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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 44 6637 6370 669 665 115 9892

Rucong Yu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rucong Yu between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rucong Yu published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2004. 9 of the 121 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

121 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rucong Yu: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 0
2003 2
2004 10
2005 3
2006 3
2007 5
2008 9
2009 4
2010 9
2011 3
2012 7
2013 5
2014 7
2015 7
2016 4
2017 2
2018 5
2019 5
2020 9
2021 4
2022 2
2023 4
2024 5
2025 4
Total 121
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Rucong Yu publications per year - data summary

  • Rucong Yu, a Environmental Sciences scholar from China Meteorological Administration, has 121 publications recorded across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2004, with 10 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999, 2000 and 2001, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 27 years in the span carries no publications at all (2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.7 per year counting only the 26 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 19 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2007: 26 publications (2.9 per year); 2008-2016: 55 publications (6.1 per year); 2017-2025: 40 publications (4.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Rucong Yu 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 Rucong Yu 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, 111–120 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: 115 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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
111–120 541 115
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
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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Rucong Yu publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Rucong Yu, a Environmental Sciences scholar from China Meteorological Administration, records 115 publications - the 21st percentile of the discipline.
  • 21% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Rucong Yu, and about 79% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Rucong Yu ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 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 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Rucong Yu 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 Rucong Yu 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% 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 44
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
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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Rucong Yu D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Rucong Yu, a Environmental Sciences scholar from China Meteorological Administration, records 44 D-Index - the 32nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 32% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Rucong Yu, and about 68% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Rucong Yu ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 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 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Rucong Yu is affiliated with the China Meteorological Administration in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change, engaging with several topics within these domains.

The main areas of study for Rucong Yu include:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate variability and models
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Rucong Yu has coauthored multiple publications with a set of frequent collaborators. These include:

  • Jian Li
  • Yi Zhang
  • Yihui Zhou
  • Xuelin Hu
  • Weihua Yuan

The scientist has published in a variety of journals, with recurring appearances in the following venues:

  • Climate Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Research
  • Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
  • Geoscientific model development
  • Advances in Climate Change Research

Selected recent papers by Rucong Yu include:

  • "BCC-CSM2-HR: a high-resolution version of the Beijing Climate Center Climate System Model," 2021, Geoscientific model development
  • "Evaluation of CMIP6 HighResMIP models in simulating precipitation over Central Asia," 2021, Advances in Climate Change Research
  • "A Multiscale Dynamical Model in a Dry-Mass Coordinate for Weather and Climate Modeling: Moist Dynamics and Its Coupling to Physics," 2020, Monthly Weather Review
  • "AMIP Simulations of a Global Model for Unified Weather-Climate Forecast: Understanding Precipitation Characteristics and Sensitivity Over East Asia," 2021, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • "Configuration and evaluation of a global unstructured mesh atmospheric model (GRIST-A20.9) based on the variable-resolution approach," 2020, Geoscientific model development

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric water vapor transport associated with typical anomalous summer rainfall patterns in China

    Tian-Jun Zhou;Ru-Cong Yu

  • Why the Western Pacific Subtropical High Has Extended Westward since the Late 1970s

    Tianjun Zhou;Rucong Yu;Jie Zhang;Helge Drange

  • Tropospheric cooling and summer monsoon weakening trend over East Asia

    Rucong Yu;Bin Wang;Bin Wang;Tianjun Zhou

  • Twentieth-Century Surface Air Temperature over China and the Globe Simulated by Coupled Climate Models

    Tianjun Zhou;Rucong Yu

  • Diurnal variations of summer precipitation over contiguous China

    Rucong Yu;Tianjun Zhou;Anyuan Xiong;Yanjun Zhu

  • Summer Precipitation Frequency, Intensity, and Diurnal Cycle over China: A Comparison of Satellite Data with Rain Gauge Observations

    Tianjun Zhou;Rucong Yu;Haoming Chen;Aiguo Dai

  • Seasonality and Three-Dimensional Structure of Interdecadal Change in the East Asian Monsoon

    Rucong Yu;Tianjun Zhou

  • The Beijing Climate Center atmospheric general circulation model: description and its performance for the present-day climate

    Tongwen Wu;Rucong Yu;Fang Zhang;Zaizhi Wang

  • Relation between rainfall duration and diurnal variation in the warm season precipitation over central eastern China

    Rucong Yu;Youping Xu;Tianjun Zhou;Jian Li

  • Ocean Forcing to Changes in Global Monsoon Precipitation over the Recent Half-Century

    Tianjun Zhou;Rucong Yu;Hongmei Li;Bin Wang

  • Drought in Late Spring of South China in Recent Decades

    Xiaoge Xin;Rucong Yu;Tianjun Zhou;Bin Wang

  • Long-Term Changes in Rainfall over Eastern China and Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation Associated with Recent Global Warming

    Ping Zhao;Song Yang;Rucong Yu

  • Climate Effects of the Deep Continental Stratus Clouds Generated by the Tibetan Plateau

    Rucong Yu;Bin Wang;Tianjun Zhou

  • Why Nocturnal Long-Duration Rainfall Presents an Eastward-Delayed Diurnal Phase of Rainfall down the Yangtze River Valley

    Haoming Chen;Rucong Yu;Jian Li;Weihua Yuan

  • Design of a new dynamical core for global atmospheric models based on some efficient numerical methods

    Bin Wang;Hui Wan;Zhongzhen Ji;Xin Zhang

  • Teleconnection between NAO and Climate Downstream of the Tibetan Plateau

    Jian Li;Rucong Yu;Tianjun Zhou

  • Why Is There an Early Spring Cooling Shift Downstream of the Tibetan Plateau

    Jian Li;Rucong Yu;Tianjun Zhou;Bin Wang

  • Seasonal Variation of the Diurnal Cycle of Rainfall in Southern Contiguous China

    Jian Li;Rucong Yu;Tianjun Zhou

  • Tower mast of precipitation over the central Tibetan Plateau summer

    Yunfei Fu;Yunfei Fu;Guosheng Liu;Guoxiong Wu;Rucong Yu

  • Regimes of Diurnal Variation of Summer Rainfall over Subtropical East Asia

    Weihua Yuan;Rucong Yu;Minghua Zhang;Wuyin Lin

  • Impacts of winter‐NAO on March cooling trends over subtropical Eurasia continent in the recent half century

    Rucong Yu;Tianjun Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Tianjun Zhou
Tianjun Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunfei Fu
Yunfei Fu University of Science and Technology of China
Bin Wang
Bin Wang University of Hawaii at Manoa
Minghua Zhang
Minghua Zhang Stony Brook University
Laurent Li
Laurent Li École Normale Supérieure
Deliang Chen
Deliang Chen Tsinghua University
Peijun Shi
Peijun Shi Beijing Normal University
Guoxiong Wu
Guoxiong Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xuemei Bai
Xuemei Bai Australian National University
Yimin Liu
Yimin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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