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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 73 1393 1320 137 135 154 26976

Ngar-Cheung Lau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ngar-Cheung Lau between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ngar-Cheung Lau published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2018. 3 of the 162 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2018. 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 9 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 4 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 3 publications
1977 2025

162 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ngar-Cheung Lau: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 2
1978 2
1979 3
1980 2
1981 3
1982 2
1983 0
1984 2
1985 5
1986 5
1987 1
1988 3
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 9
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 2
1997 2
1998 2
1999 3
2000 1
2001 3
2002 2
2003 1
2004 3
2005 4
2006 5
2007 5
2008 3
2009 6
2010 1
2011 4
2012 5
2013 4
2014 1
2015 2
2016 1
2017 4
2018 12
2019 11
2020 9
2021 10
2022 7
2023 0
2024 0
2025 3
Total 162
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Ngar-Cheung Lau publications per year - data summary

  • Ngar-Cheung Lau, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Chinese University of Hong Kong, has 162 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 12 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 49 years in the span carry no publications at all (1983, 2023 and 2024).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.5 per year counting only the 46 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 20 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 44 publications (2.6 per year); 1994-2010: 45 publications (2.6 per year); 2011-2025: 73 publications (4.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ngar-Cheung Lau 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 Ngar-Cheung Lau 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, 151–160 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: 154 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
151–160 539 154
161–170 444
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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Ngar-Cheung Lau publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Ngar-Cheung Lau, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Chinese University of Hong Kong, records 154 publications - the 44th percentile of the discipline.
  • 44% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Ngar-Cheung Lau, and about 56% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Ngar-Cheung Lau ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 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 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Ngar-Cheung Lau 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 Ngar-Cheung Lau 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 73
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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Ngar-Cheung Lau D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Ngar-Cheung Lau, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Chinese University of Hong Kong, records 73 D-Index - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Ngar-Cheung Lau, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Ngar-Cheung Lau ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 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 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Ngar-Cheung Lau is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily focuses on environmental sciences and earth and planetary sciences, contributing extensively to the understanding of atmospheric and oceanographic processes.

The scientist's main fields of study encompass Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these disciplines, they have specialized subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

The scientific topics researched by Ngar-Cheung Lau cover a diverse range of climate and meteorological phenomena such as:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological phenomena and simulations
  • Tropical and extratropical cyclones research
  • Climate change and health impacts
  • Oceanographic and atmospheric processes
  • Ocean waves and remote sensing
  • Urban heat island mitigation

Frequent collaborators include Chi-Yung Tam, Ming Luo, Jilong Chen, Ziqian Wang, and Dick-Shum Dickson Lau.

The scientist has published multiple articles in notable journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Climate Dynamics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Climate
  • Earth's Future
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers by Ngar-Cheung Lau include:

  • Increasing Human-Perceived Heat Stress Risks Exacerbated by Urbanization in China: A Comparative Study Based on Multiple Metrics, 2021, Earth's Future
  • Impacts of Climate Change on Tropical Cyclones and Induced Storm Surges in the Pearl River Delta Region Using Pseudo-Global-Warming Method, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Summer Heat Extremes in Northern Continents Linked to Developing ENSO Events, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • An Observational Investigation of Spatiotemporally Contiguous Heatwaves in China From a 3D Perspective, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Different Mechanisms for Daytime, Nighttime, and Compound Heatwaves in Southern China, 2022, Weather and Climate Extremes

Ngar-Cheung Lau was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Model Projections of an Imminent Transition to a More Arid Climate in Southwestern North America

    Richard Seager;Mingfang Ting;Isaac Held;Isaac Held;Yochanan Kushnir

  • The Atmospheric Bridge: The Influence of ENSO Teleconnections on Air-Sea Interaction over the Global Oceans

    Michael A. Alexander;Ileana Bladé;Matthew Newman;John R. Lanzante

  • Progress during TOGA in understanding and modeling global teleconnections associated with tropical sea surface temperatures

