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Sen Jan 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 Sen Jan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 116 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Sen Jan 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 Sen Jan sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

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

  • Seasonal variation of the circulation in the Taiwan Strait

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

  • Numerical study of baroclinic tides in Luzon Strait

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

  • Water mass and throughflow transport variability in the Taiwan Strait

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

  • 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

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

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

  • OceanGliders: A component of the integrated GOOS

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

  • 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

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

    Sen Jan;Shenn-Yu Chao

  • SEASONAL AND MESOSCALE VARIABILITY OF THE KUROSHIO NEAR ITS ORIGIN

    Rudnick Dl;Jan S;Centurioni L;Lee Cm

  • Taiwan strait current in winter

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

  • Winter‐spring fronts in Taiwan Strait

    Chunyan Li;Jianyu Hu;Sen Jan;Zexun Wei

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

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

  • Large variability of the Kuroshio at 23.75°N east of Taiwan

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Sources of water in the Taiwan Strait

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

  • Nutrient Fluxes through the Taiwan Strait in Spring and Summer 1999

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

  • The anomalous amplification of M2 tide in the Taiwan Strait

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

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

    Glen Gawarkiewicz;Sen Jan;Pierre Lermusiaux;Julie McClean

  • Mean Structure and Variability of the Cold Dome Northeast of Taiwan

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Ren-Chieh Lien
Ren-Chieh Lien University of Washington
Glen Gawarkiewicz
Glen Gawarkiewicz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Shenn-Yu Chao
Shenn-Yu Chao University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Craig M. Lee
Craig M. Lee University of Washington
Luca Centurioni
Luca Centurioni University of California, San Diego
Shuh-Ji Kao
Shuh-Ji Kao Hainan University
Daniel L. Rudnick
Daniel L. Rudnick Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Chin-Chang Hung
Chin-Chang Hung National Sun Yat-sen University
Luc Rainville
Luc Rainville University of Washington
Gwo-Ching Gong
Gwo-Ching Gong National Taiwan Ocean University

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