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D-Index
41
Citations
6848
World Ranking
7681
National Ranking
730

Shugui Hou 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 Shugui Hou sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 174 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shugui Hou 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 Shugui Hou 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

Shugui Hou is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on atmospheric science and related subfields including global and planetary change, ecology, health, toxicology, mutagenesis, and oceanography.

Hou's research spans multiple main topics characterized by a strong emphasis on cryospheric studies and observations, climate change and permafrost, and geology and paleoclimatology research. Other notable areas of work include climate variability and models, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Frequent coauthors include Hongxi Pang, Shuangye Wu, Wangbin Zhang, Yetang Wang, and Zhaojun Zhan. These collaborative efforts have resulted in a substantial body of publications across various influential scientific venues.

Key publication venues where Shugui Hou's research has appeared include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Glaciology
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Shugui Hou include:

  • "Robustness of the Recent Global Atmospheric Reanalyses for Antarctic Near-Surface Wind Speed Climatology," 2020, Journal of Climate
  • "Temperature Trends in the Northwestern Tibetan Plateau Constrained by Ice Core Water Isotopes Over the Past 7,000 Years," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Variations of Stable Isotopic Composition in Atmospheric Water Vapor and their Controlling Factors-A 6-Year Continuous Sampling Study in Nanjing, Eastern China," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Determining key upstream convection and rainout zones affecting δ18O in water vapor and precipitation based on 10-year continuous observations in the East Asian Monsoon region," 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "The AntSMB dataset: a comprehensive compilation of surface mass balance field observations over the Antarctic Ice Sheet," 2021, Earth system science data

Best Publications

  • A review of climatic controls on δ18O in precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau: Observations and simulations

    Tandong Yao;Valerie Masson-Delmotte;Jing Gao;Wusheng Yu

  • A Review of Antarctic Surface Snow Isotopic Composition : Observations, Atmospheric Circulation, and Isotopic Modeling

    V. Masson-Delmotte;S. Hou;A. Ekaykin;J. Jouzel

  • Black carbon record based on a shallow Himalayan ice core and its climatic implications

    J. Ming;H. Cachier;C. Xiao;D. Qin

  • Recent increase in black carbon concentrations from a Mt. Everest ice core spanning 1860-2000 AD

    Susan D. Kaspari;Susan D. Kaspari;M. Schwikowski;M. Gysel;M. G. Flanner

  • Glaciochemical records from a Mt. Everest ice core: relationship to atmospheric circulation over Asia

    S. Kang;P.A. Mayewski;D. Qin;Y. Yan

  • Reduction in Northward Incursions of the South Asian Monsoon Since ~1400 AD Inferred from a Mt. Everest Ice Core

    Susan D. Kaspari;Paul Andrew Mayewski;Shichang Kang;Sharon B. Sneed

  • Atmospheric pollution for trace elements in the remote high-altitude atmosphere in central Asia as recorded in snow from Mt. Qomolangma (Everest) of the Himalayas

    Khanghyun Lee;Soon Do Hur;Shugui Hou;Sungmin Hong

  • Spatial variability of surface mass balance along a traverse route from Zhongshan station to Dome A, Antarctica

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  • Glacier variations and climate warming and drying in the central Himalayas

    Jiawen Ren;Dahe Qin;Shichang Kang;Shugui Hou

  • Snow Accumulation Rate on Qomolangma (Mount Everest), Himalaya: Synchroneity With Sites Across the Tibetan Plateau on 50-100 Year Timescales

    Susan Kaspari;Roger LeB. Hooke;Paul Andrew Mayewski;Shichang Kang

  • Distribution of ARGs and MGEs among glacial soil, permafrost, and sediment using metagenomic analysis.

    Shuhong Zhang;Guangli Yang;Shugui Hou;Tingjun Zhang

  • Effects of Changes in Moisture Source and the Upstream Rainout on Stable Isotopes in Precipitation – A Case Study in Nanjing, Eastern China

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  • Culturable bacteria in Himalayan glacial ice in response to atmospheric circulation

    S. Zhang;S. Hou;X. Ma;X. Ma;D. Qin

  • Recent accumulation rate at Dome A,Antarctica

    ShuGui Hou;YuanSheng Li;CunDe Xiao;JiaWen Ren

  • Recent Increases in Atmospheric Concentrations of Bi, U, Cs, S and Ca from a 350-Year Mount Everest Ice Core Record

    Susan D. Kaspari;Susan D. Kaspari;Paul Andrew Mayewski;Paul Andrew Mayewski;Michael Handley;Erich Osterberg

  • Twentieth century increase of atmospheric ammonia recorded in Mount Everest ice core

    Shichang Kang;Shichang Kang;Paul Andrew Mayewski;Dahe Qin;Yuping Yan

  • An 800-year record of atmospheric As, Mo, Sn, and Sb in central Asia in high-altitude ice cores from Mt. Qomolangma (Everest), Himalayas.

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  • Major advances in studies of the physical geography and living environment of China during the past 70 years and future prospects

    Fahu Chen;Fahu Chen;Bojie Fu;Bojie Fu;Jun Xia;Jun Xia;Duo Wu

  • Robustness of the Recent Global Atmospheric Reanalyses for Antarctic Near-Surface Wind Speed Climatology

    Xu Dong;Yetang Wang;Shugui Hou;Minghu Ding

  • Glacier changes in the Karlik Shan, eastern Tien Shan, during 1971/72-2001/02

    Yetang Wang;Shugui Hou;Yaping Liu

  • High-resolution trace element records of an ice core from the eastern Tien Shan, central Asia, since 1953 AD

    Yaping Liu;Shugui Hou;Shugui Hou;Sungmin Hong;Soon Do Hur

  • Preliminary evidence indicating Dome A (Antarctica) satisfying preconditions for drilling the oldest ice core

    CunDe Xiao;Yuansheng Li;Shugui Hou;Ian Allison

  • Influence of regional precipitation patterns on stable isotopes in ice cores from the central Himalayas

    H. Pang;S. Hou;Susan Kaspari;P. A. Mayewski

Frequent Co-Authors

Dahe Qin
Dahe Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiawen Ren
Jiawen Ren Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shichang Kang
Shichang Kang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul Andrew Mayewski
Paul Andrew Mayewski University of Maine
Margit Schwikowski
Margit Schwikowski Paul Scherrer Institute
Sungmin Hong
Sungmin Hong Inha University
Jean Jouzel
Jean Jouzel Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
Amaelle Landais
Amaelle Landais Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Camille Risi
Camille Risi Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Heinz W. Gäggeler
Heinz W. Gäggeler Paul Scherrer Institute

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