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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Computer Science 56 4121 4006 550 547 334 10966
Environmental Sciences 59 3102 2968 320 316 338 12484

Hui Lin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hui Lin between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hui Lin published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 14.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2018. 21 of the 485 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2018. 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

485 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hui Lin: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 2
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 4
2000 4
2001 7
2002 3
2003 4
2004 6
2005 13
2006 10
2007 13
2008 18
2009 19
2010 19
2011 25
2012 27
2013 20
2014 25
2015 29
2016 20
2017 21
2018 34
2019 26
2020 24
2021 26
2022 23
2023 26
2024 14
2025 20
2026 1
Total 485
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Hui Lin publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hui Lin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 331–340 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 338 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80 338
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Hui Lin D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hui Lin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177 59
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Hui Lin is affiliated with Jiangxi Normal University in China and specializes in environmental science with a focus on remote sensing and ecosystem studies. Their research covers a range of subfields including global and planetary change, ecology, environmental engineering, atmospheric science, and aerospace engineering.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably remote sensing in agriculture, land use and ecosystem services, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) applications and techniques, forest ecology and management, cryospheric studies and observations, and landslides and related hazards.

They have contributed to multiple publications across several academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • International Journal of Digital Earth
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Evaluation and analysis of ecosystem service value based on land use/cover change in Dongting Lake wetland" (2022, Ecological Indicators)
  • "Mapping wetland using the object-based stacked generalization method based on multi-temporal optical and SAR data" (2020, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation)
  • "Analyzing the spatiotemporal pattern and driving factors of wetland vegetation changes using 2000-2019 time-series Landsat data" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Mapping the vegetation distribution and dynamics of a wetland using adaptive-stacking and Google Earth Engine based on multi-source remote sensing data" (2021, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation)
  • "Incorporating synthetic aperture radar and optical images to investigate the annual dynamics of anthropogenic impervious surface at large scale" (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)

Hui Lin collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Jiangping Long, Meng Zhang, Peifeng Ma, Zilin Ye, and Min Huang. These collaborations have resulted in a significant number of joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Measuring human perceptions of a large-scale urban region using machine learning

    Fan Zhang;Fan Zhang;Fan Zhang;Bolei Zhou;Liu Liu;Yu Liu

  • Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation maxima during 1960-2005 in the Yangtze River basin and possible association with large-scale circulation

    Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Chong-Yu Xu;Chong-Yu Xu;Zengxin Zhang;Yongqin David Chen

  • Sustainable land use optimization using Boundary-based Fast Genetic Algorithm

    Kai Cao;Kai Cao;Kai Cao;Bo Huang;Shaowen Wang;Hui Lin

  • Reflections and speculations on the progress in Geographic Information Systems (GIS): a geographic perspective

    Guonian Lü;Michael Batty;Josef Strobl;Hui Lin

  • Virtual Geographic Environments (VGEs): A New Generation of Geographic Analysis Tool

    Hui Lin;Min Chen;Guonian Lu;Qing Zhu

  • Improving the impervious surface estimation with combined use of optical and SAR remote sensing images

    Yuanzhi Zhang;Yuanzhi Zhang;Hongsheng Zhang;Hui Lin

  • Urban morphology detection and computation for urban climate research

    Yong Xu;Chao Ren;Peifeng Ma;Justin Ho

  • Agent-based simulation of building evacuation

    Lu Tan;Mingyuan Hu;Hui Lin

  • Shanghai subway tunnels and highways monitoring through Cosmo-SkyMed Persistent Scatterers

    Daniele Perissin;Zhiying Wang;Hui Lin

  • Speciated OVOC and VOC emission inventories and their implications for reactivity-based ozone control strategy in the Pearl River Delta region, China.

    Jiamin Ou;Junyu Zheng;Rongrong Li;Xiaobo Huang

  • Virtual Geographic Environment – A Workspace for Computer-aided Geographic Experiments

    Hui Lin;Min Chen;Guonian Lu

  • Land use projections in China under global socioeconomic and emission scenarios: Utilizing a scenario-based land-use change assessment framework

    Na Dong;Lan You;Wenjia Cai;Gang Li

  • Virtual Geographic Environments

    Min Chen;Min Chen;Hui Lin;Guonian Lu

  • Mapping Paddy Rice Using a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) with Landsat 8 Datasets in the Dongting Lake Area, China

    Meng Zhang;Hui Lin;Guangxing Wang;Hua Sun

  • Interaction between permafrost and infrastructure along the Qinghai–Tibet Railway detected via jointly analysis of C- and L-band small baseline SAR interferometry

    Fulong Chen;Hui Lin;Zhen Li;Quan Chen

  • Monitoring Sugarcane Growth Using ENVISAT ASAR Data

    Hui Lin;Jinsong Chen;Zhiyuan Pei;Songling Zhang

  • Representing place locales using scene elements

    Fan Zhang;Fan Zhang;Ding Zhang;Yu Liu;Hui Lin

  • Application of ENVISAT ASAR Data in Mapping Rice Crop Growth in Southern China

    Jinsong Chen;Hui Lin;Zhiyuan Pei

  • Textural–Spectral Feature-Based Species Classification of Mangroves in Mai Po Nature Reserve from Worldview-3 Imagery

    Ting Wang;Hongsheng Zhang;Hui Lin;Chaoyang Fang

  • Formalizing fuzzy objects from uncertain classification results

    Tao Cheng;Martien Molenaar;Hui Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Min Chen
Min Chen South China University of Technology
Mingsheng Liao
Mingsheng Liao Wuhan University
Guangxing Wang
Guangxing Wang Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Ting Wang
Ting Wang Washington University in St. Louis
Gang Li
Gang Li Chinese University of Hong Kong
Quanan Zheng
Quanan Zheng University of Maryland, College Park
Olaf Kolditz
Olaf Kolditz TU Dresden
Wei Ji
Wei Ji Renmin University of China
Jianya Gong
Jianya Gong Wuhan University
A-Xing Zhu
A-Xing Zhu University of Wisconsin–Madison

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