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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 56 3706 3539 1415 1304 477 9712

Wei Gao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Gao between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Gao published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 17.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2013. 22 of the 534 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2013. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 35 publications 2004: 33 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 43 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 17 publications
1996 2025

534 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Gao: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 4
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 12
2003 35
2004 33
2005 19
2006 21
2007 14
2008 18
2009 19
2010 23
2011 17
2012 20
2013 43
2014 30
2015 18
2016 25
2017 27
2018 27
2019 33
2020 22
2021 25
2022 15
2023 8
2024 5
2025 17
Total 534
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Wei Gao 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 Wei Gao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 471–480 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 477 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21 477
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Wei Gao 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 Wei Gao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202 56
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Wei Gao is a researcher affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields, primarily Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on addressing contemporary environmental issues and plant science.

Their research includes topics such as:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Light effects on plants
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Wei Gao has published extensively in frequent venues including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Agronomy
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Pollution

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Wei Gao are:

  • "Removal of microplastics from water by magnetic nano-Fe3O4" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "National-scale distribution of micro(meso)plastics in farmland soils across China: Implications for environmental impacts" (2021), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Removal of microplastics in water: Technology progress and green strategies" (2022), published in Green Analytical Chemistry
  • "Size/shape-dependent migration of microplastics in agricultural soil under simulative and natural rainfall" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Micro(nano)plastic contaminations from soils to plants: human food risks" (2021), published in Current Opinion in Food Science

Frequent collaborators who have coauthored multiple publications with Wei Gao include:

  • K. Raja Reddy
  • Aoyun Mo
  • Defu He
  • Akanksha Sehgal
  • Raju Bheemanahalli

Wei Gao's research themes intersect environmental pollution and plant science, addressing microplastic contamination and its ecological impacts. Their work contributes data and analysis on both technological advances and environmental distributions related to microplastic pollution, as well as plant physiological responses and agricultural impacts.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the combined risk of sea level rise, land subsidence, and storm surges on the coastal areas of Shanghai, China

    Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Wei Gao;Shiyuan Xu;Lizhong Yu

  • Characterizations of ozone, NOx, and VOCs measured in Shanghai, China

    Fuhai Geng;Xuexi Tie;Jianmin Xu;Guangqiang Zhou

  • Determining climate effects on US total agricultural productivity.

    Xin-Zhong Liang;You Wu;Robert G. Chambers;Daniel L. Schmoldt

  • Long-term trend of O3 in a mega City (Shanghai), China: Characteristics, causes, and interactions with precursors.

    Wei Gao;Xuexi Tie;Jianming Xu;Rujin Huang

  • Satellite remote sensing of aerosol optical depth: advances, challenges, and perspectives

    Xiaoli Wei;Ni-Bin Chang;Kaixu Bai;Wei Gao

  • Regional Climate–Weather Research and Forecasting Model

    Xin Zhong Liang;Min Xu;Xing Yuan;Tiejun Ling

  • Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing

    John J. Qu;Wei Gao;Menas Kafatos;Robert E. Murphy

  • Measurement and modeling of O3 variability in Shanghai, China: Application of the WRF-Chem model

    Xuexi Tie;Fuhai Geng;Li Peng;Wei Gao

  • Integrating temperature vegetation dryness index (TVDI) and regional water stress index (RWSI) for drought assessment with the aid of LANDSAT TM/ETM+ images

    Zhiqiang Gao;Zhiqiang Gao;Wei Gao;Ni-Bin Chang

  • Effects of carbon dioxide, temperature and ultraviolet-B radiation and their interactions on soybean (Glycine max L.) growth and development

    Sailaja Koti;K. Raja Reddy;V.G. Kakani;D. Zhao

  • Validation of the ESA CCI soil moisture product in China

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  • Important role of ammonia on haze formation in Shanghai

    Xingnan Ye;Zhen Ma;Jiachen Zhang;Huanhuan Du

  • Ensemble and enhanced PM10 concentration forecast model based on stepwise regression and wavelet analysis

    Yuanyuan Chen;Runhe Shi;Shijie Shu;Wei Gao;Wei Gao

  • Aerosol optical properties based on ground measurements over the Chinese Yangtze Delta Region

    Liang Pan;Huizheng Che;Fuhai Geng;Xiangao Xia

  • Numerical air quality forecasting over eastern China: An operational application of WRF-Chem

    Guangqiang Zhou;Jianming Xu;Ying Xie;Luyu Chang

  • Development of land surface albedo parameterization based on Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data

    Xin-Zhong Liang;Min Xu;Wei Gao;Kenneth Kunkel

  • Moisture availability influences the effect of ultraviolet-B radiation on leaf litter decomposition

    W. Kolby Smith;Wei Gao;Heidi Steltzer;Matthew D. Wallenstein

  • Senescence and hyperspectral reflectance of cotton leaves exposed to ultraviolet‐B radiation and carbon dioxide

    Vijaya Gopal Kakani;Kambham Raja Reddy;Duli Zhao;Wei Gao

  • Interactive effects of ultraviolet-B radiation and temperature on cotton physiology, growth, development and hyperspectral reflectance.

    K. Raja Reddy;Vijaya Gopal Kakani;Duli Zhao;Sailaja Koti

  • Ultraviolet leaf reflectance of common urban trees and the prediction of reflectance from leaf surface characteristics

    Richard H. Grant;Gordon M. Heisler;Wei Gao;Matthew Jenks

  • Physiological causes of cotton fruit abscission under conditions of high temperature and enhanced ultraviolet-b radiation

    Duli Zhao;Kambhan Raja Reddy;Vijaya Gopal Kakani;Sailaja Koti

Frequent Co-Authors

Ni-Bin Chang
Ni-Bin Chang University of Central Florida
K. Raja Reddy
K. Raja Reddy Mississippi State University
Xin-Zhong Liang
Xin-Zhong Liang University of Maryland, College Park
Kenneth E. Kunkel
Kenneth E. Kunkel North Carolina State University
Jay R. Herman
Jay R. Herman University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Duli Zhao
Duli Zhao Agricultural Research Service
Vijaya Gopal Kakani
Vijaya Gopal Kakani University of Florida
Jiaguo Qi
Jiaguo Qi Michigan State University
Thomas J. Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson Agricultural Research Service
Nacer Bellaloui
Nacer Bellaloui Agricultural Research Service

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