Lin Ding

26.4k total citations · 14 hit papers
398 papers, 22.0k citations indexed

About

Lin Ding is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lin Ding has authored 398 papers receiving a total of 22.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 278 papers in Geophysics, 92 papers in Atmospheric Science and 64 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Lin Ding's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (256 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (193 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (124 papers). Lin Ding is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (256 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (193 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (124 papers). Lin Ding collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Lin Ding's co-authors include Paul Kapp, An Yin, T. Mark Harrison, George E. Gehrels, Yahui Yue, Fulong Cai, Alex Pullen, Peter G. DeCelles, Houqi Wang and Liyun Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lin Ding

378 papers receiving 21.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Cretaceous-Tertiary shortening, basin development, and volcanism in central Tibet
    2005 724 citations Lin Ding et al. profile →
  2. Detrital zircon geochronology of pre‐Tertiary strata in the Tibetan‐Himalayan orogen
    2011 718 citations Lin Ding et al. Tectonics profile →
  3. Paleocene–Eocene record of ophiolite obduction and initial India‐Asia collision, south central Tibet
    2005 639 citations Lin Ding et al. Tectonics profile →
  4. Cenozoic Volcanism in Tibet: Evidence for a Transition from Oceanic to Continental Subduction
    2003 546 citations Lin Ding profile →
  5. Convergence rate across the Nepal Himalaya and interseismic coupling on the Main Himalayan Thrust: Implications for seismic hazard
    2012 491 citations Lin Ding et al. profile →
  6. Triassic continental subduction in central Tibet and Mediterranean-style closure of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean
    2008 486 citations Lin Ding et al. profile →
  7. Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Shiquanhe area of western Tibet
    2003 455 citations Lin Ding et al. Tectonics profile →
  8. Paleocene‐Eocene foreland basin evolution in the Himalaya of southern Tibet and Nepal: Implications for the age of initial India‐Asia collision
    2014 442 citations Lin Ding et al. Tectonics profile →
  9. Timing and mechanisms of Tibetan Plateau uplift
    2022 430 citations Lin Ding, Fulong Cai et al. profile →
  10. The Andean-type Gangdese Mountains: Paleoelevation record from the Paleocene–Eocene Linzhou Basin
    2014 398 citations Lin Ding, Yahui Yue et al. profile →
  11. The boundary between the Indian and Asian tectonic plates below Tibet
    2010 384 citations Lin Ding et al. profile →
  12. Quantifying the rise of the Himalaya orogen and implications for the South Asian monsoon
    2017 353 citations Lin Ding, Fulong Cai et al. profile →
  13. The rise and demise of the Paleogene Central Tibetan Valley
    2022 120 citations Zhongyu Xiong, Lin Ding et al. profile →
  14. Limited underthrusting of India below Tibet: 3 He/ 4 He analysis of thermal springs locates the mantle suture in continental collision
    2022 85 citations Lin Ding et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Lin Ding 17.6k 4.6k 4.2k 2.4k 2.2k 398 22.0k
An Yin 25.4k 1.4× 6.1k 1.3× 4.0k 1.0× 3.1k 1.3× 1.6k 0.7× 234 28.9k
Peter G. DeCelles 16.5k 0.9× 4.1k 0.9× 5.4k 1.3× 1.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 192 20.2k
A. M. Celâl Şengör 20.6k 1.2× 6.6k 1.4× 2.0k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 159 23.0k
C. Mark Fanning 22.6k 1.3× 9.1k 2.0× 4.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.6× 5.2k 2.4× 453 24.9k
Eduardo Garzanti 14.0k 0.8× 4.1k 0.9× 7.5k 1.8× 2.0k 0.8× 3.3k 1.5× 384 21.4k
Dieter Garbe‐Schönberg 8.1k 0.5× 2.5k 0.6× 3.7k 0.9× 838 0.3× 1.6k 0.7× 365 13.6k
M. P. Searle 19.5k 1.1× 3.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 2.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 292 21.7k
Daniel F. Stöckli 13.2k 0.8× 3.4k 0.8× 3.6k 0.9× 953 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 455 15.4k
Zheng‐Xiang Li 32.2k 1.8× 11.3k 2.5× 2.8k 0.7× 4.4k 1.8× 5.6k 2.5× 376 35.7k
Nigel Harris 21.9k 1.2× 9.2k 2.0× 2.0k 0.5× 894 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 180 24.1k

