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D-Index
51
Citations
9318
World Ranking
4755
National Ranking
494

Wei Ren 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 Ren sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 139 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei Ren 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 Ren sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wei Ren is affiliated with Shaanxi Normal University in China and has made contributions primarily in the field of Computer Science. Their research spans various subfields, including Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Cryptography and Data Security, Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning, Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques, Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing, and Benford's Law and Fraud Detection.

Wei Ren has published extensively, appearing frequently in several publication venues. These include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Computers & Security
  • Information Sciences

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wei Ren illustrate a focus on blockchain and authentication technologies for Internet of Things and smart environments. Notable works include:

  • "A Blockchain-Based Decentralized, Fair and Authenticated Information Sharing Scheme in Zero Trust Internet-of-Things" (2022, IEEE Transactions on Computers)
  • "A Blockchain-Based Cross-Domain and Autonomous Access Control Scheme for Internet of Things" (2022, IEEE Transactions on Services Computing)
  • "Privacy-Preserving Fast Three-Factor Authentication and Key Agreement for IoT-Based E-Health Systems" (2022, IEEE Transactions on Services Computing)
  • "An Energy-Efficient Authentication Scheme Based on Chebyshev Chaotic Map for Smart Grid Environments" (2021, IEEE Internet of Things Journal)
  • "FAPS: A fair, autonomous and privacy-preserving scheme for big data exchange based on oblivious transfer, Ether cheque and smart contracts" (2020, Information Sciences)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Tianqing Zhu (with two separate counts indicating repeated collaborations), Yuexin Xiang, and Ruoting Xiong.

Best Publications

  • Responses of soil carbon sequestration to climate-smart agriculture practices: A meta-analysis.

    Xiongxiong Bai;Xiongxiong Bai;Yawen Huang;Wei Ren;Mark Coyne

  • Model estimates of net primary productivity, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency in the terrestrial ecosystems of the southern United States during 1895–2007

    Hanqin Tian;Guangsheng Chen;Mingliang Liu;Chi Zhang

  • Three-dimensional controlled growth of monodisperse sub-50 nm heterogeneous nanocrystals.

    Deming Liu;Xiaoxue Xu;Xiaoxue Xu;Yi Du;Xian Qin

  • China's Terrestrial Carbon Balance: Contributions from Multiple Global Change Factors

    Hanqin Tian;Jerry M. Melillo;Chaoqun Lu;David W. Kicklighter

  • Ozone effects on crops and consideration in crop models

    Lisa D. Emberson;Håkan Pleijel;Elizabeth A. Ainsworth;Maurits van den Berg

  • Global methane and nitrous oxide emissions from terrestrial ecosystems due to multiple environmental changes

    Hanqin Tian;Guangsheng Chen;Guangsheng Chen;Chaoqun Lu;Xiaofeng Xu

  • Global patterns and controls of soil organic carbon dynamics as simulated by multiple terrestrial biosphere models: Current status and future directions.

    Hanqin Tian;Chaoqun Lu;Jia Yang;Kamaljit Banger

  • Greenhouse gas emissions and crop yield in no-tillage systems: A meta-analysis

    Yawen Huang;Wei Ren;Lixin Wang;Dafeng Hui

  • Effects of land-use and land-cover change on evapotranspiration and water yield in China during 1900-2000

    Mingliang Liu;Hanqin Tian;Guangsheng Chen;Wei Ren

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of CH 4 and N 2 O fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems of North America during 1979–2008: application of a global biogeochemistry model

    Hanqin Tian;X. Xu;M. Liu;Wei Ren

  • Net exchanges of CO2, CH4, and N2O between China's terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere and their contributions to global climate warming

    Hanqin Tian;Xiaofeng Xu;Chaoqun Lu;Mingliang Liu

  • Magnetocaloric effect and magnetic-field-induced shape recovery effect at room temperature in ferromagnetic Heusler alloy Ni-Mn-Sb

    J Du;Q Zheng;W J Ren;W J Feng

  • Impacts of urbanization on carbon balance in terrestrial ecosystems of the Southern United States

    Chi Zhang;Hanqin Tian;Guangsheng Chen;Arthur Chappelka

  • Water-resistant perovskite nanodots enable robust two-photon lasing in aqueous environment.

    Siqi Li;Dangyuan Lei;Dangyuan Lei;Wei Ren;Xuyun Guo

  • Responses of global terrestrial evapotranspiration to climate change and increasing atmospheric CO2 in the 21st century

    Shufen Pan;Hanqin Tian;Shree R.S. Dangal;Qichun Yang

  • North American terrestrial CO2 uptake largely offset by CH4 and N2O emissions: toward a full accounting of the greenhouse gas budget.

    Hanqin Tian;Guangsheng Chen;Chaoqun Lu;Xiaofeng Xu

  • Century-Scale Responses of Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Flux to Multiple Environmental Changes in the Southern United States

    Hanqin Tian;Guangsheng Chen;Chi Zhang;Mingliang Liu

  • Methane emissions from global rice fields: Magnitude, spatiotemporal patterns, and environmental controls

    Bowen Zhang;Hanqin Tian;Wei Ren;Wei Ren;Bo Tao;Bo Tao

  • Food Benefit and Climate Warming Potential of Nitrogen Fertilizer Uses in China

    Hanqin Tian;Chaoqun Lu;Jerry M. Melillo;Wei Ren

  • Anthropogenic and climatic influences on carbon fluxes from eastern North America to the Atlantic Ocean: A process-based modeling study

    Hanqin Tian;Qichun Yang;Raymond G. Najjar;Wei Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanqin Tian
Hanqin Tian Auburn University
Xi Yao
Xi Yao Xi'an Jiaotong University
Ming Liu
Ming Liu Xi'an Jiaotong University
Bo Tao
Bo Tao University of Kentucky
Shufen Pan
Shufen Pan Auburn University
Chaoqun Lu
Chaoqun Lu Iowa State University
Mingliang Liu
Mingliang Liu Washington State University
Tianqing Zhu
Tianqing Zhu Deakin University
Guangsheng Chen
Guangsheng Chen Zhejiang A & F University
Xiaofeng Xu
Xiaofeng Xu San Diego State University

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