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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
30,858
Country Rank
141
Institution Rank : 50
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11053.png)
![Finland](/flags/fi.png)
![Atte Moilanen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/02/1657381.jpg)
eclogically based land use planning
conservation biology
decision analysis
spatial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,751
9,351
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
30,301
Country Rank
1,345
Institution Rank : 116
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11312.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Stuart Phinn](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4f/1340.jpg)
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,042
12,984
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
31,018
Country Rank
1,372
Institution Rank : 124
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11421.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![John Connell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0e/1347.jpg)
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,672
8,024
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
31,670
Country Rank
2,762
Institution Rank : 75
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14639.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Kelvyn Jones](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6a/4322730.jpg)
Geography
Human Geography
Multilevel modelling
Health Geography
Quantitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,332
8,555
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
32,223
Country Rank
2,816
Institution Rank : 22
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11142.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Mark A Green *](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/08/1527644.jpg)
Health Geography
Big Data
Inequalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,067
13,244
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
32,391
Country Rank
2,829
Institution Rank : 34
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2097.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Burt T](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b0/4364488.jpg)
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,989
5,539
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
31,207
Country Rank
259
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9894.jpg)
![Brazil](/flags/br.png)
![Roberto Lobato Corrêa](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Geografia Cultural
Geografia Urbana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,576
7,555
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
32,609
Country Rank
14,782
Institution Rank : 124
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11177.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Ralph Dubayah](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Remote Sensing
Terrestrial Carbon Cycle
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,872
10,629
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
33,484
Country Rank
1,402
Institution Rank : 167
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10873.jpg)
![Canada](/flags/ca.png)
![David Ley](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Housing markets
gentrification
immigration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,421
4,674
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
33,187
Country Rank
15,023
Institution Rank : 181
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11571.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![John Williams](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/56/1878607.jpg)
Paleoecology
Paleoclimatology
Global Climate Change
Open Data
Novel Ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,577
10,550
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
32,372
Country Rank
270
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9903.jpg)
![Brazil](/flags/br.png)
![Rogério Haesbaert](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bb/4989083.jpg)
Geografia
Território
Região
Pensamento Descolonial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,998
10,086
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
34,077
Country Rank
15,428
Institution Rank : 357
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10888.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Jeffrey Chambers](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/71/1734475.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,128
9,344
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
33,986
Country Rank
87
Institution Rank : 36
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9535.png)
![Mexico](/flags/mx.png)
![Juan J Morrone](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/27/814331.jpg)
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,173
7,665
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
35,077
Country Rank
3,080
Institution Rank : 282
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/15708.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Muki Haklay](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5c/1332652.jpg)
GIScience
GIS
HCI
Citizen Science
environmental information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,692
11,992
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
35,208
Country Rank
164
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11271.jpg)
![Finland](/flags/fi.png)
![Anssi Paasi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c7/1658663.jpg)
political geography
border studies
borders
territory
regions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,635
7,617
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
34,985
Country Rank
15,804
Institution Rank : 126
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10898.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Rick Church Richard L Church](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cd/1832431.jpg)
location modeling
GIScience
operations research
transportation
Regional Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,732
6,477
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
35,103
Country Rank
1,556
Institution Rank : 77
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10786.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Nick Harvey](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/79/3272.jpg)
Coastal Management
Environmental Impact Assessment
Global Change
Sea-level Rise
Coastal Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,680
8,738
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
35,220
Country Rank
15,904
Institution Rank : 321
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10892.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![William Av Clark](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Migration
housing
residential mobility
neighborhoods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,631
6,042
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
36,257
Country Rank
329
Institution Rank : 85
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2866.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Jan Nyssen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a3/1398324.jpg)
geomorphology
Ethiopia
hydrology
land cover
soil and water conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,202
11,405
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
36,828
Country Rank
3,218
Institution Rank : 35
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11134.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Susan Page](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Peatland ecology
carbon dynamics (tropical
temperate). Vegetation ecology
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,969
11,767
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
37,191
Country Rank
3,252
Institution Rank : 38
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2097.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Mike Crang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f4/4364495.jpg)
geography
waste
tourism studies
urban informatics
heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,824