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All Works

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Bai, Ling, Hongru Li, Zhiwen Chen, et al.. (2025). Low-angle subduction of the Indian plate and megathrust geometry below the Eastern Himalayas. National Science Review. 12(12). nwaf460–nwaf460.
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Ding, Lin, Zhongyu Xiong, Songlin He, et al.. (2025). Uplift from orogenic belts to the Tibetan Plateau: mechanisms connectivity between geological evolution and climate change. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version). 71(2). 494–517.
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Liang, Yue, Wei Qin, Lin Ding, et al.. (2025). Review of sediment connectivity: Conceptual connotations, characterization indicators, and their relationships with soil erosion and sediment yield. Earth-Science Reviews. 264. 105091–105091. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Licheng, et al.. (2024). Discovery of the Callovian Oceanic Anoxic Event in the Qiangtang Basin, eastern Tethys: Insights from in situ calcite U Pb dating. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 656. 112572–112572. 2 indexed citations
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Ding, Lin, Jinxiang Li, Houqi Wang, et al.. (2024). The Cretaceous suturing process of the eastern Bangong–Nujiang Ocean, Basu area. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 642. 112154–112154. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Lihong, Yuechen Li, Long Zhao, et al.. (2024). Reconstructing high-resolution gridded precipitation data in the southwest China highland canyon area using an improved (MGWR) downscaling method. The Science of The Total Environment. 948. 174866–174866. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaodong, Lin Ding, Chao Wang, et al.. (2024). Proterozoic tectonic affinity and evolution of the East Kunlun–Qaidam Block, NW China: Insight from Precambrian metasedimentary rocks and early Neoproterozoic granitoids. Precambrian Research. 409. 107451–107451. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Huabin, Ran Duan, Lin Ding, et al.. (2023). Magnetic hydrochar derived from waste lignin for thallium removal from wastewater: Performance and mechanisms. Bioresource Technology. 374. 128736–128736. 22 indexed citations
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Aminov, Jovid, Pierrick Roperch, Guillaume Dupont‐Nivet, et al.. (2023). Contractional deformation between extensional dome exhumation in Central Pamir at 17–15 Ma constrained by metamorphic and paleomagnetic data from the Bartang volcanic rocks, Tajikistan. Tectonophysics. 868. 230080–230080. 2 indexed citations
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Deng, Fang, Junlong Peng, Xibao Li, et al.. (2023). Metal sulfide-based Z-scheme heterojunctions in photocatalytic removal of contaminants, H2 evolution and CO2 reduction: Current status and future perspectives. Journal of Cleaner Production. 416. 137957–137957. 88 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhenzhou, Danqi Wang, Fang Deng, et al.. (2023). Ag quantum dots decorated ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets for boosting degradation of pharmaceutical contaminants: Insight from interfacial electric field induced by local surface plasma resonance. Chemical Engineering Journal. 463. 142313–142313. 66 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, René, Songlin He, Qinghai Zhang, et al.. (2023). Early Cretaceous climate for the southern Tethyan Ocean: Insights from the geochemical and paleoecological analyses of extinct cephalopods. Global and Planetary Change. 229. 104220–104220. 11 indexed citations
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Cai, Fulong, Lin Ding, Houqi Wang, et al.. (2021). Configuration and Timing of Collision Between Arabia and Eurasia in the Zagros Collision Zone, Fars, Southern Iran. Tectonics. 40(8). 24 indexed citations
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Huang, Wentao, Mike Jackson, Mark J. Dekkers, et al.. (2019). Nanogoethite as a Potential Indicator of Remagnetization in Red Beds. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(22). 12841–12850. 10 indexed citations
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