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D-Index
41
Citations
6041
World Ranking
7765
National Ranking
2766

Shiyuan Zhong 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 Shiyuan Zhong sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 178 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Shiyuan Zhong 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 Shiyuan Zhong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Shiyuan Zhong is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their scholarly contributions encompass subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Environmental Engineering, and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

The scientist's research covers a wide array of topics including climate variability and models, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, fire effects on ecosystems, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, meteorological phenomena and simulations, cryospheric studies and observations, and plant water relations and carbon dynamics.

Among Shiyuan Zhong's recent published papers are:

  • The Climatology and Trend of Surface Wind Speed over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Implication to Wind Energy Application, 2020, Atmosphere
  • Synoptic weather patterns for large wildfires in the northwestern United States-a climatological analysis using three classification methods, 2020, Theoretical and Applied Climatology
  • Attribution of late summer early autumn Arctic sea ice decline in recent decades, 2021, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • Trends in Arctic seasonal and extreme precipitation in recent decades, 2021, Theoretical and Applied Climatology
  • The Impact of the Indian Ocean Basin Mode on Antarctic Sea Ice Concentration in Interannual Time Scales, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters

Frequent coauthors in Shiyuan Zhong's work include Lejiang Yu, Cuijuan Sui, Bo Sun, Xindi Bian, and Warren E. Heilman.

The scientist has contributed publications to several journals repeatedly, with significant activity in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Climatology (6 publications)
  • Environmental Research Letters (6 publications)
  • Forest Service Research Data Archive (5 publications)
  • Atmospheric Pollution Research (4 publications)
  • Atmosphere (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Low-Level Jet Climatology from Enhanced Rawinsonde Observations at a Site in the Southern Great Plains

    C. David Whiteman;Xindi Bian;Shiyuan Zhong

  • Cold pools in the Columbia Basin

    Charles D. Whiteman;Shiyuan Zhong;William J. Shaw;John M. Hubbe

  • Wintertime Evolution of the Temperature Inversion in the Colorado Plateau Basin

    C. David Whiteman;Xindi Bian;Shiyuan Zhong

  • Observing the Dynamics of Wildland Grass Fires: FireFlux—A Field Validation Experiment

    Craig B. Clements;Shiyuan Zhong;Scott Goodrick;Ju Li

  • Meteorological factors associated with inhomogeneous ozone concentrations within the Mexico City basin

    Jerome D. Fast;Shiyuan Zhong

  • An Evaluation of the MM5, RAMS, and Meso-Eta Models at Subkilometer Resolution Using VTMX Field Campaign Data in the Salt Lake Valley

    Shiyuan Zhong;Jerome D. Fast

  • A Case Study of the Great Plains Low-Level Jet Using Wind Profiler Network Data and a High-Resolution Mesoscale Model

    Shiyuan Zhong;Jerome D. Fast;Xindi Bian

  • Particulate Air Pollution in Mexico City: A Collaborative Research Project.

    S A Edgerton;X Bian;J C Doran;J D Fast

  • Boundary layer evolution and regional‐scale diurnal circulations over the and Mexican plateau

    C. D. Whiteman;S. Zhong;X. Bian;J. D. Fast

  • An analysis of the vertical structure of the atmosphere and the upper‐level meteorology and their impact on surface ozone levels in Houston, Texas

    Bernhard Rappenglück;Ryan Perna;Ryan Perna;Shiyuan Zhong;Gary A. Morris

  • Meteorological Processes Affecting the Evolution of a Wintertime Cold Air Pool in the Columbia Basin

    Shiyuan Zhong;C. David Whiteman;Xindi Bian;William J. Shaw

  • First observations of turbulence generated by grass fires

    Craig B. Clements;Shiyuan Zhong;Xindi Bian;Warren E. Heilman

  • Effects of Irrigation on Summer Precipitation over the United States

    Lisi Pei;Nathan Moore;Shiyuan Zhong;Anthony D. Kendall

  • Sensitivity of MM5-Simulated Boundary Layer Characteristics to Turbulence Parameterizations

    Larry K. Berg;Shiyuan Zhong

  • The Effects of Large-Scale Winds on the Sea–Land-Breeze Circulations in an Area of Complex Coastal Heating

    Shiyuan Zhong;Eugene S. Takle

  • Climate and climate variability of the wind power resources in the Great Lakes region of the United States

    X. Li;X. Li;S. Zhong;X. Bian;W. E. Heilman

  • Thermally Driven Gap Winds into the Mexico City Basin

    J. C. Doran;S. Zhong

  • Modeling the Impacts of Urbanization on Summer Thermal Comfort: The Role of Urban Land Use and Anthropogenic Heat

    Ben Yang;Xuchao Yang;Xuchao Yang;L. Ruby Leung;Shiyuan Zhong

  • Diurnal Evolution of Three-Dimensional Wind and Temperature Structure in California's Central Valley

    Shiyuan Zhong;C. David Whiteman;Xindi Bian

  • A numerical study of the thermally driven plain-to-basin wind over idealized basin topographies

    Stephan F. J. de Wekker;Stephan F. J. de Wekker;Shiyuan Zhong;Jerome D. Fast;C. David Whiteman

  • A comparison of cloud properties at a coastal and inland site at the North Slope of Alaska

    J C Doran;S Zhong;J C Liljegren;Christian Jakob;Christian Jakob

Frequent Co-Authors

Xindi Bian
Xindi Bian United States Department of Agriculture
C. David Whiteman
C. David Whiteman University of Utah
Donald H. Lenschow
Donald H. Lenschow National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jerome D. Fast
Jerome D. Fast Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kenneth L. Clark
Kenneth L. Clark US Forest Service
Lifeng Luo
Lifeng Luo Michigan State University
Zhiqiu Gao
Zhiqiu Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Timo Vihma
Timo Vihma Finnish Meteorological Institute
Christian Jakob
Christian Jakob Monash University
Lai-yung Ruby Leung
Lai-yung Ruby Leung Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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