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9952
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2308
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Gang Lu 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 Gang Lu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 171 publications — 47th percentile

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

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

Gang Lu 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 Gang Lu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gang Lu is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their recent research includes work on power network load prediction and studies related to geomagnetic storms using physics-based and empirical models.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • Robust Load Prediction of Power Network Clusters Based on Cloud-Model-Improved Transformer, 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Globally- and hemispherically-integrated Joule heating rates during the 17 March 2015 geomagnetic storm, according to physics-based and empirical models, 2025, Annales Geophysicae

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Cheng Jiang
  • Xue Ma
  • Di Wu
  • Stelios Tourgaidis
  • Dimitris Baloukidis

The main venues where Gang Lu has published are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Annales Geophysicae

Best Publications

  • Corotating solar wind streams and recurrent geomagnetic activity: A review

    Bruce T. Tsurutani;Bruce T. Tsurutani;Walter D. Gonzalez;Alicia L. C. Gonzalez;Fernando L. Guarnieri

  • Development and Validation of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model With Thermosphere and Ionosphere Extension (WACCM‐X 2.0)

    Han‐Li Liu;Charles G. Bardeen;Benjamin T. Foster;Peter Lauritzen

  • The NCAR TIE‐GCM

    Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Barbara A. Emery;Benjamin Foster

  • Dominant role of the asymmetric ring current in producing the stormtime Dst

    M. W. Liemohn;J. U. Kozyra;M. F. Thomsen;J. L. Roeder

  • A statistical study of the ionospheric convection response to changing interplanetary magnetic field conditions using the assimilative mapping of ionospheric electrodynamics technique

    A. J. Ridley;Gang Lu;C. R. Clauer;V. O. Papitashvili

  • Global simulation of the Geospace Environment Modeling substorm challenge event

    J. Raeder;R. L. McPherron;L. A. Frank;S. Kokubun

  • Theoretical study of the low- and midlatitude ionospheric electron density enhancement during the October 2003 superstorm: Relative importance of the neutral wind and the electric field

    C. H. Lin;C. H. Lin;A. D. Richmond;R. A. Heelis;G. J. Bailey

  • Magnetosphere‐ionosphere‐thermosphere coupling: Effect of neutral winds on energy transfer and field‐aligned current

    G. Lu;A. D. Richmond;B. A. Emery;R. G. Roble

  • Upper-atmospheric effects of magnetic storms: a brief tutorial

    A.D. Richmond;G. Lu

  • Global energy deposition during the January 1997 magnetic cloud event

    G. Lu;D. N. Baker;R. L. McPherron;Charlie J. Farrugia

  • Parameterization of monoenergetic electron impact ionization

    Xiaohua Fang;Cora E. Randall;Dirk Lummerzheim;Wenbin Wang

  • Global impact of ionospheric outflows on the dynamics of the magnetosphere and cross-polar cap potential

    R. M. Winglee;D. Chua;M. Brittnacher;G. K. Parks

  • Energy transport in the thermosphere during the solar storms of April 2002

    Martin G. Mlynczak;F. Javier Martin-Torres;Geoff Crowley;David P. Kratz

  • A dayside ionospheric positive storm phase driven by neutral winds

    G. Lu;Larisa Petrovna Goncharenko;A. D. Richmond;R. G. Roble

  • Introduction to the special section: Violent Sun-Earth connection events of October–November 2003

    N. Gopalswamy;L. Barbieri;G. Lu;S. P. Plunkett

  • Interhemispheric asymmetry of the high-latitude ionospheric convection pattern

    G. Lu;A. D. Richmond;B. A. Emery;P. H. Reiff

  • Coexistence of ionospheric positive and negative storm phases under northern winter conditions: A case study

    G. Lu;A. D. Richmond;R. G. Roble;B. A. Emery

  • Intense space storms: Critical issues and open disputes

    I. A. Daglis;J. U. Kozyra;Y. Kamide;D. Vassiliadis

  • Electron impact ionization: A new parameterization for 100 eV to 1 MeV electrons

    Xiaohua Fang;Cora E. Randall;Dirk Lummerzheim;Stanley C. Solomon

  • A two-ejecta event associated with a two-step geomagnetic storm

    Charlie J. Farrugia;V. K. Jordanova;V. K. Jordanova;M. F. Thomsen;G. Lu

  • Thermosphere density variations due to the 15–24 April 2002 solar events from CHAMP/STAR accelerometer measurements

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Gang Lu;Sean Bruinsma;Steven Nerem

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur D. Richmond
Arthur D. Richmond National Center for Atmospheric Research
Wenbin Wang
Wenbin Wang National Center for Atmospheric Research
Barbara A. Emery
Barbara A. Emery National Center for Atmospheric Research
Larry J. Paxton
Larry J. Paxton Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Eelco Doornbos
Eelco Doornbos Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Raymond G. Roble
Raymond G. Roble National Center for Atmospheric Research
Stanley C. Solomon
Stanley C. Solomon National Center for Atmospheric Research
J. M. Ruohoniemi
J. M. Ruohoniemi Virginia Tech
Jeffrey M. Forbes
Jeffrey M. Forbes University of Colorado Boulder
Delores J. Knipp
Delores J. Knipp University of Colorado Boulder

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