D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Gang Lu

National Center for Atmospheric Research
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Earth Science D-index 51 Citations 7,687 165 World Ranking 2078 National Ranking 942

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Ionosphere
Solar wind
Meteorology

Gang Lu mainly investigates Ionosphere, Atmospheric sciences, Geophysics, Geomagnetic storm and Thermosphere. Gang Lu performs integrative study on Ionosphere and Electric field. Gang Lu regularly links together related areas like Storm in his Atmospheric sciences studies.

The various areas that he examines in his Geophysics study include Magnetopause, Ring current, Magnetosphere, Solar wind and Convection. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Geomagnetic storm, Solar physics is strongly linked to Coronal mass ejection. In Thermosphere, Gang Lu works on issues like Electron density, which are connected to Electron temperature, F region and Universal Time.

His most cited work include:

Corotating solar wind streams and recurrent geomagnetic activity: A review (393 citations)
Dominant role of the asymmetric ring current in producing the stormtime Dst (268 citations)
A statistical study of the ionospheric convection response to changing interplanetary magnetic field conditions using the assimilative mapping of ionospheric electrodynamics technique (217 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Gang Lu mostly deals with Ionosphere, Geophysics, Atmospheric sciences, Geomagnetic storm and Magnetosphere. His F region and Incoherent scatter study in the realm of Ionosphere interacts with subjects such as Electric field and Joule heating. His Geophysics research includes elements of Magnetopause, Interplanetary magnetic field, Solar wind, Convection and Earth's magnetic field.

His Atmospheric sciences research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Storm, Atmosphere, Thermosphere and Latitude. His research integrates issues of Ring current, Coronal mass ejection, Space weather and Precipitation in his study of Geomagnetic storm. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Computational physics, Outflow and Electrojet.

He most often published in these fields:

Ionosphere (53.49%)
Geophysics (48.26%)
Atmospheric sciences (36.05%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

Ionosphere (53.49%)
Atmospheric sciences (36.05%)
Storm (19.77%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Gang Lu mainly focuses on Ionosphere, Atmospheric sciences, Storm, Thermosphere and Environmental science. His Ionosphere study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Atmosphere, High latitude and Solar wind. His work carried out in the field of Atmospheric sciences brings together such families of science as Space weather and Precipitation.

His Storm study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Geomagnetic storm and Plume. His Geomagnetic storm study incorporates themes from Seismology, Coronal mass ejection, Interplanetary magnetic field and Geophysics. His work in Geophysics tackles topics such as Magnetosphere which are related to areas like Computational physics.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

The NCAR TIE‐GCM (123 citations)
Development and validation of the whole atmosphere Community Climate Model with thermosphere and ionosphere extension (WACCM-X 2.0) (87 citations)
High‐latitude energy input and its impact on the thermosphere (31 citations)

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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.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2006)

620 Citations

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.
web science (1999)

327 Citations

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

M. W. Liemohn;J. U. Kozyra;M. F. Thomsen;J. L. Roeder.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2001)

317 Citations

Global simulation of the Geospace Environment Modeling substorm challenge event

J. Raeder;R. L. McPherron;L. A. Frank;S. Kokubun.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2001)

269 Citations

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.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2005)

243 Citations

The NCAR TIE‐GCM

Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Barbara A. Emery;Benjamin Foster.
(2014)

229 Citations

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.
Journal of Geophysical Research (1995)

202 Citations

Global energy deposition during the January 1997 magnetic cloud event

G. Lu;D. N. Baker;R. L. McPherron;Charlie J. Farrugia.
web science (1998)

191 Citations

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