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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 120 42 35 7 7 446 76142

Zhisheng An publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhisheng An between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhisheng An published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2024. 29 of the 543 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2024. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 7 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 28 publications 2026: 1 publication
1982 2026

543 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhisheng An: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 7
1992 1
1993 3
1994 2
1995 2
1996 3
1997 10
1998 8
1999 10
2000 11
2001 19
2002 5
2003 10
2004 12
2005 18
2006 17
2007 17
2008 11
2009 16
2010 14
2011 20
2012 13
2013 15
2014 25
2015 27
2016 21
2017 26
2018 24
2019 25
2020 30
2021 19
2022 15
2023 20
2024 35
2025 28
2026 1
Total 543
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Zhisheng An publications per year - data summary

  • Zhisheng An, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 543 publications recorded across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1982 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 35 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1982, 1989, 1990, 1992 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 45 years in the span carry no publications at all (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.9 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 99 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1982-1996: 21 publications (1.4 per year); 1997-2011: 198 publications (13.2 per year); 2012-2026: 324 publications (21.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Zhisheng An 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 Zhisheng An 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, 438–447 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: 446 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 36 446
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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Zhisheng An 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.
  • Zhisheng An, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 446 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Zhisheng An, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Zhisheng An 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).

Zhisheng An 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 Zhisheng An 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, 106+ 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: 120 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 98 120
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Zhisheng An 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.
  • Zhisheng An, a Earth Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 120 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Zhisheng An, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Zhisheng An 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2000 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Zhisheng An is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a research focus within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Anthropology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research primarily covers topics related to Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Geological formations and processes, Tree-ring climate responses, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Zhisheng An has contributed notably to numerous publications, frequently publishing in venues such as:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Nature Communications

Some recent papers include:

  • "Timing and structure of the Younger Dryas event and its underlying climate dynamics" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Recent anthropogenic curtailing of Yellow River runoff and sediment load is unprecedented over the past 500 y" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A data-model comparison pinpoints Holocene spatiotemporal pattern of East Asian summer monsoon" (2021), published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Possible obliquity-forced warmth in southern Asia during the last glacial stage" (2020), published in Science Bulletin
  • "The 3.6-Ma aridity and westerlies history over midlatitude Asia linked with global climatic cooling" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Zhisheng An has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Weijian Zhou
  • Yongming Han
  • Zhengguo Shi
  • Hai Cheng
  • Youbin Sun

Throughout their career, they have been recognized with several awards such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2016)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2013)
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (2000)

Best Publications

  • High secondary aerosol contribution to particulate pollution during haze events in China

    Ru Jin Huang;Yanlin Zhang;Carlo Bozzetti;Kin Fai Ho

  • A High-Resolution Absolute-Dated Late Pleistocene Monsoon Record from Hulu Cave, China

    Y. J. Wang;Y. J. Wang;H Cheng;R. L. Edwards;Z. S. An

  • Evolution of Asian monsoons and phased uplift of the Himalaya–Tibetan plateau since Late Miocene times

    An Zhisheng;John E. Kutzbach;Warren L. Prell;Stephen C. Porter

  • Global Iron Connections Between Desert Dust, Ocean Biogeochemistry, and Climate

    T. Jickells;Z An;K.K. Andersen;A.R. Baker

  • The holocene Asian monsoon : links to solar changes and North Atlantic climate

    Yongjin Wang;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Yaoqi He

  • Millennial- and orbital-scale changes in the East Asian monsoon over the past 224,000 years

    Yongjin Wang;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Xinggong Kong

  • A high-resolution, absolute-dated Holocene and deglacial Asian monsoon record from Dongge Cave, China

    Carolyn A. Dykoski;R. Lawrence Edwards;Hai Cheng;Daoxian Yuan

  • Correlation between climate events in the North Atlantic and China during the last glaciation

    Stephen C. Porter;Stephen C. Porter;An Zhisheng

  • Timing, Duration, and Transitions of the Last Interglacial Asian Monsoon

    Daoxian Yuan;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Carolyn A. Dykoski

  • Persistent sulfate formation from London Fog to Chinese haze

    Gehui Wang;Gehui Wang;Gehui Wang;Renyi Zhang;Renyi Zhang;Mario E. Gomez;Mario E. Gomez;Lingxiao Yang;Lingxiao Yang

  • The history and variability of the East Asian paleomonsoon climate

    Zhisheng An

  • Magnetic susceptibility evidence of monsoon variation on the Loess Plateau of central China during the last 130,000 years

    Zhisheng An;George J. Kukla;Stephen C. Porter;Jule Xiao

  • Asynchronous Holocene optimum of the East Asian monsoon

    Zhisheng An;Stephen C. Porter;Stephen C. Porter;John E. Kutzbach;Wu Xihao

  • Loess stratigraphy in Central China

    George Kukla;Zhisheng An

  • Chemical characteristics of PM2.5 and PM10 in haze-fog episodes in Beijing.

    Yele Sun;Guoshun Zhuang;A Aohan Tang;Ying Wang

  • Severe haze in northern China: A synergy of anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric processes.

    Zhisheng An;Ru-Jin Huang;Renyi Zhang;Xuexi Tie

  • When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal

    Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters;Mark Williams;Anthony D. Barnosky

  • Interplay between the Westerlies and Asian monsoon recorded in Lake Qinghai sediments since 32 ka

    Zhisheng An;Zhisheng An;Steven M. Colman;Weijian Zhou;Xiaoqiang Li

  • Grain-size distribution function of polymodal sediments in hydraulic and aeolian environments, and numerical partitioning of the sedimentary components

    Donghuai Sun;J Bloemendal;D.K Rea;J Vandenberghe

  • The ion chemistry;seasonal cycle;and sources of PM2.5 and TSP aerosol in Shanghai

    Ying Wang;Ying Wang;Guoshun Zhuang;Xingying Zhang;Xingying Zhang;Kan Huang

  • A High Resolution, Absolute-Dated Holocene and Deglacial Asian Monsoon Record From Dongge Cave, China

    C. A. Dykoski;R. L. Edwards;H. Cheng;D. Yuan

Frequent Co-Authors

Junji Cao
Junji Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weijian Zhou
Weijian Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Youbin Sun
Youbin Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yanjun Cai
Yanjun Cai Xi'an Jiaotong University
Weiguo Liu
Weiguo Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yongming Han
Yongming Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong Chang
Hong Chang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yougui Song
Yougui Song Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liangcheng Tan
Liangcheng Tan Chinese Academy of Sciences

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