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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 58 3294 3150 351 347 184 11390

Ronghua Ma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronghua Ma between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronghua Ma published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 11.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2023. 39 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2023. 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 18 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 26 publications
2005 2025

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ronghua Ma: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 3
2006 3
2007 8
2008 2
2009 6
2010 7
2011 4
2012 9
2013 1
2014 18
2015 12
2016 14
2017 13
2018 14
2019 21
2020 19
2021 11
2022 18
2023 26
2024 13
2025 26
Total 248
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Ronghua Ma 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 Ronghua Ma 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, 181–190 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: 184 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400 184
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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Ronghua Ma 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 Ronghua Ma 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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
58 166 58
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

Ronghua Ma is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a significant body of research focused on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work particularly addresses fields such as oceanography, water science and technology, and environmental chemistry, among others.

The scientist's research encompasses several subfields including:

  • Oceanography
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Ronghua Ma frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Remote Sensing
  • China Scientific Data
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Among the recent papers featuring Ronghua Ma's contributions are:

  • Seamless retrievals of chlorophyll-a from Sentinel-2 (MSI) and Sentinel-3 (OLCI) in inland and coastal waters: A machine-learning approach, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • A machine learning approach to estimate chlorophyll-a from Landsat-8 measurements in inland lakes, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • ACIX-Aqua: A global assessment of atmospheric correction methods for Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 over lakes, rivers, and coastal waters, 2021, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • A Chlorophyll-a Algorithm for Landsat-8 Based on Mixture Density Networks, 2021, Frontiers in Remote Sensing
  • Observations of water transparency in China's lakes from space, 2020, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Zhigang Cao
  • Kun Xue
  • Junfeng Xiong
  • Minqi Hu
  • Hongtao Duan

Best Publications

  • Two-decade reconstruction of algal blooms in China's Lake Taihu.

    Hongtao Duan;Ronghua Ma;Xiaofeng Xu;Fanxiang Kong

  • Seamless retrievals of chlorophyll-a from Sentinel-2 (MSI) and Sentinel-3 (OLCI) in inland and coastal waters: A machine-learning approach

    Nima Pahlevan;Brandon Smith;John Schalles;Caren Binding

  • China’s lakes at present: Number, area and spatial distribution

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  • Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) observations of cyanobacteria blooms in Taihu Lake, China

    Chuanmin Hu;Zhongping Lee;Ronghua Ma;Kun Yu;Kun Yu

  • Aquatic color radiometry remote sensing of coastal and inland waters: Challenges and recommendations for future satellite missions

    Colleen B. Mouw;Steven Greb;Dirk Aurin;Paul M. DiGiacomo

  • A machine learning approach to estimate chlorophyll-a from Landsat-8 measurements in inland lakes

    Zhigang Cao;Ronghua Ma;Hongtao Duan;Nima Pahlevan

  • A half‐century of changes in China's lakes: Global warming or human influence?

    Ronghua Ma;Hongtao Duan;Chuanmin Hu;Xuezhi Feng

  • ACIX-Aqua: A global assessment of atmospheric correction methods for Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 over lakes, rivers, and coastal waters

    Nima Pahlevan;Antoine Mangin;Sundarabalan V. Balasubramanian;Brandon Smith

  • Climate- and human-induced changes in suspended particulate matter over Lake Hongze on short and long timescales

    Zhigang Cao;Hongtao Duan;Lian Feng;Ronghua Ma

  • Applying remote sensing techniques to monitoring seasonal and interannual changes of aquatic vegetation in Taihu Lake, China

    Juhua Luo;Xinchuan Li;Ronghua Ma;Fei Li

  • Evaluation of remote sensing algorithms for cyanobacterial pigment retrievals during spring bloom formation in several lakes of East China

    Hongtao Duan;Ronghua Ma;Chuanmin Hu

  • Nutrient reduction magnifies the impact of extreme weather on cyanobacterial bloom formation in large shallow Lake Taihu (China)

    Zhen Yang;Min Zhang;Xiaoli Shi;Fanxiang Kong

  • Satellite Detection of Surface Water Extent: A Review of Methodology

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  • Development of remote sensing algorithm for total phosphorus concentration in eutrophic lakes: Conventional or machine learning?

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  • MODIS observations of cyanobacterial risks in a eutrophic lake: Implications for long-term safety evaluation in drinking-water source.

    Hongtao Duan;Min Tao;Steven Arthur Loiselle;Wei Zhao

  • Monitoring lake changes of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau over the past 30 years using satellite remote sensing data

    Wei Wan;Wei Wan;Pengfeng Xiao;Xuezhi Feng;Hui Li

  • A novel MERIS algorithm to derive cyanobacterial phycocyanin pigment concentrations in a eutrophic lake: Theoretical basis and practical considerations

    Lin Qi;Lin Qi;Chuanmin Hu;Hongtao Duan;Jennifer Cannizzaro

  • Investigation of chlorophyll‐a and total suspended matter concentrations using Landsat ETM and field spectral measurement in Taihu Lake, China

    Ronghua Ma;Jinfang Dai

  • GLORIA - A globally representative hyperspectral in situ dataset for optical sensing of water quality

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  • Bio‐optical model with optimal parameter suitable for Taihu Lake in water colour remote sensing

    R. Ma;J. Tang;J. Dai

  • Mapping impervious surface expansion using medium-resolution satellite image time series: a case study in the Yangtze River Delta, China

    Feng Gao;Eric Brown de Colstoun;Ronghua Ma;Qihao Weng

  • Fourteen-Year Record (2000–2013) of the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Floating Algae Blooms in Lake Chaohu, Observed from Time Series of MODIS Images

    Yuchao Zhang;Ronghua Ma;Min Zhang;Hongtao Duan

  • Detecting Aquatic Vegetation Changes in Taihu Lake, China Using Multi-temporal Satellite Imagery.

    Ronghua Ma;Hongtao Duan;Xiaohong Gu;Shouxuan Zhang

  • Optical characterization of black water blooms in eutrophic waters

    Hongtao Duan;Ronghua Ma;Steven Arthur Loiselle;Qiushi Shen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongtao Duan
Hongtao Duan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Steven Loiselle
Steven Loiselle University of Siena
Chuanmin Hu
Chuanmin Hu University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Fei Li
Fei Li Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Nima Pahlevan
Nima Pahlevan Langley Research Center
Wenjiang Huang
Wenjiang Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jin Chen
Jin Chen Beijing Normal University
Zhongping Lee
Zhongping Lee University of Massachusetts Boston
Lian Feng
Lian Feng Southern University of Science and Technology
Claudia Giardino
Claudia Giardino National Research Council (CNR)

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