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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Biology and Biochemistry 81 3850 3548 1907 1718 766 26211

Lei Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lei Wang between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lei Wang published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 23.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 149 publications in 2021. 76 of the 1,201 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 149. Peak 149 publications in 2021. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 33 publications 2011: 42 publications 2012: 52 publications 2013: 65 publications 2014: 55 publications 2015: 64 publications 2016: 57 publications 2017: 71 publications 2018: 79 publications 2019: 113 publications 2020: 136 publications 2021: 149 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 38 publications 2024: 31 publications 2025: 45 publications
1975 2025

1,201 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lei Wang: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 4
1996 1
1997 3
1998 0
1999 3
2000 2
2001 4
2002 4
2003 4
2004 7
2005 11
2006 16
2007 12
2008 22
2009 32
2010 33
2011 42
2012 52
2013 65
2014 55
2015 64
2016 57
2017 71
2018 79
2019 113
2020 136
2021 149
2022 42
2023 38
2024 31
2025 45
Total 1,201
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Lei Wang publications per year - data summary

  • Lei Wang, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of California, San Francisco, has 1,201 publications recorded across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1975 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 149 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1975, 1990, 1991, 1993 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 17 of the 51 years in the span carry no publications at all (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 23.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 35.3 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 305 publications, 25% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1975-1991: 3 publications (0.2 per year); 1992-2008: 94 publications (5.5 per year); 2009-2025: 1,104 publications (64.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Lei Wang publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lei Wang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 757–766 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 766 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13 766
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100
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Lei Wang publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 47–56 to 1,028+ publications.
  • Lei Wang, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of California, San Francisco, records 766 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Lei Wang, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 197–206 publications range, and Lei Wang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 127–136 publications, holding 980 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 287–296 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Lei Wang D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lei Wang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412 81
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Lei Wang D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 65 ranges running from 40–41 to 167+ D-Index.
  • Lei Wang, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of California, San Francisco, records 81 D-Index - the 81st percentile of the discipline.
  • 81% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Lei Wang, and about 19% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 64–65 D-Index range, and Lei Wang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 1,253 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 71% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 72–73 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Lei Wang is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research portfolio spans extensive work in environmental and earth sciences, with a strong emphasis on atmospheric and hydrological phenomena.

Their research interests are concentrated in several main fields and subfields, including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Engineering

Within these domains, key topics of Lei Wang's work include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Climate variability and models
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Frequent collaborations are evident in the co-author network with notable collaborators such as Xiuping Li, Jing Zhou, Deliang Chen, Yuanwei Wang, and Chenhao Chai. The depth of these collaborations is reflected by repeated joint publications, ranging from 15 to 35 shared works.

Lei Wang has published numerous articles in prominent journals and venues. Among their most cited papers are:

  • The imbalance of the Asian water tower, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • World record 32.35 tesla direct-current magnetic field generated with an all-superconducting magnet, 2020, Superconductor Science and Technology
  • Ultrahigh Density of Gas Molecules Confined in Surface Nanobubbles in Ambient Water, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Quantifying the major drivers for the expanding lakes in the interior Tibetan Plateau, 2021, Science Bulletin
  • CASEarth Poles: Big Data for the Three Poles, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

The frequent publication venues for Lei Wang's work include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Science Bulletin
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

In addition to articles, Lei Wang has contributed to book scholarship. One key publication is listed under Springer International Publishing titled The Three Poles of the Earth: Challenges to Sustainable Development in Fragile Environments, scheduled for 2025.

Best Publications

  • Recent Third Pole’s Rapid Warming Accompanies Cryospheric Melt and Water Cycle Intensification and Interactions between Monsoon and Environment: Multidisciplinary Approach with Observations, Modeling, and Analysis

    Tandong Yao;Yongkang Xue;Deliang Chen;Fahu Chen

  • Mesenchymal stem cell–based tissue regeneration is governed by recipient T lymphocytes via IFN-γ and TNF-α

    Yi Liu;Lei Wang;Lei Wang;Takashi Kikuiri;Kentaro Akiyama

  • Rising CO2 and increased light exposure synergistically reduce marine primary productivity

    Kunshan Gao;Juntian Xu;Juntian Xu;Guang Gao;Yahe Li

  • Visible-light initiated oxidative cyclization of phenyl propiolates with sulfinic acids to coumarin derivatives under metal-free conditions.

