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D-Index
63
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18588
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1573
National Ranking
100

Zhiqin Xu 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 Zhiqin Xu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 195 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Zhiqin Xu 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 Zhiqin Xu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Zhiqin Xu is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing extensively to the fields of Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Neurology, Atmospheric Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology. Their research is focused on topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Radioactive element chemistry and processing, and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis.

Recent publications by Zhiqin Xu demonstrate a focus on geological and tectonic processes notably in the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding regions. Examples include:

  • Geologic scenario from granitic sheet to Li-rich pegmatite uncovered by Scientific Drilling at the Jiajika lithium deposit in eastern Tibetan Plateau, 2023, Ore Geology Reviews
  • Arc tempos of the Gangdese batholith, southern Tibet, 2022, Journal of Geodynamics
  • Mid-Neoproterozoic magmatism in the northern margin of the Yangtze Block, South China: Implications for transition from subduction to post-collision, 2021, Precambrian Research
  • Genesis of the Markam gneiss dome within the Songpan-Ganzi orogenic belt, eastern Tibetan Plateau, 2020, Lithos
  • Detection of the deep biosphere in metamorphic rocks from the Chinese continental scientific drilling, 2021, Geobiology

Their publishing record shows frequent contributions to several venues, including:

  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Journal of the Geological Society
  • Precambrian Research
  • Terra Nova

Zhiqin Xu collaborates regularly with multiple researchers, notably:

  • Guangwei Li
  • Bihai Zheng
  • Jianguo Gao
  • Haoyu Yan
  • Xuxuan Ma

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Zhiqin Xu was named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Oblique Stepwise Rise and Growth of the Tibet Plateau

    Paul Tapponnier;Xu Zhiqin;Françoise Roger;Bertrand Meyer

  • Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonics of the northern edge of the Tibetan plateau: fission-track constraints

    Marc Jolivet;Maurice Brunel;Diane Seward;Zhiqin Xu

  • Early Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic intraplate tectonic and magmatic events in the Cathaysia Block, South China

    Liangshu Shu;Bo Wang;Peter A. Cawood;Peter A. Cawood;M. Santosh

  • Timing of granite emplacement and cooling in the Songpan–Garzê Fold Belt (eastern Tibetan Plateau) with tectonic implications

    F. Roger;F. Roger;J. Malavieille;Ph.H. Leloup;S. Calassou

  • SHRIMP U–Pb ages of ultrahigh-pressure and retrograde metamorphism of gneisses, south-western Sulu terrane, eastern China

    Fulai Liu;Zhiqin Xu;J. G. Liou;Biao Song

  • Metamorphic evolution of the coesite-bearing ultrahigh-pressure terrane in the North Qaidam, Northern Tibet, NW China

    S. G. Song;J. S. Yang;Z. Q. Xu;J. G. Liou

  • Tectonic framework and crustal evolution of the Precambrian basement of the Tarim Block in NW China: New geochronological evidence from deep drilling samples

    Zhi-Qin Xu;Bi-Zhu He;Chuan-Lin Zhang;Jian-Xin Zhang

  • Large-scale geometry, offset and kinematic evolution of the Karakorum fault, Tibet

    Robin Lacassin;Franck Valli;Nicolas Arnaud;P.Hervé Leloup

  • Characteristics of the fault-related rocks, fault zones and the principal slip zone in the Wenchuan Earthquake Fault Scientific Drilling Project Hole-1 (WFSD-1)

    Haibing Li;Huan Wang;Zhiqin Xu;Jialiang Si

  • Discovery of an eclogite belt in the Lhasa block, Tibet: A new border for Paleo-Tethys?

    Jingsui Yang;Zhiqin Xu;Zhaoli Li;Xiangzhen Xu

  • Petrology, geochemistry and isotopic ages of eclogites from the Dulan UHPM Terrane, the North Qaidam, NW China

    Shuguang Song;Jingsui Yang;J.G Liou;Cailai Wu

  • Petrology and geochronology of eclogites from the western segment of the Altyn Tagh, northwestern China

    Jianxin Zhang;Zeming Zhang;Zhiqin Xu;Jingsui Yang

  • Rapid slip along the central Altyn Tagh Fault: Morphochronologic evidence from Cherchen He and Sulamu Tagh

    A. S. Meriaux;A. S. Meriaux;F. J. Ryerson;Paul Tapponnier;J. van der Woerd;J. van der Woerd

  • Geochronological and geochemical constraints on Mesozoic suturing in east central Tibet

    Françoise Roger;Nicolas Arnaud;Nicolas Arnaud;Stuart Gilder;Paul Tapponnier

  • Neogene extension and volcanism in the Kunlun Fault Zone, northern Tibet: New constraints on the age of the Kunlun Fault

    M. Jolivet;M. Brunel;D. Seward;Z. Xu

  • Two contrasting eclogite cooling histories, North Qaidam HP/UHP terrane, western China: Petrological and isotopic constraints

    Jian-Xin Zhang;J. S. Yang;Chris G. Mattinson;Z. Q. Xu

  • Discovery of metamorphic diamonds in central China: an indication of a > 4000‐km‐long zone of deep subduction resulting from multiple continental collisions

    Jingsui Yang;Zhiqin Xu;Larissa F. Dobrzhinetskaya;Harry W. Green

  • Mineral inclusions in zircons of para- and orthogneiss from pre-pilot drillhole CCSD-PP1, Chinese Continental Scientific Drilling Project

    Fulai Liu;Zhiqin Xu;Ikuo Katayama;Jingsui Yang

  • Polyphase subduction and exhumation of the Sulu high-pressure–ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic terrane

    Zhiqin Xu;Lingsen Zeng;Fulai Liu;Jingsui Yang

  • Uplift of the Longmen Shan Range and the Wenchuan Earthquake

    Zhiqin Xu;Shaocheng Ji;Haibing Li;Liwei Hou

Frequent Co-Authors

Jingsui Yang
Jingsui Yang Nanjing University
M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences
Shaocheng Ji
Shaocheng Ji Polytechnique Montréal
Paul Tapponnier
Paul Tapponnier China Earthquake Administration
Juhn G. Liou
Juhn G. Liou Stanford University
Joseph G. Meert
Joseph G. Meert University of Florida
Rendeng Shi
Rendeng Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Robin Lacassin
Robin Lacassin Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Mike Sandiford
Mike Sandiford University of Melbourne
Barry P. Kohn
Barry P. Kohn University of Melbourne

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