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44
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4670
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300

Patrick Wu 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 Patrick Wu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 175 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Patrick Wu 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 Patrick Wu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Patrick Wu is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily intersects with Geophysics, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Pollution, and Soil Science. The work particularly focuses on areas such as earthquake and tectonic studies, geophysics and gravity measurements, geology and paleoclimatology research, as well as high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Several recent papers highlight the scope and nature of Patrick Wu's research contributions. These include:

  • Uncertainties of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Model Predictions in North America Associated With 3D Structure, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Glacial isostatic adjustment: physical models and observational constraints, 2022, Reports on Progress in Physics
  • Influence of 3D Earth Structure on Glacial Isostatic Adjustment in the Russian Arctic, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • GRACE-based estimates of groundwater variations over North America from 2002 to 2017, 2021, Geodesy and Geodynamics
  • Glacial Isostatic Adjustment modelling of the mid-Holocene sea-level highstand of Singapore and Southeast Asia, 2023, Quaternary Science Reviews

Frequent publication venues for Wu's work include Geodesy and Geodynamics, Geophysical Research Letters, Reports on Progress in Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, and Quaternary Science Reviews.

Notable frequent co-authors collaborating with Patrick Wu are:

  • Tanghua Li
  • Holger Steffen
  • Rebekka Steffen
  • Nicole S. Khan
  • Timothy A. Shaw

Best Publications

  • Rheology of the Upper Mantle: A Synthesis

    Shun-ichiro Karato;Patrick Wu

  • Viscous gravitational relaxation

    Patrick Wu;W. R. Peltier

  • Pleistocene deglaciation and the Earth's rotation: a new analysis

    Patrick Wu;W. R. Peltier

  • Glacial isostatic adjustment and the free air gravity anomaly as a constraint on deep mantle viscosity

    Patrick Wu;W. R. Peltier

  • Glacial isostatic adjustment in Fennoscandia-A review of data and modeling

    Holger Steffen;Patrick Wu

  • Using commercial finite element packages for the study of earth deformations, sea levels and the state of stress

    Patrick Wu

  • Groundwater storage changes in the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas revealed from GRACE satellite gravity data

    Longwei Xiang;Hansheng Wang;Holger Steffen;Patrick Wu

  • Postglacial rebound and fault instability in Fennoscandia

    Patrick P Wu;Paul Johnston;Kurt Lambeck

  • Postglacial sealevels on a spherical, self-gravitating viscoelastic earth: effects of lateral viscosity variations in the upper mantle on the inference of viscosity contrasts in the lower mantle

    Patrick Wu;Wouter van der Wal

  • Lateral viscosity variations beneath Antarctica and their implications on regional rebound motions and seismotectonics

    Georg Kaufmann;Patrick Wu;Erik R. Ivins

  • A GPS velocity field for Fennoscandia and a consistent comparison to glacial isostatic adjustment models

    Halfdan Pascal Kierulf;Halfdan Pascal Kierulf;Holger Steffen;Matthew James Ross Simpson;Martin Lidberg

  • Dynamics of the Ice Age earth : a modern perspective

    Patrick Wu

  • Can deglaciation trigger earthquakes in N. America

    Patrick Wu;Paul Johnston

  • Induced stresses and fault potential in eastern Canada due to a realistic load: a preliminary analysis

    Patrick Wu;Henry S. Hasegawa

  • Dependence of horizontal stress magnitude on load dimension in glacial rebound models

    Paul Johnston;Patrick Wu;Kurt Lambeck

  • Intraplate seismicity in northern Central Europe is induced by the last glaciation

    Christian Brandes;Holger Steffen;Rebekka Steffen;Patrick Wu

  • Increased water storage in North America and Scandinavia from GRACE gravity data

    Hansheng Wang;Lulu Jia;Holger Steffen;Patrick Wu

  • Three-dimensional finite-element modeling of the glacial isostatic adjustment in Fennoscandia

    Holger Steffen;Georg Kaufmann;Patrick Wu

  • The Viscosities of the Earth's Mantle

    W. R. Peltier;P. Wu;D. A. Yuen

  • Glacial isostatic adjustment model with composite 3-D Earth rheology for Fennoscandia

    Wouter van der Wal;Auke Barnhoorn;Paolo Stocchi;Sofie Gradmann

  • Lateral viscosity variations beneath Antarctica and their implications on regional rebound motions and seismotectonics

    P. P. Wu;G. Kaufmann;E. R. Ivins

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Eaton
David W. Eaton University of Calgary
W. R. Peltier
W. R. Peltier University of Toronto
Martyn R. Drury
Martyn R. Drury Utrecht University
Benjamin P. Horton
Benjamin P. Horton City University of Hong Kong
Jutta Winsemann
Jutta Winsemann University of Hannover
Simon E. Engelhart
Simon E. Engelhart Durham University
Yongqiang Zong
Yongqiang Zong University of Hong Kong
C. K. Shum
C. K. Shum The Ohio State University
Manfred Frechen
Manfred Frechen Leibniz Association
Kurt Lambeck
Kurt Lambeck Australian National University

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