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D-Index
53
Citations
10650
World Ranking
4244
National Ranking
449

Jianping Wu 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 Jianping Wu sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 129 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jianping Wu 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 Jianping Wu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jianping Wu is affiliated with East China Normal University in China and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on environmental science and computer science. Their work spans a broad range of interconnected fields, combining aspects of environmental engineering, atmospheric science, and computer vision with applications in urban environments and remote sensing technologies.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Computer Science

Within these broader fields, Wu's research explores various subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

The topics they frequently investigate include:

  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G

Jianping Wu has contributed to several research venues with multiple publications in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
  • IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Bailang Yu, Bin Wu, Zuoqi Chen, Mingwei Xu, and Qiusheng Wu.

Several recent publications by Jianping Wu include:

  • "An extended time series (2000-2018) of global NPP-VIIRS-like nighttime light data from a cross-sensor calibration," published in 2021 in Earth System Science Data
  • "Exploring the relationship between 2D/3D landscape pattern and land surface temperature based on explainable eXtreme Gradient Boosting tree: A case study of Shanghai, China," published in 2020 in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A hybrid optimization method of factor screening predicated on GeoDetector and Random Forest for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping," published in 2021 in Geomorphology
  • "Identifying and evaluating poverty using multisource remote sensing and point of interest (POI) data: A case study of Chongqing, China," published in 2020 in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Effects of urban forms on CO2 emissions in China from a multi-perspective analysis," published in 2020 in Journal of Environmental Management

Best Publications

  • Evaluating the Ability of NPP-VIIRS Nighttime Light Data to Estimate the Gross Domestic Product and the Electric Power Consumption of China at Multiple Scales: A Comparison with DMSP-OLS Data

    Kaifang Shi;Bailang Yu;Yixiu Huang;Yingjie Hu

  • Detecting, Extracting, and Monitoring Surface Water From Space Using Optical Sensors: A Review

    Chang Huang;Yun Chen;Shiqiang Zhang;Jianping Wu

  • An extended time series (2000–2018) of global NPP-VIIRS-like nighttime light data from a cross-sensor calibration

    Zuoqi Chen;Bailang Yu;Chengshu Yang;Yuyu Zhou

  • Evaluation of NPP-VIIRS night-time light composite data for extracting built-up urban areas

    Kaifang Shi;Chang Huang;Bailang Yu;Bing Yin

  • Monitoring urban expansion and land use/land cover changes of Shanghai metropolitan area during the transitional economy (1979–2009) in China

    Jie Yin;Zhane Yin;Haidong Zhong;Shiyuan Xu

  • Modeling spatiotemporal CO2 (carbon dioxide) emission dynamics in China from DMSP-OLS nighttime stable light data using panel data analysis

    Kaifang Shi;Kaifang Shi;Yun Chen;Bailang Yu;Tingbao Xu

  • Detecting spatiotemporal dynamics of global electric power consumption using DMSP-OLS nighttime stable light data

    Kaifang Shi;Kaifang Shi;Yun Chen;Bailang Yu;Tingbao Xu

  • Poverty Evaluation Using NPP-VIIRS Nighttime Light Composite Data at the County Level in China

    Bailang Yu;Kaifang Shi;Yingjie Hu;Chang Huang

  • Automated derivation of urban building density information using airborne LiDAR data and object-based method

    Bailang Yu;Hongxing Liu;Jianping Wu;Yingjie Hu

  • A Voxel-Based Method for Automated Identification and Morphological Parameters Estimation of Individual Street Trees from Mobile Laser Scanning Data

    Bin Wu;Bailang Yu;Wenhui Yue;Song Shu

  • A New Approach for Detecting Urban Centers and Their Spatial Structure With Nighttime Light Remote Sensing

    Zuoqi Chen;Bailang Yu;Wei Song;Hongxing Liu

  • Object-based spatial cluster analysis of urban landscape pattern using nighttime light satellite images: a case study of China

    Bailang Yu;Song Shu;Hongxing Liu;Wei Song

  • A hybrid optimization method of factor screening predicated on GeoDetector and Random Forest for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping

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  • Exploring the relationship between 2D/3D landscape pattern and land surface temperature based on explainable eXtreme Gradient Boosting tree: A case study of Shanghai, China.

    Siyi Yu;Zuoqi Chen;Bailang Yu;Lei Wang

  • RETRACTED: A GIS-based gradient analysis of urban landscape pattern of Shanghai metropolitan area, China

    Liquan Zhang;Jianping Wu;Yu Zhen;Jiong Shu

  • Mapping spatio-temporal flood inundation dynamics at large river basin scale using time-series flow data and MODIS imagery

    Chang Huang;Chang Huang;Yun Chen;Jianping Wu

  • Spatiotemporal variations of CO2 emissions and their impact factors in China: A comparative analysis between the provincial and prefectural levels

    Kaifang Shi;Bailang Yu;Yuyu Zhou;Yun Chen

  • Parallel K-means clustering of remote sensing images based on mapreduce

    Zhenhua Lv;Yingjie Hu;Haidong Zhong;Jianping Wu

  • Estimation of Poverty Using Random Forest Regression with Multi-Source Data: A Case Study in Bangladesh

    Xizhi Zhao;Bailang Yu;Yan Liu;Zuoqi Chen

  • View-based greenery: A three-dimensional assessment of city buildings' green visibility using Floor Green View Index

    Siyi Yu;Bailang Yu;Wei Song;Bin Wu

  • Estimating House Vacancy Rate in Metropolitan Areas Using NPP-VIIRS Nighttime Light Composite Data

    Zuoqi Chen;Bailang Yu;Yingjie Hu;Chang Huang

  • Cellular automata-based spatial multi-criteria land suitability simulation for irrigated agriculture

    Jia Yu;Yun Chen;Jianping Wu;Shahbaz Khan

Frequent Co-Authors

Bailang Yu
Bailang Yu East China Normal University
Hongxing Liu
Hongxing Liu University of Alabama
Yuyu Zhou
Yuyu Zhou Iowa State University
Krzysztof Janowicz
Krzysztof Janowicz University of California, Santa Barbara
Damian Barrett
Damian Barrett Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Xia Li
Xia Li East China Normal University
Becky P.Y. Loo
Becky P.Y. Loo University of Hong Kong
Jin Chen
Jin Chen Beijing Normal University
Christopher Small
Christopher Small Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Yaning Chen
Yaning Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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