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ZhongPing Lai

ZhongPing Lai

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4752 4376 306 300 138 6780

ZhongPing Lai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by ZhongPing Lai between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. ZhongPing Lai published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2025. 50 of the 208 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2025. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 3 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 36 publications
2002 2025

208 publications in total across all disciplines

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ZhongPing Lai: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 4
2007 2
2008 3
2009 4
2010 18
2011 4
2012 21
2013 14
2014 13
2015 9
2016 4
2017 1
2018 3
2019 6
2020 8
2021 10
2022 19
2023 13
2024 14
2025 36
Total 208
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ZhongPing Lai 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 ZhongPing Lai 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, 138–147 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: 138 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
138–147 491 138
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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ZhongPing Lai 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 ZhongPing Lai 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 44
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
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Overview

ZhongPing Lai is affiliated with Shantou University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans a variety of subfields, prominently including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Chemistry, Anthropology, and Geology.

Their work has focused largely on topics related to Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Cryospheric studies and observations, and Landslides and related hazards.

Recent publications authored by the scientist include the following:

  • Microplastic abundance and distribution in a Central Asian desert, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Lake-level history of Qinghai Lake on the NE Tibetan Plateau and its implications for Asian monsoon pattern - A review, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Electronic conductive and corrosion mechanisms of dual nanostructure CuCr-doped hydrogenated carbon films for SS316L bipolar plates, 2021, Materials Today Chemistry
  • Tibetan Dust Accumulation Linked to Ecological and Landscape Response to Global Climate Change, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • OSL and radiocarbon dating of a core from the Bohai Sea in China and implication for Late Quaternary transgression pattern, 2022, Quaternary Geochronology

Frequent coauthors working with ZhongPing Lai include:

  • Yantian Xu
  • Hua Tu
  • Qinjing Shen
  • Yixuan Wang
  • Penghui Lin

The scientist's publications are often found in the following venues:

  • CATENA
  • Quaternary Geochronology
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Chronology and the upper dating limit for loess samples from Luochuan section in the Chinese Loess Plateau using quartz OSL SAR protocol

    ZhongPing Lai;ZhongPing Lai

  • Testing the use of an OSL standardised growth curve (SGC) for De determination on quartz from the Chinese Loess Plateau

    ZhongPing Lai

  • Alpha efficiency determination for OSL of quartz extracted from Chinese loess

    Zhong Ping Lai;Zhong Ping Lai;Zhong Ping Lai;Ludwig Zöller;Markus Fuchs;Helmut Brückner

  • Locating the boundary between the Pleistocene and the Holocene in Chinese loess using luminescence

    Zhong-Ping Lai;Ann G. Wintle

  • A comparison of natural- and laboratory-generated dose response curves for quartz optically stimulated luminescence signals from Chinese Loess

    Melissa Chapot;H. M. Roberts;G. A. T. Duller;Z. P. Lai

  • Rates of dust deposition between 50 ka and 20 ka revealed by OSL dating at Yuanbao on the Chinese Loess Plateau

    ZhongPing Lai;Ann G. Wintle;David S.G. Thomas

  • Last deglacial and Holocene lake level variations of Qinghai Lake, north‐eastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

    Xiang-Jun Liu;Zhongping Lai;David Madsen;Fangming Zeng

  • Holocene climate variations from Zhuyeze terminal lake records in East Asian monsoon margin in arid northern China

    Hao Long;Hao Long;ZhongPing Lai;NaiAng Wang;Yu Li

  • Timing of Late Quaternary palaeolake evolution in Tengger Desert of northern China and its possible forcing mechanisms

    Hao Long;ZhongPing Lai;Markus Fuchs;JingRan Zhang

  • Paleoenvironmental implications of new OSL dates on the formation of the "Shell Bar" in the Qaidam Basin, northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

    ZhongPing Lai;Steffen Mischke;Steffen Mischke;David Madsen

  • Effects of Feldspar Contamination on Equivalent dose and the Shape of Growth Curve for OSL of Silt-Sized Quartz Extracted from Chinese Loess

    Zhongping Lai;Helmut Brückner

  • Reconstructions of annual summer precipitation and temperature in north-central China since 1470 AD based on drought/flood index and tree-ring records

    Liang Yi;Liang Yi;Hongjun Yu;Junyi Ge;Zhongping Lai

  • Comparison between luminescence and radiocarbon dating of late Quaternary loess from the Ili Basin in Central Asia

    YouGui Song;YouGui Song;ZhongPing Lai;ZhongPing Lai;Yun Li;Tao Chen

  • Luminescence chronology of aeolian deposits from the Qinghai Lake area in the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its palaeoenvironmental implications

    XiangJun Liu;ZhongPing Lai;LuPeng Yu;YongJuan Sun

  • Existence of a common growth curve for silt-sized quartz OSL of loess from different continents

    Zhong-Ping Lai;Helmut Brückner;Ludwig Zöller;Alexander Fülling

  • Outburst floods in China: A review

    Weiming Liu;Weiming Liu;Paul A. Carling;Kaiheng Hu;Hao Wang

  • Timing for high lake levels of Qinghai Lake in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau since the Last Interglaciation based on quartz OSL dating

    XiangJun Liu;ZhongPing Lai;QiShun Fan;Hao Long

  • OSL chronology and palaeoclimatic implications of aeolian sediments in the eastern Qaidam Basin of the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

    LuPeng Yu;ZhongPing Lai

  • Luminescence-dated aeolian deposits of late Quaternary age in the southern Tibetan Plateau and their implications for landscape history.

    ZhongPing Lai;ZhongPing Lai;Knut Kaiser;Helmut Brückner

  • Holocene climate change inferred from stratigraphy and OSL chronology of aeolian sediments in the Qaidam Basin, northeastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

    LuPeng Yu;ZhongPing Lai

  • OSL chronology for lacustrine sediments recording high stands of Gahai Lake in Qaidam Basin, northeastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

    QiShun Fan;ZhongPing Lai;Hao Long;YongJuan Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Madsen
David B. Madsen University of Nevada Reno
Steffen Mischke
Steffen Mischke University of Iceland
Helmut Brückner
Helmut Brückner University of Cologne
Liang Yi
Liang Yi Tongji University
Fahu Chen
Fahu Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet University of Rennes
Yougui Song
Yougui Song Chinese Academy of Sciences
Markus Fuchs
Markus Fuchs University of Giessen
Darryl E. Granger
Darryl E. Granger Purdue University West Lafayette
Zhibao Dong
Zhibao Dong Shaanxi Normal University

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