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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4546 4184 1739 1545 136 6421

Jian Shen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jian Shen between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jian Shen published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2023. 43 of the 262 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2023. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 40 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 29 publications
1993 2025

262 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jian Shen: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 3
2000 1
2001 0
2002 7
2003 2
2004 3
2005 2
2006 8
2007 6
2008 8
2009 7
2010 9
2011 5
2012 7
2013 4
2014 5
2015 4
2016 9
2017 11
2018 11
2019 6
2020 8
2021 13
2022 33
2023 40
2024 14
2025 29
Total 262
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Jian Shen 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 Jian Shen 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, 128–137 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: 136 publications — 31st percentile

31% 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
128–137 557 136
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
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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Jian Shen 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 Jian Shen 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 45
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
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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Overview

Jian Shen is affiliated with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to oceanography and ecology.

Their work addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Oceanographic and atmospheric processes
  • Coastal and marine dynamics
  • Tropical and extratropical cyclones research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies

Jian Shen has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Journal of Marine Systems

Recent publications by Jian Shen reflect diverse research interests and include the following:

  • "The progress of multimodal imaging combination and subregion based radiomics research of cancers" (2022), International Journal of Biological Sciences
  • "A Machine-Learning-Based Model for Water Quality in Coastal Waters, Taking Dissolved Oxygen and Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay as an Example" (2020), Water Resources Research
  • "Changjiang Delta in the Anthropocene: Multi-scale hydro-morphodynamics and management challenges" (2021), Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Searchable and secure edge pre-cache scheme for intelligent 6G wireless systems" (2022), Future Generation Computer Systems
  • "Learning Representations from Heart Sound: A Comparative Study on Shallow and Deep Models" (2023), Cyborg and Bionic Systems

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Jian Shen's work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Qubin Qin
  • Jilian Xiong
  • Jiabi Du
  • Yinglong Zhang
  • Xin Yu

Best Publications

  • The role of mangroves in attenuating storm surges

    Keqi Zhang;Huiqing Liu;Yuepeng Li;Hongzhou Xu

  • Tidal modulation on the Changjiang River plume in summer

    Hui Wu;Jianrong Zhu;Jian Shen;Harry Wang

  • Calculating age and residence time in the tidal York River using three-dimensional model experiments

    Jian Shen;Larry Haas

  • Responses of estuarine salinity and transport processes to potential future sea-level rise in the Chesapeake Bay

    Bo Hong;Jian Shen

  • The response of salt intrusion to changes in river discharge and tidal mixing during the dry season in the Modaomen Estuary, China

    Wenping Gong;Jian Shen

  • Importance of Metapopulation Connectivity to Restocking and Restoration of Marine Species

    Romuald N. Lipcius;David B. Eggleston;Sebastian J. Schreiber;Rochelle D. Seitz

  • A Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic-Eutrophication Model (HEM-3D) : Description of water quality and sediment process submodels

    Kyeong Park;Albert Y. Kuo;Jian Shen;John M. Hamrick

  • Characteristics of the Changjiang plume and its extension along the Jiangsu Coast

    Hui Wu;Jian Shen;Jianrong Zhu;Jing Zhang

  • Determining the age of water and long-term transport timescale of the Chesapeake Bay

    Jian Shen;Harry V. Wang

  • Tidal Response to Sea‐Level Rise in Different Types of Estuaries: The Importance of Length, Bathymetry, and Geometry

    Jiabi Du;Jiabi Du;Jian Shen;Yinglong J. Zhang;Fei Ye

  • Three-dimensional modeling of hydrodynamic processes in the St. Lucie Estuary

    Zhen-Gang Ji;Guangdou Hu;Jian Shen;Yongshan Wan

  • Water residence time in Chesapeake Bay for 1980-2012

    Jiabi Du;Jian Shen

  • Modeling study of the influences of tide and stratification on age of water in the tidal James River

    Jian Shen;Jing Lin

  • A Modeling Study of a Tidal Intrusion Front and Its Impact on Larval Dispersion in the James River Estuary, Virginia

    J. Shen;J. D. Boon;A. Y. Kuo

  • Assessment of salinity intrusion in the James and Chickahominy Rivers as a result of simulated sea-level rise in Chesapeake Bay, East Coast, USA.

    Karen C. Rice;Bo Hong;Jian Shen

  • Storm tide simulation in the Chesapeake Bay using an unstructured grid model

    Jian Shen;Harry Wang;Mac Sisson;Wenping Gong

  • The influence of human activities on morphodynamics and alteration of sediment source and sink in the Changjiang Estuary

    Lei Zhu;Qing He;Jian Shen;Ya Wang;Ya Wang

  • Worsened physical condition due to climate change contributes to the increasing hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay.

    Jiabi Du;Jiabi Du;Jian Shen;Kyeong Park;Ya Ping Wang

  • Challenges associated with modeling low-oxygen waters in Chesapeake Bay: a multiple model comparison

    Isaac D. Irby;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Carl T. Friedrichs;Aaron J. Bever

  • A new approach for a Windows-based watershed modeling system based on a database-supporting architecture

    Jian Shen;Andrew Parker;John Riverson

Frequent Co-Authors

Qing He
Qing He East China Normal University
Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs
Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Carl T. Friedrichs
Carl T. Friedrichs Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Romuald N. Lipcius
Romuald N. Lipcius Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Hui Wu
Hui Wu East China Normal University
Jianrong Zhu
Jianrong Zhu East China Normal University
Jeremy M. Testa
Jeremy M. Testa University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Arnoldo Valle-Levinson
Arnoldo Valle-Levinson University of Florida
Junping Shi
Junping Shi William & Mary
Ya Ping Wang
Ya Ping Wang Nanjing University

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