Aifeng Tao

629 total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 418 citations indexed

About

Aifeng Tao is a scholar working on Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Aifeng Tao has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 418 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Oceanography, 33 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 28 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Aifeng Tao's work include Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (39 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (32 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (26 papers). Aifeng Tao is often cited by papers focused on Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (39 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (32 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (26 papers). Aifeng Tao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Aifeng Tao's co-authors include Jinhai Zheng, Jinhai Zheng, Jun Fan, Gang Wang, Yuming Liu, Jisheng Zhang, Peng Ji, Botao Chen, Wei Xu and Chi Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Aifeng Tao

51 papers receiving 392 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Global increase in tropical cyclone ocean surface waves
    2024 58 citations Xiangbo Feng, Aifeng Tao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aifeng Tao China 12 251 220 125 85 81 67 418
Colm J. Fitzgerald Ireland 11 221 0.9× 178 0.8× 101 0.8× 152 1.8× 49 0.6× 22 417
Leandro Fariña Brazil 12 139 0.6× 179 0.8× 142 1.1× 142 1.7× 33 0.4× 38 450
Sara Mizar Formentin Italy 11 281 1.1× 106 0.5× 119 1.0× 106 1.2× 58 0.7× 29 393
Ching-Jer Huang Taiwan 11 280 1.1× 180 0.8× 115 0.9× 81 1.0× 89 1.1× 15 441
Dan Liberzon Israel 11 146 0.6× 168 0.8× 121 1.0× 28 0.3× 21 0.3× 37 379
B. Brumley United States 10 152 0.6× 332 1.5× 61 0.5× 141 1.7× 101 1.2× 17 504
José M. González‐Ondina United Kingdom 7 339 1.4× 139 0.6× 125 1.0× 66 0.8× 115 1.4× 15 426
Luca Liberti Italy 5 136 0.5× 167 0.8× 80 0.6× 181 2.1× 27 0.3× 7 326
Hadewych Verhaeghe Belgium 11 296 1.2× 107 0.5× 111 0.9× 138 1.6× 43 0.5× 23 385

Countries citing papers authored by Aifeng Tao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aifeng Tao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aifeng Tao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aifeng Tao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aifeng Tao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Aifeng Tao. Aifeng Tao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Huang, Yongqi, et al.. (2025). Trends of extreme waves driven by landfalling typhoons in the East China Sea. Applied Ocean Research. 163. 104741–104741.
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Tao, Aifeng, et al.. (2025). Key differences of swells around China induced by two calculation domains. Applied Ocean Research. 165. 104804–104804.
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Yang, Yunlong, et al.. (2025). Predicting suspended sediment carrying capacity in vegetated flow based on diffusion theory and energy theory: From theory to modeling. Journal of Hydrology. 664. 134570–134570. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Wei, Aifeng Tao, Risheng Wang, et al.. (2024). Review of wave attenuation by artificial oyster reefs based on experimental analysis. Ocean Engineering. 298. 117309–117309. 19 indexed citations
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Tao, Aifeng, et al.. (2024). Investigation of numerical algorithms applied to study the wave propagation and breaking. Ocean Engineering. 312. 119254–119254. 1 indexed citations
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Tao, Aifeng, et al.. (2024). Wave to the dynamic response of the ballast floating breakwater. Ocean Engineering. 305. 117915–117915. 6 indexed citations
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Sheng, Jinyu, et al.. (2024). Convergence and divergence of storm waves induced by multi-scale currents: Observations and coupled wave-current modeling. Coastal Engineering. 194. 104627–104627. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhipeng, Feng Luo, Fei Zhu, et al.. (2024). Impact of engineering measures on water exchange and water quality in semi-closed bay: A model study in Zhelin Bay. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 77. 103722–103722. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Gang, et al.. (2023). Analytical investigation of trapped waves over a submerged exponential ridge. Ocean Engineering. 273. 114002–114002. 2 indexed citations
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Tao, Aifeng, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of Significant Wave Components in the Long Time Wave Evolution Process. Journal of Marine Science and Application. 22(1). 92–101. 1 indexed citations
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Tao, Aifeng, et al.. (2023). Significant wave height prediction based on the local-EMD-WaveNet model. Ocean Engineering. 287. 115900–115900. 9 indexed citations
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Feng, Xiangbo, et al.. (2021). Intraseasonal Variability of Sea Level in the Western North Pacific. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(6). 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yachao, Xiaojie Zhang, Aifeng Tao, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of the resilience of fishery ports to typhoons: a case study on Dongsha fishery port. 1 indexed citations
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Tao, Aifeng, et al.. (2014). A preliminary investigation of rogue waves off the Jiangsu coast, China. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 14(9). 2521–2527. 6 indexed citations
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Tao, Aifeng, Jinhai Zheng, Botao Chen, Hui Li, & Peng Ji. (2012). PROPERTIES OF FREAK WAVES INDUCED BY TWO KINDS OF NONLINEAR MECHANISMS. Coastal Engineering Proceedings. 73–73. 13 indexed citations
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Yan, Yixin, Aifeng Tao, Dongsheng Yu, & Jinyan Yang. (2007). Analysis on the Circulation of the Yangtze River Estuary Based on ADCP Measurements. China Ocean Engineering. 21(3). 485–494. 4 indexed citations

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