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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 58 2209 2002 939 829 153 9326

Weiqing Han publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weiqing Han between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weiqing Han published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2019. 16 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2019. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weiqing Han: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 2
2003 0
2004 2
2005 3
2006 6
2007 6
2008 6
2009 5
2010 4
2011 5
2012 8
2013 8
2014 10
2015 5
2016 9
2017 14
2018 11
2019 15
2020 12
2021 9
2022 7
2023 11
2024 12
2025 15
2026 1
Total 192
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Weiqing Han publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Weiqing Han sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 148–157 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 153 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495 153
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Weiqing Han D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Weiqing Han sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113 58
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Weiqing Han is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States and conducts research primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields including Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Geology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The main topics of Weiqing Han's research focus on Climate variability and models, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

They have published extensively, with frequent publication venues including the Journal of Climate, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, Climate Dynamics, and Nature Communications.

Recent published papers by Weiqing Han include:

  • Initialized Earth System prediction from subseasonal to decadal timescales, 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • A Road Map to IndOOS-2: Better Observations of the Rapidly Warming Indian Ocean, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Indian Ocean Dipole leads to Atlantic Niño, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Intensification of heatwaves in China in recent decades: Roles of climate modes, 2023, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • Emergence of the Central Atlantic Niño, 2023, Science Advances

Frequent coauthors of Weiqing Han include Lei Zhang, Gengxin Chen, Michael J. McPhaden, and Dongxiao Wang.

Best Publications

  • Dynamics of the East India Coastal Current: 2. Numerical solutions

    J. P. McCreary;W. Han;D. Shankar;S. R. Shetye

  • Patterns of Indian Ocean sea-level change in a warming climate

    Weiqing Han;Gerald A. Meehl;Balaji Rajagopalan;John T. Fasullo

  • Indian Ocean Decadal Variability: A Review

    Weiqing Han;Jérôme Vialard;Michael J. McPhaden;Tong Lee

  • Surface Kuroshio path in the Luzon Strait area derived from satellite remote sensing data

    Dongliang Yuan;Dongliang Yuan;Weiqing Han;Dunxin Hu

  • Dynamics of the East India Coastal Current. 1. Analytic solutions forced by interior Ekman pumping and local alongshore winds

    D. Shankar;J. P. McCreary;W. Han;S. R. Shetye

  • Modeling salinity distributions in the Indian Ocean

    Weiqing Han;Julian P. McCreary

  • Dynamics of the Eastern Surface Jets in the Equatorial Indian Ocean

    Weiqing Han;Julian P. McCreary;D. L. T. Anderson;Arthur J. Mariano

  • Influence of Bering Strait flow and North Atlantic circulation on glacial sea-level changes

    Aixue Hu;Gerald A. Meehl;Bette L. Otto-Bliesner;Claire Waelbroeck

  • Initialized Earth System prediction from subseasonal to decadal timescales

    Gerald A. Meehl;Jadwiga H. Richter;Haiyan Teng;Antonietta Capotondi;Antonietta Capotondi

  • Intensification of decadal and multi-decadal sea level variability in the western tropical Pacific during recent decades

    Weiqing Han;Gerald A. Meehl;Aixue Hu;Michael A. Alexander

  • Impact of solar panels on global climate

    Aixue Hu;Samuel Levis;Gerald A. Meehl;Weiqing Han

  • Origins and Dynamics of the 90-Day and 30–60-Day Variations in the Equatorial Indian Ocean

    Weiqing Han

  • Influence of precipitation minus evaporation and Bay of Bengal rivers on dynamics, thermodynamics, and mixed layer physics in the upper Indian Ocean

    Weiqing Han;Julian P. McCreary;Kevin E. Kohler

  • Forcing Mechanisms of Sea Level Interannual Variability in the Bay of Bengal

    Weiqing Han;Peter J. Webster

  • Transient response of the MOC and climate to potential melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet in the 21st century

    Aixue Hu;Gerald A. Meehl;Weiqing Han;Jianjun Yin

  • Uncovering an anthropogenic sea-level rise signal in the Pacific Ocean

    B. D. Hamlington;M. W. Strassburg;R. R. Leben;W. Han

  • Reconstructing sea level using cyclostationary empirical orthogonal functions

    B. D. Hamlington;R. R. Leben;R. S. Nerem;W. Han

  • Effect of the potential melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet on the Meridional Overturning Circulation and global climate in the future

    Aixue Hu;Gerald A. Meehl;Weiqing Han;Jianjun Yin

  • Role of the Bering Strait on the hysteresis of the ocean conveyor belt circulation and glacial climate stability

    Aixue Hu;Gerald A Meehl;Weiqing Han;Axel Timmermann

  • Anti-cyclonic eddies northwest of Luzon in summer-fall observed by satellite altimeters

    Dongliang Yuan;Weiqing Han;Dunxin Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Aixue Hu
Aixue Hu National Center for Atmospheric Research
Gerald A. Meehl
Gerald A. Meehl National Center for Atmospheric Research
Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang South China University of Technology
Toshiaki Shinoda
Toshiaki Shinoda Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Julian P. McCreary
Julian P. McCreary University of Hawaii at Manoa
Yukio Masumoto
Yukio Masumoto University of Tokyo
Jérôme Vialard
Jérôme Vialard Université Paris Cité
M. Ravichandran
M. Ravichandran Ministry of Earth Sciences
Tong Lee
Tong Lee California Institute of Technology
Michael J. McPhaden
Michael J. McPhaden Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

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