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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 63 1570 1402 99 94 281 19332

Renguang Wu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Renguang Wu between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Renguang Wu published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 15.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2021. 33 of the 466 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2021. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 40 publications 2021: 54 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 32 publications 2026: 1 publication
1997 2026

466 publications in total across all disciplines

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Renguang Wu: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 5
2001 2
2002 4
2003 5
2004 4
2005 4
2006 2
2007 8
2008 4
2009 7
2010 7
2011 8
2012 13
2013 13
2014 17
2015 22
2016 21
2017 21
2018 32
2019 38
2020 40
2021 54
2022 32
2023 33
2024 34
2025 32
2026 1
Total 466
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Renguang Wu publications per year - data summary

  • Renguang Wu, a Earth Science scholar from Zhejiang University, has 466 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1997 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 54 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1997 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 30 years in the span carries no publications at all (1998).
  • The rate of publication averages 15.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.1 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 132 publications, 28% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1997-2006: 29 publications (2.9 per year); 2007-2016: 120 publications (12.0 per year); 2017-2026: 317 publications (31.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Renguang 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 Renguang Wu 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, 278–287 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: 281 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
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
278–287 128 281
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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Renguang Wu publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Renguang Wu, a Earth Science scholar from Zhejiang University, records 281 publications - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Renguang Wu, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Renguang Wu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 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 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Renguang 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 Renguang Wu 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, 63 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: 63 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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 63
64 103
65 83
66 89
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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Renguang Wu D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Renguang Wu, a Earth Science scholar from Zhejiang University, records 63 D-Index - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Renguang Wu, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Renguang Wu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 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 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Renguang Wu is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has an extensive body of research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work encompasses a wide range of topics related to climate variability and models, meteorological phenomena and simulations, as well as oceanographic and atmospheric processes.

Wu's research covers specific areas such as tropical and extratropical cyclones research, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, climate change and permafrost, and ocean waves and remote sensing. These topics are reflected in a significant number of publications contributing to scientific understanding across multiple scales and phenomena.

The scientist has published widely in several key academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Climate Dynamics
  • Journal of Climate
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Research
  • International Journal of Climatology

Many of Wu's recent papers exemplify their research interests. These include:

  • "Structure and dynamics of a springtime atmospheric wave train over the North Atlantic and Eurasia" (2020, Climate Dynamics)
  • "Summer marine heatwaves in the South China Sea: Trend, variability and possible causes" (2022, Advances in Climate Change Research)
  • "Distinct Impacts of ENSO on Haze Pollution in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region between Early and Late Winters" (2021, Journal of Climate)
  • "Recent Advances in Understanding Multi-scale Climate Variability of the Asian Monsoon" (2023, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences)
  • "Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) trends from land surface changes and air pollution policies in China during 1980-2020" (2022, Journal of Environmental Management)

Wu often collaborates with several frequent co-authors, notably Wen Chen, Shangfeng Chen, Zhibiao Wang, Xi Cao, and Xiaojing Jia. These collaborations indicate a network of long-term scholarly partnership in atmospheric and climate science research.

Among book publications, Wu is credited with a contribution published by Springer International Publishing titled "Climate Change in Southeast Asia and Surrounding Areas" (2020).

This profile reflects a focused research career engaged with understanding complex climate and atmospheric dynamics, consistently contributing new insights within key scientific journals and collaborative networks.

Best Publications

  • Pacific–East Asian Teleconnection: How Does ENSO Affect East Asian Climate?

    Bin Wang;Renguang Wu;Xiouhua Fu

  • Interannual Variability of the Asian Summer Monsoon: Contrasts between the Indian and the Western North Pacific–East Asian Monsoons*

    Bin Wang;Renguang Wu;K.-M. Lau

  • Atmosphere-Warm Ocean Interaction and Its Impacts on Asian-Australian Monsoon Variation*

    Bin Wang;Renguang Wu;Tim Li

  • Evolution of ENSO-Related Rainfall Anomalies in East Asia

    Renguang Wu;Zeng Zhen Hu;Ben P. Kirtman

  • Long‐term climate variations in China and global warming signals

    Zeng-Zhen Hu;Song Yang;Renguang Wu

  • A Contrast of the East Asian Summer Monsoon–ENSO Relationship between 1962–77 and 1978–93*

    Renguang Wu;Bin Wang

  • Roles of ENSO and PDO in the Link of the East Asian Winter Monsoon to the following Summer Monsoon

    Wen Chen;Juan Feng;Renguang Wu

  • Local Air–Sea Relationship in Observations and Model Simulations

    Renguang Wu;Ben P. Kirtman;Kathy Pegion

  • Observed Relationship of Spring and Summer East Asian Rainfall with Winter and Spring Eurasian Snow

    Renguang Wu;Ben P. Kirtman

  • Roles of Indian and Pacific Ocean air–sea coupling in tropical atmospheric variability

    Renguang Wu;Ben P. Kirtman

  • Multi-stage onset of the summer monsoon over the western North Pacific

    R. Wu;B. Wang

  • Interannual Variability of Summer Monsoon Onset over the Western North Pacific and the Underlying Processes

    Renguang Wu;Bin Wang

  • Respective impacts of the East Asian winter monsoon and ENSO on winter rainfall in China

    Lian-Tong Zhou;Renguang Wu

  • Possible Linkage between the Monsoon Trough Variability and the Tropical Cyclone Activity over the Western North Pacific

    Liang Wu;Zhiping Wen;Ronghui Huang;Renguang Wu

  • An Interdecadal Change in Southern China Summer Rainfall around 1992/93

    Renguang Wu;Zhiping Wen;Song Yang;Yueqing Li

  • An asymmetric mode of tropical Indian Ocean rainfall variability in boreal spring

    Renguang Wu;Ben P. Kirtman;V. Krishnamurthy

  • Regimes of seasonal air–sea interaction and implications for performance of forced simulations

    Renguang Wu;Ben P. Kirtman

  • Understanding the Impacts of the Indian Ocean on ENSO Variability in a Coupled GCM

    Renguang Wu;Ben P. Kirtman

  • A mid-latitude Asian circulation anomaly pattern in boreal summer and its connection with the Indian and East Asian summer monsoons

    Renguang Wu

  • Roles of the Western North Pacific Wind Variation in Thermocline Adjustment and ENSO Phase Transition

    Bin Wang;Renguang Wu;Roger Lukas

  • Discrepancy of interdecadal changes in the Asian region among the NCEP-NCAR reanalysis, objective analyses, and observations

    Renguang Wu;J. L. Kinter;B. P. Kirtman

  • Interannual variability of summer monsoon onset over the western North Pacific

    Renguang Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben P. Kirtman
Ben P. Kirtman University of Miami
Gang Huang
Gang Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bin Wang
Bin Wang University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sang-Wook Yeh
Sang-Wook Yeh Hanyang University
Song Yang
Song Yang Guizhou University
Bin Yu
Bin Yu Southeast University
James L. Kinter
James L. Kinter George Mason University
Lin Liu
Lin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wen Zhou
Wen Zhou Fudan University
Song-You Hong
Song-You Hong National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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