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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 54 2714 2473 173 168 173 9970

Zongxue Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zongxue Xu between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zongxue Xu published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2022. 21 of the 259 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2022. 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 15 publications
2001 2025

259 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zongxue Xu: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 4
2002 2
2003 2
2004 2
2005 4
2006 1
2007 2
2008 2
2009 11
2010 7
2011 11
2012 16
2013 12
2014 12
2015 16
2016 19
2017 12
2018 18
2019 16
2020 17
2021 17
2022 21
2023 14
2024 6
2025 15
Total 259
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Zongxue 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 Zongxue Xu 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, 168–177 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: 173 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
168–177 490 173
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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Zongxue 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 Zongxue Xu 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163 54
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

Zongxue Xu is affiliated with Beijing Normal University in China. Their research focuses on environmental science with significant contributions to earth and planetary sciences. Their main areas of study include global and planetary change, water science and technology, atmospheric science, environmental engineering, and ecology.

The scientist has a notable publication record in several specialized fields. Their research topics cover:

  • Flood risk assessment and management
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies
  • Climate variability and models
  • Urban stormwater management solutions
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Hydrology and drought analysis
  • Tropical and extratropical cyclones research

Zongxue Xu has published extensively in particular journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Remote Sensing
  • International Journal of Climatology
  • Water
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent publications include:

  • Assessment of GCMs simulation performance for precipitation and temperature from CMIP5 to CMIP6 over the Tibetan Plateau, 2021, International Journal of Climatology
  • Urban flood susceptibility assessment based on convolutional neural networks, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Improving urban flood susceptibility mapping using transfer learning, 2021, Journal of Hydrology
  • Time-lag effects of climatic change and drought on vegetation dynamics in an alpine river basin of the Tibet Plateau, China, 2021, Journal of Hydrology
  • Assessment of agricultural drought based on multi-source remote sensing data in a major grain producing area of Northwest China, 2023, Agricultural Water Management

Zongxue Xu collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Depeng Zuo
  • Chenlei Ye
  • Bo Pang
  • Hong Yang
  • Dingzhi Peng

Best Publications

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • Mapping flood susceptibility in mountainous areas on a national scale in China.

    Gang Zhao;Bo Pang;Zongxue Xu;Jiajia Yue

  • Assessing the effects of changes in land use and climate on runoff and sediment yields from a watershed in the Loess Plateau of China

    Depeng Zuo;Zongxue Xu;Wenyi Yao;Shuangyan Jin

  • Regional climate change and its effects on river runoff in the Tarim Basin, China

    Yaning Chen;Kuniyoshi Takeuchi;Changchun Xu;Yapeng Chen

  • Assessment of urban flood susceptibility using semi-supervised machine learning model

    Gang Zhao;Bo Pang;Zongxue Xu;Dingzhi Peng

  • Effect of land use types on stream water quality under seasonal variation and topographic characteristics in the Wei River basin, China

    Songyan Yu;Zongxue Xu;Wei Wu;Depeng Zuo

  • Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Tarim River Basin

    Z. X. Xu;Y. N. Chen;J. Y. Li

  • Trends of major hydroclimatic variables in the Tarim River basin during the past 50 years

    Zongxue Xu;Zongxue Xu;Zhaofei Liu;Zhaofei Liu;Guobin Fu;Yaning Chen

  • Identification of Streamflow Response to Climate Change and Human Activities in the Wei River Basin, China

    Depeng Zuo;Zongxue Xu;Wei Wu;Jie Zhao

  • Urban flood susceptibility assessment based on convolutional neural networks

    Gang Zhao;Gang Zhao;Bo Pang;Zongxue Xu;Dingzhi Peng

  • Analysis of parameter uncertainty in semi-distributed hydrological models using bootstrap method: a case study of SWAT model applied to Yingluoxia watershed in northwest China.

    Zhanling Li;Zhanling Li;Quanxi Shao;Zongxue Xu;Xitian Cai

  • Evaluation of methods for estimating the effects of vegetation change and climate variability on streamflow

    Fangfang Zhao;Fangfang Zhao;Lu Zhang;Zongxue Xu;David F. Scott

  • Using the SWAT model to assess impacts of land use changes on runoff generation in headwaters

    Guoqiang Wang;Huicai Yang;Lijing Wang;Zongxue Xu

  • System dynamics simulation model for assessing socio-economic impacts of different levels of environmental flow allocation in the Weihe River Basin, China

    Shouke Wei;Shouke Wei;Hong Yang;Jinxi Song;Jinxi Song;Karim C. Abbaspour

  • The impact of climate change on runoff in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau

    Fapeng Li;Fapeng Li;Yongqiang Zhang;Zongxue Xu;Jin Teng

  • Response of streamflow to climate change in the headwater catchment of the Yellow River basin

    Z.X. Xu;F.F. Zhao;J.Y. Li

  • Feasibility of grain-size analysis methods for determination of vertical hydraulic conductivity of streambeds

    Jinxi Song;Jinxi Song;Xunhong Chen;Cheng Cheng;Deming Wang

  • Role of soil erodibility in affecting available nitrogen and phosphorus losses under simulated rainfall

    Guoqiang Wang;Binbin Wu;Lei Zhang;Hong Jiang

  • Parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis of SWAT model in upper reaches of the Heihe river basin

    Zhanling Li;Zhanling Li;Zongxue Xu;Quanxi Shao;Jing Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hong Yang
Hong Yang Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Jinxi Song
Jinxi Song Northwest University
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi University of Yamanashi
Quanxi Shao
Quanxi Shao Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Karim C. Abbaspour
Karim C. Abbaspour Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Lei Cheng
Lei Cheng Wuhan University
Hiroshi Ishidaira
Hiroshi Ishidaira University of Yamanashi
Yongshuo H. Fu
Yongshuo H. Fu Beijing Normal University
Yongqiang Zhang
Yongqiang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Alberto Viglione
Alberto Viglione Polytechnic University of Turin

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