L. Ruby Leung

52.1k total citations · 11 hit papers
636 papers, 29.4k citations indexed

About

L. Ruby Leung is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Ruby Leung has authored 636 papers receiving a total of 29.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 548 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 471 papers in Atmospheric Science and 125 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in L. Ruby Leung's work include Climate variability and models (398 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (281 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (139 papers). L. Ruby Leung is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (398 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (281 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (139 papers). L. Ruby Leung collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. L. Ruby Leung's co-authors include Yun Qian, S. J. Ghan, Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Chun Zhao, Maoyi Huang, Andrew W. Wood, Venkataramana Sridhar, Jian Lu, Hong‐Yi Li and Jiwen Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

L. Ruby Leung

609 papers receiving 28.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Hydrologic Implications of Dynamical and Statistical Approaches to Downscaling Climate Model Outputs

2004 1.6k citations L. Ruby Leung et al. profile →
A review on regional convection‐permitting climate modeling: Demonstrations, prospects, and challenges

2015 976 citations L. Ruby Leung et al. profile →
A Regional Climate Change Assessment Program for North America

2009 471 citations L. Ruby Leung, Yun Qian et al. profile →
Causes and Predictability of the 2012 Great Plains Drought

2013 419 citations L. Ruby Leung et al. profile →
Improving the representation of hydrologic processes in Earth System Models

2015 403 citations Mukesh Kumar, L. Ruby Leung et al. profile →
Responses and impacts of atmospheric rivers to climate change

2020 267 citations L. Ruby Leung et al. profile →
Climate change impacts on wind power generation

2020 216 citations L. Ruby Leung, Kôichi Sakaguchi et al. profile →
Urbanization Impact on Regional Climate and Extreme Weather: Current Understanding, Uncertainties, and Future Research Directions

2022 202 citations Yun Qian, Jianfeng Li et al. profile →
A Global High‐Resolution Mesoscale Convective System Database Using Satellite‐Derived Cloud Tops, Surface Precipitation, and Tracking

2021 180 citations Zhe Feng, L. Ruby Leung et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Global droughts connected by linkages between drought hubs

2023 109 citations L. Ruby Leung et al. Nature Communications profile →
Southern Hemisphere dominates recent decline in global water availability

2023 102 citations L. Ruby Leung et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. Ruby Leung

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Ruby Leung

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Divergent responses of historic rain-on-snow flood extremes to a warmer climate 2025 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·(unknown), Gautam Bisht, Donghui Xu, Mukesh Kumar, L. Ruby Leung	2
2	A unified ensemble soil moisture dataset across the continental United States 2025 ·Scientific Data ·Lingcheng Li, (unknown), Yilin Fang, Zhangshuan Hou, L. Ruby Leung, Yaoping Wang, Jiafu Mao, Yaping Xu, Elias Massoud, (unknown)	2
3	Causal relationships of vegetation productivity with root zone water availability and atmospheric dryness at the catchment scale 2025 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Guta Wakbulcho Abeshu, Hong‐Yi Li, Mingjie Shi, L. Ruby Leung	1
4	Observed Increase in Tropical Cyclone‐Induced Sea Surface Cooling Near the U.S. Southeast Coast 2024 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown), Karthik Balaguru, L. Ruby Leung, Samson Hagos, Robert D. Hetland	1
5	Synchronization of the Recent Decline of East African Long Rains and Northwestern Eurasian Warming 2024 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Samson Hagos, (unknown), Po‐Lun Ma, Sandro W. Lubis, Karthik Balaguru, (unknown), Oluwayemi A. Garuba, L. Ruby Leung	1
6	Environmental Controls on MCS Lifetime Rainfall Over Tropical Oceans 2023 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Xingchao Chen, L. Ruby Leung, Zhe Feng, (unknown)	16
7	Mesoscale Convective Systems in DYAMOND Global Convection‐Permitting Simulations 2023 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Zhe Feng, L. Ruby Leung, Joseph Hardin, Christopher R. Terai, Fengfei Song, Peter Caldwell	50
8	Aerosols overtake greenhouse gases causing a warmer climate and more weather extremes toward carbon neutrality 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Pinya Wang, Yang Yang, Daokai Xue, Lili Ren, Jianping Tang, L. Ruby Leung, Hong Liao	64
9	Antecedent Hydrometeorological Conditions of Wildfire Occurrence in the Western U.S. in a Changing Climate 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Xiaodong Chen, L. Ruby Leung, Lu Dong	3
10	Potential Weakening of the June 2012 North American Derecho Under Future Warming Conditions 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Jianfeng Li, Yun Qian, L. Ruby Leung, Xiaodong Chen, Zhao Yang, Zhe Feng	7
11	Understanding the compound flood risk along the coast of the contiguous United States 2023 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Dongyu Feng, Zeli Tan, Donghui Xu, L. Ruby Leung	15
12	Projection of Future Fire Emissions Over the Contiguous US Using Explainable Artificial Intelligence and CMIP6 Models 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·(unknown), L. Ruby Leung, Yun Qian	11
13	The Lack of a QBO‐MJO Connection in Climate Models With a Nudged Stratosphere 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Zane Martin, Isla R. Simpson, Pu Lin, Clara Orbe, Qi Tang, Julie M. Caron, Chih‐Chieh Chen, Hyemi Kim, L. Ruby Leung, Jadwiga H. Richter, Shaocheng Xie	5
14	Topological Relationship‐Based Flow Direction Modeling: Mesh‐Independent River Networks Representation 2023 ·Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems ·Chang Liao, Tian Zhou, Donghui Xu, Matthew G. Cooper, Darren Engwirda, Hong‐Yi Li, L. Ruby Leung	13
15	The Madden–Julian Oscillation in the Energy Exascale Earth System Model Version 1 2022 ·Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems ·Daehyun Kim, Daehyun Kang, Min‐Seop Ahn, Charlotte A. DeMott, Chia‐Wei Hsu, Changhyun Yoo, L. Ruby Leung, Samson Hagos, Philip J. Rasch	2
16	Datasets for characterizing extreme events relevant to hydrologic design over the conterminous United States 2022 ·Scientific Data ·Ning Sun, Hongxiang Yan, Mark S. Wigmosta, André M. Coleman, L. Ruby Leung, Zhangshuan Hou	13
17	Crucial Roles of Eastward Propagating Environments in the Summer MCS Initiation Over the U.S. Great Plains 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Fengfei Song, Zhe Feng, L. Ruby Leung, Binod Pokharel, Shih‐Yu Wang, Xingchao Chen, Kôichi Sakaguchi, (unknown)	22
18	Influence of Background Divergent Moisture Flux on the Frequency of North Pacific Atmospheric Rivers 2021 ·Journal of Climate ·(unknown), L. Ruby Leung, Oluwayemi A. Garuba, Christina M. Patricola	4
19	Crucial Role of Mesoscale Convective Systems in the Vertical Mass, Water, and Energy Transports of the South Asian Summer Monsoon 2021 ·Journal of Climate ·Xingchao Chen, L. Ruby Leung, Zhe Feng, Fengfei Song, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	17
20	Dam Construction in Lancang‐Mekong River Basin Could Mitigate Future Flood Risk From Warming‐Induced Intensified Rainfall 2017 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Wei Wang, Hui Lü, L. Ruby Leung, Hong‐Yi Li, Jianshi Zhao, Fuqiang Tian, Kun Yang, Sothea Khem	108

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