Ruibao Li

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Indiana University

Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping High-pressure geophysics and materials earthquake and tectonic studies Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Publications

Citations

1,336

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Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2007

Research summary

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Ruibao Li studies the geological history of mountain belts and ancient oceans in central China and the Tibetan Plateau, using the chemistry and age of rocks (especially granites and volcanic rocks) to reconstruct how tectonic plates collided and how oceans opened and closed over hundreds of millions of years. Much of the work focuses on the Qinling and East Kunlun orogenic belts and the evolution of the Proto-, Paleo-, and Neo-Tethys oceans. The approach combines field-based rock analysis with laboratory techniques such as zircon uranium-lead dating and geochemical and isotope measurements.

Tectonic evolution of orogenic (mountain-building) beltsPetrogenesis of granites and mafic rocksZircon U-Pb geochronology (dating rocks)History of the Tethys oceansSubduction and plate boundary processes

Publication activity has been steady over the past decade, averaging roughly seven papers per year with no clear increase or decrease.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.8/year recently

Recent publications

Publishes in

Minerals×13
Lithos×7
Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition×6
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences×5
Gondwana Research×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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