Deliang Chen

40.2k total citations · 12 hit papers
692 papers, 27.9k citations indexed

About

Deliang Chen is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Deliang Chen has authored 692 papers receiving a total of 27.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 507 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 467 papers in Atmospheric Science and 102 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Deliang Chen's work include Climate variability and models (382 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (191 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (152 papers). Deliang Chen is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (382 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (191 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (152 papers). Deliang Chen collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, China and United States. Deliang Chen's co-authors include Chong‐Yu Xu, Hans W. Chen, César Azorín-Molina, Hans W. Linderholm, Tinghai Ou, Lei Wang, Kun Yang, Lebing Gong, Cecilia Hellström and Fengge Su and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Deliang Chen

648 papers receiving 27.1k citations

Hit Papers

The imbalance of the Asia... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2022 2020 2013 2015 2012 200 400 600
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. The imbalance of the Asian water tower
    2022 696 citations Tandong Yao, Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  2. Quantifying the impacts of climate change and extreme climate events on energy systems
    2020 503 citations Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  3. Using the Köppen classification to quantify climate variation and change: An example for 1901–2010
    2013 494 citations Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  4. Evaporative cooling over the Tibetan Plateau induced by vegetation growth
    2015 473 citations Zhenzhong Zeng, Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  5. Evaluation of the Global Climate Models in the CMIP5 over the Tibetan Plateau
    2012 432 citations Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  6. A reversal in global terrestrial stilling and its implications for wind energy production
    2019 343 citations Zhenzhong Zeng, Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  7. Linking atmospheric pollution to cryospheric change in the Third Pole region: current progress and future prospects
    2019 328 citations Qinglong You, Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  8. Forty years of reform and opening up: China’s progress toward a sustainable path
    2019 313 citations Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  9. Warming amplification over the Arctic Pole and Third Pole: Trends, mechanisms and consequences
    2021 297 citations Qinglong You, Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  10. Abrupt shift to hotter and drier climate over inner East Asia beyond the tipping point
    2020 223 citations Keyan Fang, Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  11. Disentangling the effects of vapor pressure deficit on northern terrestrial vegetation productivity
    2023 143 citations Deliang Chen et al. profile →
  12. Widespread spring phenology effects on drought recovery of Northern Hemisphere ecosystems
    2023 124 citations Deliang Chen et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Deliang Chen 17.9k 15.4k 4.6k 3.4k 2.2k 692 27.9k
L. Ruby Leung 23.4k 1.3× 19.9k 1.3× 5.7k 1.2× 3.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 636 29.4k
Reto Knutti 25.0k 1.4× 16.6k 1.1× 3.2k 0.7× 3.0k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 242 36.8k
Minghua Zhang 12.1k 0.7× 10.9k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 384 21.6k
Steven J. Smith 15.0k 0.8× 10.0k 0.7× 2.7k 0.6× 3.4k 1.0× 2.5k 1.2× 210 26.8k
Dev Niyogi 14.0k 0.8× 9.4k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 5.2k 1.5× 2.7k 1.3× 391 20.8k
Xuebin Zhang 20.2k 1.1× 14.2k 0.9× 3.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 206 24.3k
Amir AghaKouchak 18.1k 1.0× 9.0k 0.6× 6.1k 1.3× 2.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 295 24.6k
Francis W. Zwiers 25.4k 1.4× 19.3k 1.3× 3.0k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 213 30.5k
Thomas R. Karl 20.6k 1.1× 14.3k 0.9× 3.2k 0.7× 3.7k 1.1× 3.1k 1.4× 172 28.6k
Roger A. Pielke 19.8k 1.1× 15.6k 1.0× 2.2k 0.5× 5.3k 1.5× 2.5k 1.2× 447 27.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Deliang Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deliang Chen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sun, Weiyi, Bin Wang, Jian Liu, et al.. (2025). Impact of the centennial changes in ENSO on the rise of the Chinese Qing empire. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 8(1). 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Ning, Congwen Zhu, Zeng‐Zhen Hu, et al.. (2025). El Niño and Sea Surface Temperature Pattern Effects Lead to Historically High Global Mean Surface Temperatures in 2023. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(2). 11 indexed citations
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Li, Xin, Huadong Guo, Guodong Cheng, et al.. (2025). Polar regions are critical in achieving global sustainable development goals. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3879–3879. 3 indexed citations
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Jiang, Ning, Congwen Zhu, Michael J. McPhaden, et al.. (2025). Atypical warming pattern of strong 2023-24 El Niño boosts global temperatures to new 1.5 °C record. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Deliang, et al.. (2024). A method for fast detection of wind farms from remote sensing images using deep learning and geospatial analysis. Open Geosciences. 16(1). 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Cheng, et al.. (2024). Increases of Offshore Wind Potential in a Warming World. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(14). 12 indexed citations
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Guan, Yanlong, Junguo Liu, Deliang Chen, et al.. (2024). Elevation Regulates the Response of Climate Heterogeneity to Climate Change. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(12). 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaoye, Cheng Shen, Irfan Ullah, Julia Curio, & Deliang Chen. (2024). Evaluating heat stress and occupational risks in the Southern Himalayas under current and future climates. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 7(1). 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuyu, Yufan Chen, Kai Wang, et al.. (2024). Anomalous Water Vapor Circulation in an Extreme Drought Event of the Mid‐Reaches of the Lancang‐Mekong River Basin. Earth s Future. 12(8). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, Tandong Yao, Deliang Chen, et al.. (2024). Totaling river discharge of the third pole from satellite imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment. 308. 114181–114181. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Feifei, Zhipeng Dong, Keyan Fang, et al.. (2024). Summer heat induced the decline of Pinus taiwanensis forests at its southern limit in humid Subtropical China. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 350. 109974–109974. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaoye, Cheng Shen, Guwei Zhang, & Deliang Chen. (2024). Enhanced spring warming of the Tibetan Plateau amplifies summer heat stress in Eastern Europe. Climate Dynamics. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, et al.. (2024). Quantifying future water resource vulnerability in a high-mountain third pole river basin under climate change. Journal of Environmental Management. 367. 121954–121954. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Weiyi, Deliang Chen, Guonian Lü, et al.. (2023). Impacts of major volcanic eruptions over the past two millennia on both global and Chinese climates: A review. Science China Earth Sciences. 67(1). 61–78. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Deliang, et al.. (2023). THE SURVEY OF THE USE OF VR AND AR AT IMMOVABLE TANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM IN CHINA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLVIII-M-2-2023. 413–420.
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Li, Zongxing, Qi Feng, Xufeng Wang, et al.. (2023). Accelerated multiphase water transformation in global mountain regions since 1990. 1(3). 100033–100033. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jintao, et al.. (2023). Inequality of Global Thermal Comfort Conditions Changes in a Warmer World. Earth s Future. 11(2). 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chi, Qiuhong Tang, Deliang Chen, et al.. (2023). Quantifying precipitation moisture contributed by different atmospheric circulations across the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Hydrology. 628. 130517–130517. 7 indexed citations
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Kukulies, Julia, Deliang Chen, & Julia Curio. (2021). The Role of Mesoscale Convective Systems in Precipitation in the Tibetan Plateau Region. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(23). 38 indexed citations
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Li, Jiao, et al.. (2021). Future precipitation changes in three key sub-regions of East Asia: the roles of thermodynamics and dynamics. Climate Dynamics. 59(5-6). 1377–1398. 21 indexed citations

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