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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 80 546 480 42 40 252 18720

Dawen Yang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dawen Yang between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dawen Yang published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 13.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2022. 34 of the 386 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2022. 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 17 publications
1997 2025

386 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dawen Yang: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 5
2002 4
2003 6
2004 4
2005 6
2006 2
2007 8
2008 17
2009 20
2010 16
2011 17
2012 10
2013 25
2014 14
2015 21
2016 25
2017 21
2018 20
2019 13
2020 26
2021 15
2022 28
2023 23
2024 17
2025 17
Total 386
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Dawen Yang publications per year - data summary

  • Dawen Yang, a Earth Science scholar from Tsinghua University, has 386 publications recorded across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1997 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 28 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1998 and 1999, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 13.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.3 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 100 publications, 26% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1997-2006: 33 publications (3.3 per year); 2007-2016: 173 publications (17.3 per year); 2017-2025: 180 publications (20.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Dawen Yang 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 Dawen Yang 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, 248–257 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: 252 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
238–247 243
248–257 208 252
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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Dawen Yang publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Dawen Yang, a Earth Science scholar from Tsinghua University, records 252 publications - the 79th percentile of the discipline.
  • 79% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Dawen Yang, and about 21% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Dawen Yang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Dawen Yang 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 Dawen Yang 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, 80 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: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 80
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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Dawen Yang D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Dawen Yang, a Earth Science scholar from Tsinghua University, records 80 D-Index - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Dawen Yang, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Dawen Yang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Dawen Yang is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans prominent subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, and Ecology.

The main topics Dawen Yang focuses on include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Climate Variability and Models, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Climate Change and Permafrost, and Hydrology and Drought Analysis.

Yang has contributed to several publications, including: Hydrological cycle and water resources in a changing world: A review (2021, Geography and Sustainability), Evapotranspiration on a greening Earth (2023, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment), Permafrost thawing puts the frozen carbon at risk over the Tibetan Plateau (2020, Science Advances), A physical process and machine learning combined hydrological model for daily streamflow simulations of large watersheds with limited observation data (2020, Journal of Hydrology), and Reconciling disagreement on global river flood changes in a warming climate (2022, Nature Climate Change).

Dawen Yang regularly collaborates with several researchers, the most frequent co-authors being Taihua Wang, Yuting Yang, Ziwei Liu, Lihua Tang, and Hanbo Yang.

The scientist's research outputs are predominantly published in venues such as the Journal of Hydrology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Environmental Research Letters, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, and Geophysical Research Letters.

Best Publications

  • Global potential soil erosion with reference to land use and climate changes

    Dawen Yang;Shinjiro Kanae;Taikan Oki;Toshio Koike

  • New analytical derivation of the mean annual water-energy balance equation

    Hanbo Yang;Dawen Yang;Zhidong Lei;Fubao Sun

  • Spatio-temporal variation of drought in China during 1961–2012: A climatic perspective

    Kai Xu;Dawen Yang;Hanbo Yang;Zhe Li

  • Analyzing spatial and temporal variability of annual water-energy balance in nonhumid regions of China using the Budyko hypothesis

    Dawen Yang;Fubao Sun;Zhiyu Liu;Zhentao Cong

  • Attribution analysis based on the Budyko hypothesis for detecting the dominant cause of runoff decline in Haihe basin

    Xiangyu Xu;Dawen Yang;Hanbo Yang;Huimin Lei

  • Impact of vegetation coverage on regional water balance in the nonhumid regions of China

    Dawen Yang;Weiwei Shao;Pat J.-F. Yeh;Hanbo Yang

  • Analysis of water resources variability in the Yellow River of China during the last half century using historical data

    Dawen Yang;Chong Li;Heping Hu;Zhidong Lei

  • Impact of climate variability and human activity on streamflow decrease in the Miyun Reservoir catchment

    Huan Ma;Dawen Yang;Soon Keat Tan;Bing Gao

  • Global assessment of current water resources using total runoff integrating pathways

    Taikan Oki;Yasushi Agata;Shinjiro Kanae;Takao Saruhashi

  • Hydrological Cycle in the Heihe River Basin and Its Implication for Water Resource Management in Endorheic Basins

    Xin Li;Guodong Cheng;Guodong Cheng;Yingchun Ge;Hongyi Li

  • Permafrost thawing puts the frozen carbon at risk over the Tibetan Plateau

    Taihua Wang;Dawen Yang;Yuting Yang;Shilong Piao

  • Interpreting the complementary relationship in non‐humid environments based on the Budyko and Penman hypotheses

    Dawen Yang;Fubao Sun;Zhiyu Liu;Zhentao Cong

  • Copula based drought frequency analysis considering the spatio-temporal variability in Southwest China

    Kai Xu;Dawen Yang;Xiangyu Xu;Huimin Lei

  • Excessive Afforestation and Soil Drying on China's Loess Plateau

    Shuilei Zhang;Dawen Yang;Yuting Yang;Yuting Yang;Shilong Piao

  • Impact of climate change and human activities on runoff in the Weihe River Basin, China

    Jianxia Chang;Yimin Wang;Erkan Istanbulluoglu;Tao Bai

  • Derivation of climate elasticity of runoff to assess the effects of climate change on annual runoff

    Hanbo Yang;Dawen Yang

  • Quantifying the effect of vegetation change on the regional water balance within the Budyko framework

    Shulei Zhang;Hanbo Yang;Dawen Yang;A. W. Jayawardena

  • Multi-scale evaluation of high-resolution multi-sensor blended global precipitation products over the Yangtze River

    Zhe Li;Dawen Yang;Yang Hong

  • A physical process and machine learning combined hydrological model for daily streamflow simulations of large watersheds with limited observation data

    Shuyu Yang;Dawen Yang;Jinsong Chen;Jerasorn Santisirisomboon

  • Hydrological trend analysis in the Yellow River basin using a distributed hydrological model

    Zhentao Cong;Dawen Yang;Bing Gao;Hanbo Yang

  • Interannual and seasonal variability in evapotranspiration and energy partitioning over an irrigated cropland in the North China Plain

    Huimin Lei;Dawen Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuting Yang
Yuting Yang Tsinghua University
Tim R. McVicar
Tim R. McVicar Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Guodong Cheng
Guodong Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Toshio Koike
Toshio Koike University of Tokyo
Taikan Oki
Taikan Oki University of Tokyo
Shinjiro Kanae
Shinjiro Kanae Tokyo Institute of Technology
Michael L. Roderick
Michael L. Roderick Australian National University
Kun Yang
Kun Yang Tsinghua University
Yang Hong
Yang Hong University of Oklahoma
Ximing Cai
Ximing Cai University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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