Summary: (co-)authored 700+ refereed articles in journals including 60+ articles in high-profile ones such as Nature, Science, Science Bulletin, National Science Review, Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications, Nature Geoscience, Nature Energy, Nature Sustainability, Nature Water, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Science Advances, and PNAS. Total citations=27 579, H- index=84 (according to Web of Science). Selected into Clarivate’s global “Highly Cited Scientists” list multiple times. Publications until 2024 are listed at his old website at http://rcg.gvc.gu.se/dc/.

1.Adhikari, T. R., B. Baniya, C. Sharma, Q. Tang, H. Li, D. Chen, N. Khadka, M. Sigdel, R. P. Awasthi, 2025: Evaluating the influence of meteorological drought on river flow in the transboundary Sunkoshi basin, Nepal. Journal of Water and Climate Change. DOI:10.2166/wcc.2025.487.

2.Bu, L.-L., Zhang, K.-W., Zuo, Z.-Y., Chen, D., 2025: Projection for the occurrence dates of heat stress in North China. Advances in Climate Change Research. DOI:10.1016/j.accre.2025.01.011.

3.Cai, Z., Q. You, J. A. Screen, H. W. Chen, R. Zhang, Z. Zuo, D. Chen, J. Cohen, S. Kang, and R. Zhang, 2025: Lessened projections of Arctic warming and wetting after correcting for model errors in global warming and sea ice cover. Science Advances, 11(10), eadr6413. DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adr6413.

4.Cao, D., X. Chen, D. Chen, Y. Du, Y. Luo, Y. Hu, Q. Zhang, Y. Ma, F. Chen, 2025: Two Types of Heavy Precipitation in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Science Bulletin, 70(5), 748-755. DOI:10.1016/j.scib.2024.12.031.

5.Chai, C., L. Wang, D. Chen, J. Zhou, H. Liu, Y. Wang, and J. Long, 2025: Quantifying multi-sphere impacts on mountain runoff of a Third Pole River. Journal of Environmental Management, 380, 125153. DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125153.

6.Chen, A., J. Wang, R. Toumi, H. Huang, L. Yang, D. Chen, B. He, and J. Liu, 2025: Impact of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation on Fluvial Discharge in the Lancang‒Mekong River Basin. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(8). DOI:10.1029/2024gl113199.

7.Chen, D., 2025: Challenges in Cross-disciplinary Interactions for Sustainable Development Goals. Nexus 2(1), 100046. DOI:10.1016/j.ynexs.2024.100046.

8.Chen, X., X. Xu, Q. Zhang, Y. Liu, D. Chen, and Y. Ma, 2025: Reduction of the GPM IMERG Final Run Underestimation in the Eastern Himalaya. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 26(4), 445-458. DOI:10.1175/jhm-d-24-0088.1.

9.Chen, Y., S. Zhang, H. Wang, D. Chen, and J. Liu, 2025: Human-Induced Climate Change Intensifies Extreme Precipitation Events in Central China's Urban Areas. Geophysical Research Letters 52, e2024GL111818, DOI:10.1029/2024GL111818.

10.Cheng, M., Q. You, Z. Zuo, M. Li, D. Chen, and N. Boers, 2025: Amazon deforestation intensifies atmospheric aridity through locally dominant biophysical mechanisms. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 372. DOI:10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110693.

11.Dong, T., Z. Zeng, M. Pan, D. Wang, Y. Chen, L. Liang, S. Yang, Y. Jin, S. Luo, S. Liang, X. Huang, D. Zhao, A. D. Ziegler, D. Chen, L. Z. X. Li, T. Zhou, and D. Zhang, 2025: Record-breaking 2023 marine heatwaves. Science, 389(6758), 369. DOI:10.1126/science.adr0910.

12.Gao, J., K. Fang, J. M. Chen, J. Li, S. Rossi, D. Chen, H. W. Linderholm, J. J. Camarero, J. Esper, N. K. Davi, T. F. Au, and Z. Guo, 2025: Climate-driven patterns of global tree longevity. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1). DOI:10.1038/s43247-025-02609-2.

13.Gao, Y., X. Guo, W. Kou, X. Guo, S. Zhang, H. Gao, and D. Chen, 2025: Advancing high-resolution modeling to unravel the interplay between extreme weather events and air pollution under global warming. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 19(7). DOI:10.1007/s11783-025-2020-9.

