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D-Index
74
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17925
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1357
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582

Menghua Wang 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 Menghua Wang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 262 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Menghua Wang 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 Menghua Wang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Menghua Wang is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research contributions primarily span Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology. Their work also engages themes in Media Technology and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Wang's main topics of research include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology

The researcher has published extensively in several venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
  • Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Scientific Reports

Wang's recent papers include:

  • "In search of floating algae and other organisms in global oceans and lakes" (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • "Eutrophication state in the Eastern China based on Landsat 35-year observations" (2022, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • "Global Estimation of Suspended Particulate Matter From Satellite Ocean Color Imagery" (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans)
  • "Shallow water bathymetry with multi-spectral satellite ocean color sensors: Leveraging temporal variation in image data" (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • "Global daily gap-free ocean color products from multi-satellite measurements" (2022, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wang are:

  • Lide Jiang
  • Chuanmin Hu
  • Wei Shi
  • Jianwei Wei
  • Lin Qi

Best Publications

  • Retrieval of water-leaving radiance and aerosol optical thickness over the oceans with SeaWiFS: a preliminary algorithm

    Howard R. Gordon;Menghua Wang

  • Atmospheric correction of satellite ocean color imagery: the black pixel assumption

    David A. Siegel;Menghua Wang;Stéphane Maritorena;Wayne Robinson

  • The NIR-SWIR combined atmospheric correction approach for MODIS ocean color data processing

    Menghua Wang;Wei Shi

  • Sensor capability and atmospheric correction in ocean colour remote sensing

    Simon Emberton;Lars Chittka;Andrea Cavallaro;Menghua Wang

  • Seawifs Postlaunch Calibration and Validation Analyses

    Stanford B. Hooker;Elaine R. Firestone;Charles R. McClain;Ewa J. Ainsworth

  • Remote sensing of the ocean contributions from ultraviolet to near-infrared using the shortwave infrared bands: simulations

    Menghua Wang

  • Uncertainties in satellite remote sensing of aerosols and impact on monitoring its long-term trend: a review and perspective

    Z. Li;Z. Li;X. Zhao;R. Kahn;M. Mishchenko

  • Evaluation of MODIS SWIR and NIR-SWIR atmospheric correction algorithms using SeaBASS data

    Menghua Wang;Menghua Wang;SeungHyun Son;SeungHyun Son;SeungHyun Son;Wei Shi;Wei Shi;Wei Shi

  • Estimation of ocean contribution at the MODIS near-infrared wavelengths along the east coast of the U.S.: Two case studies

    Menghua Wang;Menghua Wang;Wei Shi

  • Satellite Ocean Colour: Current Status and Future Perspective

    Steve Groom;Shubha Sathyendranath;Yai Ban;Stewart Bernard

  • Correction of Sun glint Contamination on the SeaWiFS Ocean and Atmosphere Products.

    Menghua Wang;Sean W. Bailey

  • Retrieval of diffuse attenuation coefficient in the Chesapeake Bay and turbid ocean regions for satellite ocean color applications

    Menghua Wang;SeungHyun Son;SeungHyun Son;Lawrence W. Harding

  • Influence of oceanic whitecaps on atmospheric correction of ocean-color sensors

    Howard R. Gordon;Menghua Wang

  • Water property monitoring and assessment for China's inland Lake Taihu from MODIS-Aqua measurements

    Menghua Wang;Wei Shi;Wei Shi;Junwu Tang

  • Surface-roughness considerations for atmospheric correction of ocean color sensors. I: The Rayleigh-scattering component

    Howard R. Gordon;Menghua Wang

  • An assessment of the black ocean pixel assumption for MODIS SWIR bands

    Wei Shi;Wei Shi;Menghua Wang

  • A simple, moderately accurate, atmospheric correction algorithm for SeaWiFS☆

    Menghua Wang;Howard R. Gordon

  • Cloud Masking for Ocean Color Data Processing in the Coastal Regions

    Menghua Wang;Wei Shi

  • Satellite views of the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, and East China Sea

    Wei Shi;Wei Shi;Menghua Wang

  • Green macroalgae blooms in the Yellow Sea during the spring and summer of 2008

    Wei Shi;Wei Shi;Menghua Wang

  • MODIS‐derived ocean color products along the China east coastal region

    Menghua Wang;Junwu Tang;Wei Shi

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Shi
Wei Shi National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Howard R. Gordon
Howard R. Gordon University of Miami
Zhongping Lee
Zhongping Lee University of Massachusetts Boston
Kenneth J. Voss
Kenneth J. Voss University of Miami
Robert Arnone
Robert Arnone University of Southern Mississippi
Chuanmin Hu
Chuanmin Hu University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Xiaoxiong Xiong
Xiaoxiong Xiong Goddard Space Flight Center
Charles R. McClain
Charles R. McClain Goddard Space Flight Center
Bryan A. Franz
Bryan A. Franz Goddard Space Flight Center
Curtiss O. Davis
Curtiss O. Davis Oregon State University

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