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BRICSEngineering & Technology / Earth Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 6.110 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Environmental Geograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,911
155,626
0.833
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Earth and Environmental Sciences [China University of Geosciences Beijing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,171
49,117
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,225
64,879
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
atmospheric chemistry
emissions
satellite remote sensing
air qualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,171
51,271
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tectonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,408
19,299
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lithospheric Geochemistry
Cenozoic evolution of Tibetan Plateaau and adjacent region through magmatic stud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,137
26,662
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Functional Nano & Porous Materials for Adsorptive & Catalytic Application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,212
43,286
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plate tectonics
Convergent margin
Subduction zone
Collisional orogen
Chemical geodynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,592
18,783
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geochemistry
Petrology
LA-ICP-M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,311
22,151
0.511
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Environmental Geosecience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,362
23,695
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Petrology & Geochemistry of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Ocean ridges
Subduction Zone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,165
16,867
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Marine Geolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,597
19,388
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
structural geology
microstructural geology
EBS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,881
23,096
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
GIScience
Geographical Information Science
Spatial optimization
Cellular automata
Agent-based modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,812
15,390
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
isotope geochemistry
geochronolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,315
7,384
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Geochemistry
Geolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,575
13,936
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Earth Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,959
11,335
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Structural dynamic analysis
blast loa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,690
23,481
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
engineering geology
fiber optic sensor
geotechnical monitoring
distributed strain/temperature sensing
soil mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,461
18,319
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Geotechnical Engineering
Ground Improvement
Jet grouting
Tunnelling
Underground spac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,647
18,824
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
tectonics
structural geology
Precambrian
geoheritag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,311
11,921
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
geophysics earthquakes oceans tsunami marginal sea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,275
9,027
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sedimentology Tectonics
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,421
10,991
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Economic Geology
Geology
Geochemistry
Ore Deposits
Mineral Resource
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,848
9,984
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Geomicrobiology
mineral-microbe interactions
life in extreme environments
bioremediatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,396
11,826
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Min Liu
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186,911
155,626
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,888
82
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
M Santosh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,171
49,117
0.527
Earth and Environmental Sciences [China University of Geosciences Beijing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,868
67
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pallab Maulik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,225
64,879
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,728
155
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Qiang Zhang
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,171
51,271
0.691
atmospheric chemistry
emissions
satellite remote sensing
air qualit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,981
166
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Tapponnier
China Earthquake Administration
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,408
19,299
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,913
197
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhidan Zhao / 赵志丹
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,137
26,662
0.403
Lithospheric Geochemistry
Cenozoic evolution of Tibetan Plateaau and adjacent region through magmatic stud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,751
270
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Qiang Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,212
43,286
0.757
Functional Nano & Porous Materials for Adsorptive & Catalytic Application
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,274
331
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yong-Fei Zheng 郑永飞|Zheng Yongfei, Zheng YF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,592
18,783
0.364
Plate tectonics
Convergent margin
Subduction zone
Collisional orogen
Chemical geodynamic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,602
472
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yongsheng Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,311
22,151
0.511
Geochemistry
Petrology
LA-ICP-M
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,113
489
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yi Yang
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,362
23,695
0.559
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,001
557
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yaoling Niu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,165
16,867
0.431
Petrology & Geochemistry of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Ocean ridges
Subduction Zone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,377
567
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Li Sanzhong
Ocean University of China
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,597
19,388
0.502
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Marine Geolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,844
587
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bo Zhang
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,881
23,096
0.610
structural geology
microstructural geology
EBS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,240
857
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xia Li
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,812
15,390
0.499
GIScience
Geographical Information Science
Spatial optimization
Cellular automata
Agent-based modellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,846
67
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jan Kramers
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,315
7,384
0.244
isotope geochemistry
geochronolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,989
974
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zhidan Zhao (赵志丹)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,575
13,936
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,892
1,004
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Guodong Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,959
11,335
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,816
965
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xin Huang
Tongji University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,690
23,481
0.818
Structural dynamic analysis
blast loa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,191
1,105
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bin Shi
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,461
18,319
0.692
engineering geology
fiber optic sensor
geotechnical monitoring
distributed strain/temperature sensing
soil mechanic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,885
1,089
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shui-Long Shen
Shantou University
Shantou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,647
18,824
0.706
Geotechnical Engineering
Ground Improvement
Jet grouting
Tunnelling
Underground spac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,464
1,121
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Timothy Kusky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,311
11,921
0.453
tectonics
structural geology
Precambrian
geoheritag
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,288
1,199
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jian Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,275
9,027
0.357
geophysics earthquakes oceans tsunami marginal sea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,856
1,266
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chengshan Wang|王 成善, C.S. Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,421
10,991
0.450
Sedimentology Tectonics
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,014
1,313
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard J. Goldfarb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,848
9,984
0.419
Economic Geology
Geology
Geochemistry
Ore Deposits
Mineral Resource
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,896
1,356
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hailiang Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,396
11,826
0.505
Geomicrobiology
mineral-microbe interactions
life in extreme environments
bioremediatio