CAS Member

Dr. Ding has studied the geology of the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding areas over 30 years. His expertise lies in continental tectonics, structural geology, geochemistry and geochronology. His research interests focus on the processes of oceanic convergence and continental collision, uplift of the Tibetan Plateau, and uplift-related effects on Asian climate. He has been widely recognized as an expert with international influences and leading the study of Continental Collision, Tibetan Plateau Uplift and Environmental Changes.

Dr. Ding has published ～280 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including 10 ESI top 0.01% - 1% papers and 38 top-journal papers in Science (1), Science Advances (2), Nature Communications (1), PNAS (2), NREE (1), Geology (14) and EPSL (17). His work was cited 22000 times. Dr. Ding was selected as the 2018-2020 Most Cited Chinese Researcher by Elsevier Publications. He was invited to deliver oral presentations at four international conferences, including 2018 AGU Fall Meeting, 2019 London Annual Meeting, 2013 & 2019 Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet (HKT) Workshops.