Wu Wang

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 881 citations indexed

About

Wu Wang is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ocean Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wu Wang has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 881 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Atmospheric Science, 2 papers in Ocean Engineering and 2 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Wu Wang's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (13 papers), Climate change and permafrost (12 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (8 papers). Wu Wang is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (13 papers), Climate change and permafrost (12 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (8 papers). Wu Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Mongolia. Wu Wang's co-authors include Changwei Xie, Lin Zhao, Tonghua Wu, Guangyue Liu, Xiaodong Wu, Qiangqiang Pang, Defu Zou, Guojie Hu, Jichun Wu and Yongping Qiao and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Geoderma and CATENA.

In The Last Decade

Wu Wang

15 papers receiving 865 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A new map of permafrost distribution on the Tibetan Plateau

2017 671 citations Defu Zou, Lin Zhao et al. The cryosphere profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wu Wang China	8	764	104	97	92	89	16	881
Junming Hao China	19	928 1.2×	172 1.7×	197 2.0×	97 1.1×	146 1.6×	44	1.1k
Zeyong Gao China	18	643 0.8×	84 0.8×	180 1.9×	62 0.7×	82 0.9×	45	832
Ånund Killingtveit Norway	18	383 0.5×	149 1.4×	67 0.7×	59 0.6×	91 1.0×	30	716
Max König Norway	11	1.0k 1.3×	137 1.3×	223 2.3×	64 0.7×	58 0.7×	14	1.1k
Fasong Yuan United States	14	195 0.3×	76 0.7×	38 0.4×	115 1.3×	83 0.9×	24	504
Christian M. Appendini Mexico	19	484 0.6×	200 1.9×	48 0.5×	198 2.2×	51 0.6×	60	882
Gerfried Winkler Austria	14	292 0.4×	48 0.5×	99 1.0×	28 0.3×	130 1.5×	35	462
Guanli Jiang China	13	348 0.5×	77 0.7×	56 0.6×	24 0.3×	55 0.6×	45	510
Jason Polk United States	13	140 0.2×	71 0.7×	42 0.4×	88 1.0×	102 1.1×	43	517

Countries citing papers authored by Wu Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wu Wang

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16 of 16 papers shown

Xie, Changwei, Tonghua Wu, Wu Wang, et al.. (2025). Expansion and outburst process of Aksu Kule Lake in the Kunlun Mountains, Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau. Advances in Climate Change Research. 17(1). 139–151.

Li, Ren, Junjie Ma, Wenhao Liu, et al.. (2025). The impacts of soil enthalpy change on land–atmosphere interactions of permafrost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Geoderma. 454. 117183–117183. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuxin, Lin Zhao, Changwei Xie, et al.. (2023). Permafrost characteristics and potential influencing factors in the lake regions of Hoh Xil, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Geoderma. 437. 116572–116572. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Wenhui, et al.. (2022). Dynamic changes in lakes and potential drivers within the Selin Co basin, Tibetan Plateau. Environmental Earth Sciences. 81(3). 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuxin, Changwei Xie, Tonghua Wu, et al.. (2022). New permafrost is forming on the exposed bottom of Zonag Lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Science of The Total Environment. 815. 152879–152879. 17 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuxin, Changwei Xie, Tonghua Wu, et al.. (2022). Permafrost degradation is accelerating beneath the bottom of Yanhu Lake in the Hoh Xil, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Science of The Total Environment. 838(Pt 2). 156045–156045. 15 indexed citations

Wu, Tonghua, Changwei Xie, Xiaofan Zhu, et al.. (2022). Permafrost, active layer, and meteorological data (2010–2020) at the Mahan Mountain relict permafrost site of northeastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Earth system science data. 14(3). 1257–1269. 10 indexed citations

Yang, Guiqian, Changwei Xie, Tonghua Wu, et al.. (2022). Detection of permafrost in shallow bedrock areas with the opposing coils transient electromagnetic method. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Wenhui, Changwei Xie, Lin Zhao, et al.. (2020). Rapid expansion of lakes in the endorheic basin on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau since 2000 and its potential drivers. CATENA. 197. 104942–104942. 57 indexed citations

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Liu, Wenhui, Changwei Xie, Wu Wang, et al.. (2020). The Impact of Permafrost Degradation on Lake Changes in the Endorheic Basin on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Water. 12(5). 1287–1287. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Guangyue, Changwei Xie, Lin Zhao, et al.. (2020). Permafrost warming near the northern limit of permafrost on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau during the period from 2005 to 2017: A case study in the Xidatan area. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 32(3). 323–334. 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Wenhui, Changwei Xie, Lin Zhao, et al.. (2019). Dynamic changes in lakes in the Hoh Xil region before and after the 2011 outburst of Zonag Lake. Journal of Mountain Science. 16(5). 1098–1110. 46 indexed citations

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Zou, Defu, Lin Zhao, Yu Sheng, et al.. (2017). A new map of permafrost distribution on the Tibetan Plateau. The cryosphere. 11(6). 2527–2542. 671 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Wu. (2014). Mechanism and benefit of wind-prevention and sand-fixation of Hippophae rhamnoides forestation in Ketu Sandy Land around Qinghai Lake. Ganhanqu dili. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Tonghua, Qinxue Wang, Lin Zhao, et al.. (2012). Investigating internal structure of permafrost using conventional methods and ground-penetrating radar at Honhor basin, Mongolia. Environmental Earth Sciences. 67(7). 1869–1876. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Wu, et al.. (1997). Study on the temperature tolerance of 5-day-old grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella. Qingdao Haiyang Daxue xuebao. 28(3). 415–420. 1 indexed citations

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