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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 60 1901 1714 831 731 170 12719

Changsheng Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Changsheng Chen between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Changsheng Chen published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2023. 27 of the 245 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2023. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 16 publications
1976 2025

245 publications in total across all disciplines

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Changsheng Chen: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 4
1996 3
1997 2
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 7
2002 6
2003 9
2004 8
2005 3
2006 6
2007 4
2008 11
2009 12
2010 12
2011 8
2012 8
2013 8
2014 9
2015 7
2016 6
2017 4
2018 3
2019 2
2020 12
2021 14
2022 17
2023 24
2024 11
2025 16
Total 245
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Changsheng Chen 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 Changsheng Chen 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, 168–177 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: 170 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
168–177 490 170
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
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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Changsheng Chen 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 Changsheng Chen 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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
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 60
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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Overview

Changsheng Chen is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a prominent emphasis on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Condensed Matter Physics, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Climate change and permafrost

Changsheng Chen has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Supported Ruthenium Single-Atom and Clustered Catalysts Outperform Benchmark Pt for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution (2023, Advanced Materials)
  • Changes in sea ice and future accessibility along the Arctic Northeast Passage (2020, Global and Planetary Change)
  • Petrogenesis of the Lijiagou spodumene pegmatites in Songpan-Garze Fold Belt, West Sichuan, China: Evidence from geochemistry, zircon, cassiterite and coltan U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotopic compositions (2020, Lithos)
  • Interannual Variabilities of Nutrients and Phytoplankton off the Changjiang Estuary in Response to Changing River Inputs (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans)
  • Projecting ocean acidification impacts for the Gulf of Maine to 2050 (2021, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene)

The main publication venues where Chen frequently publishes include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Algal Research
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Progress In Oceanography

Frequent coauthors in Chen's research include Dehua Ji, Yan Xu, Chaotian Xie, Robert C. Beardsley, and Kai Xu. Collaborations with these researchers have resulted in multiple publications, reflecting ongoing partnerships in related scientific fields.

Best Publications

  • An Unstructured Grid, Finite-Volume, Three-Dimensional, Primitive Equations Ocean Model: Application to Coastal Ocean and Estuaries

    Changsheng Chen;Hedong Liu;Robert C. Beardsley

  • An Unstructured Grid, Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) System

    Changsheng Chen;Roberet Beardsley;Geoffrey Cowles

  • On the Recurrent Ulva prolifera Blooms in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea

    Chuanmin Hu;Daqiu Li;Changsheng Chen;Jianzhong Ge

  • A finite volume numerical approach for coastal ocean circulation studies: Comparisons with finite difference models

    Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen;Haosheng Huang;Robert C. Beardsley;Hedong Liu

  • Comparison of winter and summer hydrographic observations in the Yellow and East China Seas and adjacent Kuroshio during 1986

    Changsheng Chen;Robert C. Beardsley;Richard Limeburner;Kuh Kim

  • Physical mechanisms for the offshore detachment of the Changjiang Diluted Water in the East China Sea

    Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen;Pengfei Xue;Pingxing Ding;Robert C. Beardsley

  • An unstructured-grid finite-volume surface wave model (FVCOM-SWAVE): Implementation, validations and applications

    Jianhua Qi;Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen;Robert C. Beardsley;Will Perrie

  • Saltwater intrusion into the Changjiang River: A model-guided mechanism study

    Pengfei Xue;Changsheng Chen;Pingxing Ding;Robert C. Beardsley

  • Physical-biological sources for dense algal blooms near the Changjiang River

    Changsheng Chen;Jianrong Zhu;Robert C. Beardsley;Peter J. S. Franks

  • A Numerical Study of Stratified Tidal Rectification over Finite-Amplitude Banks. Part II: Georges Bank

    Changsheng Chen;Robert C. Beardsley;Richard Limeburner

  • Development of water quality model in the Satilla River Estuary, Georgia

    Lianyuan Zheng;Changsheng Chen;Frank Y. Zhang

  • Rapid Climate-Driven Circulation Changes Threaten Conservation of Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

    Nicholas Record;Jeffrey Runge;Daniel Pendleton

  • Zonal surface wind jets across the Red Sea due to mountain gap forcing along both sides of the Red Sea

    Houshuo Jiang;J. Thomas Farrar;Robert C. Beardsley;Ru Chen

  • A model study of the coupled biological and physical dynamics in Lake Michigan

    Changsheng Chen;Rubao Ji;David J. Schwab;Dmitry Beletsky

  • Tidal dynamics in the Gulf of Maine and New England Shelf : an application of FVCOM

    Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen;Haosheng Huang;Robert C. Beardsley;Qichun Xu

  • Complexity of the flooding/drying process in an estuarine tidal‐creek salt‐marsh system: An application of FVCOM

    Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen;Jianhua Qi;Chunyan Li;Chunyan Li;Robert C. Beardsley

  • A modeling study of the Satilla River estuary, Georgia. I: Flooding-drying process and water exchange over the salt marsh-estuary-shelf complex

    Lianyuan Zheng;Changsheng Chen;Hedong Liu

  • Abundance, distribution and population structure of the copepod Calanus finmarchicus in a springtime right whale feeding area in the southwestern Gulf of Maine

    Karen F. Wishner;Jill R. Schoenherr;Jill R. Schoenherr;Robert Beardsley;Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen

  • The role of Qiongzhou Strait in the seasonal variation of the South China Sea circulation

    Maochong Shi;Changsheng Chen;Qichun Xu;Huichan Lin

  • Near-inertial oscillations over the Texas-Louisiana shelf

    Changsheng Chen;Robert O. Reid;Worth D. Nowlin

  • Does the Taiwan warm current exist in winter

    Jianrong Zhu;Changsheng Chen;Pingxing Ding;Chunyan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert C. Beardsley
Robert C. Beardsley Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Rubao Ji
Rubao Ji Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Chunyan Li
Chunyan Li Louisiana State University
Cabell S. Davis
Cabell S. Davis Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
David W. Townsend
David W. Townsend University of Maine
Peter Franks
Peter Franks University of California, Davis
Andrew J. Pershing
Andrew J. Pershing Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Jeffrey A. Runge
Jeffrey A. Runge University of Maine
Richard G. J. Bellerby
Richard G. J. Bellerby East China Normal University
William Perrie
William Perrie Bedford Institute of Oceanography

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