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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3306 3027 216 211 138 7695

Jianping Gan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jianping Gan between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jianping Gan published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2025. 46 of the 214 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2025. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 28 publications
1992 2025

214 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jianping Gan: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 2
2003 0
2004 2
2005 7
2006 4
2007 2
2008 7
2009 9
2010 7
2011 3
2012 5
2013 5
2014 7
2015 7
2016 8
2017 8
2018 4
2019 2
2020 19
2021 19
2022 14
2023 19
2024 18
2025 28
Total 214
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Jianping Gan 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 Jianping Gan 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, 138–147 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: 138 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
138–147 491 138
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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Jianping Gan 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 Jianping Gan 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178 51
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

Jianping Gan is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions to Environmental Science. Within these fields, their subfield expertise includes Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Computational Mechanics, and Ecology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Climate Variability and Models, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses.

Jianping Gan has published in several prominent scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

The scientist's recent papers illustrate a focus on coastal and marine environmental dynamics. These papers include:

  • Carbon Fluxes in the Coastal Ocean: Synthesis, Boundary Processes, and Future Trends (2022) in Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Persistent eutrophication and hypoxia in the coastal ocean (2023) in Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures
  • Dynamics of inorganic carbon and pH in a large subtropical continental shelf system: Interaction between eutrophication, hypoxia, and ocean acidification (2020) in Limnology and Oceanography
  • Vortex and Biogeochemical Dynamics for the Hypoxia Formation Within the Coastal Transition Zone off the Pearl River Estuary (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Progress on circulation dynamics in the East China Sea and southern Yellow Sea: Origination, pathways, and destinations of shelf currents (2021) in Progress In Oceanography

Collaborations form an integral part of Jianping Gan's research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Minhan Dai
  • Zhiqiang Liu
  • Zhongya Cai
  • Zhongming Lu
  • Liuqian Yu

Best Publications

  • Tides and tidal currents in the Pearl River Estuary

    Qingwen Mao;Ping Shi;Kedong Yin;Kedong Yin;Jianping Gan

  • Physical–biological coupling in the Pearl River Estuary

    Paul James Harrison;Kedong Yin;Kedong Yin;Joseph Hun Wei Lee;Jianping Gan

  • Numerical study of the tide and tidal dynamics in the South China Sea

    Tingting Zu;Jianping Gan;Svetlana Y. Erofeeva

  • Interaction of a river plume with coastal upwelling in the northeastern South China Sea

    Jianping Gan;Li Li;Dongxiao Wang;Xiaogang Guo

  • Modeling South China Sea circulation: Response to seasonal forcing regimes

    Jianping Gan;Hongliang Li;Enrique N. Curchitser;Dale B. Haidvogel

  • Why are some marginal seas sources of atmospheric CO2

    Minhan Dai;Zhimian Cao;Xianghui Guo;Weidong Zhai

  • Nutrient dynamics and biological consumption in a large continental shelf system under the influence of both a river plume and coastal upwelling

    Aiqin Han;Minhan Dai;Shuh-Ji Kao;Shuh-Ji Kao;Jianping Gan

  • Intensified upwelling over a widened shelf in the northeastern South China Sea

    Jianping Gan;Anson Cheung;Xiaogang Guo;Li Li

  • A modeling study of shelf circulation off northern California in the region of the Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment: Response to relaxation of upwelling winds

    Jianping Gan;John S. Allen

  • Current status of emerging hypoxia in a eutrophic estuary: The lower reach of the Pearl River Estuary, China

    Wei Qian;Wei Qian;Jianping Gan;Jinwen Liu;Biyan He

  • Observed three-dimensional structure of a cold eddy in the southwestern South China Sea

    Jianyu Hu;Jianping Gan;Zhenyu Sun;Jia Zhu

  • Biological response to intensified upwelling and to a river plume in the northeastern South China Sea: A modeling study

    Jianping Gan;Zhongming Lu;Minhan Dai;Anson Y. Y. Cheung

  • Eddy heat and salt transports in the South China Sea and their seasonal modulations

    Gengxin Chen;Jianping Gan;Qiang Xie;Xiaoqing Chu

  • A Three-Layer Alternating Spinning Circulation in the South China Sea

    Jianping Gan;Zhiqiang Liu;Chiwing Rex Hui

  • Dynamics of the carbonate system in a large continental shelf system under the influence of both a river plume and coastal upwelling

    Zhimian Cao;Minhan Dai;Nan Zheng;Deli Wang

  • Controls of seasonal variability of phytoplankton blooms in the Pearl River Estuary

    Zhongming Lu;Jianping Gan

  • Coastal jet separation and associated flow variability in the southwest South China Sea

    Jianping Gan;Tangdong Qu

  • A numerical study of coupled estuary–shelf circulation around the Pearl River Estuary during summer: Responses to variable winds, tides and river discharge

    Tingting Zu;Tingting Zu;Jianping Gan

  • Tracing the origin of the oxygen-consuming organic matter in the hypoxic zone in a large eutrophic estuary:the lower reach of the Pearl River Estuary, China

    Jianzhong Su;Minhan Dai;Biyan He;Biyan He;Lifang Wang

  • Numerical investigation on propulsion of the counter-wind current in the northern South China Sea in winter

    Dongxiao Wang;Bo Hong;Jianping Gan;Hongzhou Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Minhan Dai
Minhan Dai Xiamen University
Zhiqiang Liu
Zhiqiang Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongbin Liu
Hongbin Liu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
John S. Allen
John S. Allen Oregon State University
Shuh-Ji Kao
Shuh-Ji Kao Hainan University
R. Grant Ingram
R. Grant Ingram McGill University
Richard J. Greatbatch
Richard J. Greatbatch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Kedong Yin
Kedong Yin Sun Yat-sen University
Paul J. Harrison
Paul J. Harrison University of Oxford
Tangdong Qu
Tangdong Qu University of California, Los Angeles

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