Zhigang Lai

1.1k total citations
36 papers, 839 citations indexed

About

Zhigang Lai is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhigang Lai has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 839 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Oceanography, 11 papers in Atmospheric Science and 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Zhigang Lai's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (27 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (13 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (9 papers). Zhigang Lai is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (27 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (13 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (9 papers). Zhigang Lai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Vietnam. Zhigang Lai's co-authors include Changsheng Chen, Robert C. Beardsley, Geoffrey W. Cowles, Jianhua Qi, Huichan Lin, Qichun Xu, William Perrie, Nguyen Trung Viet, Yu Zhang and Guoping Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Science of The Total Environment and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Zhigang Lai

34 papers receiving 825 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhigang Lai China 17 631 393 202 185 141 36 839
Qichun Xu United States 17 922 1.5× 573 1.5× 401 2.0× 208 1.1× 207 1.5× 25 1.2k
Jeffrey W. Book United States 17 627 1.0× 283 0.7× 230 1.1× 108 0.6× 96 0.7× 34 760
Jianhua Qi United States 18 780 1.2× 723 1.8× 285 1.4× 310 1.7× 201 1.4× 26 1.1k
Rachid Benshila France 17 586 0.9× 478 1.2× 352 1.7× 180 1.0× 117 0.8× 28 897
Daniel G. MacDonald United States 16 751 1.2× 542 1.4× 201 1.0× 338 1.8× 234 1.7× 37 1.0k
Walter Dragani Argentina 18 611 1.0× 396 1.0× 292 1.4× 324 1.8× 194 1.4× 61 977
B. J. W. Greenan Canada 17 518 0.8× 292 0.7× 263 1.3× 102 0.6× 131 0.9× 46 745
Renato Tonielli Italy 16 354 0.6× 214 0.5× 140 0.7× 209 1.1× 294 2.1× 46 720
Milivoj Kuzmić Croatia 14 648 1.0× 373 0.9× 222 1.1× 119 0.6× 85 0.6× 31 785
Guillaume Charria France 17 510 0.8× 236 0.6× 218 1.1× 77 0.4× 119 0.8× 36 691

Countries citing papers authored by Zhigang Lai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhigang Lai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhigang Lai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhigang Lai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhigang Lai 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 Zhigang Lai. Zhigang Lai 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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Wu, W.Z., Xianwei Yang, Deyu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Precise modulation of redox reactions: A novel multifunctional theranostic platform based on 2D nanozymes. Materials Today Bio. 34. 102255–102255.
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Lu, Wenfang, et al.. (2024). On the Oxygenation Efficacy of Geoengineered Artificial Downwelling in the Estuarine Ecosystem. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 129(5). 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenfang, Zhigang Lai, Xinwen Li, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal wave forecast with transformer-based network: A case study for the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Ocean Modelling. 188. 102323–102323. 14 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenfang, et al.. (2024). Can three-dimensional nitrate structure be reconstructed from surface information with artificial intelligence? — A proof-of-concept study. The Science of The Total Environment. 924. 171365–171365. 6 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenfang, et al.. (2024). Intraseasonal response of marine planktonic ecosystem to summertime Madden-Julian Oscillation in the South China Sea: A model study. Progress In Oceanography. 224. 103251–103251. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenfang, et al.. (2024). A simulation study of deepwater ventilation in fjords through artificial downwelling. Ocean Engineering. 313. 119645–119645. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2023). The Mixed Layer Salinity Budget in the Northern South China Sea: A Modeling Study. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(9). 1693–1693. 4 indexed citations
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Lai, Zhigang, et al.. (2023). The Effects of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on the Marine Ecosystem of the Northern South China Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 128(1). 3 indexed citations
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He, Jianguo, et al.. (2023). The Interannual Variations of Summer Ichthyoplankton in the Pearl River Estuary as a Response to Climate Change. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(1). 209–209. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenfang, et al.. (2023). On the oxygenation efficacy of geoengineered artificial downwelling in the estuarine ecosystem. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Lai, Zhigang, et al.. (2021). SEASONAL VARIATION OF PLANKTONIC FUNGAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN THE XIJIANG RIVER, CHINA. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 19(3). 1925–1937. 9 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yong‐Tang, et al.. (2021). EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, FOOD CONCENTRATION, AND INITIAL ROTIFER DENSITY ON THE INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO ROTIFER SPECIES. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 19(5). 4151–4168. 3 indexed citations
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Mai, Yongzhan, et al.. (2019). Structural and functional diversity of biofilm bacterial communities along the Pearl River Estuary, South China. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 33. 100926–100926. 14 indexed citations
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Lai, Zhigang, et al.. (2015). Impact of multichannel river network on the plume dynamics in thePearlRiver estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 120(8). 5766–5789. 39 indexed citations
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Lai, Zhigang, Changsheng Chen, Robert C. Beardsley, et al.. (2013). Initial spread of 137 Cs from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant over the Japan continental shelf: a study using a high-resolution, global-coastal nested ocean model. Biogeosciences. 10(8). 5439–5449. 11 indexed citations
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Lai, Zhigang & Kedong Yin. (2013). Physical–biological coupling induced aggregation mechanism for the formation of high biomass red tides in low nutrient waters. Harmful Algae. 31. 66–75. 24 indexed citations
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Lai, Zhigang, Changsheng Chen, Geoffrey W. Cowles, & Robert C. Beardsley. (2010). A nonhydrostatic version of FVCOM: 2. Mechanistic study of tidally generated nonlinear internal waves in Massachusetts Bay. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(C12). 33 indexed citations
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Lai, Zhigang, Changsheng Chen, Geoffrey W. Cowles, & Robert C. Beardsley. (2010). A nonhydrostatic version of FVCOM: 1. Validation experiments. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(C11). 67 indexed citations
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Qi, Jianhua, Changsheng Chen, Robert C. Beardsley, et al.. (2009). An unstructured-grid finite-volume surface wave model (FVCOM-SWAVE): Implementation, validations and applications. Ocean Modelling. 28(1-3). 153–166. 146 indexed citations

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