Zeng‐Zhen Hu

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
149 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Zeng‐Zhen Hu is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Zeng‐Zhen Hu has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 127 papers in Atmospheric Science and 105 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Zeng‐Zhen Hu's work include Climate variability and models (142 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (98 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (88 papers). Zeng‐Zhen Hu is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (142 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (98 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (88 papers). Zeng‐Zhen Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Zeng‐Zhen Hu's co-authors include Bohua Huang, Arun Kumar, Renguang Wu, Ben P. Kirtman, Bhaskar Jha, Jieshun Zhu, Song Yang, Yunyun Liu, Tsuyoshi Nitta and Michelle L’Heureux and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zeng‐Zhen Hu

143 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution of ENSO-Related Rainfall Anomalies in East Asia 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2021 200 400 600
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. Evolution of ENSO-Related Rainfall Anomalies in East Asia
    2003 635 citations Zeng‐Zhen Hu et al. profile →
  2. The Record-breaking Mei-yu in 2020 and Associated Atmospheric Circulation and Tropical SST Anomalies
    2021 191 citations Yihui Ding, Yunyun Liu et al. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences profile →

Peers

Zeng‐Zhen Hu
Arun Kumar United States
Huang‐Hsiung Hsu Taiwan
Ronghui Huang China
Christophe Cassou France
Fred Kucharski Italy
J. J. Hnilo United States
Laurent Terray France
Masayoshi Ishii Japan
June‐Yi Lee South Korea
Boyin Huang United States
Arun Kumar United States
Zeng‐Zhen Hu
Citations per year, relative to Zeng‐Zhen Hu Zeng‐Zhen Hu (= 1×) peers Arun Kumar

Countries citing papers authored by Zeng‐Zhen Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zeng‐Zhen Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zeng‐Zhen Hu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zeng‐Zhen Hu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zeng‐Zhen Hu 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 Zeng‐Zhen Hu. Zeng‐Zhen Hu 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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Jiang, Ning, Congwen Zhu, Zeng‐Zhen Hu, et al.. (2025). El Niño and Sea Surface Temperature Pattern Effects Lead to Historically High Global Mean Surface Temperatures in 2023. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(2). 11 indexed citations
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Jiang, Ning, Congwen Zhu, Michael J. McPhaden, et al.. (2025). Atypical warming pattern of strong 2023-24 El Niño boosts global temperatures to new 1.5 °C record. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yuxuan, et al.. (2025). Amelogenin Promotes Periodontal Bone Regeneration by Inducing Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Homing. Stem Cells and Development. 34(17-18). 395–404.
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Yang, Ying, et al.. (2025). Mechanical properties of lithium slag recycled aggregate concrete subject to high temperature. PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0315133–e0315133.
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Liu, Yunyun, et al.. (2024). On the weakened connection between ENSO SST and warm water volume along the equatorial Pacific. Climate Dynamics. 62(12). 10831–10845.
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Li, Xiaofan, et al.. (2023). Evolution and Prediction of Two Extremely Strong Atlantic Niños in 2019–2021: Impact of Benguela Warming. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(12). 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Yunyun, et al.. (2023). Multi‐Time Scale Variations in Atlantic Niño and a Relative Atlantic Niño Index. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(24). 2 indexed citations
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Hu, Zeng‐Zhen, et al.. (2023). The weakening relationship between ENSO and the following summer Pacific Japan teleconnection since the late 1990s. Climate Dynamics. 61(7-8). 4033–4046. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, Zeng‐Zhen, Arun Kumar, Bhaskar Jha, Mingyue Chen, & Wanqiu Wang. (2023). The tropical Indian Ocean matters for U. S. winter precipitation variability and predictability. Environmental Research Letters. 18(7). 74033–74033. 3 indexed citations
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Leung, Jeremy Cheuk‐Hin, et al.. (2022). Differential expansion speeds of Indo-Pacific warm pool and deep convection favoring pool under greenhouse warming. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 5(1). 17 indexed citations
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Ding, Ruiqiang, Yu‐Heng Tseng, Emanuele Di Lorenzo, et al.. (2022). Multi-year El Niño events tied to the North Pacific Oscillation. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3871–3871. 69 indexed citations
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Ding, Yihui, Yunyun Liu, & Zeng‐Zhen Hu. (2021). The Record-breaking Mei-yu in 2020 and Associated Atmospheric Circulation and Tropical SST Anomalies. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. 38(12). 1980–1993. 191 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Zeng‐Zhen, Michael J. McPhaden, Arun Kumar, Jin‐Yi Yu, & Nathaniel C. Johnson. (2020). Uncoupled El Niño Warming. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(7). 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Han‐Ching, Yu‐Heng Tseng, Zeng‐Zhen Hu, & Ruiqiang Ding. (2020). Enhancing the ENSO Predictability beyond the Spring Barrier. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 984–984. 50 indexed citations
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Johnson, Nathaniel C., Michelle L’Heureux, Chueh‐Hsin Chang, & Zeng‐Zhen Hu. (2019). On the Delayed Coupling Between Ocean and Atmosphere in Recent Weak El Niño Episodes. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(20). 11416–11425. 18 indexed citations
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Zheng, Zhihai, Zeng‐Zhen Hu, & Michelle L’Heureux. (2016). Predictable Components of ENSO Evolution in Real-time Multi-Model Predictions. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 35909–35909. 30 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jieshun, Arun Kumar, Bohua Huang, et al.. (2016). The role of off-equatorial surface temperature anomalies in the 2014 El Niño prediction. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 19677–19677. 79 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jieshun, Bohua Huang, Rong‐Hua Zhang, et al.. (2014). Salinity anomaly as a trigger for ENSO events. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6821–6821. 106 indexed citations
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Hu, Zeng‐Zhen & Tsuyoshi Nitta. (1996). Wavelet Analysis of Summer Rainfall over North China and India and SOI Using 1891-1992 Data. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 74(6). 833–844. 27 indexed citations
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Nitta, Tsuyoshi & Zeng‐Zhen Hu. (1996). Summer Climate Variability in China and Its Association with 500 hPa Height and Tropical Convection. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 74(4). 425–445. 213 indexed citations

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