14.Gao, Y., X. Guo, J. Lu, T. Woolings, D. Chen, X. Guo, W. Kou, S. Zhang, L. R. Leung, R. Schiemann, C. H. O'Reilly, C. Guo, J. Li, H. Gao, and L. Wu, 2025: Enhanced Simulation of Atmospheric Blocking in a High‐Resolution Earth System Model: Projected Changes and Implications for Extreme Weather Events. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130(3). DOI:10.1029/2024jd042045.

15.Gao, Y., W. Kou, W. Cheng, X. Guo, B. Qu, Y. Wu, S. Zhang, H. Liao, D. Chen, R. Leung, O. Wild, J. Zhang, G. Lin, H. Su, Y. Cheng, U. Pöschl, A. Pozzer, L. Zhang, J. Lamarque, A. Guenther, G. Brasseur, Z. Liu, H. Lu, C. Li, B. Zhao, S. Wang, X. Huang, J. Pan, G. Liu, X. Liu, H. Lin, Y. Zhao, C. Zhao, J. Meng, X. Yao, H. Gao, and L. Wu, 2025: Reducing Long‐Standing Surface Ozone Overestimation in Earth System Modeling by High‐Resolution Simulation and Dry Deposition Improvement. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 17(3). DOI:10.1029/2023ms004192.

16.Huang, H., J. Liu, L. Guillaumot, A. Chen, I. E. M. de Graaf, and D. Chen, 2025: Contrasting impacts of irrigation and deforestation on Lancang-Mekong River Basin hydrology. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1). DOI:10.1038/s43247-025-02093-8.

17.Jiang, N., C. Zhu, Z. Z. Hu, M. J. McPhaden, T. Lian, C. Zhou, W. Qian, and D. Chen, 2025: El Niño and Sea Surface Temperature Pattern Effects Lead to Historically High Global Mean Surface Temperatures in 2023. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(2). DOI:10.1029/2024gl113733.

18.Li, D., Y. Shen, X. Ye, X. Fu, Y. Yang, T. Ou, D. Chen, F. Tian, and L. Yang, 2025: A ten-year (2012–2021) fine-resolution (1 km, hourly) precipitation dataset over southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Scientific Data, 12(1). DOI:10.1038/s41597-025-04654-0.

19.Li, S., Y. Gao, J. Zhang, C. Hong, S. Zhang, D. Chen, O. Wild, Z. Feng, Y. Xu, X. Guo, W. Kou, F. Yan, M. Ma, X. Yao, H. Gao, and S. J. Davis, 2025: Mitigating climate change and ozone pollution will improve Chinese food security. One Earth, 8(2), 101166. DOI:10.1016/j.oneear.2024.12.002.

20.Li, X., H. Guo, G. Cheng, X. Song, Y. Ran, M. Feng, T. Che, X. Li, L. Wang, A. Duan, D. Shangguan, D. Chen, R. Jin, J. Deng, J. Su, and B. Cao, 2025: Polar regions are critical in achieving global sustainable development goals. Nature Communications, 16(1). DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-59178-3.

21.Li, Z. B., M. Sun, C. Shen, and D. Chen, 2025: ENSO‐Driven Seasonal Variability in Near‐Surface Wind Speed and Wind Power Potential Across China. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(9). DOI:10.1029/2025gl115537.

22.Liang, S., A. D. Ziegler, P. B. Reich, K. Zhu, D. Wang, X. Jiang, D. Chen, P. Ciais, and Z. Zeng Climate mitigation potential for targeted forestation after considering climate change, fires, and albedo. Science Advances, 11(15), eadn7915. DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adn7915.

23.Liu, B.-X., Q.-H. Tang, X.-M. Xu, S.-A. Sun, D. Chen, J.-K. Luan, and H.-Y. Ren, 2025: Evaluating ISIMIP3b bias-corrected data for precipitation extremes in China during 1981–2100. Advances in Climate Change Research. DOI:10.1016/j.accre.2025.08.005.

