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 :26
Hydrogeology - Geochemistry - Environmental pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
3,981
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Hydrology
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,492
4,413
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
transport geography
big data and urban transportation
air transportaion
high-speed rail
accessibility and mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
3,000
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Rivers - Geomorphology - Land and Water Management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,119
2,525
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Global Sustainability
Urban land use
Urbanization
Ecological and environmental effects of urbanization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
4,494
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,940
3,330
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
农田生态系统与环境
Agro-ecosystem and environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
3,298
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Global change
biodiversity & ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,718
4,440
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Land and Water Resource Management
Economics
Human-Environment Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,416
3,666
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
hydrology
environment
water quality
ecohydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
3,231
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
global carbon cycle
earth surface modelling
carbon inversion modelling
data assimilation
global change ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,314
2,573
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Hydrological variability
Natural disasters
Climate change
Stochastic hydrology
Time series analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,276
3,122
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
land cover
GIS
remote sensing
spatial analysis
tibetan plateau
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
2,851
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
urban sustainability
urbanization
social-ecological systems
smart city
spatial statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,222
3,989
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,175
3,826
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Urban Hydrology
sustainable water management
water footprint
hydrological modeling
water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,049
3,694
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,047
3,075
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
evoluationary economic geography
spatial innovation systems and regional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,966
2,073
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Human geography
human-environment interaction
land use and land cover change
land use management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,890
3,696
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Energy Geography
Low-carbon Transition
Climate Finance
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,366
2,844
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
global change ecology
soil ecology
root traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,325
3,199
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Land Surface Processes
Evapotranspiration
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
2,880
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
2,494
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
phenology
global change ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
2,232
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Dryland ecohydrology
Cold regions hydrology
Surface-groundwater interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,667
2,093
0.785
Dongmei Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
3,981
0.691
Hydrogeology - Geochemistry - Environmental pollution
Xingcai Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,492
4,413
0.804
Jiaoe Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
3,000
0.580
transport geography
big data and urban transportation
air transportaion
high-speed rail
accessibility and mobility
He Qing Huang (黄河清)|He-qing Huang, Huang Heqing, Huang He Qing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,119
2,525
0.493
Guangdong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
4,494
0.898
Global Sustainability
Urban land use
Urbanization
Ecological and environmental effects of urbanization
Yu Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,940
3,330
0.674
Fadong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
3,298
0.669
Dashuan Tian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,718
4,440
0.941
Global change
biodiversity & ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycle
Zhihui Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,416
3,666
0.830
Land and Water Resource Management
Economics
Human-Environment Interactions
Yongyong Zhang(张永勇)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
3,231
0.732
hydrology
environment
water quality
ecohydrology
Baozhang Chen (陈报章)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,314
2,573
0.596
global carbon cycle
earth surface modelling
carbon inversion modelling
data assimilation
global change ecology
Yanfang Sang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,276
3,122
0.730
Hydrological variability
Natural disasters
Climate change
Stochastic hydrology
Time series analysis
Linshan Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
2,851
0.674
Haimeng Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,222
3,989
0.945
urban sustainability
urbanization
social-ecological systems
smart city
spatial statistics
Yilong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,175
3,826
0.916
Siao Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,049
3,694
0.912
Urban Hydrology
sustainable water management
water footprint
hydrological modeling
water quality
Xiaomang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,047
3,075
0.760
Liu Zhigao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,966
2,073
0.523
evoluationary economic geography
spatial innovation systems and regional development
Yuanyuan Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,890
3,696
0.950
Human geography
human-environment interaction
land use and land cover change
land use management
Mengyao Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,366
2,844
0.845
Energy Geography
Low-carbon Transition
Climate Finance
Sustainable Development
Jinsong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,325
3,199
0.962
global change ecology
soil ecology
root traits
Ning Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
2,880
0.881
Land Surface Processes
Evapotranspiration
Climate Change
Xiaoli Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
2,494
0.775
王焕炯 Huanjiong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
2,232
0.787
Ping Wang(王平)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,667
2,093
0.785
Dryland ecohydrology
Cold regions hydrology
Surface-groundwater interactions