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Xiong Liu 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 Xiong Liu sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 269 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Xiong Liu 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 Xiong Liu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xiong Liu is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work focuses predominantly on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist has participated in studies centered around Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds. This indicates a broad engagement with topics related to the atmosphere and its chemical and physical dynamics.

The publication record shows significant contributions to several key academic journals, with frequent articles appearing in:

  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Remote Sensing
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Some notable recent papers include:

  • "Full-coverage mapping and spatiotemporal variations of ground-level ozone (O3) pollution from 2013 to 2020 across China" (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • "Ground-Level NO2 Surveillance from Space Across China for High Resolution Using Interpretable Spatiotemporally Weighted Artificial Intelligence" (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "The TSIS-1 Hybrid Solar Reference Spectrum" (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "Revisiting the effectiveness of HCHO/NO2 ratios for inferring ozone sensitivity to its precursors using high resolution airborne remote sensing observations in a high ozone episode during the KORUS-AQ campaign" (2020, Atmospheric Environment)
  • "Ozone profile retrievals from TROPOMI: Implication for the variation of tropospheric ozone during the outbreak of COVID-19 in China" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)

Within their collaborative network, Xiong Liu frequently works with coauthors such as:

  • K. Chance
  • Gonzalo González Abad
  • Caroline R. Nowlan
  • Kang Sun
  • Heesung Chong

Best Publications

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day distribution and trends of tropospheric ozone relevant to climate and global atmospheric chemistry model evaluation

    A. Gaudel;O. R. Cooper;G. Ancellet;B. Barret

  • Full-coverage mapping and spatiotemporal variations of ground-level ozone (O3) pollution from 2013 to 2020 across China

    Jing Wei;Jing Wei;Zhanqing Li;Ke Li;Russell R. Dickerson

  • Tropospheric emissions: Monitoring of pollution (TEMPO)

    P. Zoogman;X. Liu;R.M. Suleiman;W.F. Pennington

  • Satellite observations of atmospheric methane and their value for quantifying methane emissions

    Daniel J. Jacob;Alexander J. Turner;Joannes D. Maasakkers;Jianxiong Sheng

  • The Ozone Monitoring Instrument: overview of 14 years in space

    Pieternel F. Levelt;Joanna Joiner;Johanna Tamminen;J. Pepijn Veefkind

  • New Era of Air Quality Monitoring from Space: Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS)

    Jhoon Kim;Ukkyo Jeong;Myoung Hwan Ahn;Jae H. Kim

  • Ground-Level NO2 Surveillance from Space Across China for High Resolution Using Interpretable Spatiotemporally Weighted Artificial Intelligence

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  • Ozone profile retrievals from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument

    X. Liu;X. Liu;X. Liu;P. K. Bhartia;K. Chance;R. J. D. Spurr

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Tropospheric ozone from 1877 to 2016, observed levels, trends and uncertainties

    David Tarasick;Ian E. Galbally;Ian E. Galbally;Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper;Martin G. Schultz

  • Ozone profile and tropospheric ozone retrievals from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment: Algorithm description and validation

    X. Liu;K. Chance;C. E. Sioris;R. J. D. Spurr

  • Updated Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Ozone Monitoring Instrument (SAO OMI) formaldehyde retrieval

    G. González Abad;X. Liu;K. Chance;H. Wang

  • Satellite observation of lowermost tropospheric ozone by multispectral synergism of IASI thermal infrared and GOME-2 ultraviolet measurements over Europe

    J. Cuesta;M. Eremenko;X. Liu;G. Dufour

  • First Directly Retrieved Global Distribution of Tropospheric Column Ozone from GOME: Comparison with the GEOS-CHEM Model

    Xiong Liu;Kelly V. Chance;Christopher E. Sioris;Thomas Paul Kurosu

  • Remote sensed and in situ constraints on processes affecting tropical tropospheric ozone

    B. Sauvage;R. V. Martin;R. V. Martin;A. van Donkelaar;X. Liu

  • The United States' Next Generation of Atmospheric Composition and Coastal Ecosystem Measurements: NASA's Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) Mission

    J. Fishman;L. T. Iraci;J. Al-Saadi;Kelly V. Chance

  • Global budget of tropospheric ozone: Evaluating recent model advances with satellite (OMI), aircraft (IAGOS), and ozonesonde observations

    Lu Hu;Lu Hu;Daniel J. Jacob;Xiong Liu;Yi Zhang

  • Application of OMI, SCIAMACHY, and GOME‐2 satellite SO2 retrievals for detection of large emission sources

    V. E. Fioletov;C. A. McLinden;N. Krotkov;K. Yang;K. Yang

  • Potential of next-generation imaging spectrometers to detect and quantify methane point sources from space

    Daniel H. Cusworth;Daniel H. Cusworth;Daniel J. Jacob;Daniel J. Varon;Christopher Chan Miller

  • Revisiting the effectiveness of HCHO/NO2 ratios for inferring ozone sensitivity to its precursors using high resolution airborne remote sensing observations in a high ozone episode during the KORUS-AQ campaign

    Amir H. Souri;Caroline R. Nowlan;Glenn M. Wolfe;Glenn M. Wolfe;Lok N. Lamsal

  • A physics-based approach to oversample multi-satellite, multispecies observations to a common grid

    Kang Sun;Lei Zhu;Karen Cady-Pereira;Christopher Chan Miller

  • A numerical testbed for remote sensing of aerosols, and its demonstration for evaluating retrieval synergy from a geostationary satellite constellation of GEO-CAPE and GOES-R

    Jun Wang;Xiaoguang Xu;Shouguo Ding;Jing Zeng

  • A new interpretation of total column BrO during Arctic spring

    R. J. Salawitch;T. Canty;T Kurosu;Kelly V. Chance

  • Intercomparison methods for satellite measurements of atmospheric composition: application to tropospheric ozone from TES and OMI

    L. Zhang;Daniel J. Jacob;Xiong Liu;Xiong Liu;Xiong Liu;Jennifer A. Logan

  • Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)

    K. Chance;X. Liu;R. M. Suleiman;D. E. Flittner

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly Chance
Kelly Chance Harvard University
M. J. Newchurch
M. J. Newchurch University of Alabama in Huntsville
Randall V. Martin
Randall V. Martin Washington University in St. Louis
Thomas P. Kurosu
Thomas P. Kurosu Jet Propulsion Lab
Daniel J. Jacob
Daniel J. Jacob Harvard University
Robert Spurr
Robert Spurr Harvard University
Jhoon Kim
Jhoon Kim Yonsei University
Kai Yang
Kai Yang University of Maryland, College Park
Christopher E. Sioris
Christopher E. Sioris Environment and Climate Change Canada
Nickolay A. Krotkov
Nickolay A. Krotkov Goddard Space Flight Center

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