2026 Shih-Yu Wang: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	56	3633	3469	1385	1277	287	11994

Overview

Shih-Yu Wang is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States and contributes extensively to research in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their publication record spans multiple domains, particularly focusing on climate variability, atmospheric phenomena, and oceanographic processes.

Their main fields of study include:

Environmental Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these areas, Wang's research delves into several subfields such as:

Global and Planetary Change
Atmospheric Science
Oceanography
Plant Science
Surgery

Wang's work addresses a range of scientific topics, including:

Climate variability and models
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Fire effects on ecosystems
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Tree-ring climate responses

Among their recent publications are:

"Abrupt shift to hotter and drier climate over inner East Asia beyond the tipping point" (2020) published in Science
"On Tanzania's Precipitation Climatology, Variability, and Future Projection" (2020) published in Climate
"Pacific decadal oscillation remotely forced by the equatorial Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans" (2020) published in Climate Dynamics
"El Niño-Southern Oscillation Evolution Modulated by Atlantic Forcing" (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
"Asian-Australian summer monsoons linkage to ENSO strengthened by global warming" (2023) published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Wang frequently publishes in the following scientific venues:

Climate Dynamics
Environmental Research Letters
Atmosphere
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
International Journal of Climatology

Collaborations play a significant role in Wang's research activities. Some of the most frequent coauthors include:

Jin-Ho Yoon
Jee-Hoon Jeong
Hyungjun Kim
Matthew LaPlante
Robert R. Gillies

Best Publications

Dryland climate change: Recent progress and challenges

J. Huang;Y. Li;Y. Li;C. Fu;C. Fu;F. Chen

864
Citations
Divergent consensuses on Arctic amplification influence on midlatitude severe winter weather

J. Cohen;X. Zhang;J. Francis;T. Jung;T. Jung

766
Citations
The influence of Arctic amplification on mid-latitude summer circulation

D. Coumou;D. Coumou;G. Di Capua;G. Di Capua;S. Vavrus;L. Wang

611
Citations
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

344
Citations
Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Mass Balance Variability (1988–2004) from Calibrated Polar MM5 Output

Jason E. Box;David H. Bromwich;Bruce A. Veenhuis;Le-Sheng Bai

339
Citations
State of the Climate in 2014

Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

332
Citations
Insignificant Change in Antarctic Snowfall Since the International Geophysical Year

Andrew J. Monaghan;David H. Bromwich;Ryan L. Fogt;Sheng Hung Wang

305
Citations
Abrupt shift to hotter and drier climate over inner East Asia beyond the tipping point

Peng Zhang;Peng Zhang;Jee-Hoon Jeong;Jin-Ho Yoon;Hyungjun Kim

303
Citations
Probable causes of the abnormal ridge accompanying the 2013–2014 California drought: ENSO precursor and anthropogenic warming footprint

S.‐Y. Simon Wang;Lawrence Hipps;Robert R Gillies;Jin‐Ho Yoon

302
Citations
Variation of the East Asian Summer Monsoon Rainfall

Tsing Chang Chen;Shih Yu Wang;Wan Ru Huang;Ming Cheng Yen

235
Citations
State of the Climate in 2018

M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

233
Citations
Increasing water cycle extremes in California and in relation to ENSO cycle under global warming

Jin Ho Yoon;S. Y. Simon Wang;Robert R. Gillies;Benjamin S. Kravitz

220
Citations
Quantitative attribution of climate effects on Hurricane Harvey’s extreme rainfall in Texas

S. Y. Simon Wang;Lin Zhao;Jin-Ho Yoon;Phil Klotzbach

173
Citations
Dzuds, droughts, and livestock mortality in Mongolia

Mukund Palat Rao;Mukund Palat Rao;Nicole K. Davi;Nicole K. Davi;Rosanne Dorothy D'Arrigo;Jerry Skees

171
Citations
State of the Climate in 2016

Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

161
Citations
Interannual variation of the tropical cyclone activity over the Western North Pacific

Tsing Chang Chen;Shih Yu Wang;Ming Cheng Yen

161
Citations
Role of the Monsoon Gyre in the Interannual Variation of Tropical Cyclone Formation over the Western North Pacific

Tsing Chang Chen;Shih Yu Wang;Ming Cheng Yen;William A. Gallus

136
Citations
The Arctic System Reanalysis, Version 2

D. H. Bromwich;A. B. Wilson;L. Bai;Z. Liu

135
Citations
Enhancement of Afternoon Thunderstorm Activity by Urbanization in a Valley: Taipei

Tsing Chang Chen;Shih Yu Wang;Ming Cheng Yen

132
Citations
California from drought to deluge

S.-Y. Simon Wang;Jin-Ho Yoon;Emily Becker;Robert Gillies

126
Citations
Pakistan's two-stage monsoon and links with the recent climate change

Shih Yu Wang;Robert E. Davies;Wan Ru Huang;Robert R. Gillies

118
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert R. Gillies Utah State University

Jin-Ho Yoon Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

David H. Bromwich The Ohio State University

Jiming Jin Utah State University

Tsing-Chang Chen Iowa State University

Hyungjun Kim University of Tokyo

Lawrence E. Hipps Utah State University

Johannes W. Kaiser German Meteorological Service

Marco Tedesco Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Tim R. McVicar Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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