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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,070,023
Country Rank
48,916
Institution Rank : 126
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Huiping Jiang](/pictures/35/5579692.jpg)
urban remote sensing
big data for SDG 11
sustainable urbanization
global environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
276
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,096,945
Country Rank
50,159
Institution Rank : 127
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhiqiang Cao](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Soil environment
heavy metal
environmental health
environmental geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
250
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,112,981
Country Rank
50,897
Institution Rank : 128
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Teklit Zerizghi](/pictures/08/5284320.jpg)
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
240
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,118,049
Country Rank
51,140
Institution Rank : 129
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Gang Liu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/71/5673173.jpg)
Greenhouse gas emissions
Agriculture
Food system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
236
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,123,866
Country Rank
51,423
Institution Rank : 130
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Prakash Bhattarai](/pictures/cd/5282211.jpg)
Plant Ecology and Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
180
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,135,601
Country Rank
51,931
Institution Rank : 131
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Cheng Duan](/pictures/77/5097974.jpg)
Rangeland Ecology;Tibetan Plateau;Crop-livestock integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
215
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,146,585
Country Rank
52,399
Institution Rank : 132
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhenwu Xu](/pictures/0b/5407651.jpg)
Hydrology
Climate Change
Wildfire
Forest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
214
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,178,805
Country Rank
54,048
Institution Rank : 133
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xingxing Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f9/5651378.jpg)
water resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
192
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,185,535
Country Rank
54,477
Institution Rank : 134
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Shu Zhang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Urban remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
190
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,195,781
Country Rank
55,125
Institution Rank : 135
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yue Guo 郭越](/pictures/c3/5402567.jpg)
Economic Geography
Energy Geography
International Political Economy
Global Environmental Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
185
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,204,974
Country Rank
55,684
Institution Rank : 136
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Guoqiang Jia](/pictures/3a/5214303.jpg)
Rainfall-induced landslide detection
satellite-based rainfall
landslide non-susceptibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
179
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,218,034
Country Rank
56,537
Institution Rank : 137
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Muhammad Amir](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
170
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,243,847
Country Rank
58,056
Institution Rank : 138
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Meer Sajjad](/pictures/e4/5283806.jpg)
Remote sensing and GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
160
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,246,031
Country Rank
58,205
Institution Rank : 139
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yan Xu](/pictures/3e/5284713.jpg)
Agricultural Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
158
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,246,419
Country Rank
58,227
Institution Rank : 140
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Jianli Liu](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
UAV
Remote sensing
Forest biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
150
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,303,353
Country Rank
61,541
Institution Rank : 141
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Fan Xiao 肖凡|肖凡](/pictures/95/5097640.jpg)
transport geography
multiple-airport system
high-speed rail
regional innovation
high-tech industry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
134
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,306,125
Country Rank
61,709
Institution Rank : 142
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Asif Mehmood](/pictures/73/5098494.jpg)
hydrology
water resources
Neural network
Flood hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
133
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,343,626
Country Rank
63,756
Institution Rank : 143
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Ufra Naseer](/pictures/51/5282309.jpg)
Soil science
Eco informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
119
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,347,696
Country Rank
64,027
Institution Rank : 144
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Iqnaa Naseer](/pictures/80/5555983.jpg)
Global Change Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
103
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,349,802
Country Rank
64,167
Institution Rank : 145
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Shahbaz Ali](/pictures/61/4884934.jpg)
Hydrology and Water Resources
Soil and Water Conservation
Agricultural Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
116
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,371,120
Country Rank
65,331
Institution Rank : 146
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Shakir Hussain](/pictures/f6/5289831.jpg)
Water Cycle
Hydrometeorology
Hydroclimatology
Alpine region precipitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
98
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,378,767
Country Rank
65,673
Institution Rank : 147
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yu Zhang 章禹](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
climate change
global change ecology
hydology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,385,489
Country Rank
66,088
Institution Rank : 148
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zheng Jin](/pictures/05/5407371.jpg)
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
105
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,469,023
Country Rank
70,285
Institution Rank : 149
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Wang Jinsong](/pictures/55/5211218.jpg)
soil carbon cycling
greenhouse gas
root traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
75
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,471,374
Country Rank
70,352
Institution Rank : 150
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Cong Yin](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
compound events
climate extremes
heat waves
GIS
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,070,023
Country Ranking
48,916
Institution Ranking
126
Huiping Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
276
0.993
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
urban remote sensing
big data for SDG 11
sustainable urbanization
global environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,096,945
Country Ranking
50,159
Institution Ranking
127
Zhiqiang Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
250
0.984
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Soil environment
heavy metal
environmental health
environmental geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,112,981
Country Ranking
50,897
Institution Ranking
128
Teklit Zerizghi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
240
0.996
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,118,049
Country Ranking
51,140
Institution Ranking
129
Gang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
236
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,123,866
Country Ranking
51,423
Institution Ranking
130
Prakash Bhattarai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
180
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,135,601
Country Ranking
51,931
Institution Ranking
131
Cheng Duan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
215
0.960
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Rangeland Ecology;Tibetan Plateau;Crop-livestock integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,146,585
Country Ranking
52,399
Institution Ranking
132
Zhenwu Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
214
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,178,805
Country Ranking
54,048
Institution Ranking
133
Xingxing Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
192
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,185,535
Country Ranking
54,477
Institution Ranking
134
Shu Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
190
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,195,781
Country Ranking
55,125
Institution Ranking
135
Yue Guo 郭越
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
185
1.000
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Economic Geography
Energy Geography
International Political Economy
Global Environmental Politics
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,204,974
Country Ranking
55,684
Institution Ranking
136
Guoqiang Jia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
179
0.994
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Rainfall-induced landslide detection
satellite-based rainfall
landslide non-susceptibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,218,034
Country Ranking
56,537
Institution Ranking
137
Muhammad Amir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
170
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,243,847
Country Ranking
58,056
Institution Ranking
138
Meer Sajjad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
160
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,246,031
Country Ranking
58,205
Institution Ranking
139
Yan Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
158
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,246,419
Country Ranking
58,227
Institution Ranking
140
Jianli Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
150
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,303,353
Country Ranking
61,541
Institution Ranking
141
Fan Xiao 肖凡|肖凡
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
134
1.000
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transport geography
multiple-airport system
high-speed rail
regional innovation
high-tech industry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,306,125
Country Ranking
61,709
Institution Ranking
142
Asif Mehmood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
133
1.000
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hydrology
water resources
Neural network
Flood hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,343,626
Country Ranking
63,756
Institution Ranking
143
Ufra Naseer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
119
1.000
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Soil science
Eco informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,347,696
Country Ranking
64,027
Institution Ranking
144
Iqnaa Naseer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
103
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,349,802
Country Ranking
64,167
Institution Ranking
145
Shahbaz Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
116
0.991
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Hydrology and Water Resources
Soil and Water Conservation
Agricultural Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,371,120
Country Ranking
65,331
Institution Ranking
146
Shakir Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
98
0.891
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Water Cycle
Hydrometeorology
Hydroclimatology
Alpine region precipitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,378,767
Country Ranking
65,673
Institution Ranking
147
Yu Zhang 章禹
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
107
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,385,489
Country Ranking
66,088
Institution Ranking
148
Zheng Jin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
105
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,469,023
Country Ranking
70,285
Institution Ranking
149
Wang Jinsong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
75
0.915
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soil carbon cycling
greenhouse gas
root traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,471,374
Country Ranking
70,352
Institution Ranking
150
Cong Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000