambrian dolomite reservoirs in the Tarim basin, northwestern China

    Dongya Zhu;Qingqiang Meng;Zhijun Jin;Quanyou Liu

  • Thrust and fold tectonics and the role of evaporites in deformation in the Western Kuqa Foreland of Tarim Basin, Northwest China

    Shuping Chen;Liangjie Tang;Zhijun Jin;Chengzao Jia

  • Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the Niuzhuang South Slope of Bohai Bay basin: Part 1: source rock characterization

    Sumei Li;Sumei Li;Xiongqi Pang;Maowen Li;Zhijun Jin

  • Mesogenetic dissolution of the middle Ordovician limestone in the Tahe oilfield of Tarim basin, NW China

    Zhijun Jin;Dongya Zhu;Wenxuan Hu;Xuefeng Zhang

  • Episodic petroleum fluid migration in fault zones of the northwestern Junggar Basin (northwest China): Evidence from hydrocarbon-bearing zoned calcite cement

    Zhijun Jin;Jian Cao;Wenxuan Hu;Yijie Zhang

  • Characteristics of three organic matter pore types in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Shale of the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China.

    Haikuan Nie;Zhijun Jin;Jinchuan Zhang

  • Genetic types of natural gas and filling patterns in Daniudi gas field, Ordos Basin, China

    Quanyou Liu;Zhijun Jin;Qingqiang Meng;Xiaoqi Wu

  • Influence of sedimentary environment on organic matter enrichment in shale: A case study of the Wufeng and Longmaxi Formations of the Sichuan Basin, China

    Caina Yan;Caina Yan;Zhijun Jin;Jianhua Zhao;Wei Du

  • Experimental investigation of thermal maturation on shale reservoir properties from hydrous pyrolysis of Chang 7 shale, Ordos Basin

    Xuan Tang;Jinchuan Zhang;Zhijun Jin;Jinyu Xiong

  • Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the Niuzhuang South Slope of Bohai Bay Basin. Part 2: evidence for significant contribution of mature source rocks to immature oils in the Bamianhe field

    Xiongqi Pang;Maowen Li;Maowen Li;Sumei Li;Sumei Li;Zhijun Jin

Frequent Co-Authors

Quanyou Liu
Quanyou Liu Peking University
Xiongqi Pang
Xiongqi Pang China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Maowen Li
Maowen Li Geological Survey of Canada
Qinhong Hu
Qinhong Hu The University of Texas at Arlington
Keyu Liu
Keyu Liu China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Walter D. Mooney
Walter D. Mooney United States Geological Survey
Shuichang Zhang
Shuichang Zhang China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Jinchuan Zhang
Jinchuan Zhang China University of Geosciences
Zuozhen Han
Zuozhen Han Shandong University of Science and Technology
Richard H. Worden
Richard H. Worden University of Liverpool

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