    Wenchao Yang;Shuai Yang;Pinhua Li;Lei Wang;Lei Wang

  • Warming and eutrophication combine to restructure diatoms and dinoflagellates.

    Wupeng Xiao;Xin Liu;Andrew J. Irwin;Edward A. Laws

  • Recently amplified arctic warming has contributed to a continual global warming trend

    Jianbin Huang;Xiangdong Zhang;Qiyi Zhang;Yanluan Lin

  • Robust soliton crystals in a thermally controlled microresonator.

    Weiqiang Wang;Zhizhou Lu;Wenfu Zhang;Sai T. Chu

  • The genome and transcriptome of Japanese flounder provide insights into flatfish asymmetry.

    Changwei Shao;Baolong Bao;Zhiyuan Xie;Xinye Chen

  • Preparation of photoluminescent carbon nitride dots from CCl4 and 1,2-ethylenediamine: a heat-treatment-based strategy

    Sen Liu;Jingqi Tian;Lei Wang;Yonglan Luo

  • Magnetic Nanoparticles-Supported Palladium: A Highly Efficient and Reusable Catalyst for the Suzuki, Sonogashira, and Heck Reactions

    Pinhua Li;Pinhua Li;Lei Wang;Lei Wang;Lei Zhang;Guan-Wu Wang

  • Stress-induced early flowering is mediated by miR169 in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Miao Yun Xu;Lan Zhang;Wei Wei Li;Xiao Long Hu

  • Biodegradable Mg-Cu alloys with enhanced osteogenesis, angiogenesis, and long-lasting antibacterial effects

    Chen Liu;Chen Liu;Xuekun Fu;Haobo Pan;Peng Wan

  • 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

  • Requirement for shrimp caspase in apoptosis against virus infection.

    Lei Wang;Bin Zhi;Wenlin Wu;Xiaobo Zhang

  • Janus Nanobullets Combine Photodynamic Therapy and Magnetic Hyperthermia to Potentiate Synergetic Anti-Metastatic Immunotherapy.

    Zheng Wang;Fan Zhang;Fan Zhang;Dan Shao;Dan Shao;Dan Shao;Zhimin Chang

  • Gene-Indexed Mutations in Maize

    Xiaoduo Lu;Jisheng Liu;Wen Ren;Qun Yang

  • World record 32.35 tesla direct-current magnetic field generated with an all-superconducting magnet

    Jianhua Liu;Qiuliang Wang;Lang Qin;Benzhe Zhou

  • c‐Myc‐mediated epigenetic silencing of MicroRNA‐101 contributes to dysregulation of multiple pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Lei Wang;Xiang Zhang;Lin-Tao Jia;Si-Jun Hu

  • Tisssue responses in corticotomy- and osteotomy-assisted tooth movements in rats: Histology and immunostaining

    Lei Wang;Won Lee;De-lin Lei;Yan-pu Liu

  • Spin and valley quantum Hall ferromagnetism in graphene on hexa-Boron nitride substrates

    Andrea Young;Cory Dean;Lei Wang;Hechen Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

Yanwei Ma
Yanwei Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences
Pinhua Li
Pinhua Li Huaibei Normal University
Bangqin Huang
Bangqin Huang Xiamen University
James Hone
James Hone Columbia University
Cory Dean
Cory Dean Columbia University
Kenji Watanabe
Kenji Watanabe National Institute for Materials Science
Lai Wang
Lai Wang Tsinghua University
An-Gang Yang
An-Gang Yang Air Force Medical University
Minhan Dai
Minhan Dai Xiamen University
Takashi Taniguchi
Takashi Taniguchi National Institute for Materials Science

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