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Wenbin Wang is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States and has a significant body of research contribution primarily within the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans multiple subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering. The breadth of these sub-disciplines reflects a multidisciplinary approach that integrates physical sciences and life sciences perspectives.

Main topics Wang has focused on cover diverse areas such as:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Wang has published extensively with notable papers including:

  • "α-myosin heavy chain lactylation maintains sarcomeric structure and function and alleviates the development of heart failure" (2023, Cell Research)
  • "Superconductivity in pressurized trilayer La4Ni3O10−δ single crystals" (2024, Nature)
  • "Screening diverse soybean genotypes for drought tolerance by membership function value based on multiple traits and drought-tolerant coefficient of yield" (2020, BMC Plant Biology)
  • "Using high-throughput multiple optical phenotyping to decipher the genetic architecture of maize drought tolerance" (2021, Genome Biology)
  • "The Two-Dimensional Evolution of Thermospheric ∑O/N2 Response to Weak Geomagnetic Activity During Solar-Minimum Observed by GOLD" (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)

The scientist collaborates frequently with colleagues such as Liying Qian, Xuguang Cai, R. Eastes, Shun-Rong Zhang, and Dong Lin, with whom they have coauthored multiple publications.

Wenbin Wang's research appears regularly in leading publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Space Weather
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • Development and Validation of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model With Thermosphere and Ionosphere Extension (WACCM‐X 2.0)

    Han‐Li Liu;Charles G. Bardeen;Benjamin T. Foster;Peter Lauritzen

  • Comparison of COSMIC ionospheric measurements with ground-based observations and model predictions : Preliminary results

    Jiuhou Lei;Stig Syndergaard;Alan G. Burns;Stanley C. Solomon

  • The NCAR TIE‐GCM

    Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Barbara A. Emery;Benjamin Foster

  • Ionospheric variability due to planetary waves and tides for solar minimum conditions

    H.-L. Liu;W. Wang;A. D. Richmond;R. G. Roble

  • Plausible effect of atmospheric tides on the equatorial ionosphere observed by the FORMOSAT‐3/COSMIC: Three‐dimensional electron density structures

    C. H. Lin;W. Wang;M. E. Hagan;C. C. Hsiao

  • Parameterization of monoenergetic electron impact ionization

    Xiaohua Fang;Cora E. Randall;Dirk Lummerzheim;Wenbin Wang

  • Initial results from the coupled magnetosphere ionosphere thermosphere model: magnetospheric and ionospheric responses

    M. Wiltberger;W. Wang;A.G. Burns;S.C. Solomon

  • Profiles of Ionospheric Storm‐enhanced Density during the 17 March 2015 Great Storm

    Jing Liu;Wenbin Wang;Alan Burns;Xinan Yue

  • Observations and simulations of the ionospheric and thermospheric response to the December 2006 geomagnetic storm : Initial phase

    Jiuhou Lei;Wenbin Wang;Alan G. Burns;Stanley C. Solomon

  • Midlatitude summer nighttime anomaly of the ionospheric electron density observed by FORMOSAT‐3/COSMIC

    C. H. Lin;C. H. Liu;J. Y. Liu;C. H. Chen

  • Annual/semiannual variation of the ionosphere

    Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Stanley C. Solomon;Wenbin Wang

  • Initial results from the coupled magnetosphere–ionosphere–thermosphere model: thermosphere–ionosphere responses

    W. Wang;M. Wiltberger;A. G. Burns;S. C. Solomon

  • Ionospheric annual asymmetry observed by the COSMIC radio occultation measurements and simulated by the TIEGCM

    Zhen Zeng;Zhen Zeng;Alan Burns;Wenbin Wang;Jiuhou Lei

  • Three-dimensional ionospheric electron density structure of the Weddell Sea Anomaly

    Chien-Hung Lin;Jann-Yenq Liu;Chio-Zong Cheng;Chia-Hung Chen

  • Ionospheric response to the initial phase of geomagnetic storms: Common features

    Wenbin Wang;Wenbin Wang;Jiuhou Lei;Alan G. Burns;Stanley C. Solomon

  • Electron impact ionization: A new parameterization for 100 eV to 1 MeV electrons

    Xiaohua Fang;Cora E. Randall;Dirk Lummerzheim;Stanley C. Solomon

  • Behavior of the F2 peak ionosphere over the South Pacific at dusk during quiet summer conditions from COSMIC data

    A. G. Burns;Z. Zeng;Z. Zeng;W. Wang;J. Lei;J. Lei

  • Ionosphere response to solar wind high-speed streams

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

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

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

  • Ionospheric electric field variations during a geomagnetic storm simulated by a coupled magnetosphere ionosphere thermosphere (CMIT) model

    Wenbin Wang;Wenbin Wang;Jiuhou Lei;Alan G. Burns;Michael Wiltberger

  • Profiles of Ionospheric Storm-enhanced Density during the 17 March 2015 Great Storm

    J. Liu;W. Wang;A. G. Burns;X. Yue

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Burns
Alan Burns National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jiuhou Lei
Jiuhou Lei University of Science and Technology of China
Stanley C. Solomon
Stanley C. Solomon National Center for Atmospheric Research
Michael Wiltberger
Michael Wiltberger National Center for Atmospheric Research
Liying Qian
Liying Qian National Center for Atmospheric Research
Xiankang Dou
Xiankang Dou University of Science and Technology of China
Xinan Yue
Xinan Yue Chinese Academy of Sciences
Timothy L Killeen
Timothy L Killeen National Center for Atmospheric Research
Yongliang Zhang
Yongliang Zhang Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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