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D-Index
65
Citations
14258
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1411
National Ranking
88

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.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 521 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

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.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

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

  • Challenges to Equatorial Plasma Bubble and Ionospheric Scintillation Short-Term Forecasting and Future Aspects in East and Southeast Asia

    Guozhu Li;Baiqi Ning;Yuichi Otsuka;Mangalathayil Ali Abdu

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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