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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
359,516
Country Rank
16,803
Institution Rank : 51
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![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xuezhen Zhang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
past climate change
land cover changes
and interactions of land-atmosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,550
1,496
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
377,895
Country Rank
17,712
Institution Rank : 52
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Wan Xiaoming](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,982
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
379,885
Country Rank
17,803
Institution Rank : 53
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Guofu Yuan](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Ecohydrology in Arid Land
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,374
1,266
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
401,211
Country Rank
18,842
Institution Rank : 54
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xiaoyan Zhai](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
hydrology
water environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,207
1,625
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
412,833
Country Rank
19,448
Institution Rank : 55
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Aqeel Ahmad](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/73/4972477.jpg)
Agricultural Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,917
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
416,668
Country Rank
19,627
Institution Rank : 56
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhengjia Liu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e6/4972476.jpg)
Land-atmosphere interactions
Ecosystem modeling
Remote sensing
Land use and land cover change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,096
1,886
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
416,867
Country Rank
19,639
Institution Rank : 57
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Youcun Qi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f2/4972456.jpg)
Radar QPE
Urban Flash Flood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,095
1,409
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
436,842
Country Rank
20,578
Institution Rank : 58
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Wenbin Zhu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d6/4972419.jpg)
Hydrology
Remote Sensing
Water resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,965
1,509
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
438,575
Country Rank
20,650
Institution Rank : 59
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yong Li](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/56/4972387.jpg)
Ecosystem ecology
Global change ecology
Biogeochemical cycle
Wetland ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,954
1,643
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
439,073
Country Rank
20,679
Institution Rank : 60
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zeqing Ma](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/76/4972438.jpg)
Root Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,951
1,453
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
441,013
Country Rank
20,769
Institution Rank : 61
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Peng Bai](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Hydrology
water resource managment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,939
1,769
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
449,075
Country Rank
21,144
Institution Rank : 62
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Gebremedhin Gebremeskel Haile](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/02/4972408.jpg)
Physical Geography
Hydrology
Irrigation
GIS
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,891
1,760
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
469,424
Country Rank
22,090
Institution Rank : 63
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Haijun Yang](/pictures/d4/4972313.jpg)
Global change
Biodiversity
Climate change
Global warming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,775
923
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
472,098
Country Rank
22,229
Institution Rank : 64
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Peng Li (李鹏)](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/98/4972420.jpg)
tropical forest-swidden-plantation
border gegoraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,760
1,299
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
472,422
Country Rank
22,247
Institution Rank : 65
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zhi Cao](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
man-land relationship
rural geography
agricultural geography
land use and cover change
loess plateau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,758
1,550
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
481,783
Country Rank
22,718
Institution Rank : 66
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Pengfei Chen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/62/4972439.jpg)
Precision agriculture
remote sensing application in agriculture and environment
crop nitrogen diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,708
1,066
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
484,990
Country Rank
22,880
Institution Rank : 67
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Guo-An Yu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a0/4972447.jpg)
Sediment transport
Fluvial geomorphology
Mountain stream hazards
Integrated river management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,691
965
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
495,969
Country Rank
23,368
Institution Rank : 68
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Longwu Liang](/pictures/58/4972340.jpg)
urbanization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,636
1,631
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
498,938
Country Rank
23,509
Institution Rank : 69
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![An Zhang](/pictures/c8/4972358.jpg)
GIS,Population,Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
1,345
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
506,275
Country Rank
23,842
Institution Rank : 70
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Rongfei Wei](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e4/4972423.jpg)
Geochemistry
Cadmium isotope
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
1,306
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
506,464
Country Rank
23,851
Institution Rank : 71
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Ximeng Xu](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Soil erosion
Soil and Water Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,586
1,461
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
508,980
Country Rank
23,952
Institution Rank : 72
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xinli Ke](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9e/4972425.jpg)
land use change
land management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,574
1,472
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
509,673
Country Rank
23,984
Institution Rank : 73
