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Chi-Yuen Wang 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 Chi-Yuen Wang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 179 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Chi-Yuen Wang 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 Chi-Yuen Wang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Chi-Yuen Wang is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Environmental Science, with notable contributions across related subfields such as Geophysics, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

The topics of their work include earthquake and tectonic studies, earthquake detection and analysis, groundwater flow and contamination studies, seismic waves and analysis, geophysical and geoelectrical methods, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, and seismology and earthquake studies.

Their recent scientific papers demonstrate a range of research interests and venues:

  • Stable isotopes show that earthquakes enhance permeability and release water from mountains, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Missing water from the Qiangtang Basin on the Tibetan Plateau, 2021, Geology
  • Modeling dam deformation in the early stage of internal seepage erosion - Application to the Teton Dam, Idaho, before the 1976 incident, 2021, Journal of Hydrology
  • Are Deep Aquifers Really Confined? Insights From Deep Groundwater Tidal Responses in the North China Platform, 2021, Water Resources Research
  • Effects of Unsaturated Flow on Hydraulic Head Response to Earth Tides-An Analytical Model, 2022, Water Resources Research

Chi-Yuen Wang has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Michael Manga (22 coauthored works), Xiuyu Liang (5), Zheming Shi (3), Roland Mundil (3), and Sam DeNicola (3).

Their publications commonly appear in key journals such as Water Resources Research with 7 publications, Journal of Hydrology with 4, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 2, as well as Nature Communications and Geology.

Wang has also contributed to academic books, with a notable publication titled Water and Earthquakes released by Springer Nature in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Changes in permeability caused by transient stresses: Field observations, experiments, and mechanisms

    Michael Manga;Igor Beresnev;Emily E. Brodsky;Jean E. Elkhoury

  • Earthquakes and Water

    Chi-yuen Wang;Michael Manga

  • Thermally induced acoustic emission in westerly granite

    Chen Yong;Chi-yuen Wang

  • Earthquakes Influenced by Water

    Chi-Yuen Wang;Michael Manga

  • Pore pressure generation in sedimentary basins: Overloading versus aquathermal

    Yaolin Shi;Chi-Yuen Wang

  • 4.12 – Earthquake Hydrology

    M. Manga;C.-Y. Wang

  • Hydrologic Responses to Earthquakes and a General Metric

    Chi‐Yuen Wang;Michael Manga

  • Liquefaction beyond the Near Field

    Chi-Yuen Wang

  • Coseismic hydrologic response of an alluvial fan to the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake, Taiwan

    Chi-yuen Wang;Li-Hsin Cheng;Chi-Van Chin;Shui-Beih Yu

  • Pressurized oceans and the eruption of liquid water on Europa and Enceladus

    M. Manga;C.-Y. Wang

  • Coseismic release of water from mountains: Evidence from the 1999 (Mw = 7.5) Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake

    Chi-yuen Wang;Chung-Ho Wang;Michael Manga

  • Density and constitution of the mantle

    Chi-Yuen Wang

  • SOME MECHANISMS OF MICROCRACK GROWTH AND INTERACTION IN COMPRESSIVE ROCK FAILURE

    T.N. Dey;Chi-Yuen Wang

  • Two-dimensional modeling of the P-T-t paths of regional metamorphism in simple overthrust terrains

    Yaolin Shi;Chi-Yuen Wang

  • Generation of high pore pressures in accretionary prisms: Inferences from the Barbados Subduction Complex

    Yaolin Shi;Chi-Yuen Wang

  • Mechanism of water level changes during earthquakes: Near field versus intermediate field

    Chi-yuen Wang;Yeeping Chia

  • Shear Elastic Constant C 44 and Phase Transformation of KCl

    Chi-Yuen Wang

  • Mechanism of co-seismic water level change following four great earthquakes - insights from co-seismic responses throughout the Chinese mainland

    Zheming Shi;Guangcai Wang;Michael Manga;Chi-Yuen Wang

  • A Simple Earth Model

    Chi-yuen Wang

  • Increased stream discharge after the 3 September 2016 Mw 5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma earthquake

    Michael Manga;Chi Yuen Wang;Manoochehr Shirzaei

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Manga
Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley
Chung-Ho Wang
Chung-Ho Wang National Chung Hsing University
Douglas S. Dreger
Douglas S. Dreger University of California, Berkeley
Manoochehr Shirzaei
Manoochehr Shirzaei United Nations University
Francis T. Wu
Francis T. Wu Binghamton University
Igor A. Beresnev
Igor A. Beresnev Iowa State University
Derek Elsworth
Derek Elsworth Pennsylvania State University
Emily E. Brodsky
Emily E. Brodsky University of California, Santa Cruz
Alexander Wong
Alexander Wong University of Waterloo
Hans-Rudolf Wenk
Hans-Rudolf Wenk University of California, Berkeley

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