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D-Index
39
Citations
8578
World Ranking
8256
National Ranking
2948

James R. Wang 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 James R. Wang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 111 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

James R. Wang 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 James R. Wang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

James R. Wang is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. This institution is known for its involvement in space and Earth science research, often focusing on astrophysics, planetary science, and related fields.

Details about recent papers, including titles, publication years, venues, and citation counts, are not available for James R. Wang. Similarly, information on frequent co-authors, publication venues, and book publications is not provided.

There is no data regarding specific main fields or subfields of study, nor the principal topics of research that James R. Wang might have engaged in. Likewise, there are no records of awards or honors associated with this scientist.

The available information does confirm that James R. Wang is currently living. Given the limited data, the profile focuses primarily on institutional affiliation without further details about research contributions or scientific output.

Best Publications

  • An Empirical Model for the Complex Dielectric Permittivity of Soils as a Function of Water Content

    James R. Wang;Thomas J. Schmugge

  • A model for microwave emission from vegetation-covered fields

    T. Mo;B. J. Choudhury;T. J. Schmugge;J. R. Wang

  • Estimation of bare surface soil moisture and surface roughness parameter using L-band SAR image data

    Jiancheng Shi;J. Wang;A.Y. Hsu;P.E. O'Neill

  • Remote sensing of soil moisture content over bare field at 1.4 GHz frequency

    J. R. Wang;B. J. Choudhury

  • Passive microwave sensing of soil moisture under vegetation canopies

    Thomas J. Jackson;Thomas J. Schmugge;James R. Wang

  • Passive Microwave Soil Moisture Research

    Thomas Schmugge;Peggy E. O'Neill;James R. Wang

  • Multifrequency Measurements of the Effects of Soil Moisture, Soil Texture, And Surface Roughness

    James R. Wang;Peggy E. O'Neill;Thomas J. Jackson;Edwin T. Engman

  • Ground Validation for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

    David B. Wolff;D. A. Marks;D. A. Marks;E. Amitai;E. Amitai;D. S. Silberstein;D. S. Silberstein

  • Passive microwave remote sensing of soil moisture: results from HAPEX, FIFE and MONSOON 90

    T. Schmugge;T.J. Jackson;W.P. Kustas;J.R. Wang

  • Effect of vegetation on soil moisture sensing observed from orbiting microwave radiometers

    James R. Wang

  • The L-band PBMR measurements of surface soil moisture in FIFE

    J.R. Wang;J.C. Shiue;T.J. Schmugge;E.T. Engman

  • Ice Cloud Retrievals and Analysis with the Compact Scanning Submillimeter Imaging Radiometer and the Cloud Radar System during CRYSTAL FACE

    K. Franklin Evans;James R. Wang;Paul E. Racette;Gerald Heymsfield

  • The SIR-B Observations of Microwave Backscatter Dependence on Soil Moisture, Surface Roughness, and Vegetation Covers

    James R. Wang;Edwin T. Engmen;James C. Shiue;M. Rusek

  • Global Precipitation Measurement Cold Season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx): For Measurement Sake Let it Snow

    Gail Skofronick-Jackson;David Hudak;Walter Petersen;Stephen W. Nesbitt

  • Intercalibration of the GPM Microwave Radiometer Constellation

    Wesley Berg;Stephen Bilanow;Ruiyao Chen;Saswati Datta

  • Sensitivity of passive microwave snow depth retrievals to weather effects and snow evolution

    T. Markus;D.C. Powell;J.R. Wang

  • Results from the Push Broom Microwave Radiometer flights over the Konza Prairie in 1985

    T.J. Schmugge;J.R. Wang;G. Asrar

  • Microphysical retrievals over stratiform rain using measurements from an airborne dual-wavelength radar-radiometer

    R. Meneghini;H. Kumagai;J.R. Wang;T. Iguchi

  • An Airborne Millimeter-Wave Imaging Radiometer for Cloud, Precipitation, and Atmospheric Water Vapor Studies

    P. Racette;R. F. Adler;J. R. Wang;A. J. Gasiewski

  • Calculations of the Microwave Brightness Temperature of Rough Soil Surfaces: Bare Field

    Tsan Mo;Thomas J. Schmugge;James R. Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Schmugge
Thomas J. Schmugge New Mexico State University
Robert Meneghini
Robert Meneghini Goddard Space Flight Center
Jiancheng Shi
Jiancheng Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Thomas J. Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson Agricultural Research Service
Peggy E. O'Neill
Peggy E. O'Neill Goddard Space Flight Center
Huadong Guo
Huadong Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gerald M. Heymsfield
Gerald M. Heymsfield Goddard Space Flight Center
Juha Lemmetyinen
Juha Lemmetyinen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Ali Tokay
Ali Tokay University of Maryland, Baltimore County
James D. Spinhirne
James D. Spinhirne University of Arizona

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