Alan Z. Liu

3.7k total citations
114 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Alan Z. Liu is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Z. Liu has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 74 papers in Atmospheric Science and 26 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Alan Z. Liu's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (103 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (52 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (41 papers). Alan Z. Liu is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (103 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (52 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (41 papers). Alan Z. Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Alan Z. Liu's co-authors include Chester S. Gardner, G. R. Swenson, J. H. Hecht, S. J. Franke, Xian Lu, R. L. Walterscheid, Fábio Vargas, Xinzhao Chu, M. F. Larsen and R. J. Rudy and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

Alan Z. Liu

112 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Z. Liu United States 33 2.3k 1.7k 474 434 271 114 2.8k
Brett Carter Australia 21 989 0.4× 385 0.2× 313 0.7× 223 0.5× 559 2.1× 76 1.9k
Christopher J. Mertens United States 28 2.6k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 292 0.6× 507 1.2× 274 1.0× 106 3.1k
Qian Wu United States 34 3.5k 1.5× 1.7k 1.0× 695 1.5× 451 1.0× 808 3.0× 181 4.1k
J. H. Shirley United States 25 2.0k 0.9× 406 0.2× 52 0.1× 137 0.3× 104 0.4× 72 2.2k
Jason W. Barnes United States 33 2.8k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 60 0.1× 56 0.1× 92 0.3× 140 3.1k
Xinzhao Chu United States 32 2.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 294 0.6× 668 1.5× 220 0.8× 90 2.6k
B. P. Williams United States 28 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 399 0.8× 416 1.0× 296 1.1× 79 2.2k
Tao Yuan United States 27 1.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 367 0.8× 465 1.1× 306 1.1× 65 2.2k
P. P. Batista Brazil 35 3.4k 1.5× 2.0k 1.2× 574 1.2× 476 1.1× 686 2.5× 208 4.0k
Pierre‐Dominique Pautet United States 27 1.5k 0.7× 979 0.6× 394 0.8× 363 0.8× 314 1.2× 85 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Z. Liu

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All Works

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Wang, Junyi, Xinan Yue, Feng Ding, et al.. (2025). Direct Kelvin‐Helmholtz Instability Detection at the Ionospheric E Region Electron Density. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(19).
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Stober, Gunter, Alan Z. Liu, Alexander Kozlovsky, et al.. (2023). Identifying gravity waves launched by the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha′apai volcanic eruption in mesosphere/lower-thermosphere winds derived from CONDOR and the Nordic Meteor Radar Cluster. Annales Geophysicae. 41(1). 197–208. 11 indexed citations
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Hecht, J. H., Alan Z. Liu, David C. Fritts, et al.. (2023). A “Boreing” Night of Observations of the Upper Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Over the Andes Lidar Observatory. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(20). 2 indexed citations
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Chau, Jorge L., et al.. (2023). Extreme Horizontal Wind Perturbations in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Over South America Associated With the 2022 Hunga Eruption. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(12). 10 indexed citations
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Fritts, David C., et al.. (2023). Gravity Waves Emitted From Kelvin‐Helmholtz Instabilities. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(8). 8 indexed citations
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Conte, J. Federico, Jorge L. Chau, Alan Z. Liu, et al.. (2022). Comparison of MLT Momentum Fluxes Over the Andes at Four Different Latitudinal Sectors Using Multistatic Radar Configurations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 127(4). 16 indexed citations
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Fritts, David C., et al.. (2022). Modeling Studies of Gravity Wave Dynamics in Highly Structured Environments: Reflection, Trapping, Instability, Momentum Transport, Secondary Gravity Waves, and Induced Flow Responses. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 127(13). e2021JD035894–e2021JD035894. 11 indexed citations
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Stober, Gunter, Alan Z. Liu, Alexander Kozlovsky, et al.. (2022). Meteor radar vertical wind observation biases and mathematical debiasing strategies including the 3DVAR+DIV algorithm. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 15(19). 5769–5792. 14 indexed citations
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Stober, Gunter, Alexander Kozlovsky, Alan Z. Liu, et al.. (2021). Atmospheric tomography using the Nordic Meteor Radar Cluster and Chilean Observation Network De Meteor Radars: network details and 3D-Var retrieval. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 14(10). 6509–6532. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Alan Z., et al.. (2021). Investigation on Spectral Characteristics of Gravity Waves in the MLT Using Lidar Observations at Andes. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(4). 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Alan Z., et al.. (2020). Seasonal Variation of Vertical Heat and Energy Fluxes due to Dissipating Gravity Waves in the Mesopause Region Over the Andes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(3). 10 indexed citations
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Hecht, J. H., David C. Fritts, L. J. Gelinas, et al.. (2020). Kelvin‐Helmholtz Billow Interactions and Instabilities in the Mesosphere Over the Andes Lidar Observatory: 1. Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(1). 22 indexed citations
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Sarkhel, Sumanta, D. Chakrabarty, R. Sekar, et al.. (2019). On the Long Lasting “C‐Type” Structures in the Sodium Lidargram: The Lifetime of Kelvin‐Helmholtz Billows in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Region. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(4). 3110–3124. 6 indexed citations
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Gardner, Chester S., et al.. (2019). Parameterizing Wave‐Driven Vertical Constituent Transport in the Upper Atmosphere. Earth and Space Science. 6(6). 904–913. 10 indexed citations
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Swenson, G. R., Fábio Vargas, Yajun Zhu, et al.. (2019). Determination of Global Mean Eddy Diffusive Transport in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere From Atomic Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Climatologies. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 124(23). 13519–13533. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Alan Z., et al.. (2017). First Na lidar measurements of turbulence heat flux, thermal diffusivity, and energy dissipation rate in the mesopause region. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(11). 5782–5790. 25 indexed citations
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Drummond, J., Brent W. Grime, Chester S. Gardner, et al.. (2001). Persistent Leonid meteor trails: Types I and II. 495(495). 215–219. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Alan Z., et al.. (1999). Gravity wave characteristics in the lower atmosphere at south pole. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(D6). 5963–5984. 67 indexed citations

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