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D-Index
100
Citations
43382
World Ranking
372
National Ranking
164

Yang Hong 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 Yang Hong sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 537 publications — 98th percentile

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

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

Yang Hong 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 Yang Hong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yang Hong is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States and works predominantly in the fields of Environmental Science, Engineering, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focuses on various subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

Their work spans several topics, with a particular emphasis on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate Variability and Models, High Entropy Alloys Studies, and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors.

Yang Hong has contributed a significant number of research publications. Some recent papers include:

  • Can artificial intelligence and data-driven machine learning models match or even replace process-driven hydrologic models for streamflow simulation?: A case study of four watersheds with different hydro-climatic regions across the CONUS, 2021, Journal of Hydrology
  • Recent global performance of the Climate Hazards group Infrared Precipitation (CHIRP) with Stations (CHIRPS), 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Crop Water footprint estimation and modeling using an artificial neural network approach in the Nile Delta, Egypt, 2020, Agricultural Water Management
  • A Framework to Evaluate Community Resilience to Urban Floods: A Case Study in Three Communities, 2020, Sustainability
  • A large-scale comparison of Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining (AI&DM) techniques in simulating reservoir releases over the Upper Colorado Region, 2021, Journal of Hydrology

Their frequent co-authors include Shang Gao, Mengye Chen, Zhi Li, Jonathan J. Gourley, and Yandong Jia. This collaboration indicates engagement with a diverse group of researchers in related disciplines.

Yang Hong's research has been published in several venues, notably:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Remote Sensing
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Best Publications

  • The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-Global, Multiyear, Combined-Sensor Precipitation Estimates at Fine Scales

    George J. Huffman;Robert F. Adler;David T. Bolvin;Guojun Gu;Guojun Gu

  • The status of the tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM) after two years in orbit

    C. Kummerow;J. Simpson;O. Thiele;W. Barnes

  • The Evolution of the Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) for Rainfall Estimation from Passive Microwave Sensors

    Christian Kummerow;Y. Hong;W. S. Olson;S. Yang

  • Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Imagery Using an Artificial Neural Network Cloud Classification System

    Yang Hong;Kuo-Lin Hsu;Soroosh Sorooshian;Xiaogang Gao

  • Spatio-temporal dynamics and evolution of land use change and landscape pattern in response to rapid urbanization

    Jin S. Deng;K e Wang;Yang Hong;Jia G. Qi

  • Evaluation of TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) and Its Utility in Hydrologic Prediction in the La Plata Basin

    Fengge Su;Yang Hong;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

  • Have satellite precipitation products improved over last two decades? A comprehensive comparison of GPM IMERG with nine satellite and reanalysis datasets

    Guoqiang Tang;Guoqiang Tang;Martyn P. Clark;Simon Michael Papalexiou;Simon Michael Papalexiou;Ziqiang Ma

  • Directed, efficient, and versatile modifications of the Drosophila genome by genomic engineering

    Juan Huang;Wenke Zhou;Wei Dong;Annie M. Watson

  • Evaluation of GPM Day-1 IMERG and TMPA Version-7 legacy products over Mainland China at multiple spatiotemporal scales

    Guoqiang Tang;Yingzhao Ma;Di Long;Lingzhi Zhong

  • A global landslide catalog for hazard applications: method, results, and limitations

    Dalia Bach Kirschbaum;Robert Adler;Robert Adler;Yang Hong;Stephanie Hill

  • Drought and flood monitoring for a large karst plateau in Southwest China using extended GRACE data

    Di Long;Di Long;Yanjun Shen;Alexander Sun;Yang Hong;Yang Hong

  • Vegetation Greening and Climate Change Promote Multidecadal Rises of Global Land Evapotranspiration.

    Ke Zhang;John S. Kimball;Ramakrishna R. Nemani;Steven W. Running

  • Satellite Remote Sensing and Hydrologic Modeling for Flood Inundation Mapping in Lake Victoria Basin: Implications for Hydrologic Prediction in Ungauged Basins

    S I Khan;Yang Hong;J Wang;K K Yilmaz

  • Comprehensive evaluation of multi-satellite precipitation products with a dense rain gauge network and optimally merging their simulated hydrological flows using the Bayesian model averaging method

    Shanhu Jiang;Liliang Ren;Yang Hong;Bin Yong

  • Use of satellite remote sensing data in the mapping of global landslide susceptibility

    Yang Hong;Yang Hong;Robert F. Adler;George J. Huffman

  • Hydrologic evaluation of Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis standard precipitation products in basins beyond its inclined latitude band: A case study in Laohahe basin, China

    Bin Yong;Bin Yong;Li-Liang Ren;Yang Hong;Jia-Hu Wang

  • Global analysis of spatiotemporal variability in merged total water storage changes using multiple GRACE products and global hydrological models

    Di Long;Yun Pan;Jian Zhou;Yang Chen

  • Statistical and hydrological evaluation of TRMM-based Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis over the Wangchu Basin of Bhutan: Are the latest satellite precipitation products 3B42V7 ready for use in ungauged basins?

    Xianwu Xue;Yang Hong;Ashutosh S. Limaye;Jonathan J. Gourley

  • Have GRACE satellites overestimated groundwater depletion in the Northwest India Aquifer

    Di Long;Xi Chen;Bridget R. Scanlon;Yoshihide Wada

  • The coupled routing and excess storage (CREST) distributed hydrological model

    Jiahu Wang;Yang Hong;Li Li;Jonathan J. Gourley

  • Uncertainty quantification of satellite precipitation estimation and Monte Carlo assessment of the error propagation into hydrologic response

    Yang Hong;Yang Hong;Kuo-lin Hsu;Hamid Moradkhani;Soroosh Sorooshian

  • First-Year Evaluation of GPM Day-1 IMERG and TMPA Version-7 Legacy Products over Mainland China at Multiple Spatiotemporal Scales

    G. Tang;Y. Ma;D. Long;L. Zhong

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan J. Gourley
Jonathan J. Gourley National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter
Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter University of Oklahoma
Robert F. Adler
Robert F. Adler University of Maryland, College Park
Bin Yong
Bin Yong Hohai University
George J. Huffman
George J. Huffman Goddard Space Flight Center
Di Long
Di Long Tsinghua University
Jian Zhang
Jian Zhang University of Hong Kong
Ke Zhang
Ke Zhang Hohai University
Ali Behrangi
Ali Behrangi University of Arizona
Kuolin Hsu
Kuolin Hsu University of California, Irvine

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