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2023

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69
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1742
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Sunling Gong 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 Sunling Gong sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 187 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Sunling Gong 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 Sunling Gong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Sunling Gong is affiliated with the China Meteorological Administration and has an extensive research record focused on environmental and atmospheric sciences. Their work primarily addresses topics related to air quality, atmospheric chemistry, and the impacts of meteorology on pollutant trends across various regions of China.

Sunling Gong's publication record includes a significant number of papers in leading scientific journals, reflecting contributions to understanding atmospheric processes and air pollution control. Notable recent papers include:

  • Multi-scale analysis of the impacts of meteorology and emissions on PM2.5 and O3 trends at various regions in China from 2013 to 2020 2. Key weather elements and emissions (2022) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Assessment of meteorology vs. control measures in the China fine particular matter trend from 2013 to 2019 by an environmental meteorology index (2021) in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Multi-scale analysis of the impacts of meteorology and emissions on PM2.5 and O3 trends at various regions in China from 2013 to 2020 1: Synoptic circulation patterns and pollution (2022) in The Science of The Total Environment

The primary fields of study for Sunling Gong include Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change as key subfields.

Research topics frequently addressed by Sunling Gong cover:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

Sunling Gong collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Jianjun He, Jingyue Mo, Huizheng Che, Huabing Ke, and Shuhua Lu, with numerous co-authored articles highlighting this ongoing scientific engagement.

The researcher often publishes in specialized venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, which hosts the majority of their work, as well as Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Atmospheric Research, Atmosphere, and the Journal of Environmental Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment.

    Sonia I. Seneviratne;Neville Nicholls;David Easterling;Clare M. Goodess

  • Analysis and quantification of the diversities of aerosol life cycles within AeroCom

    C. Textor;M. Schulz;S. Guibert;S. Kinne

  • A size-segregated particle dry deposition scheme for an atmospheric aerosol module

    Leiming Zhang;Sunling Gong;Jacob Padro;Len Barrie

  • Emissions of primary aerosol and precursor gases in the years 2000 and 1750 prescribed data-sets for AeroCom

    F. Dentener;S. Kinne;T. Bond;O. Boucher

  • Atmospheric aerosol compositions in China: spatial/temporal variability, chemical signature, regional haze distribution and comparisons with global aerosols

    X. Y. Zhang;Y. Q. Wang;T. Niu;X. C. Zhang

  • An AeroCom Initial Assessment - Optical Properties in Aerosol Component Modules of Global Models

    S. Kinne;M. Schulz;C. Textor;S. Guibert

  • A parameterization of sea-salt aerosol source function for sub- and super-micron particles

    S. L. Gong

  • Air pollution characteristics and their relation to meteorological conditions during 2014–2015 in major Chinese cities

    Jianjun He;Sunling Gong;Ye Yu;Lijuan Yu

  • Sources of Asian dust and role of climate change versus desertification in Asian dust emission

    X. Y. Zhang;S. L. Gong;S. L. Gong;T. L. Zhao;R. Arimoto

  • Evaluation of black carbon estimations in global aerosol models

    D. Koch;D. Koch;M. Schulz;S. Kinne;C. McNaughton

  • Modeling sea-salt aerosols in the atmosphere 1. Model development

    S. L. Gong;L. A. Barrie;J.-P. Blanchet

  • Multimodel estimates of intercontinental source-receptor relationships for ozone pollution

    Arlene M. Fiore;F. J. Dentener;O. Wild;C. Cuvelier

  • Characterization of soil dust aerosol in China and its transport and distribution during 2001 ACE-Asia: 1. Network observations

    X. Y. Zhang;S. L. Gong;S. L. Gong;Z. X. Shen;F. M. Mei

  • Arctic haze: current trends and knowledge gaps

    P. K. Quinn;G. Shaw;E. Andrews;E. G. Dutton

  • The AeroCom evaluation and intercomparison of organic aerosol in global models

    K. Tsigaridis;K. Tsigaridis;N. Daskalakis;N. Daskalakis;M. Kanakidou;P. J. Adams

  • Characterization of soil dust aerosol in China and its transport and distribution during 2001 ACE-Asia: 2. Model simulation and validation

    S. L. Gong;S. L. Gong;X. Y. Zhang;T. L. Zhao;I. G. McKendry

  • Composite global emissions of reactive chlorine from anthropogenic and natural sources: Reactive Chlorine Emissions Inventory

    William. C. Keene;M. Aslam K. Khalil;David. J. Erickson;Archie McCulloch

  • Canadian Aerosol Module: A size-segregated simulation of atmospheric aerosol processes for climate and air quality models 1. Module development

    S. L. Gong;L. A. Barrie;J.-P. Blanchet;K. von Salzen

  • Transition Metal-Catalyzed Oxidation of Atmospheric Sulfur: Global Implications for the Sulfur Budget

    Becky Alexander;Rokjin J. Park;Daniel J. Jacob;Sunling Gong

  • Investigation on emission factors of particulate matter and gaseous pollutants from crop residue burning.

    Guoliang Cao;Xiaoye Zhang;Sunling Gong;Fangcheng Zheng

  • Characterization of Asian Dust during ACE-Asia

    R. Arimoto;Y.J. Kim;Y.P. Kim;P.K. Quinn

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Makar
Paul A. Makar Environment and Climate Change Canada
Xiaoye Zhang
Xiaoye Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Leonard A. Barrie
Leonard A. Barrie Stockholm University
Yaqiang Wang
Yaqiang Wang Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences
Trond Iversen
Trond Iversen Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Olivier Boucher
Olivier Boucher Sorbonne University
Michael Schulz
Michael Schulz Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Susanne E. Bauer
Susanne E. Bauer Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Xiaohong Liu
Xiaohong Liu Texas A&M University
Dorothy Koch
Dorothy Koch National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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