    Kevin E. Trenberth;Grant W. Branstator;David Karoly;Arun Kumar

  • Remote Sea Surface Temperature Variations during ENSO: Evidence for a Tropical Atmospheric Bridge

    Stephen A. Klein;Brian J. Soden;Ngar Cheung Lau

  • An Observational Study of the Northern Hemisphere Wintertime Circulation

    Maurice L. Blackmon;John M. Wallace;Ngar-Cheung Lau;Steven L. Mullen

  • The new GFDL global atmosphere and land model AM2-LM2: Evaluation with prescribed SST simulations

    Jeffrey L. Anderson;V. B Alaji;Anthony J. Broccoli;Anthony J. Broccoli;William F. C Ooke

  • Variability of the observed midlatitude storm tracks in relation to low-frequency changes in the circulation pattern

    Ngar-Cheung Lau

  • Why the ITCZ Is Mostly North of the Equator

    S. G. H. Philander;D. Gu;G. Lambert;T. Li

  • Impact of ENSO on the Variability of the Asian–Australian Monsoons as Simulated in GCM Experiments

    Ngar-Cheung Lau;Mary Jo Nath

  • The Role of the “Atmospheric Bridge” in Linking Tropical Pacific ENSO Events to Extratropical SST Anomalies

    Ngar-Cheung Lau;Mary Jo Nath

  • Atmosphere–Ocean Variations in the Indo-Pacific Sector during ENSO Episodes

    Ngar-Cheung Lau;Mary Jo Nath

  • Advance and prospectus of seasonal prediction: assessment of the APCC/CliPAS 14-model ensemble retrospective seasonal prediction (1980–2004)

    Bin Wang;June Yi Lee;In Sik Kang;J. Shukla

  • A Modeling Study of the Relative Roles of Tropical and Extratropical SST Anomalies in the Variability of the Global Atmosphere-Ocean System.

    Ngar-Cheung Lau;Mary Jo Nath

  • GFDL's CM2 Global Coupled Climate Models. Part III: Tropical Pacific Climate and ENSO

    Andrew T. Wittenberg;Anthony Rosati;Ngar-Cheung Lau;Jeffrey J. Ploshay

  • Interactions between global SST anomalies and the midlatitude atmospheric circulation

    Ngar-Cheung Lau

  • Observed Structure and Propagation Characteristics of Tropical Summertime Synoptic Scale Disturbances

    Kai-Hon Lau;Ngar-Cheung Lau

  • Transient Eddy Forcing of the Time-Mean Flow as Identified by Geopotential Tendencies

    Ngar-Cheung Lau;Eero O. Holopainen

  • Modeling the Seasonal Dependence of the Atmospheric Response to Observed El Niños in 1962–76

    Ngar-Cheung Lau

  • Origin of seasonal predictability for summer climate over the Northwestern Pacific

    Yu Kosaka;Shang Ping Xie;Shang Ping Xie;Shang Ping Xie;Ngar Cheung Lau;Gabriel Andres Vecchi

  • Heat Waves in Southern China: Synoptic Behavior, Long-Term Change, and Urbanization Effects

    Ming Luo;Ngar-Cheung Lau

  • Model Projections of an Imminent Transition to a More Arid Climate in

    Richard Seager;Mingfang Ting;Isaac Held;Yochanan Kushnir

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve H.L. Yim
Steve H.L. Yim Nanyang Technological University
Shang-Ping Xie
Shang-Ping Xie University of California, San Diego
Isaac M. Held
Isaac M. Held Princeton University
Song Yang
Song Yang Guizhou University
Kin-Fai Ho
Kin-Fai Ho Chinese University of Hong Kong
Junji Cao
Junji Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Siegfried D. Schubert
Siegfried D. Schubert Goddard Space Flight Center
Gabriel A. Vecchi
Gabriel A. Vecchi Princeton University
Adam A. Scaife
Adam A. Scaife Met Office
Fred Kucharski
Fred Kucharski International Centre for Theoretical Physics

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