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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
350,917
Country Rank
24,492
Institution Rank : 604
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11369.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Dorothea J Kleine](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/13/1284104.jpg)
human geography
ICT4D
digital
gender
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,270
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
352,264
Country Rank
275
Institution Rank : 127
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10942.png)
![Cyprus](/flags/cy.png)
![Panayiotis Antoniou](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b4/1464533.jpg)
School Effectiveness
Teacher Professional Development
School Leadership and Improvement
Human Resource Management in Education
Educational Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
1,523
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
353,844
Country Rank
15,236
Institution Rank : 1,097
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11197.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Louise Harms](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0f/45626.jpg)
trauma
disasters
health social work
human development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,819
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
375,730
Country Rank
171
Institution Rank : 41
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5076.png)
![Ghana](/flags/gh.png)
![Divine Kwaku Ahadzie](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8b/106368.jpg)
Construction and Human Settlements Development
Project management
Housing
flood risk management
skills development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
1,302
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
370,669
Country Rank
14,842
Institution Rank : 28
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11301.png)
![Canada](/flags/ca.png)
![William J Montelpare](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
concussion
cardiovascular physiology
Human Development
epidemiology
maternal health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
1,131
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
377,609
Country Rank
123,221
Institution Rank : 134
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11074.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Ryan Pace](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c1/1632397.jpg)
Microbiome
Maternal and Child Health
Development
Human Milk
Multi-Omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,399
1,798
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
378,689
Country Rank
2,390
Institution Rank : 625
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11053.png)
![Finland](/flags/fi.png)
![Sami Kurki](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b7/1657860.jpg)
sustainability science
landscape ecology
human-wildlife conflict
pro-environmental behavior
rural development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
807
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
383,466
Country Rank
3,170
Institution Rank : 789
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1252.png)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Maarten Loopmans](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8e/1386358.jpg)
human geography
political ecology
politics of urban and rural development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
1,216
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
383,755
Country Rank
3,382
Institution Rank : 835
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10935.jpg)
![Denmark](/flags/dk.png)
![Høgni Kalsø Hansen](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Urban and Regional Development
Human Capital
Talent
Labour Mobility
Industrial Change.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
815
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
386,392
Country Rank
125,617
Institution Rank : 1,052
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11177.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Julie A Silva](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/51/1303738.jpg)
economic geography
uneven development
human-environment geography
global environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
1,422
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
387,342
Country Rank
3,195
Institution Rank : 243
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Wouter Vandenhole](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/75/1396857.jpg)
human rights
children's rights
law and development
postgrowh and human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,321
1,242
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
389,247
Country Rank
2,503
Institution Rank : 373
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1610.jpg)
![Hong Kong](/flags/hk.png)
![Surya Deva](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/91/462453.jpg)
Business and Human Rights
India-China Constitutional Law
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,306
1,069
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
401,692
Country Rank
129,786
Institution Rank : 1,347
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12060.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Ellery Frahm](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/74/859446.jpg)
Resource provisioning
development of social networks
mobility and settlement patterns
human-environment interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,375
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
402,353
Country Rank
129,959
Institution Rank : 1,272
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10889.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Johnna Swartz](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0e/1747822.jpg)
Developmental neuroscience
Human development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,205
1,460
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
411,731
Country Rank
16,158
Institution Rank : 713
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10885.jpg)
![Canada](/flags/ca.png)
![Natasha Kenny](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/31/657272.jpg)
Educational Development
Curriculum Development
Graduate Student Teaching Development
Human Thermal Comfort
Bioclimatic Urban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,269
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
412,305
Country Rank
132,701
Institution Rank : 225
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11150.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Meera Alagaraja](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a0/1290442.jpg)
Human Resources Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,133
1,463
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
414,605
Country Rank
27,975
Institution Rank : 23
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11024.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Kenny Lynch](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e5/906769.jpg)
Geography
Human Geography
Development Geography
Teaching & Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,117
836
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
416,966
Country Rank
134,002
Institution Rank : 1,199
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/24586.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Paul J Nelson](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/52/1618619.jpg)
International Development
human rights
religion
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
420
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
409,451
Country Rank
16,077
Institution Rank : 182
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5659.jpg)
![Canada](/flags/ca.png)
![Travor Brown](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/89/650613.jpg)
human resource development
Human resources
labour relations
training
performance management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
925
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
418,959
Country Rank
19,708
Institution Rank : 51
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8860.png)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhenglong Sun](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/22/749541.jpg)
Medical Device Design and Development
Surgical Robotics
Haptic Feedback
Human-Robot Interaction
Magnetic Localization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
1,221
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
423,298
Country Rank
2,007
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11528.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Hlanganipai Ngirande](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Organisational psychology
Positive psychology
Change management
Research methodology
Career development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,058
1,482
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
423,354
Country Rank
17,733
Institution Rank : 1,260
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11197.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Olivia Dun](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Environmental Migration and Displacement
International Aid and Development
Human Geography
Climate Change Adaptation
Disaste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,058
1,046
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
426,567
Country Rank
136,665
Institution Rank : 501
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11396.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Richard K Moule Jr](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/67/1623011.jpg)
Criminological Theory
Technology
Public Perceptions
Health/Human Development
Social Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,037
1,426
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
427,150
Country Rank
2,983
Institution Rank : 74
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11410.png)
![Norway](/flags/no.png)
![Siddharth Sareen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/05/1136120.jpg)
Development Studies
