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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 39 6089 5639 378 372 193 6430

Zhongqin Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhongqin Li between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhongqin Li published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2021. 29 of the 264 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2021. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 12 publications
1997 2025

264 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhongqin Li: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 0
2001 2
2002 1
2003 0
2004 3
2005 2
2006 5
2007 4
2008 4
2009 6
2010 6
2011 15
2012 12
2013 4
2014 12
2015 13
2016 10
2017 19
2018 15
2019 11
2020 18
2021 26
2022 25
2023 18
2024 17
2025 12
Total 264
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Zhongqin Li 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 Zhongqin Li 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, 188–197 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: 193 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
188–197 401 193
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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Zhongqin Li 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 Zhongqin Li 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 39
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
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Overview

Zhongqin Li is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The core focus of Zhongqin Li's research lies in cryospheric studies and observations, with significant investigation into climate change and permafrost dynamics. They have also explored Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, and hydrology and watershed management studies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Frontiers in Earth Science, Remote Sensing, Water, Atmosphere, and the Journal of Geographical Sciences. These journals have served as prominent platforms for the dissemination of their scientific findings.

Collaborative efforts have played a notable role in Zhongqin Li's research trajectory. Regular co-authors include Feiteng Wang, Chunhai Xu, Puyu Wang, Shuang Jin, and Xi Zhou, with multiple joint publications alongside these researchers.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Embedding [Mo3S13]2− clusters into the micropores of a covalent organic framework for enhanced stability and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Tempo-spatial changes of ecological vulnerability in the arid area based on ordered weighted average model, 2021, Ecological Indicators
  • The Surge of the Hispar Glacier, Central Karakoram: SAR 3-D Flow Velocity Time Series and Thickness Changes, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Redox stratification within cryoconite granules influences the nitrogen cycle on glaciers, 2020, FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Metagenomics reveals global-scale contrasts in nitrogen cycling and cyanobacterial light-harvesting mechanisms in glacier cryoconite, 2022, Microbiome

Best Publications

  • Historically unprecedented global glacier decline in the early 21st century

    A. P. Ahlström;B. Anderson;M. Arenillas;S. Bajracharya

  • Processes affecting isotopes in precipitation of an arid region

    Zhonghe Pang;Yanlong Kong;Klaus Froehlich;Tianming Huang

  • Black Carbon (BC) in the snow of glaciers in west China and its potential effects on albedos

    Jing Ming;Cunde Xiao;Helene Cachier;Dahe Qin;Dahe Qin

  • Global warming weakening the inherent stability of glaciers and permafrost

    Yongjian Ding;Shiqiang Zhang;Lin Zhao;Zhongqin Li

  • The Urumqi River source Glacier No. 1, Tianshan, China: Changes over the past 45 years

    Baisheng Ye;Daqing Yang;Keqin Jiao;Tianding Han

  • Local to regional‐scale variability of annual net accumulation on the Greenland ice sheet from PARCA cores

    E. Mosley-Thompson;J. R. McConnell;R. C. Bales;Z. Li

  • Glacier area variation and climate change in the Chinese Tianshan Mountains since 1960

    Shengjie Wang;Mingjun Zhang;Zhongqin Li;Feiteng Wang

  • An extended “perfect‐plasticity” method for estimating ice thickness along the flow line of mountain glaciers

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  • Mechanisms and simulation of accelerated shrinkage of continental glaciers: A case study of Urumqi Glacier No. 1 in eastern Tianshan, Central Asia

    Zhongqin Li;Zhongqin Li;Huilin Li;Yaning Chen

  • 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

  • Characteristics of Surface Dust on Ürümqi Glacier No. 1 in the Tien Shan Mountains, China

    Nozomu Takeuchi;Zhongqin Li

  • Structure and formation process of cryoconite granules on Urumqi glacier No. 1, Tien Shan, China

    Nozomu Takeuchi;Hiromu Nishiyama;Zhongqin Li

  • Volatile organic compounds in a typical petrochemical industrialized valley city of northwest China based on high-resolution PTR-MS measurements: Characterization, sources and chemical effects.

    Xi Zhou;Xi Zhou;Zhongqin Li;Zhongqin Li;Tinjun Zhang;Fanglin Wang

  • Study of chemical composition of precipitation at an alpine site and a rural site in the Urumqi River Valley, Eastern Tien Shan, China

    Zhongping Zhao;Lide Tian;Emily Fischer;Zhongqin Li

  • Observed changes in streamflow at the headwaters of the Urumqi River, eastern Tianshan, central Asia

    Zhongqin Li;Wenbin Wang;Mingjun Zhang;Feiteng Wang

  • The nitrogen cycle in cryoconites: naturally occurring nitrification-denitrification granules on a glacier

    Takahiro Segawa;Satoshi Ishii;Nobuhito Ohte;Ayumi Akiyoshi

  • Rapid shrinking of glaciers in the Middle Qilian Mountain region of Northwest China during the last ∼50 years

    Puyu Wang;Zhongqin Li;Zhongqin Li;Wenyu Gao

  • Mapping and inventorying active rock glaciers in the northern Tien Shan of China using satellite SAR interferometry

    Xiaowen Wang;Lin Liu;Lin Zhao;Tonghua Wu

  • Glacier anomalies and relevant disaster risks on the Tibetan Plateau and surroundings

    Tandong Yao;Tandong Yao;Wusheng Yu;Guangjian Wu;Baiqing Xu

  • Soluble species in aerosol and snow and their relationship at Glacier 1, Tien Shan, China

    Junying Sun;Dahe Qin;Paul Andrew Mayewski;Jack E. Dibb

  • Comparison of glaciological and geodetic mass balance at Urumqi Glacier No. 1, Tian Shan, Central Asia

    Puyu Wang;Zhongqin Li;Zhongqin Li;Huilin Li;Wenbin Wang

  • Glacier shrinkage in the Ebinur lake basin, Tien Shan, China, during the past 40 years

    Lin Wang;Zhongqin Li;Feiteng Wang;Ross Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

Nozomu Takeuchi
Nozomu Takeuchi Chiba University
Huilin Li
Huilin Li Van Andel Institute
Dahe Qin
Dahe Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tandong Yao
Tandong Yao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shiyin Liu
Shiyin Liu Yunnan University
Jiawen Ren
Jiawen Ren Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongjian Ding
Yongjian Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shichang Kang
Shichang Kang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shugui Hou
Shugui Hou Nanjing University
Yaning Chen
Yaning Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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