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D-Index
42
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6761
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7409
National Ranking
2640

Liying Qian 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 Liying Qian sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 167 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Liying Qian 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 Liying Qian sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Liying Qian is a researcher affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on the study of atmospheric and space environments.

The scientist's research encompasses multiple subfields including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geophysics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oceanography

Among the main topics explored in their research are:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • GNSS positioning and interference

Liying Qian has published extensively across various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Space Weather

Representative recent publications are:

  • The Two-Dimensional Evolution of Thermospheric ∑O/N2 Response to Weak Geomagnetic Activity During Solar-Minimum Observed by GOLD, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Pronounced Suppression and X-Pattern Merging of Equatorial Ionization Anomalies After the 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Investigation of a Neutral "Tongue" Observed by GOLD During the Geomagnetic Storm on May 11, 2019, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Solar flare effects in the Earth's magnetosphere, 2021, Nature Physics
  • Variations in Thermosphere Composition and Ionosphere Total Electron Content Under "Geomagnetically Quiet" Conditions at Solar-Minimum, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters

The scientist has frequently collaborated with several coauthors in their research, including:

  • Wenbin Wang (47 joint publications)
  • Xuguang Cai (21 joint publications)
  • R. Eastes (21 joint publications)
  • W. E. McClintock (13 joint publications)
  • A. G. Burns (12 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Development and Validation of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model With Thermosphere and Ionosphere Extension (WACCM‐X 2.0)

    Han‐Li Liu;Charles G. Bardeen;Benjamin T. Foster;Peter Lauritzen

  • The NCAR TIE‐GCM

    Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Barbara A. Emery;Benjamin Foster

  • Solar extreme‐ultraviolet irradiance for general circulation models

    Stanley C. Solomon;Liying Qian

  • Seasonal variation of thermospheric density and composition

    Liying Qian;Stanley C. Solomon;Timothy J. Kane

  • Anomalously low solar extreme‐ultraviolet irradiance and thermospheric density during solar minimum

    Stanley C. Solomon;Thomas N. Woods;Leonid V. Didkovsky;John T. Emmert

  • Thermosphere extension of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model

    H.-L. Liu;B. T. Foster;M. E. Hagan;J. M. McInerney

  • Variability of thermosphere and ionosphere responses to solar flares

    Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Phillip C. Chamberlin;Stanley C. Solomon

  • Thermospheric Density: An Overview of Temporal and Spatial Variations

    Liying Qian;Stanley C. Solomon

  • Trends in the Neutral and Ionized Upper Atmosphere

    Jan Laštovička;Stanley C. Solomon;Liying Qian

  • Causes of low thermospheric density during the 2007–2009 solar minimum

    Stanley C. Solomon;Liying Qian;Leonid V. Didkovsky;Rodney A. Viereck

  • The anomalous ionosphere between solar cycles 23 and 24

    Stanley C. Solomon;Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns

  • Progress in observations and simulations of global change in the upper atmosphere

    Liying Qian;Jan Laštovička;Raymond G. Roble;Stanley C. Solomon

  • Annual/semiannual variation of the ionosphere

    Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Stanley C. Solomon;Wenbin Wang

  • Ionospheric annual asymmetry observed by the COSMIC radio occultation measurements and simulated by the TIEGCM

    Zhen Zeng;Zhen Zeng;Alan Burns;Wenbin Wang;Jiuhou Lei

  • Calculated and observed climate change in the thermosphere, and a prediction for solar cycle 24

    Liying Qian;Raymond G. Roble;Stanley C. Solomon;Timothy J. Kane

  • Whole Atmosphere Simulation of Anthropogenic Climate Change

    Stanley C. Solomon;Han‐Li Liu;Daniel R. Marsh;Joseph M. McInerney

  • Pronounced Suppression and X‐Pattern Merging of Equatorial Ionization Anomalies After the 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption

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  • Flare location on the solar disk: Modeling the thermosphere and ionosphere response

    Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Phillip C. Chamberlin;Stanley C. Solomon

  • Solar Flare and Geomagnetic Storm Effects on the Thermosphere and Ionosphere During 6–11 September 2017

    Liying Qian;Wenbin Wang;Alan G. Burns;Phillip C. Chamberlin

  • The effects of Corotating interaction region/High speed stream storms on the thermosphere and ionosphere during the last solar minimum

    A.G. Burns;S.C. Solomon;L. Qian;W. Wang

  • XUV Photometer System (XPS): Improved Solar Irradiance Algorithm Using CHIANTI Spectral Models

    Thomas N. Woods;Phillip C. Chamberlin;W. K. Peterson;R. R. Meier

  • Daytime climatology of ionospheric NmF2 and hmF2 from COSMIC data

    A. G. Burns;S. C. Solomon;W. Wang;L. Qian

  • Global Change in the Upper Atmosphere

    L. Qian;S. C. Solomon;J. Lastovicka;R. G. Roble

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanley C. Solomon
Stanley C. Solomon National Center for Atmospheric Research
Alan Burns
Alan Burns National Center for Atmospheric Research
Wenbin Wang
Wenbin Wang National Center for Atmospheric Research
Raymond G. Roble
Raymond G. Roble National Center for Atmospheric Research
Han-Li Liu
Han-Li Liu National Center for Atmospheric Research
Daniel R. Marsh
Daniel R. Marsh National Center for Atmospheric Research
Arthur D. Richmond
Arthur D. Richmond National Center for Atmospheric Research
William E. McClintock
William E. McClintock University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas N. Woods
Thomas N. Woods University of Colorado Boulder
Jiuhou Lei
Jiuhou Lei University of Science and Technology of China

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