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Benjamin F. Chao

Benjamin F. Chao

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4208 3866 15 14 230 8089

Benjamin F. Chao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Benjamin F. Chao between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Benjamin F. Chao published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2000. 6 of the 249 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2000. 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications 2026: 4 publications
1983 2026

249 publications in total across all disciplines

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Benjamin F. Chao: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 3
1984 2
1985 5
1986 0
1987 4
1988 7
1989 5
1990 4
1991 6
1992 1
1993 5
1994 2
1995 8
1996 7
1997 7
1998 8
1999 5
2000 13
2001 10
2002 9
2003 7
2004 5
2005 7
2006 5
2007 6
2008 3
2009 2
2010 4
2011 9
2012 9
2013 6
2014 6
2015 7
2016 5
2017 12
2018 8
2019 7
2020 7
2021 5
2022 5
2023 2
2024 5
2025 2
2026 4
Total 249
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Benjamin F. Chao publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benjamin F. Chao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 228–237 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 230 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262 230
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Benjamin F. Chao D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benjamin F. Chao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212 46
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Benjamin F. Chao is affiliated with Academia Sinica in Taiwan and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their body of research centers on geophysics, gravity measurements, and related geoscience fields.

The scientist has contributed to various subfields including oceanography, astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, molecular biology, and aerospace engineering. Their work frequently addresses topics such as geophysics and gravity measurements, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, GNSS positioning and interference, climate variability and models, solar and space plasma dynamics, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Research publications by Benjamin F. Chao include:

  • Variation of the equatorial moments of inertia associated with a 6-year westward rotary motion in the Earth, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Earth's Rotation: Observations and Relation to Deep Interior, 2021, Surveys in Geophysics
  • Variation of Earth's Oblateness J2 on Interannual-to-Decadal Timescales, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • What Causes the Common-Mode Error in Array GPS Displacement Fields: Case Study for Taiwan in Relation to Atmospheric Mass Loading, 2020, Earth and Space Science
  • Greenland Interannual Ice Mass Variations Detected by GRACE Time-Variable Gravity, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters

They have collaborated frequently with a set of coauthors, including:

  • Sheng-An Shih
  • Yao Yu
  • Zhen Li
  • Zizhan Zhang
  • Liming Jiang

Benjamin F. Chao's research has been published across a number of venues, with multiple papers appearing in each of the following:

  • Surveys in Geophysics
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Earth Planets and Space

The scientist's focus on geophysical phenomena is reflected in their repeated publications on gravity variations, Earth rotation, and geodetic measurements. These research efforts contribute to understanding Earth's interior dynamics as well as environmental and atmospheric influences.

Among professional recognitions, Benjamin F. Chao was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019, acknowledging a sustained contribution to the field of geophysics.

Best Publications

  • Impact of Artificial Reservoir Water Impoundment on Global Sea Level

    B. F. Chao;Y. H. Wu;Y. S. Li

  • Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

    Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

  • Past and future contribution of global groundwater depletion to sea-level rise

    Yoshihide Wada;Ludovicus P. H. van Beek;Frederiek C. Sperna Weiland;Benjamin F. Chao

  • Detection of a large-scale mass redistribution in the terrestrial system since 1998.

    Christopher M. Cox;Benjamin F. Chao

  • Changes in the Earth's rotation and low-degree gravitational field induced by earthquakes

    B. Fong Chao;Richard S. Gross

  • An effective filtering for GRACE time-variable gravity: Fan filter

    Zi Zhan Zhang;Zi Zhan Zhang;B. F. Chao;Yang Lu;Hou Tse Hsu

  • Terrestrial water storage anomalies of Yangtze River Basin droughts observed by GRACE and connections with ENSO

    Zizhan Zhang;Zizhan Zhang;B. F. Chao;Jianli Chen;Clark R Wilson

  • Diurnal and Semidiurnal Variations in the Earth's Rotation Rate Induced by Oceanic Tides.

    R. D. Ray;D. J. Steinberg;B. F. Chao;D. E. Cartwright

  • Global surface-water-induced seasonal variations in the earth's rotation and gravitational field

    B. F. Chao;William P. O'Connor

  • Diurnal/semidiurnal polar motion excited by oceanic tidal angular momentum

    B.F. Chao;R.D. Ray;J.M. Gipson;Gary D. Egbert

  • Snow load effect on the Earth's rotation and gravitational field, 1979–1985

    B. Fong Chao;William P. O'Connor;Alfred T. C. Chang;Dorothy K. Hall

  • Temporal variations of the Earth's gravitational field from satellite laser ranging to LAGEOS

    R. S. Nerem;B. F. Chao;A. Y. Au;J. C. Chan

  • Recent Changes in Land Water Storage and its Contribution to Sea Level Variations.

    Yoshihide Wada;John T. Reager;Benjamin F. Chao;Jida Wang

  • Detection of tidal dissipation in the solid Earth by satellite tracking and altimetry

    R. D. Ray;R. J. Eanes;B. F. Chao

  • Anthropogenic impact on global geodynamics due to reservoir water impoundment

    Benjamin Fong Chao

  • On inversion for mass distribution from global (time-variable) gravity field

    Benjamin F. Chao

  • Space geodesy monitors mass transports in global geophysical fluids

    Ben F. Chao;Véronique Dehant;R. S. Gross;R. D. Ray

  • Wavelet analysis provides a new tool for studying Earth's rotation

    Benjamin Fong Chao;Isao Naito

  • Estimation of period and Q of the Chandler wobble

    Masato Furuya;B. F. Chao

  • Oceanic angular momentum variability estimated from the Parallel Ocean Climate Model, 1988–1998

    Thomas J. Johnson;Clark R. Wilson;Benjamin F. Chao

  • Change of sea level trend in the Mediterranean and Black seas

    I. Vigo;D. Garcia;B. F. Chao

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard S. Gross
Richard S. Gross California Institute of Technology
Cheinway Hwang
Cheinway Hwang National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Jean-Paul Boy
Jean-Paul Boy University of Strasbourg
Richard D. Ray
Richard D. Ray Goddard Space Flight Center
Clark R. Wilson
Clark R. Wilson The University of Texas at Austin
C. K. Shum
C. K. Shum The Ohio State University
Jianli Chen
Jianli Chen Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yoshihide Wada
Yoshihide Wada King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jesús García-Lafuente
Jesús García-Lafuente University of Malaga
Torrence V. Johnson
Torrence V. Johnson Jet Propulsion Lab

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