J. R. Wang

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

J. R. Wang is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, J. R. Wang has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Atmospheric Science, 15 papers in Environmental Engineering and 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in J. R. Wang's work include Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (19 papers), Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (15 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (9 papers). J. R. Wang is often cited by papers focused on Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (19 papers), Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (15 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (9 papers). J. R. Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Korea. J. R. Wang's co-authors include Bhaskar J. Choudhury, T. J. Jackson, T. Mo, Thomas J. Schmugge, Robert F. Adler, Guojun Gu, David T. Bolvin, George J. Huffman, Scott Curtis and P. Racette and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and International Journal of Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

J. R. Wang

26 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

A model for microwave emission from vegetation‐covered fi... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 100 200 300 400 500
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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. A model for microwave emission from vegetation‐covered fields
    1982 548 citations T. Mo, Bhaskar J. Choudhury et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. R. Wang United States 14 1.3k 1.1k 383 180 96 28 1.5k
T. K. Chan United States 3 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 190 0.5× 196 1.1× 213 2.2× 3 1.5k
A.Y. Hsu United States 17 1.2k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 365 1.0× 443 2.5× 205 2.1× 47 1.7k
Jean-Michel Martinuzzi France 4 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 165 0.4× 245 1.4× 209 2.2× 6 1.4k
Philippe Richaume France 20 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.3× 198 0.5× 254 1.4× 210 2.2× 48 1.6k
A. Hahne Netherlands 5 1.4k 1.1× 1.5k 1.3× 298 0.8× 274 1.5× 216 2.3× 16 1.9k
Kimmo Rautiainen Finland 22 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 87 0.2× 227 1.3× 68 0.7× 72 1.4k
Míriam Pablos Spain 14 602 0.5× 810 0.7× 192 0.5× 251 1.4× 110 1.1× 55 992
Ruzbeh Akbar United States 18 796 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 468 1.2× 146 0.8× 240 2.5× 53 1.4k
M. Haken United States 9 660 0.5× 645 0.6× 190 0.5× 153 0.8× 109 1.1× 16 840
Silvia Enache Juglea France 4 1.8k 1.4× 2.0k 1.8× 299 0.8× 286 1.6× 348 3.6× 4 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. R. Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. R. Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. R. Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. R. Wang 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 J. R. Wang. J. R. Wang 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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Wang, J. R., Robert F. Adler, & Guojun Gu. (2008). Tropical rainfall‐surface temperature relations using Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission precipitation data. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(D18). 12 indexed citations
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Adler, Robert F., Guojun Gu, J. R. Wang, et al.. (2008). Relationships between global precipitation and surface temperature on interannual and longer timescales (1979–2006). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(D22). 179 indexed citations
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Wilheit, T. T., et al.. (2006). Microwave Radiative Transfer in the Mixed-Phase Regions of Tropical Rainfall. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 23(11). 1519–1529. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, J. R., P. Racette, James D. Spinhirne, K. Franklin Evans, & William D. Hart. (1998). Observations of cirrus clouds with airborne MIR, CLS, and MAS during SUCCESS. Geophysical Research Letters. 25(8). 1145–1148. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, J. R., James D. Spinhirne, P. Racette, Lena Chang, & William D. Hart. (1997). The Effect of Clouds on Water Vapor Profiling from the Millimeter-Wave Radiometric Measurements. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 36(9). 1232–1244. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, J. R., Jinyan Zhan, & P. Racette. (1997). Storm-Associated Microwave Radiometric Signatures in the Frequency Range of 90–220 GHz. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 14(1). 13–31. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, J. R., S. H. Melfi, P. Racette, et al.. (1995). Simultaneous Measurements of Atmospheric Water Vapor with MIR, Raman Lidar, and Rawinsondes. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 34(7). 1595–1607. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, J. R., et al.. (1992). Retrieval of Total Precipitable Water over High-Latitude Regions Using Radiometric Measurements near 90 and 183 GHz. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 31(12). 1368–1378. 7 indexed citations
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Choudhury, Bhaskar J., et al.. (1990). Simulated and observed 37 GHz emission over Africa. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 11(10). 1837–1868. 28 indexed citations
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Choudhury, Bhaskar J., Manfred Owe, Samuel N. Goward, et al.. (1987). Quantifying spatial and temporal variabilities of microwave brightness temperature over the U.S. Southern Great Plains. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 8(2). 177–191. 22 indexed citations
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Wang, J. R., et al.. (1986). Evaluating roughness models of radar backscatter. 2. 1097–1101. 1 indexed citations
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Jackson, T., et al.. (1985). Effects of soil tillage on the microwave emission of soils.
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Wang, J. R., Jonathan King, T. T. Wilheit, et al.. (1983). Profiling Atmospheric Water Vapor by Microwave Radiometry. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology. 22(5). 779–788. 36 indexed citations
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Mo, T., Bhaskar J. Choudhury, Thomas J. Schmugge, J. R. Wang, & T. J. Jackson. (1982). A model for microwave emission from vegetation‐covered fields. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 87(C13). 11229–11237. 548 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, J. R., et al.. (1982). A multi‐frequency radiometric measurement of soil moisture content over bare and vegetated fields. Geophysical Research Letters. 9(4). 416–419. 27 indexed citations
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Wang, J. R., et al.. (1981). A multi-frequency measurement of thermal microwave emission from soils: The effects of soil texture and surface roughness. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, J. R. & Bhaskar J. Choudhury. (1981). Remote sensing of soil moisture content, over bare field at 1.4 GHz frequency. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 86(C6). 5277–5282. 385 indexed citations
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Wang, J. R., J. C. Shiue, & J. E. McMurtrey. (1980). Microwave remote sensing of soil moisture content over bare and vegetated fields. Geophysical Research Letters. 7(10). 801–804. 29 indexed citations
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Wang, J. R., et al.. (1974). A catalogue of solar cosmic ray events: IMPS 4 and 5, May 1967 - December 1972. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations

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