Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
BRICS Engineering & Technology Highly Cited Researchers 4.887 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
3,304
World Rank
61
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Soil Science & Biogeochemistr
Environmental Soil Science & Biogeochemistr
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Total102,012
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Last 6 Years60,695
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Last 6 Years / Total0.595
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,517
World Rank
107
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Glacier energy and mass balance | Climate change at high altitude region | Glacier hydolog
Glacier energy and mass balance | Climate change at high altitude region | Glacier hydolog
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Total85,417
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Last 6 Years32,819
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Last 6 Years / Total0.384
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,161
World Rank
130
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Groundwater | Hydrogeology | Hydrology | Earth Science
Groundwater | Hydrogeology | Hydrology | Earth Science
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Total79,186
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Last 6 Years29,476
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Last 6 Years / Total0.372
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,526
World Rank
144
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water Treatment Processes | Environmental Nanotechnology | Advanced Oxidation | Membrane Technolog
Water Treatment Processes | Environmental Nanotechnology | Advanced Oxidation | Membrane Technolog
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Total76,140
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Last 6 Years54,583
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Last 6 Years / Total0.717
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,997
World Rank
164
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental analytical chemistry | Environmental monitoring | the fate of pollutant
Environmental analytical chemistry | Environmental monitoring | the fate of pollutant
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Total72,458
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Last 6 Years34,010
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Last 6 Years / Total0.469
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,544
World Rank
186
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Hydrological modeling and prediction | Surface water and groundwater interaction | Hydrological response to climate chang
Hydrological modeling and prediction | Surface water and groundwater interaction | Hydrological response to climate chang
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Total68,781
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Last 6 Years38,360
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Last 6 Years / Total0.558
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,185
World Rank
59
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total64,718
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Last 6 Years55,298
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Last 6 Years / Total0.854
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,192
World Rank
69
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Industrial Wastewater Treatment | Water Quality | Environmental Monitorin
Industrial Wastewater Treatment | Water Quality | Environmental Monitorin
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Total59,769
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Last 6 Years54,097
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Last 6 Years / Total0.905
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,216
World Rank
246
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Extreme weather and climate events | climate chang
Extreme weather and climate events | climate chang
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Total59,661
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Last 6 Years39,335
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Last 6 Years / Total0.659
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,095
World Rank
283
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
environmental science | chemical engineering | water treatment | catalysi
environmental science | chemical engineering | water treatment | catalysi
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Total55,939
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Last 6 Years31,618
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Last 6 Years / Total0.565
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,100
World Rank
95
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Chemistry | sustainable adsorbents | Biochar | Biochar use in water | soil & climate change mitigatio
Environmental Chemistry | sustainable adsorbents | Biochar | Biochar use in water | soil & climate change mitigatio
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Total56,372
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Last 6 Years26,089
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Last 6 Years / Total0.463
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,177
World Rank
292
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total55,641
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Last 6 Years24,040
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Last 6 Years / Total0.432
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,731
World Rank
312
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Disinfection and DBPs | DBP precursors and characterization | nitrosamines | NOM | T&
Disinfection and DBPs | DBP precursors and characterization | nitrosamines | NOM | T&
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Total53,669
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Last 6 Years39,707
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Last 6 Years / Total0.740
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,777
World Rank
352
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total50,091
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Last 6 Years28,696
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Last 6 Years / Total0.573
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,433
World Rank
375
Country Rank
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total48,320
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Last 6 Years29,945
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Last 6 Years / Total0.620
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
11,469
World Rank
34
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total48,229
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Last 6 Years18,099
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Last 6 Years / Total0.375
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,487
World Rank
414
Country Rank
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Climate Change Economics | Ecological Economics | Emission Data Accountin
Climate Change Economics | Ecological Economics | Emission Data Accountin
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Total45,761
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Last 6 Years32,060
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Last 6 Years / Total0.701
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,544
World Rank
417
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Soil remediation | Biochar | Waste management | Soil CN cycling | Water qualit
Soil remediation | Biochar | Waste management | Soil CN cycling | Water qualit
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Total45,633
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Last 6 Years36,494
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Last 6 Years / Total0.800
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,159
World Rank
446
Country Rank
38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total44,392
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Last 6 Years29,508
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Last 6 Years / Total0.665
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,172
World Rank
447
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Energy storage and conversion | Batteries | Li-S battery | metal air battery | Na ion batter
Energy storage and conversion | Batteries | Li-S battery | metal air battery | Na ion batter
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Total44,365
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Last 6 Years35,057
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Last 6 Years / Total0.790
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,239
World Rank
450
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Atmosperic Environment | Cryosphere | Climate Chang
Atmosperic Environment | Cryosphere | Climate Chang
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Total44,198
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Last 6 Years28,970
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Last 6 Years / Total0.655
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,428
World Rank
458
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Climate change | methane budget | wetland methane emissions | C-N-P cycles | land-atmosphere interaction
Climate change | methane budget | wetland methane emissions | C-N-P cycles | land-atmosphere interaction
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Total43,796
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Last 6 Years31,246
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Last 6 Years / Total0.713
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,481
World Rank
460
Country Rank
40
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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Total43,678
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Last 6 Years28,682
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Last 6 Years / Total0.657
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,055
World Rank
486
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Disinfection byproducts | emerging contaminants | water treatment | water chemistr
Disinfection byproducts | emerging contaminants | water treatment | water chemistr
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Total42,568
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Last 6 Years33,030
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Last 6 Years / Total0.776
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,316
World Rank
497
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water Treatment | Environmental Engineering | Environmental Nanotechnology | Bioremediatio
Water Treatment | Environmental Engineering | Environmental Nanotechnology | Bioremediatio
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Total42,077
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Last 6 Years24,029
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Last 6 Years / Total0.571
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