Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
China Highly Cited Researchers Citation Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences in China 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 :1
Environmental Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,489
149,198
0.860
* 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
86,173
49,431
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Tectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,646
20,083
0.288
* 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
67,575
50,502
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Lithospheric Geochemistry
Cenozoic evolution of Tibetan Plateaau and adjacent region through magmatic study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,357
28,380
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Functional Nano & Porous Materials for Adsorptive & Catalytic Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,974
39,866
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plate tectonics
Convergent margin
Subduction zone
Collisional orogen
Chemical geodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,830
19,837
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Geochemistry
Petrology
LA-ICP-MS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,738
21,901
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Environmental Geoseciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,443
24,004
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Petrology & Geochemistry of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Ocean ridges
Subduction Zones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,993
18,000
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Marine Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,359
19,194
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
structural geology
microstructural geology
EBSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,005
21,572
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
GIScience
Geographical Information Science
Spatial optimization
Cellular automata
Agent-based modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,550
15,143
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Geochemistry
Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,191
14,296
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,028
11,648
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
tectonics
structural geology
Precambrian
geoheritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,597
11,966
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Geotechnical Engineering
Ground Improvement
Jet grouting
Tunnelling
Underground space
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,310
18,412
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
geophysics earthquakes oceans tsunami marginal seas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,993
9,237
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
engineering geology
fiber optic sensor
geotechnical monitoring
distributed strain/temperature sensing
soil mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,712
17,259
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sedimentology Tectonics
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,767
10,966
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Economic Geology
Geology
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,422
10,260
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Structural dynamic analysis
blast load
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,084
18,880
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Geohazard
Engineering Geology
Environment Protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,986
14,347
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Geomicrobiology
mineral-microbe interactions
life in extreme environments
bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,829
11,834
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,143
9,842
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,067
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
173,489
149,198
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,098
86
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
M Santosh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,173
49,431
0.574
Earth and Environmental Sciences [Univ. of Adelaide]
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,866
155
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Tapponnier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,646
20,083
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,165
167
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Qiang Zhang
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,575
50,502
0.747
atmospheric chemistry
emissions
satellite remote sensing
air quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,022
193
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zhidan Zhao / 赵志丹
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,357
28,380
0.455
Lithospheric Geochemistry
Cenozoic evolution of Tibetan Plateaau and adjacent region through magmatic study
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,029
301
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Qiang Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,974
39,866
0.798
Functional Nano & Porous Materials for Adsorptive & Catalytic Applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,377
314
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yong-Fei Zheng 郑永飞|Zheng Yongfei, Zheng YF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,830
19,837
0.406
Plate tectonics
Convergent margin
Subduction zone
Collisional orogen
Chemical geodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,439
469
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yongsheng Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,738
21,901
0.551
Geochemistry
Petrology
LA-ICP-MS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,610
474
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yi Yang
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,443
24,004
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,175
528
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yaoling Niu
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,993
18,000
0.487
Petrology & Geochemistry of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Ocean ridges
Subduction Zones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,346
573
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Li Sanzhong
Ocean University of China
Qingdao, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,359
19,194
0.543
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Marine Geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,264
645
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bo Zhang
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,005
21,572
0.654
structural geology
microstructural geology
EBSD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,208
861
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xia Li
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,550
15,143
0.530
GIScience
Geographical Information Science
Spatial optimization
Cellular automata
Agent-based modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,528
983
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zhidan Zhao (赵志丹)
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,191
14,296
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,802
990
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Guodong Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,028
11,648
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,247
1,083
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Timothy Kusky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,597
11,966
0.486
tectonics
structural geology
Precambrian
geoheritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,784
1,098
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shui-Long Shen
Shantou University
Shantou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,310
18,412
0.757
Geotechnical Engineering
Ground Improvement
Jet grouting
Tunnelling
Underground space
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,368
1,128
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jian Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,993
9,237
0.385
geophysics earthquakes oceans tsunami marginal seas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,913
1,152
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bin Shi
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,712
17,259
0.728
engineering geology
fiber optic sensor
geotechnical monitoring
distributed strain/temperature sensing
soil mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,776
1,228
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chengshan Wang|王 成善, C.S. Wang
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,767
10,966
0.482
Sedimentology Tectonics
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,499
1,266
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Richard J. Goldfarb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,422
10,260
0.458
Economic Geology
Geology
Geochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,276
1,303
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xin Huang
Tongji University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,084
18,880
0.855
Structural dynamic analysis
blast load
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,490
1,314
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Runqiu Huang
Chengdu University of Technology
Chengdu, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,986
14,347
0.653
Geohazard
Engineering Geology
Environment Protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,854
1,335
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hailiang Dong
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,829
11,834
0.542
Geomicrobiology
mineral-microbe interactions
life in extreme environments
bioremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,503
1,411
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
张金川（Zhang Jinchuan）
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,143
9,842
0.465