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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 41 7714 7412 2748 2556 159 6479

Bing Lin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bing Lin between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bing Lin published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2015. 12 of the 180 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2015. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
1994 2025

180 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bing Lin: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 1
2002 4
2003 6
2004 2
2005 4
2006 10
2007 10
2008 5
2009 6
2010 10
2011 14
2012 7
2013 10
2014 11
2015 20
2016 4
2017 5
2018 6
2019 3
2020 7
2021 7
2022 2
2023 5
2024 6
2025 6
Total 180
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Bing Lin publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bing Lin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 151–160 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 159 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539 159
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Bing Lin D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bing Lin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343 41
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Bing Lin is affiliated with the Langley Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics Bing Lin has worked on include Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, and Planetary Science and Exploration.

The scientist has published numerous papers in several frequent venues, including:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Frontiers in Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Bing Lin include:

  • Observations of Greenhouse Gas Changes Across Summer Frontal Boundaries in the Eastern United States, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • The Atmospheric Carbon and Transport (ACT)-America Mission, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Field Evaluation of Column CO2 Retrievals From Intensity-Modulated Continuous-Wave Differential Absorption Lidar Measurements During the ACT-America Campaign, 2020, Earth and Space Science
  • Atmospheric Carbon and Transport - America (ACT-America) Data Sets: Description, Management, and Delivery, 2021, Earth and Space Science
  • A new exponentially decaying error correlation model for assimilating OCO-2 column-average CO2 data using a length scale computed from airborne lidar measurements, 2022, Geoscientific Model Development

Bing Lin has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • K. J. Davis
  • J. F. Campbell
  • J. T. Dobler
  • Sandip Pal
  • Emily Bell

Best Publications

  • CALIPSO/CALIOP Cloud Phase Discrimination Algorithm

    Yongxiang Hu;David Winker;Mark Vaughan;Bing Lin

  • Occurrence, liquid water content, and fraction of supercooled water clouds from combined CALIOP/IIR/MODIS measurements

    Yongxiang Hu;Sharon Rodier;Kuan-man Xu;Wenbo Sun

  • Satellite-Based Assessment of Possible Dust Aerosols Semi-Direct Effect on Cloud Water Path over East Asia

    Jianping Huang;Bing Lin;Patrick Minnis;Tianhe Wang

  • Possible influences of Asian dust aerosols on cloud properties and radiative forcing observed from MODIS and CERES

    Jianping Huang;Patrick Minnis;Bing Lin;Tianhe Wang

  • Thin Liquid Water Clouds: Their Importance and Our Challenge

    David D. Turner;A. M. Vogelmann;Richard T. Austin;James C. Barnard

  • The Observed State of the Energy Budget in the Early Twenty-First Century

    Tristan S. L'Ecuyer;H. K. Beaudoing;H. K. Beaudoing;M. Rodell;W. Olson

  • The depolarization - attenuated backscatter relation: CALIPSO lidar measurements vs. theory

    Yongxiang Hu;Mark Vaughan;Zhaoyan Liu;Bing Lin

  • The Iris Hypothesis: A Negative or Positive Cloud Feedback?.

    Bing Lin;Bruce A. Wielicki;Lin H. Chambers;Yongxiang Hu

  • Sea surface wind speed estimation from space-based lidar measurements

    Y. Hu;K. Stamnes;M. Vaughan;Jacques Pelon

  • δ-Fit: A fast and accurate treatment of particle scattering phase functions with weighted singular-value decomposition least-squares fitting

    Y.-X Hu;B Wielicki;B Lin;G Gibson

  • Observations of cloud liquid water path over oceans: Optical and microwave remote sensing methods

    Bing Lin;William B. Rossow

  • Evidence of mineral dust altering cloud microphysics and precipitation

    Qilong Min;Rui Li;Bing Lin;Everette Joseph

  • Atmospheric CO2 column measurements with an airborne intensity-modulated continuous wave 1.57 μm fiber laser lidar.

    Jeremy T. Dobler;F. Wallace Harrison;Edward V. Browell;Bing Lin

  • CERES Edition-2 Cloud Property Retrievals Using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS Data—Part II: Examples of Average Results and Comparisons With Other Data

    P. Minnis;Szedung Sun-Mack;Yan Chen;M. M. Khaiyer

  • Application of deep convective cloud albedo observation to satellite-based study of the terrestrial atmosphere: monitoring the stability of spaceborne measurements and assessing absorption anomaly

    Yongxiang Hu;B.A. Wielicki;Ping Yang;P.W. Stackhouse

  • Advanced retrievals of multilayered cloud properties using multispectral measurements

    Jianping Huang;Patrick Minnis;Bing Lin;Yuhong Yi

  • Life Cycle of Midlatitude Deep Convective Systems in a Lagrangian Framework

    Zhe Feng;Zhe Feng;Xiquan Dong;Baike Xi;Sally A. McFarlane

  • Seasonal Variation of Liquid and Ice Water Path in Nonprecipitating Clouds over Oceans

    Bing Lin;William B. Rossow

  • Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration and Carbon Uptake at Harvard Forest

    Qilong Min;Bing Lin

  • Investigation of the 2006 drought and 2007 flood extremes at the Southern Great Plains through an integrative analysis of observations

    Xiquan Dong;Baike Xi;Aaron Kennedy;Zhe Feng

  • Estimation of water cloud properties from satellite microwave, infrared and visible measurements in oceanic environments: 2. Results

    Bing Lin;Patrick Minnis;Bruce Wielicki;David R. Doelling

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongxiang Hu
Yongxiang Hu Langley Research Center
Patrick Minnis
Patrick Minnis Langley Research Center
Kenneth J. Davis
Kenneth J. Davis Pennsylvania State University
Zhaoyan Liu
Zhaoyan Liu Langley Research Center
Edward V. Browell
Edward V. Browell Langley Research Center
Bruce A. Wielicki
Bruce A. Wielicki Langley Research Center
Jianping Huang
Jianping Huang Lanzhou University
Thomas Lauvaux
Thomas Lauvaux Pennsylvania State University
Christopher W. O'Dell
Christopher W. O'Dell Colorado State University
Xiquan Dong
Xiquan Dong University of Arizona

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