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Shin-Chan Han 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 Shin-Chan Han sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 125 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shin-Chan Han 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 Shin-Chan Han sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shin-Chan Han is affiliated with the Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a significant focus on subfields such as Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Geophysics.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

Shin-Chan Han has contributed to a range of peer-reviewed publications, with frequent appearances in venues such as the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Geophysical Journal International, Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Geodesy, and Earth and Space Science.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Han include:

  • Multi-mission satellite remote sensing data for improving land hydrological models via data assimilation (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Improving the resolution of GRACE-based water storage estimates based on machine learning downscaling schemes (2022, Journal of Hydrology)
  • Improved water storage estimates within the North China Plain by assimilating GRACE data into the CABLE model (2020, Journal of Hydrology)
  • GRACE Follow-On Laser Ranging Interferometer Measurements Uniquely Distinguish Short-Wavelength Gravitational Perturbations (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • Improving regional groundwater storage estimates from GRACE and global hydrological models over Tasmania, Australia (2020, Hydrogeology Journal)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Shin-Chan Han include In-Young Yeo, Jeanne Sauber, Khosro Ghobadi-Far, Mehdi Khaki, and Christopher McCullough. These collaborators have worked extensively with Han across multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • Crustal Dilatation Observed by GRACE After the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake

    Shin-Chan Han;C. K. Shum;Michael Bevis;Chen Ji

  • Non-isotropic filtering of GRACE temporal gravity for geophysical signal enhancement

    Shin-Chan Han;C. K. Shum;Christopher Jekeli;Chung-Yen Kuo

  • Regional gravity modeling in terms of spherical base functions

    Michael Schmidt;Martin Fengler;Torsten Mayer-Gürr;Annette Eicker

  • Time-variable aliasing effects of ocean tides, atmosphere, and continental water mass on monthly mean GRACE gravity field

    Shin-Chan Han;Christopher Jekeli;C. K. Shum

  • Seasonal water storage on the Amazon floodplain measured from satellites

    Douglas Alsdorf;Shin-Chan Han;Shin-Chan Han;Paul Bates;John Melack

  • Regional gravity decrease after the 2010 Maule (Chile) earthquake indicates large-scale mass redistribution

    Shin-Chan Han;Shin-Chan Han;Jeanne Sauber;Scott Luthcke

  • Statistical Downscaling of GRACE-Derived Groundwater Storage Using ET Data in the North China Plain

    Wenjie Yin;Wenjie Yin;Litang Hu;Menglin Zhang;Jingrui Wang

  • Improved estimation of terrestrial water storage changes from GRACE

    Shin-Chan Han;C. K. Shum;Christopher Jekeli;Doug Alsdorf

  • Implications of postseismic gravity change following the great 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake from the regional harmonic analysis of GRACE intersatellite tracking data

    Shin-Chan Han;Shin-Chan Han;Jeanne Sauber;Scott B. Luthcke;Chen Ji

  • The role of groundwater in the Amazon water cycle: 3. Influence on terrestrial water storage computations and comparison with GRACE

    Yadu N. Pokhrel;Ying Fan;Gonzalo Miguez-Macho;Pat J.F. Yeh

  • Accurate absolute GPS positioning through satellite clock error estimation

    S.-C. Han;J. H. Kwon;C. Jekeli

  • Source parameter inversion for recent great earthquakes from a decade-long observation of global gravity fields

    Shin-Chan Han;Ricccardo Riva;Jeanne Sauber;Emile Okal

  • Contribution of Satellite Gravimetry to Understanding Seismic Source Processes of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake

    Shin-Chan Han;Shin-Chan Han;Jeanne Sauber;Riccardo Riva

  • Efficient gravity field recovery using in situ disturbing potential observables from CHAMP

    S.-C. Han;Christopher Jekeli;C. K. Shum

  • Multivariate data assimilation of GRACE, SMOS, SMAP measurements for improved regional soil moisture and groundwater storage estimates

    Natthachet Tangdamrongsub;Natthachet Tangdamrongsub;Shin-Chan Han;In-Young Yeo;Jianzhi Dong

  • Movement of Amazon surface water from time‐variable satellite gravity measurements and implications for water cycle parameters in land surface models

    Shin-Chan Han;Shin-Chan Han;In-Young Yeo;Doug Alsdorf;Paul D Bates

  • Spatiospectral localization of global geopotential fields from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) reveals the coseismic gravity change owing to the 2004 Sumatra‐Andaman earthquake

    Shin-Chan Han;Shin-Chan Han;Frederik J. Simons;Frederik J. Simons

  • Regional high-resolution spatiotemporal gravity modeling from GRACE data using spherical wavelets

    M. Schmidt;S.-C. Han;J. Kusche;L. Sanchez

  • Dynamics of surface water storage in the Amazon inferred from measurements of inter-satellite distance change

    Shin Chan Han;Shin Chan Han;Hyungjun Kim;In Young Yeo;Pat Yeh

  • Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) alias error from ocean tides

    Ki Weon Seo;Clark R Wilson;S. C. Han;S. C. Han;Duane E. Waliser

Frequent Co-Authors

C. K. Shum
C. K. Shum The Ohio State University
Christopher Jekeli
Christopher Jekeli The Ohio State University
Scott B. Luthcke
Scott B. Luthcke National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Fred F. Pollitz
Fred F. Pollitz United States Geological Survey
Frank G. Lemoine
Frank G. Lemoine Goddard Space Flight Center
Emile A. Okal
Emile A. Okal Northwestern University
Will Featherstone
Will Featherstone Curtin University
Richard D. Ray
Richard D. Ray Goddard Space Flight Center
Jürgen Kusche
Jürgen Kusche University of Bonn
Erwan Mazarico
Erwan Mazarico Goddard Space Flight Center

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