24.Liu, H., L. Wang, D. Chen, T. Yao, A. Bashir, M. Shrestha, T. Conradt, S. Nepal, J. Zhou, X. Li, N. Li, R. Liu, and B. Xu, 2025: Importance of melting water in the Third Pole transboundary fluvial floods. Science Bulletin. DOI:10.1016/j.scib.2025.06.038.

25.Liu, X., M. Yang, T. Ou, H.-W. Lai, F. Wen, N. Dong, H. Wang, and D. Chen, 2025: Enhancing summer atmospheric water cycle simulations in the three-river headwaters region via dynamical downscaling. Atmospheric Research, 314, 107810. DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107810.

26.Liu, Y., H. Song, Z. An, Q. Li, S. W. Leavitt, U. Büntgen, Q. Cai, R. Liu, C. Fang, C. Sun, K. Treydte, M. Ren, L. Mo, Y. Song, W. Cai, Q. Zhang, W. Zhou, A. Bräuning, J. Grießinger, D. Chen, H. W. Linderholm, A. Sinha, H. Cheng, L. Wang, Y. Lei, J. Sun, W. Gong, X. Li, L. Cui, L. Ning, L. Wan, T. W. Crowther, and C. M. Zohner, 2025: Recent centennial drought on the Tibetan Plateau is outstanding within the past 3500 years. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1311. DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-56687-z.

27.Liu, Y., Q. Tang, L. R. Leung, D. Chen, J. A. Francis, C. Zhang, H. W. Chen, and S. C. Sherwood, 2025: Changes in atmospheric circulation amplify extreme snowfall fueled by Arctic sea ice loss over high-latitude land. Weather and Climate Extremes, 50, 100802. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2025.100802.

28.Liu, Z., Y. H. Fu, D. Chen, T. W. Crowther, R. Ding, F. Hao, Y. Vitasse, X. Zhang, S. Zhou, and C. M. Zohner, 2025: Increased early-season productivity drives earlier peak of vegetation photosynthesis across the Northern Hemisphere. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1). DOI:10.1038/s43247-025-02104-8.

29.Liu, Z., J. Liu, and D. Chen, 2025: Unraveling the response of the apparent temperature sensitivity of ecosystem respiration to rising temperature. Environmental Research Letters, 20(3), 034008. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/adad00.

30.Lu, F., H. Lu, Y. Gu, P. Lin, Q. Zhang, Z. Lu, H. Zhang, F. Yang, X. Dong, S. Yi, D. Chen, F. S. R. Pausata, M. Ben-Yami, J. V. Mecking, 2025: Tipping point-induced abrupt shifts in East Asian hydroclimate since the Last Glacial Maximum. Nature Communications, 16, 477, DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-55888-w.

31.Luo, B., C. Xiao, D. Luo, Q. Fu, D. Chen, Q. Zhang, Y. Ge, and Y. Diao, 2025: Atmospheric and oceanic drivers behind the 2023 Canadian wildfires. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1). DOI:10.1038/s43247-025-02387-x.

32.Luo, D., L. Wang, and D. Chen, 2025: Changes and impacts of the vulnerable cryosphere. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 8(1), 237. DOI:10.1038/s41612-025-01101-0.

33.Luo, H.-L., Chen, D., Yang, S., Yu, W., Wang, Z.-Q., 2025: Calibrating the simulated summer precipitation trend over the southern slope of the Tibetan Plateau in CMIP6 models using a sub-selection method. Advances in Climate Change Research, 16(1), 35–43. DOI:10.1016/j.accre.2025.01.005.

34.Jiang, R., H. Lu, D. Chen, K. Yang, D. Guan, G. Huang, and F. Tian, 2025: Transboundary conflict from surface water scarcity under climate change. Nature Communications, 16(1). DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-63568-y.

35.Nepal, J., R. Bhlon, L. Wang, M. Shrestha, D. Chen, H. Liu, N. Li, and X. Li, 2025: Quantifying the impact of snow drought on glacier melting at a Himalayan mountain basin. Journal of Hydrology, 661. DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133736.

36.Ning, L., F. Xing, Z. Liu, J. Liu, M. E. Mann, F. Wu, L. Lei, Y. Wang, L. Wan, H. Xu, L. Tan, R. S. Bradley, M. Yan, W. Sun, D. Chen, H. Lu, Q. Wen, K. Chen, and Y. Qin, 2025: Mega‐Tripolar Precipitation Change Accompanying Water Isotopes in Holocene Asian Summer Monsoon Reanalysis. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(17). DOI:10.1029/2025gl116451.

