Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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 :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
Citation Metrics
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
Total
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,803
7,826
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Dongmei Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
3,981
0.691
Hydrogeology - Geochemistry - Environmental pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,377
8,225
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Xingcai Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,492
4,413
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,692
8,808
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,507
8,901
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,874
9,101
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,587
9,224
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Yu Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,940
3,330
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,957
9,244
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Fadong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
3,298
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,969
9,694
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,656
10,372
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,821
10,380
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,679
10,631
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,595
10,719
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,839
10,829
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Linshan Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
2,851
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,347
10,854
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,820
10,985
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Yilong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,175
3,826
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,794
11,328
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,910
11,336
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Xiaomang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,047
3,075
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,544
11,557
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,916
11,792
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,198
13,471
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,302
13,616
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,575
13,849
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Ning Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
2,880
0.881
Land Surface Processes
Evapotranspiration
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,616
14,043
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Xiaoli Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
2,494
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,687
15,705
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
王焕炯 Huanjiong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
2,232
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,898
16,543
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
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