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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7779 7210 498 492 123 3518

Zuozhen Han publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zuozhen Han between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zuozhen Han published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2022. 30 of the 175 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2022. 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 11 publications
2006 2025

175 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zuozhen Han: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 3
2007 2
2008 3
2009 5
2010 6
2011 7
2012 4
2013 6
2014 3
2015 4
2016 3
2017 13
2018 15
2019 14
2020 13
2021 14
2022 19
2023 11
2024 19
2025 11
Total 175
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Zuozhen Han publications per year - data summary

  • Zuozhen Han, a Earth Science scholar from Shandong University of Science and Technology, has 175 publications recorded across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2006 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2022 and 2024, with 19 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2007, with 2 publications.
  • The rate of publication averages 8.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.8 per year counting only the 20 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 74 publications, 42% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2006-2012: 30 publications (4.3 per year); 2013-2019: 58 publications (8.3 per year); 2020-2025: 87 publications (14.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Zuozhen Han 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 Zuozhen Han 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, 118–127 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: 123 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
118–127 540 123
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
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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Zuozhen Han 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.
  • Zuozhen Han, a Earth Science scholar from Shandong University of Science and Technology, records 123 publications - the 24th percentile of the discipline.
  • 24% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Zuozhen Han, and about 76% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Zuozhen Han ranks below 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).

Zuozhen Han 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 Zuozhen Han 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
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
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Zuozhen Han 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.
  • Zuozhen Han, a Earth Science scholar from Shandong University of Science and Technology, records 35 D-Index - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Zuozhen Han, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Zuozhen Han ranks below 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).

Overview

Zuozhen Han is affiliated with Shandong University of Science and Technology in China and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields including Geophysics, Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Biomaterials, and Environmental Engineering. The scientist's work primarily focuses on topics such as Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Geological and Geophysical Studies, and Microbial Applications in Construction Materials.

Their recent publications demonstrate a concentration on geochemical processes and microbial interactions within environmental and geological contexts. Notable papers include:

  • Recovery of phosphate, magnesium and ammonium from eutrophic water by struvite biomineralization through free and immobilized Bacillus cereus MRR2 (2021) in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • High Mg/Ca Molar Ratios Promote Protodolomite Precipitation Induced by the Extreme Halophilic Bacterium Vibrio harveyi QPL2 (2022) in Frontiers in Microbiology

Zuozhen Han has co-authored extensively with other researchers, frequently collaborating with Yanyang Zhao, Huaxiao Yan, Maurice E. Tucker, Hui Zhao, and Chao Han. These collaborations have contributed to the breadth of their scientific output and engagement with interdisciplinary topics.

The scientist publishes regularly in venues that include:

  • Minerals
  • Chemical Geology
  • Geomicrobiology Journal
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Their research addresses practical and theoretical aspects of mineral formation, bioprecipitation, and environmental remediation, often through microbial processes. For example, recent studies explore carbonate and phosphate mineral precipitation induced by bacteria and the removal of calcium ions in various salt concentrations influenced by halophilic bacteria.

This profile highlights Zuozhen Han as an active contributor to fields that combine geochemical methods with microbial applications, integrating environmental engineering perspectives. The scientific output facilitates understanding of mineralogical and geochemical phenomena relevant to both academic inquiry and applied environmental management.

Best Publications

  • Climatic and tectonic controls of lacustrine hyperpycnite origination in the Late Triassic Ordos Basin, central China: implications for unconventional petroleum development

    Renchao Yang;Zhijun Jin;A. J. (Tom) van Loon;Zuozhen Han

  • Lithofacies and origin of the Late Triassic muddy gravity-flow deposits in the Ordos Basin, central China

    Renchao Yang;Aiping Fan;Zuozhen Han;A.J. (Tom) van Loon

  • Calcite precipitation induced by Bacillus cereus MRR2 cultured at different Ca2+ concentrations: Further insights into biotic and abiotic calcite

    Dingxiang Zhuang;Huaxiao Yan;Maurice E. Tucker;Hui Zhao

  • An extensive erosion surface of a strongly deformed limestone bed in the Gushan and Chaomidian formations (late Middle Cambrian to Furongian), Shandong Province, China: Sequence–stratigraphic implications

    Jitao Chen;Jitao Chen;S.K. Chough;Zuozhen Han;Jeong-Hyun Lee

  • Cambrian stratigraphy of the North China Platform: revisiting principal sections in Shandong Province, China

