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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3232 2955 216 202 363 9318

Jorge L. Chau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jorge L. Chau between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jorge L. Chau published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 16.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2021. 25 of the 521 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2021. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 41 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 50 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 45 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 22 publications 2026: 3 publications
1995 2026

521 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jorge L. Chau: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 4
1999 2
2000 1
2001 5
2002 9
2003 9
2004 16
2005 15
2006 20
2007 18
2008 14
2009 18
2010 14
2011 15
2012 11
2013 22
2014 21
2015 10
2016 21
2017 17
2018 41
2019 27
2020 26
2021 50
2022 26
2023 45
2024 18
2025 22
2026 3
Total 521
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Jorge L. Chau 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 Jorge L. Chau 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, 358–367 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: 363 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 60 363
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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Jorge L. Chau 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 Jorge L. Chau 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

Jorge L. Chau is affiliated with the University of Rostock in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. The primary subfields of their research include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering, and Oceanography.

Their work broadly covers topics such as Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Astro and Planetary Science, GNSS positioning and interference, and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Juha Vierinen, Ralph Latteck, J. Federico Conte, Toralf Renkwitz, and Juan Miguel Urco.

Jorge L. Chau has published in a variety of scientific venues, with the most frequent being Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, and Annales Geophysicae.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Jorge L. Chau include:

  • SOUTHTRAC-GW: An Airborne Field Campaign to Explore Gravity Wave Dynamics at the World's Strongest Hotspot (2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)
  • Multistatic Specular Meteor Radar Network in Peru: System Description and Initial Results (2020, Earth and Space Science)
  • Validation of ICON-MIGHTI Thermospheric Wind Observations: 2. Green-Line Comparisons to Specular Meteor Radars (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics)
  • First Studies of Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Dynamics Using a Multistatic Specular Meteor Radar Network Over Southern Patagonia (2021, Earth and Space Science)
  • Two decades of long-term observations of polar mesospheric echoes at 69°N (2021, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics)

In addition to articles, Jorge L. Chau has contributed to book publications, including "Generation-to-Generation Communications in Space Physics," published in 2023 by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Unexpected connections between the stratosphere and ionosphere

    L. P. Goncharenko;J. L. Chau;H.-L. Liu;A. J. Coster

  • Penetration of the solar wind electric field into the magnetosphere/ionosphere system

    Michael C. Kelley;Jonathan J. Makela;Jorge L. Chau;Michael J. Nicolls

  • Quiet variability of equatorial E × B drifts during a sudden stratospheric warming event

    J. L. Chau;B. G. Fejer;Larisa Petrovna Goncharenko

  • Equatorial and low latitude ionospheric effects during sudden stratospheric warming events

    Jorge L. Chau;Larisa P. Goncharenko;Bela G. Fejer;Han L. Li

  • Impact of sudden stratospheric warmings on equatorial ionization anomaly

    Larisa Petrovna Goncharenko;A. J. Coster;J. L. Chau;C. E. Valladares

  • Daytime vertical E × B drift velocities inferred from ground‐based magnetometer observations at low latitudes

    David Anderson;Adela Anghel;Jorge Chau;Oscar Veliz

  • Equatorial Ionospheric Electric Fields During the November 2004 Magnetic Storm

    Bela G. Fejer;J. W. Jensen;T. Kikuchi;M. A. Abdu

  • Lunar‐dependent equatorial ionospheric electrodynamic effects during sudden stratospheric warmings

    Bela G. Fejer;M. E. Olson;J. L. Chau;C. Stolle

  • Equatorial spread-F initiation: Post-sunset vortex, thermospheric winds, gravity waves

    Erhan Kudeki;Ahmed Akgiray;Marco Milla;Jorge L. Chau

  • Penetration electric fields: Efficiency and characteristic time scale

    Chao-Song Huang;Stanislav Sazykin;Jorge L. Chau;Naomi Maruyama

  • Ionospheric Effects of Sudden Stratospheric Warming During Moderate-to-High Solar Activity: Case Study of January 2013

    Larisa Petrovna Goncharenko;J. L. Chau;P. Condor;A. Coster

  • Quiet time ionospheric variability over Arecibo during sudden stratospheric warming events

    J. L. Chau;N. A. Aponte;E. Cabassa;M. P. Sulzer

  • Modeling the global micrometeor input function in the upper atmosphere observed by high power and large aperture radars

    Diego Janches;Craig J. Heinselman;Jorge L. Chau;Amal Chandran

  • Observations of meteor-head echoes using the Jicamarca 50MHz radar in interferometer mode

    J. L. Chau;R. F. Woodman

  • Daytime vertical and zonal velocities from 150‐km echoes: Their relevance to F‐region dynamics

    Jorge L. Chau;Ronald F. Woodman

  • CEDAR Electrodynamics Thermosphere Ionosphere (ETI) Challenge for systematic assessment of ionosphere/thermosphere models: NmF2, hmF2, and vertical drift using ground-based observations

    J. S. Shim;M. Kuznetsova;L. Rastätter;M. Hesse

  • Forecasting the occurrence of ionospheric scintillation activity in the equatorial ionosphere on a day-to-day basis

    David N. Anderson;Bodo Reinisch;Cesar Valladare;Jorge Chau

  • SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspot

    Markus Rapp;Bernd Kaifler;Andreas Dörnbrack;Sonja Gisinger

  • Enhanced lunar semidiurnal equatorial vertical plasma drifts during sudden stratospheric warmings

    B. G. Fejer;B. D. Tracy;M. E. Olson;J. L. Chau

  • Optimal aperture synthesis radar imaging

    D. L. Hysell;J. L. Chau

  • A multistatic and multifrequency novel approach for specular meteor radars to improve wind measurements in the MLT region

    G. Stober;J. L. Chau

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald F. Woodman
Ronald F. Woodman Instituto Geofísico del Perú
Erhan Kudeki
Erhan Kudeki University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nicholas Pedatella
Nicholas Pedatella National Center for Atmospheric Research
Peter Hoffmann
Peter Hoffmann University of Rostock
Michael C. Kelley
Michael C. Kelley Cornell University
David L. Hysell
David L. Hysell Cornell University
Guozhu Li
Guozhu Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cesar E. Valladares
Cesar E. Valladares The University of Texas at Dallas
Bela G. Fejer
Bela G. Fejer Utah State University
Jonathan J. Makela
Jonathan J. Makela University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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