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 Ren-Chieh Lien sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 127 publications — 23rd percentile
23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.
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 Ren-Chieh Lien sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile
46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.
Ren-Chieh Lien is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Oceanography, where they have published extensively. The subfields they work in include Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Earth-Surface Processes.
Their work covers several main topics, including Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Climate variability and models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.
Ren-Chieh Lien has published numerous papers, among which are:
The frequent publication venues for their work include:
Ren-Chieh Lien collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Eric Kunze, Anda Vladoiu, Ming-Huei Chang, Kevin G. Lamb, and Peter Diamessis, reflecting active participation in research networks within their fields.
Matthew H. Alford;Matthew H. Alford;Thomas Peacock;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash
J. N. Moum;M. C. Gregg;R. C. Lien;M. E. Carr
Matthew H. Alford;Ren-Chieh Lien;Harper Simmons;Jody Klymak
R.-C. Lien;M. C. Gregg
Sen Jan;Ren-Chieh Lien;Chi-Hua Ting
R.-C. Lien;T. Y. Tang;M. H. Chang;E. A. D'Asaro
Jody M. Klymak;Matthew H. Alford;Robert Pinkel;Ren-Chieh Lien
E.A. D'Asaro;P. G. Black;L. R. Centurioni;Y.-T. Chang
Ren-Chieh Lien;Frank Henyey;Barry Ma;Yiing Jang Yang
Glenn S. Carter;Michael C. Gregg;Ren-Chieh Lien
J. N. Moum;R.-C. Lien;A. Perlin;J. D. Nash
Barry B. Ma;Jeffrey A. Nystuen;Ren-Chieh Lien
Andrey Y. Shcherbina;Miles A. Sundermeyer;Eric Kunze;Eric A. D'Asaro
Thomas B. Sanford;Ren-Chieh Lien
Ren-Chieh Lien;Barry Ma;Yu-Hsin Cheng;Chong-Ru Ho
R.-C. Lien;Douglas R. Caldwell;M.C. Gregg;James N. Moum
Ren-Chieh Lien;Eric A. D’Asaro
Eric A. D’Asaro;Ren-Chieh Lien
Ming-Huei Chang;Ren-Chieh Lien;Tswen Yung Tang;Eric A. D'Asaro
Eric D'Asaro;Peter Black;Luca Centurioni;Patrick Harr
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