Zhong Lu

13.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
312 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Zhong Lu is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhong Lu has authored 312 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 204 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 128 papers in Atmospheric Science and 105 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Zhong Lu's work include Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (202 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (112 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (105 papers). Zhong Lu is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (202 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (112 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (105 papers). Zhong Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Zhong Lu's co-authors include Chaoying Zhao, Tim Wright, Daniel Dzurisin, Qin Zhang, B. Parsons, Jin‐Woo Kim, C. W. Wicks, Lei Zhang, Juliet Biggs and Xiaoli Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Zhong Lu

296 papers receiving 10.2k 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.

Toward mapping surface deformation in three dimensions using InSAR

2004 632 citations Zhong Lu et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
Integration of Sentinel-1 and ALOS/PALSAR-2 SAR datasets for mapping active landslides along the Jinsha River corridor, China

2021 157 citations Chaoying Zhao, Qin Zhang et al. profile →
Glacier Retreat in Eastern Himalaya Drives Catastrophic Glacier Hazard Chain

2024 47 citations Xie Hu, Zhong Lu et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhong Lu United States	55	6.3k	3.9k	3.9k	3.3k	1.5k	312	10.6k
Andrew Hooper United Kingdom	46	6.7k 1.1×	3.0k 0.8×	3.3k 0.9×	3.7k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	193	10.3k
Riccardo Lanari Italy	56	10.3k 1.6×	4.3k 1.1×	4.3k 1.1×	2.8k 0.9×	3.0k 2.0×	308	13.4k
E. J. Fielding United States	62	3.5k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	7.3k 2.2×	1.1k 0.8×	202	11.8k
E. Sansosti Italy	37	6.1k 1.0×	2.6k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	119	8.1k
P. Berardino Italy	26	6.1k 1.0×	2.8k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	91	7.6k
G. Fornaro Italy	48	8.2k 1.3×	2.9k 0.8×	2.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	2.4k 1.6×	212	9.9k
Ramon F. Hanssen Netherlands	38	5.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.3×	2.2k 1.5×	247	7.6k
Falk Amelung United States	51	3.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	1.8k 0.5×	3.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	151	7.8k
A. Ferretti Italy	44	11.8k 1.9×	5.5k 1.4×	5.4k 1.4×	1.7k 0.5×	3.8k 2.5×	164	14.4k
F. Rocca Italy	50	13.7k 2.2×	4.8k 1.2×	5.2k 1.3×	1.8k 0.5×	5.2k 3.4×	279	17.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhong Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhong Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhong Lu 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 Zhong Lu. Zhong Lu 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

Lu, Zhong, et al.. (2025). Triggering factors and flooding processes of glacial lake outburst flood at Ranzerio lake. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1).

Shi, Hongtao, Qing Wu, Zhong Lu, et al.. (2025). Meter-level resolution surface soil moisture estimation over agricultural fields from time-series quad-pol SAR with constraints of coarse resolution CCI data products. Agricultural Water Management. 320. 109856–109856.

Lu, Zhong, et al.. (2024). Investigation of Oil Well Blowouts Triggered by Wastewater Injection in the Permian Basin, USA. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(14). 3 indexed citations

Liu, Ying, et al.. (2024). 3D automatic detection and correction for phase unwrapping errors in time series SAR interferometry. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 220. 232–245.

Jiang, Yanan, Linfeng Zheng, Qiang Xu, & Zhong Lu. (2024). Deformation mechanism-assisted deep learning architecture for predicting step-like displacement of reservoir landslide. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 133. 104121–104121. 6 indexed citations

Schaefer, Lauren N., Jinwook Kim, Dennis M. Staley, Zhong Lu, & Katherine R. Barnhart. (2024). Satellite interferometry landslide detection and preliminary tsunamigenic plausibility assessment in Prince William Sound, southcentral Alaska. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Jiahui, Zhong Lu, P. M. Gregg, & Jin‐Woo Kim. (2023). Evolution of the magma system at Makushin volcano, Alaska, from 2004 to 2021. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 446. 107991–107991. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Jiahui, et al.. (2023). Along‐Arc Volcanism in the Western and Central Aleutian From 2015 to 2021 Revealed by Cloud‐Based InSAR Processing. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(23). 5 indexed citations

Lu, Zhong, et al.. (2023). Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Monitoring and Modeling through Integrating Multiple Remote Sensing Methods and HEC-RAS. Remote Sensing. 15(22). 5327–5327. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2023). Enhancing InSAR Coherence Estimation Through Local Phase Surface Modeling. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 20. 1–5. 3 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hejun, Jidong Yang, Thorne Lay, et al.. (2022). Detecting and Locating Aftershocks for the 2020 Mw 6.5 Stanley, Idaho, Earthquake Using Convolutional Neural Networks. Seismological Research Letters. 93(6). 3266–3277. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Jie, et al.. (2020). A Novel Change Detection Method Based on Statistical Distribution Characteristics Using Multi-Temporal PolSAR Data. Sensors. 20(5). 1508–1508. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Yeqiao, Zhong Lu, Yongwei Sheng, & Yuyu Zhou. (2020). Remote Sensing Applications in Monitoring of Protected Areas. Remote Sensing. 12(9). 1370–1370. 27 indexed citations

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Yuan, Zhihui, Zhong Lu, Lifu Chen, & Xuemin Xing. (2020). A Closed-Form Robust Cluster-Analysis-Based Multibaseline InSAR Phase Unwrapping and Filtering Algorithm With Optimal Baseline Combination Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 58(6). 4251–4262. 38 indexed citations

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Hu, Xie, et al.. (2019). Mobility, Thickness, and Hydraulic Diffusivity of the Slow‐Moving Monroe Landslide in California Revealed by L‐Band Satellite Radar Interferometry. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 124(7). 7504–7518. 59 indexed citations

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DeShon, Heather R., et al.. (2019). Resolving Teleseismic Earthquake Catalog and InSAR Data Discrepancies in Absolute Space to Explore Rupture Complexity Along the Ecuadorian Megathrust Fault. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 124(7). 6703–6719. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lei, Hongguo Jia, Zhong Lu, et al.. (2019). Minimizing Height Effects in MTInSAR for Deformation Detection Over Built Areas. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 57(11). 9167–9176. 9 indexed citations

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Yang, Jie, et al.. (2017). A Novel Method of Change Detection in Bi-Temporal PolSAR Data Using a Joint-Classification Classifier Based on a Similarity Measure. Remote Sensing. 9(8). 846–846. 14 indexed citations

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Lu, Zhong, et al.. (2005). InSAR Studies of Alaska Volcanoes. National Remote Sensing Bulletin. 21(1). 59–72. 3 indexed citations

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Lu, Zhong & T. Masterlark. (2003). Magma Supply Dynamics of Okmok Volcano Inferred From Interferometric SAR. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 3 indexed citations

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