Qingyun Duan

39.7k total citations · 15 hit papers
326 papers, 26.9k citations indexed

About

Qingyun Duan is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qingyun Duan has authored 326 papers receiving a total of 26.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 126 papers in Atmospheric Science and 119 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Qingyun Duan's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (114 papers), Climate variability and models (95 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (78 papers). Qingyun Duan is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (114 papers), Climate variability and models (95 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (78 papers). Qingyun Duan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Qingyun Duan's co-authors include Soroosh Sorooshian, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Chiyuan Miao, Qiaohong Sun, John C. Schaake, Kenneth E. Mitchell, Newsha Ajami, Aizhong Ye, Ego Seeman and Wei Gong and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Qingyun Duan

320 papers receiving 25.9k citations

Hit Papers

Effective and efficient global optimization for conceptua... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2017 1993 1994 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Effective and efficient global optimization for conceptual rainfall‐runoff models
    1992 2.7k citations Qingyun Duan et al. Water Resources Research profile →
  2. A Review of Global Precipitation Data Sets: Data Sources, Estimation, and Intercomparisons
    2017 1.4k citations Qiaohong Sun, Chiyuan Miao et al. Reviews of Geophysics profile →
  3. Shuffled complex evolution approach for effective and efficient global minimization
    1993 1.3k citations Qingyun Duan et al. profile →
  4. Optimal use of the SCE-UA global optimization method for calibrating watershed models
    1994 1.1k citations Qingyun Duan et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →
  5. Continental‐scale water and energy flux analysis and validation for the North American Land Data Assimilation System project phase 2 (NLDAS‐2): 1. Intercomparison and application of model products
    2011 1.0k citations Lifeng Luo, Qingyun Duan et al. profile →
  6. Modeling of land surface evaporation by four schemes and comparison with FIFE observations
    1996 912 citations Fei Chen, John C. Schaake et al. profile →
  7. Real‐time and retrospective forcing in the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) project
    2003 537 citations John C. Schaake, Alan Robock et al. profile →
  8. Model Parameter Estimation Experiment (MOPEX): An overview of science strategy and major results from the second and third workshops
    2005 536 citations Qingyun Duan, John C. Schaake et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →
  9. Multi-model ensemble hydrologic prediction using Bayesian model averaging
    2007 533 citations Qingyun Duan et al. profile →
  10. A global soil data set for earth system modeling
    2014 501 citations Yongjiu Dai, Qingyun Duan et al. profile →
  11. Development of a large-sample watershed-scale hydrometeorological data set for the contiguous USA: data set characteristics and assessment of regional variability in hydrologic model performance
    2015 417 citations Qingyun Duan et al. Hydrology and earth system sciences profile →
  12. Continental‐scale water and energy flux analysis and validation for North American Land Data Assimilation System project phase 2 (NLDAS‐2): 2. Validation of model‐simulated streamflow
    2011 374 citations Lifeng Luo, Qingyun Duan et al. profile →
  13. The Art and Science of Climate Model Tuning
    2016 346 citations Andrew Gettelman, Qingyun Duan et al. profile →
  14. A comprehensive evaluation of various sensitivity analysis methods: A case study with a hydrological model
    2013 270 citations Yanjun Gan, Qingyun Duan et al. Environmental Modelling & Software profile →
  15. Global heat stress on health, wildfires, and agricultural crops under different levels of climate warming
    2019 260 citations Qiaohong Sun, Chiyuan Miao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qingyun Duan China 74 15.8k 12.8k 9.5k 6.8k 1.7k 326 26.9k
Vijay P. Singh United States 90 22.9k 1.4× 16.5k 1.3× 5.5k 0.6× 9.1k 1.3× 3.9k 2.3× 757 35.9k
Taha B. M. J. Ouarda Canada 63 8.9k 0.6× 6.1k 0.5× 2.9k 0.3× 3.4k 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 387 13.4k
M. B. Parlange United States 68 7.4k 0.5× 3.2k 0.2× 5.3k 0.6× 7.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 368 17.1k
Xin Li China 78 9.9k 0.6× 4.5k 0.4× 10.7k 1.1× 5.8k 0.8× 3.5k 2.0× 1.1k 26.7k
Hoshin V. Gupta United States 77 20.6k 1.3× 23.8k 1.9× 8.5k 0.9× 14.0k 2.0× 1.9k 1.1× 290 33.9k
Amir AghaKouchak United States 83 18.1k 1.1× 6.1k 0.5× 9.0k 0.9× 2.9k 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 295 24.6k
Taikan Oki Japan 63 11.4k 0.7× 11.5k 0.9× 5.1k 0.5× 4.0k 0.6× 2.1k 1.2× 380 21.7k
Soroosh Sorooshian United States 90 24.9k 1.6× 21.5k 1.7× 15.8k 1.7× 14.6k 2.1× 4.0k 2.3× 382 40.9k
Sonia I. Seneviratne Switzerland 102 30.9k 2.0× 7.6k 0.6× 17.7k 1.9× 8.3k 1.2× 3.4k 2.0× 331 41.3k
