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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 50 3342 3060 220 215 217 11976

Yan Du publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yan Du between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yan Du published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2022. 52 of the 323 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2022. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 29 publications
2001 2025

323 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yan Du: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 0
2004 2
2005 4
2006 3
2007 1
2008 3
2009 5
2010 6
2011 4
2012 12
2013 17
2014 12
2015 19
2016 19
2017 12
2018 13
2019 15
2020 24
2021 31
2022 42
2023 25
2024 23
2025 29
Total 323
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Yan Du 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 Yan Du 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, 208–217 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: 217 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
208–217 292 217
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
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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Yan Du 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 Yan Du 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 50
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
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

Yan Du is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant focus on Environmental Science. Their work encompasses a total of 242 publications in Earth and Planetary Sciences and 95 in Environmental Science, reflecting a broad engagement with these fields.

Their research contributions predominantly lie within several subfields of study, including:

  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

The main topics Yan Du has addressed cover multiple aspects of climate and oceanographic science, featuring:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Climate variability and models
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Yan Du has published research in several notable scientific journals, demonstrating ongoing engagement with key academic communities. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Climate Dynamics
  • Journal of Climate
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Physical Oceanography

They have collaborated extensively with co-authors such as Yuhong Zhang, Ying Zhang, Tianyu Wang, Minyang Wang, and Zesheng Chen, reflecting a network of frequent research partnerships.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Increasing summer precipitation in arid Central Asia linked to the weakening of the East Asian summer monsoon in the recent decades, 2020, International Journal of Climatology
  • Thermocline Warming Induced Extreme Indian Ocean Dipole in 2019, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Observed strong subsurface marine heatwaves in the tropical western Pacific Ocean, 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • Submesoscale Fronts and Their Dynamical Processes Associated with Symmetric Instability in the Northwest Pacific Subtropical Ocean, 2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Vertical structures of marine heatwaves, 2023, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Indian Ocean Capacitor Effect on Indo–Western Pacific Climate during the Summer following El Niño

    Shang Ping Xie;Kaiming Hu;Jan Hafner;Hiroki Tokinaga

  • Indo-Western Pacific Ocean Capacitor and Coherent Climate Anomalies in Post-ENSO Summer: A Review

    Shang-Ping Xie;Shang-Ping Xie;Yu Kosaka;Yan Du;Kaiming Hu

  • Pantropical Climate Interactions

    Wenju Cai;Wenju Cai;Lixin Wu;Matthieu Lengaigne;Matthieu Lengaigne;Tim Li

  • Role of Air-Sea Interaction in the Long Persistence of El Nino-Induced North Indian Ocean Warming*

    Yan Du;Shang-Ping Xie;Gang Huang;Kaiming Hu

  • Role of atmospheric adjustments in the tropical Indian Ocean warming during the 20th century in climate models

    Yan Du;Yan Du;Shang Ping Xie

  • Tropical Indian Ocean Influence on Northwest Pacific Tropical Cyclones in Summer following Strong El Niño

    Yan Du;Lei Yang;Shang-Ping Xie

  • Decadal Shift in El Niño Influences on Indo–Western Pacific and East Asian Climate in the 1970s*

    Shang Ping Xie;Yan Du;Gang Huang;Xiao Tong Zheng

  • South China Sea throughflow: A heat and freshwater conveyor

    Tangdong Qu;Yan Du;Hideharu Sasaki

  • Connecting the tropical Pacific with Indian Ocean through South China Sea

    Tangdong Qu;Yan Du;Gary Meyers;Akio Ishida

  • Sea Surface Temperature and its Variability in the Indonesian Region

    T Qu;Y Du;J Strachan;GA Meyers

  • Interannual variability of the South China Sea throughflow inferred from wind data and an ocean data assimilation product

    Dong Xiao Wang;Qinyan Liu;Rui Xin Huang;Yan Du

  • Indian Ocean Dipole Response to Global Warming in the CMIP5 Multimodel Ensemble

    Xiao-Tong Zheng;Shang-Ping Xie;Shang-Ping Xie;Yan Du;Lin Liu

  • A New Type of the Indian Ocean Dipole since the Mid-1970s

    Yan Du;Wenju Cai;Yanling Wu

  • Intraseasonal variability of sea surface height in the Bay of Bengal

    Xuhua Cheng;Xuhua Cheng;Shang Ping Xie;Shang Ping Xie;Julian P. McCreary;Yiquan Qi

  • Monsoon-Induced Biases of Climate Models over the Tropical Indian Ocean*

    Gen Li;Shang-Ping Xie;Yan Du

  • Seasonal heat budget in the mixed layer of the southeastern tropical Indian Ocean in a high-resolution ocean general circulation model

    Yan Du;Tangdong Qu;Gary Meyers;Yukio Masumoto

  • Effects of excessive equatorial cold tongue bias on the projections of tropical Pacific climate change. Part I: the warming pattern in CMIP5 multi-model ensemble

    Gen Li;Shang-Ping Xie;Shang-Ping Xie;Yan Du;Yiyong Luo

  • Upwelling in the continental shelf of northern South China Sea associated with 1997–1998 El Niño

    Zhiyou Jing;Yiquan Qi;Yan Du

  • Thermocline Warming Induced Extreme Indian Ocean Dipole in 2019

    Yan Du;Yuhong Zhang;Lian-Yi Zhang;Tomoki Tozuka

  • Indian Ocean variability in the CMIP5 multi-model ensemble: the zonal dipole mode

    Lin Liu;Shang-Ping Xie;Shang-Ping Xie;Xiao-Tong Zheng;Tim Li

  • The 1997¸1998 warm event in the South China Sea

    Dongxiao Wang;Qiang Xie;Yan Du;Weiqiang Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Shang-Ping Xie
Shang-Ping Xie University of California, San Diego
Wenju Cai
Wenju Cai Ocean University of China
Ming Feng
Ming Feng Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Gang Huang
Gang Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tangdong Qu
Tangdong Qu University of California, Los Angeles
Bo Qiu
Bo Qiu University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lin Liu
Lin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rui Xin Huang
Rui Xin Huang Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Gary Meyers
Gary Meyers University of Tasmania
Dongxiao Wang
Dongxiao Wang Sun Yat-sen University

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