Fanchao Lyu

1.2k total citations
60 papers, 873 citations indexed

About

Fanchao Lyu is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Global and Planetary Change and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Fanchao Lyu has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 873 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Fanchao Lyu's work include Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (52 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (29 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (21 papers). Fanchao Lyu is often cited by papers focused on Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (52 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (29 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (21 papers). Fanchao Lyu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Fanchao Lyu's co-authors include Steven A. Cummer, M. S. Briggs, Gaopeng Lu, Zilong Qin, O. J. Roberts, J. R. Dwyer, Mingli Chen, G. Fitzpatrick, Baoyou Zhu and S. L. Xiong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Geophysical Research Letters and Monthly Weather Review.

In The Last Decade

Fanchao Lyu

57 papers receiving 847 citations

Peers

Fanchao Lyu
K. Eack United States
W. R. Gamerota United States
J. T. Pilkey United States
T. Ngin United States
R. Boldi United States
Y. N. Taranenko United States
R. C. Franz United States
József Bór Hungary
Amitabh Nag United States
G. D. Aulich United States
K. Eack United States
Fanchao Lyu
Citations per year, relative to Fanchao Lyu Fanchao Lyu (= 1×) peers K. Eack

Countries citing papers authored by Fanchao Lyu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fanchao Lyu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fanchao Lyu

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

All Works

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Neubert, Torsten, Olivier Chanrion, Ningyu Liu, et al.. (2025). Ionospheric Elves Powered by Corona Discharges in Overshooting Thunderclouds. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(6). 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Bin, Qi Qi, Weitao Lyu, et al.. (2025). High‐Speed Video Observation of Needles Formed During the Leader Stage in a Positive Cloud‐to‐Ground Flash. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(12).
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Qi, Qi, Bin Wu, Weitao Lyu, et al.. (2024). Does the Scenario of Connection Between the Positive Leader Tip and the Lateral Surface of the Negative Leader Exist?. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(21). 1 indexed citations
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Pu, Yunjiao, Steven A. Cummer, Fanchao Lyu, et al.. (2023). Unsupervised Clustering and Supervised Machine Learning for Lightning Classification: Application to Identifying EIPs for Ground‐Based TGF Detection. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(9). 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Bin, Qi Qi, Weitao Lyu, et al.. (2023). High‐Speed Video Observations of Needles Evolving Into Negative Leaders in a Positive Cloud‐To‐Ground Lightning Flash. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(21). 7 indexed citations
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Lyu, Fanchao, et al.. (2023). Development of a low-frequency magnetic lightning mapping system (LFM-LMS) in North China: validation and preliminary results. Earth and Planetary Physics. 7(4). 460–470. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Bin, Weitao Lyu, Qi Qi, et al.. (2022). High‐Speed Video Observations of Needles in a Positive Cloud‐to‐Ground Lightning Flash. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(2). 13 indexed citations
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Lyu, Fanchao, Steven A. Cummer, M. S. Briggs, et al.. (2021). Terrestrial Gamma‐Ray Flashes Can Be Detected With Radio Measurements of Energetic In‐Cloud Pulses During Thunderstorms. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(11). 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Jing, et al.. (2021). Examining the Capacity of Hurricane Matthew (2016) in Spawning Halo/Sprite‐Producible Lightning Strokes During Its Lifetime. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(14). 2 indexed citations
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Qi, Qi, Weitao Lyu, Daohong Wang, et al.. (2021). Two‐Dimensional Striking Distance of Lightning Flashes to a Cluster of Tall Buildings in Guangzhou. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(22). 9 indexed citations
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Qin, Zilong, Mingli Chen, Fanchao Lyu, et al.. (2020). Prima Facie Evidence of the Fast Impact of a Lightning Stroke on the Lower Ionosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(21). 4 indexed citations
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Qin, Zilong, Mingli Chen, Fanchao Lyu, et al.. (2019). A GPU-Based Grid Traverse Algorithm for Accelerating Lightning Geolocation Process. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 62(2). 489–497. 12 indexed citations
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Qin, Zilong, Steven A. Cummer, Mingli Chen, Fanchao Lyu, & Yaping Du. (2019). A Comparative Study of the Ray Theory Model With the Finite Difference Time Domain Model for Lightning Sferic Transmission in Earth‐Ionosphere Waveguide. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 124(6). 3335–3349. 5 indexed citations
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Lyu, Fanchao, Steven A. Cummer, Zilong Qin, & Mingli Chen. (2019). Lightning Initiation Processes Imaged With Very High Frequency Broadband Interferometry. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 124(6). 2994–3004. 62 indexed citations
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Liu, Feifan, Baoyou Zhu, Gaopeng Lu, et al.. (2018). Observations of Blue Discharges Associated With Negative Narrow Bipolar Events in Active Deep Convection. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(6). 2842–2851. 39 indexed citations
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Lyu, Fanchao, Steven A. Cummer, P. R. Krehbiel, et al.. (2018). Very High Frequency Radio Emissions Associated With the Production of Terrestrial Gamma‐Ray Flashes. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(4). 2097–2105. 24 indexed citations
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Cummer, Steven A., Alfred Chen, Fanchao Lyu, et al.. (2017). Analysis of lightning strokes associated with sprites observed by ISUAL in the vicinity of North America. Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. 28(4). 583–595. 18 indexed citations

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