Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
BRICS Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 5.017 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 Soil Science & Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,642
55,372
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Glacier energy and mass balance
Climate change at high altitude region
Glacier hydology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,520
30,867
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Groundwater
Hydrogeology
Hydrology
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,844
27,391
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Water Treatment Processes
Environmental Nanotechnology
Advanced Oxidation
Membrane Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,499
48,928
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Environmental analytical chemistry
Environmental monitoring
the fate of pollutants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,651
31,213
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hydrological modeling and prediction
Surface water and groundwater interaction
Hydrological response to climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,993
34,875
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Environmental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,648
50,771
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Environmental Chemistry
sustainable adsorbents
Biochar
Biochar use in water
soil & climate change mitigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,619
24,289
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Water Quality
Environmental Monitoring
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,513
48,994
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Envrionmental Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,658
22,147
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
environmental science
chemical engineering
water treatment
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,657
29,360
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Extreme weather and climate events
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,168
32,592
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Disinfection and DBPs
DBP precursors and characterization
nitrosamines
NOM
T&O
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,679
34,756
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Energy and environmental policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,087
25,650
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,658
16,495
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,580
27,221
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Climate Change Economics
Ecological Economics
Emission Data Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,845
29,145
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Emerging Contaminants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,676
26,876
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Atmosperic Environment
Cryosphere
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,346
26,290
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,338
26,201
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Soil remediation
Biochar
Waste management
Soil CN cycling
Water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,952
31,836
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Climate change
methane budget
wetland methane emissions
C-N-P cycles
land-atmosphere interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,751
28,194
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Water Treatment
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Nanotechnology
Bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,607
22,590
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Energy storage and conversion
Batteries
Li-S battery
metal air battery
Na ion battery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,491
31,163
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nitrogen deposition and cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,474
22,050
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,460
65
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yong-Guan Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,642
55,372
0.573
Environmental Soil Science & Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,432
100
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shenghai Li （李生海）
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,520
30,867
0.370
Glacier energy and mass balance
Climate change at high altitude region
Glacier hydology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,150
128
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wang Jinsheng（王金生）
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,844
27,391
0.356
Groundwater
Hydrogeology
Hydrology
Earth Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,924
160
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jun Ma 马军
Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,499
48,928
0.694
Water Treatment Processes
Environmental Nanotechnology
Advanced Oxidation
Membrane Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,037
167
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chen ling
Tongji University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,651
31,213
0.448
Environmental analytical chemistry
Environmental monitoring
the fate of pollutants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,770
188
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xi Chen
Hohai University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,993
34,875
0.537
Hydrological modeling and prediction
Surface water and groundwater interaction
Hydrological response to climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,751
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mohammad Malakootian
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,648
50,771
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,961
93
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dinesh Mohan
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,619
24,289
0.445
Environmental Chemistry
sustainable adsorbents
Biochar
Biochar use in water
soil & climate change mitigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,986
67
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mehdi Ahmadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,513
48,994
0.899
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Water Quality
Environmental Monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,206
268
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lena Q Ma
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,658
22,147
0.413
Envrionmental Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,207
269
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xie Quan
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,657
29,360
0.547
environmental science
chemical engineering
water treatment
catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,336
276
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Panmao Zhai
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,168
32,592
0.613
Extreme weather and climate events
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,715
341
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chao Chen
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,679
34,756
0.714
Disinfection and DBPs
DBP precursors and characterization
nitrosamines
NOM
T&O
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,275
358
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yi-Ming Wei 魏一鸣
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,087
25,650
0.545
Energy and environmental policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,455
34
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark New
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,658
16,495
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,894
381
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
余刚
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,580
27,221
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,157
432
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dabo Guan 关大博
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,845
29,145
0.680
Climate Change Economics
Ecological Economics
Emission Data Accounting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,752
452
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gang Yu
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,676
26,876
0.645
Emerging Contaminants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,931
460
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shichang Kang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,346
26,290
0.636
Atmosperic Environment
Cryosphere
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,938
461
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Junhua Li
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,338
26,201
0.634
Environmental Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,150
469
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hailong Wang
Foshan University
Foshan, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,952
31,836
0.777
Soil remediation
Biochar
Waste management
Soil CN cycling
Water quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,278
474
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shushi Peng
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,751
28,194
0.692
Climate change
methane budget
wetland methane emissions
C-N-P cycles
land-atmosphere interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,362
477
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shenglian Luo
Hunan University
Changsha, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,607
22,590
0.556
Water Treatment
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Nanotechnology
Bioremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,426
478
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Renjie Chen
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,491
31,163
0.770
Energy storage and conversion
Batteries
Li-S battery
metal air battery
Na ion battery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,652
525
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xuejun Liu
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,474
22,050
0.573
Nitrogen deposition and cycling