Ning Chien

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 732 citations indexed

About

Ning Chien is a scholar working on Ecology, Water Science and Technology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Chien has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 732 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Water Science and Technology and 3 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Ning Chien's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (7 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (6 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (3 papers). Ning Chien is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (7 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (6 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (3 papers). Ning Chien collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Ning Chien's co-authors include Zhaohui Wan, Hans A. Einstein, Hao‐Chien Wang, Jung‐Yien Chien, Hsin‐Han Hou, Yi‐Hsuan Lee, Mingyang Wang, Shih-Lung Cheng, Chung‐Yu Chen and Po‐Ren Hsueh and has published in prestigious journals such as Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Respiratory Research and World Journal of Surgical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Ning Chien

10 papers receiving 688 citations

Hit Papers

Mechanics of Sediment Transport 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400 500
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. Mechanics of Sediment Transport
    1999 513 citations Ning Chien, Zhaohui Wan American Society of Civil Engineers eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ning Chien United States 5 616 389 217 198 177 12 732
Alex J. Sutherland New Zealand 10 507 0.8× 325 0.8× 157 0.7× 137 0.7× 228 1.3× 17 633
Vito A. Vanoni United States 11 724 1.2× 445 1.1× 285 1.3× 186 0.9× 267 1.5× 28 891
Hans A. Einstein United States 7 403 0.7× 276 0.7× 148 0.7× 133 0.7× 127 0.7× 12 512
H. W. Shen United States 9 715 1.2× 432 1.1× 606 2.8× 169 0.9× 137 0.8× 21 1.0k
Carlos V. Alonso United States 16 1.0k 1.7× 785 2.0× 462 2.1× 353 1.8× 191 1.1× 37 1.2k
Shoji FUKUOKA Japan 11 421 0.7× 213 0.5× 231 1.1× 147 0.7× 100 0.6× 178 635
Fabián López United States 9 830 1.3× 505 1.3× 198 0.9× 105 0.5× 418 2.4× 17 929
D.W. Hubbell United States 11 411 0.7× 323 0.8× 92 0.4× 138 0.7× 142 0.8× 24 505
Charles R. Neill United States 8 344 0.6× 219 0.6× 127 0.6× 81 0.4× 135 0.8× 35 431
R. Fernández Luque United States 7 550 0.9× 392 1.0× 317 1.5× 65 0.3× 271 1.5× 8 819

Countries citing papers authored by Ning Chien

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ning Chien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Chien

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Chen, Yen‐Fu, Hsin‐Han Hou, Ning Chien, et al.. (2024). Type 2 Biomarkers and Their Clinical Implications in Bronchiectasis: A Prospective Cohort Study. Lung. 202(5). 695–709. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Yen‐Fu, Hsin‐Han Hou, Ning Chien, et al.. (2024). The clinical impacts of lung microbiome in bronchiectasis with fixed airflow obstruction: a prospective cohort study. Respiratory Research. 25(1). 308–308. 2 indexed citations
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Chien, Ning & Zhaohui Wan. (1999). Mechanics of Sediment Transport. American Society of Civil Engineers eBooks. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chien, Ning. (1985). Changes in river regime after the construction of upstream reservoirs. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 10(2). 143–159. 123 indexed citations
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Chien, Ning. (1957). A Concept of the Regime Theory. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 122(1). 785–793. 4 indexed citations
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Einstein, Hans A. & Ning Chien. (1956). Similarity of Distorted River Models with Movable Beds. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 121(1). 440–457. 16 indexed citations
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Einstein, Hans A. & Ning Chien. (1956). Closure to “Similarity of Distorted River Models with Movable Beds”. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 121(1). 459–462.
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Chien, Ning. (1956). The Present Status of Research on Sediment Transport. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 121(1). 833–868. 61 indexed citations
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Chien, Ning. (1956). Graphic Design of Alluvial Channels. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 121(1). 1267–1280. 3 indexed citations
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Chien, Ning. (1954). Ripple tank studies of wave refraction. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 35(6). 897–904. 5 indexed citations
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Chien, Ning. (1952). The efficiency of depth‐integrating suspended‐sediment sampling. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 33(5). 693–698. 3 indexed citations

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