6,579
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
37,229
Country Rank
3,256
Institution Rank : 38
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11134.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Loretta Lees](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/22/1396835.jpg)
gentrification
urban studies
urban planning
urban geography
human geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,809
9,047
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
37,569
Country Rank
3,281
Institution Rank : 63
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11133.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Stan Openshaw](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9a/1189113.jpg)
computational geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,674
3,940
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
38,015
Country Rank
3,316
Institution Rank : 172
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/4926.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Phil Hubbard](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/93/1141280.jpg)
Urban sociology
urban studies
human geography
sexuality and space
legal geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,504
7,189
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
37,779
Country Rank
16,938
Institution Rank : 157
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11008.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Gregory Glass](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,592
5,612
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
30,858
Country Ranking
141
Institution Ranking
50
Atte Moilanen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,751
9,351
0.394
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11053.png)
eclogically based land use planning
conservation biology
decision analysis
spatial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
30,301
Country Ranking
1,345
Institution Ranking
116
Stuart Phinn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,042
12,984
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
31,018
Country Ranking
1,372
Institution Ranking
124
John Connell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,672
8,024
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
31,670
Country Ranking
2,762
Institution Ranking
75
Kelvyn Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,332
8,555
0.367
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14639.png)
Geography
Human Geography
Multilevel modelling
Health Geography
Quantitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
32,223
Country Ranking
2,816
Institution Ranking
22
Mark A Green *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,067
13,244
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
32,391
Country Ranking
2,829
Institution Ranking
34
Burt T
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,989
5,539
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
31,207
Country Ranking
259
Institution Ranking
14
Roberto Lobato Corrêa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,576
7,555
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
32,609
Country Ranking
14,782
Institution Ranking
124
Ralph Dubayah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,872
10,629
0.465
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11177.jpg)
Remote Sensing
Terrestrial Carbon Cycle
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
33,484
Country Ranking
1,402
Institution Ranking
167
David Ley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,421
4,674
0.208
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10873.jpg)
Housing markets
gentrification
immigration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
33,187
Country Ranking
15,023
Institution Ranking
181
John Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,577
10,550
0.467
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11571.jpg)
Paleoecology
Paleoclimatology
Global Climate Change
Open Data
Novel Ecosystems
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
32,372
Country Ranking
270
Institution Ranking
1
Rogério Haesbaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,998
10,086
0.439
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9903.jpg)
Geografia
Território
Região
Pensamento Descolonial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
34,077
Country Ranking
15,428
Institution Ranking
357
Jeffrey Chambers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,128
9,344
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
33,986
Country Ranking
87
Institution Ranking
36
Juan J Morrone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,173
7,665
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
35,077
Country Ranking
3,080
Institution Ranking
282
Muki Haklay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,692
11,992
0.553
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/15708.png)
GIScience
GIS
HCI
Citizen Science
environmental information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
35,208
Country Ranking
164
Institution Ranking
17
Anssi Paasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,635
7,617
0.352
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11271.jpg)
political geography
border studies
borders
territory
regions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
34,985
Country Ranking
15,804
Institution Ranking
126
Rick Church Richard L Church
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,732
6,477
0.298
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10898.jpg)
location modeling
GIScience
operations research
transportation
Regional Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
35,103
Country Ranking
1,556
Institution Ranking
77
Nick Harvey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,680
8,738
0.403
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10786.jpg)
Coastal Management
Environmental Impact Assessment
Global Change
Sea-level Rise
Coastal Geomorphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
35,220
Country Ranking
15,904
Institution Ranking
321
William Av Clark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,631
6,042
0.279
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10892.jpg)
Migration
housing
residential mobility
neighborhoods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
36,257
Country Ranking
329
Institution Ranking
85
Jan Nyssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,202
11,405
0.538
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2866.jpg)
geomorphology
Ethiopia
hydrology
land cover
soil and water conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
36,828
Country Ranking
3,218
Institution Ranking
35
Susan Page
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,969
11,767
0.561
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11134.jpg)
Peatland ecology
carbon dynamics (tropical
temperate). Vegetation ecology
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
37,191
Country Ranking
3,252
Institution Ranking
38
Mike Crang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,824
6,579
0.316
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2097.jpg)
geography
waste
tourism studies
urban informatics
heritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
37,229
Country Ranking
3,256
Institution Ranking
38
Loretta Lees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,809
9,047
0.435
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gentrification
urban studies
urban planning
urban geography
human geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
37,569
Country Ranking
3,281
Institution Ranking
63
Stan Openshaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,674
3,940
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
38,015
Country Ranking
3,316
Institution Ranking
172
Phil Hubbard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,504
7,189
0.351
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/4926.png)
Urban sociology
urban studies
human geography
sexuality and space
legal geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
37,779
Country Ranking
16,938
Institution Ranking
157
Gregory Glass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,592
5,612
0.273