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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 66 1294 1148 80 70 164 18113

Ming Feng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ming Feng between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ming Feng published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2021. 23 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2021. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 21 publications 2026: 2 publications
1998 2026

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ming Feng: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 0
2000 2
2001 2
2002 1
2003 2
2004 1
2005 5
2006 0
2007 4
2008 6
2009 5
2010 4
2011 9
2012 8
2013 10
2014 7
2015 13
2016 12
2017 10
2018 10
2019 23
2020 16
2021 25
2022 22
2023 8
2024 18
2025 21
2026 2
Total 248
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Ming Feng 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 Ming Feng 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, 158–167 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: 164 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
158–167 458 164
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
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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Ming Feng 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 Ming Feng 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
65 83
66 89 66
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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Overview

Ming Feng is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research output primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Oceanography and related subfields.

Their work extensively covers topics such as Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Frequent publication venues for Ming Feng include Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, Journal of Physical Oceanography, Frontiers in Climate, Journal of Climate, and Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

They have collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Helen E. Phillips
  • Nathaniel L. Bindoff
  • Ying Zhang
  • Caroline C. Ummenhofer
  • Yan Du

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ming Feng include:

  • "Drivers and impacts of the most extreme marine heatwave events" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Drivers of Marine Heatwaves in the East China Sea and the South Yellow Sea in Three Consecutive Summers During 2016-2018" (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "A Global, Multiproduct Analysis of Coastal Marine Heatwaves: Distribution, Characteristics, and Long-Term Trends" (2021) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Progress in understanding of Indian Ocean circulation, variability, air-sea exchange, and impacts on biogeochemistry" (2021) published in Ocean Science
  • "A Road Map to IndOOS-2: Better Observations of the Rapidly Warming Indian Ocean" (2020) published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Best Publications

  • A hierarchical approach to defining marine heatwaves

    Alistair J. Hobday;Lisa V. Alexander;Sarah E. Perkins;Dan A. Smale;Dan A. Smale

  • Longer and more frequent marine heatwaves over the past century

    Eric C. J. Oliver;Eric C. J. Oliver;Markus G. Donat;Michael T. Burrows;Pippa J. Moore

  • Marine heatwaves threaten global biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services

    Dan A. Smale;Dan A. Smale;Thomas Wernberg;Eric C. J. Oliver;Eric C. J. Oliver;Eric C. J. Oliver;Mads Thomsen

  • A global assessment of marine heatwaves and their drivers

    Neil J. Holbrook;Neil J. Holbrook;Hillary A. Scannell;Alexander Sen Gupta;Jessica A. Benthuysen

  • The rise and fall of the “marine heat wave” off Western Australia during the summer of 2010/2011

    Alan F. Pearce;Ming Feng

  • La Niña forces unprecedented Leeuwin Current warming in 2011

    Ming Feng;Michael J. McPhaden;Shang-Ping Xie;Shang-Ping Xie;Jan Hafner

  • Species traits and climate velocity explain geographic range shifts in an ocean‐warming hotspot

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Jennifer M. Sunday;Gretta T. Pecl;Stewart Frusher;Alistair J. Hobday

  • Annual and interannual variations of the Leeuwin Current at 32°S

    Ming Feng;Gary Meyers;Alan Pearce;Susan Wijffels

  • Drivers and impacts of the most extreme marine heatwaves events

    Alexander Sen Gupta;Mads Thomsen;Jessica A. Benthuysen;Alistair J. Hobday

  • Defining and observing stages of climate-mediated range shifts in marine systems

    Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates;Gretta T. Pecl;Stewart Frusher;Alistair J. Hobday

  • Indian Ocean Decadal Variability: A Review

    Weiqing Han;Jérôme Vialard;Michael J. McPhaden;Tong Lee

  • Interannual variability in the tropical Indian Ocean: a two-year time-scale of Indian Ocean Dipole

    Ming Feng;Gary Meyers

  • Management adaptation of invertebrate fisheries to an extreme marine heat wave event at a global warming hot spot.

    Nick Caputi;Mervi Kangas;Ainslie Denham;Ming Feng

  • Anticyclonic eddies are more productive than cyclonic eddies in subtropical gyres because of winter mixing.

    François Dufois;Nick J. Hardman-Mountford;Jim Greenwood;Anthony J. Richardson;Anthony J. Richardson

  • Observations of warming on the Western Australian continental shelf

    Alan Pearce;Ming Feng

  • The Leeuwin Current and its eddies: An introductory overview

    Anya Waite;P.A. Thompson;S.C. Pesant;S.C. Pesant;S.C. Pesant;M. Feng

  • Extreme Marine Warming Across Tropical Australia During Austral Summer 2015–2016

    Jessica A. Benthuysen;Eric C. J. Oliver;Eric C. J. Oliver;Ming Feng;Andrew G. Marshall

  • Do Eddies Play a Role in the Momentum Balance of the Leeuwin Current

    Ming Feng;Susan Wijffels;Stuart Godfrey;Gary Meyers

  • The reversal of the multi-decadal trends of the equatorial Pacific easterly winds, and the Indonesian Throughflow and Leeuwin Current transports

    Ming Feng;Claus Boning;Arne Biastoch;Erik Behrens

  • The Indonesian throughflow, its variability and centennial change

    Ming Feng;Ming Feng;Ningning Zhang;Qinyan Liu;Susan Wijffels;Susan Wijffels

  • Physical and chemical signatures of a developing anticyclonic eddy in the Leeuwin Current, eastern Indian Ocean

    Harriet L. Paterson;Ming Feng;Anya M. Waite;Damià Gomis

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Wijffels
Susan Wijffels Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Anya M. Waite
Anya M. Waite Dalhousie University
Yan Du
Yan Du Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dan A. Smale
Dan A. Smale Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Alistair J. Hobday
Alistair J. Hobday Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Richard J. Matear
Richard J. Matear CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere
Eric C. J. Oliver
Eric C. J. Oliver Dalhousie University
Peter A. Thompson
Peter A. Thompson CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Thomas Wernberg
Thomas Wernberg University of Western Australia
Neil J. Holbrook
Neil J. Holbrook University of Tasmania

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