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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 65 1411 88 521 14258

Weixing Wan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weixing Wan between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weixing Wan published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 55 publications in 2020. 16 of the 584 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 55. Peak 55 publications in 2020. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 33 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 37 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 55 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 5 publications 2025: 11 publications
1987 2025

584 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weixing Wan: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 5
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 2
1998 2
1999 2
2000 3
2001 5
2002 13
2003 16
2004 22
2005 10
2006 15
2007 21
2008 33
2009 29
2010 22
2011 24
2012 33
2013 27
2014 37
2015 31
2016 41
2017 31
2018 32
2019 38
2020 55
2021 7
2022 7
2023 1
2024 5
2025 11
Total 584
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Weixing Wan 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 Weixing Wan 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, 518–527 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: 521 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 16 521
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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Weixing Wan 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 Weixing Wan 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83 65
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

Weixing Wan was affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and contributed extensively to the fields of physics and astronomy as well as engineering. Their research primarily focused on subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, aerospace engineering, oceanography, molecular biology, and geophysics.

The scientist's work covered a range of topics, notably:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Among their recent papers were:

  • "China's first mission to Mars," published in 2020 in Nature Astronomy
  • "Challenges to Equatorial Plasma Bubble and Ionospheric Scintillation Short-Term Forecasting and Future Aspects in East and Southeast Asia," published in 2020 in Surveys in Geophysics
  • "A 2-year locomotive exploration and scientific investigation of the lunar farside by the Yutu-2 rover," published in 2022 in Science Robotics
  • "Surface characteristics of the Zhurong Mars rover traverse at Utopia Planitia," published in 2022 in Nature Geoscience
  • "Solar flare effects in the Earth's magnetosphere," published in 2021 in Nature Physics

The scientist frequently published in several key journals, including:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Earth and Planetary Physics
  • The "international archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences/International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Weixing Wan collaborated regularly with several coauthors, such as:

  • Yong Wei
  • Xinan Yue
  • Zhipeng Ren
  • Kaichang Di
  • Baiqi Ning

Throughout their career, Wan contributed to advancing understanding in planetary science missions, ionospheric phenomena, and space plasma dynamics. Their interdisciplinary approach bridged multiple domains within physical sciences and aerospace engineering, addressing complex phenomena related to Earth's magnetosphere and planetary exploration.

Best Publications

  • Is an unusual large enhancement of ionospheric electron density linked with the 2008 great Wenchuan earthquake

    Biqiang Zhao;Min Wang;Tao Yu;Weixing Wan

  • Solar activity effects of the ionosphere: A brief review

    LiBo Liu;WeiXing Wan;YiDing Chen;HuiJun Le

  • Wavenumber-4 patterns of the total electron content over the low latitude ionosphere

    W. Wan;L. Liu;X. Pi;M.-L. Zhang

  • Responses of equatorial anomaly to the October-November 2003 superstorms

    B. Zhao;W. Wan;L. Liu

  • Variations of electron density based on long-term incoherent scatter radar and ionosonde measurements over Millstone Hill

    Jiuhou Lei;Libo Liu;Weixing Wan;Shun-Rong Zhang

  • Climatology of the mean total electron content derived from GPS global ionospheric maps

    Libo Liu;Weixing Wan;Baiqi Ning;Man-Lian Zhang

  • Does the F10.7 index correctly describe solar EUV flux during the deep solar minimum of 2007-2009?

    Yiding Chen;Libo Liu;Weixing Wan

  • Large-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances observed by GPS total electron content during the magnetic storm of 29-30 October 2003

    F. Ding;W. Wan;B. Ning;M. Wang

  • A study of the Weddell Sea Anomaly observed by FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC

    Maosheng He;Libo Liu;Weixing Wan;Baiqi Ning

  • Seasonal variations of the ionospheric electron densities retrieved from Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate mission radio occultation measurements

    Libo Liu;Biqiang Zhao;Weixing Wan;Baiqi Ning

  • Observations and simulations of seismoionospheric GPS total electron content anomalies before the 12 January 2010 M7 Haiti earthquake

    J. Y. Liu;H. Le;H. Le;Y. I. Chen;C. H. Chen

  • Global ionospheric response observed by COSMIC satellites during the January 2009 stratospheric sudden warming event

    Xinan Yue;Xinan Yue;William S. Schreiner;Jiuhou Lei;Christian Rocken

  • Climatology of medium‐scale traveling ionospheric disturbances observed by a GPS network in central China

    Feng Ding;Weixing Wan;Guirong Xu;Tao Yu

  • Ionosphere response to solar wind high-speed streams

    Jiuhou Lei;Jeffrey P. Thayer;Jeffrey M. Forbes;Qian Wu

  • China’s first mission to Mars

    W. X. Wan;C. Wang;C. L. Li;Y. Wei

  • Global 3‐D ionospheric electron density reanalysis based on multisource data assimilation

    Xinan Yue;William S. Schreiner;Ying Hwa Kuo;Douglas C. Hunt

  • The ionospheric responses to the 11 August 1999 solar eclipse: observations and modeling

    H. Le;L. Liu;X. Yue;W. Wan

  • An analysis of the scale heights in the lower topside ionosphere based on the Arecibo incoherent scatter radar measurements

    Libo Liu;Huijun Le;Weixing Wan;Mike P. Sulzer

  • Characteristics of the ionospheric total electron content of the equatorial ionization anomaly in the Asian-Australian region during 1996-2004

    Biqiang Zhao;Weixing Wan;Libo Liu;Zhipeng Ren

  • A statistical study of large-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances observed by GPS TEC during major magnetic storms over the years 2003–2005

    F. Ding;W. Wan;L. Liu;E.L. Afraimovich

  • Features of annual and semiannual variations derived from the global ionospheric maps of total electron content

    B. Zhao;W. Wan;L. Liu;T. Mao

Frequent Co-Authors

Libo Liu
Libo Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Baiqi Ning
Baiqi Ning Chinese Academy of Sciences
Biqiang Zhao
Biqiang Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xinan Yue
Xinan Yue Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiuhou Lei
Jiuhou Lei University of Science and Technology of China
Guozhu Li
Guozhu Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zuyin Pu
Zuyin Pu Peking University
Eduard Dubinin
Eduard Dubinin Max Planck Society
Wenbin Wang
Wenbin Wang National Center for Atmospheric Research

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