Chia Chou

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Chia Chou is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Chia Chou has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 48 papers in Atmospheric Science and 18 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Chia Chou's work include Climate variability and models (48 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (37 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (25 papers). Chia Chou is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (48 papers), Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (37 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (25 papers). Chia Chou collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and China. Chia Chou's co-authors include J. David Neelin, Jien‐Yi Tu, Chao‐An Chen, Chia‐Wei Lan, Pei‐Hua Tan, Jia‐Yuh Yu, John C. H. Chiang, Ronghui Huang, Chia‐Jung Lee and Ping Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

Chia Chou

51 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Evaluating the “Rich-Get-Richer” Mechanism in Tropical Pr... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2013 100 200 300 400 500
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. Evaluating the “Rich-Get-Richer” Mechanism in Tropical Precipitation Change under Global Warming
    2008 596 citations Chia Chou, J. David Neelin et al. Journal of Climate profile →
  2. Increase in the range between wet and dry season precipitation
    2013 415 citations Chia Chou, Chia‐Wei Lan 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
Chia Chou Taiwan 31 3.6k 3.1k 1.1k 301 194 51 4.0k
Tomoaki Ose Japan 24 3.9k 1.1× 3.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 314 1.0× 190 1.0× 43 4.4k
Xiao‐Wei Quan United States 26 2.9k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 599 0.5× 248 0.8× 253 1.3× 46 3.3k
Vikram M. Mehta United States 19 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 241 0.8× 143 0.7× 46 2.5k
Mathew Koll Roxy India 29 3.1k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 224 0.7× 248 1.3× 59 3.7k
Masahiro Hosaka Japan 18 2.9k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 634 0.6× 573 1.9× 205 1.1× 30 3.6k
Pascal Terray France 31 3.4k 1.0× 2.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.6× 202 0.7× 244 1.3× 67 3.9k
Aurore Voldoire France 29 2.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 879 0.8× 198 0.7× 115 0.6× 72 3.3k
Mats Bentsen Norway 29 2.8k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 159 0.5× 146 0.8× 51 3.7k
Leon Rotstayn Australia 34 3.8k 1.1× 3.2k 1.0× 450 0.4× 353 1.2× 114 0.6× 63 4.2k
Gary T. Bates United States 23 3.9k 1.1× 3.7k 1.2× 842 0.8× 538 1.8× 183 0.9× 32 4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Chia Chou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chia Chou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chia Chou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chia Chou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chia Chou 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 Chia Chou. Chia Chou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lee, Wei‐Liang, et al.. (2019). Climate Effects of Anthropogenic Aerosol Forcing on Tropical Precipitation and Circulations. Journal of Climate. 32(16). 5275–5287. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Ping, I.‐I. Lin, Chia Chou, & Ronghui Huang. (2015). Change in ocean subsurface environment to suppress tropical cyclone intensification under global warming. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7188–7188. 97 indexed citations
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Freychet, Nicolas, Huang‐Hsiung Hsu, Chia Chou, & Chi‐Hua Wu. (2014). Asian Summer Monsoon in CMIP5 Projections: A Link between the Change in Extreme Precipitation and Monsoon Dynamics. Journal of Climate. 28(4). 1477–1493. 76 indexed citations
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Dai, Aiguo, et al.. (2013). The relative roles of upper and lower tropospheric thermal contrasts and tropical influences in driving Asian summer monsoons. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 118(13). 7024–7045. 120 indexed citations
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Tan, Pei‐Hua, et al.. (2013). Impact of urbanization on the air pollution “holiday effect” in Taiwan. Atmospheric Environment. 70. 361–375. 40 indexed citations
6.
Chen, Guanghua & Chia Chou. (2013). Joint Contribution of Multiple Equatorial Waves to Tropical Cyclogenesis over the Western North Pacific. Monthly Weather Review. 142(1). 79–93. 54 indexed citations
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Huang, Ping, Chia Chou, & Ronghui Huang. (2011). Seasonal Modulation of Tropical Intraseasonal Oscillations on Tropical Cyclone Geneses in the Western North Pacific. Journal of Climate. 24(24). 6339–6352. 102 indexed citations
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Tu, Jien‐Yi, Chia Chou, Ping Huang, & Ronghui Huang. (2011). An abrupt increase of intense typhoons over the western North Pacific in early summer. Environmental Research Letters. 6(3). 34013–34013. 29 indexed citations
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Chou, Chia & Chia‐Wei Lan. (2011). Changes in the Annual Range of Precipitation under Global Warming. Journal of Climate. 25(1). 222–235. 181 indexed citations
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Tan, Pei‐Hua, et al.. (2009). Air pollution “holiday effect” resulting from the Chinese New Year. Atmospheric Environment. 43(13). 2114–2124. 87 indexed citations
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Tu, Jien‐Yi, Chia Chou, & Pao‐Shin Chu. (2009). The Abrupt Shift of Typhoon Activity in the Vicinity of Taiwan and Its Association with Western North Pacific–East Asian Climate Change. Journal of Climate. 22(13). 3617–3628. 183 indexed citations
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Yu, Jia‐Yuh, et al.. (2009). A revised accumulated cyclone energy index. Geophysical Research Letters. 36(14). 14 indexed citations
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Chou, Chia, et al.. (2008). El Niño Impacts on Precipitation in the Western North Pacific–East Asian Sector. Journal of Climate. 22(8). 2039–2057. 54 indexed citations
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Chou, Chia, J. David Neelin, Jien‐Yi Tu, & Cheng‐Ta Chen. (2006). Regional Tropical Precipitation Change Mechanisms in ECHAM4/OPYC3 under Global Warming*. Journal of Climate. 19(17). 4207–4223. 36 indexed citations
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Chou, Chia, J. David Neelin, Ulrike Lohmann, & J. Feichter. (2005). Local and Remote Impacts of Aerosol Climate Forcing on Tropical Precipitation*. Journal of Climate. 18(22). 4621–4636. 28 indexed citations
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Chou, Chia. (2004). Establishment of the Low-Level Wind Anomalies over the Western North Pacific during ENSO Development*. Journal of Climate. 17(11). 2195–2212. 30 indexed citations
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Chou, Chia & J. David Neelin. (2001). Mechanisms limiting the southward extent of the South American Summer Monsoon. Geophysical Research Letters. 28(12). 2433–2436. 35 indexed citations
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Su, Hui, J. David Neelin, & Chia Chou. (2001). Tropical teleconnection and local response to SST anomalies during the 1997–1998 El Niño. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 106(D17). 20025–20043. 73 indexed citations
19.
Chou, Chia & J. David Neelin. (1999). Cirrus detrainment‐temperature feedback. Geophysical Research Letters. 26(9). 1295–1298. 31 indexed citations
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Chou, Chia. (1997). Simplified radiation and convection treatments for large- scale tropical atmospheric modeling. 6992. 6 indexed citations

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