37.Ou, T., D. Chen, J. Tang, C. Lin, X. Wang, J. Kukulies, and H.-W. Lai, 2025: Erratum: wet bias of summer precipitation in the northwestern Tibetan Plateau in ERA5 is linked to overestimated lower-level southerly wind over the Plateau. Climate Dynamics, 63(3). DOI:10.1007/s00382-025-07600-3.

38.Pan, X., D. Chen, B. Pan, X. Huang, K. Yang, S. Piao, T. Zhou, Y. Dai, F. Chen, X. Li, 2025: Evolution and prospects of Earth system models: challenges and opportunities. Earth-Science Reviews, 260, 104986. DOI:10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104986.

39.Pei, L., S.-G. Miao, X.-Y. Huang, Z.-W. Yan, and D. Chen, 2025: Assessing the added value of convection-permitting modeling for urban climate research: A case study in eastern China. Advances in Climate Change Research, 16(1), 1. DOI:10.1016/j.accre.2025.01.004.

40.Qiu, Y., J. Chen, D. Chen, R. I. Woolway, H. Luo, and L. Xiong, 2025: Dipolar response of precipitation to lake expansion on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Hydrology, 660. DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133532.

41.Qiu, Y., J. Chen, D. Chen, W. Thiery, D. Mercado-Bettín, L. Xiong, J. Xia, and R. I. Woolway, 2025: Enhanced heating effect of lakes under global warming. Nature Communications, 16(1). DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-59291-3.

42.Ren, Z., Y.-F. Sang, P. Cui, C. Fei, and D. Chen, 2025: A dataset of gridded precipitation intensity- duration-frequency curves in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Scientific Data, 12:3, DOI:10.1038/s41597-024-04362-1.

43.Shang, J., L. Pei, D. Chen, S.-G. Miao, Y.-Z. Zhang, X.-Y. Zhang, and W.-J. Cai, 2025: Quantifying the impact of infrastructure-based urban adaptation strategies on summer air temperature and heat exposure risk in Chinese cities. Advances in Climate Change Research. DOI:10.1016/j.accre.2025.03.005.

44.Shen, C., Z. Li, F. Liu, H. W. Chen, D. Chen, 2025: A Robust reduction in near-surface wind speed after volcanic eruptions: Implications for wind energy generation. The Innovation, 6(1), 100734. DOI:10.1016/j.xinn.2024.100734.

45.Sun, M., L. Wang, S. A. Kannenberg, H. Liu, C. R. Schwalm, P. Ciais, P. Gentine, W. K. Smith, K. Yu, W. Zhang, Y. Li, Y. Yang, X. Li, Z. Chen, D. Chen, P. Zhang, and X. Wu, 2025: The Key Role of Xylem Hydraulic Vulnerability in Influencing Interannual Growth Variability of Earlywood and Latewood Across the Northern Hemisphere. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 130(8). DOI:10.1029/2025jg008837.

46.Sun, X., X. Zhong, X. Xu, Y. Huang, H. Li, J. D. Neelin, D. Chen, J. Feng, W. Han, L. Wu, and Y. Qi, 2025: A data-to-forecast machine learning system for global weather. Nature Communications, 16(1). DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-62024-1.

47.Tan, X., Z. Peng, Y. Cheng, Y. Wang, Q. Chao, X. Huang, H. Yan, and D. Chen, 2025: Leveraging artificial intelligence for research and action on climate change: opportunities, challenges, and future directions. Science Bulletin. DOI:10.1016/j.scib.2025.06.035.

48.Tang, Q., and D. Chen, 2025: Global change exacerbates water cycle imbalances and intensifies water resource crises. Science China Earth Sciences. DOI:10.1007/s11430-025-1661-5.

49.Tu, H., S. Wang, J. Meng, Y. Zhang, X. Chen, D. Chen, and J. Fan, 2025: Eigen microstate analysis unveils climate dynamics. Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 68(4). DOI:10.1007/s11433-024-2586-2.

