M. Mu

9.0k citations

29 papers · 5.7k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 18

Impact in

Global and Planetary Change top 0.2%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Climate variability and models
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Papers in ⓘ

Global and Planetary Change 26
- Climate variability and models 18
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics 10
- Fire effects on ecosystems 6
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics 5
Atmospheric Science 15
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 6
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations 5
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research 3

Co-authors: James T. Randerson (14 shared papers)P. S. Kasibhatla (6 shared papers)Douglas C. Morton (7 shared papers)Guido R. van der Werf (6 shared papers)G. J. Collatz (4 shared papers)Louis Giglio (5 shared papers)T. T. van Leeuwen (3 shared papers)Ruth DeFries (3 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (5 papers)Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (3 papers)Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (2 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (2 papers)Journal of Meteorological Research (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States China United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

M. Mu

25 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Global fire emissions estimates during 1997–2016 2017 · 1.4k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Earth system science data
2014 Nature
2010 Atmospheric chemistry and physics

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1	Global fire emissions and the contribution of deforestation, savanna, forest, agricultural, and peat fires (1997–2009) Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Guido R. van der Werf, James T. Randerson, Louis Giglio, G. J. Collatz, M. Mu, P. S. Kasibhatla, Douglas C. Morton, Ruth DeFries, Yufang Jin, T. T. van Leeuwen Hit paper breakdown →	2010	2143
2	Global fire emissions estimates during 1997–2016 Earth system science data ·Guido R. van der Werf, James T. Randerson, Louis Giglio, T. T. van Leeuwen, Yang Chen, Brendan M. Rogers, M. Mu, Margreet van Marle, Douglas C. Morton, G. J. Collatz, R. J. Yokelson, P. S. Kasibhatla Hit paper breakdown →	2017	1447
3	Global covariation of carbon turnover times with climate in terrestrial ecosystems Nature ·Nuno Carvalhais, Matthias Forkel, Myroslava Khomik, Jessica Bellarby, Martin Jung, Mirco Migliavacca, M. Mu, Sassan Saatchi, Maurizio Santoro, Martin Thurner, Ulrich Weber, Bernhard Ahrens, Christian Beer, Alessandro Cescatti, James T. Randerson, Markus Reichstein Hit paper breakdown →	2014	673
4	Daily and 3-hourly variability in global fire emissions and consequences for atmospheric model predictions of carbon monoxide Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. Mu, James T. Randerson, Guido R. van der Werf, Louis Giglio, P. S. Kasibhatla, Douglas C. Morton, G. J. Collatz, Ruth DeFries, E. J. Hyer, E. M. Prins, David Griffith, Debra Wunch, Geoffrey C. Toon, V. Sherlock, P. O. Wennberg	2011	240
5	The International Land Model Benchmarking (ILAMB) System: Design, Theory, and Implementation Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems ·Nathan Collier, Forrest M. Hoffman, David M. Lawrence, G. Keppel‐Aleks, Charles D. Koven, W. J. Riley, M. Mu, James T. Randerson	2018	202
6	Land surface conditions over Eurasia and Indian summer monsoon rainfall Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Alan Robock, M. Mu, Konstantin Y. Vinnikov, David A. Robinson	2003	136
7	Simulation of the Madden–Julian Oscillation in the NCAR CCM3 Using a Revised Zhang–McFarlane Convection Parameterization Scheme Journal of Climate ·Guang J. Zhang, M. Mu	2005	132
8	Effects of modifications to the Zhang‐McFarlane convection parameterization on the simulation of the tropical precipitation in the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Climate Model, version 3 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Guang J. Zhang, M. Mu	2005	110
9	The Influence of the Indian Ocean Dipole on Atmospheric Circulation and Climate Advances in Atmospheric Sciences ·Li Chongyin, M. Mu	2001	80
10	Global fire emissions and the contribution of deforestation, savanna, forest, agricultural, and peat fires (1997–2009) Guido R. van der Werf, James T. Randerson, Louis Giglio, G. J. Collatz, M. Mu, P. S. Kasibhatla, Douglas C. Morton, Ruth DeFries, Yufang Jin, T. T. van Leeuwen	2010	71
11	Representing leaf and root physiological traits in CLM improves global carbon and nitrogen cycling predictions Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems ·Bardan Ghimire, W. J. Riley, Charles D. Koven, M. Mu, James T. Randerson	2016	70
12	Nitrogen deposition in tropical forests from savanna and deforestation fires Global Change Biology ·Yang Chen, James T. Randerson, Guido R. van der Werf, Douglas C. Morton, M. Mu, P. S. Kasibhatla	2009	66
13	Forty‐five years of observed soil moisture in the Ukraine: No summer desiccation (yet) Geophysical Research Letters ·Alan Robock, M. Mu, Konstantin Y. Vinnikov, I. V. Trofimova, Т. I. Adamenko	2005	53
14	Development of Land Surface Model BCC_AVIM2.0 and Its Preliminary Performance in LS3MIP/CMIP6 Journal of Meteorological Research ·Weiping Li, Yanwu Zhang, Xueli Shi, Wenyan Zhou, Anning Huang, M. Mu, Bo Qiu, Jinjun Ji	2019	46
15	Carbon cycle extremes during the 21st century in CMIP5 models: Future evolution and attribution to climatic drivers Geophysical Research Letters ·Jakob Zscheischler, Markus Reichstein, (unknown), M. Mu, James T. Randerson, Miguel D. Mahecha	2014	44
16	Origin of the Tbo-Interaction between anomalous east-Asian winter monsoon and enso cycle Advances in Atmospheric Sciences ·Li Chongyin, Sun Shuqing, M. Mu	2001	36
17	Relationship between East Asian winter monsoon, warm pool situation and ENSO cycle Chinese Science Bulletin ·Chongyin Li, M. Mu	2000	34
18	Separating the influence of temperature, drought, and fire on interannual variability in atmospheric CO ₂ Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·G. Keppel‐Aleks, Aaron S. Wolf, M. Mu, Scott C. Doney, Douglas C. Morton, P. S. Kasibhatla, J. B. Miller, Edward J. Dlugokencky, James T. Randerson	2014	32
19	Energetics of Madden‐Julian oscillations in the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Atmosphere Model version 3 (NCAR CAM3) Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. Mu, Guang J. Zhang	2006	13
20	Energetics of Madden Julian Oscillations in the NCAR CAM3: A Composite View Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. Mu, Guang J. Zhang	2008	13

About M. Mu

M. Mu is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Soil Science and Geology, having authored 29 papers that have together received 5.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate variability and models (18 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (10 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (8 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (6 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (6 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (5 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (5 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Global and Planetary Change (4.6k citations), Atmospheric Science (3.5k citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (597 citations), Soil Science (409 citations) and Ecology (861 citations). M. Mu has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include James T. Randerson, P. S. Kasibhatla, Douglas C. Morton, Guido R. van der Werf, G. J. Collatz, Louis Giglio, T. T. van Leeuwen, Ruth DeFries, Yufang Jin and Guang J. Zhang. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Geophysical Research Letters and Journal of Meteorological Research.

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