Citation Rankings
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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Geographic Information Systems
Geographic Information Science
Geoinformatics
Spatial Data Mining
Natural Hazards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,131
55,305
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
global futures
human geography
climate justice and adaptation
loss and resilience
environmental humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,674
19,672
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Speleology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,571
11,235
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,042
12,984
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,672
8,024
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Coastal Management
Environmental Impact Assessment
Global Change
Sea-level Rise
Coastal Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,680
8,738
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Health geography
social geography
cultural geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,097
6,280
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Asian Tectonics
Palaeogeography
Conodonts
Permian mass extinctions
Timescale calibration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,379
6,825
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Geography
Geology
Myth
Archaeology
Pacific
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,799
8,144
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
human geography
biodiversity conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,166
11,032
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ecology geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,258
3,412
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Human Geography
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,209
4,135
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
geography
gerontology
qualitative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,073
5,945
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
geography human geography culture and nature archaeology landscape
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,090
3,722
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Geography
migration
climate change
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,900
7,278
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Human geography
qualitative research methods
super-rich
geographical education
cultural geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,045
3,300
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
GIS
geocomputation
biodiversity
terrain analysis
spatial phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,025
4,396
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
geography
indigenous studies
social impact assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,986
3,040
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
politics of conservation and development
critical agrarian studies
peasant livelihoods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,719
4,479
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Resource Economics
Human Geography
Biological Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,372
5,532
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Geography
Africa
Development Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,103
2,083
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
geography
urban
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,993
2,514
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Human Geography
Urban and Regional Planning
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Disaster Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,933
3,878
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
sustainability
sustainable business models
sustainability reporting
purpose ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,808
4,743
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
UAV
Antarctica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,673
4,241
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,247
209
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Biswajeet Pradhan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,131
55,305
0.756
Geographic Information Systems
Geographic Information Science
Geoinformatics
Spatial Data Mining
Natural Hazards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,250
994
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Petra Tschakert
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,674
19,672
0.686
global futures
human geography
climate justice and adaptation
loss and resilience
environmental humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,074
1,135
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brian Finlayson
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,571
11,235
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,272
1,334
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stuart Phinn
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,042
12,984
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,980
1,361
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Connell
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,672
8,024
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,062
1,545
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nick Harvey
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,680
8,738
0.403
Coastal Management
Environmental Impact Assessment
Global Change
Sea-level Rise
Coastal Geomorphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,041
171
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robin Kearns
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,097
6,280
0.347
Health geography
social geography
cultural geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,566
2,314
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
I Metcalfe
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,379
6,825
0.417
Asian Tectonics
Palaeogeography
Conodonts
Permian mass extinctions
Timescale calibration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,123
2,426
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Patrick D Nunn
University of the Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,799
8,144
0.515
Geography
Geology
Myth
Archaeology
Pacific
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,448
2,801
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rosemary Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,166
11,032
0.779
human geography
biodiversity conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,084
3,094
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
JB Kirkpatrick
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,258
3,412
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,513
4,296
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kevin Dunn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,209
4,135
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,977
436
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Janine Wiles
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,073
5,945
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,723
4,908
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lesley Head
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,090
3,722
0.409
geography human geography culture and nature archaeology landscape
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,310
5,015
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Celia McMichael
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,900
7,278
0.818
Geography
migration
climate change
health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,412
5,572
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Iain Hay
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,045
3,300
0.410
Human geography
qualitative research methods
super-rich
geographical education
cultural geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,758
5,583
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shawn Laffan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,025
4,396
0.548
GIS
geocomputation
biodiversity
terrain analysis
spatial phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,449
5,612
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Howitt
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,986
3,040
0.381
geography
indigenous studies
social impact assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,224
5,842
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wolfram H Dressler
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,719
4,479
0.580
politics of conservation and development
critical agrarian studies
peasant livelihoods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,704
6,167
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kerstin Zander|Kerstin Zanders
Charles Darwin University
Avustralya, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,372
5,532
0.750
Resource Economics
Human Geography
Biological Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,197
712
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tony Binns
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,103
2,083
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,614
727
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Etienne Nel
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,993
2,514
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,890
6,593
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andrew Gorman Murray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,933
3,878
0.559
Human Geography
Urban and Regional Planning
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Disaster Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,637
6,706
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wendy Stubbs
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,808
4,743
0.697
sustainability
sustainable business models
sustainability reporting
purpose ecosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,736
6,843
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Darren Turner
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,673
4,241
0.636