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Mao-Chang Liang

Mao-Chang Liang

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 41 7838 7533 27 27 169 5396

Mao-Chang Liang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mao-Chang Liang between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mao-Chang Liang published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2007. 17 of the 211 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2007. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

211 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mao-Chang Liang: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 4
2004 6
2005 6
2006 15
2007 17
2008 12
2009 5
2010 8
2011 7
2012 9
2013 7
2014 11
2015 4
2016 13
2017 9
2018 5
2019 7
2020 6
2021 9
2022 16
2023 9
2024 6
2025 16
2026 1
Total 211
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Mao-Chang Liang 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 Mao-Chang Liang 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, 161–170 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: 169 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444 169
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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Mao-Chang Liang 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 Mao-Chang Liang 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% 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 41
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
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

Mao-Chang Liang is affiliated with Academia Sinica in Taiwan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on various subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their published work explores a range of topics notable within atmospheric and environmental sciences. Key areas of study include Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Astro and Planetary Science.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mao-Chang Liang cover various aspects of isotopic and atmospheric studies. Notable publications include:

  • "InterCarb: A Community Effort to Improve Interlaboratory Standardization of the Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometer Using Carbonate Standards," 2021, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Seasonal Variations of Solar-Induced Fluorescence, Precipitation, and Carbon Dioxide Over the Amazon," 2021, Earth and Space Science
  • "A new perspective of probing the level of pollution in the megacity Delhi affected by crop residue burning using the triple oxygen isotope technique in atmospheric CO2," 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • "Impact of Amazonian Fires on Atmospheric CO2," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "New constraints of terrestrial and oceanic global gross primary productions from the triple oxygen isotopic composition of atmospheric CO2 and O2," 2023, Scientific Reports

Mao-Chang Liang collaborates frequently with other researchers in the field. Regular co-authors include Amzad H. Laskar, Yuk L. Yung, S. K. Bhattacharya, King-Fai Li, and Sally Newman.

Their research has been published repeatedly in venues such as Earth and Space Science, The Science of The Total Environment, Chemical Geology, Geophysical Research Letters, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Best Publications

  • Water vapour in the atmosphere of a transiting extrasolar planet

    Giovanna Tinetti;Giovanna Tinetti;Giovanna Tinetti;Alfred Vidal-Madjar;Mao-Chang Liang;Jean-Philippe Beaulieu

  • Sulfur chemistry in the middle atmosphere of Venus

    Xi Zhang;Mao Chang Liang;Mao Chang Liang;Franklin P. Mills;Denis A. Belyaev

  • High Temperature Photochemistry in the Atmosphere of HD189733b

    Michael R. Line;Mao-Chang Liang;Yuk L. Yung

  • Source of Atomic Hydrogen in the Atmosphere of HD 209458b

    Mao-Chang Liang;Christopher D. Parkinson;Anthony Y.-T. Lee;Yuk L. Yung

  • Development of a multicopter-carried whole air sampling apparatus and its applications in environmental studies

    Chih Chung Chang;Jia Lin Wang;Chih Yuan Chang;Mao Chang Liang

  • Production of hydrogen peroxide in the atmosphere of a Snowball Earth and the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis.

    Mao-Chang Liang;Hyman Hartman;Robert E. Kopp;Joseph L. Kirschvink

  • High-temperature Photochemistry in the Atmosphere of HD 189733b

    Michael R. Line;Mao-Chang Liang;Mao-Chang Liang;Yuk L. Yung

  • Interlaboratory assessment of nitrous oxide isotopomer analysis by isotope ratio mass spectrometry and laser spectroscopy: current status and perspectives.

