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D-Index
51
Citations
8470
World Ranking
4795
National Ranking
1768

C. Y. She 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 C. Y. She sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 180 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

C. Y. She 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 C. Y. She sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

C. Y. She is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy. The scientist's work predominantly addresses topics related to atmospheric dynamics, spectroscopy, and planetary atmospheric processes.

The main fields of study represented in their publications are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy

The subfields of their research include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

C. Y. She's work focuses on the following main research topics:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Calibration and Measurement Techniques

Among the recently published papers authored or co-authored by C. Y. She are:

  • "Retrieval of mesospheric sodium from OSIRIS nightglow measurements and comparison to ground-based Lidar measurements" (2021), published in Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
  • "MLT Science Enabled by Atmospheric Lidars" (2021), published in Geophysical Monograph
  • "Atomic vapor filter revisited: a Cabannes scattering temperature/wind lidar at 770 nm" (2021), published in Optics Express
  • "Comparative study of lidars for measuring atmospheric temperature and wind" (2023), published in Applied Optics
  • "Climatology and Seasonal Variations of Temperatures and Gravity Wave Activities in the Mesopause Region Above Ft. Collins, CO (40.6°N, 105.1°W)" (2022), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

The scientist has published extensively in journals such as Applied Optics, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Optics Express, and Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jonathan S. Friedman
  • Zhaoai Yan
  • David A. Krueger
  • Tao Yuan
  • Chester S. Gardner

C. Y. She has also contributed to book publications, including the work titled Atmospheric Lidar Fundamentals (2022) published by Cambridge University Press.

Best Publications

  • An empirical model of the Earth's horizontal wind fields: HWM07

    D. P. Drob;J. T. Emmert;G. Crowley;J. M. Picone

  • Assessment of the quality of the Version 1.07 temperature‐versus‐pressure profiles of the middle atmosphere from TIMED/SABER

    Ellis E. Remsberg;B. T. Marshall;M. Garcia-Comas;D. Krueger

  • Review of mesospheric temperature trends

    G. Beig;Philippe Keckhut;Robert P. Lowe;R. G. Roble

  • Tidal perturbations and variability in the mesopause region over Fort Collins, CO (41N, 105W): Continuous multi-day temperature and wind lidar observations

    C. Y. She;Tao Li;Richard L. Collins;Richard L. Collins;Tao Yuan

  • Eight-year climatology of nocturnal temperature and sodium density in the mesopause region (80 to 105 km) over Fort Collins, Co (41°N, 105°W)

    C. Y. She;Songsheng Chen;Zhilin Hu;James Sherman

  • The first 80‐hour continuous lidar campaign for simultaneous observation of mesopause region temperature and wind

    C. Y. She;Jim Sherman;Jim Sherman;Tao Yuan;B. P. Williams

  • Two-frequency Lidar technique for mesospheric Na temperature measurements

    C. Y. She;H. Latifi;J. R. Yu;R. J. Alvarez

  • Concept of a two‐level mesopause: Support through new lidar observations

    C. Y. She;U. von Zahn

  • High-spectral-resolution Rayleigh-Mie lidar measurement of aerosol and atmospheric profiles.

    C. Y. She;R. J. Alvarez;L. M. Caldwell;D. A. Krueger

  • High-spectral-resolution lidar with iodine-vapor filters: measurement of atmospheric-state and aerosol profiles.

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  • DAYTIME MESOPAUSE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS WITH A SODIUM-VAPOR DISPERSIVE FARADAY FILTER IN A LIDAR RECEIVER

    H. Chen;M. A. White;David A. Krueger;C. Y. She

  • Sodium-vapor dispersive Faraday filter.

    H. Chen;C. Y. She;Paul Searcy;Eric Korevaar

  • Mesospheric Na layer at 40°N: Modeling and observations

    John M. C. Plane;Chester S. Gardner;Jirong Yu;C. Y. She

  • On the consistency of model, ground‐based, and satellite observations of tidal signatures: Initial results from the CAWSES tidal campaigns

    W. E. Ward;J. Oberheide;L. P. Goncharenko;T. Nakamura

  • Concentric gravity waves in the mesosphere generated by deep convective plumes in the lower atmosphere near Fort Collins, Colorado

    Jia Yue;Sharon L. Vadas;Chiao-Yao She;Takuji Nakamura

  • Simultaneous three‐frequency Na lidar measurements of radial wind and temperature in the mesopause region

    C. Y. She;J. R. Yu

  • Seasonal temperature variations in the mesopause region at mid-latitude: comparison of lidar and hydroxyl rotational temperatures using windii⧹uars oh Height profiles

    C.Y She;R.P Lowe

  • High-spectral-resolution fluorescence light detection and ranging for mesospheric sodium temperature measurements.

    Unknown

  • Retrieving mesopause temperature and line-of-sight wind from full-diurnal-cycle Na lidar observations.

    Unknown

  • Observed thermal structure of a midlatitude mesopause

    C. Y. She;J. R. Yu;H. Chen

  • Climatology of mesopause region temperature, zonal wind, and meridional wind over Fort Collins, Colorado (41°N, 105­°W), and comparison with model simulations

    Tao Yuan;Chiao-Yao She;David A. Krueger;Fabrizio Sassi

  • A model study of the effects of winds on concentric rings of gravity waves from a convective plume near Fort Collins on 11 May 2004

    Sharon L. Vadas;Jia Yue;Chiao-Yao She;Peter A. Stamus

  • Seasonal variations of semidiurnal tidal perturbations in mesopause region temperature and zonal and meridional winds above Fort Collins, Colorado (40.6°N, 105.1°W)

    Tao Yuan;Hauke Schmidt;C. Y. She;David A. Krueger

Frequent Co-Authors

Han-Li Liu
Han-Li Liu National Center for Atmospheric Research
Franz-Josef Lübken
Franz-Josef Lübken University of Rostock
F. J. Schmidlin
F. J. Schmidlin National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Peter Hoffmann
Peter Hoffmann University of Rostock
Jens Oberheide
Jens Oberheide Clemson University
Werner Singer
Werner Singer University of Rostock
Takuji Nakamura
Takuji Nakamura National Institute of Polar Research
Maura E. Hagan
Maura E. Hagan Utah State University
Anne K. Smith
Anne K. Smith National Center for Atmospheric Research
Markus Rapp
Markus Rapp German Aerospace Center

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