Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
BRICS Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 6.144 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Environmental Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,311
147,029
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Earth and Environmental Sciences [Univ. of Adelaide]
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,878
45,100
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,470
17,813
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
atmospheric chemistry
emissions
satellite remote sensing
air quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,504
46,867
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,429
57,304
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lithospheric Geochemistry
Cenozoic evolution of Tibetan Plateaau and adjacent region through magmatic study
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,834
24,519
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Functional Nano & Porous Materials for Adsorptive & Catalytic Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,363
38,438
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plate tectonics
Convergent margin
Subduction zone
Collisional orogen
Chemical geodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,916
17,292
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geochemistry
Petrology
LA-ICP-MS
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,121
20,107
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Environmental Geoseciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,368
21,718
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Petrology & Geochemistry of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Ocean ridges
Subduction Zones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,999
15,866
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Marine Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,500
17,685
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
structural geology
microstructural geology
EBSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,114
20,361
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
isotope geochemistry
geochronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,740
6,893
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
GIScience
Geographical Information Science
Spatial optimization
Cellular automata
Agent-based modelling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,168
13,968
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Geochemistry
Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,211
12,661
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,438
10,362
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Structural dynamic analysis
blast load
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,682
20,481
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
tectonics
structural geology
Precambrian
geoheritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,176
10,912
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Geotechnical Engineering
Ground Improvement
Jet grouting
Tunnelling
Underground space
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,157
17,251
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
engineering geology
fiber optic sensor
geotechnical monitoring
distributed strain/temperature sensing
soil mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,642
16,587
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
geophysics earthquakes oceans tsunami marginal seas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,460
8,413
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sedimentology Tectonics
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,227
9,992
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Economic Geology
Geology
Geochemistry
Ore Deposits
Mineral Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,095
9,338
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Geohazard
Engineering Geology
Environment Protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,634
13,244
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Min Liu
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,311
147,029
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,013
85
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
M Santosh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,878
45,100
0.507
Earth and Environmental Sciences [Univ. of Adelaide]
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,929
161
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Tapponnier
China Earthquake Administration
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,470
17,813
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,063
168
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Qiang Zhang
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,504
46,867
0.674
atmospheric chemistry
emissions
satellite remote sensing
air quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,675
74
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pallab Maulik
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,429
57,304
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,969
193
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhidan Zhao / 赵志丹
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,834
24,519
0.384
Lithospheric Geochemistry
Cenozoic evolution of Tibetan Plateaau and adjacent region through magmatic study
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,584
289
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Qiang Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,363
38,438
0.734
Functional Nano & Porous Materials for Adsorptive & Catalytic Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,321
324
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
49,916
17,292
0.346
Plate tectonics
Convergent margin
Subduction zone
Collisional orogen
Chemical geodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,069
464
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yongsheng Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,121
20,107
0.489
Geochemistry
Petrology
LA-ICP-MS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,491
482
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yi Yang
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,368
21,718
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,975
539
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yaoling Niu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,999
15,866
0.418
Petrology & Geochemistry of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Ocean ridges
Subduction Zones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,978
578
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Li Sanzhong
Ocean University of China
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,500
17,685
0.485
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Marine Geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,865
653
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bo Zhang
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,114
20,361
0.597
structural geology
microstructural geology
EBSD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,402
66
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jan Kramers
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,740
6,893
0.232
isotope geochemistry
geochronology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,095
875
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xia Li
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,168
13,968
0.479
GIScience
Geographical Information Science
Spatial optimization
Cellular automata
Agent-based modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,692
971
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zhidan Zhao (赵志丹)
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,211
12,661
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,929
1,015
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Guodong Cheng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,438
10,362
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,118
1,058
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xin Huang
Tongji University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,682
20,481
0.797
Structural dynamic analysis
blast load
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,033
1,096
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Timothy Kusky
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,176
10,912
0.433
tectonics
structural geology
Precambrian
geoheritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,071
1,099
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shui-Long Shen
Shantou University
Shantou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,157
17,251
0.686
Geotechnical Engineering
Ground Improvement
Jet grouting
Tunnelling
Underground space
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,002
1,137
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bin Shi
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,642
16,587
0.673
engineering geology
fiber optic sensor
geotechnical monitoring
distributed strain/temperature sensing
soil mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,334
1,153
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jian Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,460
8,413
0.344
geophysics earthquakes oceans tsunami marginal seas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,694
1,254
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chengshan Wang|王 成善, C.S. Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,227
9,992
0.430
Sedimentology Tectonics
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,958
1,269
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard J. Goldfarb
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,095
9,338
0.404
Economic Geology
Geology
Geochemistry
Ore Deposits
Mineral Resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,951
1,320
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Runqiu Huang
Chengdu University of Technology
Chengdu, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,634
13,244
0.585
Geohazard
Engineering Geology
Environment Protection