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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 49 5315 5093 549 545 119 7869

Lian Feng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lian Feng between 2010 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lian Feng published across 16 years, from 2010 to 2025, averaging 15.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 49 publications in 2022. 64 of the 252 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2010 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 49. Peak 49 publications in 2022. 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 49 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 35 publications
2010 2025

252 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lian Feng: publications per year, 2010 to 2025
Year Publications
2010 1
2011 3
2012 6
2013 4
2014 11
2015 12
2016 11
2017 11
2018 8
2019 8
2020 16
2021 17
2022 49
2023 31
2024 29
2025 35
Total 252
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Lian Feng 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 Lian Feng sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 111–120 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 119 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541 119
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Lian Feng 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 Lian Feng sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273 49
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Lian Feng is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Water Science and Technology, Atmospheric Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work covers a range of main topics related to aquatic and coastal environments, including Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Maritime Ports and Logistics, Transportation Planning and Optimization, and Cryospheric Studies and Observations.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Chunmiao Zheng, Junguo Liu, Dan Zhao, Luke Gibson, and Jing Tang.

Lian Feng has published notable papers as part of their scholarly output. Selected recent publications include:

  • Global mapping reveals increase in lacustrine algal blooms over the past decade (2022, Nature Geoscience)
  • Coastal phytoplankton blooms expand and intensify in the 21st century (2023, Nature)
  • Mapping global lake dynamics reveals the emerging roles of small lakes (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Changes of water clarity in large lakes and reservoirs across China observed from long-term MODIS (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • Eutrophication changes in fifty large lakes on the Yangtze Plain of China derived from MERIS and OLCI observations (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)

The venues where Lian Feng frequently publishes include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Remote Sensing of Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, and Environmental Research Letters.

Best Publications

  • Global mapping reveals increase in lacustrine algal blooms over the past decade

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  • Assessment of inundation changes of Poyang Lake using MODIS observations between 2000 and 2010

    Lian Feng;Lian Feng;Chuanmin Hu;Xiaoling Chen;Xiaoling Chen;Xiaobin Cai

  • Four decades of winter wetland changes in Poyang Lake based on Landsat observations between 1973 and 2013

    Xingxing Han;Xiaoling Chen;Lian Feng

  • Fifteen-year monitoring of the turbidity dynamics in large lakes and reservoirs in the middle and lower basin of the Yangtze River, China

    Xuejiao Hou;Lian Feng;Hongtao Duan;Xiaoling Chen

  • Natural and Unnatural Oil Slicks in the Gulf of Mexico

    I. R. MacDonald;O. Garcia‐Pineda;A. Beet;S. Daneshgar Asl

  • Dramatic inundation changes of China's two largest freshwater lakes linked to the Three Gorges Dam.

    Lian Feng;Chuanmin Hu;Xiaoling Chen;Xiaoling Chen;Xi Zhao

  • Dynamic range and sensitivity requirements of satellite ocean color sensors: learning from the past

    Chuanmin Hu;Lian Feng;Zhongping Lee;Curtiss O. Davis

  • Influence of the Three Gorges Dam on total suspended matters in the Yangtze Estuary and its adjacent coastal waters: Observations from MODIS

    Lian Feng;Lian Feng;Chuanmin Hu;Xiaoling Chen;Xiaoling Chen;Qingjun Song

  • Climate- and human-induced changes in suspended particulate matter over Lake Hongze on short and long timescales

    Zhigang Cao;Hongtao Duan;Lian Feng;Ronghua Ma

  • Monitoring and understanding the water transparency changes of fifty large lakes on the Yangtze Plain based on long-term MODIS observations

    Lian Feng;Xuejiao Hou;Yi Zheng

  • Eutrophication changes in fifty large lakes on the Yangtze Plain of China derived from MERIS and OLCI observations

    Qi Guan;Qi Guan;Lian Feng;Xuejiao Hou;Guy Schurgers

  • Spectral and spatial requirements of remote measurements of pelagic Sargassum macroalgae

    Chuanmin Hu;Lian Feng;Robert F. Hardy;Robert F. Hardy;Eric J. Hochberg

  • Human induced turbidity changes in Poyang Lake between 2000 and 2010: Observations from MODIS

    Lian Feng;Lian Feng;Chuanmin Hu;Xiaoling Chen;Xiaoling Chen;Liqiao Tian

  • Changes of water clarity in large lakes and reservoirs across China observed from long-term MODIS

    Shenglei Wang;Shenglei Wang;Junsheng Li;Bing Zhang;Zhongping Lee

  • Improving Satellite Global Chlorophyll a Data Products Through Algorithm Refinement and Data Recovery

    Chuanmin Hu;Lian Feng;Zhongping Lee;Bryan A. Franz

  • Four decades of wetland changes of the largest freshwater lake in China: Possible linkage to the Three Gorges Dam?

    Lian Feng;Xingxing Han;Chuanmin Hu;Xiaoling Chen

  • Uncertainties of SeaWiFS and MODIS remote sensing reflectance: Implications from clear water measurements

    Chuanmin M. Hu;Lian Feng;Lian Feng;ZhongPing Lee

  • MODIS observations of the bottom topography and its inter-annual variability of Poyang Lake

    Lian Feng;Lian Feng;Chuanmin Hu;Xiaoling Chen;Xiaoling Chen;Rongfang Li

  • Improved capabilities of the Chinese high-resolution remote sensing satellite GF-1 for monitoring suspended particulate matter (SPM) in inland waters: Radiometric and spatial considerations

    Jian Li;Xiaoling Chen;Xiaoling Chen;Liqiao Tian;Jue Huang

  • Long-Term Distribution Patterns of Chlorophyll-a Concentration in China’s Largest Freshwater Lake: MERIS Full-Resolution Observations with a Practical Approach

    Lian Feng;Chuanmin Hu;Xingxing Han;Xiaoling Chen

  • Anthropogenic transformation of Yangtze Plain freshwater lakes: patterns, drivers and impacts

    Xuejiao Hou;Lian Feng;Jing Tang;Jing Tang;Xiao-Peng Song

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoling Chen
Xiaoling Chen Wuhan University
Chuanmin Hu
Chuanmin Hu University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Junguo Liu
Junguo Liu North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power
Hong Yang
Hong Yang Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Zhongping Lee
Zhongping Lee University of Massachusetts Boston
Chunmiao Zheng
Chunmiao Zheng Southern University of Science and Technology
Deliang Chen
Deliang Chen Tsinghua University
Yunlin Zhang
Yunlin Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongtao Duan
Hongtao Duan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ira Leifer
Ira Leifer University of California, Santa Barbara

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