    Joachim Mohn;Benjamin Wolf;Benjamin Wolf;Sakae Toyoda;Cheng Ting Lin

  • Source of Atomic Hydrogen in the Atmosphere of HD 209458b

    Mao Chang Liang;Christopher D. Parkinson;Anthony Y.T. Lee;Yuk L. Yung

  • PHOTOLYTICALLY GENERATED AEROSOLS IN THE MESOSPHERE AND THERMOSPHERE OF TITAN

    Mao-Chang Liang;Mao-Chang Liang;Yuk L. Yung;Donald E. Shemansky

  • Source of nitrogen isotope anomaly in HCN in the atmosphere of titan

    Mao-Chang Liang;Mao-Chang Liang;Alan N. Heays;Brenton R. Lewis;Stephen T. Gibson

  • On the Insignificance of Photochemical Hydrocarbon Aerosols in the Atmospheres of Close-in Extrasolar Giant Planets

    Mao-Chang Liang;Sara Seager;Christopher D. Parkinson;Anthony Y.-T

  • Absorption Cross Sections of NH3, NH2D, NHD2, and ND3 in the Spectral Range 140-220 nm and Implications for Planetary Isotopic Fractionation

    Bing Ming Cheng;Hsiao Chi Lu;Hong Kai Chen;Mohammed Bahou

  • Infrared transmission spectra for extrasolar giant planets

    Giovanna Tinetti;Mao-Chang Liang;Mao-Chang Liang;Alfred Vidal-Madjar;David Ehrenreich

  • Habitability of Enceladus: Planetary Conditions for Life

    Christopher D. Parkinson;Mao Chang Liang;Mao Chang Liang;Mao Chang Liang;Yuk L. Yung;Joseph L. Kirschivnk

  • On the Insignificance of Photochemical Hydrocarbon Aerosols in the Atmospheres of Close-in Extrasolar Giant Planets

    Mao Chang Liang;Sara Seager;Christopher D. Parkinson;Anthony Y.T. Lee

  • Photolysis of sulphuric acid as the source of sulphur oxides in the mesosphere of Venus

    Xi Zhang;Mao-Chang Liang;Mao-Chang Liang;Franck Montmessin;Franck Montmessin;Jean-Loup Bertaux;Jean-Loup Bertaux

  • Short-period solar cycle signals in the ionosphere observed by FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC

    Mao-Chang Liang;Mao-Chang Liang;King-Fai Li;Run-Lie Shia;Yuk L. Yung

  • Isotopic fractionation of nitrous oxide in the stratosphere: Comparison between model and observations

    C. G. Morgan;C. G. Morgan;M. Allen;M. C. Liang;R. L. Shia

  • Constraints on the microphysics of Pluto's photochemical haze from New Horizons observations

    Peter Gao;Siteng Fan;Michael L. Wong;Mao-Chang Liang

  • The photochemistry of Pluto's atmosphere as illuminated by New Horizons

    Michael L. Wong;Siteng Fan;Peter Gao;Mao-Chang Liang

  • Isotopic ratios of nitrate in aerosol samples from Mt. Lulin, a high-altitude station in Central Taiwan

    Tania Guha;Tania Guha;C. T. Lin;C. T. Lin;S. K. Bhattacharya;A. S. Mahajan

  • Ion densities and composition of Titan's upper atmosphere derived from the Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer: Analysis methods and comparison of measured ion densities to photochemical model simulations

    Kathleen E. Mandt;Kathleen E. Mandt;David A. Gell;Mark Perry;J. Hunter Waite

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuk L. Yung
Yuk L. Yung California Institute of Technology
Geoffrey A. Blake
Geoffrey A. Blake California Institute of Technology
Shih-Chieh Hsu
Shih-Chieh Hsu Academia Sinica
Chung-Ho Wang
Chung-Ho Wang National Chung Hsing University
S. K. Bhattacharya
S. K. Bhattacharya Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Charles E. Miller
Charles E. Miller California Institute of Technology
Shaw Chen Liu
Shaw Chen Liu Jinan University
Nathaniel J. Livesey
Nathaniel J. Livesey California Institute of Technology
Michelle L. Santee
Michelle L. Santee California Institute of Technology
David K. Sing
David K. Sing Johns Hopkins University

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