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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
34,028
Country Rank
1,215
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Bo Wang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a5/4972792.jpg)
terrestrial ecosystem
evolution
insect
amber
taphonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,191
12,558
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
59,116
Country Rank
2,310
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Maoyan Zhu/朱茂炎](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8b/4972790.jpg)
Stratigraphy
paleobiology
Neoproterozoic
Cambrian
Ediacaran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,823
7,495
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
79,738
Country Rank
3,238
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xunlai Yuan (袁训来)](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9b/4972791.jpg)
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Early Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,703
4,611
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
148,492
Country Rank
6,324
Institution Rank : 4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Wei Wang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e0/4972794.jpg)
isotope geochemistry
stratigraphy
experimental ecology
paleobiology
Permian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,750
2,108
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
264,891
Country Rank
12,057
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Chenyang Cai, 蔡晨阳](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/88/4972796.jpg)
Fossil beetles
Mesozoic
Evolution
amber
insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
2,972
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
273,074
Country Rank
12,477
Institution Rank : 6
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhang Yuandong](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6c/4972795.jpg)
Geology
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,566
1,902
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
303,061
Country Rank
13,916
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yichun Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/20/4972799.jpg)
Carboniferous and Permian foraminifers
ecology
palaeobiogeography
palaeogeography
Tectonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,155
2,333
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
348,854
Country Rank
16,223
Institution Rank : 8
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhao Fangchen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/22/4972797.jpg)
Cambrian
Cambrian explosion
evolution
Burgess Shale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,853
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
381,162
Country Rank
17,832
Institution Rank : 9
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Jitao Chen (陈吉涛)](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/87/4972798.jpg)
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
383,801
Country Rank
17,958
Institution Rank : 10
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yan Liang 梁艳](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d3/4972820.jpg)
paleontology
Ordovician
biostratigraphy
chitinozoan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,349
1,977
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
397,491
Country Rank
18,642
Institution Rank : 11
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Gongle Shi|史恭乐, Gong-Le Shi, Shi Gong-Le](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/87/4972800.jpg)
Paleobotany
Palaeobotany
Plant evolution
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,242
1,767
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
510,485
Country Rank
23,987
Institution Rank : 12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zongjun Yin / 殷宗军|Yin Zongjun](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a1/4972802.jpg)
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
554,545
Country Rank
25,910
Institution Rank : 13
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Lucy A Muir](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
palaeontology
palaeoecology
graptolites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
835
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
556,480
Country Rank
25,996
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Ke Pang (庞科)|Ke Pang, K. Pang, 庞科](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/43/4972806.jpg)
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
573,690
Country Rank
26,762
Institution Rank : 15
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Rongchang Wu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2c/4972805.jpg)
Ordovician & Silurian conodonts
Stratigraphy
Carbonate Sedimentology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
990
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
580,338
Country Rank
27,028
Institution Rank : 16
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Jun Li](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
Ordovician
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
312
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
592,035
Country Rank
27,542
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xianguo Lang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Sedimentary Geology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
1,151
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
594,640
Country Rank
27,655
Institution Rank : 18
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Mao Luo (罗茂)](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b3/4972804.jpg)
Geobiology
Ichnology
Sedimentology
Biotic recovery
Mass Extinctions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
944
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
665,718
Country Rank
30,553
Institution Rank : 19
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Chuan Yang / 杨传|杨传](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4a/4972811.jpg)
Geochronology
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
936
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
701,447
Country Rank
32,019
Institution Rank : 20
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Liqin Li 李丽琴](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8e/4972810.jpg)
Palynology
Mesozoic
Palaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
808
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
707,375
Country Rank
32,261
Institution Rank : 21
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Tao Li](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0c/4972812.jpg)
Paleoclimate
Isotope Geochemistry
Paleoceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
818
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
711,388
Country Rank
32,458
Institution Rank : 22
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Linna Zhang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
791
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
717,267
Country Rank
32,693
Institution Rank : 23
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Hong-He Xu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/13/4972809.jpg)
palaeontology
stratigraphy
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
551
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
783,505
Country Rank
35,285
Institution Rank : 24
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![He Wang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5d/4972793.jpg)
Palaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
665
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
786,961
Country Rank
35,427
Institution Rank : 25
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yaqiong Wang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d0/5095879.jpg)