Alberto Montanari Italy 52 6.5k 0.4× 5.8k 0.4× 1.7k 0.2× 2.4k 0.4× 926 0.5× 228 9.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qingyun Duan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qingyun Duan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qingyun Duan 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 Qingyun Duan. Qingyun Duan 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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Miao, Chiyuan, et al.. (2025). Vegetation and wind speed dominate precipitation-evaporation recycling processes during 1980–2021. Science Bulletin. 70(15). 2426–2430.
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Wysession, M. E., Lisa M. Beal, Graziella Caprarelli, et al.. (2025). The Executive Order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is Dangerous for America. AGU Advances. 6(4).
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Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Lisa M. Beal, Graziella Caprarelli, et al.. (2025). Commitment to Advance Excellence and Inclusion in the Earth and Space Sciences Scholarly Publications. AGU Advances. 6(2).
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Sun, Ruochen, et al.. (2024). Surrogate modelling-based multi-objective optimization for best management practices of nonpoint source pollution. Water Research. 269. 122788–122788. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Ruochen, Baoxiang Pan, & Qingyun Duan. (2023). A surrogate modeling method for distributed land surface hydrological models based on deep learning. Journal of Hydrology. 624. 129944–129944. 20 indexed citations
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Zhao, Tongtiegang, et al.. (2023). Reliability of Ensemble Climatological Forecasts. Water Resources Research. 59(9). 5 indexed citations
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Florindo, Fabio, Valerio Acocella, Annmarie G. Carlton, et al.. (2023). 60 Years and Beyond of Reviews of Geophysics. Reviews of Geophysics. 61(2). 2 indexed citations
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Fan, Yurui, L. Yu, Xiaogang Shi, & Qingyun Duan. (2021). Tracing Uncertainty Contributors in the Multi‐Hazard Risk Analysis for Compound Extremes. Earth s Future. 9(12). 11 indexed citations
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Yin, Yuanyuan, Lei Wang, Zhongjing Wang, et al.. (2020). Quantifying Water Scarcity in Northern China Within the Context of Climatic and Societal Changes and South‐to‐North Water Diversion. Earth s Future. 8(8). 58 indexed citations
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Gan, Yanjun, Xin‐Zhong Liang, Qingyun Duan, et al.. (2019). Assessment and Reduction of the Physical Parameterization Uncertainty for Noah‐MP Land Surface Model. Water Resources Research. 55(7). 5518–5538. 38 indexed citations
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Ma, Feng, Lifeng Luo, Aizhong Ye, & Qingyun Duan. (2018). Seasonal drought predictability and forecast skill in the semi-arid endorheic Heihe River basin in northwestern China. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 22(11). 5697–5709. 20 indexed citations
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Sun, Qiaohong, Chiyuan Miao, & Qingyun Duan. (2017). Changes in the Spatial Heterogeneity and Annual Distribution of Observed Precipitation across China. Journal of Climate. 30(23). 9399–9416. 60 indexed citations
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Wang, Chen, Qingyun Duan, Charles Tong, Zhenhua Di, & Wei Gong. (2015). A GUI platform for uncertainty quantification of complex dynamical models. Environmental Modelling & Software. 76. 1–12. 49 indexed citations
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Wang, Chen, Qingyun Duan, Wei Gong, et al.. (2014). An evaluation of adaptive surrogate modeling based optimization with two benchmark problems. Environmental Modelling & Software. 60. 167–179. 189 indexed citations
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Duan, Qingyun, Aizhong Ye, & Wei Gong. (2014). Evaluation of North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) Climate Forecasts in China. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014.
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Gan, Yanjun, Qingyun Duan, Wei Gong, et al.. (2013). A comprehensive evaluation of various sensitivity analysis methods: A case study with a hydrological model. Environmental Modelling & Software. 51. 269–285. 270 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Jianduo, Qingyun Duan, Wei Gong, et al.. (2013). Assessing parameter importance of the Common Land Model based on qualitative and quantitative sensitivity analysis. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 17(8). 3279–3293. 68 indexed citations
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Duan, Qingyun, et al.. (2009). Quantification of Parameter Uncertainty of the Common Land Model (CoLM). AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 2 indexed citations
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Schaake, John C., et al.. (2006). The US MOPEX data set.. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 9–28. 2 indexed citations

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