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Hao Yang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dd/4972448.jpg)
Plant water use
Grassland ecology
Stable isotope ecology
Global change ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,571
1,189
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
523,363
Country Rank
24,607
Institution Rank : 74
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Basanta Paudel](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4e/4972399.jpg)
Geography
Land Change Science
GIS/Remote Sensing
Climate Change
Policy Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,509
1,441
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
536,013
Country Rank
25,156
Institution Rank : 75
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Yin Tang](/pictures/65/4972388.jpg)
Hydrology
Climate change
Land use change
Remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
1,044
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
359,516
Country Ranking
16,803
Institution Ranking
51
Xuezhen Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,550
1,496
0.587
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
past climate change
land cover changes
and interactions of land-atmosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
377,895
Country Ranking
17,712
Institution Ranking
52
Wan Xiaoming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,982
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
379,885
Country Ranking
17,803
Institution Ranking
53
Guofu Yuan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,374
1,266
0.533
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Ecohydrology in Arid Land
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
401,211
Country Ranking
18,842
Institution Ranking
54
Xiaoyan Zhai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,207
1,625
0.736
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
hydrology
water environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
412,833
Country Ranking
19,448
Institution Ranking
55
Aqeel Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,917
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
416,668
Country Ranking
19,627
Institution Ranking
56
Zhengjia Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,096
1,886
0.900
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Land-atmosphere interactions
Ecosystem modeling
Remote sensing
Land use and land cover change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
416,867
Country Ranking
19,639
Institution Ranking
57
Youcun Qi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,095
1,409
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
436,842
Country Ranking
20,578
Institution Ranking
58
Wenbin Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,965
1,509
0.768
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Hydrology
Remote Sensing
Water resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
438,575
Country Ranking
20,650
Institution Ranking
59
Yong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,954
1,643
0.841
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Ecosystem ecology
Global change ecology
Biogeochemical cycle
Wetland ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
439,073
Country Ranking
20,679
Institution Ranking
60
Zeqing Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,951
1,453
0.745
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Root Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Biogeography
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
441,013
Country Ranking
20,769
Institution Ranking
61
Peng Bai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,939
1,769
0.912
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Hydrology
water resource managment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
449,075
Country Ranking
21,144
Institution Ranking
62
Gebremedhin Gebremeskel Haile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,891
1,760
0.931
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Physical Geography
Hydrology
Irrigation
GIS
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
469,424
Country Ranking
22,090
Institution Ranking
63
Haijun Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,775
923
0.520
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Global change
Biodiversity
Climate change
Global warming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
472,098
Country Ranking
22,229
Institution Ranking
64
Peng Li (李鹏)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,760
1,299
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
472,422
Country Ranking
22,247
Institution Ranking
65
Zhi Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,758
1,550
0.882
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man-land relationship
rural geography
agricultural geography
land use and cover change
loess plateau
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
481,783
Country Ranking
22,718
Institution Ranking
66
Pengfei Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,708
1,066
0.624
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Precision agriculture
remote sensing application in agriculture and environment
crop nitrogen diagnosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
484,990
Country Ranking
22,880
Institution Ranking
67
Guo-An Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,691
965
0.571
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Sediment transport
Fluvial geomorphology
Mountain stream hazards
Integrated river management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
495,969
Country Ranking
23,368
Institution Ranking
68
Longwu Liang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,636
1,631
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
498,938
Country Ranking
23,509
Institution Ranking
69
An Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,622
1,345
0.829
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GIS,Population,Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
506,275
Country Ranking
23,842
Institution Ranking
70
Rongfei Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
1,306
0.823
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Geochemistry
Cadmium isotope
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
506,464
Country Ranking
23,851
Institution Ranking
71
Ximeng Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,586
1,461
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
508,980
Country Ranking
23,952
Institution Ranking
72
Xinli Ke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,574
1,472
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
509,673
Country Ranking
23,984
Institution Ranking
73
Hao Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,571
1,189
0.757
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Plant water use
Grassland ecology
Stable isotope ecology
Global change ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
523,363
Country Ranking
24,607
Institution Ranking
74
Basanta Paudel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,509
1,441
0.955
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Geography
Land Change Science
GIS/Remote Sensing
Climate Change
Policy Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
536,013
Country Ranking
25,156
Institution Ranking
75
Yin Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
1,044
0.718
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/26097.jpg)
Hydrology
Climate change
Land use change
Remote sensing