Non-marine Cretaceous
Ostracods
biostratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
497
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
34,028
![China](/flags/cn.png)
1,215
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
1
Bo Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,191
12,558
0.566
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
terrestrial ecosystem
evolution
insect
amber
taphonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
59,116
![China](/flags/cn.png)
2,310
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
2
Maoyan Zhu/朱茂炎
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,823
7,495
0.506
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Stratigraphy
paleobiology
Neoproterozoic
Cambrian
Ediacaran
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
79,738
![China](/flags/cn.png)
3,238
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
3
Xunlai Yuan (袁训来)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,703
4,611
0.394
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Early Life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
148,492
![China](/flags/cn.png)
6,324
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
4
Wei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,750
2,108
0.312
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
isotope geochemistry
stratigraphy
experimental ecology
paleobiology
Permian
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
264,891
![China](/flags/cn.png)
12,057
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
5
Chenyang Cai, 蔡晨阳
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
2,972
0.804
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Fossil beetles
Mesozoic
Evolution
amber
insects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
273,074
![China](/flags/cn.png)
12,477
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
6
Zhang Yuandong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,566
1,902
0.533
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Geology
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
303,061
![China](/flags/cn.png)
13,916
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
7
Yichun Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,155
2,333
0.739
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Carboniferous and Permian foraminifers
ecology
palaeobiogeography
palaeogeography
Tectonic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
348,854
![China](/flags/cn.png)
16,223
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
8
Zhao Fangchen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
1,853
0.697
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Cambrian
Cambrian explosion
evolution
Burgess Shale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
381,162
![China](/flags/cn.png)
17,832
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
9
Jitao Chen (陈吉涛)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,705
0.719
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Carbonate Sedimentology
Deep-time Paleoclimate
Late Paleozoic Ice Age
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
383,801
![China](/flags/cn.png)
17,958
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
10
Yan Liang 梁艳
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,349
1,977
0.842
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
paleontology
Ordovician
biostratigraphy
chitinozoan
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
397,491
![China](/flags/cn.png)
18,642
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
11
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Paleobotany
Palaeobotany
Plant evolution
Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
510,485
![China](/flags/cn.png)
23,987
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
12
Zongjun Yin / 殷宗军|Yin Zongjun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
1,125
0.716
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Ediacaran
Cambrian explosion
origin of Metazoa
early life evolution
astrobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
554,545
![China](/flags/cn.png)
25,910
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
13
Lucy A Muir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
835
0.605
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
palaeontology
palaeoecology
graptolites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
556,480
![China](/flags/cn.png)
25,996
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
14
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Precambrian Geobiology
Animal & Ediacara Fossils
Algal Fossils
Fungal Fossils
Acritarchs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
573,690
![China](/flags/cn.png)
26,762
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
15
Rongchang Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
990
0.757
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Ordovician & Silurian conodonts
Stratigraphy
Carbonate Sedimentology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
580,338
![China](/flags/cn.png)
27,028
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
16
Jun Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
312
0.243
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
Ordovician
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
592,035
![China](/flags/cn.png)
27,542
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
17
Xianguo Lang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
1,151
0.928
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Sedimentary Geology
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
594,640
![China](/flags/cn.png)
27,655
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
18
Mao Luo (罗茂)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
944
0.767
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Geobiology
Ichnology
Sedimentology
Biotic recovery
Mass Extinctions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
665,718
![China](/flags/cn.png)
30,553
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
19
Chuan Yang / 杨传|杨传
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
936
0.928
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Geochronology
Earth Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
701,447
![China](/flags/cn.png)
32,019
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
20
Liqin Li 李丽琴
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
808
0.884
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Palynology
Mesozoic
Palaeontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
707,375
![China](/flags/cn.png)
32,261
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
21
Tao Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
818
0.910
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Paleoclimate
Isotope Geochemistry
Paleoceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
711,388
![China](/flags/cn.png)
32,458
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
22
Linna Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
791
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
717,267
![China](/flags/cn.png)
32,693
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
23
Hong-He Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
551
0.630
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
palaeontology
stratigraphy
big data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
783,505
![China](/flags/cn.png)
35,285
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
24
He Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
665
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
786,961
![China](/flags/cn.png)
35,427
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
25
Yaqiong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
497
0.692
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26117.jpg)
Non-marine Cretaceous
Ostracods
biostratigraphy