2026 Sen Jan: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	37	6818	6314	32	29	116	5510

Overview

Sen Jan is affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Environmental Science. The scientist's work primarily spans the fields of Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Geology.

The core topics of their research include:

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
Geological and Geophysical Studies
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Climate Variability and Models

Sen Jan has published in several scientific venues, including:

Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Journal of Physical Oceanography
Frontiers in Marine Science
Scientific Reports
SSRN Electronic Journal

Notable recent papers include:

"Direct measurements reveal instabilities and turbulence within large amplitude internal solitary waves beneath the ocean" (2021) published in Communications Earth & Environment
"Large-Amplitude Internal Wave Transformation into Shallow Water" (2022) published in Journal of Physical Oceanography
"Solitary Waves Impinging on an Isolated Tropical Reef: Arrival Patterns and Wave Transformation Under Shoaling" (2022) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
"Effects of the Coastal Uplift on the Kuroshio Ecosystem, Eastern Taiwan, the Western Boundary Current of the North Pacific Ocean" (2022) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
"Submesoscale Eddy and Frontal Instabilities in the Kuroshio Interacting With a Cape South of Taiwan" (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

Frequent collaborators of Sen Jan include:

Yiing Jang Yang
Ming-Huei Chang
Chung-Chi Chen
Yu Cheng
An-Yi Tsai

Best Publications

The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea

Matthew H. Alford;Matthew H. Alford;Thomas Peacock;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash

721
Citations
Seasonal variation of the circulation in the Taiwan Strait

Sen Jan;Joe Wang;Ching-Sheng Chern;Shenn-Yu Chao

534
Citations
Numerical study of baroclinic tides in Luzon Strait

Sen Jan;Ren-Chieh Lien;Chi-Hua Ting

239
Citations
Water mass and throughflow transport variability in the Taiwan Strait

Sen Jan;David D. Sheu;Huei-Ming Kuo

232
Citations
Phytoplankton production during a summer coastal upwelling in the East China Sea

Yuh-Ling Lee Chen;Houng-Yung Chen;Gwo-Ching Gong;Yen-Huei Lin

160
Citations
Transports and tidal current estimates in the Taiwan Strait from shipboard ADCP observations (1999–2001)

Y.H. Wang;S. Jan;D.P. Wang

154
Citations
OceanGliders: A component of the integrated GOOS

Pierre Testor;Brad DeYoung;Daniel L. Rudnick;Scott Glenn

152
Citations
Generation of diurnal K1 internal tide in the Luzon Strait and its influence on surface tide in the South China Sea

Sen Jan;Ching-Sheng Chern;Joe Wang;Shenn-Yu Chao

134
Citations
Seasonal variation of volume transport in the major inflow region of the Taiwan Strait: the Penghu Channel

Sen Jan;Shenn-Yu Chao

115
Citations
SEASONAL AND MESOSCALE VARIABILITY OF THE KUROSHIO NEAR ITS ORIGIN

Rudnick Dl;Jan S;Centurioni L;Lee Cm

109
Citations
Taiwan strait current in winter

S.F. Lin;S.F. Lin;T.Y. Tang;S. Jan;C.-J. Chen

108
Citations
Winter‐spring fronts in Taiwan Strait

Chunyan Li;Jianyu Hu;Sen Jan;Zexun Wei

105
Citations
Phytoplankton productivity enhancement and assemblage change in the upstream Kuroshio after typhoons

Yuh-ling Lee Chen;Houng-Yung Chen;Sen Jan;Sing-how Tuo

97
Citations
Large variability of the Kuroshio at 23.75°N east of Taiwan

Sen Jan;Yiing Jang Yang;Joe Wang;Vigan Mensah

93
Citations
Potential biogeochemical effects from vigorous internal tides generated in Luzon Strait: A case study at the southernmost coast of Taiwan

Sen Jan;Chen‐Tung Arthur Chen

89
Citations
Coupled Ocean–Acoustic Prediction of Transmission Loss in a Continental Shelfbreak Region: Predictive Skill, Uncertainty Quantification, and Dynamical Sensitivities

Pierre F J Lermusiaux;Jinshan Xu;Chi-Fang Chen;Sen Jan

88
Citations
Sources of water in the Taiwan Strait

Sen Jan;Sen Jan;Yu-Heng Tseng;David E. Dietrich

88
Citations
Nutrient Fluxes through the Taiwan Strait in Spring and Summer 1999

Shi-Wei Chung;Sen Jan;Kon-Kee Liu

86
Citations
The anomalous amplification of M2 tide in the Taiwan Strait

Sen Jan;Ching-Sheng Chern;Joe Wang;Shenn-Yu Chao

76
Citations
Circulation and Intrusions Northeast of Taiwan: Chasing and Predicting Uncertainty in the Cold Dome

Glen Gawarkiewicz;Sen Jan;Pierre Lermusiaux;Julie McClean

67
Citations
Mean Structure and Variability of the Cold Dome Northeast of Taiwan

Sen Jan;Chung Chi Chen;Ya Ling Tsai;Yiing Jiang Yang

55
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ren-Chieh Lien University of Washington

Glen Gawarkiewicz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Shenn-Yu Chao University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

Craig M. Lee University of Washington

Luca Centurioni University of California, San Diego

Shuh-Ji Kao Hainan University

Daniel L. Rudnick Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Chin-Chang Hung National Sun Yat-sen University

Luc Rainville University of Washington

Gwo-Ching Gong National Taiwan Ocean University

External Links

Personal website of Sen Jan

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