Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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 :101
political economy and ecology
regional inequality
land management
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
772
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Soil physics
Hydropedology
Agricultural Water Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
770
437
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
418
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Ecosystem services
Ecosystem assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
674
645
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
agricultural systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
606
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Hydrometeorology
Land-Atmosphere Interaction
Vulnerability Exposure and Risk Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
613
490
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Remote Sensing and GIS application in Water Resources Planning and Management Hydrological Modelling i.e.
SWAT Model
InVEST Mo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
594
575
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Ecological evaluation using Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
543
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Physical Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563
552
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
363
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Land use transition
urban-rural development
rural restructuring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
470
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Climate Extremes
Air pollution
GIS
Hydrology
WRF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
444
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Plant N acquisition strategies、Rhizosphere priming effect、Plant-microbial interactions、Above- and below-ground interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
446
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
Applied Economics · Agricultural Economics · Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
434
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
remote sensing based application
coastal land cover
drought monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
407
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Land use change
Remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
379
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
381
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Fluvial geomorphology
flash flood
mountain rivers
step-pool
eco-hydraulics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
262
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
土地利用，气候变化，数值模拟，社会经济
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
211
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Agricultural Water
Water Resources
Hydrology
Climater Change
Stomatal Conductance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
314
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
311
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Environmental Sciences
Ecology
RS & GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
312
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
Remote sensing
Urban climate
Land cover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
295
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
climate change
Arctic
Sedimentology
River system
Carbon cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
198
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
Ecohydrology
Isotope hydrology，karst watershed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
254
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,145
34,234
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Xunhuan Li (李寻欢)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
772
0.999
political economy and ecology
regional inequality
land management
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,743
34,305
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Jianbin Lai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
770
437
0.568
Soil physics
Hydropedology
Agricultural Water Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,182
35,487
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Yinghua Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
418
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,230
36,138
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Keyu Qin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
674
645
0.957
Ecosystem services
Ecosystem assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835,740
37,402
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Yibo Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
606
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836,898
37,457
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Like Ning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
613
490
0.799
Hydrometeorology
Land-Atmosphere Interaction
Vulnerability Exposure and Risk Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847,028
37,940
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Anoop Kumar Shukla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
594
575
0.968
Remote Sensing and GIS application in Water Resources Planning and Management Hydrological Modelling i.e.
SWAT Model
InVEST Mo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,383
38,362
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Shahid Naeem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
543
0.944
Ecological evaluation using Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
864,012
38,631
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Raju Rai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563
552
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
882,299
39,495
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Yuanyuan Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531
363
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,168
40,515
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Yingnan Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
470
0.949
Land use transition
urban-rural development
rural restructuring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,183
41,656
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Adil Dilawar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
444
0.961
Climate Extremes
Air pollution
GIS
Hydrology
WRF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,714
42,072
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Min Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
446
0.991
Plant N acquisition strategies、Rhizosphere priming effect、Plant-microbial interactions、Above- and below-ground interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
958,019
42,683
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Chang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
434
1.000
Applied Economics · Agricultural Economics · Environmental Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
973,058
43,342
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
赵传朋
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
407
0.974
remote sensing based application
coastal land cover
drought monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,635
43,930
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Yaqun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
379
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,008,920
44,907
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Pu Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
381
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,811
45,938
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Chendi Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
262
0.730
Fluvial geomorphology
flash flood
mountain rivers
step-pool
eco-hydraulics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,870
46,744
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Enjun Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
211
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,067,668
47,422
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Xiaojie Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
314
0.954
Agricultural Water
Water Resources
Hydrology
Climater Change
Stomatal Conductance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,067,695
47,426
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Ji Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
311
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,069,980
47,531
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Aamir Latif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
312
0.954
Environmental Sciences
Ecology
RS & GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110,601
49,181
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Dongrui Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
295
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117,001
49,434
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Shiqi Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
198
0.680
climate change
Arctic
Sedimentology
River system
Carbon cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,123,599
49,697
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Zhuo Hao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
254
0.888