50.Wang, S., G.-C. Li, Z.-H. Zhang, W.-Q. Zhang, X. Wang, D. Chen, W. Chen, and M.-H. Ding, 2025: Recent warming trends in Antarctica revealed by multiple reanalysis. Advances in Climate Change Research, 16(3), 447–459. DOI:10.1016/j.accre.2025.03.003.

51.Wang, T., K. Zhang, D. Chen, and X. Wang, 2025: Big ambitions and insufficient actions: A decade of climate adaptation progress. Advances in Climate Change Research. DOI:10.1016/j.accre.2025.08.002.

52.Wang, X., S. Wei, X. Gou, D. Chen, M. Lu, G. Pang, L. Qie, Y. Li, Q. Wang, L. Liu, T. Wang, M. Yang, and E. F. Kerimbaevich, 2025: Accelerated China’s cold regions contraction under climate warming. Gondwana Research. DOI:10.1016/j.gr.2025.08.004.

53.Witharana, L., D. Chen, J. Curio, and A. Burman, 2025: Traditional ecological knowledge in High Mountain Asia: A pathway to climate resilience in agriculture amidst changing climates. Advances in Climate Change Research, 16(1), 167–182. DOI:10.1016/j.accre.2025.01.009.

54.Xu, L., X. Yang, D. Chen, D. Sornette, A. V. Prishchepov, S. Ding, W. Pang, K. Suryanto Pribadi, B. Di, and X. Wang, 2025: Global coastal human settlement retreat driven by vulnerability to coastal climate hazards. Nature Climate Change. DOI:10.1038/s41558-025-02435-6.

55.Yang, J., S. Kang, D. Chen, K. Duan, N. Wang, W. Du, L. Zhao, H. Deng, R. Wang, Z. Zhang, and R. R. Gillies, 2025: Reduced solid water storage over the Tibetan Plateau caused by black carbon. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), 430. DOI:10.1038/s43247-025-02335-9.

56.Yang, X., H. Luo, Z. Zhong, C.-H. Ho, G. Zeng, H.-W. Lai, T. Ou, W.-C. Wang, and D. Chen, 2025: Arctic wildfire carbon emissions strongly influenced by midsummer Tibetan Plateau precipitation. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1). DOI:10.1038/s43247-025-02505-9.

57.Yi, C., M. Rietkerk, J. M. Anderies, D. Chen, V. Dakos, P. D. L. Ritchie, J. C Rocha, M. Milkoreit, C. Quinn, 2025: Principles for guiding future research on resilience and tipping points. Environmental Research Letters, 20(3), 031008. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/adb7f3.

58.Zhang, Q., C. Yi, G. Destouni, G. Wohlfahrt, Y. Kuzyakov, R. Li, E. Kutter, D. Chen, M. Rietkerk, Z. Tian, G. Hendrey, W. Fang, N. Krakauer, J. Jarsjo, J. Han, S. Xu, 2025: How Michaelis–Menten kinetics can represent ecosystem-scale respiration: scale and applicability. Environmental Research Letters, 20(4). DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/adc31a.

59.Zhao, Y., Z. Sun, X. An, S. Zhang, S. Gong, D. Chen, H. Che, L. Han, G. Zhang, D. Zhu, Q. Hou, Y. Li, and S. Tong, 2025: Assessing the impacts of climate anomalies on plague risk in China during 1754–1949. Environment International, 201. DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2025.109555.

60.Zheng, D., X. Yan, D. Tong, S.J. Davis, K. Caldeira, Y. Lin, Y. Guo, J. Li, P. Wang, L. Ping, S. Feng, Y. Liu, J. Cheng, D. Chen, K. He, and Q. Zhang, 2025: Strategies for climate-resilient global wind and solar power systems. Nature. DOI:10.1038/s41586-025-09266-7.

61.Zhou, J., Q. Tang, K. Yang, R. Jiang, W. Pan, Y. Ren, J. Qin, D. Chen, and H. Lu, 2025: Improved hydropower simulation for China based on a newly developed hydropower database. Journal of Hydrology, 657. DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133022.

62.Zhu, J., K. Fan, S. He, T. Zhang, Y. Deng, S. Yang, D. Chen, K. Deng, W. Yu, B. Tian, and H. H. N. Cheung, 2025: Quantitative attribution of 2016 extreme arctic warmth: comparison between late winter and early spring. Environmental Research Letters, 20(2). DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/adaed4.