Yulong Yao

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yulong Yao is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yulong Yao has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Oceanography, 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Yulong Yao's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (19 papers), Climate variability and models (14 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (10 papers). Yulong Yao is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (19 papers), Climate variability and models (14 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (10 papers). Yulong Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Maldives. Yulong Yao's co-authors include Xinqing Zou, Chunzai Wang, Wenwen Yu, Teng Wang, Yali Li, Hong Liao, Chenglong Wang, Zheng Zang, Wanzhi Wang and Junjie Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Yulong Yao

52 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The seas around China in a warming climate

2023 86 citations Fan Wang, Xuegang Li et al. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment profile →

Peers

Yulong Yao

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OCEAN

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ECOLO

Tobias Kukulka United States

T.J. Tolhurst United Kingdom

Maria Geraga Greece

Lars Arneborg Sweden

Stefan Förster Germany

Xiaotong Peng China

Xinxin Li China

Stefan Löfgren Sweden

YueHan Lu United States

Qi Shi China

Tobias Kukulka United States

Yulong Yao

287 ×0.5

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948 ×1.8

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1.1k ×2.4

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769 ×2.1

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214 ×0.7

ECOLO

Citations per year, relative to Yulong Yao Yulong Yao (= 1×) peers Tobias Kukulka

Countries citing papers authored by Yulong Yao

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yulong Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yulong Yao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yulong Yao. The network helps show where Yulong Yao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yulong Yao

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Deng, Chunfang, Hao Xu, Zhenyu Wan, et al.. (2025). Vertical growth of ZnIn2S4 on Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu2+, Dy3+ boosts surface area and covalent S-scheme charge separation for round-the-clock photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 14(1). 120547–120547.

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Chen, Zhiwu, et al.. (2025). Accelerated internal tides in a warming climate. Science Advances. 11(8). eadq4577–eadq4577. 2 indexed citations

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Hu, Bo, et al.. (2024). Investigation on the heat transfer characteristics of rotor-stator cavity with different disk roughness. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 159. 107989–107989. 4 indexed citations

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Hu, Bo, et al.. (2024). The effect of rotor roughness on flow and heat transfer in rotor–stator cavities with different axial gap. Applied Thermal Engineering. 251. 123535–123535. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Chuan, et al.. (2024). An investigation of the effect of the pulse width and amplitude on sand bed scouring by a vertical submerged pulsed jet. Ocean Engineering. 300. 117324–117324. 3 indexed citations

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Yao, Yulong, et al.. (2024). Centrifugal through-flow rotor-stator cavity boundary layer transition based on the effect of roughness. Physics of Fluids. 36(10). 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Chunzai, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the Indian monsoon’s role in fueling the unprecedented 2022 Marine Heatwave in the Western North Pacific. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 7(1). 7 indexed citations

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Yao, Yulong, et al.. (2023). Response of Future Summer Marine Heatwaves in the South China Sea to Enhanced Western Pacific Subtropical High. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(14). 20 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang, Ling Bai, Yulong Yao, et al.. (2023). Quantification and investigation of pressure fluctuation intensity in a multistage electric submersible pump. Physics of Fluids. 35(3). 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Fan, Xuegang Li, Xiaohui Tang, et al.. (2023). The seas around China in a warming climate. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 4(8). 535–551. 86 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hu, Bo, et al.. (2023). Flow and Performance of the Disk Cavity of a Marine Gas Turbine at Varying Nozzle Pressure and Low Rotation Speeds: A Numerical Investigation. Machines. 11(1). 68–68. 17 indexed citations

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Yao, Yulong, et al.. (2023). Record-breaking 2020 summer marine heatwaves in the western North Pacific. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 209. 105288–105288. 15 indexed citations

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Yao, Yulong, et al.. (2023). Characteristics and Drivers of Marine Heatwaves in 2021 Summer in East Korea Bay, Japan/East Sea. Remote Sensing. 15(3). 713–713. 6 indexed citations

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Yao, Yulong, Chunzai Wang, & Yao Fu. (2022). Global Marine Heatwaves and Cold‐Spells in Present Climate to Future Projections. Earth s Future. 10(11). 45 indexed citations

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Zou, Xinqing, et al.. (2021). Quantitative estimation of sea surface temperature increases resulting from the thermal discharge of coastal power plants in China. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 164. 112020–112020. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Teng, Xinqing Zou, Hong Liao, et al.. (2018). Preliminary study of the source apportionment and diversity of microplastics: Taking floating microplastics in the South China Sea as an example. Environmental Pollution. 245. 965–974. 304 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yifei, Xinqing Zou, Qing Liu, et al.. (2017). Assessing natural and anthropogenic influences on water discharge and sediment load in the Yangtze River, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 607-608. 920–932. 142 indexed citations

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Qian, Xuan, et al.. (2012). A Cloudiness Survey in the Large Ground-based Solar Telescope Site Survey. Acta Astronomica Sinica. 53(5). 426–440. 1 indexed citations

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Qian, Xuan, et al.. (2012). The Analysis of Sunshine Conditions over China in Site Survey for Large Solar Telescope. Acta Astronomica Sinica. 53(2). 171–180. 1 indexed citations

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Qian, Xuan, et al.. (2012). The Distribution of Precipitable Water Vapor over China. Acta Astronomica Sinica. 53(4). 325–341. 2 indexed citations

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