Human Geography
Energy Transitions
Political Ecology
Resource Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
1,989
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
430,586
Country Rank
3,502
Institution Rank : 272
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Stef Vandeginste](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/86/1403382.jpg)
development
transitional justice
human rights
burundi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
745
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
350,917
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
24,492
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11369.jpg)
604
Dorothea J Kleine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,270
0.482
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11369.jpg)
human geography
ICT4D
digital
gender
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
352,264
![Cyprus](/flags/cy.png)
275
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10942.png)
127
Panayiotis Antoniou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
1,523
0.580
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10942.png)
School Effectiveness
Teacher Professional Development
School Leadership and Improvement
Human Resource Management in Education
Educational Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
353,844
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
15,236
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11197.jpg)
1,097
Louise Harms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,819
0.697
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11197.jpg)
trauma
disasters
health social work
human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
375,730
![Ghana](/flags/gh.png)
171
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5076.png)
41
Divine Kwaku Ahadzie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
1,302
0.539
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5076.png)
Construction and Human Settlements Development
Project management
Housing
flood risk management
skills development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
370,669
![Canada](/flags/ca.png)
14,842
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11301.png)
28
William J Montelpare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
1,131
0.460
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11301.png)
concussion
cardiovascular physiology
Human Development
epidemiology
maternal health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
377,609
![United States](/flags/us.png)
123,221
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11074.jpg)
134
Ryan Pace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,399
1,798
0.749
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11074.jpg)
Microbiome
Maternal and Child Health
Development
Human Milk
Multi-Omics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
378,689
![Finland](/flags/fi.png)
2,390
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11053.png)
625
Sami Kurki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
807
0.338
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11053.png)
sustainability science
landscape ecology
human-wildlife conflict
pro-environmental behavior
rural development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
383,466
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
3,170
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1252.png)
789
Maarten Loopmans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
1,216
0.517
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1252.png)
human geography
political ecology
politics of urban and rural development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
383,755
![Denmark](/flags/dk.png)
3,382
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10935.jpg)
835
Høgni Kalsø Hansen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
815
0.347
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10935.jpg)
Urban and Regional Development
Human Capital
Talent
Labour Mobility
Industrial Change.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
386,392
![United States](/flags/us.png)
125,617
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11177.jpg)
1,052
Julie A Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
1,422
0.611
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11177.jpg)
economic geography
uneven development
human-environment geography
global environmental change
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
387,342
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
3,195
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
243
Wouter Vandenhole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,321
1,242
0.535
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
human rights
children's rights
law and development
postgrowh and human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
389,247
![Hong Kong](/flags/hk.png)
2,503
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1610.jpg)
373
Surya Deva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,306
1,069
0.464
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1610.jpg)
Business and Human Rights
India-China Constitutional Law
Sustainable Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
401,692
![United States](/flags/us.png)
129,786
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12060.jpg)
1,347
Ellery Frahm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,375
0.622
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12060.jpg)
Resource provisioning
development of social networks
mobility and settlement patterns
human-environment interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
402,353
![United States](/flags/us.png)
129,959
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10889.jpg)
1,272
Johnna Swartz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,205
1,460
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
411,731
![Canada](/flags/ca.png)
16,158
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10885.jpg)
713
Natasha Kenny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,269
0.594
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10885.jpg)
Educational Development
Curriculum Development
Graduate Student Teaching Development
Human Thermal Comfort
Bioclimatic Urban
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
412,305
![United States](/flags/us.png)
132,701
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11150.png)
225
Meera Alagaraja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,133
1,463
0.686
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11150.png)
Human Resources Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
414,605
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
27,975
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11024.jpg)
23
Kenny Lynch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,117
836
0.395
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11024.jpg)
Geography
Human Geography
Development Geography
Teaching & Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
416,966
![United States](/flags/us.png)
134,002
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/24586.png)
1,199
Paul J Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
420
0.200
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/24586.png)
International Development
human rights
religion
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
409,451
![Canada](/flags/ca.png)
16,077
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5659.jpg)
182
Travor Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
925
0.429
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5659.jpg)
human resource development
Human resources
labour relations
training
performance management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
418,959
![China](/flags/cn.png)
19,708
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8860.png)
51
Zhenglong Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
1,221
0.585
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8860.png)
Medical Device Design and Development
Surgical Robotics
Haptic Feedback
Human-Robot Interaction
Magnetic Localization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
423,298
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
2,007
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11528.png)
17
Hlanganipai Ngirande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,058
1,482
0.720
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11528.png)
Organisational psychology
Positive psychology
Change management
Research methodology
Career development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
423,354
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
17,733
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11197.jpg)
1,260
Olivia Dun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,058
1,046
0.508
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11197.jpg)
Environmental Migration and Displacement
International Aid and Development
Human Geography
Climate Change Adaptation
Disaste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
426,567
![United States](/flags/us.png)
136,665
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11396.jpg)
501
Richard K Moule Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,037
1,426
0.700
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11396.jpg)
Criminological Theory
Technology
Public Perceptions
Health/Human Development
Social Integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
427,150
![Norway](/flags/no.png)
2,983
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11410.png)
74
Siddharth Sareen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
1,989
0.978
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11410.png)
Development Studies
Human Geography
Energy Transitions
Political Ecology
Resource Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
430,586
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
3,502
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
272
Stef Vandeginste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
745
0.370
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10822.jpg)
development
transitional justice
human rights
burundi