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Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Stratigraphy
paleobiology
Neoproterozoic
Cambrian
Ediacaran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,823
7,495
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Early Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,703
4,611
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Fossil beetles
Mesozoic
Evolution
amber
insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
2,972
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Carboniferous and Permian foraminifers
ecology
palaeobiogeography
palaeogeography
Tectonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,155
2,333
0.739
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
isotope geochemistry
stratigraphy
experimental ecology
paleobiology
Permian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,750
2,108
0.312
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
paleontology
Ordovician
biostratigraphy
chitinozoan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,349
1,977
0.842
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Geology
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,566
1,902
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cambrian
Cambrian explosion
evolution
Burgess Shale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,853
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Paleobotany
Palaeobotany
Plant evolution
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,242
1,767
0.788
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Carbonate Sedimentology
Deep-time Paleoclimate
Late Paleozoic Ice Age
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,705
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Sedimentary Geology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
1,151
0.928
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ediacaran
Cambrian explosion
origin of Metazoa
early life evolution
astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
1,125
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Precambrian Geobiology
Animal & Ediacara Fossils
Algal Fossils
Fungal Fossils
Acritarchs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
1,104
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ordovician & Silurian conodonts
Stratigraphy
Carbonate Sedimentology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
990
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Geobiology
Ichnology
Sedimentology
Biotic recovery
Mass Extinctions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
944
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Geochronology
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
936
0.928
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
palaeontology
palaeoecology
graptolites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
835
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Paleoclimate
Isotope Geochemistry
Paleoceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
818
0.910
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Palynology
Mesozoic
Palaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
808
0.884
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
791
0.890
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Palaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
665
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Palaeontology
stratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
582
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
palaeontology
stratigraphy
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
551
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Palaeobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
542
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Palaeontology Cephalopod Ordovician
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
519
0.927
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,475
3,410
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Maoyan Zhu/朱茂炎
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,823
7,495
0.506
Stratigraphy
paleobiology
Neoproterozoic
Cambrian
Ediacaran
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,852
6,473
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xunlai Yuan (袁训来)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,703
4,611
0.394
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Early Life
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,747
10,692
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chenyang Cai, 蔡晨阳
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
2,972
0.804
Fossil beetles
Mesozoic
Evolution
amber
insects
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,306
13,583
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yichun Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,155
2,333
0.739
Carboniferous and Permian foraminifers
ecology
palaeobiogeography
palaeogeography
Tectonic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,756
14,949
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,750
2,108
0.312
isotope geochemistry
stratigraphy
experimental ecology
paleobiology
Permian
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,865
15,830
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yan Liang 梁艳
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,349
1,977
0.842
paleontology
Ordovician
biostratigraphy
chitinozoan
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,645
16,412
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zhang Yuandong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,566
1,902
0.533
Geology
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,502
16,765
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zhao Fangchen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,853
0.697
Cambrian
Cambrian explosion
evolution
Burgess Shale
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,238
17,438
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gongle Shi|史恭乐, Gong-Le Shi, Shi Gong-Le
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,242
1,767
0.788
Paleobotany
Palaeobotany
Plant evolution
Botany
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,819
17,954
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jitao Chen (陈吉涛)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,705
0.719
Carbonate Sedimentology
Deep-time Paleoclimate
Late Paleozoic Ice Age
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,941
24,031
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xianguo Lang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
1,151
0.928
Sedimentary Geology
Biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,387
24,368
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zongjun Yin / 殷宗军|Yin Zongjun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
1,125
0.716
Ediacaran
Cambrian explosion
origin of Metazoa
early life evolution
astrobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,712
24,657
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ke Pang (庞科)|Ke Pang, K. Pang, 庞科
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
1,104
0.804
Precambrian Geobiology
Animal & Ediacara Fossils
Algal Fossils
Fungal Fossils
Acritarchs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,659
26,354
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rongchang Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
990
0.757
Ordovician & Silurian conodonts
Stratigraphy
Carbonate Sedimentology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,209
27,108
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mao Luo （罗茂）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
944
0.767
Geobiology
Ichnology
Sedimentology
Biotic recovery
Mass Extinctions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,250
27,247
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chuan Yang / 杨传|杨传
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
936
0.928
Geochronology
Earth Sciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,590
28,941
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lucy A Muir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
835
0.605
palaeontology
palaeoecology
graptolites
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,254
29,266
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tao Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
818
0.910
Paleoclimate
Isotope Geochemistry
Paleoceanography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,613
29,446
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Liqin Li 李丽琴
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
808
0.884
Palynology
Mesozoic
Palaeontology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,148
29,763
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Linna Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
791
0.890
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,052
32,389
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
He Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
665
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
654,326
34,471
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Guangxu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
582
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,317
35,262
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hong-He Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
551
0.630
palaeontology
stratigraphy
big data
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,567
35,554
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mingli Wan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
542
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,265
36,253
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xiang Fang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
519
0.927
Palaeontology Cephalopod Ordovician