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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 57 3520 3365 380 376 157 10034

Pucai Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pucai Wang between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pucai Wang published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2007. 16 of the 226 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2007. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 4 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

226 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pucai Wang: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 2
1999 0
2000 2
2001 0
2002 2
2003 2
2004 3
2005 4
2006 8
2007 22
2008 7
2009 3
2010 6
2011 7
2012 1
2013 4
2014 14
2015 13
2016 9
2017 4
2018 10
2019 7
2020 13
2021 13
2022 13
2023 20
2024 20
2025 15
2026 1
Total 226
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Pucai 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 Pucai Wang 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: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% 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
151–160 539 157
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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Pucai 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 Pucai Wang 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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
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 57
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

Pucai Wang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a research focus spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work primarily belongs to the subfields of Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their research extensively covers topics related to Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications.

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include Atmospheric measurement techniques, Remote Sensing, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, and Atmosphere.

Coauthor collaborations have involved Minqiang Zhou, Bavo Langerock, Martine De Mazière, Yang Yang, and Pengfei Han, highlighting a network of partnerships contributing to diverse studies of atmospheric and environmental sciences.

Selected recent papers by Pucai Wang illustrate the scientist's expertise and research output:

  • TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Comparison and Validation of TROPOMI and OMI NO2 Observations over China, 2020, Atmosphere
  • Aerosol-Ice Formation Closure: A Southern Great Plains Field Campaign, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • New ground-based Fourier-transform near-infrared solar absorption measurements of XCO 2, XCH 4 and XCO at Xianghe, China, 2020, Earth system science data

Best Publications

  • Climatological aspects of the optical properties of fine/coarse mode aerosol mixtures

    Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck;B. N. Holben;Aliaksandyr Sinyuk;R. T. Pinker

  • Aerosol optical properties and their radiative effects in northern China

    Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;Xiangao Xia;Maureen Cribb;Wen Mi

  • Urease, invertase, dehydrogenase and polyphenoloxidase activities in paddy soil influenced by allelopathic rice variety

    Y. Gu;P. Wang;C.H. Kong;C.H. Kong

  • A simple method to estimate actual evapotranspiration from a combination of net radiation, vegetation index, and temperature

    Kaicun Wang;Pucai Wang;Zhanqing Li;M. Cribb

  • Four years of ground-based MAX-DOAS observations of HONO and NO 2 in the Beijing area

    F. Hendrick;J.-F. Müller;K. Clémer;K. Clémer;P. Wang

  • Estimation of surface long wave radiation and broadband emissivity using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) land surface temperature//emissivity products

    Kaicun Wang;Zhengming Wan;Pucai Wang;Michael Sparrow

  • Aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Angstrom exponent of aerosols observed by the Chinese Sun Hazemeter Network from August 2004 to September 2005

    Jinyuan Xin;Yuesi Wang;Yuesi Wang;Zhanqing Li;Pucai Wang

  • Multiple wavelength retrieval of tropospheric aerosol optical properties from MAXDOAS measurements in Beijing

    K. Clémer;M. Van Roozendael;C. Fayt;F. Hendrick

  • Preface to special section on East Asian Studies of Tropospheric Aerosols: An International Regional Experiment (EAST‐AIRE)

    Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;H. Chen;M. Cribb;R. Dickerson

  • Validation of SO2 retrievals from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument over NE China

    Nickolay A. Krotkov;Brittany McClure;Russell R. Dickerson;Simon A. Carn

  • Validation and understanding of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aerosol products (C5) using ground-based measurements from the handheld Sun photometer network in China

    Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;Feng Niu;Kwon-Ho Lee;Jinyuan Xin

  • Retrieving tropospheric nitrogen dioxide from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument: effects of aerosols, surface reflectance anisotropy, and vertical profile of nitrogen dioxide

    J.-T. Lin;R. V. Martin;R. V. Martin;K. F. Boersma;K. F. Boersma;M. Sneep

  • Chemical characterization of air pollution in Eastern China and the Eastern United States

    Xuexi Tie;Xuexi Tie;Guy P. Brasseur;ChunSheng Zhao;Claire Granier

  • Aerosol optical properties and radiative effects in the Yangtze Delta region of China

    Xiangao Xia;Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;Brent Holben;Pucai Wang

  • Variation of column-integrated aerosol properties in a Chinese urban region

    X. A. Xia;H. B. Chen;P. C. Wang;W. X. Zhang

  • Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations

    Mahesh Kumar Sha;Bavo Langerock;Jean-François L. Blavier;Thomas Blumenstock

  • Aerosol composition, oxidation properties, and sources in Beijing: results from the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit study

    W. Q. Xu;Y. L. Sun;Y. L. Sun;C. Chen;C. Chen;W. Du

  • Influences of urbanization on surface characteristics as derived from the Moderate‐Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer: A case study for the Beijing metropolitan area

    Kaicun Wang;Jiankai Wang;Pucai Wang;Michael Sparrow

  • In situ measurements of trace gases and aerosol optical properties at a rural site in northern China during East Asian Study of Tropospheric Aerosols: An International Regional Experiment 2005

    Can Li;Lackson T. Marufu;Russell R. Dickerson;Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li

  • Variation of surface albedo and soil thermal parameters with soil moisture content at a semi-desert site on the western Tibetan Plateau

    Kaicun Wang;Pucai Wang;Jingmiao Liu;Michael Sparrow

  • TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations

    Corinne Vigouroux;Bavo Langerock;Carlos Augusto Bauer Aquino;Thomas Blumenstock

  • Four Years of Ground-based MAX-DOAS Observations of HONO and NO2 in the Beijing Area

    Francois Hendrick;Jean-Francois Müller;Martine De Mazière;Caroline Fayt

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhanqing Li
Zhanqing Li University of Maryland, College Park
Xiangao Xia
Xiangao Xia Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongbin Chen
Hongbin Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuesi Wang
Yuesi Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinyuan Xin
Jinyuan Xin Chinese Academy of Sciences
M. Van Roozendael
M. Van Roozendael Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Russell R. Dickerson
Russell R. Dickerson University of Maryland, College Park
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Maureen Cribb
Maureen Cribb University of Maryland, College Park
Gaia Pinardi
Gaia Pinardi Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

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