Defu Zou

85 papers and 2.8k indexed citations i.

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Defu Zou is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Defu Zou has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Atmospheric Science, 19 papers in Environmental Engineering and 9 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Defu Zou’s work include Climate change and permafrost (76 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (71 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (33 papers). Defu Zou is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (76 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (71 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (33 papers). Defu Zou collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Defu Zou's co-authors include Lin Zhao, Guojie Hu, Xiaodong Wu, Tonghua Wu, Qiangqiang Pang, Yu Sheng, Changwei Xie, Erji Du, Yongping Qiao and Ren Li and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Remote Sensing of Environment.

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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