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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 64 1455 1294 92 87 359 22132

Lixin Wu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lixin Wu between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lixin Wu published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 24.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 2020. 92 of the 709 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 2020. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 33 publications 2014: 37 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 42 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 46 publications 2019: 55 publications 2020: 71 publications 2021: 49 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 49 publications 2025: 43 publications
1997 2025

709 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lixin Wu: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 2
1999 5
2000 4
2001 5
2002 7
2003 5
2004 10
2005 11
2006 13
2007 9
2008 6
2009 9
2010 15
2011 21
2012 31
2013 33
2014 37
2015 33
2016 42
2017 33
2018 46
2019 55
2020 71
2021 49
2022 32
2023 32
2024 49
2025 43
Total 709
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Lixin Wu publications per year - data summary

  • Lixin Wu, a Earth Science scholar from Ocean University of China, has 709 publications recorded across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1997 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 71 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1997, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 24.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 24.4 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 205 publications, 29% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1997-2006: 63 publications (6.3 per year); 2007-2016: 236 publications (23.6 per year); 2017-2025: 410 publications (45.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Lixin Wu 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 Lixin Wu 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: 359 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 60 359
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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Lixin Wu publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Lixin Wu, a Earth Science scholar from Ocean University of China, records 359 publications - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Lixin Wu, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Lixin Wu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 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 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Lixin Wu 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 Lixin Wu 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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
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 64
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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Lixin Wu D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Lixin Wu, a Earth Science scholar from Ocean University of China, records 64 D-Index - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Lixin Wu, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Lixin Wu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 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 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Lixin Wu is a researcher affiliated with the Ocean University of China. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broad areas, Wu's research spans subfields including Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics related to climate and environmental processes. The main topics of Wu's research include Climate variability and models, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

Wu has authored and coauthored numerous papers, some of the recent publications include:

  • "Climate impacts of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation on South America," 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Changing El Niño-Southern Oscillation in a warming climate," 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "An Unprecedented Set of High-Resolution Earth System Simulations for Understanding Multiscale Interactions in Climate Variability and Change," 2020, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • "Projected Future Changes in Tropical Cyclones Using the CMIP6 HighResMIP Multimodel Ensemble," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Increased ENSO sea surface temperature variability under four IPCC emission scenarios," 2022, Nature Climate Change

The frequent collaborators in Wu's work include Wenju Cai, Zhao Jing, Bolan Gan, Zhaohui Chen, and Haiyuan Yang.

Wu's research has appeared extensively in several publication venues. These include:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Climate
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Journal of Physical Oceanography

Wu's contributions have been recognized through awards such as being named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2020 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Increasing frequency of extreme El Niño events due to greenhouse warming

    Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Simon Borlace;Matthieu Lengaigne;Peter van Rensch

  • Impact of the Indian Ocean SST basin mode on the Asian summer monsoon

    Jianling Yang;Qinyu Liu;Shang Ping Xie;Shang Ping Xie;Zhengyu Liu;Zhengyu Liu

  • ENSO and greenhouse warming

    Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Agus Santoso;Guojian Wang;Sang Wook Yeh

  • Enhanced warming over the global subtropical western boundary currents

    Lixin Wu;Wenju Cai;Liping Zhang;Hisashi Nakamura

  • Pantropical Climate Interactions

    Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Lixin Wu;Matthieu Lengaigne;Matthieu Lengaigne;Tim Li

  • Increased frequency of extreme La Niña events under greenhouse warming

    Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Guojian Wang;Guojian Wang;Agus Santoso;Michael J. Mcphaden

  • Pacific western boundary currents and their roles in climate

    Dunxin Hu;Lixin Wu;Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Alex Sen Gupta

  • Climate impacts of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation on South America

    Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Michael J. McPhaden;Alice M. Grimm;Regina R. Rodrigues

  • A global perspective on CMIP5 climate model biases

    Chunzai Wang;Liping Zhang;Liping Zhang;Sang-Ki Lee;Sang-Ki Lee;Lixin Wu

  • Changing El Niño–Southern Oscillation in a warming climate

    Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Agus Santoso;Agus Santoso;Matthew Collins;Boris Dewitte

  • Increased frequency of extreme Indian Ocean Dipole events due to greenhouse warming

    Wenju Cai;Agus Santoso;Guojian Wang;Evan Weller

  • Modeling climate shift of El Nino variability in the Holocene

    Zhengyu Liu;J. Kutzbach;Lixin Wu

  • Western boundary currents regulated by interaction between ocean eddies and the atmosphere

    Xiaohui Ma;Xiaohui Ma;Zhao Jing;Zhao Jing;Ping Chang;Ping Chang;Xue Liu;Xue Liu

  • An Unprecedented Set of High-Resolution Earth System Simulations for Understanding Multiscale Interactions in Climate Variability and Change

    Ping Chang;Shaoqing Zhang;Shaoqing Zhang;Gokhan Danabasoglu;Gokhan Danabasoglu;Stephen G. Yeager;Stephen G. Yeager

  • Projected Future Changes in Tropical Cyclones Using the CMIP6 HighResMIP Multimodel Ensemble.

    Malcolm John Roberts;Joanne Camp;Jon Seddon;Pier Luigi Vidale

  • Atmospheric circulation patterns which promote winter Arctic sea ice decline

    Binhe Luo;Binhe Luo;Dehai Luo;Lixin Wu;Linhao Zhong

  • Pacific Decadal Variability: The Tropical Pacific Mode and the North Pacific Mode*

    L. Wu;Z. Liu;R. Gallimore;R. Jacob

  • Changing Lengths of the Four Seasons by Global Warming

    Jiamin Wang;Jiamin Wang;Yuping Guan;Lixin Wu;Xiaodan Guan

  • Importance of Resolving Kuroshio Front and Eddy Influence in Simulating the North Pacific Storm Track

    Xiaohui Ma;Ping Chang;R. Saravanan;Raffaele Montuoro

  • Atmospheric Response to North Pacific SST: The Role of Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling*

    Zhengyu Liu;Lixin Wu

  • Impact of the Indian Ocean SST Basin Mode on the Asian Summer Monsoon

    Q. Liu;J. Yang;S. Xie;Z. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Wenju Cai
Wenju Cai Ocean University of China
Zhengyu Liu
Zhengyu Liu The Ohio State University
Ping Chang
Ping Chang Texas A&M University
Bo Qiu
Bo Qiu University of Hawaii at Manoa
Shang-Ping Xie
Shang-Ping Xie University of California, San Diego
Michael J. McPhaden
Michael J. McPhaden Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Eric Guilyardi
Eric Guilyardi Université Paris Cité
Gokhan Danabasoglu
Gokhan Danabasoglu National Center for Atmospheric Research
Stephen G. Yeager
Stephen G. Yeager National Center for Atmospheric Research
Nan Rosenbloom
Nan Rosenbloom National Center for Atmospheric Research

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