Zhiyong Ding

559 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 409 citations indexed

About

Zhiyong Ding is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiyong Ding has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 409 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Atmospheric Science, 11 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Zhiyong Ding's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers), Geological formations and processes (9 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 papers). Zhiyong Ding is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers), Geological formations and processes (9 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 papers). Zhiyong Ding collaborates with scholars based in China, Belgium and United States. Zhiyong Ding's co-authors include Ruijie Lu, Yuyang Wang, Yaoming Ma, Jinzhi Ding, Jingfeng Xiao, Xuelong Chen, Yiqi Luo, Yuyang Wang, Dongxue Chen and Yong Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Science Advances and Geoderma.

In The Last Decade

Zhiyong Ding

25 papers receiving 404 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. Persistent and enhanced carbon sequestration capacity of alpine grasslands on Earth’s Third Pole
    2023 84 citations Yuyang Wang, Jingfeng Xiao et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhiyong Ding China 10 263 215 64 58 57 26 409
Fengjun Zhao China 11 168 0.6× 177 0.8× 40 0.6× 80 1.4× 56 1.0× 26 394
Azizi Ghasem Iran 13 319 1.2× 390 1.8× 66 1.0× 75 1.3× 36 0.6× 51 563
G. Kapustin Russia 2 113 0.4× 178 0.8× 31 0.5× 80 1.4× 52 0.9× 3 319
Julie Kalansky United States 10 290 1.1× 325 1.5× 20 0.3× 67 1.2× 85 1.5× 14 476
Luis M. Farfán Mexico 16 315 1.2× 305 1.4× 99 1.5× 197 3.4× 71 1.2× 38 606
Zita Bihari Hungary 8 165 0.6× 294 1.4× 26 0.4× 35 0.6× 46 0.8× 17 418
L. Natsagdorj Tunisia 7 282 1.1× 284 1.3× 135 2.1× 67 1.2× 35 0.6× 9 453
Martín Jacques‐Coper Chile 14 400 1.5× 377 1.8× 23 0.4× 56 1.0× 60 1.1× 31 560
Xuefeng Guan China 6 317 1.2× 385 1.8× 25 0.4× 59 1.0× 131 2.3× 8 534

Countries citing papers authored by Zhiyong Ding

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhiyong Ding

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhiyong Ding. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zhiyong Ding. The network helps show where Zhiyong Ding may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhiyong Ding

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhiyong Ding. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhiyong Ding based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Zhiyong Ding. Zhiyong Ding is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ding, Zhiyong, et al.. (2025). Beyond the horizon: Unveiling the impact of 3D urban landscapes on residents’ perceptions through machine learning. Ecological Indicators. 177. 113736–113736. 1 indexed citations
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Carling, Paul A., Ankit Srivastava, Tim Kinnaird, et al.. (2025). Fluvial terraces of the lower Mekong River reflect quaternary global sea level fluctuations as a likely response to Himalayan glacial/deglacial runoff. Geomorphology. 480. 109756–109756.
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Chen, Dongxue, et al.. (2024). Holocene climate change in the Hunshandake Sandy Land, Northeast China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 643. 112182–112182. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Jingjuan, John D. Jansen, Xuanmei Fan, et al.. (2024). Terrace formation linked to outburst floods at the Diexi palaeo-landslide dam, upper Minjiang River, eastern Tibetan Plateau. Earth Surface Dynamics. 12(5). 953–971. 1 indexed citations
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Ding, Zhiyong, Yuyang Wang, Jinzhi Ding, Zhiguo Ren, & Jie Liao. (2024). Dynamics of carbon and water vapor fluxes in three typical ecosystems of Heihe River Basin, Northwestern China. The Science of The Total Environment. 929. 172611–172611. 5 indexed citations
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Ding, Zhiyong, et al.. (2023). High-northern-latitude forcing modulated fluvial‒aeolian interplay during the Last Glacial Period in the Mu Us Desert, northern central China. Quaternary Science Reviews. 315. 108255–108255. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yong, et al.. (2023). Impacts of large-scale circulation patterns on the temperature extremes in the cold regions of China with global warming. Frontiers in Earth Science. 11. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Dongxue, et al.. (2023). Holocene human activities recorded by pollen in the Mu Us Sandy Land in north-central China. Global and Planetary Change. 229. 104243–104243. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuyang, Jingfeng Xiao, Yaoming Ma, et al.. (2023). Persistent and enhanced carbon sequestration capacity of alpine grasslands on Earth’s Third Pole. Science Advances. 9(20). eade6875–eade6875. 84 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pang, Jiangli, et al.. (2023). A Holocene lacustrine record of variations in chemical weathering intensity in the Mu Us Desert, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 903. 166281–166281. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Dongxue, et al.. (2022). Holocene vegetation and climate reconstructions from pollen records in the Mu Us Sandy Land, China. CATENA. 220. 106698–106698. 15 indexed citations
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Ding, Zhiyong, et al.. (2021). Holocene Moisture Variability and Its Lagged Response to Summer Insolation Revealed by Eolian Deposits in the Lake Qinghai Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 36(3). 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Ruijie, et al.. (2021). Holocene aeolian activity in the Ganzihe sandy land, Qinghai Lake basin. Quaternary International. 598. 56–65. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Ruijie, et al.. (2021). Holocene Environmental Changes Inferred From an Aeolian-Palaeosol-Lacustrine Profile in the Mu Us Desert, Northern China. Frontiers in Earth Science. 9. 5 indexed citations
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Ding, Zhiyong, et al.. (2020). Asymmetric trends of extreme temperature over the Loess Plateau during 1998–2018. International Journal of Climatology. 41(S1). 9 indexed citations
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Ding, Zhiyong, et al.. (2019). Geochemical characteristics of Holocene aeolian deposits east of Qinghai Lake, China, and their paleoclimatic implications. The Science of The Total Environment. 692. 917–929. 32 indexed citations
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Ding, Zhiyong, Ruijie Lu, & Yuyang Wang. (2018). Spatiotemporal variations in extreme precipitation and their potential driving factors in non-monsoon regions of China during 1961–2017. Environmental Research Letters. 14(2). 24005–24005. 64 indexed citations
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Ding, Zhiyong, Yuyang Wang, & Ruijie Lu. (2018). An analysis of changes in temperature extremes in the Three River Headwaters region of the Tibetan Plateau during 1961–2016. Atmospheric Research. 209. 103–114. 55 indexed citations
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