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Wenshou Tian

Wenshou Tian

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 45 6421 6164 652 648 143 7552

Wenshou Tian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wenshou Tian between 2002 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wenshou Tian published across 25 years, from 2002 to 2026, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2023. 15 of the 187 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2023. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 1 publication
2002 2026

187 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wenshou Tian: publications per year, 2002 to 2026
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 2
2004 2
2005 1
2006 4
2007 1
2008 3
2009 5
2010 14
2011 10
2012 2
2013 4
2014 6
2015 7
2016 7
2017 8
2018 8
2019 11
2020 9
2021 13
2022 14
2023 23
2024 17
2025 14
2026 1
Total 187
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Wenshou Tian 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 Wenshou Tian sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–150 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 143 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541 143
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Wenshou Tian 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 Wenshou Tian sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348 45
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Wenshou Tian is affiliated with Lanzhou University in China and has an extensive record of research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change, with additional contributions to Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The scientist's research interests cover several main topics, including:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Frequent collaboration has been a characteristic of Wenshou Tian's work. The scientist has worked closely with the following coauthors:

  • Jiankai Zhang
  • Tao Wang
  • Jiali Luo
  • Fei Xie
  • Mian Xu

These collaborations span across multiple studies published in various journals. Wenshou Tian's research has appeared frequently in these publication venues:

  • Journal of Climate
  • Atmospheric Research
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

The scientist has contributed to a number of research articles, including the following recent papers:

  • "Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions," 2021, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Increasing trend of lightning activity in the South Asia region," 2020, Science Bulletin
  • "Responses of Arctic sea ice to stratospheric ozone depletion," 2022, Science Bulletin
  • "Impact of Sea Ice Reduction in the Barents and Kara Seas on the Variation of the East Asian Trough in Late Winter," 2020, Journal of Climate
  • "A stratospheric precursor of East Asian summer droughts and floods," 2024, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Assessment of temperature, trace species, and ozone in chemistry-climate model simulations of the recent past

    V. Eyring;N. Butchart;D. W. Waugh;H. Akiyoshi

  • Multimodel projections of stratospheric ozone in the 21st century

    V. Eyring;D. W. Waugh;G. E. Bodeker;Eugene C. Cordero

  • Impact of stratospheric ozone on Southern Hemisphere circulation change: A multimodel assessment

    S.-W. Son.;E. P. Gerber;J. Perlwitz;J. Perlwitz;L. M. Polvani

  • Chemistry-Climate Model Simulations of Twenty- First Century Stratospheric Climate and Circulation Changes

    Neal Butchart;I. Cionni;V. Eyring;T. G. Shepherd

  • Persistent shift of the Arctic polar vortex towards the Eurasian continent in recent decades

    Jiankai Zhang;Wenshou Tian;Martyn P. Chipperfield;Fei Xie

  • Multi-model assessment of stratospheric ozone return dates and ozone recovery in CCMVal-2 models

    V. Eyring;I. Cionni;G. E. Bodeker;Andrew J. Charlton-Perez

  • Multimodel assessment of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere: Tropics and global trends

    A. Gettelman;M. I. Hegglin;S.-W. Son;Jung-Hyun Kim

  • Multimodel climate and variability of the stratosphere

    N. Butchart;Andrew J. Charlton-Perez;I. Cionni;S. C. Hardiman

  • Coupled chemistry climate model simulations of the solar cycle in ozone and temperature

    John Austin;K. Tourpali;E. Rozanov;H. Akiyoshi

  • Signals of El Niño Modoki in the tropical tropopause layer and stratosphere

    F. Xie;J. Li;W. Tian;J. Feng

  • Review of the formulation of present-generation stratospheric chemistry-climate models and associated external forcings

    Olaf Morgenstern;M. A. Giorgetta;K. Shibata;V. Eyring

  • The Tropical Tropopause Layer 1960–2100

    Andrew Gettelman;Thomas Birner;Veronika Eyring;H. Akiyoshi

  • A new coupled chemistry–climate model for the stratosphere: The importance of coupling for future O3‐climate predictions

    Wenshou Tian;Martyn P. Chipperfield

  • Recent strengthening of the stratospheric Arctic vortex response to warming in the central North Pacific

    Dingzhu Hu;Zhaoyong Guan;Wenshou Tian;Rongcai Ren

  • Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions

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  • Projections of UV radiation changes in the 21st century: impact of ozone recovery and cloud effects

    Alkiviadis F. Bais;Kleareti Tourpali;Andreas Kazantzidis;Hideharu Akiyoshi

  • A connection from Arctic stratospheric ozone to El Niño-Southern oscillation

    Fei Xie;Jianping Li;Wenshou Tian;Qiang Fu

  • Multimodel assessment of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere: Extratropics

    M. I. Hegglin;A. Gettelman;P. Hoor;R. Krichevsky

  • Stratospheric ozone loss over the Eurasian continent induced by the polar vortex shift.

    Jiankai Zhang;Wenshou Tian;Fei Xie;Martyn P. Chipperfield

  • Effects of the Tibetan Plateau on total column ozone distribution

    Wenshou Tian;Martyn Chipperfield;Qian Huang

  • Quasi-biennial oscillation and tracer distributions in a coupled chemistry-climate model

    Wenshou Tian;Martyn P. Chipperfield;Lesley J. Gray;Joseph M. Zawodny

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianping Li
Jianping Li Ocean University of China
Martyn P. Chipperfield
Martyn P. Chipperfield University of Leeds
Sandip Dhomse
Sandip Dhomse University of Leeds
Wuhu Feng
Wuhu Feng University of Leeds
John H. Marsham
John H. Marsham University of Leeds
Yongyun Hu
Yongyun Hu Peking University
Douglas J. Parker
Douglas J. Parker University of Leeds
John M. C. Plane
John M. C. Plane University of Leeds
Katja Matthes
Katja Matthes GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Aijun Ding
Aijun Ding Nanjing University

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