Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
ASEAN Natural Sciences / Geography Highly Cited Researchers 223 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
25,832
World Rank
163
Country Rank
84
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Geography
global production networks | global value chains | East Asian development & state transformatio
global production networks | global value chains | East Asian development & state transformatio
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Total28,782
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Last 6 Years8,483
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Last 6 Years / Total0.295
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
29,066
World Rank
184
Country Rank
96
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total26,822
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Last 6 Years10,271
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Last 6 Years / Total0.383
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
45,808
World Rank
312
Country Rank
165
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Geography
Geomorphology | rivers | soil erosion | sediment transport | carbon cycl
Geomorphology | rivers | soil erosion | sediment transport | carbon cycl
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Total19,303
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Last 6 Years10,078
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Last 6 Years / Total0.522
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
111,903
World Rank
331
Country Rank
35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total9,484
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Last 6 Years7,513
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Last 6 Years / Total0.792
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
122,607
World Rank
269
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total8,740
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Last 6 Years7,992
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Last 6 Years / Total0.914
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
127,777
World Rank
868
Country Rank
432
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total8,427
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Last 6 Years2,258
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Last 6 Years / Total0.268
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
140,836
World Rank
947
Country Rank
473
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Geography
Gender | Migration | Transnational Families | National Identity | Urban Conservatio
Gender | Migration | Transnational Families | National Identity | Urban Conservatio
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Total7,712
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Last 6 Years2,158
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Last 6 Years / Total0.280
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
184,592
World Rank
1,227
Country Rank
613
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total5,939
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Last 6 Years5,343
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Last 6 Years / Total0.900
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
267,628
World Rank
1,697
Country Rank
808
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Geography
GIScience | Geovisual analytics | Infectious disease | international trade and supply chain | A
GIScience | Geovisual analytics | Infectious disease | international trade and supply chain | A
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Total4,009
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Last 6 Years3,593
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Last 6 Years / Total0.896
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
275,805
World Rank
1,738
Country Rank
604
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total3,873
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Last 6 Years3,447
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Last 6 Years / Total0.890
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
278,061
World Rank
1,143
Country Rank
45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total3,837
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Last 6 Years3,254
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Last 6 Years / Total0.848
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
301,733
World Rank
1,340
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total3,489
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Last 6 Years2,495
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Last 6 Years / Total0.715
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
354,586
World Rank
1,906
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Geography
Geography | Climate Change | Urban Climate | Urban heat Islands | Thermal Comfor
Geography | Climate Change | Urban Climate | Urban heat Islands | Thermal Comfor
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Total2,869
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Last 6 Years1,691
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Last 6 Years / Total0.589
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
374,990
World Rank
2,063
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total2,674
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Last 6 Years2,149
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Last 6 Years / Total0.804
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
390,445
World Rank
2,219
Country Rank
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total2,538
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Last 6 Years2,309
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Last 6 Years / Total0.910
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
399,545
World Rank
2,458
Country Rank
1,112
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Geography
infectious disease and environment | geospatial health | land use/cover chang
infectious disease and environment | geospatial health | land use/cover chang
Citation Metrics
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Total2,462
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Last 6 Years1,542
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Last 6 Years / Total0.626
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
420,818
World Rank
2,592
Country Rank
84
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total2,295
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Last 6 Years1,797
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Last 6 Years / Total0.783
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
432,075
World Rank
2,746
Country Rank
120
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total2,214
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Last 6 Years1,694
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Last 6 Years / Total0.765
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
432,616
World Rank
2,631
Country Rank
1,178
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Geography
GIS | smart city | spatial humanity | ontology | spatiotemporal analysi
GIS | smart city | spatial humanity | ontology | spatiotemporal analysi
Citation Metrics
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Total2,210
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Last 6 Years1,522
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Last 6 Years / Total0.689
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
452,199
World Rank
3,005
Country Rank
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total2,091
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Last 6 Years1,012
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Last 6 Years / Total0.484
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
452,565
World Rank
3,012
Country Rank
31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Geography
Coastal Community Resilience | Transformative Adaptation | Systemic Risks | Climate Change Adaptation | Disaster Risk Reductio
Coastal Community Resilience | Transformative Adaptation | Systemic Risks | Climate Change Adaptation | Disaster Risk Reductio
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Total2,075
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Last 6 Years2,024
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Last 6 Years / Total0.975
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
455,472
World Rank
3,048
Country Rank
137
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total2,057
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Last 6 Years1,350
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Last 6 Years / Total0.656
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
457,456
World Rank
3,070
Country Rank
140
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total2,044
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Last 6 Years1,753
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Last 6 Years / Total0.858
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
471,948
World Rank
3,274
Country Rank
152
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total1,956
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Last 6 Years1,202
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Last 6 Years / Total0.615
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
505,879
World Rank
3,784
Country Rank
61
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total1,820
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Last 6 Years1,442
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Last 6 Years / Total0.792
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