Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
asia Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Geography Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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 :101
tourism
city and region planning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
841
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Environmental Science
Earth Science
Physical Geography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
946
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Physical Geography
Ecology
Environment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,764
1,625
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Geography
GIS & Remote Sensing
Coastal Sustainability
Urban
Mangrove
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,666
2,247
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Wildfires
soil erosion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,664
1,287
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Geomorphology
river sediment
river system
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
883
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Local government
urban planning and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,588
745
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
State transformation
neoliberalization
regional development
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,579
580
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Transportation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
725
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
remote sensing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,529
1,874
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Land surface simulation
Global warming
ecosystem service
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
1,774
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Social
Environmental and cultural geography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
1,120
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Geomorphology
Quaternary Geology
Cosmogenic Nuclides Dating
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,439
1,311
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
Paleolimnology
Limnology
Water quality
Global change biology
Climate change
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,425
1,232
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Geography
Carbon Cycle
Earth System Modelling
Land use and land cover change
Carbon removals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
2,394
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Quantitative Methods
Spatial Analysis
Spatial Epidemiology
Health Geography
Geocomputation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,407
1,397
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Environmental Geography
Watershed Studies
Hydrology
Natural Hazards & Glaciology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,388
2,025
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Geography
History
historical & cultural geography of Palestine/The Holy Land/Israel & the Middle East
land ownership
indige
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
810
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Sustainable Tourism
Place Branding
Urban Tourism
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,375
2,170
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Geography
Climate Change
Urban Climate
Urban heat Islands
Thermal Comfort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
1,484
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
urban modeling
spatial behavior and spatial cognition
urban morphology
pedestrian movement models
urban systems
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
1,055
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Biogeography
Phylogeography
Conservation
Ecology
Ichthyology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,339
769
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
economic geography
financial geography
urban and regional development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,288
1,545
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
hydrodynamic
hydrology
lake
wetland
ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,281
1,480
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
infectious disease and environment
geospatial health
land use/cover change
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,223
1,494
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,960
2,883
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Shaul Krakover
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer Sheva, Israel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
841
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,074
2,130
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Jehn Yih Juang
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,793
946
0.339
Environmental Science
Earth Science
Physical Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,948
7,799
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Suresh Chand Rai
University of Delhi
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,764
1,625
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,994
2,343
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Hongsheng Zhang
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,666
2,247
0.843
Geography
GIS & Remote Sensing
Coastal Sustainability
Urban
Mangrove
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,263
2,975
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Lea Wittenberg
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,664
1,287
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,615
16,794
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Dai SB
Chuzhou University
Chuzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
883
0.337
Geomorphology
river sediment
river system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,578
3,052
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Eran Razin
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,588
745
0.288
Local government
urban planning and development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,570
2,296
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Jinn Yuh Hsu
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,579
580
0.225
State transformation
neoliberalization
regional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,734
6,448
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Chang Hyeon Joh
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
725
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,992
17,330
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Junli Li
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,529
1,874
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,893
17,759
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Xiaofei Ma
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
1,774
0.723
Land surface simulation
Global warming
ecosystem service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,162
3,162
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Izhak Schnell
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
1,120
0.457
Social
Environmental and cultural geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,438
6,633
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Yeong Bae Seong
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,439
1,311
0.538
Geomorphology
Quaternary Geology
Cosmogenic Nuclides Dating
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,116
17,922
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Guangjie Chen
Yunnan Normal University
Kunming, China
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,425
1,232
0.508
Paleolimnology
Limnology
Water quality
Global change biology
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,654
2,469
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Alexander Koch
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
2,394
0.993
Geography
Carbon Cycle
Earth System Modelling
Land use and land cover change
Carbon removals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,319
2,427
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Tzai Hung Wen
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,407
1,397
0.580
Quantitative Methods
Spatial Analysis
Spatial Epidemiology
Health Geography
Geocomputation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,602
9,247
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
M. Sultan Bhat
University of Kashmir
Srinagar, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,388
2,025
0.848
Environmental Geography
Watershed Studies
Hydrology
Natural Hazards & Glaciology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,375
3,218
608
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Ruth Kark
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
810
0.340
Geography
History
historical & cultural geography of Palestine/The Holy Land/Israel & the Middle East
land ownership
indige
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,279
2,492
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Chung Shing Johnson Chan
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,375
2,170
0.914
Sustainable Tourism
Place Branding
Urban Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,082
2,170
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Mohd Hairy Ibrahim
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
1,484
0.631
Geography
Climate Change
Urban Climate
Urban heat Islands
Thermal Comfort
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,361
3,260
569
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Itzhak Omer
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
1,055
0.450
urban modeling
spatial behavior and spatial cognition
urban morphology
pedestrian movement models
urban systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,761
7,976
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Mukai Takahiko
Gifu University
Gifu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,339
769
0.329
Biogeography
Phylogeography
Conservation
Ecology
Ichthyology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,301
18,741
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Fenghua Pan
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,288
1,545
0.675
economic geography
financial geography
urban and regional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,225
18,783
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Xijun Lai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,281
1,480
0.649
hydrodynamic
hydrology
lake
wetland
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,766
2,448
1,119
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Yi Chen Wang
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,223
1,494
0.672
infectious disease and environment
geospatial health
land use/cover change