    Sung Kwun Chough;Hyun Suk Lee;Jusun Woo;Jitao Chen

  • Mesozoic–Cenozoic denudation and thermal history in the Central Uplift of the South Yellow Sea basin and the implications for hydrocarbon systems: Constraints from the CSDP-2 borehole

    Yu-Mao Pang;Xing-Wei Guo;Zuo-Zhen Han;Xun-Hua Zhang

  • Geochronology and geochemistry of Permo-Triassic sandstones in eastern Jilin Province (NE China): Implications for final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean

    Qingxiang Du;Zuozhen Han;Xiaoli Shen;Chao Han

  • Limestone pseudoconglomerates in the Late Cambrian Gushan and Chaomidian Formations (Shandong Province, China): soft‐sediment deformation induced by storm‐wave loading

    Jitao Chen;Sung Kwun Chough;Seung Soo Chun;Zuozhen Han

  • Furongian (late Cambrian) sponge-microbial maze-like reefs in the North China Platform

    Jeong Hyun Lee;Jitao Chen;Suk Joo Choh;Dong Jin Lee

  • Mechanism of Biomineralization Induced by Bacillus subtilis J2 and Characteristics of the Biominerals

    Zuozhen Han;Jiajia Wang;Hui Zhao;Maurice E. Tucker

  • CHAMBERS OF EPIPHYTON THALLI IN MICROBIAL BUILDUPS, ZHANGXIA FORMATION (MIDDLE CAMBRIAN), SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA

    Jusun Woo;S.K. Chough;Z. Han

  • Source analysis of quartz from the Upper Ordovician and Lower Silurian black shale and its effects on shale gas reservoir in the southern Sichuan Basin and its periphery, China

    Chao Han;Mei Han;Zaixing Jiang;Zuozhen Han

  • Sequence-stratigraphic comparison of the upper Cambrian Series 3 to Furongian succession between the Shandong region, China and the Taebaek area, Korea: high variability of bounding surfaces in an epeiric platform

    Jitao Chen;S. K. Chough;Jeong-Hyun Lee;Zuozhen Han

  • Geochemistry and geochronology of Upper Permian–Upper Triassic volcanic rocks in eastern Jilin Province, NE China: implications for the tectonic evolution of the Palaeo-Asian Ocean

    Qingxiang Du;Zuozhen Han;Xiaoli Shen;Lihua Gao

  • Permo-Triassic evolution of the southern margin of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt revisited: Insights from Late Permian igneous suite in the Daheishan Horst, NE China

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  • Classification of gravity-flow deposits and their significance for unconventional petroleum exploration, with a case study from the Triassic Yanchang Formation (southern Ordos Basin, China)

    Aiping Fan;Renchao Yang;A.J. (Tom) van Loon;Wei Yin

  • Cementation and porosity evolution of tight sandstone reservoirs in the Permian Sulige gas field, Ordos Basin (central China)

    Aiping Fan;Renchao Yang;Nils Lenhardt;Meng Wang

  • Funnel-shaped, breccia-filled clastic dykes in the Late Cambrian Chaomidian Formation (Shandong Province, China)

    Jitao Chen;Jitao Chen;A.J. van Loon;Zuozhen Han;S.K. Chough

  • The bio-precipitation of calcium and magnesium ions by free and immobilized Lysinibacillus fusiformis DB1-3 in the wastewater

    Huaxiao Yan;Zuozhen Han;Hui Zhao;Juntong Pan

  • Depositional and Diagenetic Controls on Sandstone Reservoirs with Low Porosity and Low Permeability in the Eastern Sulige Gas Field, China

    Renchao Yang;Aiping Fan;A. J. van Loon;Zuozhen Han

  • A stem-group cnidarian described from the mid-Cambrian of China and its significance for cnidarian evolution

    Tae-yoon Park;Jusun Woo;Dong-Jin Lee;Dong-Chan Lee

  • Early diagenetic deformation structures of the Furongian ribbon rocks in Shandong Province of China—A new perspective of the genesis of limestone conglomerates

    JiTao Chen;JiTao Chen;ZuoZhen Han;XiaoLei Zhang;AiPing Fan

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhijun Jin
Zhijun Jin Sinopec (China)
Yunpeng Dong
Yunpeng Dong Northwest University
Zaixing Jiang
Zaixing Jiang China University of Geosciences

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